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CIFF Fashion Trends For Autumn-Winter 2012/2013

The Copenhagen International Fashion Fair (CIFF) is Europe's fashion fair number 1. With the right concept and the right atmosphere, CIFF has recently grown bigger and broader on all counts: visitors, space and collections. CIFF is now a must for the entire European fashion trade. This is where to negotiate, establish new contacts, exchange ideas and pick up inspiration. This is where retailers form an idea of next season's trends.

Let's see the new trends for Autumn-Winter 2012 created by CIFF. Four distinct trendlines are on display, each has substantive material, both visual and descriptive. Themes for both the women's and men's forecast are: New Romantics, Wild Things, Retro Maniacs, and Seventy Somethings.

METAMORPHOSIS - Blumarine Spring-Summer 2012 collection

Blumarine Spring/Summer 2012 collection is a contemporary version of a strong and cosmopolitan look for women for a laid back and individual style of dress without foregoing an ironic flirtiness.

Seduction is energy, dynamic transformation, forthright femininity, lively mood with exotic influence.
A deluxe mix and match for the main collection, with a wide selection of items for day and evening.

Fashion trends Spring-Summer 2012

Cropped tops and bra tops are the main fashion trends for Spring/Summer 2012. Combined with shorts or a mini skirt they guarantee your trendy look. Shorts can be various in style and fabrics - jeans, leather, wide, tight, with high or low waist.

Floral prints are never out of fashion and they can be seen in many designers collections. Some of them like Blumarine used this trend to the extreme level while others just added floral prints to their collections to make them more feminine.

Fashion accessories for Spring-Summer 2012

For Spring-Summer 2012 take a look at the collection, presented by Rada. The jewels belong to the line “fruits”. Green, yellow and orange are the main colors.

Earrings, necklaces, bracelets, pochette, shoes are all embellished by little leafs and fruits, to be always showy chic thanks to summer irony

Prom dresses collection of atelier Style-G

Atelier Style-G from Varna, Bulgaria has a long experience in the production of prom and wedding dresses. Each dress is custom made having in mind the individual characteristics of the body.

prom dresses 2012 the atelier offers a big variety of colours and fabrics, including the most fashionable at the moment turquoise nuances, floral prints, warm nuances of coral and red, iridescent colours, tender beige to bamboo colours, lavender and ash rose colours.

Oversize handbags are in fashion for Spring-Summer 2012

This year a hot fashion trend are oversize women's handbags.

Celebrities like Kirsten Dunst, Alexa Chung and Olivia Palermo are hot supporters of this fashion trend. They love the large bags and buy from well-known designers.

This year the bag will be combined mainly with the jacket and shawl. It will be very trendy to put your shawl around the straps of the bag.

Belnoir presents unique prom dresses 2012 of American designers

The Bulgarian online boutique for dresses Belnoir offers ready made dresses of the American fashion houses Jovani, Faviana, Blush Prom, BG Haute, Scala, Night Moves.

In the site www.belnoir.bg there are in stock more than 150 models of prom dresses. The American prom collections for 2012 offer a huge variety of models, colors, prints, lengths and sizes of the dresses.

Plastic Fantastic Heel Protector - the best friend of high heel shoes

Almost every fashionista has experienced the problem of coming home from a night out on the town or a luscious day of shopping just to find that her brand new stilettos have been ruined by cobbles, gravel, drain covers or escalators. A solution to this problem is the new innovative product Plastic Fantastic® heel protector.

Plastic Fantastic® is a tube of highly advanced plastic that will seal tight around your stiletto heel when sufficient heat is applied - the recommended way to do this is with a proper hairdryer.

Vintage Inspired Dresses Making A Splash

Many Belles Down clothing have been doing their thing now for only 2 years
and have made quite a splash. Their vintage inspired dresses and prints bring your eyes alive. I have seen their styles in the coolest boutiques and on the coolest girls in both LA and the Bay. They know how to do "cool" and I love that! I am so tempted to buy everything every time I see one of their new lines but I control myself to about 90% of it.
Everytime I got check out other stores, which I do, often, because I have a minor shopping habit, along with a desire to see what everyone is getting into (call me nosey! It is more a friendly curiosity)

Paradox London Pink 2012 Bridal Shoes Collection

Paradox London offers a vast array of styles that encapsulate both style and comfort for the perfect wedding day.

The fastest growing bridal footwear brand Paradox London Pink is designed to appeal to fashionable brides everywhere. Classic, Vintage or Chic, there is a vast presentation to complete every bride's vision.

Fashion and Fashion Management at Varna Free University

The specialty Fashion and Fashion Management is aimed at training future highly-qualified specialists in the following sub-specialties: Clothing and Clothing Accessory Design, Clothing Production, Fashion Advertising, Fashion Business Marketing and Management. All graduates can start a career as a clothing and clothing accessory designer, sewing industry constructor and technologist, stylist, fashion consultant, advertising expert, tutor, and marketing specialist in the fashion business, also possessing high qualification in the field of management. We present to you some models, made by students in the specialty Fashion and Fashion Management.

Popular Bridal Hairstyles For Today's Woman

Weddings and Prom are often a time when a woman wants her hair to look the absolute best that it can.

Unfortunately, many women try too hard and end up with a hairstyle that appears overdone and fails to add elegance to what should be one of the most important days of their lives.

To get the right bridal hairstyle, a woman will need to consider what styles are in fashion as well as how they fit the specifics of her body and face. A quick glance at some of the more popular bridal hairstyles will show how small changes can make dramatic effects for this very important event.

Arda - Collection Autumn-Winter 2011/2012

Cold days approaching and we are all eager to know what should we add to our wardrobe for the new season. Fashion trends for autumn/winter 2011-12 are cheerful and promise to keep us away from the depression of the cold months. There are several trends for the season which you should consider upgrading your wardrobe.

Black, dark blue, brown and gray are part of the color palette. In the classic combination of black and white, every woman radiates elegance and business style. To bring you good spirit and to break the classics, we provoke you with green, orange, red and electric blue – a little freshness in autumn and winter months.

UNITED COLORS OF BENETTON - Childrenswear Collection Autumn/Winter 2011/2012

SCANDINAVIAN AUTUMN - The reds of the Scandinavian autumn trade places with the neutral shades of grey and brown and find their place on floral patterns of various sizes for dresses, skirts and blouses. The season’s must-haves are the coats in woollen cloth or tricot, the trench coats in real goose down and the thick wool jumpers reminiscent of hand-knitted types. The graphics are inspired by the genteel “teatime” atmospheres.

CENTRAL PARK - The leafy heart of New York reminds us of an urban look which comes from the skilful mixing of classics and casuals. The double-breasted pea coats and hooded sweatshirts, the inlays and jacquard patterns on wools with varying degrees of fineness and the chino pants are obvious examples of this. A retro style opens out onto graphics for the t-shirts or the choice of ankle boots in real leather. Dark blue and beige, coordinated with wood green, maroon and grey marl, make up the palette.

Fashion trends Autumn-Winter 2011/2012: Contrast sleeves

One of the fashion trends for Autumn-Winter 2011/2012 are clothes with contrast sleeves. The color of the sleeves can be soft and overflowing or bold and completely contrasting. The sleeves can also be made from a different fabric.

Contrast sleeves are popular not only for shirts and blouses, but also for dresses, jackets and coats. This fashion trend is introduced in the models of Burberry, Zara, CLU, Viktor & Rolf, Versace, Daphne.

Fashion trends for prom dresses 2012

Bold colors will be a popular fashion trend for prom dresses 2012. Though the colors are similar to prom 2011, the style of the dresses is different. Forget about fairytale princess dresses. Long, sleek dresses will be the hottest fashion trend for 2012. Some of the dresses feature halters and deep V-necks. Strapless dresses with sweetheart necklines are also a popular look.

Dresses for prom 2012, even the long ones, reveal some skin. Some dresses feature a slit that goes up to mid-thigh, while other dresses have cut-outs on the sides or back.

Fashion trends Autumn-Winter 2011/2012: Dress in gold

Along with metallic tones, the gold color this season is very trendy and is compulsory for the wardrobe of every woman.

Years ago it was worn only at night on parties and dances, but today it is a must have for the woman's toilet, it is even suitable for work clothes. It is not necessary to be dressed entirely in gold color, it combines successfully with black, brown and green.

Rada Fall/Winter 2011-2012 collection of bags

Following styles of jewels, Radà bags present new street style: rough-chic.

Two souls within the same piece. As always, Radà enjoys, and is skilled at, mixing styles like Medieval-Deco with a glamorous feel, Eighties and disco-chic style till 50s American costume.

Calvin Klein presents collection Spring 2012

Francisco Costa - the designer of Calvin Klein fashion house chose lace, soft pastels and shapely silhouettes for the Spring 2012 collection of the brand. The models are in gorgeous silky dresses, jackets and light-as-air palazzo cropped pants. Interesting elements focus on clean forms of patterns. A major accessory of the collection are the platform shoes with high heels.

"Ephos" - collection Autumn/Winter 2011/2012

Following the fashion trends for the Autumn/Winter season, the collection of fashion house "Ephos" aims to show chic and sex appeal and at the same time an elegant and exquisite clothing line.

The woman dressed with "Ephos" is different, extravaggant, modern!
A woman with STYLE!

Fashion Trends For Autumn-Winter 2011-2012 - The Check

For the next year the check will be trendy again in Autumn-Winter 2011/2012. The check pattern can be combined with both classical and with extravagant accessories.

Checkered shirts, skirts, jackets, bags and shoes can be seen in the collections of many world designers and fashion houses. We leave to you the choice in which one element of your outfit can bet on it.

An Unique Collection of Veteyda Fashion House

The designer of the Bulgarian fashion house Veteyda Vessela Vassileva created 24 unique outfits for the participants of the contest Miss Varna 2011, organized by VIP Fashion Group model agency from Varna. The beautiful contestants presented them during the talent competition.

The designer outfits of fashion house Veteyda are for the ladies, which want to be noticed and remembered. Extravagant, different and modern is every toilet, made by designer Vessela Vassileva.

Sicily inspired PIETRO FILIPI for Autumn-Winter 2011-2012

Sicily is the inspiration of the designers of Pietro Filipi for the collection Autumn-Winter 2011/2012.

The models in the women's collection are inspired by the 50s and 80s, with respect to the women's forms, with underlined higher waist, accents on the shoulders and retracted silhouette of the trousers. The romantic floral motives, silk, velvet accessories and lace make a strong contrast with strict jackets in men's style.

Top print ideas for Autumn/Winter 2012-2013 from Printsource

Printsource is the main resource for surface and textile design for America's major manufacturers, retailers and catalogs, covering such industries as men's, children's and women's apparel, bed and bath, kitchen and tabletop, paper goods and stationery, wallcoverings, window fashions and other surface and textile design applications. Printsource has released its list of the Top 10 Print Ideas for the Autumn / Winter 2012-2013 season. We present this trend forecast in help of apparel and home textile executives, creative directors, textile designers, product developers, textile mills, retail chains, private label developers and buying offices.

Daphne's dresses for summer 2011 - fresh and colorful

The dress is the most comfortable type of clothing for the summer, and a dress with flower motives is simply classic. I can hardly imagine a stylish dress with flowers not being in fashion during summer. And the dresses of the Bulgarian fashion brand Daphne are like a flower garden, from which you can pick the desired flower.

Daphne offers different models of summer dresses from elastic cotton, which underline the body and show your individuality, depending on the print you choose. The dresses of the brand, made from elastic jersey are suitable for every day of the week. The length of the models vary from mini to maxi.

Technicolor Women's And Men's Wear Trends For Spring - Summer 2012

This is a call for pure relaxation, cheerfulness and vacationing : a joyous escape from everyday life. Take up the colors of summer and the codes of seductiveness and give them a joyful spin, without fear of being over the top. We play Summer clichés « to the hilt » between jet-set opulence sultry seduction and impetuous glamour of the Happy Hour. Or opt for a California cool, coloring the preppy look with show-off humor, and playing with beachwear and American casual wear to concoct a smart relaxed look. Summer once again has a mythical attraction!

New Edge Women's And Men's Wear Trends For Spring - Summer 2012

CIFF has put together a trend presentation for their upcoming August show. The report features Spring/Summer 2012 direction, key silhouettes and color boards for the men's and women's apparel market. As always the show's trend report is a visual treat, and a good overview to get retailers in the mood for the Spring Summer 2012 season.

In New Edge, CIFF represents a strong desire for modern shapes that will be pure yet sensual. This modern outlook offers a radically simple, minimal aesthetics found appealing once again, updating an idea of classicism and timelessness.

Fall/Winter 2012 - 2013 fashion trends forecast for men's and women's knitwear

From 18 to 20 July 2011 in New York takes place the SpinExpo exhibition for fibers, knitwear and knitted fabrics. SpinExpo released 10 trend boards which give a clear idea of the incoming mood, direction, color, and textural elements for Fall / Winter 2012 - 2013.

Organized by independent textile specialists, SPINEXPO TM presents a truly international top level offer in the field of fibres, yarns for knitting, circular knit and weaving (fabrics and upholstery), socks, laces, labels and technical textiles.

Shoes and bags collection with the brand Sara Pen

At a fashion show in Varna, Bulgaria were presented shoes and bags with the brand Sara Pen. The unique collection, offering also extravagant boots can be found in the representative shop of Sara Pen in GRAND MALL Varna.

The fashion show Festival of fashion and beauty 2011 took place in Varna in June and presented also other world fashion brands like Puma, Roberta Biagi, Mariagrazia Pi, Imperial, Northland, Nysens, Evona, Cango Rinaldi, Gerard Darel, Joseph, Vivienne Westwood and Moschino. Their collections also presented several Bulgarian designers and fashion houses - Rositsa couture, Daniel fashion, Veteida and Diana Alexandrova.

Interview with the yoga instructor Dimple Gajwani about The Art of Breathing

- Can Sudarshan Kriya be practiced at home?
Yes! one can practice Sudarshan Kriya at home . Practicing it daily relaxes the mind and body.Some of the very commonly experienced benefits of Sudarshan Kriya are increased levels of energy, more focus, calm state of mind.

Spring-Summer 2011 Beachwear of Benetton

JUNGLE FEVER - Bold colours teamed with natural shades give an exotic air to bikinis, cover-ups and men’s boxers. Turquoise and brown or beige and magenta create tranquil contrasts, perfect on reversible swimwear. Floral and geometric patterns can be freely paired with irregular stripes. The “fluid” look of viscose creates soft draping on asymmetric cover-ups.

CRUISE TIME - A sophisticated style expressed through two-piece swimwear and cover-ups in dress or maxi playsuit styles. "Neo-batik" blue and white are the prominent colours in a story where purples and taupes also play a role. Beads and metallic or translucent appliqués add a precious touch.

UNITED COLORS OF BENETTON Autumn-Winter 2011-2012 Collection

I'M NOT A SOLDIER! - Women and men lined up in a vaguely military style highlights the skill of knowing how to mix pieces of clothing which define a character, a personality, a woman, a man. The softer silhouette used for her contrasts with the closer-fitting lines he wears. Chunky-stitch knits team with parkas and long and short jackets for him and her. Grey-green, brown and milky-white are the main colours.

NEW YORKER - Dedicated to those who shun exaggeration and have an innate sense of style and originality. This classic look – brightened with unexpected details like the vibrant colour of knitwear or the suit/trousers outfits’ penchant for pronounced patterns – radically transforms his and her approach to town wear. The comfortable fit allows a use of different fabrics. Camel, grey and dark blue create a colour base illuminated with the lacquer red, sunny yellow and electric blue exclusive to the unisex-look knitted sweaters.

Be like the good fairy from the tails with the dresses of Rositsa Couture

If you don't stop dreaming, if you want to find the place, where you will get the desired dose romance, blended with modern and stylish vision, your place is the wedding salon "Rositsa Couture" in Varna, Bulgaria.

The wedding salon Rositsa Couture offers formal and wedding dresses and accessories own production. Designer of the collection and owner of the brand is Rositsa Georgieva.

Hot bridal fashion trends for romantic summer

Summer, scent of sea and romance, sunny days and warm evenings. Beautiful time for planning the wedding ceremony. Your child's dream is about to come true - to be dressed in a beautiful wedding dress. You probably already know how do you want to look like a bride, but when you dip into the sea of wedding dresses, you will see that the choice is not easy. Stick to the fashion trends and you won't be wrong.

Romantic ruffles
Ruffles can be seen in many wedding dresses this summer. They sway romantic in step of your walk to the alter. Choose them if you want to look very feminine.

Benetton Presents The Spring-Summer 2011 Men`s Collection

LIGHT AGE - A shirt and … you’re all set: this seems to be what United Colors of Benetton is saying. In fact the striped or plain-colour shirts are uniquely cool and light. If we then pair them with gabardine trousers – long or Bermudas – we’ll be ready for even the very hottest weekend in summer. Pale blue, white and green with a touch of grey are, as always, the most appropriate colours. Make sure everything has a slightly crumpled air to be sure you won’t risk looking too formal.

Hanbag Fashion Tends for Autumn-Winter 2011-2012

For autumn-winter 2011-2012 designers offer us a lot of bag models. Shoulder-strap bags take on new accordion-like shapes and look like box-shaped vintage camera bags. Clutches are given 360° detailing with statement fur, and soft and malleable ball shapes. Very fashionable is the layered clutch that is expandable and transformable. The duffle bag returns too, oversized in a soft slouchy shape.

The Collection of ARDA - RUSSE for Spring-Summer 2011

The collection of ARDA - RUSSE for the new season is now ready and it has something for every taste, occasion and shape. Characteristic of this collection are combination of the sport - elegant style with feminine motifs which give the woman's personality and sexy look.
Colors are soft (white, pink, pale gray) and or in harmonious, or in contrasting combinations (black and white). Tones are soft, light and very fresh. Stars in the palette this season are coral, pale pink and blue.

Chanel Resort 2012 collection presented in Cap d’Antibes

A couple of days ago, Chanel presented its Cruise collection, Resort 2012, at the Hotel du Cap in Antibes on the French Riviera and was nothing less than we would have expected from Karl Lagerfeld.

The designer booked possibly the most expensive hotel in the world for however many days it took to get the show on the runway and as we expected - it was glamorous.

SISLEY Women`s Collection for Spring/Summer 2011

Mixing seems easy, but the true expert catches your eye with the sensitivity she displays when bringing together, very naturally, denim and eveningwear, or military styles with something straight from Woodstock.

The result is a well-chosen mix"n" match of colours (old rose and battledress green or magenta and teal); fabrics (organic cotton jersey and extreme-washed denim); shapes (the softness of knitted viscose and the angularity of denim).

Colorful Winter 2012 with the collection of Modis

On Friday, Rousse fashion house Modis presented its collection for Autumn/Winter 2011/2012 with designer Valery Gidionov.

Traditionally, on the catwalk marched the models of Elit-D Diana Poptoneva, who presented 109 new outfits of the brand. Wool coats with playful combinations of green, pink, yellow and white predict colorful winter. Elegant suits, dresses and shirts sparkled in red and dusky rose, creating a great mood.

Target's Calypso St. Barth line for the home lookbook

This Spring, Target's introducing its Calypso St. Barth's signature island-inspired aesthetic for the home. Full of vibrant colors and fun patterns, this line will become a real hit.

The collection brings destination-chic style to an assortment of home products in rich corals and blue hues on items like ceramic teapots, decorative pillows, melamine dinnerware, and glass tumblers.

Black tea - the best way to lose weight

Black tea is a variety of tea that is more oxidized than the oolong, green, and white varieties.
Black tea from China can be sweet or spicy, with a hint of chocolate or the sweet fragrance of orchids.

This is one of the most common teas known to mankind and its most important ingredient is caffeine. The tea plant is a tree that grows only in certain climates.

H&M summer 2011 product preview

The collection that H&M is releasing for spring/summer 2011 is full of flower prints and vibrant colors - perfect for color blocking and brightening up every outfit. The combinations are limitless, and whatever you choose, H&M guarantees you that you will be dressed in the latest fashion.

The clothing line will be available starting April through July, but sometimes the brand puts out the products earlier, so look out for it.

Fashion Trends 2011 - velvet shoes

As we saw on the Paris catwalks, one of the most important fashion trends in footwear this season will be the velvet and suede shoe trend.

Suede shoes were presented by Roger Vivier, Dries van Noten, Charlotte Olympia, who decided to give them a Burgundy tint. Kat Maconie, Gio Diev and Jerome C. Rousseau – three designers, who showed great selection of velvet shoes on the catwalk, in various models and colors.

MAC Jeanius Spring 2011 Makeup Collection

If you are looking for a fun and new way to update your makeup for the upcoming spring 2011, take a peek at the brand new limited edition collection by MAC Cosmetics titled Jeanius!

The MAC Jeanius spring 2011 makeup collection comes with fresh spring pastels and luscious shades. As the makeup collection's name suggests, line is inspired by the spring 2011 denim trends and suit the season's textures and colors perfectly.

Hairstyles fashion trends 2011: Hair on one side for the summer

One of the hairstyles that conquered the catwalk this season is the one side, messy bun hairstyle.

This hairstyle is repeated in all of the fashion capitals in recent months. For best results use styling products for hair, which will sleek even the most rebellious hair. Try to sleek and fold the hair tightly and tie it in a bun or a ponytail. The vision is very suitable for hot summer days, and it is very easy to make.

Matthew Williamson for Impulse at Macy’s collection

Matthew Williamson unveiled his capsule collection for Macy’s, a line full of dresses, blouses, and jackets—all in the designer’s signature bold colors.

The Matthew Williamson for Impulse collection will include dresses, tops, scarves and leather and suede pieces. The collection, which launches nationwide April 13, retails for a wallet-friendly $50 to $120, with some items priced up to $300.

H&M Conscious Collection – Lookbook

The new, H&M Conscious Collection, is made from enviromentally – adapted and greener materials such as organic cotton, Tencel® and recycled polyester. The line was inspired by different shades of white, one of the most important colors this Spring. The collection is divided in three lines - women, men and kids clothing.

Womenswear is inspired by an updated romantic style in which blouses, tunics and T-shirts with Broderie Anglaise are a key trend.

Elegant men's fashion for spring-summer 2011 by Styler

The Bulgarian man becomes more and more modern and elegant, especially if he chooses garment of the famous brand for men’s fashion – Styler.

For Spring/Summer 2011 Styler offers the traditional striped and checked patterns along with the trendy shirts with original ornaments, flowers and embroidery.
The shirts are in variety of non-traditional colors – dusky pink and magenta.

Topshop Spring-Summer 2011 Lookbook

The Spring/Summer 2011 collection from Topshop offers pretty much everything - from tight corsets to airy blouses. Everything is on the "long side" - the skirts, the dresses this summer will be very long.

In this collection, Topshop truly brings spring colors to life - orange, cherry red and purple are the colors of this year. If you look closely, the models hair strands are dipped in color too.