Archive for the ‘Fashion Culture’

  • Why Shop in Thrift Stores?
    Going to a thrift store is sort of like digging for treasure in that you never know what you will uncover. In today’s fast paced world where everybody wants something new now, many people are simply dumping off lots of really cool fashions at their local thrift shops. While fast pace may be for them, perhaps it is not so much for you and for this reason you may want...
    by Jessica at April 21st, 2010 at 12:04 pm
  • History of the Bra
    Everyone knows what a brassier or a bra is. This type of undergarment is specifically made to cover, lift, and support a woman’s breasts. Since the earliest recording in time, women have been wearing some type of support for their breast though these undergarments were not always known as brassieres. These days bras are not just used for coverage and support, but many...
    by Jessica at April 17th, 2010 at 10:04 am
  • How to Become a Personal Shopper
    If you love to shop and are up to date on all the latest in the fashion and glamour world you may be the perfect job candidate for a personal shopper. Personal shoppers are individuals that do much more than just shop for other people. A personal shopper has the experience and talent to look at people on an individual basis and break down what that person needs to be...
    by Jessica at February 3rd, 2010 at 11:02 am
  • A Brief History of Valentine’s Day & Ideas for Personalized Clothing
    Love is in the air every February, especially leading up to February 14th, officially recognized as Valentine’s Day in the United States and throughout much of the world. It’s a day for romance and the expression of love in many shapes and forms. It’s a day for candy and flowers, for heartfelt sentiments and dreams of finding true love. Several legends exist which...
    by Jessica at January 25th, 2010 at 11:01 am
  • What to do with Clothes you Don’t Want Anymore
    At some point in time there will be times when you will have a bunch of clothes that you can no longer wear. This may be due to you gaining weight or hopefully because you lost a bunch. Whatever the case may be what the heck are you supposed to do with all of those unwearable clothes you will now have? Believe it or not there are several things that you can do with clothes...
    by Jessica at January 10th, 2010 at 05:01 pm
  • What Our Clothing Tells about Us
    You’ve heard the expression wearing it on your sleeve right? Well nothing could be truer than what you actually wear on your sleeves and on the rest of your body for that matter. Cloths say more about us without ever speaking a word then we could tell someone in an hour long conversation. Just by looking at the way a person’s ensemble is arranged can tell you a lot...
    by Jessica at January 1st, 2010 at 10:01 am
  • How to Choose a Personal Shopper
    It may be that when you think about a personal shopper you think about someone who goes shopping for a rich person that just doesn’t want to be bothered with the chore, but this is simply a misconception. A personal shopper is someone who can offer you advise on your fashion sense, or lack thereof, your hair style, what to give as a gift, go shopping with you to help...
    by Jessica at December 30th, 2009 at 01:12 pm
  • The Early History of Clothing
    There is one thing that every culture shares; they all wear cloths. No matter what corner of the earth you may be from you no doubt wear clothing on a daily basis. Maybe there are still a few Aborigine tribes that walk around stark naked, but they won’t be reading this, so for all intense purposes, everyone wears cloths. Clothing in its most original form can be traced...
    by Jessica at December 2nd, 2009 at 10:12 am
  • How To Sell Used Clothing
    Selling used clothing is a great way to make a little extra money. This is especially true for high end clothing, children’s clothing, specialty outfits, costumes, maternity wear and formal wear. One thing to bear in mind however is the price you can ask and realistically expect to receive when you are selling used clothing is a mere fraction of the price you spent...
    by Jessica at November 11th, 2009 at 01:11 pm
  • How to Become a Fashion Stylist
    If you are an individual that is always up to date with the latest in fashion and you have a passion for helping other, perhaps you should consider becoming a fashion stylist. As a fashion stylist you will help those whose fashion sense isn’t up to par and work with them to create an entire new look that is unique to them. Just as a hair stylist is charged with making...
    by Jessica at November 10th, 2009 at 01:11 pm