Winter With a Hint of Nostalgia
Most of this season's stylish trends can transform your wardrobe basics into great holiday fashions
One way is by adding key accents such as the brooch, cape or stole.
Ponchos continue as a fashion item in a variety of colors and knits. They are versatile, fun and flatter any figure. If a poncho isn't for you try a cape or capelet....... >Read More
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Holiday Fashion Tips for Girls
Most girls want to dress up like their mothers. This is simple to do because this season's trends for girls are a direct mirror of what's hot in ladies' fashions, except in smaller sizes.
Glitter is very popular for holiday wear. It is teamed up with rich satins, luxurious velours and crisp taffetas. Rich, deep colors like plum, red, navy... >Read More
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Christmas Traditions
How some of our holiday traditions found their place among the beloved festivities of Christmas
Wrapping paper
Wrapping paper, though not a new idea, was only commercialized in this century with the advent of cheap color printing. In Victorian times, people had to be creative. Starting simply with brown paper, they would glue on decorative pictures...... >Read More
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Fall/Winter Color Trends
The fall and winter color palette theme is a renewed focus on home centered lives while also adding credence to current economic conditions and the rapid pace of advancements in technology. Closely paralleling current design trends, contemporary palettes reflect a flagrant desire for quality as well as the importance for consumer choice in the "color"...... >Read More
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Fashion Forecast 2008/2009: A Fabulous Fall and a Lavish Winter
Lavish fashion this fall/winter spotlights shaggy fur, rich textured fabrics, gemstones, bows, ruffles, feathers, delicate chiffons, tartan, patent leather and new sculpted silhouettes. This season is about variety.
Beautiful fall colors grace the runway. Rich jewel tones in sapphire blue, eggplant purple, burnt orange, gold and the berry colors-blackberry,...... >Read More
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Winter Exercise Tips
With the temperatures plummeting this time of year, many of us tend to hibernate inside our homes. But, hibernating is for bears. As humans it's important to stay active through all four seasons. Yet, a poll of 5,000 people found that 30 percent get no exercise at all during the winter months.
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Retro Elegance: Get the look for Fall/Winter
This season brings back the elegance of the 40's, 50's and 60's fashion. Jackie O inspired dresses and coats with her signature big buttons provide a fun yet sophisticated flair.
From the 50's houndstooth makes its way back into the mainstream on jackets, suits, dresses, vests, shoes and purses. Go with the classic houndstooth black and white...... >Read More
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The Season's Best Sweaters
Keeping in step with the shifting seasons outside, you might have noticed... >more
Overcome the Winter Blahs
It's still a couple of weeks until spring and the weather can... >more
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