FASHION SETS YOUR SOCIAL TENDENCIES

Fashion is a profound and critical part of the man’s social life, and is made up of the same ambivalent mixture of irresistible urges and inevitable taboos. It is so close in revealing a person's inner feelings. Well, everybody seems to hate to lay claim to vanity so people tend to push that away; but it's really too close to the quick of the soul. The following paragraphs tackle what seem to be the socio-philosophical aspects of getting into the fashion ramp. From choice of designer clothing to incorporating personal touch on fashion trends, the intricate socio-historical threads that interlace our sense of fashion carry our own secular catwalk. The divine vanity lays its threshold to our social sensibilities.

Designer Clothing


Many of us love to wear designer clothing. There is a certain cache to wearing a designer brand. It shows that you have extra money to spend on nice things. It shows that you have good taste, that you know how to find excellent quality and understand the value of designer goods. Some people are so choosy about designer clothing that they only wear designer clothing; they would never consider wearing anything else.

There are some designers that are known for designing for men and others known for designing for women. However, there are some designers that do design for both. This is an ideal situation. If you are part of a couple, chances are you want to wear complimentary clothing.

When you are attending a special event or even something casual, you want to dress in clothing that makes you look attractive standing next to your husband or wife. People may joke a little about people being married starting to look alike, but many husbands and wives truly do love the same designer clothing. Discovering great clothing designers is a wonderful resource that you can both use for so many purposes.

Tommy Hilfiger is a well-known American designer that has created clothing for men, women and teens. His clothing always looks sporty but so stylish. Many Hip Hop musicians fell in love with Tommy Hilfiger’s fashions and they became even more popular. Hilfiger’s collection is ideal for the active man or woman that is involved in sports or everyday activities. Attractive, colorful and casual clothing that simply doesn’t look dressed down is what Tommy Hilfiger is known for.

Zara is a popular designer clothing brand that originates from Spain. Zara has men’s, women’s and children’s clothing. They also have shoes. Zara is known for creating classic styles that have a very modern look. Both bright and neutral colors can be found with great confidence in the Zara collections. Their children’s clothing is quite charming.

Perry Ellis is another designer that also designs for men and women. His collection is more for men than for women. With both casual and dressy looks available for men: a man can easily go from the office to a tennis match or golf event and then out to dinner wearing Perry Ellis clothing. There are selections available for women as well. Ellis is known for somewhat “preppy” and classic looks in both bright and neutral colors. Though Ellis’ designs do not look old fashioned, they are very much with the times. These are ideal for professionals of many levels.

Ralph Lauren also designs for men, women and children. Lauren even has a home collection, ideal to create a beautiful home designed in the Ralph Lauren tradition. Ralph Lauren’s classic and also contemporary style is timeless with great taste. Each new collection offers great vibrant colors and attractive but subtle looking logos that show the distinctive Ralph Lauren brand. As many people that wear designer clothing are quite pleased to wear a logo or brand design that distinguishes that shirt or pair of pants from an everyday generic brand. Lauren’s popularity seems to grow year by year.

Designer clothing simply seems to look better, last longer and make us stand out from the crowd. Wearing designer clothing is not just a status symbol; it is a professional and personal necessity!

Fashion Trends

Fashion trends come and go, but a good fashion sense stays with you forever. Different people have different tastes in fashion, and while you may not always agree with them, they own up to their fashion sense with confidence. This is what makes a big difference between a fashion sense and fashion trend.

Fashion trends dictate that we wear whatever is in season otherwise we could be rudely stared at or whispered about in public, or worse, we can be cited as examples of what a fashion faux pas is. While to some extent we are compelled to follow the norms in fashion, it doesn’t necessarily follow that we lose our own sense of style in the process.

Celebrities for instance, know that they are being judged by more than half the world’s population by what they wear on what occasion, and for this reason alone, they turn to famous designers to dress them up in the latest threads in fashion. However, you will also notice that most of them incorporate their own sense of style into these fashion trends, and they are quite successful at it, too.

Nevertheless, it gives you some sort of security and peace of mind even knowing that what you are wearing is within the agreeable style of fashion for a particular season. Perhaps there is something to be said about the false sense of security that this kind of approval provides.

But on the other hand, it is actually not so much as seeking approval as the current trend really is appealing to the public. After all, fashion trends are there not only to dictate to us what to wear but more so to show us different comfortable styles that we can choose from if we fancy wearing them.

Fashion trends take a lot of factors into consideration such as the weather, season, comfort, and lifestyle. So in reality, fashion trends are there to help people decide which one suits them best and which ones they can go without.

Creating Your Own Style

If you go with the latest trends and use your imagination or creativity to make it your own style, you might find that there’s more to your wardrobe than only one look. You can also incorporate your mood into what you’re going to wear.

You can exude playfulness or show your sexy side on some occasions and then be a little conservative on other days. Remember that fashion trends are more of guidelines on what you can wear for whatever occasion.

For instance, if you’re stumped for ideas on what to wear to a formal event thrown by your company or you don’t know what to wear to a luau, fashion trends can help you solve this mystery. You can even ask fashion gurus who write in fashion magazines about advices on proper attires for every occasion.

After all, you wouldn’t want to be caught dead wearing flip-flops to your cousin’s wedding reception or jeans to a beach party, do you?

Historical Trend Sets

In the course of human development, fashion trends have mutated in line with changing social and economic contexts. Every decade, approaches to dressing have adapted to reflect prevailing political, psychological and environmental conditions, movements and interests. Bemusing styles propagated the process of fashion development, fostering innovation and signaling the disappearance of some design features-only for some to re-emerge centuries later.

As with any aesthetic epoch in history, our current responses to avant-garde styles appearing on the streets, or to fashion-art launched on international catwalks, range from shocked resistance to delighted amazement. However, it is not phenomenal in itself for individual or groups of designers to storm through the boundaries of accepted norms, so establishing iconic identities and labels. Nor is our post-modern enlightenment always entirely new - antecedents for apparel rebellion can be traced back far earlier than we might realize.

According to fashion folklore, a trend of wearing less and less was orchestrated in 18th Century France by Mesdames Racamier and Tallient. One day in 1796, two young women took to the Paris streets in attire that was arresting, so to speak-one in a length of sheer gauze swathed across her body, the other appearing topless. Transparent clothing, worn without underwear and adorned with jewelery across the thighs and breasts, did not last long, though, as the moral authorities of the time apprehended any women who dared to wear such revealing garb.

The nobility of bygone eras also played a part in fashion evolution-such as Lord Raglan's famous sleeve, and the cardigan being named after Lord Cardigan. The Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII after his abdication) brought his distinctive necktie-knot into common usage, and was known for popularizing turn-ups on trousers. The creasing down the front and back of trousers is credited to royalty. King Edward VII is said to have ignited the practice of unbuttoning the lower portion of a waistcoat, and the emergence of long coats is attributed to King Louis XIII wishing to mask his bandy legs. The naming of fabrics has always been an important element in textile manufacturers' marketing strategy, seeking to capture the sensory appeal created by the textile's color and texture, and to resonate with contemporary lifestyles. Designers working with the new fabrics had to be inspired by such names. In the 18th Century, some odd examples emerged in this context: "Sick Spaniard", "Unhappy Friend", "Poisoned Ape", "Sewerage", "Small-Pox" and "Carmelite's Paunch". In 1961, a fabric dye called "Congealed Blood" became one of the colors most favored by UK fashion designers.

Fashion concepts have often been constructed around weaponry and even used to hide weapons. A South African firm manufactured a brassiere designed to hold a small pistol. In 1959, a British tailor made suits with a "cosh-pocket" for local teenagers to carry a baton on their person. Teenagers in Glasgow during the 1920s and 30s embedded razor blades in the edges of their peaked caps. Men's double-breasted coats, with the left flap buttoned over the right, derive from 18th Century and earlier European styling to accommodate swords, and the buttoning of tunics was implemented to prevent the hilt of the sword from catching on the coat when drawn.

Wearing pants below the hips, exposing the top of the buttocks or underwear, is not unique to contemporary urban style. In 1964, the unzipped-trouser look was introduced in women's clothing: shorts were unzipped in the front to reveal bikini underwear as an erotic teaser. The word "bikini" comes from the Bikini Atoll, the site of a nuclear weapon test-clearly analogous with shock value; it was reasoned that the excitement of the bikini, co-conceived by French engineer Luis Reard and fashion designer Jacques Heim in 1946, would be likened to a nuclear blast. Even the style of the modern bikini is not a modern concept: archaeologists have discovered murals in Sicily depicting women in the years 286-305 wearing items of skimpy clothing that we would currently identify as bikinis.


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LEATHER WALLETS COME IN FASHION

Wallets have emerged from humble handy origin to roll into fashionable accessories of affluent treats. The 80’s draws a handful of brand names which have perpetuated innovative influences for men’s leather trappings, enriching quality standards and puffing preferences and availability. Laying down fresh standards of competition has directed to the materialization of daring new styles for men, giving us better ways to express taste and personality.

Designers like, Simon Carter, Maxwell Scott and Veritas have brought wallets out of the dark and into the light. Vivid colors embossed on their covers and linings with depictions of comic cartoon strips started appearing in the 80’s to challenge the position of more popular accessories like silk ties and cufflinks, but also give more opportunity to compliment. Men’s wallets have recently been elevated to “fashion accessory” status, originally created to perform a specific function, to carry paper money; we’ve just given it a much needed face lift.

Maxwell Scott wallets and bags are constructed using vegetable tanned Italian leather with robust 100% cotton linings; they will endure the rigors of everyday use, while maintaining stylish appearances. Their range of card holders, men’s credit card wallets and coin wallets will make ideal gifts. Each wallet is cut stitched and trimmed by master Italian craftsmen who are well versed in all aspects of skilful leather work. Experience the functional comfort of fine Napa leather wallets. Simon Carter came up with a real winner, the Jeans wallet, made from ultra fine, calf hide, slim and thin, with just enough compartments for cards and cash. It slips nicely into the back pocket of even the tightest jeans with ease and it feels so good in the hand.

SageBrown is a luxurious brand of beautiful leather accessories for ladies and gentlemen. Handmade from the finest leather and materials, SageBrown has become an established brand of elegant, sophisticated and classic designs, synonymous with quality. With an infinite choice of colors and textures, select from a vast range of beautifully designed briefcases, portfolios, wallets, purses, bags, small leather goods and accessories, luxuriously lined in suede. Their own unique collection, under the Veritas brand name is a prestigious range of high quality cufflinks and leather accessories, all beautifully presented in the purple and sky blue box. Veritas also produces bespoke and own label designs for a wide variety of clients. They take original ideas, and through design and prototype stages turn your brief into a unique finished product, exclusively your own, right down to the bespoke packaging in your own corporate colors. It could be as simple as cufflinks which reflect your corporate motif or as complex as a complete collection of leather accessories based on an original theme and color palette.

Patrick Cox wallets are simply an invitation to handle luxury leather everlasting, just a touch each time will satisfy your senses, a good enough excuse to drawing it for any occasion, not to attract comment, just for the sheer pleasure it brings to touch. You can traipse up and down the high street and surf the net but you will be hard pressed to find anything that compares admirably. Patrick Cox shoes have always taken centre stage, now his wallets come out of the dark, against an autumn landscape. The wallet emerged almost immediately after the introduction of paper currency to the West in the 1600s. Prior to the introduction of paper currency, purses (resembling simple drawstring leather pouches) were used for storing coins.

Originally, wallets were made principally of cow or horse leather and incorporated a small purse for printed calling cards. No matter how functional they’ll never achieve the same status as the more decorative men’s fashion accessories, like silk ties, lapel badges and the everlasting silver cufflink. The modern-day bi-fold wallet with multiple "card slots" achieved its consistent average size in the early 50s with the introduction of the first credit cards in 1951. Wallet designs linger unchanged throughout most of the late 20th century, while today’s wallet design has exploded into myriad shapes, designs, and colors from dozens of designers.

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ATHLETIC FEATS SOAR IN SPORTY FASHION

The Beijing Olympics is one event last year that everyone, in some way, has creatively identified with. The euphoria of Olympic victories has not only slithered into the pounding heartbeats of athletes and coaches but has also crept into the steady admiration of fans, supporters, enthusiasts and viewers worldwide. The large-scale sporting event brought out drawn awareness in people not normally predisposed to national pride and levels of sporting interest. The reality is that Olympic fever has the convention of creeping up in high-spot corners and one such bend is the fashion world.

The 2008 Olympics presented the best occasion for perception and discernment. The partnership between fashion and sports, with joint ventures between athletes and labels other than Nike, Adidas, Converse, Puma, Asics, Reebok, Speedo, Diadora, Umbro, Fila, Spandex, and New Balance is old tangle. Fashion has the choice of creativity, while sportswear has the knowledge of the best fabrics for functionality. The outcome is greater sports responsiveness and involvement, more creative expression and fervor, quality training accessories and materials, enhanced pride and glory in achievements, as well as greater opportunities for business and employment. It has become a global mission for sports and fashion to come together to do something virtuous, despite the grim politics surrounding the games.

Beijing Olympics illustrated the extent of these two worlds’ commingling in a number of guises, demonstrating how far-reaching their mutual influence really is. From high fashion to the mainstream, fashion and sports have so much in common than you might guess. The bond between contemporary fashion and global sportswear brands have been motivated by street style to international events. The link between fashion and sport is undeniable, even the fashion heavyweights such as Ralph Lauren, Polo, Lacoste, and Fred Perry have history in sporting activities of various types. If you think fashion and sport are unlikely teammates, Beijing Olympics Opening doubled as the sportiest catwalk on earth. In appealing to a huge, new audience, a sports brand’s own label would reap the rewards. The link is even more noticeable in the street fashion scene with dominant sport's companies like Adidas and Nike pretty much owning the game with vintage re-releases and limited editions.

There’s no justification for poor shapes and bad colors, they don’t make you perform better nor help you set new records. Designing sportswear recognizes no compromise; it should keep pushing till it reaches the ultimate – in resemblance of Olympic athletes. What the athletes wear may not be reasonably important as how speedy they will sprint, but, with an record worldwide audience of more than four billion viewers, that’s a massive amount of brand publicity. Today, fashion needs sport and sport needs fashion. In an increasingly casual world, how many people wear couture? But the sportswear giants now face the opposite challenge: over-distribution has threatened to make their outfits too ubiquitous – thus their need for introducing style savvy. When you’re working out, you don’t have to look like rubbish. Fashion keeps the true sports performance there and complements its needs.

Sportswear today emanates from such fashion sense. Women athletes and delegates at the Beijing Olympics generally showed national pride in the modern or unique print. American Olympic team looked sporty and sophisticated, the image that they would like to voice out. Canada flashed modern sensuality. It’s true that Summer Olympics are all about running harder, jumping higher and swimming faster, but looking better matters too. The business goal is making sportswear fashionable as well as performance-friendly. Athleticism is not the solo performer at the Olympics. Outstanding personal, national and international qualities were carried on display from the bleachers to TV screens and newsprints around the world. Fashion in Sports kicks off the intricacies in human achievements into a more real, expressive and gainful level.

While reading this article, you should either be head-to-toe in designer outfit and a pair of wingtips or certainly you're wearing some kind of sportswear, unless of course, you're reading this article in infant wardrobe. The slideshow below gives you a glimpse of the extent of sporty fashion displayed at the 2008 Olympics:

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Unique Gifts for Women

That special lady in your life deserves special caring moments that heighten your distinctive passion for her being. The usual chocolates, perfumes and roses can be less exciting. When you give unique gifts, you show her your budding appreciation and love. Of course, sometimes the gifts can set you back by a couple of hundred dollars but if your lady likes them then they are worth the bucks. Here are some suggestions you might consider:
Crystal desk accessories set - Career women would definitely appreciate this gift. In fact, this sets her apart from her office colleagues. Every time she picks up the stapler, it reminds her of you. Now that is some way to shine into your woman’s heart, isn’t it?
New IPod cases and key chains - Let her IPod be encased in designer leather from high-end designer brands. Give her special leather and suede IPod cases that can keep her IPod free from scratches resistant and also make it stylish. This way you will always be music to her ears. Or how about a studded swarosvski studded IPod case. Let her bling and shine through her music. The IPod case come with clip attachment so that it can be fitted to your trousers easily. Along with the it you can also include a key chain to complete the set.

Potpourri and towel set - Women like to receive unique gifts. For this you can gift your special lady with potpourri and a towel set. With different fragrance, they sure can set the mood for something special. What’s more, you can also offer her the essential oils. These aromatic oils come in various perfumes such as jasmine and lavender and are also soothing on the nerves. They help to calm down the frayed nerves as well. Specially monogrammed towel and bathrobe set also are great unique gifts for women. Give her unique Egyptian cotton towel set that will make her to feel luxurious. Why not gift her a towel set and see her blush. It can sure turn your sex live into a heady one.
Wine holder plates - These wine holder plates are a clever idea for a small party where you can hold your plate and the wine glass in the same hand instead of holding them in two hands, leaving your other hand free for other naughty pursuits. Surely the hostess would greatly appreciate such unique gifts for women. Monogrammed and picture mugs aren’t extremely unique but they sure give a great message to the women that you love in your life.

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Publish Your Journals in Fashion, Create Your Own Blog

Nowadays, it seems that blogging has become a little bit of an old shoe for many people on the go. Well, it may not be as sexy like Facebook and it may not be as easy as Twitter. Certainly, it may not be as glamorous as having a MySpace page. But you know, for a greater number of those who would like to have their personal journals published in somehow fashionable way, a blog is a chic option.

A blog (a contraction of the term "weblog") is a type of website, generally maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are usually displayed in reverse-chronological order.
Many blogs offer commentary or news on a particular subject; others function as more personal online diaries. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, Web pages, and other media related to its topic. The ability for readers to leave comments in an interactive format is an important part of many blogs. Most blogs are primarily textual, although some focus on art (artlog), photographs (photoblog), sketches (sketchblog), videos (vlog), music (MP3 blog), and audio (podcasting). Micro-blogging is another type of blogging, featuring very short posts.
There are plenty of options to create your own blog. It could cover a few bucks or no cost at all. Setting it up is quite easy and there are a few sites that will allow you to set up a blog for free. Yes, you can make your own website for free. Well, the trade off with free sites is the usual display of ads on your site unless you upgrade to their paid account option. You can try out a blog host for a couple of weeks and if you like the service you can either live with the ads or pay to upgrade your account.

Blogger is one exception they have done away with their ads and it is easy to use with a robust feature set for users of all levels.

Wordpress is another popular option. It has a clear interface and powerful features and best of all it is free.

Xanga which is also free is one of the most popular blog host providers for teenagers and young adults.

Audio Blogger allows you to create an audio blog by either recording with your web browser or by calling in on a telephone. And You can use AudioBlogger in conjunction with your Blogger or Wordpress account. You can call from your cell phone from anywhere in the world and even interview someone on a conference call. A few years ago who would have have thought you could make your own website and call in audio from your cell phone, to create a podcast that could be heard by millions of people. Audio Blog also allows you to to upload videos to your blog. You can record digital video on your cell phone or webcam and upload it. The only drawback is it is 4.95 a month.

If you would like to have more control over your blog you can chose your own domain name and web hosting service. The Yahoo! Web Hosting is reliable and comes with a free domain name, all you have to do is pay the low monthly hosting fee. It also has one click installation of Wordpress.

Hostgator is another affordable service and it is also easy to install Wordpress on their server as well. It has never been easier to make your own website.

Conveniently, blogs seem better than a traditional website. If you have an RSS feed (Really Simple Syndication), readers can subscribe to your blog and easily keep track of new and updated content. Well there you go, I have given you a few options to make your own weblog. It may not be as socially trendy, but you could have one up and running in no time at all.

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Fashion Design Software Accentuates the Clothing Industry

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Nowadays, the good-old designer sketchpad is giving way to that virtual sketchpad which is an integral part of design software that give life to clothing designs on the computer screen. Computer-Aided Design (CAD) has turn out to be progressively prevalent in the fashion business. It enables designers to conveniently examine their clothing design on virtual mock-ups, which allows them to tweak the form, shade, and even the cut without the time and expense required to build out a new trial model. This affords designers the creative space to walk around with amusing possibilities before committing to a final version. Fashion design software applies 2D and 3D CAD technology to every step of the clothing design process, from pattern-drawing to runway-modeling. It's possible to create a clothing design virtually that, due to time constraints or the expense involved, you might not be able to create in reality–especially when first starting out. Even though computer design software will not essentially build you up to be the next Jay McCaroll or the next Bella Freud, it can assist you accentuate your fashion creativity and facilitate your design, so you can create more and better clothing designs. This even saves you extra dollars for paying real women models as 3D rendering provides greater freedom for visualization.

Imagination is only part of the game. Clothing designers today wield the same technical skills as graphic designers. Fashion designing is not all fun and glamor, but a little bit of technology and online charing can make it so much easier. Good programs have certain key features that may help streamline the design process and even boost creativity. Good fashion design software (computer aided) can be very user-friendly and thus, help every type of designer -- even amateurs -- execute professional-looking designs. If you are considering to use one, here are some features to look for:

• Facility to try out different cuts, fabrics, prints, textures, and colors. This allows you the freedom to experiment with different combinations without necessarily having to buy the entire material & spending too much money and time.
• 2D and 3D rendering for editing or experimenting.
• Option to upload designs and share them online
• Tools that can replicate 3-D fabrics on screen providing realistic visual representations and see your design in different colors and cuts,
• Availability of a database of different fabrics, textures, and prints as well as update options that let you add new fabrics and patterns to your database.
• CAD drafting system
• Pattern making and design
• Grading and detailing

Some of the fashion design software applications you can expect to encounter in fashion school or that you can use on your own exploration are:

• Pattern Design - Generate new patterns or digitize and edit hard copy patterns. Pattern design software allows designers to add grommets, darts, pleats, seam allowance, advanced measurements, and dimension changes.
• Textile Marker - Plan pattern cuts to make the best use of textiles, minimizing waste and labor. The software even marks striped and plaid textiles to ensure the continuity of the pattern across cuts.
• Made-to-Measure Modulator - Modulate the shape of a garment to fit the four key dimensions of the human form: shoulder, bust, waist, and hips.
• 3D Runway Designer - Visualize your clothing design on a moving model. This 3D animation software allows the clothing designer to create and clothe an avatar. The fashion design software simulates the movement of the cloth based on the pattern and fabric characteristics.
• AccuMark V-Stitcher - Experience true-to-life representation. Simulate texture, draping and fit of garments by displaying them on a realistic, virtual human body based on your pattern, fabric and texture data.
• Amethyst Handbag Library - Illustrated database of the key handbag silhouettes and treatments.
• pdm.assyst - A powerful tool used in the initial design through to the production phase to manage and control all relevant data.
• Autodesk Inventor - Design software tools for producing, validating, and documenting complete digital prototypes.
• C-DESIGN Fashion - Allows you to create ready-to-wear collections and to release your technical files quickly and efficiently.
• CAD - An integrated suite of accurate pattern making software for perfect fitting garments.
• Colour Matters Pro - Windows-based fashion design software with a user defined design drawing area and pressure sensitive stylus pen.
• CM-32 Professional - Set of illustration, imaging and layout tools, providing total coverage of the Fashion Industry.
• DesignSew Diva+4 - Apparel design and digital pattern making software.
• Evolution Textile Design - Turnkey textile design software solution for all your designing and coloring needs.
• EDraw Max - Graphics utility that makes it simple to create professional-looking fashion designs.
• Fashion Toolbox - A complete fashion and textile design software package that comes with loads of clipart and storyboad samples.
• Artworks Studio - Design and merchandising system, provides tools for every aspect of the process.
• Digital Fashion Pro - Collection of custom built vector based garment templates, stitch patterns and Digital Fabric.
• Pattern Maker Professional - Windows application for the design of counted cross-stitch patterns.
• Gallery V2 - Solution for preparing apparel collection plans, assessing costs, and structuring information.
• Marker Making - Pattern Design, Grading, Marker Making, Nesting and 3D for full design, optimization and visualization of your designs in the pre and post production steps.
• PatternMaker - Start with a pattern from one of the garment collections or use CAD abilities to create new or alter existing patterns.
• FACE - Product visualisation tool that allows the photo realistic rendering of designs, colors, surfaces, textures & patterns on images.
• PolyNest - Functions include digitizing and grading, pattern design, DXF and AccuMark translators and plotters.
• Millennium III - Embroidery design product. Integrated punching, editing, and lettering systems.
• REACH CAD - Pattern engineering, grading and marker planning to minimize fabric consumption and supply sewing sections with accurate cut parts.
• Jewelry Modeling - Create, edit, analyze, and translate NURBS curves, surfaces, and solids in Windows.
• STYLEtexpro CAD - Maintain your edge in designing, visualizing and communicating their garment and textiles lines.
• SnapFashun-Schools - Interactive fashion libraries for women, men, and kid's in proprietary software plug-in for Adobe Illustrator.
• Pebblestone Fashion - Product data management software for the fashion industry. Integrates with Microsoft Dynamics
• Virtual Fashion - VF Professional brings together intuitive 3D tools, world class fabric simulation, industry leading graphical detail and simulation in a single platform that saves time, resources and effort
• Zdesign - On-Demand PLM giving you the purchasing power to pay for what you want, and what you need, transforming your business

Fashion design software has really transformed the clothing design process, enacting virtual "dress rehearsals" to arrange each step. Designers, manufacturers, and fashion merchandisers rely on CAD tools to trim down labor costs and material waste. Digital clothing design skills are vital in today's fashion industry.

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eFashion or Internet Trendsetting Through Blogging

eFashion or Internet Trendsetting Through Blogging

The world takes its course unknowingly or sometimes by surprise. Life’s crossroads presents not necessarily opposing ways but decisions are made based on values, allure, necessity and sometimes the spur of the moment. Human choice is vague yet the clarity of trend may be established for a span of time. So much so with human expression, fashion, trends, businesses and other activities. The magnetism of one significant activity draws others towards its direction, and blogging is no exception because it operates similarly as trendsetting or fashion.

Blogging is taking the world of journalism and marketing by storm and easily the most influential activity on the internet. A blog is allowing individuals and businesses to post the state of the world, upcoming business promotions and anything personal someone may feel is important. Isn’t fashion just like that?

Think of your blogs as an opinion piece on anything in particular that you may feel is important. Some people have blogs on specific topics or specific areas like a city or vacation spot. Some blogs are set up as a source for highly specialized topics in the news which are often ignored by the mainstream media. Blogs are also tools of internet marketers and business owners promoting a product or service. Doesn’t fashion promote specific attributes and even determines expression of views, qualities, taste and opinions?

If you're thinking of starting a blog for whatever reason you want, but aren't quite convinced, think about some of these following reasons why it is a great idea to start one.

• Simple as can be – In fashion, simplicity is a virtue. Its trend never terminates. If there ever was a better time to start a blog, then this is it. There are a plethora of free blog templates available which are extremely user-friendly and could be just right for your unique taste. You just have to register then follow a few simple instructions. Even if you have little or no technical skills, you can still start a blog.
• Make some money with your blog. When you present yourself interestingly to the world, you attract attention. Fashion statements tend to lure others to spend just to make a difference. In blogging, pay-per-click advertising programs like Adsense, and affiliate programs available with Amazon.com and Commission Junction can produce a nice chunk of change in your pocket. The only requirement is for you to have a website or blog.
• Say something– The clothes and accessories you wear say something about yourself and what you stand for. On the other hand, blogs are great way to state your point of view and possibly change someone point of view if you’re the kind of person who likes to talk about issues. It’s only a matter of time before you build up steady traffic, and more in-depth discussions among like-minded bloggers and blog readers will take place.
• Keep in touch – It’s the majority who set the trend. And fashion draws people to their drift, so they belong. One groovy but cheaper way to stay in touch is to start a family blog. Publish family related newsletters and have everyone keep in touch via the comments.
• Make a difference – You have the ability to touch and reach people through your blog. While your traffic might be low at first, given a little bit of time and the right theme, your blog has the potential to reach thousands, even millions of people just like yourself. Blogs are quickly becoming a powerful medium. Just like fashion, of course.
• Express your creativity to the world – You’ll have an outlet for others to see your work if you are a thriving poet, artist, comedian, or author. You’ll reach more people more easily through a blog than normal channels and methods. What more with its multimedia features. On the other hand, your creative personality could manifest in fashion and the world follows.
• You're the best – What are you good at? If you think you are the best at something such as model trains, darts, or marketing, don’t be afraid to show everyone. Start a blog for other experts like yourself or offer tips and advice to your readers. In fashion, your best self comes out enhanced and accessorized. You only become better and even the best when you share yourself to the world. What the world sees is what the world knows. You simply set the tone and the world sings with you.
• Promote your business – Advertising incorporates trends and a lot of fashion elements. Blogging leads to new clients and business opportunities as well as keeps existing customers updated on company news. Promote your latest breakthrough; update existing products changes; and alert customers to future promotions. It will also allow you to receive important feedback on products and services through its comment section.

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