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In This Issue: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Okay - you caught me red-handed. I've been enjoying the lazy days of summer the last few weeks and have gotten off my publishing schedule. Since I'll be heading off for another long weekend in a few days, I decided to further mix things up by publishing today instead of on Thursday. Hey, isn't variety the "spice of life?" I came across an interesting resource that has me re-thinking all sorts of things, including how I run my home and business. In fact, some of the things the author pointed out scared me, making me realize just how vulnerable I've made myself by not having "Plan B's" in place for some pretty critical areas.
I've managed to secure the publishing rights for a limited time, so if you're the least bit interested, "get while the getting's good" for the next ten days at: http://www.topdrawerpublications.com/time So what's on tap for today's Clothing Chronicles? A little "fashion distraction" to amuse yourself with when you need style inspiration or just want a little time to get away from it all. Enjoy!
Diana ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 10 Great Fashion Websites Where can you go to learn about the latest trends? The history of fashion? Clothing care and maintenance? Online, of course! There are lots of great sites out there that you can get lost in, reading about everything from celebrity fashion to haute couture. Here are a few of my favorites:
First View Wish you could have a front row seat to all the best fashion shows in the world? Well, here's the next best thing. Look at the current and past collections from famous designers from all over the world, and see the "who, what, where, when" of upcoming fashion shows.
Mode
à Paris Want to "dive right in" to the world of French fashion to learn about fashion history, designers, and upcoming shows? Then this site is for you! Find out which fashion houses meet the rigorous standards of the Chambre Syndical de la Haute Couture, and learn where you can study for a career in French fashion.
The Sartorialist Scott Schuman is a former fashion marketer and retail store owner who combined his love of great tailoring with fashion photography to create "The Sartorialist" blog. Sartorial, which is a term used to describe tailoring and the tailoring trade, is the main focus of Scott's quest as he seeks to photograph well-dressed people on the street. What began as a fun way to share his photos just two years ago has turned into a fast-paced fashion career that sends him all over the globe as a reporter for Style.com and as a speaker to fashion and tailoring groups.
MSN Beauty
and Fashion MSN has lots of in-depth channels, like finance, food, gardening, and health. Their fashion channel is excellent, offering behind-the-scenes videos, interviews, and articles that you don't see anywhere else.
Instyle INSTYLE Magazine's website has come a long way from the days when you could just go there to subscribe to their magazine. You can still do that, but you can also look at trends, get ideas for entertaining, vote on you favorite celebrity looks, and even learn where to copy those looks for less. It's a fun site, especially if you're into celebrity fashion.
Ralph Lauren
Fashion Era Love fashion history? Want to see which trend-setters have influenced fashion over the centuries? Need to do research on what people wore in 1800? 1900? 2000? Then this is THE place to find out. This comprehensive site is one of the most popular on the web, with good reason: it has TONS of information!
Fabric Link Want to learn more about different types of fabrics? Need to know how to maintain the fabrics you have? Fabric Link can help. Take a good look around their "Fabric University," and you'll learn everything you need to know about taking care of most fabrics.
Biz Rate Looking for something in particular, like a black cocktail dress or sweet deals on Christian Louboutin shoes? Just go to Bizrate.com, type in your item, and it will find places on the web that are selling what you seek. It also lists price and costumer reviews. What a time saver! So there you have it. Take some time to click around to these sites when you have some time, and either bookmark them or keep this list handy for future reference. You never know when these sites will come in handy. ************** Until next time,
Diana Pemberton-Sikes
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