Monday, August 31, 2009

The Benefits of Going to a Fashion Show

Some people’s idea of a great time are having a party, others love to just be by themselves and watch the latest movie or read a book they have been meaning to read. Yet, for others, their idea of fun is going to a fashion show. It’s true. You may find yourself a fashion show addict after one show. A fashion show is not just hours of sitting and watching pretty women walk by in extreme outfits. It is a lot more fun than that. You can even get a lot out of a show.

Latest Fashion News

Obviously, if you attend a fashion show, you will see the latest fashions. This can help you, even if you are not a fashion sell out. This can help you by showing you what is in. Although, you may not care what everyone is wearing, you may be inspired to change up your wardrobe a little bit or get an idea for a fashion that is totally your own. Also, a fashion show is fun to attend when you think the latest fashion is hideous. How much fun will it be to laugh with your friends and family about the model who came out wearing a lion mask and tail when you get home?

Goodie Bags

Not all fashion shows offer them, but many offer goodie bags to their attendees. Who does not love free stuff? Even if you do not like everything in your goodie bag, you can re-gift it later to someone you know who will. The better and bigger the name of the fashion show, the bigger and better the goodie bag.

Meet People

A fashion show is great social gatherings. First off, you may be able to make some new friends. You may find that your new best friend was sitting next to you at a fashion show drooling over the same male model you were. Better than that, you may meet important people. I am not just talking about the beautiful models, famous designers, or guess appearance celebrities. I am talking about important people who could possibly shape your career. Say you have been trying to break into journalism. There just might be a newspaper editor reporting the show. Making a connection with them could give you a leg up into a job.

Attending a fashion show may not be your idea of fun or your cup of tea. However, all should at least go to one. You may find a new trend you would like to try, meet someone life changing, or even realize your new found love of fashion. If you end up not liking the show, you can always go home and vow to never attend one again. However, you will have a funny story to tell later in life and now you will not be able to say that you have never seen one before.

Sunday, August 30, 2009

Saturday, August 29, 2009

How to Start a Fashion Trend

Fashion trends come and go. One day all the rave is about pink and the next day, just because a celebrity wears black, everyone else starts to wear black. Many people follow a fashion trend in accordance to if their favorite celebrity is wearing it. They may also see a fashion trend in a magazine, store, or on the runway that they have to copy. Have you ever considered becoming your own fashion icon?

Have you ever thought about starting your own fashion trend? Starting a new trend is not as hard as you think. You may not start it world wide, but if you get a couple of people to follow you, you can call your self a fashion icon. To start a fashion trend, you will have to be willing to be bold and daring. You should be able to wear your new fashion trend with confidence.

What to Expect

You cannot expect everyone to follow your new fashion trend right away. You may even get ridiculed at first. If you think that your new fashion trend is cute, then you should wear it with pride. If your new trend catches on, you may find others claiming your trend as their own. These are just a few things to expect when trying to start a fashion trend. Also, wear your new fashion trend in a way that best highlights it.

If you are trying to get the fashion accessory of printed nylons started (which were popular in the eighties) you would not clash your trend with a printed shirt. You would best make it stand out if it was paired next to plain colors. Do not pair too many fashion trends at one time. Make sure your accessory or piece of clothing stands out and make people say, “Wow.” You want your fashion trend to make people turn their heads and think, “Why did I not think of that?”

To get a couple of people to join your new fashion trend, you may want to buy your closest friends or co-workers the trend. If you have more people wearing the same trend as you, then people will probably be more likely to follow your trend and not criticize you for your unique style. Just remember to wear your trend with a lot of pride. If you end up not liking your trend after all, just let it die down quietly. You may be able to laugh about it later.

Friday, August 28, 2009

How to Choose Your Fashion Style

Fashion is a mode of expressing yourself through clothes. Clothes often represent a particular style or era and every year fashion designers try to add and create new trends that can represent the present time of the year and hopefully make a mark in history forever.

There are many fashion styles through, which we recollect a period of time. Those styles still live because they were extremely successful and often in a classic way which always was and will be eternal.

There are many of us who want to wear what is in fashion at any cost; not only in the present year but every single season: spring, summer, fall and winter. However, there is one thing we don’t stop to consider, which the most important thing in fashion is: does the fashion style suit us.

How do you know if a fashion style suits you well? It’s very simple; clothes are usually designed with different types of silhouettes in mind and even though we are no models from the runway, we must consider the following before choosing a fashion style: height, weight and skin tone. Everything in fashion is picked to match and put a person’s best features forward and in order for you to put yours, you need to be aware of your body and skin tone.

Your height and weight will determine whether you should choose fashion styles that practice short or long skirts or dresses as each one can emphasize a feature in your body. Your skin tone will determine what color clothes you should choose and that too is directly connected to fashion styles as some designers create specific colors only.

It is important you be your own critic and friend in order to be able to choose the best fashion styles that will put forward your best features and thus, give you your money’s worth. What good does it do to wear something that is the latest fashion but does not suit your style and personality?

Play Safe with Fashion Rules

Fashion styles should only be picked because you look good in them and not because they are in vogue. Also always remember, if you cannot wear the latest fashion design because you find it ridiculous, you can always wear something classic as it is always in style and it suits everyone without exception. If you don’t know what colors to wear for an important fashion meeting, always stick with black and white as they are classic and always in style.

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

How to Become a Fashion Model

The job of a fashion model looks like a glamorous one. You live in the life of beauty, have money thrown at you for just looking great, and people idolize your looks and talent. Many girls and boys alike, dream of one day living the life of a fashion model. However, the job is not as easy as it looks. To be a fashion model, many things are required. You must not only possess amazing physical traits, but mental traits as well to survive the world of fashion and beauty.

The Talent

To be a great fashion model, one needs to possess a certain amount of talent. Beauty only goes so far in modeling. The job of modeling is not just about looking into a camera. It is sort of like acting. You have to become the character or object you are modeling. You have to be able to portray emotion from your facial expression to your body language. Fashion models are suppose to make products, anything from dust-repelling sofa spray or million dollar shoes, look good. If they do not look good or with their emotion do not sell the product, then there is no point to them. Some fashion models also walk down runways and catwalks. To do this, proper posture and walking must be learned.

The Look

Sadly, inner beauty and personality do not cut it in the fashion world. A fashion model must have a certain look to them. Guidelines say that to walk down the runway, a girl fashion model must be at least 34-24-34. This means that there bust and hips should be 34 inches and there waist should be 24 inches. They also should be at least 5 feet and 8 inches tall. Since these measures are very extreme, they have encouraged dramatic eating disorders.

Some modeling agencies will not take models who have clinically been proven to be underweight. Of course, not all women modeling does not fall under this thin category. There is also the option of plus size modeling. Plus size modeling means bigger sizes. An average woman would most likely not fit into either of these categories. Besides being the right weight and height, one must have beautiful hair, skin, and face. Make up and airbrushing can make anyone thinner and flawless, but it makes the job easier if they can take a fresh, young face and work from there.