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Wear This, Not That!

How to get the look of the season for less, without sacrificing quality.

Do you want to get the look of the season without leaving a gaping hole in your wallet? It’s not hard for anyone to do this; it just takes some time and commitment. What the most important thing to consider is the quality of the fabric that you are buying. If you buy cheaper clothing it is more likely that the fabrics will be man made, or in other words they will not be natural fabrics like cotton or silk. Products from higher quality brands are harder to cultivate, more likely to be higher quality fabric. You can find the same fabrics for less money and therefore still have quality clothing; for example a quality fabric is rayon, a cellulose derivative, which can be found at many price levels. If you can get the same fabrics what the designer shopper is usually paying more for is details like luxury buttons and decorative hand stitching which can cost a lot of money. The best way to make a piece look more expensive is to take a note from Gok Wan, a television personality on the shows, Gok’s Fashion Fix and also How to Look Good Naked. Gok loves to prove how he can make women look more expensive than top designer buyers. Gok is great at giving fun tips to make you look more “expensive, ” here are some of Gok’s best tips:

1.     Get a sewing machine! Using a sewing machine is extremely easy and adding a border to the collar of pieces gives the illusion of more detail. 

2.     Add accessories. Accessories are the “details” of an outfit. This is because they can be used to embellish a piece that may not have a lot of detail and therefore make it look more elegant or interesting

Ravishing Rustic Romantic

The key to wearing something rustic is to pair it with something feminine and soft; balancing ladylike and masculine is difficult however it is extremely possible. You dont have to look boxy in menswear jackets, a great alternative way to bring the trend of masculine meets feminine to you wardrobe can be done with a little bit of faux fur in the right places, some leather here and there and a sweet balance of delicate ladylike pieces to bring the two together. Not all mens fashion is suits, bringing these other elements of menswear into women's fashion has been a favourite of Dsquared, who bring fur and leather into their women's lines as well as their mens.