whole “Style Advice for Short Men” article seems to crop up in newspapers on a fairly regular basis. In the publishing biz, we call that an “Evergreen” piece. It’s perennial, timeless — always good on a slow news day. The “Short Man” version usually imparts some variation of the same basic stylist commandments: Stand Up Straight, Wear Stripes, Don’t Cuff Your Trousers.

I’m not saying these stories are without merit; the advice is sound. And if you’re short and aren’t already aware of some of the basic advice out there, these summaries can be a good starting point to building a better-looking wardrobe.But for me, I’m always looking for something more. Something that goes beyond the basics. The most recent example of this evergreen story popped up this week in Canada. The Vancouver Sun published a story by J.J. Lee called“Sartorial Survival Tips for Short Men.”It covers a lot of the usual bases, but I did think this was an interesting point:Menswear has traditionally been conceived for the average male who stands at 5′10.”

While all designs are “graded” (that’s a fashion industry term for scaling clothes to fit various sizes), grading does not guarantee clothes will actually look good on smaller men. Often something is lost in the translation.Then there’s the problem finding small or extra small items on the racks.Blame the scarcity on the trend towards tighter and shorter garb.

Many hipsters, sized medium and large, have been horning in on tinier togs, leaving short guys to pick through the dregs.So the same fashion-industry trend that’s responsible for the current rise in smaller cuts is also responsible for those sizes being less available. Drat.

Earlier this year, Banana Republic threw small guys a bone: They debuted Extra Small sizes in dress shirts, polos, T-shirts, sweaters, and a few pieces of outerwear. Huzzah!
BR’s a dependable source for mid-priced office attire, so it’s great that they’ve expanded to include sizes for the shorter third of the US male population. And sort of surprising that it took them this long to tap into that market (given that Brother Gap has had XS for ages).

But… the XS sizes are only available online. Bah.

It sucks that their XS clothes aren’t carried in stores — especially because the issue of fit is all important for short men. And they don’t have the best return policy. You can return most (but not all) items in store. But if you need to ship something back to them, it’ll cost you. My feeling is that if you can only order something online, you should be able to return it for free (a la Zappos).

Bottom line for me is this: It’s nice that they’re making an effort. But there is no good reason that big chains like this can’t devote a little bit of floor space to us. Especially when you consider that every time you see a sale rack, it’s loaded down with larger sizes that they made too many of and can’t seem to move. You hardly ever see many smaller sizes on sale.

So if you’d like to see Banana Republic sell XS men’s clothing in its stores, tell them what you think.

This is the year to get the moody blues into your wardrobe.  Examine colour combinations involving vibrant turquoise and lagoon through to deep cobalt or Klein blue.  Also, cornflower blue Amparo blue through to inky sapphire are all on the hot list of blue tones for 2010.  The profusion of blue based accessories in bags, shoes and jewellery reflect this love of all the blue colours, especially marine blues that verge on the myriad tones of sea greens.  Turquoise is a colour that flatters most skin tones looking just as good on redheads, blondes or brunettes.  Adding a small touch of contrast highlight in the form of orange coral (its opposite on the colour wheel), can make this intense colour buzz with even more life.

So that you can see the importance of turquoise here are the Pantone colour swatches for these very similar marine blues for Spring/Summer 2010 and Autumn/Winter 2010/11.
Above Left – Pantone Colour Turquoise – Summer 2010 – PANTONE 15-5519 Turquoise.
Lower Left – Pantone Colour Lagoon – Fall 2010 – Very similar, but a richer more autumnal tone – PANTONE 16-5418

With its extravagant print and rich colours, this Betty Barclay dress below far left, expresses a wonderfully exotic attitude.  Effective drape styling at the front shows off the waist and neckline. The figure-hugging style makes this an eye-catching dress ideal for any occasion. The digital print with the teeming tribal and animal markings looks bang up-to-date with the marine blues colour mix.  Since this material has a content of 92% Polyester and 8% Elastane it will pack, travel and instantly recover to keep you looking ultra groomed

Bottom Centre Right – Jaeger Semi Precious Stone Collar £85 – This semi-precious blue agate quartz crystal collar combines the natural beauty of the sliced stone, to make a fashion forward bib necklace.  Here is modern jewellery for the contemporary woman.  In this necklace the blue agate slices show gradations of deep blue to turquoise and these agate slices are suspended within linked rings of shiny golden toned metal.

Centre Left – Short Turquoise Cocktail/Prom Dress – Very.co.uk.
Top Centre Right – John Lewis Collection Turquoise Cuff – £20.
Top Far Right – Turquoise Retro Quilted Long Strap Bag – Chain Ribbon Handle, £6 Matalan SS10 – Accessories at Matalan Stockist Tel: 0845 330 3330.
Bottom Far Right – Turquoise Flat Ballet Leather Bow Pumps – £59.95 – White Stuff SS10 – Footwear – Stockist Tel: 020 7735 8133.

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Havaianas, the amazingly popular and remarkably comfortable flip-flop line from Brazil, unveiled in NYC on July 8 the winning designs that came out of the first flip-flop design contest, held in partnership with Threadless.com, the online community-based T-shirt company. Six pairs of flip-flops and six matching T’s debuted on Havaianas’s website and were launched nationwide on July 12. Democratic design has been gaining force in the fashion world as companies are “crowd sourcing” and allowing the general public to be part of the artistic process. Havaianas wanted to involve its consumers and fans in this inventive development by hosting the contest in March. The “Threadless Loves Havaianas” design competition was Threadless’s first foray into the accessories category and the site’s first design challenge outside of T’s. The site received more than 600 design submissions from contestants around the world. Artists Farhan Hassan from Singapore and Alvaro Arteaga Sabaini from Chile drew the highest number of votes and were named the winners. They joined the existing designs by Josh Perkins from Arizona, Jess Fink from New York, Ross Zietz from Chicago, and Emmy Cicierega from Massachusetts to form the collection. The flip-flops will be sold exclusively on the Havaianas website for $28 each. Threadless.com will produce and sell T’s featuring the six winning designs for $18-$20. Above is the ” Royal Wave” design. Check out the gallery for the full collection!

Thick duchesse satin and shantung silk give that true fifties fashion look. Look too for satin trims as bindings on pants. There are satin bow trimmings on clutch bags and shoes as well as tipping bands on clothing. Necklaces also get the satin or velvet bow treatment. Satin is the ideal material for wrap style obi belts and even boxer shorts. Satin of the correct weight is also perfect for deeper draped cowl necklines and for kimono styles. Richer materials also encompass impressive gold brocades or consist of fabrics made of dull and beaten gold pailettes. Whisper light translucent shimmering Organza moiré, silk gazaar, silk jersey and rustling taffeta stand out against heavier materials. Opulent brocades move through Tapestry looks and toile prints all capable of imbuing clothing with a feel of belonging to a Georgian milkmaid scene. Traditional floral sprigged country prints, spots, stripes and tiny zig-zags are all in fashion. Denims figure in summer 2006 fashion. Denim is dyed deeply and is barely washed out. Many denims have a finer surface and the darkness of denim is paired with the softness of the finest white voiles, batiste and dotted Swiss materials. Denim’s close natural rival, linen, is now available in more colours, especially soft blue, soft pink, soft lime, grey, red and burnt orange. Spring continues to see lightweight airy tweed fabrics, but now more frequently lightened with the sparkle of golden metallic threads. Chiffons of the same ilk, with the glimmer of golden lamé, contest with golden threaded denim. Grosgrain ribbon and Russia soutache braids add contrast to fabrics that are dull or shimmering and glimmering .

Starting out from the 1997-1998 Autumn/Winter season Dolce & Gabbana S.p.A. decided to introduce an anti-imitation system made up of both visible and invisible elements. The aim of this system is to protect the articles of some of the lines which are to a greater degree the object of numerous attempts at imitations on the part of counterfeiters and, on the part of Dolce & Gabbana S.p.A., to safeguard its clientele.

The by now consolidated system of anti-imitation principally consists of the use of a safety hologram (in the foreground showing an “&”, together with a series of micro-texts which reproduce the trademark): the graphic elements were ideated by Dolce & Gabbana whereas the hologram is produced and guaranteed by the Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca della Stato (the Italian State Printing Works and Mint).

The anti-imitation elements used by the “D&G Dolce & Gabbana” line which make up the system consist of a certificate of authenticity bearing the hologram, a woven label placed inside every article with the trademark with the same hologram heat-impressed on it, a safety seal whose braiding contains an identification thread that is reactive to ultra-violet rays and a woven label with the Company’s logo incorporating the same identification thread.

Furthermore, Dolce & Gabbana S.p.A. has stipulated agreements with the Customs Authorities of the most important countries throughout the world with the intention of monitoring the articles bearing its trademark. Dolce & Gabbana has also provided these Authorities with anti-imitation kits which reproduce and elucidate the elements mentioned above, divided by way of each line forming part of the anti-imitation system, with the aim of individuating and blocking the transit of counterfeited goods bearing our trademark by the same customs personnel

 
   GuoLi fold chair over the next college board, old sit chair uttered a hoarse, drag the duple “Zi –

   A long, let this afternoon at xiamen university classroom more quiet unusual. Hold her husband hand, foot gently sit GuoLi Nie

   The blackboard is on leave class of white chalk marks. At once the script writing time, four years in swaying, weaving.

   Seven years ago, so they sat side-by-side in the amphitheatre.

   Still freshman. High number of classes, there are always GuoLi can never understand the theorem. Don’t go, just turn when asked her boyfriend or husband. Don’t stare at the blackboard, boyfriend gave her explanation, a twist to find someone close to explain, but was listening to look into the eye. Shy smile, YaoZhi blackboard, pretending to be calm, continue to explain.

   Seven years later, in another classroom, GuoLi remembered. Turn on the blackboard asked to write of what, my husband is centered around YaoZhi blackboard, unconsciously, who is still seven years ago that the person look into the eyes of the window, without more dormant photographer.

   “Pa”, the photographer in the bushes tapes.

   This is the GuoLi onsite wedding.

   No, no, no makeup wedding photographer working on the manual studio “classical hunshazhao men, but only in a set of” two men, two pieces of cotton was “T-shirt lovers.

   After QuJingKuang photographers from xiamen university campus saw that they had seen a holand, most familiar those scenes – class, in his sleep, she helped him to let in fresh air, The old bicycle had been stolen, he whistled in the legs, she swings back, He paused a smile on hug walk…

 
    With football hooligans as famous football widows, early in a few months ago, he had to fight, energy, into the month-long the race. Opponents a small ball, sounds really not a close rivals. But things didn’t so simple, the man of football involvement. Fans, they will fall once a husband is ready to electric massage.

    Despite wars only four years again, but what serie a, ferial the bundesliga, la liga, this cup that cup, small wars almost all the year round is restless. Desperate woman has begun to crazy, must want to save, football, the widow website British women also believe that such a sentence: unity is strength. They used the bottom box, ability all selfless dedication. Strive to seek to ZhaoZhao see blood, are extremely offensive to meat, the idea. You can go to the World Cup football club to see their widows big beefing and cadge some combat poison with poison.

    And the World Cup, is always can make most men derfel cadarn of two things, but for a man, the World Cup more exciting. A goal is a climax, a penalty is a climax, a successful kickback or a climax. The waves of pleasure, is no sex can match. Not many people to love until midnight, but rather to appreciate the World Cup, they can be burning up down, turned night into day after day. Ruud gullit put forward the concept of “sexy football”, he and his Dutch villagers to play football fans watching yang-qi 4 excessive, have excited mood, and there are interrupted to sex. Since cannot be called filial piety, wife and son would cast, and buddy with room to drink beer roast string watching TV paizhuozi scold old niang still like the river carp.

High-heeled shoes power features four levels:

First, wear high-heeled shoes can make the person’s perspective, has greatly improved the highly interested or at least patronising in force.

Secondly, the high-heeled shoes with a little like dream poem. Very fine high-heeled shoes, often have a tremendous damage and destruction. Because the high-heeled shoes heeled carefully fold, so in the metal and therefore the metal fine texture with. The shining metallic thin with quality of a material is solid, some even more than half pinkie finger thin thin, and some even more with the heel of metal thin end more fine even can be especially is sharp. A woman’s normal weight is generally about 100 jins, add in such super fine and sharp and very hard metal fine with the pressure, it is very huge, so that the metal high-heeled shoes with damage and destruction. A pair of shoes is really enough fine heel shoes wear the sharp end in women’s feet, even on a very hard quality hardwood floor need not use more vigorously can also leave traces of certain, general is hard to see the form of the white dots, and other items on how? So the women wear the high-heeled shoes that has great damage and destruction, she’s thin metal with power is amazing.

But the most wonderful places where the power is strong, but not the power the power of little type, wear high-heeled shoes on the heels of a woman can cause great damage and everything they do, but only to move a gentlysweeping steps. But with great power skated: this is a dream is like a poem, the artistic conception of his works in all, he is LiuXiaoFeng airily two fingers with a clip, if the light tapping and elegant with a broken ShuaiYiFan willows, these are the sword to originally vulgar force given smart and sensibility, let the reader relaxed charmed the reader to enterprisesin heart like a poem of artistic conception. The woman wearing high heels as man, no matter how privileged intrepid cannot have such an understatement of charm. The strong man and the relative to the dream of power and artistic conception is so rude and small
Because of its powerful high-heeled shoes that produced a kind of awe, let a man cannot subdue. Where is the power, the power of the U.S. has strong military power in the world arena had by power, Because of its strong tiger with domination of power, the beast of small hun hun because its hard enough brave enough to play in the underworld became the Mafia have the power, and the power is strong, can obtain by women and the metallic thin with little under the heel can destroy all dream, compared to women is artistic conception with the power of the high-heeled shoes have ruled the man’s power!

Again, the high-heeled shoes of general similar shape heel, and cylinder cylinder or cone shape from the cone or similar male genitalia, and even to the penis is the symbol of men. Therefore high-heeled shoes itself with male genitalia trample on the man or the symbolic significance. Article 4 is high-heeled shoes can cause men of worship. Women really to conquer men are not needed to play with high-heeled shoes really bend before they can, in the women’s shoes, many men will succumb to before. They don’t know why he would admit defeat, they thought it was out of respect for women from strong to the weak, but the truth is that the comity for rude tough have shame, they yearn for such an understatement has such power of artistic conception! Yes, those who worship with these men wearing high heels woman!

Therefore, the high-heeled shoes is the symbol of nobility, increased women elegant nobility is elegant demeanor and temperament. Even ordinary woman wearing high-heeled shoes will aristocratic temperament and surprise, this elegant noble often can give a person with refreshing transcendent feeling. Just as a man of so-called king bearing can let a person was beguiled, women make men to aristocratic temperament also produced are admired feeling and succumb to worship, and thus easy cause love feeling and the excitement of man. Cause love feeling and the excitement of man this sentence if a popular view is sexy.

Three years can produce an outbreak of noble birth, but not need several generations. The person’s grade and style, the temperament is to need to rely on external environment edification, and the training is not totally and birth. Only the noble will not because of the generation of rich rushing xu cucumber character, because it seems that the world without any thing could affect their life comfortable and cozy, they always can be easily they want and they want from. So they will have the temperament of elegant nobility and benefit-pursuing, never have fretted side, from their ancestors began to have it is born, from their ancestors with the gene, won’t have nasty temper and the character. So they can have enough light to move slowly, the patient of long-term and comfortable and comfortable life will make their habits into naturally don’t worry not xu. But as the outbreak of households, or after two generations, also be difficult to find out the petty bourgeoisie, their growth environment with low grade of style of referring to teach, and they have the genes of referring to the competition and temper farris heart motivation, so irritable when in the majority, even if have enough material base have enough time to make them light to move slowly, they can also impatient if fire unbearable walk slowly.