Archive for June, 2009

SHOES

Sunday, June 28th, 2009

Considered to be the most highlighting part of a person’s wardrobe, shoes are not something that can be ignored by a person willing to be dressed with elegance. Proper shoes add completeness to a person’s appearance. When it comes to choice, options are just unending. Shoes of various shapes, sizes, colors, patterns, materials and price ranges are available in the market. Also if you are one of those ‘brand-conscious’ people, there are innumerable brands, Reebok, Adidas, Red-tape, Caterpillar, to name a few.

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The concept of ‘Designer shoes’ is what the latest trend in the shoe-market is. By ‘Designer shoes’ means shoes designed by professional shoe designers and fashion companies. These are highly glamorous shoes and it’s a prestige to own such kind of pair of shoes. Mostly owned by celebrities, such kinds of shoes are also getting popular among the masses. More and more people are queuing up in designer showrooms to get a pair for them.

There are shoes available for all occasions and events. Formal shoes for office, casual shoes for college-goers, sports shoes for athletes, lustrous designer shoes for parties are some of the categories. Shoes can also be categorized as men, women and children. Among these, women shoes have the widest and the most glamorous range. (more…)

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JEWELLERY

Friday, June 26th, 2009

Gold, Silver, Platinum, Diamonds – the ladies love them all. The more they have them, the more they want. Since ancient times women like to adorn themselves using different kind of embellishments. Jewellery forms the most basic form of such embellishments. This has given rise to a billion dollar Jewellery industry. The customer base of this industry is mainly women, though men’s jewellery is substantially gaining popularity and is growing day by day.

A decade ago, only gold and silver ornaments were primarily occupied by the market. But recently, ornaments crafted in Platinum, also known as ‘White Gold’ has gained momentum because of the sheer elegance and luster, the metal has. Quite recently, jewellery made up of other items such as gemstones (Ruby, Topaz, etc.) have also gained their share in the market. The market share for this type of jewellery has been consistently increasing. This is because more and more people are opting for gemstones relevant to their sun sign to bring in good luck and prosperity in their personal and professional lives.

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The concept of ‘Branded Jewellery’, sprung up in recent times, is giving added impetus to the massive jewellery industry. Jewellery brands are particularly high on customer satisfaction and trust. Jewellery brands add a promise of authenticity in ornaments and so you can be assured of the quality of the jewellery you purchase. (more…)

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Dubai fashion: emerging designer awards

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

At the Dubai international Convention and Exhibition Center, Dubai Fashion Fiesta 2009, an accredited event and a highlight of Dubai Summer Surprises 2009 launched on a sensational mood today on June 19, 2009.

Dubai city is already reputable as a worldwide fashion capital and a target for international talent. The event will consecutively run for four enchanting days starting today and thirty-four fashion designers both popularly known and beginning representatives of the worldwide fashion industry will be showcasing their collections.

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This event is tactically organized and lined up with a bold trade exhibition section, aimed at taking to another height the fashion business. This year represent its third edition and expected to be in attendance are about forty international celebrities and models waiting to mesmerize the crowds of about three thousand top rank people who also will grace the Dubai fashion fiesta 2009.

The good news about the city of Dubai will not end after the four days of the fiesta as Rania Al Mughraby, director of Events Strategy at Dubai Shopping Festival Office stated. He praised the Dubai Fashion Fiesta saying that it has notably reinforced the status of the city as a fashion focal point in the region. In addition, he disclosed that his office is planning to arrange, host and sponsor comparable events that strengthens Dubai’s unsurpassed spot in the region’s fashion industry. (more…)

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FASHION WEEKS

Friday, June 19th, 2009

Oscar Wilde, a noted novelist and critic, once quoted “Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months”. Fashion is something that changes so often that one really needs to be awake and alert to keep pace with the dynamic nature of fashion trends. This is not the case with Style. Style is something that should be profound and should talk about the person. Style is eternal, but Fashion fades very easily.

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But how does fashion change so fast? Why do you have to keep modifying your wardrobe to stay fashion-conscious? One of the primary reasons for this is the emergence of Fashion weeks. Fashion weeks primarily govern the current fashion trends and the future trends as well.

A Fashion week, usually held every six months, is a kind of fashion festival wherein fashion designers from all over the world come together to showcase their designs in front of the world. There are ramp shows stylishly organized to launch new collections of several high profile fashion designers. Although Fashion weeks are held throughout the world, some countries which are very popular for fashion weeks are United States, India, Italy, Germany and Singapore. Fashion weeks are all about big people, big brands and big money. When you talk about the audience, it can be said that fashion weeks are always dominated by high society elite people and even the designs on display are crafted keeping in mind their sense of dressing. (more…)

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