Why Blackglam Mink Coats Are Considered The Best Fur Coats Available

Blackglama, this is a name which embodies a sense of comfort, elegance, and undeniable style. Blackglama fur coats live up to these associations and more, as they are considered, and have been for a long while, to be one of the world's finest natural fur coats. Blackglamas are considered an American Legend, and have a history of glamour which would make anyone proud to be associated with, and part of.

Minks are considered the most commercially valued animal with fur, because the quality of the fur is so explicit. Combined with the fact that they offer a variety of different colors, which vary from dark brown to white and include patches of diverse colors on the stomach, throat, and back, it is needless to say that mink furs are preferred by many. The company of Blackglama agrees.

Prior to manufacture, each fur coat is inspected by experts. They do this to ensure that the coats which Blackglama produces are of the finest quality. Blackglama has a reputation for being one of the best in the world of fashion, and they must continue to live up to that reputation as they have for some time now.

The mink furs are so meticulously examined, that every quality of it is examined. Every quality from the texture, density, length, resilience, to the leather which is found beneath the fur (called pelts). Blackglama manufacturers consider the leather to be one of the most important facts when choosing mink furs. Thus, when purchasing a Blackglama, you are purchasing the best of both fur and leather.

The pelts are tested for flexibility, lightness, and a variety of different things. Blackglama's reputation includes not only finding and using the best fur, but also use pelts with flawless leather. With such a built-up, strong reputation, it is a little surprising that Blackglama has continued to live up to its name for many years, and are still going strong. They understand that it takes high quality materials to make a high quality product.

Blackglama not only provides its consumers with great quality, but pairs this great quality with attractiveness. They are considered to be a very attractive type of coat, because as they are well-known for their selection of superior colors. The coats chosen have a color which portrays both richness and complexity. As is probably obvious, Blacklama fur coats are quite difficult to imitate.

Blackglama makers know, and have known what qualities they need to have to be considered a high-quality coat. They have achieved and surpassed the art of producing a fur coat, only to deliver what is considered to be the most attractive, the softest, and the most resilient fur coat your money can buy.
By Gregg Hall

The Good, the Bad, and the Downright Ugly: Vintage + Couture at the Oscars

I saw so many dresses at the Oscars that just melted my heart. I really, really, REALLY love couture. (Who doesn't right??) Let's talk about it.

First up, the gorgeous Penelope Cruz. It is just beautiful and it's vintage Balmain. "I found this dress eight years ago and I was saving it for something very special," said the actress. (Who does that sound like? Me! If you guys only knew how many outfits I buy in anticipation of the "perfect event".) *Swoon.*




Next, my fave dress of the evening, the adorable Miley Cyrus in Zuhair Morad. I've read many differing opinions on this dress, but I ADORE it. I think it is STUNNING and a great choice for her. I'm indifferent about the belt. It's alright, but I'm thinking I'd preferred the dress sans belt.



Worth noting: SJP in Dior Haute Couture. Would we have expected anything else from Carrie? Of course not!



Another one of my faves: Anne Hathaway in Armani Prive.



Here's a risky one: Viola Davis in Reem Acra. Personally, I love it. Would I wear it? Probably not. This is one of those looks only a very specific person can pull of...and Ms. Davis is one of them! Bravo!



Next up, another one we adore: Evan Rachel Wood's haute couture gown by Elie Saab. Gorgeous.



We also have to give a nod to Tilda Swinton's Lanvin number. While it isn't necessarily my personal taste, I appreciate the piece and I appreciate her avant garde approach to the red carpet. Ok in our book.



Alrighty, and now onto the ones I wasn't so crazy about.

Jessica Biel, we love you...what were you thinking? We love Prada. We love the idea of the dress, but it just didn't deliver well.



Beyonce: no. no. just no. You're so much better than this less than desirable gown. eek. Has to be my least favorite of the night.



...and that's all folks. Thanks for reading. Now go shop: Everybody's Buying Vintage

Trendy With Japanese Street Fashion

Japanese street fashion is a live example of innovation & ingenuity. Having carved a niche for itself Japanese street fashion has become a rage among the fashion gurus of the world. Among the leading fashion destinations of Japan are Tokyo, Harajuku, Ginza, Odaiba, Shinjuku, Roppongi, Shibuya etc. These are ideal places to shop for Japanese street fashion. Japanese street fashion has a variety of trends & styles for all categories. Japanese street fashion could basically be associated with the youth. Various styles are associated with Japanese street fashion like Gothic, Kogal, Bosozoku, Ganguro etc.

Gothic Lolita is a youth fashion among young Japanese women & teenagers. Elegant & sophisticated, these outfits include ribbons, laces, bonnets & large bows. The emphasis is more on Victorian style clothing, aiming to impersonate the appearance of Victorian porcelain doll. An attempt to imitate the American Californian look, Ganguro fashion is trendy among the Japanese youth especially women who go on to tan their skin, get their hair bleached & adorn trendy summer dresses. This style is considered to define modern Japanese women contradictory to the image of subservient, quiet, ideal, women. Yet another style in vogue is the Kogal style where young Japanese women flaunt latest clothes
Far more elaborate Japanese street fashion on the onset seems to be based on uncoordinated colors & dressing patterns

Lamborghini Woman Shoes. Delux Series.

Are Lamborghini woman shoes made for walking? Lamborghini Seriously Hot Heels.

Everybody knows how fleet-footed a Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera is on the road - and now it is on the footpath as well, literally. There are the first track-biased high heels in the world.

The carbon fibre heeled woman shoes are the work of a brilliant designer and member of the CGSociety called Tim Cooper, who modelled them on a pair of his wife's high heels using a large handful of Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera images. The CGS - if you want to know - is a group of artists who specialise in 3D modelling and computer generated imagery.

Of course, no one with taste and propriety would ever want to wear these shoes - or even letting them anywhere near their house - but they are still a very clever piece of rendering. The level of detail is quite amazing - so much so, in fact, that there's a chance someone may take matters a step further and actually make them. We hope not...

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Punk Fashion Tips

Punk style emerged in the 1970s as an attitude-infused anti-fashion movement, and "true" punk persists today as such. Take a walk through your local mall, and you'll probably see a Hot Topic store, the main example of punk culture being trendily (and ironically) mass-marketed.

Don't let Hot Topic fool you. Popular punk style is a watered-down version of the real thing, which aims to deliberately shuck fashion trends rather than cater to them. Punk culture doesn't have a squeaky clean moral track record: it's infused with suggested (and sometimes real) violence. The Straight-Edge movement of the eighties, for example, tied punk style up with vehement opposition to drug use and swearing, to the point that skin-head-like punk gangs would beat up marijuana users, casual drinkers and dirty-talkers severely, with no recognition of the personal freedoms others should be granted.

That, of course, isn't really what punk's about. Straight-Edge tarnished the statements made by the style only a little. Punk is more broadly about dancing how you want, vandalizing a little (a real punk always carries a sharpie), speaking your mind, getting loud, challenging the assumptions of others, and being justified if you're angry.

Punk style lacks many gender rules. Most things worn by punk women can be worn by punk men, especially black jeans, which are usually tight. Recently, bondage pants have come into style (these are pants with straps and chains dangling between the backs of the legs), but are certainly not necessary. Plaid is very punk as well, in zippered pants and skirts, as well as suspenders. Two punk friends of mine, who are a couple, are about the same size. Despite being opposite sexes, they shared all of their clothes for a few years.

Black is a near-necessary color for a punk outfit, but not the only one: punk is not goth. The difference? Punk often uses black as a backdrop to accentuate a loud dash of bright color, rather than giving black center stage.

Punk isn't goth, nor is it emo: emo is the best name to use for the Victorian influenced, pretty, frilly punk now popularized by Hot Topic and recent music. Punk is more daring, more shocking, and more dangerous than emo.

Don't be afraid to rip your clothes: ripped is better. A tank top or "wife beater" (that's a men's sleeveless undershirt), especially if ripped, goes well over a brightly colored or black bra for women. With the awareness that a rip draws the eye, rip your clothes strategically,

By : Currie Jean

Punk Fashion History

70s Punk Fashion
1970's punk was seen largely as a backlash against glam rock and the socio-political climate in the UK. Punk clothing style was influenced by skinheads, Teddy boys and greasers and was often confrontational, D-I-Y, and anti-establishment. Designers Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren were pioneers of 70's alternative fashion. McLaren was influenced by bands such as The New York Dolls, and Vivienne Westwood's fashion designs drew inspiration from fetishism and BDSM clothing. Their clothes shop, SEX, was a hub of punk subculture, with regular visits from the Bromley Contingent and Adam Ant. McLaren and Westwood's shop was also where the Sex Pistols auditioned Johnny Rotten. The punk rocker fashion at that time consisted mainly of military or motorbike boots, leopard print, bondage trousers, safety pins, and customised blazers. Controversial T-shirts featured Cambridge Rapist and Tom of Finland designs.

80s Punk Fashion
Hardcore became the mainstay of early 1980's punk fashion, with bands such as The Exploited and Subhumans providing role models. The hardcore punk clothing style was predominately that of dirty, bleached and torn jeans, studded belts, DM boots and tartan kilts. More extreme hairstyles grew, as did the prevalence of body piercings, and tattoos became more extensive. Anarcho-punk was an off-shoot of traditional punk subculture and featured black military style clothes. Leather was typically avoided for ethical reasons, and hairstyles were limited by those products that weren't tested on animals. Since then, many factions, evolutions and fusions of subcultures have emerged. Alternative fashions borne out of them include cyberpunk clothes and gothic clothing.

Milenium Punk Fashion
With it's do-it-yourself ethic and it's anti-corporate message, anarcho-punk was something Jed Phoenix related to. She was veering more towards straight-edge and had a liking for black military style clothes. Her politics were also those of non-violence, anti-heterosexism and environmentalism, and her spirituality leaned towards Buddhism. Jed's T-shirt business, Obscure Labels, provided an opportunity to end a period of unemployment without compromising her unconventional lifestyle and alternative clothing style. Jed had a stall in The Electric Ballroom, Camden from 1999 where she sold her designs. In 2000, Brighton Museum approached Jed to submit an alternative outfit to their Renegades exhibition. She provided a pair of combat boots, a "devilish technohead" T-shirt with rubber applique and additional bullet spikes, and the second pair of pinstripe strap trousers she made on her grandmother's old domestic Singer sewing machine. All this under the title of "Queer Fetish Techno Punk". Jed's alternative clothing brand has grown into a full-time business since then, with collections such as "City Punk - Military style clothing with a kinky twist" and the "Self Tailoring range - taking the punk-rock look and alternative gothic style to a new level".

celebrities trend fashion

Step into avant-garde fashion by adding feather accessories to your clothes this fall and winter. Feather trend has been hitting the runways since spring, as well as worn by many celebrities such as Sarah Jessica Parker, Penelope Cruz and Rihanna. To my delight they are finally available everywhere! They can be worn on or be a part of pretty much anything: shoes, clutches, hats, jewelry, coats, dresses and other garments. I find feathers to be very angelic and elegant, so I’m definitely going to get more feathered items in my possession.

An Exotic Japanese Fashion

These days Japanese fashion is in vogue & has redefined itself from just being kimonos to a unique blend of traditional & contemporary trends. Japanese fashion basically involves the customization of outfits. From relatively simple, young to certain contemptible styles, Japanese fashion has it all.

Japanese fashion is a live example of innovation & ingenuity. Having carved a niche for itself Japanese fashion has become a rage among the fashion gurus of the world. Among the leading fashion destinations of Japan are Tokyo, Harajuku, Ginza, Odaiba, Shinjuku, Roppongi, Shibuya etc. These are ideal places to shop for Japanese fashion. Japanese fashion has a variety of trends & styles for all categories. Japanese fashion could basically be associated with the youth. Various styles are associated with Japanese fashion like Gothic, Kogal, Bosozoku, Ganguro etc.

Gothic Lolita is a youth fashion among young Japanese women & teenagers. Elegant & sophisticated, these outfits include ribbons, laces, bonnets & large bows. The emphasis is more on Victorian style clothing, aiming to impersonate the appearance of Victorian porcelain doll. This style is considered to define modern Japanese women contradictory to the image of subservient, quiet, ideal, women. Yet another style in vogue is the Kogal style where young Japanese women flaunt latest clothes, cell phones & accessories to exhibit their taste through their disposable income. Far more elaborate Japanese fashion on the onset seems to be based on uncoordinated colors & dressing patterns.

Belt Buckles Punk Fashion

As most music lovers say, music is a lifestyle, regardless of the genre. Whether it may be reggae, rock, metal, goth, punk, hiphop, or pop, people are showing their love for such music genre through their outward appearances and behavior such as the clothes and fashion accessories they wear.

You can see famous celebrities and music personalities wearing the latest punk accessories to complete their whole outfit and to give them more edge. But aside from the colorful and streaky hair, makeup, boots, and studded belts and cuffs, one accessory that seems to put the whole look together is the belt buckle.

Belt buckles are the latest craze in town, and you can see many people wearing different kinds of belt buckles to give their outfit a more unique and yet distinctive feel. Belt buckles ooze with personality, and it says a lot about the wearer. There are many types of Punk fashion belt buckles, and they come in various materials. There are even belt buckles that make use of Swarovski crystals to form the design.

Famous Punk fashion belt buckles include logos and insignias of your favorite band, guitar buckles, drum buckles, and many more. There are even buckles perfect for the emo punk, such as bleeding heart buckles, which can either be colored or pure platinum or silver. These belt buckles will look really good on Punk studded belts, and will really give your whole look a more Punk appeal.

Pop Diva Madonna Keeps Shocking Us!

Summer Spring 2009 fashion collections of Rodarte, Givenchy, Thakoon, Narciso Rodriguez and Herve Leger proved that "surgical corset" turns into fashion trend. As we know Madonna is a big lover of fashion trends, but this time it seems like Madonna laid it thick a little.

In promotional photo session of her album Hard Candy Madonna was dressed in something that didn't look like clothes. I would say it was stylish "surgical corset".

Maybe Pop Star Madonna just forgot that what looks sexy at the age of 35 is not very attractive at the age of 50...

Fashion a Manifestation of Style in Time

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.

Styles that came into the fashion cycle in the 70’s are coming back and deemed original, but even in their 70’s heyday, e.g. the big checks owe their origin to Scottish tartan.

Thomas Burberry Noticing how local shepherds and farmers wore linen smocks, which were cool in summer and warm in the winter, he attempted to apply the same principles to other clothing.

The new material was untearable and weatherproof, whilst cool and breathable. It became the choice mackintosh for British officers during the Trench War in Europe, hence the name Trench Coat. Now we see men’s jewellery evolving, the name to watch