We’ve heard it: strong is the new sexy. And we all want to look good in all those new clothes that we buy. But to a beginner at fitness, things can be quite confusing. Cardio or weights? Steady or high intensity? If you’ve joined a gym, watching beefy guys lift 10x your weight can be intimidating (I speak from experience, although I’ve found that most … Continue reading 3 Tips For Getting Started On Your Fitness Journey
Before you know it, we are halfway through 2015 and right into summer! It’s finally time for flirty summer dresses, crop tops, and funky accessories. Instead of busting out your trusty chunky tribal jewelry, why not accessorize with June’s birthstone: pearl? While we are fans of the elegant look pearls provide (think Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s), here are 6 fresh ways you can … Continue reading 6 Ways To Wear June’s Birthstone: Pearl
Milan was awash with colour as fashionistas flocked to see the shows in their brightest, brashest pieces — all of which were bang-on-trend and ever so stylish. Coats were colour-blocked, printed, tie-dyed, printed and splattered, while others were carefully co-ordinated with the layered pieces underneath. A more playful approach to fashion was evident in pieces that sported Mickey Mouse with additional pompoms added to his outfit, knitted … Continue reading Street Style Winners From Milan
Florals. They are present in every Spring/Summer collection in some way or another, but this season, they have also showed up on the Fall runways. Led by Givenchy, Dolce & Gabbana and Erdem, the flowers of the moment are set on a black canvas for a dark, mysterious allure. While we don’t enjoy distinguished seasonal changes as our counterparts in Europe or the U.S. do, … Continue reading Florals
Meet Jules Ostin, the online fashion site founder in the movie “The Intern” starring Anne Hathaway, who unveiled the most fashionable work setting and attire of the industry where fashion meets technology. Colours black and white are the classic evergreens in fashion for mix and match. Blouses, skirts and trousers are the must-haves in your wardrobe: you can have a collection of different colors which … Continue reading The Intern — Anne Hathaway’s Look
Explore the ever-changing character of the refined seascape with polaroid-tinted grey-blues and sea-greens as they come together in slouchy linen-blend jerseys — perfect for the roughness of the chilly coast. Enduring, alluring, and atmospherically sensorial, the soft hues lead to an emotional discovery and personal voyage — a space of contentment amongst the mis-matched stones and copper reds of the worn materials. TOP PICKS SHOP SEASCAPE > Continue reading Seascape
Making the decision to apply for a scholarship, now that is the easy part in a long process of scholarship application. Scholarships are valuable! Free money, no debt burden and you can focus solely on your education! With a multitude of scholarships around, which one would be right for you? What do I mean by that? Do a simple Google search on scholarships and you … Continue reading 5 Tips In Choosing The Right Scholarship
With New York Fashion Week having wrapped up last week, it’s time to hop across the pond to London — home to the royal family, fish and chips, plus the polished punk styles on its streets. Showcasing the Fall collections of Burberry, Topshop and Tom Ford, we step off the catwalk and onto the streets to check out the coolest It-Brits around. TOP PICKS Continue reading Get The London Look
Gordon Richardson has been with TOPMAN since 2000, and was made Creative Director in 2012. After graduating from the Royal College of Art in London in 1976, he set up his own menswear label, which was impressively stocked at Harrods. Two years later, he moved to Paris to design women’s accessories for Daniel Hechter, where he progressed to become Designer of the international menswear collection. … Continue reading Gordon Richardson — Creative Director Speaks TOPMAN
ZALORA X HOW DO I LOOK Though the body-con dress has taken a backseat for a few years now, it resurfaces every now and then when a girl needs to make an impression — one that only a form-fitting outfit can succeed at creating. Whether it’s a body-con dress made famous by the glorious Herve Leger, or a great ensemble of leather pants and tank top that … Continue reading Form Fitting
With the start of yet another Fashion Week well under way, we take a look at the best looks spotted out and about on the streets of New York at the Fall ’15 shows earlier this year. From ice-blue velvet and fur jackets, to Perspex ankle boots and snakeskin wedged brogues, we capture the chicest street style moments and must-see pieces everyone is buzzing about. … Continue reading Styles From The Sidewalks Of New York
One of the most influential women in the fashion business, Kate Phelan is the Creative Director at TOPSHOP, a Contributing Editor to British Vogue and one of Britain’s most esteemed stylists. Moving to London in 1984 to study fashion communications at Central St Martins, her university degree was interrupted by a three-month work placement at Vogue. Phelan was offered the position of full-time Fashion Assistant, … Continue reading Kate Phelan Speaks All Things TOPSHOP
The lady who lunches on cucumber sandwiches and scones filled with cream and jam while sipping on a glass of fizz and shading herself from the intense summer sun. Her outfit seemingly made from the prettiest of bouquets, printed on wispy fabrics — fluid, delicate and ever so feminine. The whimsical and overtly ladylike silhouettes have a touch of eccentricity and drama, flirtatious skirts and body-conscious curves … Continue reading Deep Summer Soiree
Out-Of-The Box Thinking, that sure is a mouthful. But what exactly is it? Thinking creatively, design thinking, it is known by many names but essentially it is a useful skill that can only be gained from experience. It is about looking at a problem and seeing multiple perspectives and the opportunities of it. Sounds like a good skill to have? Well good news! Anyone can … Continue reading What Out-Of-The-Box Thinking Can Do For You
Fall is upon us and our wardrobes are in need of a few timely updates. Dorothy Perkins walks us through its Fall Style Heroes with styling suggestions and tips. THE ’70S BLOUSE THE SKINNY PANTS Channel the golden days of ’70s glamour this season with a romantic, full-sleeved blouse. Whether it’s in a lighter silk material or a heavy cotton, it is an easy layering … Continue reading The 6 Hero Styles For Fall
By now, you would have heard or read about this piece of advice in an article online or from your best friends. It IS important to wear sunscreen daily! While you may have heard this everywhere, you may also need a little reminder of why this habit is so important. So if you haven’t really incorporated sunscreen into your daily routine, take a look at … Continue reading 4 Reasons To Apply Sunscreen Religiously
Fashion is one of the few industries that relay on low-tech machinery, in comparison to other industries like publishing, marketing, advertising and education. Just look at the fashion industry! It still uses sewing machines, zippers and dyes. Most of which are inventions that have changed little over the centuries. But what has changed is the way in which garment have been produced and sold. The … Continue reading 5 Inventions To Change The Future Of Fashion
Fashion is evolving, changing, constantly converging with other aspects in one moment. then it diverges from it in the next. This unpredictability in fashion is what drives its development into a thriving scene that we are familiar with today. This dynamism of fashion implies that what may be trendy now, can be archaic after two seasons; likewise what might have been a ground-breaking fashion phenomenon … Continue reading 6 Scientific Inventions That Have Revolutionised Fashion
ZALORA X HOW DO I LOOK Enter this Fall with a new attitude of anything-goes as you double up on prints and patterns. It’s safe to say that prints are key — from classic nautical stripes, polka-dots, patch-work, paisley prints, leopard print…. the list goes on. This season, it’s all about doubling and tripling up on the prints so go wild! Vivid, graphic patterns swirled across the … Continue reading Pilling On The Print
Before images of haute couture regularly invaded our timelines and news feeds, our ancestors made use of an ancient form of art to vent their creative impulses: face painting. We have done many things to show off what we are wearing on the outside, paying attention to the latest fashion and makeup trends, putting on the most gorgeous clothes that we can get our hands … Continue reading For The Love Of Face Paint
