Category: Fashion

Mad Men is not only a phenomona on AMC, the wonderful vintage narrow ties exhibited on the show have become a major trend in men’s fashion. The Mad Men television show happens in the early 60’s when narrow ties were at their hight. Now hollywood parties every night are featuring the biggest male celebrities adopting the fashion and even modern designers are perusing the show for inspiration on classic ties. If anybody wants to try this classic fashion trend then try finding authentic vintage 1950’s or 1960’s skinny neckties.

Wearing Thin Neckties:

Thin or vintage ties are such a popular style, for the reason that they can be dressed up or down depending on the event and the personal style of the wearer. The best thing is that everyone from young boys to executives are pulling off this look which gives them an instant cool edge.

For business men, a patterned, tailored suit or plaid shirt can be combined with a mono colored vintage men’s ties. Keep the look business like by wearing a tie that is a little skinnier than usual, creating the aura of confidence and authority. Make sure the pattern is also not too bright which can cause the presentation to be too much for the office.

At a black tie affair a skinny tie, combined with a classic black suit and white button down shirt is a timeless look. For a less formal style, a skinny necktie can also be paired with a cotton shirt and a vest. {Roll up the sleeves on a long sleeved shirt or go with short sleeves and add a striped or bold colored narrow necktie to create a playful and laid back look, perfect for young men.

Though narrow ties look special, their small size means they are not always the best look for bigger men. Buff, muscular men will look more appropiate with a normal width necktie. Also, the narrow necktie look is more appropiate the younger crowd. To still get the style of the Mad Man hit show, older men and more buff men can chose a tie that is thin, but a little wider than the 2 inch ties typically worn as narrow ties.

Pure silk ties in pastel blues, muted grays, browns and greens carry off the classic look that held court during the 1950’s and 1960’s. Of course, narrow neckties in plaid, adorned with graphics, bright reds, purples and oranges can also be worn. When going with a bold necktie remember that the more bold the tie is, the more tuned down the suit should be, to keep from looking too loud.

Finding a Vintage Narrow Necktie

Vintage clothes stores are a great place to look for vintage ties. For vintage inspired looks, several fashion designers have offered styles inspired by Mad Men. Among them is fashion designer Michael Kors who has created an early 60s inspired line. Classic ties from the era can be bought on the web as well. Narrow ties direct from the 1950’s and 1960’s can be found with a google search.

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Fashion designing is the applied art devoted to the designing of clothing and accessories by application of principles of design and aesthetics. It is widely influenced by the cultural and social values of a place and has evolved into a lucrative, appealing and glamorous career option. It is a perfect career option for those who have a proclivity for creativity, innovation and style. Therefore, there are zillions of Fashion Schools all across the nation offering a variety of fashion courses.

Fashion designers attempt to design clothes which are functional as well as aesthetically pleasing. All the designing is done while keeping in mind the occasion for which the dress is being designed and the person who is going to adorn the creation. A designer has to make a right choice of fabric and should know how to play with a wide range of colors, patterns and styles. And a designer is successful in meeting this aspect of fashion designing only if he or she is well trained in the fashion aesthetics. A Fashion School is the main source of getting the practical and theoretical training in the fashion Designing and a student must choose the school very carefully, after studying the previous track of the campus placements and passed outs.

In the recent past the popularity of Fashion Designing Courses has increased tremendously. It owes its popularity to the remarkable changes that have taken place in the Indian fashion industry. Globalization, liberalization and economic growth have been the driving forces behind the growth of Indian fashion industry and have contributed significantly towards the popularity of fashion designing as a career option. Global recognition of Indian designers and entry of major designers labels in Indian market are some other factors that have made fashion designing a lucrative career option.

WLCI is a well known Fashion School in India, with its centers spread all across the nation offering the valuable courses to the students. There are many successful fashion designers who are the product of this Fashion School. Even the established designers have all praises the WLCI students for the remarkable fashion sense and creativity they bring to their work.
A career in fashion designing promises fame, glamour and a high pay package. Fashion designers can operate in a number of ways. They can start their own designer label or they can work as in-house designers for already established fashion labels.

The scope for fashion design jobs in India is immense as Indians have increasingly become more fashion conscious and seek to enhance it in every way. Indian fashion is gaining a lot of popularity abroad because of cheap labor and excellent craftsmanship. So what are you waiting for? Take a plunge in the world of creating fashion with WLCI.

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New York, Milan, and Paris dominate the fashion scene, but beautiful Barcelona has made a name for itself in this fiercely competitive field. The city has created Barcelona Fashion Week to showcase its innovative designers, unique perspectives, and cutting-edge fashions. Planners of the 2007 premiere said they hoped to turn Barcelona into one of the foremost showcases for fashion on an international level and an unmistakable point of reference in the world of fashion and cutting-edge design. They hoped to create a culture of fashion and show the world that Barcelona. The eyes of the fashion world are on Barcelona.

Perhaps the most famous of Barcelonas designers is Custo, created by David and Custodio Dalmau. Their designs have been featured on Sex and the City, Friends, and on numerous gorgeous celebrities. Coveted, award-winning, and internationally renowned, Custo does Barcelona proud and shows the world that Barcelona is indeed a point of reference in the world of fashion. Exciting designers Josep Abril, La Casita de Wendy, Antonio Miro, Joaquim Verdu, Armand Basi, and many more are helping to transform Barcelona into a leading fashion capital.

In Barcelona, one can find all the international designer labels, including Chanel, Mont Blanc, Miro, Gucci, Armani, and Cartier, as well as the citys own exciting designers. Barcelona will not take a backseat to London, New York, Paris, Milan, Rome, or Hong Kong. The city was named by Global Language Monitor as the fourteenth biggest fashion city in the world but these proud Spaniards would beg to differ. Exciting, innovative, unique, and daring, Barcelona fashion is on the cutting-edge and steadily edging its way up to the top of the list.

Barcelonas fashion scene is not just evident on the catwalks. It is seen on the streets and in the clubs of the city. In general, the citizens of this unique city dress beautifully, if on the conservative side. Clothing is well fitted, and the cuts are sophisticated and flattering. Revealing clothing is not generally well liked, as the Spanish have a great respect for the body and for modesty. A close-fitting top and linen pants is a much more appropriate choice than a mini-skirt and bikini top. And do not forget the shoes! Barcelona loves gorgeous shoes, which can make or break the outfit.

Barcelona is a beautiful city in every aspect: its architecture, culture, cuisine, and fashion make the city as vibrant and vivid as any in the world.

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Fashion is a hot topic in today’s era. Every moment some iconic figure is introducing something and the world is adopting it instantly and it is becoming fashion of that moment. Some other trend silently dies and it goes out of trend, often called retro.

Although we often use the terms interchangeably, we must realise that there is a big difference between fashion, style, fad and trend. In this article, we shall explore those differences.

Fashion, which we already described, is the way of dressing and presenting yourself like the world is doing right now. In 1960s, the side parted neatly combed hairs and bell bottom pants, along with striped jacket became the fashion all over the world. However, that fashion is dead for good now. Thus, fashion is very much contemporary. The same can be said about trends as well. In fact, many designers insist that fashion and trend are really the same with fashion being the trend of dressing.

Style, on the other hand is a different cup of tea. Firstly, it doesn’t depend on time, it depends on the person. A style is often called the permanent fashion of any individual. Continuing the example above, if someone decides to wear bell bottom and striped jackets all his life, starting from 1960s, irrespective of how the fashion has changed, then that way of dressing is his personal style. You might remember how Gregory Peck stayed stylish and denied to go fashionable all his life. Formal dress at work can also be called a style if the present trend is to wear jeans to work.

Finally, fad is a very short lived fashion. In a film, we see the lead actor wearing a flashy arm band and start wearing it till the next film came out three weeks later and we dropped that habit for another, then it is indeed a fad. Another characteristic of a fad is it is generally not the full way of dressing but a part of full dressing instead.

People generally look up to iconic figures to start a trend while really rich and high class people attend fashion shows to see what is the latest the fashion world has to offer. While the USA has managed to top in almost every segment of life, Italy and France has still managed to be the fashion capital of the world, especially the city of Paris and Venice.

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Kids wear is the rapidly growing sector in Indian market for Import and Export due to cheap labour and easily available of quality raw material. Many children clothing manufacturers designing variety of fashionable children clothes as on demand of Indian as well foreign markets. Online websites for kids clothing are offering variety of collections are as vast as the on location stores. Moreover there are huge price ranges give customers a great flexibility for selecting their choices. The companies in the kids wear business take a note of the special occasions, events and festivals to offer special discounts on kids wear. During discount offers, there is a huge rush to buy the clothes as the items are often offered to the customers at prices much below the tagged rates. Such facilities are available in Indian kids clothing stores situated in almost every corner of the country. So if anyone is interested in low price kids clothing then they should keep themselves updated about the various offers at different stores. Even due to the establishments of the big stores and Malls in major Indian Metro cities have made the children clothes availability, selection and price flexibility with discounted prices very easy for the customers.

The kids fashion and style is mainly following the western markets like tops, jackets, coats, skirts, jeans, tunics, trousers and shirts. Thus majority focusing of children clothes manufacturers are on this type of running children wear along with the traditional kids wear like sherwani, salwar kamij, lehengas, chaniya choli etc. due to their demand on special occasional and religious festivals like Navratra, Diwali and marriage ceremony. As kids clothes are prone to severe wear and tear, the leading Indian kids clothing stores use different types of fabric which last long even when exposed to such adverse conditions. The kurta pajama sets are nowadays, available in different styles and you can buy different kids kurta pajama for your child. From simple sets to designer Indian kids wear, you can get a variety of designs so that your child can wear them on different occasions. The kurtas are basically like long shirts which go up to their knee, while the pajamas are like fitted pants which are tied around at the waist. They are ideal for all kinds of formal occasions and family occasions. Some people also wear the kurtas with jeans which gives it an indo-western look.

If you are looking for boys clothing then you can opt for casual shirts, T-shirts, Pants, jeans, tradition sherwanis and kurtas with dhoti. For girls wear you can select tops, skirts, jeans, designer wear for special occasions, chaniya choli, kurta etc. Young children especially look very cut in this ethnic dress up. You can buy these Indian dresses for your children also and can dress them up in it on general occasion, on daily basis as well for special events like weddings, pooja etc.

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