Fashion On The Web

November 17, 2009

Charity t-shirt collaborations

Collaborations between designers and celebrities is nothing new, however more and more are joining forces to have t-shirts printed with their own designs on for charity, singer Pixie Lott who is known not only for her music but her stylish fashion sense has recently teamed up with fashion house Moschino (who she is normally seen wearing) to design a stylish limited edition t-shirt.

The proceeds will be going to Perthes Association which helps support children with Perthes disease, as well as The Italia Conti Trust which offers support and helps finance students at The Italia Conti Academy both charities Pixie supports.

Lott’s design on a grey jersey t-shirt features handwritten song lyrics and doodles and is available now exclusively online at Moschino for £85. This is not the first time she has delved into designing , recently Pixie supported The Princes Trust with her design of a  black and white zebra-print tee with black fringed sleeves which is on sale in River Island stores now along with designs from Alesha Dixon and Kelly Rowland.

November 11, 2009

What makes an outfit?

You know the scenario, you’ve bought the must have item of clothing for Autumn Winter, probably spent a bit on it too but how do you make it work for more than one occasion without feeling like you are wearing the same outfit?

Easy, a statement accessory! Whether you have a big chunky metal necklace teamed with a simple t-shirt and biker jacket or big brash sparkly earrings with a plain jumper dress it can change completely by adding colour and glamour to a relatively plain outfit. You may choose update your current looks from day, to night just think about adding a pretty scarf and a cocktail ring instead of thinking of completely changing your outfit.

You can also follow key season trends, instead of buying an item of clothing you can just have a couple of accessories and wear them with lots of other things, not everyone is bold enough to wear a leopard print dress but you can push to a beret or scarf in that print without feeling like you should be in a jungle.

Jewelry

Jewelry

Photograph courtesy of tiffa130

November 6, 2009

Why Hoodies will always be in fashion

For most men comfortable yet durable clothing is a must; however men of today also want up to date trendy clothing too. If you are one of those men, hoodies are still a great fashion item, despite the negative cultural connotations. Hoodies have always appealed to the masses, especially where comfort and durability are concerned, but now hoodies are all those things plus fashionable to boot. Hoodies can be worn by all generations and go with most styles of trousers or shorts. They’ve been around for a long time and they are not new to the fashion world by any means, but the hoodies of yesterday are nothing like the new, fresh new lines of men-inspired lines of the present day

Men can never have too many hoodies in their wardrobe and this is the perfect excuse to buy many styles and colors. With winter on its way, now is the ideal time to wear them to keep warm while still looking fashionable. Specific fashion and music styles have brought the hoodie back into prominent collections by designers as of late and hoodies are finding it easy to turn up in every man’s wardrobe across the world. Before hoodies reached mainstream fashion, plenty of individuals that coveted the surfing and skateboarding scene also coveted their hoodies, bringing the convenient clothing items into the world of high fashion and designers labels. Hoodies have been made affordable and functional, as well as durable and fashionable. Hoodies are the epitome of laid-back, relaxed California living and this is what makes them so appealing.