fashion
Flirtatious fashions for moms-to-be
There's a decidedly new trend influencing maternity apparel this spring, heading into summer.Instead of everything being designed for an under-the-belly look, more pieces are designed to go over the bump.
Pretty at any price
This year's prom season is full of color, sparkle and shine for girls and even boys.And there are many ways to look great for the year's biggest social and fashion event without going broke in the process.
This year's prom look is short, with a rainbow of hues
If you don't first succeed, try, try again.That's the philosophy girls employ during their search for the perfect prom dress."They don't know until they try it on," said Tom Buchanan at Bella Boutique, a Knoxville, Tenn., store that specializes in special-occasion dresses.
Summer-friendly designs -- for fall
NEW YORK -- It may be the middle of winter, but one couldn't tell that from the flashy ensembles being showcased at New York Fashion Week, which ended Friday. Breezy, brightly colored floral-print dresses made of tissue-thin fabrics are being sent down the runways -- not for the spring and summer lines but for the fall-winter collections.
After seasons of dress dominance, skirts are back
NEW YORK -- Ladies, let me reintroduce you to something you might have long forgotten in your closet: the skirt.
Designers' collections brim with creativity for fall
NEW YORK -- Some designers reach a point in their career when it becomes easier to stagnate rather than innovate.By many measures, they have arrived. They have a distinct point of view, produce strong collections each season, sell a lot of product and have won some significant awards.
Designers swoon over 'Atonement' gown
Forget about the disappointing absence of red-carpet fashion shows at American awards galas this month because of the Hollywood writers' strike.The biggest current fashion buzz is a fabulous emerald gown that Keira Knightley wears during a scene in the award-winning movie "Atonement."
Writers' strike is cutting fashion industry's red-carpet exposure
They saw it coming.As the two-month Hollywood writers' strike stretched into 2008, those in America's fashion industry knew it was only a matter of time before the impasse began to directly affect them.
Long on style
Think Audrey Hepburn in "Breakfast at Tiffany's," the vision of elegant chic in opera gloves and a long sleeveless dress.
What a poker player's fashion sense can tell you
By CRISTINA ROUVALIS
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Poker players are not known for their fashion sense.
Think of all the scruffy-looking men with mirrored sunglasses, bluffing and double bluffing their way through televised poker shows.
But what a player wears to the poker table can be very revealing -- and we don't mean in the skin-baring sense.
Judi James, author of "Poker Face: Mastering Body Language to Bluff, Read Tells and Win," said the way someone chooses to dress can give valuable clues to the way he or she plays cards.
James, a British body language expert, gives poker analysis of the following types of dressers:
Power dressers
-- These people play poker in designer clothes, status-symbol watches and sharp suits.
