Cosmetic Makeovers - Show and Tell - Fashion

Short Prom Dresses are In for 2010

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:26:58 -0700

Shorter, more affordable and versatile dresses are the trend for prom season 2010. Strapless and halter dresses will be very popular. The halter dress can flatter a plus-sized or top-heavy figure.

Pictured here is the Scala N17006 Short Prom Dress (about $160).

About eight million high school students will attend prom in 2010 and the prom dress industry generates about $1 billion each year.

Check out the video below featuring dozens of beautiful prom dress ideas;

Heidi Klum's Maternity Clothing Line

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:08:55 -0700

Heidi Klum has designed a maternity collection aimed at women who want to be fashionable while pregnant. See the Heidi Klum's Maternity Wear at Amazon.

She says "My goal was to create cutting-edge maternity clothes that allow women to look great while they are pregnant. I hope we made it a little bit easier for pregnant women to show their beautiful shapes during this miraculous time!"

The Style Savvy Game

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:39:45 -0700

Here is Beyonce promoting Nintendo's Style Savvygame. [Amazon link] Style Savvy let's you pretend you are the owner of your own designer boutique.

Top Celebrity Stylists

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:12:47 -0700

The iFashion Network has come up with a list of the seven top celebrity stylists in Hollywood. Find out who is dressing the stars and setting the fashion trends in the entertainment industry. See Top Seven Celebrity Stylists.

Ruffle it Up

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:17:17 -0700

Here's a couple of ruffle layer fashion ideas via Beverly Lane. They are an online women's apparel retail store based in Atlanta. The pink layered ruffle top is $19.99 and the brown zipper dress is only $26.99

Tube Skirts: How to Wear Them

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:38:41 -0700

Here's a good video on how to wear tube skirts, for day and night. Via WhoWhatWear.com

Ashley Greene Wears Body Paint

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:10:30 -0700

Twilight star Ashley Greene wears body paint to promote bottled water. It's an ad for SoBe water and it apparently took the artist 12 hours to paint each suit.

Black Clothes Don't Suit Most Women

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:08:07 -0700

The Daily Mail has a detailed post today about black clothing being the wrong color for four out of every five women because they say this color ages the face for anyone with warm skin coloring (based on yellow, orange or gold colors).

Check it out here.

The only people that look good in black are the 'winter' complexions. See more on the four season complexions here.

Carrie's 50 Coolest Outfits

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:28:35 -0700

Elle magazine has put together a slideshow of 50 outfits worn by Carrie Bradshaw in the many seasons of Sex and the City. Check out the fun slideshow at Elle.com.

First Asian Model at Victoria's Secret Show

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:38:47 -0700

Liu Wen, age 21, will be the first Asian model at the annual pre-christmas Victoria's Secret fashion show. Three of the regular models are off having babies or recovering from having babies (Karolina Kurkova, Adriana Lima and Heidi Klum). Chanel Iman will also be making a first appearance as an Angel at this show.

Marissa Mayer as Glamour Woman

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:40:06 -0700

Marissa Mayer has been chosen as one of Glamour Magazine's women of the year. She's a senior VP at Google and was one of the first employees there. She plays a key role in setting Google's look and feel (and overall aesthetics). See Glamour's list of other women of the year here.

Futuristic Chic for Spring 2010

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:22:59 -0700

See the video below where Lesley Scott discusses fashion for Spring 2010, and dubs the new trend as "Futuristic Chic". She says "it's very Blade Runner'y, very tough, and in some cases, quite androgynous."

The image above is from Rodarte's Spring 2010 slideshow at Style.com.

Smoothies Shapewear by DNKY

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:35:45 -0600

For those who want to show their shapewear underwear off to the world, DNKY is coming out with a new shapewear product called 'Smoothies'. They're available in some psychedelic colors. They come in bike short, high waist bike short and Capri styles. By early next year, you'll see them being sold in the hosiery departments for $15.

Virtual Clothing is a Big Deal

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:30:55 -0600

People in the US spent a whopping one billion dollars on virtual goods in 2009. This virtual shopping habit is expected to grow 60% higher in 2010.

A lot of this spending is by teenage girls who want to dress up their avatars on sites like IMVU, Meez, and IAC's Zwinky's.

See a promo example from IMVU in the video clip below;

Kids Halloween Costume Ideas 2009

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:51:27 -0600

Check out more fun kids Halloween costumes in the video below.