How Expecting Mothers can Stay Stylish

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Flaunt TummyWomen should not think that being fashionable is only meant for those with slim physique or curvaceous frames as expecting mothers can also look stylish even in their burgeoning tummy. Taking a cue from some of the most stylish pregnant celebrities in Hollywood, we can indeed see that you can still look sexy in your new form. After all, pregnancy should be celebrated because it is one of the biggest signs of womanhood.

Flaunt your Tummy – Never be afraid of your burgeoning tummy because it’s a fact that not all women get to have the chance to actually experience motherhood. Added to that, women even take pride of their belly as it is the only time when they can splurge eating without worrying that their midsection might bulge. Flaunt your tummy by wearing body hugging clothes or loose tops with a tie at the back as it is not just comfortable to wear but also stylish as well. On the send note, avoid hiding it by wearing layers of clothes or oversized dresses that swallow your body. You won’t only look matronly in this particular sense of fashion but you can also look ridiculous in it.

Avoid jeans – This is a no-no even if you exclaim that the pair of jeans you are wearing is in good fit. Jeans are quite rough and this might hinder you from making comfortable and smooth moves. It would be harder to bend or sit comfortably in your big belly in a pair of jeans. Though you can still opt for a well-fitted pair of jeans during the first trimester of your pregnancy, but keep those in your closet during the second trimester.

Prints, Plaids, or Plain – What’s the latest trend in fashion these days? Jungle-inspired prints? Maxi dresses? Whatever it is, try it as long as the size suits well on you. Having printed dresses can actually add a boost to your self-confidence specially that most pregnant women don’t find their bodies sexy anymore. Meanwhile, maxis are always the best choice if you want to look super chic and stylish without the fuss. However you want to celebrate your pregnancy whether in plains, plaids, or prints, you can do so as long as the clothing fits you well and you are happy in it.

Skip using High Heels – For those who love sky high heels, this would be the time to say goodbye to these platforms – for the moment. Wearing high heels don’t only cause strain to your legs, but can also affect your pregnancy directly. Nevertheless, you should not weep because there are a lot of stylish wedges, slip-ons, and strappy sandals that you can step into that won’t take out an inch of your fashionable self.

 

That Fiery Monokini

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MonokiniMonokini swimsuits have become the fad in the fashion industry in the beginning of 2011, yet a lot of women still find this type of piece as one of the best choices to wear to the beach or to swimming pools. Given of its trendy and gorgeous cut, I don’t blame women drooling over it until now. But how did monokini really came to life? Who wore it first and who designed it?

Basically, a monokini is a topless bathing suit with cutouts at the sides and at the back to expose a lot of skin and the bosoms of the wearer. It was first created by Tudi Gernreich in 1960’s and it was first modeled by the infamous Peggy Moffitt during a cover shoot in Women’s Wear Daily magazine. The suit was especially designed to showcase the femininity of the female wearer, thereby, exposing her breasts. Though it can’t be denied that its sales were actually pretty high, a lot of conservative societies and organizations actually protested for its further release in the market, labeling it as a design or a suit for prostitutes.  The use of aplenty of women wearing such piece in night clubs in the US even made an uproar from the mentioned societies, and that halted the release of monokini for the time being. Nevertheless, that did not totally stopped them from exposing more ideas and more revisions of the first monokini design until designers were able to come up with sketches of women with covered breasts, but with exposed sides of the midsection and back area. Their designs spelled sexy and a lot of them introduced these to the market, which became a hit until today.

Today, women can get to wear monokinis of their choice as these come in a plethora of selections from sizes, colors, cutouts, designs, and style. Plains and printed monokinis are available with stylish necklines while there are also metallic colored monokinis for that added oomph. Meanwhile, there are conservative monokinis with slight cutouts at the sides and not so big cutout at the back portion with its regular leg cutouts. There are those with padding while others don’t have. Conversely, very revealing designs are still apparent, and these are usually used by celebrities and models during photo shoots or A lot of people think that you really need to have a svelte body to wear a monokini since it can reveal all the wrong bulges when worn by fat women. However, some women don’t necessarily think about this notion. As long as you are confident with what you are wearing, you will always look good at it. In fact, there are a lot of plus sized women who wear monokinis at the beach and they are still able to manage their appeal.

 

Essential Tips for Cruise Fashion

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Are you going on a cruise for the first time? Most people who initially stepped into a cruise and even seasoned and occasional cruisers are still confused about how to dress when on board. There are family-friendly cruises that does not necessitate sophisticated dresses and allow casual clothing. However, for more grown up ship vessels, they require their passengers to dress up in a more elegant and smart way in most times of the day.

Luckily, the industry of cruise had realized the difficulty of fully understanding the myriad requirements of every ship, thus providing the fundamental guidelines on the required clothing through the information pack distributed to each and every customer upon the completion of their cruise booking.

The question is how would you decipher the code and get your clothing to be perfect? What is their definition of casual wear and how formal could be their formal?

To abide by the daywear policy of a cruise ship, you must pack a lot of light jersey dresses that you can embellish accordingly every morning. You might have to spend the day exploring one of the shopping stops along your way. Hence, you must assure that your dress would be comfortable enough to stroll around. Also, make sure that the dress that you have brought could be paired with any kind of shoes such as those with high heels or the simple flat shoes or leather sandals. In case you have went for a strappy number, you can throw a light scarf around your shoulders since showing too much skin might not be able to satisfy the dress code of the cruise you are boarded on.

For cold climates, bring wrap clothes in a wide range of colors and patterns for these ones are conservative and classic garments that can be paired with anything in the box. Unfortunately, small or short garments are a big no despite of the temperature. Avoid daring cuts and always adhere to the more conservative style.

I hope that this article will be of help to you the next time that you go aboard on a travel in a cruise ship. Bon Voyage!

 

 

 

 

The Best Entourage Wedding Dresses and Suits at Great Prices

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Weddings are not all about tying the knot, looking happy and merrymaking the whole day. It is also about finding the right dresses for your entourage members. Certainly, finalizing the list of your entourage members would also mean setting aside a budget for attire. It is usually the couple’s task to find the clothes for these individuals, so having a good amount of money for this particular aspect is essential. While you can actually ask them to rent or bring their own attire for the event as long as it fits the motif; you can not totally expect uniformity of clothes that they might wear during the actual activity. Aside from that, they might find it a hassle to get themselves new clothes because their first selection was not a hit. To avoid these scenarios, here are the top three ways on what you can do to save money in getting the right clothing for your entourage members.

The first option is to avoid having many people in the entourage. Basically, the primary members of a wedding entourage are the primary sponsors, who are married couples that you look up to and can run to for marital aid; secondary sponsors who are composed of the bride’s maids, groom’s men, maid of honor, best man, flower girls, ring, Bible and coin bearers and veil and cord sponsors. Some couples urge the veil and cord sponsors to choose their own outfit. Others let the parents of the ring, coin and Bible bearers pick their suits while some don’t even have a Bible and coin bearer. After all, they are commonly cute boys who just wear any white suit and black pants. But when it comes to the secondary sponsors, choosing their attires is essential. In order to save for their dresses and suits, select only at least two maids and one flower girl. For the primary sponsors, you don’t really have to set a budget for them since they can wear whatever outfit they want to don for the event. With a limited number of members as secondary sponsors, you can be confident that some of your money will be spent for more important aspects for the wedding ceremony.

The second tip is to choose a dressmaker or a wedding shop that give discounts to bulk rentals and orders. If you can rent your wedding dresses, suits, bridesmaid dresses and the mother of the bride dresses in one local shop at a big discount, do it. Nevertheless, make sure that the outfits fit perfectly with the wearers. Remember that most wedding shops will charge you for alterations and damages done on the wedding dresses, which might be caused by imperfect fittings. If you want the dresses sewn, have it made at your reputable local wedding dressmakers. You can buy the cloth, embellishments, and everything needed for the making of the dresses and you only pay for the labor. This can help you earn savings especially if you frequent a textile shop and you already have a membership or discount privileges from them. Just make sure to give ample time for the dressmaker to do the dress, so this is not applicable to those who only have few months to prepare before the wedding.

Another tip is to pick the dresses and the suits from online sellers who are reputable for inexpensive yet very glamorous wedding clothing like Bridesire. Bridesire offers a wide plethora of wedding and prom dresses that look like those designer gowns that your favorite celebrities have donned sans the whopping prices. They have a long selection of bridal gowns in various sizes, colors, and styles to suit your needs and preferences. Whether you want an A-line dress to add more curves to your hips; a mermaid pick to emphasize tiny waistline; backless and corset wedding dresses to show off toned back and enviable body; dresses with halter, sweetheart and strapless necklines to flaunt beautiful shoulders; and colored and destination wedding dresses to do away from the conventional picks, the shop has all these even for customization of the outfit. You can even find some of the best mother of the bride dresses in it. Some of the best pieces include A-line dresses with scoop neck and beautiful detailing; floor length lace taffetas; mermaid satin dresses with wraps; and a lot more to choose from that would make her every bit elegant and striking. On the one hand, clarify on the expected date of arrival on the dress and make sure that everything is clear online and over the phone to avoid errors as much as possible.

Finding the right bridal gowns and wedding outfits can be time consuming. Therefore, it is very important to start choosing for these clothes months before the wedding day. This is to avoid rush in the creation of the outfits and also to have time allowance in case alteration is needed for gorgeous fitting. Remember that a well-made outfit paves the way to a beautiful wedding.

For your reference, listed below are the links to the dresses that you can buy from Bridesire.com. Don’t forget to give them your custom size and have your dresses custom tailored free of charge. This service alone will probably cost you more than $100 per dress elsewhere.

Wedding dresses: http://www.bridesire.com/bridal-gowns_c97

Bridesmaid dresses:  http://www.bridesire.com/bridesmaid-dresses_c110

Mother of the Bride Dresses: http://www.bridesire.com/mother-of-the-bride-dresses_c109

Flower girl Dresses: http://www.bridesire.com/flower-girl-dresses_c112

What Bags are Trending in Hollywood

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Bags are a woman’s best friend and not diamonds. Whether it’s a day in the office, an hour in a local restaurant for lunch, whole afternoon at the beach, morning walk at the park, or a dinner with a guy, a bag is always within her reach. These are timeless pieces that never fail in any occasion as it does not add posh to any outfit, but also allows you to bring useful items during your walk. Some celebrities even have an obsession for bags and here’s a list of some of those personalities that spend thousands of dollars just to get their favorite designs.

  1. Victoria Beckham and her Hermes – Called as Posh in Spice Girls in the 90’s Victoria is now renowned for her love of fashion designing and her love for Hermes Birkin collection. Certainly, she knows what she wants and she knows she’s got a really expensive and classy form of obsessions to think that Birkin pieces are one of the most luxurious bag labels in the world in terms of its price, craftsmanship and quality. Victoria currently has a hundred of different styles of Hermes in her collection that costs between 2,000-80,000 pounds per bag.
  2. Katie Holmes – Though the star has no specific brand when it comes to her purses, totes and handbags, Katie is definitely a bag girl as she can be seen toting one every time she goes out with Suri, run errands or shop alone. Some of her collections include a bright green Balenciaga hobo bag, Chloe black python Paratay bag, Chloe Marcie handbag, Henry Beguelin tote, red Clare Vivier messenger bag, a wide array of colors from Hermes Birkin and Picotin pieces and a lot more.

  3. Jessica Alba – This gorgeous mom of two is not only known for her superb physical looks and body, but also of her love for handbags, totes and purses. She’s a self-confessed bag fetish and she always carry one wherever she goes even if it means a quick grab of coffee at a nearby station. Some of her favorite pieces include a brown Chloe Marcie, cream Carey satchel; a Fendi diaper bag, a must have when you’re a hands-on mom; colorful Ralph Lauren collections; mirrored bag and Tod’s bag by Lukas; Chloe Alice tote; Gerard sac Bandouliere harper bag; and many, many other stylish purses.

Certainly, the bags that these celebs are trending are not cheap. However, all of their bags have one thing in common aside from price – its purpose. After all, a bag is always a useful bag whether it costs $2 or $2000. One way to add oomph to your looks with the use of your bag is to match its color with yours