Jewelry Fashion Trends

A Japanese Company Ginza Tanaka, known for its unique gold creations (e.g. a golden Santa Claus worth over $2 million dollars) has recently made a golden beer mug, which is available for sale for “only” $50,000.
The mug is made of 859 grams of gold and according to the makers it enhances the drinker’s experience. A Ginza Tanaka staff member did a taste test and said: “It’s tasty drinking beer from a normal glass of course, but it was a new experience to drink from a golden mug and it was really quite tasty.”

I came across this article in the Ladies Home Journal and I thought I should share it here with other women who also sometimes wonder what men want in a relationship. Well…here it is:

- Men want to be married. In a recent Gallup poll, more teenage boys than girls said they planned to get married in the future, and seven out of 10 adult males have already walked down the aisle. They also want kids. More than 90% of guys say they plan to have children one day.

- They’re not in a hurry. The typical groom these days is age 27, compared with 23 in 1960. David Popenoe, the co-director of the National Marriage Project, says that many men have parents who’ve split up, so they’re waiting longer to make sure they don’t make a mistake.

- Pretty face is not the most important. Robert Glover wrote No More Mr. Nice Guy. He says what your man really wants is for you to think he’s attractive.

- Successful wife. In one study, nearly all the men said they wouldn’t be threatened if their spouse made more money. They’d be proud.

- The most important thing guys are looking for is a soul mate. According to the National Marriage Project, some 94% of men say they want to marry someone they connect with emotionally.

Palazzo Versace in Dubai is probably one of the most luxurious resorts in the world. In a city where summer temperatures can go well over 100 degrees Fahrenheit, the Palazzo Versace will become the coolest luxury retreat as it will have a refrigerated beach to keep toes of guests cool on hot sand. The sand will be kept at pleasant temperature thanks to the network of computer controlled pipes filled with coolant. Also swimming pools are going to be cooled and innovative wind machines will emulate a soft sea breeze. Palazzo Versace will be courting wealthy British tourists, who account for over 800,000 vacationers to Dubai annually.

For many women fashion style is about personal expression and many of us achieve stylish and classy looks without following trends and buying new wardrobe every season. If you are exhausted by fast pace of fashion but want to follow it, I have good news for you. Some designers started a movement of “slow fashion”. Zowie Broach of Boudicca says : “Fast fashion is nothing but a superficial cycle of rehashed ideas (…) True creatives forge a world of their own. A great designer’s work is instantly recognizable — this is ‘slow fashion”. More and more women are choosing to invest in beautifully crafted, seasonless pieces that can be worn whenever, because they’re built to last. Some designers have even scaled down to annual collections: the Lanvin jeans collection, designed in collaboration with Acne, will come out only once a year. Others are making seasonless pieces — Kostas Murkudis’s 96 Dresses is a permanent collection of just two dress styles in 96 colorways. Ann Demeulemeester says “You don’t need to change your wardrobe every few months, but that’s what fashion is trying to sell.”

The list of seasonless collections includes:

All Saints - Collections are inspired by vintage markets and are available all year round. The pieces can be worn in multiple ways — adapt from one season to the next.

Azzedine Alaïa - Each item is perfectly, sexily beautiful, superbly cut and crafted.

Didier Ludot - Vintage couture collector Didier Ludot updates his Petite Couture collection of 13 black cocktail dresses annually, though the silhouette and color — obviously — remain the same. By echoing the spirit and attention to detail of haute couture, these dresses stand a good chance of becoming future heirlooms.

Uniqlo - Fast and slow sit side by side at Japan’s answer to Gap. Many of its designs are available all year round, with subtle color updates each season. The designs are also increasingly unisex.

Sykes - Subtitled Beautiful Basics, Sykes collection features immaculate low-key separates, inspired by boyfriend dressing, in an easy palette of black, grey, cream, nude and antique gold.

American Apparel - Always has a permanent collection in store that features subtle design and color changes. The use of metallics and bold colors in its fashionable sports-casual wear ensures that the brand’s clothes are perpetually in the hands of the most cutting-edge stylists.

Ann Demeulemeester - The designer’s mott is: “My designs have to have a reason to be — they must look right for today and tomorrow.” .Demeulemeester’s clothes are dark, not depressing — skinny jeans, oversized coats and plenty of black, accented with jewel colors.

Goat - Jane Lewis (Goat’s founder) never designs for design’s sake. “I don’t like overdesign,” she says. Goat aims to provide the ultimate capsule wardrobe in muted tones, with a focus on simplicity, cut and luxury. “Less is more,” says Lewis.