2009 Fashion Spring

As the 2009 runs this year the runways of New York and London present their spring's hottest collection, and this designer clothes are very comfortable to watch and wear. Colors are light for the positive energy to bring in from prints,color,jackets,jumpsuits and short suits. Ralph Lauren I think they will be following the trend.

Prints

Very big this year with colorful polka-dots, tropical & exotic prints and the like.

Color

Citrusy colors. Also, a lot of neutral colors will be popping up, with black out of the picture. Metallic liquid silver and gold are also hot this season in gowns and dresses.

Jackets

Check out the new look for vest jackets as well - you will see a lot of those this spring.

Jumpsuits

Jumpsuits are also making a comeback, although not always welcome, you can pick and choose from jumpsuits in slinky jersey as well as metallics.

Short Suits

Sexy hotpants styles with matching jackets were all the rage on the runways.

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Specs fashion

Specs are part of the lifestyle of fashion being paired with their designer clothes, yet many is hoping to avoid the style stigma of being called "four eyes." But thanks to fashion editors, Brooklyn hipsters and celebrities seeking gravitas, looking like Buddy Holly has become fabulously fashionable in 2009. "A lot of women and men have worn contacts for so long and haven't bought glasses, but they're back buying glasses in droves," says Jordan Silver, co-owner of Silver Lining Opticians on Soho's Thompson Street.

Red carpets are awash in A-listers wearing heavy glasses. Above, from left: Refinery29.com's Piera Gelardi; actress Amy Sedaris; and Jay-Z. Below, clockwise from top left: Kimball Hastings, director of celebrity dressing at Ralph Lauren; Vogue features associate Stephanie LaCava; Scarlett Johansson; Chloë Sevigny; and Teen Vogue's senior fashion market editor Joanna Hillman.

Retro

While Tom Cruise (far left) and his Risky Business Wayfarers fueled the trend for heavy frames, the latest style is this '50s-inspired Clubmaster shape.

Unusual Details

"Plastic frames will still dominate the market in 2009, but subtle design details like graphics or colors and finishing treatments are differentiating the progressive from the mundane," explains Jordan Silver of Silver Lining.

Bright Colors

"Men who have worn tortoiseshell and black for years are sticking with traditional shapes but adding color," says Jordan of these blue frames.

Architectural Fashion

Fashion Architecture Taste or FAT is an art-architecture collaborative from the Netherlands that works out of London, England. They have been described as "very young" and "very controversial" and have a cult following that has "brought work in the ultra-cool Netherlands," success on the international lecture and exhibition circuit, and an expanding
body of completed work. Sean Griffiths, Charles Holland and Sam Jacob are the main members of the group. Summary from Wikipedia.

History

The group formed in London in the 1990s and challenged the "orthodoxy of Modernist good taste", first with experimentalism in their Anti-Oedipal House (1993) that separated children and parents, and then at the 1995 Venice Biennale by distributing art from vending machines. They did a similar effort later in London's Carnaby Street on shopping bags (1999), and converted an Amsterdam church into the Kessels Kramer Advertising Office in 1998 with big
playground furniture, a fort, fake diving board, and lifeguard shack.

The group operated on a limited budget with their early projects and acts as a collective that is anti-hierarchical.They have been influenced by Robert Venturi, Situationists, Mannerism, the Arts and Crafts movement, Archigram, and Jeff Koons. They "steal copy, collage and make overt references to all kinds of high and low architecture; reusing, rescaling, recolouring; remaking their sources in the wrong materials," with their first projects being redesigns of interiors such as the Brunel Rooms nightclub in Swindon (1995) where a running tack, swimming pool, garden shed and lounge were added. One of Fat's director's, Sean Griffiths, built a house in baby blue with cutout wall shapes and artful references to Edwin Lutyens, Adolf Loos, and Robert Venturi. Summary from Wikipedia.


What is Architectural Fashion?

• Fabrics as a building materials, creating both hard and round lines for designer clothes.
• Oversize proportions, exaggerated angles and swooshy layers.
• Strong silhouettes with emphasis on structure, shape and form.
• Major pleats, folds, pinning, layering, surface texture and three-dimensional designs.

The New Guard

• The 27-year-old avant-garde designer Gareth Pugh presented a collection of armorlike outfits “a modern warrior,” he called the aesthetic — bringing engineered clothing to new heights.
• The current Ferré designers, Tommaso Aquilano and Roberto Rimondi, are carrying the label’s lineage into the future, with “the introduction of new, more fluid fabrics that enable the hard architectural shapes to become softer and more feminine.”
• The Swedish designer Sandra Backlund doesn’t look at architecture for direct inspiration, but admits, “I am very fascinated by all the ways you can highlight, distort and transform the natural silhouette with clothes and accessories.” Yet Ralph Lauren doesn't have any collection of the clothing line.
  

Top ten solar bags

Solar bags are Fashion with function, being an environmental person with style. While walking at the park or going to office solar bags are good to use, while in your designer clothes.

Here are some list of fashionable solar bags:

1.Noon Solar’s range of Solar bags

Outfitted with flexible solar panels, and made with cloth and vegetable-tanned German leather, Noon Solar's hot-to-trot bags are dyed using the ancient Japanese art of Shibori, a method not unlike tie-dying that results in the textures and patterns you see on the bags. Weighing about 4 ounces, the Li-ion battery pack collects enough juice to power your cell phone and iPod. Meanwhile, women's bags come with a locket filled with compost to remind the wearer that the materials in the bag came from and can return to the earth—once the hardware has been reused or recycled, of course.

2.Voltaic Solar powered Backpacks

The Voltaic Solar Backpack is built tough for use as a weekend bag or as your everyday business bag. Its 600D denier fabric is made from recycled PET ( soda bottles) which is tough, water resistant and light weight. With high density padding in the shoulder straps and back, plus a fully padded laptop sleeve, this ultimate backpack will easily hold a 17" laptop.

3.V-Dimension Solar bags

A giant recharging battery and the need for ac outlets is such a hassle and not worth it. But with the V-Dimension solar bags are lightweight and easy to carry around that they make charging all your gadgets that easy! The solar corporate bag, optical messenger, and Helius back pack can charge all you gizmos and gadgets in only 2 hours and include several adapters that support the iPhone, iPods, cellphones, etc. What makes these bags even more awesome is
that they store enough solar energy even on the cloudiest of days.

4.Picard Solar Travel Bags

The Solar Bag from Picard is definitely on the list of the must have accessories list of 2007. It will recharge laptops, Phones and Mp3 Players and the solar panels already react in a room light situation.

5.Sakku messenger solar bags

Messenger bags are in fashion today especially to our active teens. In addition, they are also into the electronic world today. Almost 100 percent of our teens today are having gadgets like MP3 and MP4 player, mobile phones, PDA and more. That is why the Sakku Solar bag is created. It has the ability to provide its user constant power for their gadget while they are on the go. The Sakku solar bag is not just eco-friendly but is fashionable as well. With product, people can not only be fashionable and hip but extremely an environment friendly community members of the
world.

6.Sunload Solar bag

The input of the Li-Ion sub-system can be connected directly to an 100-240V power outlet but you can also charge it using a 12V cigarette lighter adapter. Regarding to power output you can also connect a set of two AA/AAA NiMH/NiCd batteries directly to the unit in order to charge them while the solar panel is online.

7.Reware Juice Beach Tote

Any beach goer knows that battery life isn't forever. But now, with the new Juice Bag Beach Tote, keeping cameras, cell phones and iPods charged is as easy as getting a tan. Reware, the makers of the Juice Bags line of solar powered bags, is releasing a solar powered beach tote with the ability to charge hand-held electronic devices anywhere in the world. The USA-made bag is designed to appeal to eco-conscious vacationers by way of its natural canvas and clean solar energy.

8.Eclipse Solar Gear

Since 2003, Innovus Designs Inc has designed and developed solar carry bags under the name Eclipse Solar Gear. Since the company's inception and product introduction, the Eclipse Solar Gear product line has received numerous industry awards and recognition for the innovative approach to utilizing solar power for the multitudes of personal electronics on the market today. Today, Eclipse Solar Gear is dedicated to bringing renewable energy into your daily lives with
effortless, convenient, and innovative products for the future. Using a solar backpack or other solar carry bag can extend the use of your portable electronics and contribute to the protection of the environment.

9.Earth Tech

Eclipse Solar Gear has launched the Nova Solar Camera Bag gives the photographer an extra power source when on the road and additional power is needed.This large cavity bag can store a digital SLR camera and 3 lenses with room for more accessories. The bag features adjustable dividers and foam to customize the interior to fit your specific camer gear needs.

10.G-Tech Solar Backpack

This incredible, powerful battery pack will recharge most of small electronic devices such as an iPod, iPhone, GPS, digital camera, MP3 player and most cell phones.Capable of recharging multiple devices from one full charge (one at a time). It's compact but powerful. Accessories include a carrying bag, a charging cable, A/C adaptor, and six popular attachments for ipod, iPhone, Blackberry, Motorola, Mini USB, Samsong, LG,Nokia, and Ericssen. Ideal for daily use and travel!

Lego Obamas Inauguration Day

As the Inauguration has ended for the Lego company has started its part as they make a Lego Obamas Inauguration Day fashion make over,from the designer clothes they wearing up to the position where they are standing, major characters are in the list yet some changed their appearance and style. It looks very patriotic by doing this, for the Legoland California.

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Legoland California updated the recently unveiled presidential inauguration scene at the Carlsbad theme park to more closely resemble the wardrobes worn by First Lady Michelle Obama and first daughters Malia and Sasha.

Lego Michelle, who wore a red dress at the Capitol in Miniland USA before the inauguration, has changed into a yellow ensemble (no “lemon grass” Lego bricks were available).

The Lego first daughters switched from patriotic colors to their inauguration day finery — Malia in a periwinkle coat and Sasha in a pink jacket with orange scarf.


Even singer Aretha Franklin got a Lego makeover — donning her now familiar gray bow hat and matching outfit (although she looks like a killer fembot to me).

Lego Barack Obama’s dark suit and red tie remain unchanged. Here’s hoping Lego Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. recites the correct oath of office at the Legobama inauguration.

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Top 10 Best Models of the World

Here are the top ten models that designer are willing to make a designer clothes for them:

1.Gisele Bundchen

Born: 20 July 1980
Birthplace: Horizontina, Brazil
Best known as: Breakout Brazilian model of the 21st century

First place till now belongs to the gorgeous and well-known Brazilian top model Gisele Bundchen. She is known as the highest-paid model in the world. Gisele was even included on the Guinness Book of Records as the "world's richest model" with a net worth of $150 million.

2.Heidi Klum

Born: 1 June 1973
Birthplace: Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
Best known as: Host of TV's Project Runway

Second place belongs to best known as the Victoria's Secret beauty - Heidi Klum. She is not only a famous German supermodel, but also an actress, TV presenter, fashion designer, television producer, singer and artist. Heidi Klum became well-known for modeling for Sports illustrated Swimsuit Issue and, of course, Victoria's Secret catalogs.

3.Tyra Banks

Born: 4 December 1973
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
Best known as: Supermodel host of America's Next Top Model

Tyra Banks is the world's most accomplished African-American model. She is very inspiring because of her determination and passion for things she does. She doesn't even model any more. Now she gives her all power to her work as a television producer. And that is a reason why she is number three in the top of well earning models. She started as Victoria's secret successful model and she is moving to a much wider market of entertainment industry.

4.Kathy Ireland

Born: 20 March 1963
Birthplace: Santa Barbara, California
Best known as: Sports Illustrated swimsuit model

Kathy Ireland is one more model from those who became largely famous as a result of being a Sports Illustrated swimsuit model. It has been noticed that being a Sports Illustrated swimsuit model remains a prototype of how to turn a modeling into a successful business.

5.Christy Turlington

Born: 2 January 1969
Birthplace: Walnut Creek, California
Best known as: Lanky, yoga-loving model for Calvin Klein

Christy Turlington is an American supermodel, best known as Calvin Klein fragrances model since 1987. She had million dollar contracts with companies like Maybelline Cosmetic, Chanel and Giorgio Armani, has appeared in several movies about the fashion industry.

6.Milla Jovovich

Born: 17 December 1975
Birthplace: Kiev, Ukraine

Sixth place belongs to well known model and actress originally from Ukraine - Milla Jovovich. In 1994 The Forbes magazine named Milla as the highest paid model in the world. She was on the top with a great $10.5 million. But now, Milla Jovovich, a famous face of the cosmetics giant L'Oreal (working with them from 1998), is at the sixth.

7.Iman

Born: 25 July 1955
Birthplace: Mogadishu, Somalia
Best known as: Statuesque model

Iman is one more great and rich model in all modeling industry. As a model from Somalia, a natural-born beauty, Iman is more famous from late '70s and early '80s. This gorgeous lady started her own cosmetics and beauty company for women of color in 1994.

8.Naomi Campbell

Born: 22 May 1970
Birthplace: London, England
Best known as: Top black supermodel of the 1990s

Naomi Campbell the first black model who appeared on the covers of Time magazine and French and British Vogue gained great success in fashion world very quickly. She was found on London streets when she was only fifteen years old and got her first photo shoot for British Elle cover.

9.Cindy Crawford

Born: 20 February 1966
Birthplace: De Kalb, Illinois
Best known as: The supermodel's supermodel

Cindy Crawford is another famous name in modeling industry. Cindy started her modeling career at the age of fifteen. After three years, she competed in Elite Model Management's look of the Year competition and was in the top 15 best finalists. Cindy appeared on over 600 magazines covers worldwide and is still one of the most famous and bests models in the world.

10.Elle Macpherson

Born: 29 March 1964
Birthplace: Sydney, Australia
Best known as: Australian Sports Illustrated swimsuit model of the 1990s

Elle Macpherson, an Australian supermodel and actress,became an international top model through her appearance in Elle magazine. She is a Sports Illustrated hottie as well as many other famous supermodels. Elle was considered one of the most beautiful people of the world (People magazine, 1995).

2009 Color of the Year: Mimosa

2008 color fashion for designer clothing leaves us two strong primary color that is very vibrant the blue and purple, as the economy pick it's pieces after the recession the fashion color trends makes it more positive , the color of the year for 2009 is the Pantone #14-0848 Mimosa. The color is a warm, engaging yellow. The color was deemed perfect for this year of change - hopeful optimism that the economic and political atmosphere will clear and provide upmost reassurance.


As the Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute explain "The color yellow exemplifies the warmth and nurturing quality of the sun, properties we as humans are naturally drawn to for reassurance". Being positive for this year is a great thing. the color gives us the warm feeling that everything will ok on how hard life and economy is.

Yellow Energy

Like the energy of a bright sunny day, yellow brings clarity and awareness. The shade of yellow determines its effect: Yellow-green can mean deceit, and creates a disoriented feeling. Orange-yellow imparts a sense of establishment. Clean light yellow clears the mind, making it active and alert.

Put some yellow in your life when you want:

* clarity for decision-making
* relief from 'burnout', panic, nervousness, exhaustion
* sharper memory and concentration skills
* protection from lethargy and depression during dull weather


So this year be positive and wear the color of the year to feel the warm and positive energy.