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Since green is my color, I could not pass this gorgeous women in green.

This 50's/60's inspired high street dress is just a stunner.

And believe me the photos do not do her any justice compared to the real appearance that was presented in front of me.

Michelle

Here a few items to give that great green dress the finishing touches.

Of course one could pick a red clutch or red shoes matching Michelle's fabulous lipstick, but I chose leopard print to give it the extra edge.

Thanks Michelle

Love,

     Carsten

You

Beth

I met Beth on a night out with her friends.

She reminded me of the young Madonna.

I love her interpretation of the rock chick look.

Beth is wearing a 80's style tank top, paired with black shiny stretch pants and of course high heels.

I like the fact she didn't choose black as in the rest of the outfit, she choose a plum, purple color to give the look an extra hint of color.

To make her outfit complete, she added a black crucifix neck less and an oversize ring with a dark stone to repeat and tie in the color scheme.

You see again accessories are super important to complete an outfit.

Also matching different colors and stay in a scheme makes all looking more complete and chic.

Thanks for posing Beth xxx

Love,

      Carsten

Things that make us happy  

Hi guys as promised I will feature in today's blog a well established designer from Belfast.

I am proud to present a little blog about

Obviously Dave loves designing and that's THE thing that makes him happy.

He studied printed textile and fashion design at the University of Ulster, Belfast from 2007-2011.

Dave is one of Belfast's few male designer and also acts as manager and fashion designer at Unify.

                                                             

Displaying his collection at the Belfast Fashion Week 2010-2012 to the NI fashion scene definitely left an impression.
His collections also where on the cover of Northern Ireland's 'Wedding Bell'.

























Hi work was initially inspired by medieval Armour and the pattern of the embellishments.

This concept was further developed into design and fabric manipulation by drawing inspiration from the 'Brothers Grimm' Fairy tales to form and create his final collection.

"Totally up my alley too"
I love Steam-Punk and 50's/60's inspired designs.

Other influences are designer like Alexander McQueen and Issey Miyake.
They inspired Dave to create fabrics and designs that would be combined to create a collection of innovative and extraordinary conceptual pieces.

Dave recently had go on men's wear, which proved a big hit with lovers of alternative fashion.

David's collection is a must see for any fashion or textile enthusiast and promises not to disappoint.

I am sure there is much much more to look forward too from this promising and original designer.

"Thanks very much Dave for your colaboration and the photo material. All the best for your designer future. Can't wait to see more of your designs."

Hope I made you All curious about Dave Henderson, if you didn't know him already.

I definitely enjoyed blogging about him and can't wait to   

get my hands on some of his pieces.

Love,

      Carsten

Check those two ;-)
Love the out fit coordination

Don't they just look fantastic

"Thanks for posing Niamh and Fergus"

Thanks, 

         Carsten

Things that make us happy

This time I present some items Sonja from Germany send me.

H&M.com

 She recently bought this t-shirt @ H&M.

 Sonja: "I saw it and knew I must have it"

 "It's pink, it glitters and it's Darth Vader. It's so me".

One of Sonja's oldest and absolute favorite items in her wardrobe are her Doc Marten's.

http://www.drmartens.com/

She has them 17 years now and still wears them.

"The shoes of my life"

Thanks Sonja x

Bye for now until next time.

Love,

     Carsten

Things that make us happy 

Hi guys I am very excited to present the first post from YOU.

This one is from Marie who lives in London and was born in Austria.

It is so much fun receiving photos and the little stories behind your 'Things that make u happy'

laced, nude tone with a splash of pink 'very sexy' by Victoria's Secret
http://www.victoriassecret.com/

Here we have a photo of Marie's favorite bra.

She loves it for several reasons:
it is her favorite color;
it is sexy,
very comfortable,
gives a perfect shape and it adds a bit of glam.

Marie: "Usually I have problems finding the right bra. They are either too tight or too loose and most of them don't look sexy."

Marie got this 'Thing that makes her happy' as a present from a good friend in New York.

Thanks Marie x

Hope to here more from YOU guys. I am excited to see what's next.
Bye for now, until next time.

Love,
     Carsten

Pear shaped

This time I got my Mum to model for me.

She loves her TV home shopping shows at the moment and was asking me about my opinion to a few pieces.

"Nothing easier than that Mum " ;-)

My Mum is a typical pear shaped woman.

So what she wants to do is balance hips and torso, broaden her shoulders, cover up the widest part and because she is quite short too, elongate the legs.

Please click here Body Shapes Blog 02.09.12

Please click here Sizes Charts Blog 29.09.12

1.Blue long sleeve

No she is actually enjoying this :-)

Here my model is wearing a light blue 'sweater' long sleeve (size 46/18) with prints at the front.

This top has besides the length nothing to offer. The shoulders are too wide the sleeves are too long and the color is a tad too pale for her skin tone.

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2.Black/Gold long sleeve

Now she is getting into it

This black/gold print long sleeve (size 46/18) is actually nice on her.

The black parts are a in a light Polyester mix.

The printed front is from the same fabric but it is a slight bit heavier to hold the print.

It creates the illusion that my model is wearing a strap top over a black long sleeve.

The length is fine, nice how it hugs the hips and with that clever positioned black stripe it creates a visually smaller hip area.

The sleeve length is good and the neck line and the shoulder strap illusion are broadening her shoulders.

A lower v-neck or a lower u-neck would be much better on this top and for my Mum's body type. A lower neck would open up the front and neck area, would draw more attention to the bust area away from the tummy. It would give her more proportion in the upper half. Another problem is, it actually draws to much attention to her tummy area, as the printed fabric doesn't flow.
For her body shape and type it would be better to have a smaller print or no print around the tummy area.

A plain gold strap top illusion with a v neck would have been better.

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3.Blue and black long sleeve

Here my model is wearing two light Polyester/Lycra mix long sleeve tops in blue and black (size 46/18 ).

Both tops have little Viscose bows studded around the v-neck area. The sleeve length is fine and depending on the occasion and how comfortable you are in your skin you can pick between two lovely colors.

I have to say though the black top flatters the most.

The top is a bit too long. As you can see, it starts bulking up around the hip area, the v-neck is again a bit too high. A bit lower and it would draw more attention to the top instead to the hip area.

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4.Black with sequins

I think Mum starts to enjoy this

Here my model wears a black Polyester/Viscose mix longs sleeve (size 44/16)

The sequins flatter her whole front area elongates the torso and broadens her shoulders. The sequins reflect the light and add more dimension to the front of the top.

The sleeve length and the overall length are fine.

 I think this top is the best of all.

With a nice pair of heels and a dressy wide straight leg trousers with a crease and she is almost ready to go.

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5.Plum color parka

Now the final piece is a plum colored parka (size 46/18).

It comes with a draw cord to tie in the waist, detachable hood, patched pockets bottom front.

The color is the only thing I would recommend

The over all length is either to short or too long. A shorter jacket or a longer coat would be better.

The sleeves are too long, the whole parka is too bulky for this model in this size but wouldn't fit her around the hip are in a smaller size.

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Well I hope you enjoyed this blog and I could contribute a few more tips, what to consider when going shopping next time. Don't forget, at the end its not only about trends and style you also have to feel comfortable in it too.

Thanks,
         Carsten

Dandy look

White shirt tweet jacket and hat, color matching scarf  with floral print and as fem touch the oversize fake fur leopard print bag

Thanks for the picture, 

Carsten