Fashion Clothing Styles

A couple of weeks ago, Team Tights Please helped some women in Hong Kong find the perfect tights for their fancy dress event, which was the Hong Kong Sevens. So there were 20 women all dressing identically as Katy Perry from the Californa Gurls video! Just picturing it, made us smile in the office, but this morning when we received the photos we just couldnt wait to share them with you!.

The girls wore the Jonathan Aston 40 Denier Opaque Tights in Candy Pink, Lemon,  Hyacinth, Silver and Berry to make up pastel coloured outfits sweet enough to eat! Pa

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This quote appeared in Vogue during one of the two worst years of the Great Depression.

It reminded women that even though times were austere, it didnt mean that THEY had to become austere. It suggested that even in the worst of times, it was still a good idea to find some frills.

Today, as we modern women face rising gas prices and health care costs and continue to cut back and conserve and stretch our dollars a wee bit further, its important that we also find some frills and not completely cut ourselves off from the little luxuries that nurture our souls.

Why?

Because every time we do splurge on a decadent piece of gourmet chocolate instead of a bargain-priced candy bar or one pair of thick woolen socks rather than a pack with three thin pair for the same price, were sending a message to the Universe that says:

Now Im not suggesting you take this to the extreme.

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Are you a certified wedding and event planner? Are you taking an LWPI course to become certified? Did you know that LWPI also offers a Green Wedding Planning course? Its based on The Green Bride Guide by Kate Harrison, and its a great way to make your business stand out. Todays post comes from Kate, too, and shes got some great ideas on offering brides options for eco-chic invitations.

One of the most exciting parts of the wedding-planning process is deciding how you are going to announce the big day to your friends and family. Traditionally, announcements and invitations are expensive and involve bleached or dyed paper that often goes to waste.

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Last week, we wrote about the Philadelphia Fashion Incubator, the program designed to give four local designers the opportunity to start and market their own clothing lines with help from a panel of Philadelphia fashion experts.  During the event, designer Melissa DAgostino discussed how she broke into the fashion industry, and how her unique set of skills set her apart from most of the fashion world.

DAgostino graduated from the Moore College of Art & Design in 2002 with a Bachelors degree in land based environmental arts and a minor degree in textiles.

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