Checkout Counter: Fall forward
MANILA, Philippines - This wonderful time of year again - stores with sales, shopping malls are crowded, people are joyful and illuminating the windows are the eyes of all. No one can deny that every favorite season of shoppers is just around the corner. No, I'm not talking about Christmas time, but rather around the season of fashion. Make room in your closet, fall 2011 is here!
Unlike in other countries where they have the privilege of having four fashion seasons — spring/summer, pre-fall, autumn/winter and resort — in the Philippines, we only have two: spring/summer from around March to July, over the dry, sunny months, and fall/winter, from August to February, over the wet, cooler months. We can only make do with our tag-araw and tag-ulan seasons, hence the fashion cycle only comes around twice a year when old stocks are marked down and our favorite stores are replenished with new merchandise to save up for.
Dried leaves and auburn trees — or in our case, flooded streets and unending rain storms — mark the arrival of coats, knits and fur in our favorite stores. Although thick and heavy clothes aren’t exactly wearable in our tropical climate, big fashion houses in the west still dictate global trends hence, making their way into our local style selections.
Fur?
Leather?
Blazers?
Yes, you can!
Check out these style tips and learn how to adapt runway trends for school or the next night out.
The Dominatrix Effect
The dominatrix look is no longer reserved for naughty playtime behind closed doors, slutty Halloween costume websites or the sketchy fetish peepshows in Amsterdam. It has worked its way onto the high fashion runways of luxury mega brand Louis Vuitton and quirky designer Jeremy Scott, among others. Embracing the power and the sensuality of the modern woman, the dominatrix is a risqué statement of confidence with leather, sheer fabric, black and studs. Definitely not for the fainthearted, the style commands authority and requires a great deal of oomph.
On Janna: Sheer long-sleeved top, Style Break, P1,050. Faux leather skirt, The Ramp, P1,650. Peep-toe pumps with silver detail, CMG, P3,999. Spiked bangles, Forever 21, P625 each.
No Longer Just for the Varsity Team
Sweatshirts are the must-haves for wear-and-go people. Put them on and you’re good to go. From quirky cartoon characters to artsy photos from God knows where, the sweatshirt has somewhat become a blank canvass for creative minds. A tip: designer sweatshirts will set you back a couple hundred dollars so buying a plain one from your favorite store and ironing on prints from the computer will be much cheaper, and you’ll even get to choose the design yourself.
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Burberry outlet mall 2011 shirt |
From the color point of view, the new Burberry outlet mall 2011 shirt, light-colored in great demand. Light blue, light red, light yellow, beige, ivory and other colors of the season to become the first choice shirt, wear it will make people look more fresh, more gentle, more stable. Of course, outside of the office of leisure settings, they dare try to be more stylish, lively and brightly colored floral shirt, to individuality.
Stripes and squares in 2011 the new shirt is still a bright spot. Colorful stripes combined thickness, reflecting the British academic style men’s shirt, even if the outside is only the most simple leisure suit and dark, but also feel the lively and vivid. GUCCI season’s latest shirt is England two rows on the grid and lattice lace inlay design.
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In addition, the floral pattern Burberry outlet mall shirt design in 2011 continue to be popular, and began to match with the texture of the fabric. Jacquard fabric, patchwork pattern of distribution of printed fabrics and exquisite printed flannel fabrics are main shirt season. If the latest Pierre Cardin shirt, that is, silver flashing on the silk cotton fine line free black flowers and leaves sketched out, which makes the wearer during walking can be easily between reveal casual charm.
It should be noted that, although wearing a floral shirt will make people easily become the focus of attention, but not so three-dimensional facial contours in the choice of shirt when Burberry online store Asians, but should try to avoid the kind of huge gorgeous floral fabrics, should choose the elegant wallpaper prints, Saika Japanese street style and the American country style.
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