"Mad Men" costume designer Janie Bryant wins my award for multitasking and branding this year. Not only is she extraordinary at outfitting the cast in '60s-era fashions and designing a QVC line based on "Mad Men," but she's also adding nail polish to her growing to-do list. Bryant has partnered with Nailtini, a brand based in California, to create four limited-edition nail lacquers based on the hit show. She says she was inspired by the fabrics of the era, velvet, satins, and lamé—the stuff a glamorous cocktail dress is made of. The colors will be Bourbon Satin, a brown; French 75, a gold; Deauville, a platinum; and Stinger, an iridescence. The lacquers will retail for $14 each at CVS' Beauty 360 and Duane Reade's Look stores. All we need now are "Mad Men"-inspired foods and all of our senses will be touched by the show. "Mad Men" fever is now an epidemic! [WWD]
If You're 13 Years Old, Add This Word To Your Vocabulary
Fashion catchphrases come and go. Everyone was obsessed with "fierce" for a while, "fashionista" had its reigning moment, but now Lourdes Ciccone is working hard to add a new term to the world's vocabulary. She's been blogging non-stop about the new Material Girls' Collection for Macy's, and in between her style stories, It Girl features, and personal pictures, Lola's introduced a new fashion term to her followers.
"I'm not the designer of the line but my mom and I inspired it and do the styling and the putting together, staying on trend, yadayadayaaaahh. No but for rizzle, it's a great line and if you guys like it that that is FABNOSITY."
We're going to assume that fabnosity is a mix of fabulous and generosity, which would make sense given the context. Despite her genuine attempts to make the term work, this seems like a word that's limited to the realm of 13-year-old girls who would use it for a week before it dies out again in favor of the latest hot vocab mashup. [NYMag.com]
Calvin Klein Gets In On The Leggings Game A Little Too Late?
Come fall, Calvin Klein Legwear will launch Ultra Fit, a line of control tights and leggings. The opaque jersey tights and leggings will have a a ribbed control top, flat seams, and a comfortable, wide waistband that stays flat against the stomach. Ultra Fit is meant to give the wearer a sleek and clean appearance. Now you might be asking yourself: "Isn't it a little late for Calvin Klein to get into the leggings game? Didn't leggings hit the fashion graveyard?"
These Fiber Optic High Heels Will Light Up Your Toes
Fiber optic shoes? Now that's something new. Sure, we've seen light-up heels before. Strippers have been wearing glow in the dark heels for years, and Rodarte has picked up the glowing shoes trend, too. This time around, Italian designer Francesca Castagnacci has created a high heel outfitted with fiber optics that transform regular pumps into illuminated show-stoppers. So how'd she do it? "Utilizing new technologies in advanced textile creation, Castagnacci wove delicate fiber optic materials and LEDs throughout the shoes, creating a work of art that's absolutely otherworldly," Pipeline reports. We want video. [Pipeline]
Justin Timberlake's William Rast Teams With Target
Having perused the men's section at Target a few times, I've come to the conclusion that male shoppers of the retailer like their clothes boring and tame. Khakis, striped polos, and cargo pants abound. The section is nothing like the women's department, where Target has figured out how to cater to the soccer moms and cheerleaders, while also offering avant garde designer wear for the style geek on a budget. Target's collaboration with Justin Timberlake's William Rast will take the men's department and women's to the next level, though. William Rast, which Justin founded with his friend Trace Ayala, is known for its biker-influenced clothes and jeans. The label offers a rock star edge that also has that laid-back L.A. vibe, so it will be interesting how this attitude translates for the Target customer. At least on Dec. 19, when the collaboration collection premieres, Target will have more than a graphic T-shirt to offer to their fashion forward male customers. And I might finally be able to get a William Rast leather jacket, which normally retails for almost $400. [WWD]
Elle Creative Director Joe Zee Wanders New York City In A Chanel Fur Suit
Don't get me wrong, I love me some Joe Zee. But if you watch "The City," Elle magazine's creative director comes across as fun but a little bit of a hard-nose. Here, though, in this hilarious video, we get to see another side of Zee, making fun of himself. For some reason, Zee decided it would be a good idea to meander through the streets of Manhattan during a heatwave looking for the zoo and wearing a giant faux-fur suit from Chanel's fall-winter runway show. It's Yeti Zee! Watch as Joe sunbathes his fur, gets a hairball, and tells everyone his hair is couture. [Racked]
Quick Vid: J.Crew's Charming Fall 2010 Collection
Stripes, dreamy French pop, a cute girl with no pants, J.Crew—what's not to love? This short video lookbook for J.Crew's fall collection is just enough to make you smile ... and to jump-start your style inspiration for next season. [YouTube]
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from: Importance of Sunglasses
Sunglasses became a sudden must-have in the 1950s and serve its use as an ideal fashion statement. Not only that the celebrities have been wearing it but also the common people. Sunglasses began to be worn not only outdoors but indoors and nights as well. You have to put on your sunglasses to be seen by the society as cool or trendy.
This give birth to many designs of sunglasses at categorized into the thickness of frame, the colors of the lens and the purpose to where you will be using it.
Aviator’s type like the Ray-Ban Aviator is still popular today and the oversized sunglasses are still in the list of choices of consumers. Moreover, to cater the growing trend of wearing sunglasses to nightclubs, faded lens comes in handy to the market.
But on top of being a fashion statement, sunglasses are still worn for its actual purpose. That is to protect the eyes.
Sunglasses or sun glasses are a visual aid, variously termed spectacles or glasses, used to prevent strong light from reaching the eyes.
Many find it hard to stay outdoors with direct sunlight far from being comfortable. Healthcare professionals recommend eye protection whenever outside to protect the eyes from ultraviolet radiation, which can lead to the development of a cataract.
Too much exposure to ultra violet, or UV rays can cause both short and long term ocular problems. Such problems include photokeratitis, snow blindness, cataracts and various eye cancers. Medical experts warn the public often about the use of UV blocking sunglasses.
Sunglasses can also improve visual comfort and visual clarity by protecting the eye from glare, impact, debris, dust, or chemicals. This is particularly true when used by policemen and also those into sports like skydiving and being at the sea.
Smoke spectacles, another term for sunglasses, are also used by people to hide visual impairments like those of the blind. Or like with emotional context if your eyes is swollen due to crying.
Still, experts deny the correlation between the prices of the sunglasses to be better than the less expensive ones. Just because sunglasses are higher priced does not necessarily make them better at protecting against UV rays or against impact. Expensive brands do not guarantee optimal UV protection, so price is not an indicator of quality.
One study found that a pair of sunglasses costing seven dollars a pair had better protection against UV rays than one of the name brand designers. Sunglasses for children are also very important. Children’s ocular lenses are thought to transmit more HEV light than adults. This can cause yellowing with the eyes with age. HEV has been implicated as the cause of age-related macular degeneration.
Here is only a few of the importance of wearing sunglasses. Since there have not been a strict compliance on the standards posed by authorities, it will be great, though we badly needed to buy one, to take precaution prior to purchasing. It is very vital that we spend a little time in search for the sunglasses that would be fit for its intended use and good looking enough to frame the eyes.
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