Archive for June 21, 2010

Spring Fashion 2009 – Your Guide To Tunic Tops

This spring you don’t need to be a would-be mother like Gwen Stefani or Jessica Alba to wear a tunic top. Also it doesn’t need to brave a chilling winter every time you wear a tunic top, though many fashion lovers prefer it as a must for winter wardrobes. Definitely, they are inspired by its ability to cover you from your neck to your knees.

In fact, you just need to wait for the coming spring 2009 and you will find yourself amid a huge selection of exclusively designed spring fashion tunic tops. There are floral tunics. There are satin tunics. There are silk tunics. Thus you you have got a variety of tunic tops in terms of colors, styles and fabrics.

Here are some tips on how to wear tunic tops this spring in different styles and look fashionable.

Floral Tunic With Jeans : Wearing a pair of jeans along with a floral tunic top can be a real eyeopener for both your male and female colleagues. Skin-fit jeans can be the most suitable. Try to pair such jeans with any floral tunic of your choice. I can recommend you to go for a lemon yellow tunic top, full of pink floral prints, with a deep blue skinny jeans. Use sunglasses along with a pearl necklace and high heels or wedges.

Satin Tunic With Wide-legged Trousers : Satin will rule this spring, so will the tunic. Hence, look out for something which combines them(satin and tunic) together. Choose a wide-legged trouser in classic black. Select a satin top dipped in any of the top ten spring colors by Pantone. Wear a red boot, use a designer belt and wrap a white scarf. Don’t forget the sunglasses.

Red Silky Tunic With Metallic Skirts : Metallic fashion was a rage in the second half of 2008. This rage has crept into 2009 too. So it would be worth thousand gold coins to slide into a metallic skirt. A red tunic made of silk will be a perfect choice with some embroidery on its neckline and sleeves. Knee-length tunics are strictly prohibited, if you are wearing a metallic short skirt. Instead, a waist-length tunic will be the most appropriate choice with such skirts. And lastly, wear flats, wedges or slingbacks.

Mid-length Stretch Cotton Tunics : With comfortable stretch cotton tunics, the gentle feeling of the spring will be doubled. Go for a mid-length tunic in any hue such as traditional black, raunchy red or inspiring sky blue. Such colorful tunics are always compatible with all types of pants, trousers, skirts and designer or ripped jeans equally. Pair them with ballet flats, heels or sandals. Use a big shoulder bag with golden shade.

Embroidered Long-sleeved Tunics : Wearing an embroidered long-sleeve tunic will be greatly flattering for you, if you want to add few inches to your height. You can even get a tunic made of shimmering fabric, which has a handful of embroidery, for lawn parties during cold spring nights. Wear metallic footwear and skinny jeans along with it.

Button Down Tunic : You may also call them, more clearly, as button down tunic shirts. Usually, such knee-length tunics are made of satin. So they are perfect for parties. You may prefer to use them without trousers too. Wear wedges or ballet flats. Choose a red button down tunic added with a black belt. Carry a matching handbag.

Australian Fashion Trends

Fashion is all about being comfortable in what you are and looking great! Who doesn’t want to be fashionable! Irrespective of whether you are aware of the ongoing fashion trends or not, looking stylish and being fashionable has always been something you have craved for. Fashion varies with time and location. People of different place have different fashion taste. The fashion trends of different places around the world are exclusive in their own way. For example, modern Australia has a unique fashion style that can be clearly distinguished from European fashion lines. Australian fashion has a lot more casual approach compared to European fashion. Australian fashion also reflects a vivacious, creative, rich in color, fresh and exuberant style.

Melbourne, better known as Australia’s fashion capital, recently hosted the Melbourne Fashion Festival. This was an extremely successful fashion event in Australia. Australia also hosted the biannual Australian Fashion Week. The fashion clothing and fashion accessories that were displayed in such fashion events were truly mesmerizing. Such event’s core objective is to engage and excite the public about fashion. It’s because of such famous fashion events that Australian fashion industry has grown so much. One of Australia’s most well-known cities, Sydney, has the most dynamic, exhilarating and modern fashion scene in the country. Collette Dinnigan, Akira Isogawa, sass & bide and Mambo are some of the famous fashion names that embellishes Sydney fashion world. Some of the famous fashion zones at Sydney are Oxford Street Paddington for smart street wear, King Street Newtown for anything avant-garde, Gould Street Bondi for beachwear and street wear boutiques, Darling Street Balmain for cool and casual, Castlereagh Street City for luxury labels, Crown Street Surry Hills for up-coming designers.

Australian fashion labels are now sought after around the world because of their innovative designs. Australian fashion designers are now influencing what others around the world will wear. The bold colours of sunny Australian beaches and the starkly contrasting hues of the country’s central desert landscapes are captured in Australia’s fashion palette. Major fashion capitals through out the world, are actively seeking out creative Australian designs. As fashion has become such a successful export market for Australia, employment opportunities has also grown in the fashion manufacturing industry and other fashion-oriented careers such as fashion journalism, fashion styling, make-up and hair styling, fashion photography and modelling. Fashion models like Elle McPherson, Miranda Kerr, Gemma Ward and Megan Gale have reinforced Australia’s image as a modern, fun and fresh culture. Australia excels in latest fashion trends for both men’s as well as women’s fashion. Visit different fashion websites and fashion forums of Australia to know more about them.

Australian fashion industry truly reflects the sophisticated, cosmopolitan and multicultural nature of Australian society. The products of Australian designers will make you have an exclusive style statement of your own. So next time you think of upgrading your wardrobe, don’t forget to check out the designs of Australian fashion designers. Have a look at them and pick the one that suits you the best. Be stylish always!