What Coloration Should I Put on to some China Memorial service

Colors worn at the China funeral service derive from the relation to its your dearly departed. A lot of hues are appropriate attire in a China memorial service, apart from along with crimson. Red is actually symbolic of tranquility as well as joy within Oriental tradition.
The actual Corpse
The corpse at a Oriental memorial is normally dressed up in white-colored, an dark brown or orange. The particular corpse is not dark, crimson simply because — in accordance with Chinese opinion — red-colored garments transforms the actual dead in a cat. The actual corpse’s deal with is covered with a yellow towel, and the entire body having a light-blue material.

Your Quick Loved ones
The particular fast family gowns as well when the dead was obviously a boy. If the dearly departed was a better half or even child, family members dons african american being a indication of best tremendous grief. Grandchildren in the departed put on blue apparel, along with great-grandchildren use light-blue apparel. Darker orange may be the colour pertaining to other family members in the family, such as aunties, uncles as well as cousins.

Other Family Members
Brothers-in-law of the household — and also pals in the family members — don bright. This particular shade represents they are not necessarily part of the household. White is a shade of love throughout Chinese language way of life, and it is meant to show respect. swanmarks.com

Get cape, wear cape! Diana Vickers leads the style pack in tweed as London Fashion Week kicks off with Zoe Jordan’s show

London Fashion Week might be about the collections on the catwalk but it’s the styles on the front rows that really attract attention.

And Diana Vickers stood out from the rest on Friday as LFW kicked off with Zoe Jordan’s a/w 2013 show at Somerset House, wearing one of the designer’s tweed capes and matching skirts.

The former X Factor star proved her style credentials in the fashion-forward look, as she was joined on the front row by a host of London’s most trend-conscious stars.

All eyes on her: Diana Vickers stands out in a tweed cape at the Zoe Jordan show during London Fashion Week on Friday

The 21-year-old, who has come a long way in the style stakes since her appearance on the talent show in 2008, matched the designer’s tweed cape and skirt with a long-sleeved, maroon top.

Keeping her legs bare, despite the cold weather, the young singer added a pair of towering, black ankle boots and wore a casual but stylish black shoulder bag.

She wore her long blonde hair unstyled and tousled and added minimal make up in a bid to keep all of the focus on her stand-out outfit.

Singer to style icon: The former X Factor star turns heads in the designer’s outfit, pairing the tweed suit with a maroon top

Great minds: Presenters Laura Whitmore and Amanda Byram wore the same print to the first LFW show

Fashion lovers out in force: Model Olivia Inge and Amanda both sat front row as London’s style elite geared up for the big week

The West End star wasn’t the only person at the show wearing Zoe’s own designs, as presenters Laura Whitmore and Amanda Byram both wore outfits with her trademark ink splash print.

The blonde MTV star also went bare-legged in a short white dress, standing out in the eye-catching print and clutching a grey bag to her.

Style on the FROW: Olivia was joined by Tolula Adeyemi on the front row as Zoe debuted her a/w 2013 collection

Red alert: Jaime Winstone matches a red Zoe Jordan top to her bright lipstick for the show

Fans of the brand: Laura and Amanda are just two of the stars who champion Zoe Jordan, showcasing her designs on the front row

Style-conscious stars: Dionne Bromfield joins Olivia on the front row in their first LFW outing

Total Wipeout presenter Amanda wore the same print but as a top, matching it with one of the designer’s bright pink, tweed skirts.

Amy Winehouse’s goddaughter Dionne Bromfield opted for a green metallic top, matched with skinny jeans and stilettos and posed for photos before taking her place on the front row.

Flame-haired model Olivia Inge certainly made sure that she stood out as she wore a loose-fitting bright orange top and red jacket.

Brights and metallics: Zoe Jordan debuts her new collection featuring bright block colours and metallic suits

Opening show: Zoe Jordan’s show is the first of London Fashion Week, which will run until Tuesday

First finale: The models walk in the show’s finale, the first of what is set to be a jam-packed LFW

The 31-year-old sat with pals Tolula Adeyemi and actress Jaime Winstone, who also mixed orange and red.

Big names to show this week include Mary Katrantzou, JW Anderson, Jonathan Saunders, Burberry, Mulberry, Paul Smith, Preen, Matthew Williamson and Temperley London, while Rihanna will showcase her collection for River Island and L’Wren Scott is joining the London line-up for the first time.

Aren’t you cold? Laura Whitmore braved the chilly February weather without tights

All smiles: The MTV presenter clearly enjoyed her time at the fashion show

LOL! Someone must have said something really really funny to Tolula Adeyemi 

Bright: The sun was out at Somerset House for Dionne

Launching LFW on Friday morning, mayor Boris Johnson said: ‘London Fashion Week is a dazzling showcase of great British talent. Its significance has been growing over the last few years, with strong attendance by press and buyers from around the world.’

The Made In Chelsea contingent were represented by Rosie Fortescue, Oliver Proudlock and Millie Mackintosh.

The girls blocked out the winter sun in oversized shades, while Proudlock stuck to his trademark glasses.

The Chelsea Crew: Rosie Fortescue, Oliver Proudlock and Millie Mackintosh attend the Somerset House show

Winter sun: Millie keeps the bright rays out of her eyes in a pair of oversized shades

Hey everyone look how could I look! Rosie checks herself in a mirror

New York Fashion Week: A Guy’s Take

All of my knowledge of high fashion comes from two sources: Kanye West songs and that one Saturday I accidentally watched a marathon of America’s Next Top Model.

With this dangerously small amount of information, I agreed to cover New York Fashion Week for TIME. While experienced journalists would be able to answer the “Who, What, When, Where and Why” of Fashion Week, I was tasked with articulating the “Huh?” us less trendy mortals usually resort to when reading about the event.

I was assigned to cover a show by designer Anna Sui, who my fashion-minded friends have assured me is a Very Big Deal. As I walked into the Lincoln Center, Katy Perry’s “I Kissed a Girl” was blasting throughout the building, which seemed appropriate based on my preconceived notions about fashionistas. All the people milling about in front of the theater looked appropriately fabulous. Some sipped champagne, while others took pictures in front of a legitimately slick Mercedes-Benz. I immediately realized that my conscious decision to wear a Polo sweater to this event was not going to elevate me to the coolness level of a Benz with suicide doors.

Since no one seemed to want to hand me a free beer or glass of champagne, I shuffled my way to the theater. I’ll admit, it was a little less grandiose than I’d imagined. The runway sat level on the floor—for some reason I thought it’d be elevated and the models would glower down at us. It was already after six, when the show was scheduled to start, and the room wasn’t even half full.

I found my seat and immediately launched into my first fashion interview, ever, with Andrijana Subotić Pjajcik. She’s a Croatian fashion designer and, more importantly, the lady who happened to be sitting next to me at this show. Andrijana was on her first trip to New York as a gift from her husband on her 40th birthday. She’d already seen Michael Kors’ collection at an earlier show and was excited to check out Sui. “I have my own shops in Zagreb, so I make some comparisons,” she says. “I saw lots of inspiration walking through New York.”

Andrijana took a great deal of pity on my woeful lack of knowledge and explained that her style was mostly avant-garde, asymmetrical designs that emphasize muted colors. She hosts two shows herself each year in Croatia and has owned her own fashion label for eight years. One odd impact of the global recession: more unemployed Croatians have taken to fashion design, crowding the market.

Beyond the shows, Andrijana said the highlight of her trip had been going on a Sex and the City tour in the West Village. Apparently Carrie and company were also a big deal in central Europe.

While we waited, Andrijana pointed out a few fashion world bigwigs, including Grace Coddington, the creative director at Vogue. Finally, at around 6:40—fashionably late, of course—the lights dimmed and the crowd grew silent. At the far end of the runway, “Anna Sui” flashed in brilliant gold letters and a French rendition of The Loco-Motion erupted in the small theater.

What happened over the next 15 minutes was a blur of psychedelic clothing and French pop songs. My woefully untrained eye got a big ‘60s vibe from the clothes I saw, mixed with some futuristic elements. I saw at least one pair of glasses that must have been borrowed from Cyclops of the X-Men and one glittering yellow coat that I can only describe as a “bling jacket.” Many of the more reasonable clothes seemed appropriate for Megan Draper, Don Draper’s young, trendy second wife on Mad Men. A lot of the outfits were certainly interesting, but it would be hard to imagine anyone walking down the street wearing this.

By 7, all the models had finished glaring at us (OK—some smirked), Sui had come out for a brief bow and the lights were coming on again. While the fashion show had been surprisingly interesting, it seemed like quite a lot of anticipation for a 15-minute event. But maybe some of the folks at Fashion Week would say the same about waiting in line three hours to watch grown men chuck a ball across 100 yards of grass, which I have happily done before.

I wanted to get Andrijana’s take on the bizarre assortment of clothes we’d just seen so I could sound smarter in this article, but she disappeared as soon as the lights came on. Like all of us, Andrijana had come to New York to make it—before the show, she’d been debating whether to give her business card to Coddington, the Vogue creative director. My advice was: You’re in New York for six days, so why the hell not? Hopefully she took a chance and approached her.

From what I surmised about the odd spectacle of watching supermodels walk around in crazy clothes no one ever thought to make before, fashion is about being brave.

The substance of Michelle Obama’s style

First Lady Michelle Obama stood on the steps of the US Capitol during President Barack Obama’s second-term swearing-in, holding Martin Luther King Jr’s black leather bible in her magenta-gloved hands. The smaller Lincoln bible rested atop it.

Michelle Obama said nothing during the hour-long ceremony. But in the sea of black topcoats she stood out – statuesque bearing, bangs accentuating her cheekbones and grooming attuned to the history books and high-definition television.

After rallying the country to fight childhood obesity, speaking to the value of mentoring and championing the contributions of military families, she was once again in the spot where she had stood four years ago: a silent symbol of an administration’s mood and manner, a template of patriotism, a standard-bearer for femininity.

Wearing a navy Thom Browne coat cut from custom-made jacquard and a co-ordinating dress, she was a more subdued, more reserved presence than in 2009.

She had traded in the bright, idealistic sheen of the lemongrass Isabel Toledo ensemble for one that was structured, relatively spare and unadorned except for the black, bejewelled J Crew belt she added after the morning’s prayer service.

In four years, her style had shifted from fizzy hope to glimmering pragmatism. Her clothes mimicked her husband’s. The Thom Browne coat was created from silk and echoed his discreet blue neckwear.

As expected, the president wore a sober black overcoat, dark suit and black gloves, with a tiny American flag pin dotting his lapel.

Their daughters, Sasha and Malia, finished the family portrait wearing coats in shades of lilac and violet. The elegant silhouettes underscored their new maturity.

Still, the first lady’s clothes stand apart. Observers obsess about her wardrobe because it offers clues to the personality of a public woman – a historic woman – who remains a resolutely private person.

In an era of televised confessionals, she has never laid herself bare. But thankfully, her clothes, with their quirks and eccentric embellishments, do not adhere to unwritten protocol or dowdy traditions that have so often left first ladies little more than beige cyphers.

For four years, Obama’s clothes have connected with the public in contemporary terms, in the language of Hollywood’s progressive glamour, Seventh Avenue’s bold entrepreneurship and the democracy of the mass market.

In the constant tug of war between style and substance, Obama has proven they can be one and the same.

More than any other first lady in history, Obama has pushed the American fashion industry into the international spotlight.

With a global reach unlike any actor or musician – and an authenticity untouched by endorsement – she carried the creative skills, the technical wizardry and the earnest ambitions of Seventh Avenue stalwarts and upstarts into Buckingham Palace, the neighbourhoods of Ghana and into fashion’s very heart of darkness – Paris.

Obama has celebrated a distinctly contemporary version of American style, a sensibility rooted in comfort and practicality, wholly removed from the old world formality that still percolates within French fashion and apart from the flashy sex appeal and bella figura tailoring that are the twin pillars of Italian aesthetics.

In her embrace of fashion, Obama does not ask designers to adapt their sensibilities to her own desires. Instead, she – or her emissary – encourages their best efforts and, most often, they rise to the occasion. Her ability to bring a significant financial windfall to the many mass-market labels she wears has been documented by a professor at New York University’s Stern school of business.

She is the first East Wing occupant to wield such economic clout, in part because she lives in an age when a single image can be tweeted around the world.

Obama is a fashion icon, for all of the attention, discomfort and power that phrase might suggest.

But she has been dogged by scepticism and disappointment in the fact that her work has not been substantive, that it has not been worthy of her educational pedigree. The fascination with her clothes has fuelled that debate.

But is substance being confused with controversy? Obama did not dive into the roiling seas of healthcare reform as former first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton did. But is tackling a pathology that threatens the life expectancy of generations of children any less significant?

Whether she will add a fourth or fifth item to her list of priorities is under discussion among her staff.

“The first lady is exploring ways that she can make a real difference for Americans,” said Kristina Schake, Obama’s communications director, “not just for these next four years, but for years to come.”

Make no mistake; Obama would be loath to declare her interest in fashion a priority. And it is hard to imagine that she would willingly become the face of a campaign promoting the United States’ $350 billion fashion industry. But style is a tool African American media use for pushing back against generations of stereotypes about black women. As Michelle Ebanks, president of Essence Communications, noted, admiring words about the glossy images of a first-lady-lawyer-mother have become a near mantra in her home – repeated, not to daughters, but to sons. Style is dignity, self-respect and confidence.

While Obama did not invent the sleeveless sheath, she gave it distinctive verve by pairing it with lean, sculpted arms. Those arms, that powered her through celebrity push-up competitions set her apart from the generation of women who preceded her into the White House.

Obama has revelled in her athleticism, her physical fitness.

Her arms continue to be a rallying cry for gym-going women who struggle through just-one-more-set of bicep curls. Style is a synonym for health and vigour.

Indeed, Obama has done more than any contemporary figure to normalise fashion, to move it from an outlier industry of flamboyant personalities and indecipherable verbiage to one that is discussed in the public domain with the same respectful tone applied to technology, architecture or even sports.

By giving style a prominent place in her public life, even when standing silently on a cold January day, Obama remains both eloquent and significant.

London Fashion Week: 1920s style at Bora Aksu

For Autumn/Winter 2013, Turkish designer Bora Aksu showed a complex collection inspired by the infamous Dolly Sisters.

Corsets, pencil skirts and flapper dresses recalled the tragic vaudeville twins who broke hearts in 1920s New York.

Silhouettes and contrasting fabrics point to the duality of their lives – high glamour followed by poverty and suicide.

The sisters’ appetite for wealth was played out through rich fabrics such as turkish leather, shearling pelts, luxury coated silks and embroidery.

Aksu’s strength is in detail: scallop edges, lace work, beading and laminated lace.

But some of the colour combinations – khaki blouson jackets worn with nude pencil skirts, for example – may prove challenging.

As will some of the shapes themselves: shoulder flaps and a recurring odd tie detail.

Best pieces were pretty A-line chiffon dresses, like lingerie.

Aksu makes his models work: for Spring Summer 2013, the girls had their hair teased to tears and walked out looking very uncomfortable.

It happened again this season: particularly the models in the leather corsets, tight pencil skirts and towering heels. We felt a bit sorry for them!

Steps to make Chinese Attire

There are several types of China’s clothes like the Hanfu, Pien-Fu, Chang Pao and also Shenyi. Traditional Oriental people use them for different events. Most Chinese garments include gowns, but a majority of include tunics, which attain the soil (for women) along with tunics, which can be just underneath your legs (males). If you wish to wear a Chinese language dress and ready made kinds do not suit a person, you may earn your personal out of several needed resources.
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Make necessary physique sizes for that Chinese language dress. Focus on the particular waistline, breast, chest range, again waist length (through the lower neck of the guitar on the waist) along with peak (through the shoulder blades on the ft).

You could make your attire routine based upon the body sizes, even though pursuing the Oriental clothes structure guidebook. Readily outdated paper to really make the styles. You should buy China dress structure books within craft retailers or even online.

Place your routine within the silk or perhaps silk fabric as well as make the grade out and about in accordance with the design.

Continue with the sewing instructions which came with men and women structure guide. Although you may sew it manually, sewing that with the aid as a device gives chinese people clothes a clear end.

Sewn throughout zippers, buttons and other concluding details. Pop reduced post. www.swanmarks.com

How to Know if Prada Clothes are Traditional

Prada is definitely an trendy life style series produced in Italy. Guccio Gucci founded the company in 1921 and his awesome legacy of music thrives on via his or her name; your famous trademark initialed or monogrammed double H structure. Gucci is known for their pricey as well as well-made bags and sneakers, but in addition makes men’s and women’s clothes.

Instructions
Attention to Fine detail
Look at the actual signature monogram design in the double correspondence G. On fake clothes, a new imprinted as well as monogrammed twice Gary style with a wallet or even lapel may be like C’s or G’s is going to be in reverse. If your brand name will be spelled out in its entirety, be sure Prada is actually wrote properly. Misspellings reaffirm how the item of clothing is really a fake.

Glance at the stitches in the content label within the clothes. It has to note that your dress was developed inside France, or even the object is often a bogus. Nations which might be seen to mass produce counterfeit or perhaps look-alike merchandise is Tiongkok as well as South korea. Furthermore be aware the grade of the stitching. Prada is acknowledged for good quality generation. Ensure all stitching will be actually during the entire bit, with out divots or rips from the stitches.

Evaluate the price tag. Gucci apparel will set you back 100’s of dollars. For example, some pants can start off about $300. A fresh Gucci shirt promoting regarding $10 or perhaps $20 can be phony or most likely ripped off. Acquiring items that have already been stolen is illegal.

Obtain Gucci garments at the respected retailer. High-end stores, real Prada stores or the Gucci web site would be the most secure destination to buy clothing and understand that it really is traditional. Buying Prada garments through road distributors, open markets or perhaps fake websites place you in high risk to find fake scans.

Fab after 40: Fashion ‘wakeup’ call will put time on your side

It’s time to shake up your style and wake up your wardrobe. And for Lois Joy Johnson it’s as simple as buying a dress.

“If you’re looking for an easy solution, have to wake up in the morning and look good from 7 a.m. all the way through the day and don’t want to think about it, buy a dress,” she says.

Johnson, a founding editor of MORE magazine and author of the book “The Wardrobe Wakeup: Your Guide to Looking Fabulous at Any Age.”

Johnson’s new book is a honest, girlfriend-to-girlfriend manual aimed at women over 40 who are tired of wearing the same boring pieces in the same boring way. Loaded with helpful tips and tricks – “Wear one color head-to-toe. It’s a style home-run” – photos of real women rocking their looks and talking about what works for them and, of course, a cheeky discussion of aging body parts and how to work with them.

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“I know now that I really need comfort,” she says, clad in a fitted cashmere dress, black boots and perfectly done hair. “If I’m comfortable my brain works better, I’m happier, I smile more and I’m more self confident. If I have to wear something that’s too fashiony, too trendy, or forget my comfort elements, forget it.”

Johnson, 61, says her style is minimalist and artsy. She mostly mostly wears black and gray with a pop of yellow.
“My hair is a big part of my fashion and look,” she says about her blonde locks. “I bleach the hell out of my hair and I love it. I think having yellow hair is something I’ll never outgrow, even when I’m 90.”

Johnson says the secret for women of all ages is to keep their inner girls alive.

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“I think whether you’re 60 or 50 or 40, everyone feels youthful inside,” she says. “And keeping that spirit going, maybe it’s a sparkly ballet flat or maybe it’s a ‘60s band tshirt under your Armani pantsuit. I think keeping that spirit of who you were when you fell in love with fashion alive is really important.”

We caught up with four fabulous New York women in their 40’s and 50’s – Edris Nicholls, owner of Meatpacking Salon Edris, Eve Feuer, celebrity stylist and wardrobe consultant, Cynde Watson, creator of Rich cosmetics and founder of Rich Makeup Studio in Harlem – all of whom appear in Lois’ book – and Kiran Rai, founder of celebrity-favorite brand Sir Alistair Rai, to get their style secrets. Here’s what they said:

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Edris Nicholls, owner of Edris Salon, said she wears her Issey Miyake purple scarf “every day with every thing.”

Edris Nicholls, 49, owner of Edris Salon in Meatpacking

Her style: “My style is my own. I do not follow trends. I wear an Issey Miyake purple scarf every day with every thing, even if it’s just stuck to my bag.”

What she’s wearing: “A flowing green Issey Miyake tunic and pants with my signature purple scarf that brings out the warmth in my skin. The statement is effortless style.”

Style mantra? “Dress for your body, not just for the trend or what you think others might like. Confident is style!”
Bargain or full price at Barneys? “Neither! There is no need to pay full price unless it’s custom designed.”

What’s the item you can’t live without? “My scarf. It holds my energy. It’s my good-luck charm.”

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Eve Feurer, a stylist and personal fashion consultant, said that while she was much trendier in her 20s, she now tries “very hard to stay true” to herself.

Eve Feuer, 52, stylist and personal fashion consultant

Her style: “I wear jeans almost every day. I dress them up or down accordingly, usually with a silk shirt, textured jacket and with heels for dinner or with sweaters or great T-shirts by day.”

What she’s wearing: “A leather T-shirt from Massimo Dutti with my favorite J. Brand jeans, a very typical outfit for me and a slight twist to my T-shirt look. I always accessorize and this time, I picked an armful of bangles. I love all shades of neutral colors.”

How has your style changed since you were in your 20s? “I was much trendier in my 20s than I am now. I know my taste and what looks best on me and try very hard to stay true to myself.”

What’s your one piece of style advice? “Throw on a scarf to change your mood and outfit quickly and easily – a bright color scarf can instantly transform a boring outfit.”

Bargain or full-price at Barneys? “I am definitely a bargain shopper. I will pay full price if I need something right away for an event, or for shoes, but otherwise I prefer to wait for sales. I love sample sales!”

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Kiran Rai, creative director and founder of fashion brand Sir Alistair Rai, says Jenna Lyons of J.Crew is one of her style icons.

Kiran Rai, 46, creative director and founder of fashion brand Sir Alistair Rai

Her style: “It’s the same as it was when I was 20, a mix of cheap and luxe, bo-ho and hippie and always overaccessorized.

What she’s wearing: “JCrew silk cami, Zara sequined bolero, slouchy Current/Elliott boyfriend jeans, Steve Madden booties, jewelry from India and a Chanel chain belt.”

What are your style rules? “Nothing tight! I have just never done it. I buy everything 1-2 sizes too big and either tailor it or just let it hang. I dig that. A man once said to me, “You would never know what you got under there” and I like that, especially at 46. Less is more.”

Style icons? “Jenna Lyons, hands down. She’s so cool and I love her. Also Diane von Furstenberg and Coco Chanel.

Labels you love? I live for Zara, it’s just the best for the price point and it’s classy. It’s the Forever21 for adults. JCrew, when I need classic touches; Chanel for bags and shoes. I’m a combo shopper all the way, I like to miss designer with affordable piece, and I love vintage.

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Cynde Watson, a beauty entrepreneur, likes adding a pop of menswear to her looks.

Cynde Watson, 46, beauty entrepreneur, makeup artist and founder/creative director at Rich makeup studio in Harlem

Her style: “Feminine with a menswear edge. You will always find me wearing Converse sneakers, ankle boot, skinny jeans or black leggings with an oversize sweater or crisp white shirt. Usually, I’m in all black. I also love dresses because they are sleek and make a statement without a lot of fuss. I will add a pop of color, usually red or bordeaux.

What she’s wearing: “A red Fenn Wright Manson wrap dress with a ruffle collar. This wrap dress complements my curves. I don’t wear a lot of jewelry, so the ruffle collar is like a built-in accessory.”

What do you know now that you didn’t know in your 20s? “I know my body and choose styles that complement it. I also realize less is more.”

Style mantra? “Dress for the body you have, not the one you had or aspire to have. Find a designer that fits your lifestyle and signature style.”

What’s the item you can’t live without? “I don’t wear a lot of accessories, however, a nice wide belt would be my go-to piece with an oversized handbag and sunglasses.”

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“Keeping that spirit of who you were when you fell in love with fashion alive is really important,” said Johnson.

5 WAYS TO LOOK REAL HAUTE

1. Double your camouflage benefits by choosing draped tops and dresses in a small allover print. The combo of strategically gathered fabric and pattern disguises everything from muffin tops to belly bulge.

2. Belt dresses and coats like Michelle Obama to freshen classic, tailored or conservative pieces. Collect embellished, skinny and colorful belts to change up clothes you own.

3. Make dresses, not blazers or suits, your new lifestyle power pieces.

4. Nude pumps that match your face foundation and shallow V, scoop and draped necklines stretch your legs and neck so anybody looks instantly taller and slimmer.

5. Wakeup your wardrobe and skin with color!  If you’re shopping the sales or buying new for spring skip black and trendy green and head for warm, energizing reds, pinks and oranges or sallow-beating violet, fuchsia and cobalt blue.

Style guru Janice Wong writes the book of fashion

One of Hong Kong’s most venerated fashion writers, Janice Wong unveiled her new book last week. The venue couldn’t have been a better fit for the style guru, Louis Vuitton’s massive storefront in Tsim Sha Tsui.

She began the evening with an intimate reading, surrounded by friends, fans and confidants from the world of fashion. Wong then answered questions with the help of her friend and man-about-town Kam Kwok Leung, and pulled back the curtain on the often secretive worlds of fashion and the fashion media.

Wong’s book, My Fashion Odyssey of 25 years (1987-2012), covers her long and sometimes arduous journey to the top of the Hong Kong fashion elite.

Of special interest to many in attendance were the passages dealing with Wong’s experiences in Hong Kong in the heady 80s when she was just getting started.

After the reading, friends and fellow fashion big-wigs lined up to have their books signed and get their picture taken with the star of the evening. Among the big names was model Angela Hung, award-winning architect, Alexander Wong, and lyricist Wyman Wong.

Her book’s title makes it clear that Wong’s time in the world of fashion has been an adventure and throughout her book she was eager to give thanks to those who helped her along the way.

Wong, wearing a jaunty beret embroidered with sheep, reminisced about the memorable people in her life: “I talk a lot about my fashion mentors in this book, like Joyce Ma. I talk about my relationship with fashion greats and how they helped me when I was very young on my career path.”

Judging from the fresh faced fashion-folk eagerly waiting in line, Wong is returning the favour.

The Dubai Mall to bring acclaimed ‘Vogue Fashion Dubai Experience’ to the city in October

Dubai is joining the league of global fashion capitals by hosting, for the first time in the Middle East, the acclaimed ‘Vogue Fashion Dubai Experience’ in October 2013.

In the run-up to the modern fashion phenomenon that aims at energising the fashion retail industry, The Dubai Mall will welcome Mrs. Franca Sozzani, Editor-in-Chief of Vogue Italia, the trendiest and most influential Italian fashion magazine in the world, for a mentoring session for Emirati fashion designers in February 2013.

Mrs Sozzani, who has been serving as Editor-in-Chief of Vogue Italia since 1988, will offer them insights on the newest trends in the fashion industry and evaluate their works.

The ‘Vogue Fashion Dubai Experience’ will not only put the spotlight on the newest fashion trends and creativity but also raise funds for Dubai Cares, a philanthropic organisation working to improve children’s access to quality primary education in developing countries.

Mohamed Alabbar, Chairman of Emaar Properties, said: “With the hosting of the Vogue Fashion Dubai Experience, Dubai is once again underlining its credentials as the region’s fashion hub, led by the trend-setting showcase of high-end brands at The Dubai Mall.

“The event will serve as a magnet for fashion connoisseurs from across the region. It will also drive the growth of the fashion retail community in the mall with longer opening hours, special events and part of the proceeds going towards Dubai Cares, thus highlighting our responsibility to the community. The mentoring session by the fashion legend Franca Sozzani will put the spotlight on our city’s talent, enabling them to emerge as global professionals.”

During the ‘Vogue Fashion Dubai Experience’ select high-street and haute couture fashion brands from The Dubai Mall’s Fashion Avenue will create and launch a special line of merchandise exclusively for the event. Part of the revenue from the sales of these custom-made fashionwear will go to Dubai Cares.

Franca Sozzani, Editor-in-Chief of Vogue Italia, said: “The Dubai Mall is a Fashion World. Vogue Italia is the Fashion Magazine. To make an event together means to welcome all the people who love fashion, and also to give an opportunity to young talents to show their creativity and their talent. But this event has another aim, too, and that is to raise funds for Dubai Cares which is one of the most internationally recognised organisations in helping children for education and health. We are really delighted to participate in such an incredible project and to underline how much The Dubai Mall and Vogue care about creativity and social opportunities.”