Trends

Shopper totes for spring offer plenty of room and help you go green

 in Eco Chic / General Fashion / Handbags / Shopping / Trends  tagged casual style / spring 2012 / summer 2012 / totes by

One of the biggest classics, and now, one of the most needed handbags styles in a women’s wardrobe is the shopper tote. With cities such as San Francisco and San Jose banning plastic bags and forcing retailers to charge ten cents per paper bag, consumers are starting to stock up on bags to carry their purchases home from not only the supermarket, from the shopping mall too!

Of course many of us carry around reusable shopping bags from big box stores and supermarkets, but do we really want to carry these same bags at the shopping mall? One of the easiest ways to carry home purchases from the mall, without shelling out ten cents for a paper bag, is to carry a shopper tote. A shopper tote is roomy and can easily fit a pair of shoes, clutch and that new bikini for summer

There are so many choices when it comes to shopper totes for spring. You can choose an on-trend, bright and bold colored tote or go for something classic in black or brown. The most important factor when looking for a shopper tote is to find one that reflects your personal style and goes with the majority of the outfits you enjoy wearing to the mall in your closet.

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Tru Fragrance declares Iris HipNote for winter 2012

 in Beauty / Fragrance / Trends  tagged hipnote / trufragrance / winter 2012 by

Tru Fragrance, the leading fragrance development company, has declared “Iris” to be the “HipNote” for winter 2012. Tru Fragrance, which is to the fragrance industry what Pantone is to the fashion industry, has found that the majority of new fragrance releases for winter 2012 from both perfumers and designers will include “Iris” as one of their fragrance notes.

“Iris” being the “IT” fragrance note, or “HipNote” of winter 2012 comes as no surprise. Over the past several years fragrances have gone from skin scents to leaving a mild trail behind the Fragrance Fashionista who passes by.

“Iris” is a warm floral note which can easily be combined with other florals to create a medium-heaviness bouquet or it can be mixed with warm woods for a true, cold weather fragrance experience.

Fragrance Fashionistas can easily begin wearing the “Iris” trend now as many new fragrances offer the “HipNote” as thier heart. Look for Chanel No. 19 Poudre, Prada Infusion d’Iris and Burberry Body for a true Iris fragrance experience, before the trend explodes next winter.

To learn more about Tru Fragrance, please visit trufragrance.com

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Spring 2012 fashion trends for men: the bright suit

 in General Fashion / Men's Fashion / Trends  tagged bright colors / men / runway trends / spring 2012 / summer 2012 by

With the bright color trend in full swing for spring, it is no wonder that the trend translates into the world of men’s fashion. Normally found sporting black, navy or charcoal suits, men will be shying away from the boring suit of yesteryear and going full force into expressing their inner Male Fashion Maven by sporting bright and bold suits. That’s right, fashion forecasters, such as the ones at Pantone have declared that men will be bright this spring and summer. We can only hope.

Bright and colorful ties, shirts and handkerchiefs have already popped up in traditional black, navy and charcoal men’s suiting, but now, the color is transferring into the suit itself. It should be interesting to see if this trend ends up on the street. Will men push their traditional, boring suits which they have been wearing for the past thirty years into the back of their closets? Or will men laugh at this trend and continue to follow color trends with their tie, not their entire suit. It should be interesting to see if this trend takes to the street. 

What do you think? If you are a man, will you dare to go pink, yellow or some other bright hue or will you stick to navy blue? Ladies, do you want to see men as bright as you? Leave a comment below or join us on Facebook or Twitter to discuss!

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Bright men’s suits for spring 2012. Photo courtesy of Pantone.