Category Archives: Fashion

All the people out there who are not into watches, and prefer to adorn their hands with fun accessories – the Mutewatch Glow Swipe Vibrate – is just the thing for you. In one second a blank band, in the next it is showing the time; like magic! It is equipped with an on-board accelerometer which activates the face when it senses a flick of your wrist. It has absolutely no buttons. All you have to do is tap the flat surface to activate the touchscreen, and then swipe through the functions clock, alarm and timer. The glowing display can even be activated with the simple flick of the wrist, owing to its built-in motion sensor. It has some other great functions. For instance, vigorous movement triggers an increase in the intensity of the vibrating alarm. Also, charging is done via a USB port. The charged battery can run up to 5 days. Mutewatch firmware can also be upgraded via USB.

Getting your name on a stamp is a pretty great honor in any country; and now British fashion is poised to receive its due. They are getting their very own collection of stamps called the Great British Fashion Stamp Set! A set of ten new stamps celebrating the best of UK couture has been released by the Royal Mail. The designs of the stamps are deceivingly simple, yet super-stylish; much like the designers’ collections! Each first class stamp features an iconic design from each of the fashion houses. For instance, the Alexander McQueen stamp shows us his extravagant, black feather number; while Paul Smith’s electric blue suit makes an arresting impression! Royal Mail spokesman Philip Parker said, “It is an honor to be able to pay homage to some of the designers who made the industry what it is today.” The series was created by London-based graphic designer Johnson Banks, and shot by fashion photographer Solve Sundsbo.

Remember as kids, we all used to walk around in T-shirts with our favorite pop stars plastered on them. Why just stop at pop stars; we should be able to express our undying love for our most favorite person – ourselves – in T-shirt form! All of your dreams can come true with Wearable Photos: A DIY guide. This DIY guide tells you exactly how to convert your photos into wearable fabric! Once the photos are printed onto the fabric, you can stitch it into any piece of clothing that you like. How cute will a skirt made up of your baby’s photos be? It is made possible with their special Photo Fabric Dye Kit, which simply uses the power of the sun to permanently print images onto most fabrics. It’s really like magic; you don’t even need a darkroom! Even the other “ingredients” are everyday objects you might find around the house.

There is just something about the perfect pair of shoes; those towering heels that make you go from girl next door to princess in a single second. Just slip them onto your feet, and the night goes from boring to wild, like sprinkling magic dust. If heels are the magic, these Christian Louboutin Lady Daf Tartan Mary Jane heels are the fairy godmother herself! At a gravity defying 6 inches, these heels are one of Louboutin’s superplatforms collections. Featuring tartan plaid flannel all over in a beautiful red color, accentuated with the signature Christian Louboutin red souls, it is just to die, for. You can be sure to dress up any boring old outfit with these superstar heels. An almond toe conceals statement platform, while a thin adjustable straps over the instep. Made in Italy, these plaid shoes will instantly remind you of the sweeping Scottish hills, and really, standing on these 6-inch babies will make you feel like you are on top of one!

The problem with long journeys is that all you can really do to pass the time is catching up on your sleep. However, more often than not there is some screaming child or annoying girl on the phone, uncomfortable seats and lights everywhere. Burton Sleeper Hoodie is like a dream come true for frequent travelers. Not only, is it an amazingly comfortable sweater, it comes with its own inflatable pillow, eye mask and ear plugs. It is completely lined with mesh fabric, which adds an extra layer of warmth in those highly air conditioned vehicles. The audio pocket with headphone port ensures you have your own music to drown out the outside noise. It also features a separate passport pocket6 so that you never lose it, and a toothbrush to stay minty-fresh at all times. What’s more, ventilating underarm holes and thumbholes at cuffs ensure optimum comfort.

Cooking can be one of the most pleasurable and therapeutic activities, provided you enjoy what you are doing. If you don’t really like to cook, then the everyday drudgery of getting dinner ready for the night can be really frustrating. Don’t you sometimes wish you could be anywhere else? What if you had a time-travelling apron? The custom-made handcrafted TARDIS Apron is a must-have for all those geek-chic home cooks out there. Put it on and pretend you are in another time and space. The apron is made up of a blue bodice with a double layer blue and white ruffled skirt. It is designed to look just like the TARDIS with professionally embroidered Police Box and Telephone Sign patches, stitched windowpanes and door panels, and other TARDIS details. They have made sure that both the neck and waist are open tying options so that one size fits all.

We just celebrated International Star Wars Day a few days ago, and everywhere we looked, it’s all we saw. You might be fooled into thinking that the Star Wars mania had peaked for the year. Fangirls, don’t worry! The best is yet to come! Her Universe, the brand renowned for its female sci-fi fashionable apparel and accessories, has revealed its new Spring/Summer collection. This collection, created by actor Ashley Eckstein, the voice of Ahsoka Tano, is all set to debut at Star Wars Weekends, at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Orlando, Florida on May 18. The collection includes a racer-back tank top and fashion tops featuring such beloved characters as Princess Leia, R2-D2 and Darth Vader. Our favorite pieces from the current offering are the Princess Leia zip-Hoodie, and a fun Ahsoka Tano youth tunic. It is too adorable! Besides, the collection also features two new charms – a Boba Fett design and a Japor Snippet replica. For the uninitiated, it is the good luck charm given as a gift to Padme from a young Anakin Skywalker.

Lady Gaga should officially be tagged, as a fashion bounty because her fashion sense is always so fresh and new. The Simpsons finale covering Lady Gaga’s 18 different outrageous looks bears testimony to the fact that her ensembles are always out of this world! She made some heads turn with her purple hair floor length gown, and the next thing we know; she is hitting Narita International Airport, Tokyo in one of the most outrageous attire that we’ve seen in a long time.

Tattooing is the most extreme way to show your love for someone or something. It is like a promise, one you can never break. However, who said you have to get a real tattoo anyway! Camera lovers are going to love The Tattly Camera Tattoo Set. It is a set of 12 super-cool camera themed temporary tattoos! If you love your camera, what better way to show it than by getting it inked on yourself? With these tattoos, no one will ever know they are not real – until you have a bath that is! The set contains two each of an old-school Polaroid, range-finder, TLR, an SX-70 Polaroid and two kinds of aperture shutters, black and white. What’s more, this wonderful set comes in a beautiful gift box, so that it is already ready to gift to a special friend. You can wear them one at a time, or all at once for that tattoo-sleeve sort of look.

Who doesn’t like to get their picture taken? We all love to be the center of attention at all times. Then you will surely love the Paparazzi Lover interactive dress from Ricardo O’Nascimento. This amazing dress is a normal one until it is photographed, when it suddenly lights up like a Christmas tree. Ricardo has designed this dress in collaboration with Dutch fashion designer Anbasja Blanken for the upcoming tech-couture exhibition TechnoSensual. The dress has been fitted with 62 embedded LED lights, which come on once someone clicks a picture. Who will be able to take their eyes off you now! The dress is meant to be a statement on the love-hate relationship between a star and the paparazzi. This dress only shows its true colors when hit with the flash, which is a way for the stars to embrace the paparazzi.

When fashion is not just the latest craze, when fashion to you is more than the editor’s picks, when you need your fashion choices to make a statement, and yet stand the test of time, you have to turn to Inés Figaredo. Her collections cut across trends, and each piece is a collector’s item in itself. The Small Foot Purse from her Lucid Thoughts Collection is one such example of out-there fashion. This beautiful purse is shaped to look like a foot. The “toes” are embellished with red Swarovski crystals. Now that is a manicure! Each purse has been expertly handcrafted in Spain. The exquisite piece sports 18-carat gold plated brass clasps and fittings, which have been exclusively handcrafted by a jeweler. Lucid Thoughts is a collection of art-bags, full of pieces, which “transcend the conventional”.

We like Prada shoes for the unconventional design patterns that they exhibit. Here’s yet another one which is not by far for the faint-hearted. The Prada Smoking Lips Sandal is for the woman who likes being noticed, wherever she goes, and is totally unconcealed about it. The sultry pair of silver high heels with metallic specchio immediately brings to my mind the character of Edie from the series Desperate Housewives.

Fans of Doctor Who are going to love the beautiful new TARDIS Corset. Sure, there have been corsets before; but which other corset has brought out your geeky chic side as well as this one does, with a bow tie! It has an overall pattern of the time machine; what’s not to love! What makes this particular corset extra special is that it is custom designed and made up of materials guaranteed to fit your body like a glove! It is made out of a cotton TARDIS print fabric, and each one will be designed to your specific measurements. The design is based on Victorian patterns, but modified to fit the bodies of modern women. It is lined with two layers of sturdy cotton twill, and a pattern of bone-casings is created internally for the best fit. The corset comes with a white shirt, and the most adorable TARDIS themed bow tie in the same color pattern. You can choose one of two designs – with or without a halter strap.

There is a no trend that has taken an upsurge in the UK- pawning of fashion assets. Although pawn broking is one of the oldest business models in history, the assets mostly comprised of gold and other jewelry. However, it seems, the onset of the 21st century has brought out a slight change in the kind of assets that people like to freeze in exchange for some hard cash. Many middle class women in the UK, facing a money crunch have now taken to pawning; their most prized possession that often range from Hermes Tote, Chanel handbags, Mulberry bags, Christian Louboutin Heels, Tiffany jewelry, Cartier watches to plethora of such designer assets. Although parting away with their assets, which often come to them as a gift from their partners, is quite nerve wrecking to these women, they prefer it to a sale of the same at eBay, as they are sure to get it back once they repay the loan. The pawnbrokers usually provide 50% cash of the value of the assets. The National Pawnbrokers Association (NPA) reported a 15per cent growth in business last year as there has been a considerable rise in the number of specialist web-based pawnbrokers, making it more approachable for women to pawn their assets against cash.

Women out there have no dearth of Super Hero memorabilia these days. Here is a cool new Super Hero Bras collection with LED, as part of Electric Daisy Carnival 2012 from Etsy. It is very much like Super hero meets sexy, which in turn meets Vegas. The designer has covered three themes- Superman Bra LED, Wonder Woman Bra LED and Batman Bra LED, all of them dazzling in beautiful gold accents, (imitation of course); making you look like a glamorous belly dancer.