By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.comThe Need for Petite FashionsPetite in fashion retail terms usually means proportionately scaled down clothing ranges for smaller women who are 5’3″ and under. Newly set up companies like Petite Affair are challenging the existing petite offerings from retailers.Often the most neglected petite is wide and short, but still with …
By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.comI always find clothes shopping is easier for me when I apply my TICKS rule. I invented my mental TICKS rule to make me stop and think when I buy a new item of clothing. The letters make an easy-to-recall acronym, although the order is not that important. If you …
by Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.comBags, The Minaudière, & Wider Calf BootsChristmas is a time when people are looking for Xmas gift ideas not only for others, but the fulfilment of ideas for themselves for their perfect and complete Christmas. When you know someone loves fashion and accessories, just go fashion shopping. Everyday bags are …
Plus Size Clothes for Women TodayMany individuals have an ongoing battle with their size. There are times when they accept that they are overweight and live with the body they have. Yet there are other times when they adopt the regime of a new diet in an effort to feel better by losing twenty pounds, …
By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.comBeauty is ShapeBody ImageThis page looks at how different societies view the body silhouette, the body image as ugly or beautiful. It examines some of the ways individuals have manipulated their body image, to gain the cultural ideal of an era.Fashion history shows the most desirable body image of a …