In a culture as simultaneously ancient and modern as Japans, it is not entirely surprising to see people amid the suited throngs of business folk wearing the traditional yukuta whilst surrounded by modern Tokyos intense neon glow. Yukata have been donned for thousands of years in Japan, getting th...
New York Citys reputation as the fashion capital of North America rests on more than world-class shopping. New York is, and always has been, the working centre of the fashion industry in North Americathe place where next years fashions are created and reported on by fashion pros inside the citys...
Over the next few weeks I will be posting guides on where to shop around the world so come back and see whats new.
Looking for a one-stop shop for an authentic suede-fringe vest that shimmied to the strains of Santana during the Summer of Love, an asymmetrical Halston original that glittered on t...
With every new year comes new trends some old and new. I have made up a list of trends for 2009 so take a look at whats hot.
See-through and sheer fabrics
Fringed clothing
One-Shouldered Tops, Dresses & Bikinis
Exposed Stomach Midriff
Boyfriend jeans
Try a few of these tre...
Sunglasses can be worn all year round and have a gerat CPW or Cost Per Wear. The trend never dies because it's a necessity. Sunglassses are a fashion peice that works for you. The look great while also blocking the suns harmful UV rays . Choose the sunglasses that are durable and blend...
Most of the people that visit this website cant go out and spend 2,000 dollars on a dress or 400 on a pair of shoes,but if that perfect dress or those a-maze-ing shoes were 75% off we could.
As a writer I have learned that I can only buy what I need and what I want only if it is a great dea...
PETA is trying hard to convince the average American to stop eating meat, and they think they've hit on the perfect ad: combine sexy lingerie models with vegetables, hint at sex, and air the commercial during the Superbowl.
Success! Or is it? NBC rejected the ad, calling it inappropriate, which i...
Barack Obama is widely praised for his fashion sense - his effortless ease at finding the right fabrics and making sure his pant legs hang low enough.
The above image, from If Charlie Parker Was a Gunslinger, shows a young Obama, relaxed in casual gear, but still bright-eyed and ambitious, posi...
Mischa Barton Caught Out
Making sure we put on our wellingtons and toxic repellent jacket, today fashionrat gets a little dirty with a dollop of low I.Q gossip guaranteed to get some horny teen traffic.
This story comes from the haute couture flagship event known as Paris Fashion Week. As...
A Brief look at Princess Mary
Mary Elizabeth Donaldson, The Crown Princess of Denmark leads a life that now reads like nearly every young girls fairytale. A wardrobe fantasy with title included , the demure Mary was born in Tasmania Australia on February 5th 1972 and has since gone on to wed ...
The bowling shirt with flames on it - ridiculed this year in "Drillbit Taylor", it's been a long-standing item in the closet of young men with no taste.
Sure, someone gave me a shirt like that, and I wore it out of obligation, but no longer! I pick my own clothes!
The image is from this list:...
These awful shop mirrors! Shops are trying to trick you into thinking that you look fine, by distorting your image in the mirror!
A reader wrote to the Guardian, asking why all the shop mirrors make her feel like she's in a fairground.
Hadley's answer was simple: you are in a fairground, of so...
John Carter, writing in the Guardian comment section, laments over the fact that men aren't allowed to compliment each other.
The most provocative phrase in his post is
"...picture Jeremy Clarkson on Top Gear, lifting and separating another man's testicles to convince him that, with more su...
In a culture as simultaneously ancient and modern as Japan’s, it is not entirely surprising to see people amid the suited throngs of business folk wearing the traditional yukuta whilst surrounded by modern Tokyo’s intense neon glow. Yukata have been donned for thousands of years in Japan, getting their start as an after-bath wrap for members of the aristocracy and eventually evolving into a comfortable summer-worn style, as suitable for a day perusing the markets as a casual night on the town. The more widely familiar term kimono refers to the style preferable in winter.
New York City’s reputation as the fashion capital of North America rests on more than world-class shopping. New York is, and always has been, the working centre of the fashion industry in North America—the place where next year’s fashions are created and reported on by fashion pros inside the city’s design studios and fashion magazines. Now some of those fashion insiders are sharing their unique access to the inner workings of the fashion industry with select shoppers
Over the next few weeks I will be posting guides on where to shop around the world so come back and see whats new.
Looking for a one-stop shop for an authentic suede-fringe vest that shimmied to the strains of Santana during the Summer of Love, an asymmetrical Halston original that glittered on the dance floor at Studio 54, or a one-of-a-kind flapper dress from the Roaring ‘20s? In Miami, you need look no further than C. Madeleine’s, a 10,000-square foot high-end vintage clothing emporium where not only movie, TV, and music superstars, but also the professionals who are paid to dress them, shop for well-preserved fashions from as far back as the late 1800s and as recent as only a couple of seasons ago
PETA is trying hard to convince the average American to stop eating meat, and they think they've hit on the perfect ad: combine sexy lingerie models with vegetables, hint at sex, and air the commercial during the Superbowl.