Baby Fashion Label

Babies are taking over the fashion world.

Jessie Richard and James New created their first children’s fashion line in London’s East Dulwich.

Jessie trained at the University of Art in Berlin, and then she joined Vivienne Westwood’s creative team and became a creative head pattern cutter. And James was a menswear fashion designer for Vivienne Westwood. After they worked together for five years, they felt in love, actually it was love at first sight. A while later their son Billy was born. As they always wanted to start their own label and the opportunity was there. They decided to launch the collection “Under Construction”. All the garments are high quality modern kids wear which inspired by the British with innovative cutting principles to create new silhouettes. Everything are very comfortable, practical, fashionable and FUN. The collection is for baby girls and boys from 3 months to 3 years old. Jessie and James believe that ‘A day without laughter is a day wasted’.


This baby’s collection is a must for fashion-conscious parents! Check the e-commerce website now. http://www.jessieandjames.co.uk/index.php

KiKi Chow

Naturally Easy and Affordable Facials

We tend to think the only way to achieve soft, supple and glowing skin is through expensive creams and spa treatments. Great skin can be achieved by going no further than your kitchen and recreating the spa experience can happen right in the comfort of your home. The following are simple treatments that can be enjoyed together or individually.

Steam Facial: Opens pores to rid trapped dirt and oil.

You’ll need: A pot and towel. Optional: essential oil

• Wash your face and remove any jewellery and makeup.
• Take a pot and fill halfway with water. Bring to boil.
• Optional: Add a few drops of essential oil (lavender, jasmine, rose etc).
• Remove from heat and hold your face at a comfortable distance above the pot. About a 30 cm will do.
• Inhale the steam and allow it to cleanse your face, roughly 10 mins. To create a steam room effect, cover your head and pot with a towel.
• If at any point it becomes too hot or you need to get a breath of air, feel free to remove the towel and take in a few deep breaths. No need to suffer!
• To finish, splash your face with cold water and pat dry.

Honey Mask: Ultimate moisturizer and skin toner

You’ll need: Organic Honey (the darker in colour the better!), a pot, and a metal bowl/glass jar.

• Wash face and remove any makeup.
• Fill pot with 2 inches of water. Turn to medium low heat.
  
• Put 2-3 tbsp of honey in to jar/bowl. Place jar/bowl into pot.
• Heat honey until its WARM, not hot.
• Smooth honey onto face in circular motions, avoiding the eyes.
• Leave for 10-30mins.
• Rinse with warm water and finish with a splash of cold water.
• Pat dry and apply moisturizer.

*These treatments come with obvious dangers. Please be mindful.

Cheers to putting your best face forward!

Peace

Victoria.

Steam is the New Iron

One of my biggest pet peeves when it comes to clothing has to be wrinkles. They turn up in the oddest places at the most inconvenient times. Another pet peeve of mine is ironing; I absolutely hate it with a passion. By the time I pull out my ironing board I am exhausted. I dislike how every piece of clothing I own has to be ironed a certain way. Jeans take at least seven minutes a pair if done properly. Dress pants require a pleat at the front, which equals to ten minutes per pair, and shirts range depending on fabric, but the standard ironing time is three to five minutes a shirt. Dresses are impossible to iron as they need to be ironed from every angle possible (ten minutes at least!). Therefore, as you can see, I despise ironing, but due to my interest in fashion and the strong desire to take care of every piece of clothing I own, and make it look great, I needed to discover an easy solution that would make my wrinkles disappear. That is when I discovered the magic of the steamer. I purchased my first steamer (a compact hand held unit) about a year ago. From then on, I have not once pulled out my iron/ironing board. I became so attached to this steamer and all of the wonderful things it did for my clothing. The power of steam is comparable to the power of an iron. The steamer produces a hot steam which is ejected from the head of the steamer, which you directly place along your item of clothing, and before your eyes, your wrinkles disappear. I began my steaming obsession with steaming all of my tops (knit, woven, silk etc.), then started steaming larger items such as dress pants and jeans. I started to find my small hand held steamer difficult to use because I always had to find free space to hang the item I was steaming, to ensure a wrinkle free outcome. This is when I purchased an upright steamer. Still compact, but more powerful, an upright steamer lets you steam for up for 60 minutes without adding water, and produces an even, powerful steam flow which cuts through any wrinkle. Also, an upright steamer comes equipped with a place for a hanger, which makes life so much easier. There are no specific steaming techniques that I recommend; you will find techniques which are suited to you and your clothing, the more you use your steamer. I whole-heartedly recommend purchasing an upright steamer if you dread the thought of ironing, and I ensure you, you will save an extreme amount of time. I suggest the upright Rowenta steamer which is sold for commercial and household use. It is sleek, easy to store, and powerful!
Enjoy Steaming!
Sabrina

Jeans Ad Sparks Controversy. Do Models Come in Any Other Sizes?

Posted By AehsanAli Momin Monday, February 27, 2012 12:15:00 PM

We can all admit that we are all not one size. Everyone has their own shape. In the media we constantly shown clothing that is directed to all body types, but this seems to only be a verbal message. It is not often that you see larger models portrayed. Everyone seems to be size 6 or under.

One company who prides themselves on offering a diverse range of sizes for all the different body types is Levis. They are famous for their jeans; a campaign for Levis Curve ID Jeans was banking on it, until it backfired. The line of customized shape-fitting denims boasts in a print ad, "hotness comes in all shapes and sizes." but when you look at their advertising for these jeans, are three models with very similar, slender body types. Aside from slight differences in backside protrusions, none of the models reflect the size 14 shape of the average American woman.

Check out another ad campaign sparking outrage.

Copyranter, an advertising watchdog blog that posted the magazine ad Wednesday, called it an insult to women size six and over.

Not only does Levis do this, but other companies. They try to show that anyone can wear the clothes yet they refuse to show "regular people" (all so known as size 8 or 10) wearing the apparel.

We can try to see where all this will end up, but for now let us use our imagination and picture ourselves/friends/family in the ads and clothing.