Sunday 2 October 2011

Plus size Trends

The days have changed for the buying of plus size clothing and nowadays women as well as juniors are looking for a more stylish looking clothing style. The trends are moving in the world for more cute looking clothing with the enthuses in keeping it as affordable as possible too. There are many clothes stores around but getting what you want is sometimes not that easy. Men as well as women are now looking for the best style clothes they can get. Gone are the days when everyone will just settle for a grey suit and follow the crowd, the choice has to be bigger. This is the same for plus size clothing in todays market. Ladies are not just looking for the same run drum clothing around as the trends have definitely changed.

Monday 29 March 2010

Shopping For Women's Dresses

Haven’t worn a dress in a while and you need one for Friday night’s dinner date? Don’t stress, with a little help and a plan, you can find that perfect dress for Friday night. Here’s how:

Find out where you’ll be going. Is it formal, semi-formal or casual? You don’t want to show up in a formal dress to find out he’s taking you to a casual restaurant!

Now decide on the type of dress. It’s important to choose a dress that flatters your figure. Not every dress works for all body types. The most flattering dresses are those with darker colours and simple cut. You want to show off best features and play them up.

Now choose a colour. You could wear black, but why not explore some of the other dressy options? Bright colors and bold prints are dramatic. Pastels, mid-range brights and soft prints are great for dressy day occasions. Blues, pinks and whites look great on almost anyone.

Now it’s time to coordinate the color and type with the style. There are literally thousands of different styles of dresses. Try on many, even the ones you don’t like on the hangers. Some dresses look awful on the hanger but great on a body! You’ll never know until you try one on.

For special evening occasions, choose a cocktail dress. This is where the classic “little black dress” fits in.

You should definitely set a budget before shopping because it’s easy to fall in love with a dress outside your affordability and then try to justify it!

Usually special occasion dresses cost more than casual dresses. If you comparison shop, you can find one that works in your price range.

Now that you have the perfect dress, you’ll need to do some accessorising. The trimmings will take their cue from the dress and the occasion. Don’t add a ton of glitz, you’ll overwhelm your outfit. Sparkly brooches and pins are great ways to add special pizzazz to your outfit.

There are so many places to shop online and in the high street, places specialising in women's dresses or department stores.

Saturday 27 February 2010

Shopping For Prom Dresses

The best prom nights are magical and create memories that will last a lifetime. In the midst of coming up with ideas for the prom decorating committee and fretting about whether or not she'll be asked out by the boy she pines for, one central issue stands apart from the rest: What will she wear? Shopping for prom dresses and deciding from among the best prospects can take weeks, if not months. For that reason, it's never too soon to start shopping for prom dresses.

Although parents may shake their heads in wonder, prom dresses can make or break the prom experience - even more than her prom date (or lack thereof). This season, girls are looking to re-create the glamour and excitement of the red carpet by wearing dresses just like those seen on celebrities. Dress manufacturers keep a keen eye on the awards ceremonies, where celebs like Beyonce, Kate Hudson, Julia Roberts, Keira Knightly, Salma Hayek, and Charlize Theron glide down the red carpet, nodding to the paparazzi and creating trends in formal wear.

The other inspiration for this season's prom dresses can be found in pageant dresses, like those worn at the Miss American and Miss USA pageants. Contestants exude a combination of elegance and excitement when wearing their pageant dresses. Dress manufacturers re-create that aura when they design pageant replicas, in the hope that the prom dresses will make girls feel as though the tiara awaits them on their special nights.

Celebrity dresses and pageant evening dresses are in fashion, but who are the fashionable manufacturers of prom dresses? Jovani, Niteline, Alyce, and Marc Bouwer top the list. The hottest prom dresses of the season have an intoxicating combination: they have some design elements that are revealing, while other design elements have more decorum. For example, the front of a taffeta gown might be deceptively simple, with a sweetheart bodice and a front slit. The back, however, may be bare with only a crisscross of rhinestones. Similarly, a silk sating gown may have a halter top with beaded French netting wrapping the midriff. Circle around, though, and the matching beaded straps cross high on an otherwise bare back. It has also been known for people to dress their dogs in dog clothes just because they are going out on a special night out.

When it comes to colors this season, the palette is virtually limitless. Pale yellows, peaches, and greens are in as are the bright fuchsias, turquoises, and reds. Prints are even making an appearance, although are generally limited to eye-catching white polka dots against a black background, accented with a bright red taffeta sash.

Prom dresses should allow a girl to make a statement about her personality. In many ways, prom dresses are a girl's projection of how she sees herself and the image she wants to project to the world. Although parents may be tempted to rein her in, it may be the time to let her shine. When she's able to choose the dress that speaks to her, she's well on her way to creating those lifetime memories.

Wednesday 3 February 2010

Shopping Online For Dresses

Many online shoppers have abandoned the garage sales and turned to convenient Internet shopping to find great deals on dresses, lingerie, evening wear and more! You too can find almost any dress style, size, color and material online, and usually at a tremendous discount.

Instead of searching desperately through endless racks of clothes that aren't even your size, you can find specific dress styles and sizes with the simple click of a mouse! But first, you must know how to shop online. Here are some excellent pointers to finding that perfect dress with the style and price you want.

Find women's dresses through Online Searches

If you already know what type of dress you want, you can narrow your search through the search engines by typing in specific keywords related to that dress style. For instance, if you want a large trapeze-style brown strapless dress, don't only type the words "brown dress" into a search engine. You'll get millions of results showing all types of brown dresses. Instead, type the entire phrase in quotes to get more specific results. If you want a small red stretch gown, type in the entire phrase in quotes.

Another way to do specific searches is to shop at an online mall for dresses and other ladies fashion items. Many "dress-shop" malls offer a variety of products including dresses, plus size fashions, lingerie, watches, shirts and skirts, underwear and thongs, Capri pants, denim wear, evening wear and more. Some malls even give tremendous deals and have special offers such as a "free panty with a dress purchase" or some other similar discount special.

Ordering the Right Dress - The First Time!

One problem that an online shopper faces when searching for great dresses is that, once dress arrives, she finds that it doesn't fit right. Then, it's a hassle to ship it back to the company or manufacturer if returns are accepted.

One solution is to take a few hours and visit the nearest department store in your area. Try on some dresses to find styles and sizes you like. Take note of the materials, sleeves, measurements, and sizes of the dresses as well. Even if the dress is high-priced at the store, you might be able to find the exact same style online at a much cheaper price. Doing this will save you time and money in the long run because you'll know if you like the dress and style before ordering.

Gifts for the Holidays or Special Occasions

Another advantage of shopping online for women's formal dresses and other hot fashion items is you can also buy gifts for others at a great discount. Holidays, birthdays, anniversaries, thank you gifts, etc. - there are gifts for every occasion. And, you'll save time and money because you can shop from your own home any time of the day!

Using online resources to buy hot and fashionable dresses offers a great opportunity to find the styles and sizes you need without spending a fortune.

Wednesday 23 December 2009

Embroidery

Embroidery adds its own appeal to the standard work wear, making it more attractive to the workers. The patterns on embroidered work wear break the monotony and boredom of uniformity. You might actually be contributing to better HR by having your dress wear embroidered.

An aspect of embroidered work wear is personalization. You can order personalized dress wear that is suited to your profession or business, as well as your own tastes.

In these days of advanced technology, personalization is not all that big a problem and suppliers might accept even one garment as the minimum order size.

Embroidered Work wear can be used as Promotional Clothing

You can offer embroidered wear as part of your promotional efforts. For example, your customers might be delighted to receive embroidered polo shirts or sweatshirts.

If you brand these wear with your logo and name, many outside your organization will see it, and the awareness of your company brand will expand.


You can get embroidered womens work wear from work wear suppliers. Suppliers with modern equipment will not find it a problem to embroider the clothing.

Alternatively, you can approach specialist embroiderers who will focus on the embroidery alone.

Embroidered womens work wear dresses could do many things. It could help build your corporate brand and image. It could contribute to womens work pride and satisfaction. It could promote your business.

With the advances in technology, personalization of even small quantities of work wear is not a problem. Suppliers might be willing to supply an order for even a single garment as embroidered dress wear.

These embroidered lettering and logos are durable, washable and can be made using the distinctive patterns, colors and lettering styles the company already uses. Some of the Oasis women's clothing sometimes has good embroidery in it. Sewn in embroidery is difficult to remove and so your brand will go wherever the cloth goes.

The image of your company can definitely be enhanced through well-designed and executed embroidered womens clothing work wear. Seen day-in-day-out, the lettering and logos can imprint your company brand into the minds of all who come to see it.


Where sewing is not the best solution as for waterproof clothes, heat transfer can be employed for lettering and logos. Permanent and washable, heat transfer is ideal for single color work.

Embroidered dress wear is available for catering and chefs wear, high visibility safety wear, strikingly patterned aprons, jackets and coveralls, ties and scarves, business wear and trousers, and any other kind of work or professional wear.

The Appeal of Embroidered Work Wear

Embroidery adds its own appeal to the standard work wear, making it more attractive to the workers. The patterns on embroidered dress wear break the monotony and boredom of uniformity. You might actually be contributing to better HR by having your work wear embroidered.

An aspect of embroidered dress wear is personalization. You can order personalized dress wear that is suited to your profession or business, as well as your own tastes.

Saturday 12 December 2009

The Block dresses



The new block dress Offering a contemporary 'twist' to the classic LBD, this black body con dress from Star by Julien MacDonald is guaranteed to get you noticed. Falling just below the knee, the all-over body con material helps sculpt a gorgeous silhouette, whilst the hot pink and white panel detailing to the front add a stunning geometric focal point. The perfect going-out dress. This block dress has it all in the evening wear stakes. Soft ponte textures with a bold contrast panel design adorn the front whilst the slinky shape promotes a flattering silhouette.The same designer also makes this heavy knit jersey shift dress has short sleeves, a square neck and back, kick pleat to back, fastening with a concealed back zip. This designer Julien Macdonald' also makes this dress, this is a classic addition to your everyday work or smart evening wear. The ruffled shoulders sculpt a feminine shape while the wide statement belt nips in the waistline for a definitive cut.These sizes go up to size 18 and are bordering on the plus size womens clothes for fitments. These dresses can be found at Debenhams

Monday 7 December 2009

Famous Dresses

Dresses are so popular these days that it seems people will do anything to get their hands on them. it was noted that Victoria Beckham has had her famous collection of ladies dresses and clothing stolen in a heist while the gowns were being transported. Some of these outfits were priceless and made by some very famous designers. The dresses were on route to New York from London and were being driven to Heathrow airport when the incident happened. Apparently the driver stopped to make a delivery and when he returned, two men had broken the padlocks on his van and were making their way off with the boxes of clothes. The men apparently left the driver shaken and bruised as they pushed passed him to make their getaway. The collection of designer dresses and outfits will hopefully be able to be remade and still go on sale for the genuine articles to be sold.Victoria Beckham is famous for her evening wear dresses that many of the famous stars wear.Her fashion should be here to stay for quite a while yet.