Health and Fashion: Inversely proportional phenomenon

Examples are not too scarce when we speak on this topic; there are many who are suffering from excess weight and replacing their wardrobes every now and then just to look good, but nothing seems to hide those extra pounds from the public eye. The end result is another overhaul and thinning of the wallet and the process repeats at least once every month.

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Now, psychologists are claiming that the temporary adrenaline rush (from buying something new) is something that gets the best part of a compulsive shopper over time; such instances have been noted that has drained many a people dry out of their enviable bank balances. Had they understood that fashion – in its truest sense – demands an attention to a beautiful health, things could have had perhaps changed for better. So, if a compulsive shopping syndrome borne out of disgust for your own appearance troubles you, consider spending a tenth of what you have so far in the mall; instead, try spending this amount on getting done your hair, your make-up and your skin. If you have tons to spend, you may also go for a nose job. But that comes later; for the time being, let’s concentrate on the easy procedures that shall make you look stylish and impart a few things in you to go with your choice of outfits.

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Accessories: The lifeline for fashion consciousness

Let’s call accessories the fillers that add fullness to the fashion you follow. Accessories could be anything from the bangles to the key-ring and the purse; overall, they magnify the charm of the wearer.

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That way, even shoes fall into the category of accessories as much as the scarves and the stoles. Off late, shawls are also making a comeback to the accessories arena and so are the bandannas and the hair clips.

However, one needs to keep in mind that whatever way they might be accessorizing, they need to stay within their respective age and body types. For those more on the heavier side, dark colored, heavy Indo-fusion designs work amazingly for them, whereas for the slim and trim ones, lighter shades of more finely crafted metallic accessories prove to be the best. These may range from oxidized metals to sterling silver. But always remember to pair up geometric designs with western wear while for an ethno-western look, the chunky designs should be emphasized on more.

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Lilliputian concepts outperforming Gigantism: It’s the age of Nano-technology

While chunky still rules the roost of the fashion domain, the insides of all things big have shrunk to an amazing smallness. Nanotechnology has now occupied the center stage for all most every commercialized lifestyle application – especially textile and cosmetics – making nano-materials the heartthrob of the 21st century consumers. It is high time that we learn about it.

Textile processing, as we knew of it, is a thing passé ever since nano technology jumped in; it is the methods that are now improving the textile properties to make them last longer besides imparting them newer functionalities. Thus, concepts like energy storage have surfaced along with a few other opportunities that are bound to transform (if not improve) the way we look at the functionality of textiles.

Nano-technology has brought forth new dimensions in stain repellent and anti-wrinkle concepts; it has introduced PCM (Phase Change Materials) that respond to altering body temperatures; it fights infection and odor and more than everything, it is now changing the regular shirt to full-proof body armors. Thanks to the Nano-tube fibers and their 17X strength if compared to Kevlar; in this era when terrorism is a surmounting phenomenon, it has provided the option Keep reading »