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1) Fashion A Manifestation Of Style In Time
Author:
Patrick McMurray
Category:
Shopping and Product Reviews
What came first the chicken or the egg? Fashion is the second creation, style is the first. Fashion is born out of style, as individuals we create our own style each time we go to the wardrobe and put a collection of clothes together.
The chosen collection can be in or out of fashion, mixed and matched or clashed, the most important aspect is feeling comfortable and confident.
Styles that came into the fashion cycle in the 70's are coming back and deemed original, but even in their 70's...
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2) The Birth Of European Silk Industry; Ties And Cufflinks
Author:
Patrick McMurray
Category:
Shopping and Product Reviews
I thought to open this article with a very interesting historic anecdote about the birth of the European silk industry and its eventual migration to England. Then you don't have to wade through the remainder to get to the most interesting part.
Many of the Huguenots who made Spitalfields their home came from Lyons, centre of the French silk industry. They set up business as silk weavers, using handlooms to weave raw silk imported from Italy. The Huguenots brought with them a newly invented t...
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3) The Essential Elements Of A Good Silk Tie
Author:
Patrick McMurray
Category:
Shopping and Product Reviews
We were asked to offer a critical review on current styles and future trends for silk neckties by Fibre2 fashion. So we got to the core.
What are the elements of a good Necktie?
First of all, the proportions, blade width and length, should be 85mm to 90mm x 1540 to 1560mm long. The chosen fabric must incorporate a balance of colour pattern and texture. There is also the quality of interlining. Many consider 100% wool to be best; however, it reacts greatly with atmospheric changes absorbing...
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4) Enamel Cufflinks; Past Present And Future
Author:
Patrick McMurray
Category:
Shopping and Product Reviews
Recently I was kindly invited to comment on the future of cufflink styles in a five year forecast. It's like trying to predict the weather. However, I gave sincere opinions and was pleasantly surprised to learn that my comments are published as part of an exceptionally well written article by author Ms Manmeet Dawar, Content Coordinator for Fibre2 Fashion.
Cufflinks have emerged not only as affordable fashion accessories conveying your own personal style, but also as great gift items for alm...
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5) Womens Fashion; Indicators For Mens Designer Clothing Accessories
Author:
Patrick McMurray
Category:
Shopping and Product Reviews
New trends and styles for men's clothing and accessories are often influenced and preceded by women's fashion. If floral's are on the cards for spring 2009 then similarly you'll see watered down versions in suits through to silk ties.
It might sound ridiculous, but, it has been so for centuries.
Louis Patou a Paris fashion designer made silk ties from women's dress material, hence the advent of the designer tie.
So the concept is nothing new. The fact is women's fashion is specifically...
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6) The Chronicles Of Savile Row 1818 To 1858
Author:
Patrick McMurray
Category:
Shopping and Product Reviews
When you're involved in the fashion industry, like we are, it's wise to learn as much about the evolution of styles and progress of fashion, because some one may ask you an awkward question.
Savile row is a good place to start researching. As you will witness it has been the leading edge for innovations and fine tailoring for centuries.
Here are just a few excerpts, for your reading pleasure and information. There is a lot even we did not know.
1818: Burlington Arcade, a glassed-over...
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7) The Trials And Errors Of Writing About Fashion
Author:
Patrick McMurray
Category:
Shopping and Product Reviews
Every week I sit for hours in front of a computer grappling with poor literary skills while writing product reviews on men's fashion accessories.
I'm a complete novice as you will witness, never aspired to be a writer, but I can't afford to hire ghost writers to produce quality content for my online shopping service.
Now, after much trial and error it's something I look forward to, because there is always interesting discoveries to be made, especially historic anecdotes and, a never endi...
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8) Autumn Leaves For Fashion By August She Is Mine
Author:
Patrick McMurray
Category:
Shopping and Product Reviews
Mid July and there is, for the first time a sense of seasonal change in evening air. Certain leaves are beginning to turn fresh inspiration for fashion designers
But don't think doom and gloom, conversely its cause for celebration, when the autumn leaves start falling, new fashions will be blooming.
Near on September fresh styles will be hitting the decks of the high street stores and, the economy willing, shoppers will be out in droves.
The really good news is for men, finally there w...
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9) A Dandy Gentleman's Outfit
Author:
Patrick McMurray
Category:
Shopping and Product Reviews
A gentleman as defined by principles. Do not clothes define principles in a man of gentle nature?
However, your class will often govern, because you wish to announce, you're either subversive, or not and the world should know that.
So clothing becomes a way of expressing your philosophical or political beliefs. Or you're just protecting your self from the elements, being functional, or can't afford to lash out.
But let's not forget from were the path to manhood began. Remember the lec...
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10) Fashion, A Culmination Of Past, Present And Future
Author:
Patrick McMurray
Category:
Shopping and Product Reviews
Fashion, is a culmination of the past, present and future, drawing inspiration from archives, a designer puts pen to paper creating styles for future prosperity. A bit like life, we live out the past while planning for the future.
So to illustrate factually, we have compiled a tidy collection of brief informative product reviews for you to browse at leisure.
Christmas may seem a long way off but still it's better to be prepared and save the last minute rush, so you can enjoy the festive...
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11) Natures Abundant Inspiration In Fashion Clothing Design
Author:
Patrick McMurray
Category:
Shopping and Product Reviews
Inspiration can come from anywhere at any time so say artists and designers. Keep one eye on English weather for it too can change at any time. It, nature has been the subject matter of many period artists the world over, through to the famous Bloomsbury Group of London; even in modern times, fashion designers draw from archived or active inspiration from nature.
The hills and valleys become a collage of colours as the sun stoops through the clouds at timely intervals, intervened by even m...
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12) Some Brief Product Reviews; Mens Jewellery, Cufflinks And, Very Special Pendants
Author:
Patrick McMurray
Category:
Shopping and Product Reviews
The future for men's jewellery expansion looks brighter and brighter, no longer restricted to lapel badges and silk ties alone.
Many designer brands are responding to increasing demand for diversity in clothing accessories for men, there is a move out of the generic flavour, at last.
Finally men are getting more of a say about the clothing styles they buy and wear. Mixing and matching is an enjoyable exercise as the choice of colours goes beyond shades of grey.
Traditional lapel badges...
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13) The Spice Of Life In Fashion
Author:
Patrick McMurray
Category:
Shopping and Product Reviews
The spices of life are more to some and less to others. Contrary to a captain with no hull beneath his deck, but a good steady wind and a pair of Denim flares more befitting a weatherworn sailor feeling his years, to the Far East in search of spices. Time and tide won't let a sailor sleep.
Now it's the spices of fashion for men, the rising tide: And, dandyism still contrasting Beau Brummell rejection of 18th century frills, his mandate; a dark blue coat, buff-coloured pantaloons and waistcoa...
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14) How To Succeed As An Independent Fashion Retailer
Author:
Patrick McMurray
Category:
Shopping and Product Reviews
A key to success as an independent (Indies) fashion retailer is interdependency. Equally important, maintaining a strategic focuses and develops a set of business principles that are foundational. This will help you, particularly during economic downturn, which always seems to hit the fashion industry first and foremost. "The little luxuries in life" go
To briefly illustrate; it takes great effort to propel a fly wheel to the point of perpetual motion and, if geared correctly, requires less...
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15) Aussie Rules is the proud name given to its self Styled football game
Author:
Patrick McMurray
Category:
Shopping and Product Reviews
(A combination of Gaelic football and rugby league), simply called "Australian Rules Foot-ball", or as commonly phrased "off to the footy love" it is gaining international popularity concurrent with Australian budding fashion designers. The name of the game is play by the rules, or you will have to front the tribunal and if found guilty of fowl play, miss a few games.
Thanks to its long-standing multi=cultural heritage, Australian designers can draw from Western, Polynesian, Asian and Aborig...
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16) Spring Forward, Fall Back, Fast Forward For Fashion
Author:
Patrick McMurray
Category:
Shopping and Product Reviews
Fashion is a fast forward industry, but continually falls back on archives to draw new inspiration from old styles. It's as repetitious as the 1-2-3-4 beat of rock and roll including the back beat.
Often it's easier to gauge changing weather patterns than to predict the rise and fall of fashion clothing. Like an inexperienced sailor navigating un-chartered waters, you'll be tossed about by the waves and loose any sight of direction.
Many designers, ill equipped have been left high and dry...
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17) Clothing Styles Of Tomorrow Are Evolving On The Streets Of Spitalfield Today
Author:
Patrick McMurray
Category:
Shopping and Product Reviews
Spitalfield; Perhaps it's not the most attractive name for a London suburb. But its early music halls propelled Charlie Chaplin to international stardom. As a major entertainment district for many decades, fashion styles evolve in the evenings as the pub and cub scene come alive. Up and down the streets and alleyways in a mixture of classes and cultures.
Also famous for The artist Mark Gertler (1891-1939) is perhaps most admired for his 1916 painting The Merry-Go-Round, which hangs prominent...
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18) Leather Designer Wallets: Out Of The Dark, Into The Light
Author:
Patrick McMurray
Category:
Shopping and Product Reviews
Functionality not lost, designers like Paul Smith, Simon Carter, and Richard James have brought wallets out of the dark and into the light. Vivid colours embossed on their covers and linings with depictions of comic cartoon strips started appearing, even bikini clad women and mini minors.
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.
Richard Ja...
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19) Fashion Accessories, The Ideal Gifts For Fathers Day
Author:
Patrick McMurray
Category:
Shopping and Product Reviews
Father's day is fast approaching and you'll be contemplating what to buy. Tradition plays a major role in honor of the Father. For many decades the most popular gift for him has been the silk tie. More recently cufflinks have been competing for the top spot.
So if you're all out of gizmos, gadgets and novelties return to tradition. Go online and let your fingers do the walking. You'll find an array of high quality men's fashion accessories from the current collections of many well known desi...
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20) Scientific Intervention: The Progress Of Fashion Through The Ages
Author:
Patrick McMurray
Category:
Shopping and Product Reviews
1921: Crown Prince Hirohito of Japan commissioned Henry Poole & Co, a respected Savile Row Tailor, to create Westernized suits for his state tour of Britain. A representative of Poole's sailed to Gibraltar with pattern templates where he met The Crown Prince's destroyer and cabled measurements to London so the order would be accomplished three weeks later when the Prince was due to reach the UK. Japan consciously embrace western culture and looked to Savile Row as the finest example of suiting....
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