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The Changing Trends in Hair and Clothing Fashions

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Movie stars, singers and the general public love at times to experiment with hair and clothing styles. These can range from the elegant to the wild, depending on the personality of the individual.

When a major entertainer makes a dramatic change in wardrobe or hair, it can cause waves throughout the fan community. Fans are quick to copy the style, which then can be transmitted to others as the newest and latest style to mimic. This is especially true when a popular film comes out and a new style makes a hit with movie goers. Such crazes as mohawks, leg warmers and similar styles were established and set by the stars who wore them during a specific decade.

Keeping up with the dramatic changes in hair and clothing styles can often be a challenge for the fashion conscious. These styles can literally change overnight, causing what was one day to be the latest and greatest to be out of style the next. The middle of the road goal is to find those styles that have a timeless quality to them. These are the ones that weather the dramatic shifts in style with ease.

People that use this method are able to adjust their style much easier, while still leaving room to experiment with the wild side of fashion. This can be as simple as adding a dramatic color or pattern to a basic outfit. Others like to follow the changes closely. Whatever the style, there is still the fun and challenge on staying current with the trends.

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To Accessorize or Not to Accessorize?

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Beyond the basics of creating an outfit, which can be a difficult enough task, you have to decide whether or not to accessorize it. The unencumbered outfit can be as stylish a statement as all the bangles in the world – possibly more so. On the other hand, a plain outfit might gain new life with the right accessory. As usual, it’s up to you to figure out what your outfit requires in order to make a head-turning effect.

The purse might as well be its own outfit. In some ways, it has transcended the status of “accessory” to become the defining element of fashion. What about belts? Do you choose a conservative one or a flamboyant buckle with studded leather? If you’re especially adventurous, you can make your own belt. There’s nothing that says “fashion rebel” quite like a belt made out of paperclips. You can visit www.offers.com to see what materials you can find for your rebellious constructions.

Earrings are nearly purse level, but they’re still firmly in the accessory category. There are a lot of choices in the realm of ear decoration, but, sometimes, the best thing is to leave off earrings entirely, depending on the occasion. Everyone has different tastes in earrings – some don’t like them at all, some prefer small ones and some like hoops. In fact, that’s true of most accessories: you sacrifice some mobility for the sake of fashion.

The ultimate goal of any outfit, whether you accessorize it or not, is to look good, and it takes work to look good.

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Comfort, the New Fashion Mantra

Fashion followers tread a very fine line between what is considered normal and what is not. It is difficult to judge what fits, as different cultures all view it differently. For example, in some Asian cultures, body piercing is an auspicious and marked event in an individual’s life. In the West, piercing is generally frowned upon. There are so many other fashion practices that connote different meanings across various cultures.

Hair and make-up too vary among cultures and have changed throughout centuries. The laborious and painful hair-dos of Marie Antoinette days are ridiculous compared to the extremely casual slept-in hair styles that are in vogue today. It seems that even fashion has come full circle from being primitive and earthy in ancient times or arduous and painful during medieval times. Now, style is a blend of all that has passed. Today people can choose to be comfortable wearing such things as LRG Clothing or uncomfortable for the sake of style. Today it is much more of an individual choice than it was before.

Nowadays, people have the option and they prefer it in their own hands, rather than to be blinded by what is dictated. Fashion brands like LRG bring individuality to the forefront by creating looks that are urban and surprisingly refreshing, giving you the independence to choose any style. LRG clothes are very much in keeping with the times and can help you completely formulate your own style because of the wide variety of colors and graphics available. Despite the changes in the fashion world, you can still be trendy and fashionable at the same time.

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Piercings can be Considered an Extreme Fashion Statement

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One or two earring piercings is attractive and often a subtle fashion statement. However, when it becomes more than two sets, and anywhere else other than people’s ears, it’s often considered extreme. And, piercings are no longer just your ordinary earrings. They can bring parts of the skin together often in an extreme and painful way.

A corset piercing consists of several small rings inserted into the surface area of the skin. Usually this area is on the individual’s back, thighs or legs. For the back, the rings begin near the bottom of the shoulder blades and descend downward to just above the small of the back. The rings on the corset are looped together with decorative ribbon thus resembling a corset. This is a very painful area to pierce and it requires a very steady hand and lots of care. Because the skin in this part of the body is very delicate, it has a tendency to swell. Corset piercings last no more than two days before the flesh begins to rip.

Nipple and belly button piercings are done through the thin, soft tissue of the skin. A 14-guage needle is inserted into the thin flaps of skin then a ring or stud is secured into the opening. Another piercing is called spacers. These are typically found in the ear lobe. But, more recently people have been found piercing the nostrils and their bottom lips. It may look somewhat unattractive seeing someone’s bottom jaw and teeth. But it’s a fashion statement like most extreme piercings that speaks rebellion and individuality.

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More Dangerous Fashion Trends

Extreme fashion trends come and go and have been a part of our culture for centuries. It seems that fashion has such a strong pull that endangering one’s life or the chance for a deformity all in the name of “fashion” does not seem to deter the most intense fashion divas.

One fashion trend that has found its way back into fashion recently is extremely long earrings. This became popular in the 1980s and seems to be finding its way back into the fashion scene over the past few years. The danger of long earrings or large hoop earrings is their ability to get caught on things and pull out of the ear. This causes an injury to the ear that has to be surgically repaired.

Colored or novelty contact lenses have become a major fashion accessory. Unfortunately, it has become easy to purchase these lenses over-the-counter or online. Users are not receiving proper training or care while wearing these and tend to use them incorrectly and suffer eye infections as a result. Contact lenses of any kind should not be used without a doctor’s supervision.

Some of the most common fashion items that are used by nearly everyone have dangers involved as well. In fact, many hair colors contain carcinogens, which are chemicals that are known to cause cancer. Your clothing might be another source of toxins that can be introduced into your body. Synthetic leather, waterproof clothing, or clothing that is labeled as “easy care” or “easy iron” contains harmful chemicals which can release fumes throughout their lifetime. In fact, a dangerous chemical used in dry cleaning stays in your clothing and can contaminate your body and even your home. This chemical attacks the nervous system and can cause issues such as headaches, nausea, dizziness, and even reproductive issues.

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Dangerous Fashion Trends

Through the centuries there have been many fashion extremes come and go. Many were harmless; however others have created life altering deformities, illnesses, or death all in the name of “beauty.” Have you ever considered how far you would go to be fashionable?
In tenth century China women would break and bind their feet to keep them small and achieve the look of a Lotus flower bud. This practice caught on and the wealthiest families began breaking and binding their young daughter’s feet to achieve this status symbol look. This led to crippling and an inability to walk. It must have been incredibly painful to endure.
The corset was used in fashion off-and-on from the fifteen century until the nineteenth century when a small waistline became essential to fashion. Over tightening corsets led to crush injuries and deformities of the ribs, which in turn led to miscarriages and other physical ailments. Doctors continually warned women of the dangers of wearing corsets, and blamed corset wearing to 97 different diseases or ailments.
In the late sixteenth century pale skin was a must. Tanned skin indicated a life of hardship and labor. The most popular way to achieve the pale skin was called “ceruse” which was a mixture of white lead and vinegar. This mixture was applied to the face, neck, and bosom. This would continually poison the wearer until they began to develop skin lesions, rotting teeth, hair loss, and eventually death.
Through the years, extremes in foot fashion including high platform shoes, stiletto heels, “stilt” style shoes, etc. have led to many, many accidents and injuries caused by these. Some of these shoe styles have been bulky, heavy, and difficult to balance in. This has caused issues with legs and feet as well as difficulty walking and balancing resulting in injuries.

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Fashion Extremes Through the Centuries

There have been fashion extremes coming and going for centuries. In fact, some extreme fashions caught on and took hold lasting sometimes for one thousand years or more. Some of the things that catch on as a fashion are harmless enough, while others can cause serious injury, even death. Over the centuries there have been body altering fashions as well as clothing fashions that stood over the test of time.

In China during the tenth century royal families created the “lotus foot.” Royal women decided that they wanted to achieve the look of a tiny foot that looked like a lotus blossom. They began binding their feet in an effort to duplicate this look. This fashion trend caught on quickly and soon the wealthiest families began breaking and binding their daughter’s feet at very young ages to keep their feet small in an effort to achieve the lotus foot. This fashion extreme continued for over one thousand years until it was finally outlawed in 1949.

In the eleventh century European women of importance needed a way to set themselves apart from the lower class due to the fact that only local sources of fabrics were available such as fur and wool. These women began removing all of the hair on their faces and even the front part of their heads in an effort to set themselves apart. This fashion extreme also lasted for over one thousand years. It began in approximately 500 A.D. and stuck around until well into the Elizabethan era.

There have been many, many other fashion extremes through time such as elaborate headdresses for upper class women, bone crushing corsets, big wigs, or bustles. Some of these were simply a harmless fashion statement, although possibly uncomfortable, while others caused physical deformities.

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What is Ghetto Hair

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Ghetto has become very cool in the mainstream, and ghetto hair is one of the most obvious ways to start fitting into the scene. It’s one thing to look ghetto, but it’s another thing to look authentically ghetto. You need to understand what ghetto hair really is and how it became so cool.

Ghettos were traditionally defined as places where poor, ethnic people lived. Since people were so poor, they had to be very resourceful and imaginative to get an extreme hairstyle, like ghetto hair. No one style defines this kind of hairstyle. It is about standing out to express your own personality.

Blacks have been the real trendsetters with ghetto hair because the texture of their hair is perfect for sculpting extreme hairstyles that fit the individual. The hair would change daily and often included extreme color accents. Sometimes it was an updo, and other times it might be classy braids or straight, short bobs. For the white or Hispanic women, an updo defined a daring, wild girl, so girls would pile the hair up high in a messy fashion. It looked a little sophisticated, but a little trashy. It was super sexy.

Even the big stars are going for ghetto hair. Superstars, like Rhianna, change their hair daily, it seems. The whole world is watching her every move, so she has really brought ghetto extreme hairstyles into the mainstream. Even white stars, like Pink, go for ghetto. It’s definitely a major fashion trend in the hip hop scene, but even some other scenes are picking it up as a fashion statement. It’s a great way to loosen up a conservative image and really get noticed.

If you’re creating your own ghetto style, you can certainly follow the stars, but the very best ghetto hair is the kind you create yourself. Some styles do take a really long time, as they may require treatments to straighten hair, but they’ll look super cool.

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Fashion and Jewelry Trends for 2011

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The second decade of the new millennium sees a resurgence of the early seventies with subtle differences. Neutrals in sleek elegant lines by day and bold colors by night. Fabrics are plain and of natural materials like cotton. The recent military look is replaced by the more fun and flirty Nautical theme with white and navy being the dominant colors.

Jewelry is also more retro with the idea that “less is more.” While jewelry may be bold and bright, it will be limited to a few choice items. Classic, high quality items like pearls are likely to make a comeback with more silver and bronze metals being used. High craftsmanship and artistic design will feature prominently and the likes of Aaron Basha with his silver and platinum creations will do well in 2011.

Fashion trends are set by society not by designers so what the people think an important consideration when trying to predict the next mega trend. Society is tired of war, hence the regression of camouflage and the emergence of the “naughty nautical” theme which is more fun. Eco-friendly is a concern of society and it will only increase. Thus discerning buyers will be looking for quality, endurance and sustainability when choosing fashion and jewelry accessories.

Buyers will be concerned about conflict free diamonds, pearls and cotton fabrics which are renewable, and the highest quality they can afford in precious metals as they will become time honored treasure to be passed on from generation to generation, rather than being tossed next fashion season. A positive move in trying to adapt to climate change, people will be more aware of what they are wearing and try to avoid unwarranted waste, opting for better quality and innovative design.

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This Year’s Jewelry Trends are Big and Bold

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The name of the game in 2011 for trends in jewelry might just be go bold or go home. Designers are creating colorful, unusual and large pieces. Instead of complimenting your outfit, these designs will stand out and command attention. Look for noticeable necklaces, oversized bracelets, and flashy earrings to be in demand and on all the hottest fashion models. Following in this over the top theme, keep an eye out for motifs that stand out from the crowd. You will see a lot of elements of animals like snakes, birds, elephants, bugs and others to be incorporated into the design of the jewelry. You will also see other motifs like flowers and coins in this year’s fashions.

Some other trends include designs that are all metal. This jewelry is not made of traditional precious metals. Instead, it is made of lightweight metal materials and is large in size. The designs themselves are also a little off the beaten path as they are more angular and oddly shaped. Pairing a nice, metal necklace with a stainless steel Carl F. Bucherer watch would be a great way to make a statement when you hit the town this year.

Some other things to keep an eye out for when they hit the stores is jewelry that has fringe added to it. These pieces will compliment the newest fashion trend in clothing and other accessories as fringe is expected to be big in those arenas of fashion as well. To go along with the theme of bold, be on the lookout for large retro inspired rings and over-sized square bangles. As you can see, the 2001 trends in jewelry are not for those looking to not be noticed. This year’s fashions will get you noticed because if you want to be in style then you will have to be big and bold.

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