Top fashion buys for spring/summer

Jan 28, 2012 by blackbook

Colour- There is two major colour trends this season; one – pastel and two – fluro/neon, simple and if you are feeling really brave, then try them both together.

Mulberry and Louis Vuitton went for pastels in their collections, which made you, think of old school ice-cream parlours, layering pastel shades together which had a retro feel to it.

Fluro/neon colours add a much needed burst of colour to the fashion scene, for summer try Lipsy clothing for some fantastic brights which you can colour block with clashing colours or even pastels.

Metallics such as gold and bronze were mixed in with the bright colours on the catwalk and pearlescent worked well with pastels.

Prints – Go for big and bold floral not small ditzy prints, and look out for tropical prints in bright colours another summer favourite.

Baroque prints again big and bold were also popular on the catwalks, with some designers mixing it up with floral prints for an in your face look, maybe only for the brave!

Fit – Athletics seem to have inspired many designers (probably something to do with it being the Olympics this year), so there are a lot of crop tops and mini miniskirts tailoring in the tailoring as well as Bodycon fits.

Two pieces were also popular on the catwalks; pencil skirts and fitted jackets for a slightly retro look. The tighter the better really and teamed with stiletto shoes to finish of this smart sophisticated look.

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‘Washing’ denim in your freezer??

Dec 26, 2011 by blackbook

When I read that Levi Strauss & Company are now asking customers to freeze their jeans I thought it was for menopausal women, not to actually clean them to as the company believes save more water. A quick search of the internet reveals a lot of people who have tried this (and not being locked away by their other halves for insanity reason) haven’t really found it to be that effective at actually cleaning their jeans.

After all it won’t get stains out of it or muck and dirt but apparently does kill germs and removes smell. However some scientists dispute the claim that freezing jeans kill germs. Some people have frozen their fancy jeans, such as ones which have expensive effects and detailing which would be lost/ruined if washed in a washing machine and they report varying results.

Either way I think I will be laying off freezing my jeans for now, at the moment if I feel they need freshening up a bit then all I need to do is hang them outside for a couple of hours. Plus I don’t really like the thought of having jeans in my freezer nor do I think I have room.

Anyway the main reason for Levis stance on jean washing is because of concern that future water shortage threatens the company’s existence itself, by depleting the world’s cotton supply. So they will be sowing this message into all their clothing!

Apparently according to a New York Times report, on the advisory, it’s claimed that a typical pair of jeans takes about ’919 gallons of water’ to clean during its life cycle.

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