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The most widespread dress-codes

November 27th, 2007

BB (Business Best): «the most strict and expensive business suit». Men: a business suit of dark blue color, with a white shirt with double cuffs and cuff links, a tie in red colors, with a breast kerchief. Shoes – only black. Women: grey, dark blue or beige suit, a white blouse-shirt, may be a tie, flesh-colored transparent stockings, shoes of black color or color of a suit, 3-5 centimeters.

Formal: «formal action». Men: a tuxedo or a dark solemn suit with a tie. Women: a cocktail dress, a long dress. Such dress-code can be met during dinner parties at expensive restaurants, corporate banquet, or celebrations with a plenty of visitors. There is also “formal” for office workers, implying very strict style similar to Business Best.

A5 (After Five): Usually means, that the cocktail is planned after 17.00, therefore the clothes should be corresponding – a suit, not necessarily business one. Colors – anyone, the tie is unessential. For ladies – a cocktail dress or something like open top with pastes and trousers.

A5c (After 5 casual) – free and easy evening style. The word “casual” with is associated which jeans and a jumper, should not mislead. A5 casual is ultrafashionable clothes from well-known brands.

Casual: Clothes for picnics, friendly and corporate parties. The main thing is to be tidy.


Black Gold from Diesel

November 26th, 2007

Diesel starts a new line pretentiously named Black Gold. Diesel positions a new line as alternative to already existing lines of premium-class brands: Black Gold collections will embody individuality and active style of a life. «Diesel Black Gold is the unique line mixing unpredictable Diesel’s spirit and elegant individual style», mark representatives of the company.

Black Gold collections of man’s and lady’s wear were created by the team of designers headed by creative director of the brand. As he said, Black Gold line combines «urgent design decisions, qualitative fabrics, original details and traditional Diesel’s casual-style».

First Black Gold’s collections will be shown during New York Fashion Week in February. The clothes and accessories Diesel Black Gold will appear on sale in spring in all shops of the company, and also on a site www.diesel.com. Cost of collection items will be enough democratic – from €220 up to €600 for jackets and from 50 up to 150 – for T-shirts.


Black and white: advice for men

November 23rd, 2007

This universality has the reverse side. If in Coco Chanel’s days black-and-white look was considered as an exclusive, today, finding its place almost in any situation and in any style, it risks to doom the owner to odium and force him to disappear in a crowd. For this reason before to rely on this correct, but an ambiguous variant, it is necessary to take into account some recommendations.

White shirt
It is difficult to assume that there is a man, who has not even one white shirt: this irreplaceable thing suits almost everything. But you should not forget that the white shirt is a kind of canvas on which you should “write” your own individuality. For this reason every man would better get some white shirts in different styles. Or choose a shirt from a dense fabric of a fitting cut with a small collar.

Black tie
The men choosing black-and-white look, frequently leave only one bright stain – a tie. But right now the tactics can be changed: a narrow tie of a black color is the most urgent choice. This ultrafashionable accessory will suit both black jacket and skinny-jeans. At that you will not look commonplace.

Black jacket
No comments: it is quintessence of the classics. The some people can object that the black suit will be good only for mourning ceremonies. If you hold the same opinion, choose only jacket, having combined it with classical jeans.


Black and white: simple glamour

November 21st, 2007

The combination of black and white seems very simple. Even elementary. From the very beginning of 20th centuries this classical combination of base colors did not lose the urgency, and till now the black-and-white colour spectrum can become a rescue of any wardrobe.

As a matter of fact, we should bless Coco Channel for it: if earlier this color was a prerogative of the widows in mourning, later even young girls began to wear black clothes. The combination with white came very soon: this combination in the last century has turned to the strongest and the most duplicated one for all history. And even today men and women always pay attention to new (however, their novelty is rather relative) collections made in black-and-white colors. Minimalism of this combination always contains mystical glamour, therefore even the men, who can choose clothes of any color and any price, show sometimes enviable attachment to a phenomenon of «blanc et noir».

Today black-and-white look can be present anywhere – from podiums of New York, Milan and Paris up to streets of Buenos Aires, Melbourne and Casablanca. For both men and women the given combination is like a “refuge”, the correct choice for a day time and evening attire. Men are most conservative from point of view: in case of the smallest doubt (the first date or an important business meeting) they will always prefer a black suit and a white shirt.


Dress-code: is specified beforehand

November 20th, 2007

In most western companies all depends on a situation. For the meeting with clients or negotiations with any company a tie and a jacket are obligatory. In other cases – usual style, that is a shirt and trousers. The shirt (or T-shirt) can be with a name of the company, and trousers can be a la jeans or jeans. Many people constantly wear jeans and sneaks. Managers are usually dressed more strictly. Friday, as a rule, is a special day for everybody, so-called jeans day: everyone who wants, put on T-shirts, jeans, sneaks.

However even in California it is not recommended (and it is determined by etiquette rules) to wear training (sports) trousers, shorts and slippers. Often in invitations to meetings, conferences, dinners, etc. dress-code is pointed – for example, “casual” or “black tie”.

Certainly, such nuances should be stipulated in the contract – whether the person agrees to be constantly in a dark blue tie from Dior, bought for his own money. And if the expert on computers maintenance needs overalls, it, as a rule, is paid by the company.


Sex and The City opens an online-boutique

November 19th, 2007

One of the most cult serials for women of fashion all over the world «Sex and The City» is going seriously to declare itself as the leading fashionable brand.

At least, the designer of the serial Patricia Field has decided to use favorably popularity of her brainchild and to open a boutique of clothes and accessories, similar to those of US’ four main women of fashion on the screen.

It is enough to tell, that such shoe giants as Manolo Blahnik and Jimmy Choo in many respects are obliged to Carrie Bradshow, who has actively promoted their goods from TVscreens during all six seasons of SATC. In a result shoes from the most eminent world shoe-makers decorate checkrooms of the most stylish ladies all over the world. Now has come the turn of the other cult pieces of clothing.

The online-boutique of firm things worn by heroines of Sex and The City is expected to be opened in the beginning of the next year. Certainly, the prices for the offered models will shock the majority of customers, however, the game is worth the trouble.


Dress-code: or between convenience and austerity

November 16th, 2007

When the matter is about reputation of a firm or sound business, it is banned to neglect reserves the conventionalities in a choice of clothes. The idea of a dress-code, which has arisen in England in the beginning of the nineteenth century, has recently widely spread all over the world.

Dress-code is called to settle rules, according to which clerks should dress in this or that company. Dress-code is an obligatory requirement in some companies to wear the clothes strictly selected in one style, or a uniform. Dress-code well suits those, who don’t like to draw general attention. However it is the real torture for those who have not got used to be like others.

Style depends only on the head of the company, who has chosen for the employees this or that dress-code. The clothes should not distract from work and sometimes are called to attract attention of the client, so that the form or style strongly associated with this very company. Russia has not huge experience in such “coding”. Probably, therefore Russian dress-code is only a strict suit. In most western companies the main thing is neatness and dressing tastefully.


Jeans optimization: Diesel in 3D

November 15th, 2007

In honor of the 30-anniversary jeans brand Diesel has decided to start the updated version of the official site and to open online-shop. Creative studio Yoox has helped in optimization and development of new portal’s design.

With the help of modern technologies designers have created special section named Diesel Style Lounge. Appearance 3D models allow visitors to see last looks from new Diesel collection in three-dimensional variant from different directions. Owing to several foreshortenings and a function of increment buyers can look at each thing in the smallest details.

«Development of the new site version has taken a lot of time. We needed about one year for optimization and design development. The main emphasis has been made on the interface and ease of work», – said the founder of the brand Renzo Rosso.

One of the main advantages of a site became an opportunity of personification of some Diesel products. For example, anyone now can invent his or her own design of a bottle for new perfume Diesel’s Fuel For Life, and then make an order.


Evening dresses from alain manoukian

November 14th, 2007

The dress is not just a piece of clothing, it is – Event!

The dress remains a King of our clothes and a pearl in attire collection of every Woman. Each dress is associated with a significant event in a life, with the certain stage of female essence development. You may have holiday every day – it is enough to put on your favorite dress.

But there should be some dresses among clothes of the true lady. Even if you are not going to the Award Ceremony, you should have an elegant woolen dress for office, and bright silk one for a party, and original knitted for shopping, and the most important screamer – magnificent long dress Magic dress from alain manoukian for tremendous romantic evening!
A magic gift for the New Year – a long magnificent dress from alain manoukian. Exciting and sexual it causes insuperable desire to put it on at once and have an improbable, enchanting holiday.


Stella McCartney: jeans for the sake of whales

November 13th, 2007

One of the most successful fashion designers of the present Stella McCartney, who willingly agrees to participate in the most courageous creative duets and joint projects, has declared one of these days the next initiative. Now she has declared a tandem with well-known British jeans brand Notify.
An exclusive collection of fashionable jeans clothes «spring – summer 2008» will be offered within the framework of the new cooperation. Jeans of two styles – slinky seamless in “boyfriend” style with high waistline
- will be created in four color combinations, and all funds from their sale will go as a charitable contribution. The money obtained from the collection, will be handed to Marine Connection fund, the British organization engaged in protection of whales, dolphins and other rare ocean inhabitants.

Stella has already told that she actively works above this jeans collection in breaks between the approvals of new firm line clothes’ designs and work above collection of sports suits for Adidas.

Jeans Notify created by Stella McCartney can be bought from the beginning of December in all firm boutiques of the designer. The price for them will start from 400 US dollars.


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