Guidelines Before Purchasing Prom Suits and Dresses

Now is the time to plan for the upcoming special event which is the prom. Yes, some parts are in no doubt easy to do like having a date or having fancy limo ride with your friends going to the event. You purchase the tickets and preserved a time for pictures, so the only thing left to do is find a perfect dress and a handsome suit for you and your date.
Your prom attire is possibly the most essential part of a best night out with your closest peers. So before you go shopping in a rush and buy the first dress or suit that you see, it’s vital to take some time planning about what you want and how you wanted to look.
For girls, a fantastic prom dress should identify your style and how you want to portray yourself. Give yourself a few weeks before prom night before deciding for the right dress. You can surf on several online dress stores for their huge collection of formal gowns and prom dresses like this fantastic dress below:



For boys, your handsome black suits or tuxedos should complement your character. Unlike girls, finding the perfect suit doesn’t take too much time as long as you know what you want. Make sure that you know your exact size when you are about to order online so you’ll get the correct fit. Check out several online stores that offer suits and tuxedos at affordable rates. Below is an example of a charming prom suit:



If you are worried about whether or not you’ll fit into a dress or suit that you purchased weeks before, think about the sizes available. Choose the one that is slightly larger than your actual size so if alterations are needed you can fix the problem easily.
Shopping online gives you more options for purchasing the best prom dresses and prom suits. You’ll see that there is a larger selection of sizes, styles and colors and even designer labels at discounted rates. It is important that you take note of the shipping, delivery and refund policies. Buy a fantastic looking dress and suit online and have a fun filled and exciting prom night!

Why Purchase Women’s Stylish Apparel Online

The major reason why women purchase apparel on the Internet is because of its massive selection of online retail shops that offers numerous styles and designs of women’s apparel at affordable and discounted rates. Thanks to online shopping, you don’t have to spend time walking around searching from store to store which typically takes days to find the perfect clothes for you. The absolute amount of clothes you can see can be incredible for the first time but eventually you will soon get around to it since it is easy to manage. Being able to check out several clothing will let you decide faster what you are searching for. Whatever color, style, cut of dress you wanted you can find it online. For that reason, shopping for women’s apparel online is considerably easier.

Cost is usually one of the establishing factors why women shop for stylish clothes on the Internet since many online retailers purchase apparel in huge bulks than at local malls or boutiques so it pays less and saves more. Some people still avoid online shopping because they believe that clothes that are purchased online are either fakes, secondhand and in poor quality. Online retail stores provide cheap dresses and they guarantee quality apparel in affordable rates because operating an online retail store is cheaper compared to traditional retail stores you see at shopping malls so online retail stores provides affordable quality apparel for you such as business suits for women, church dresses, prom dresses, evening gowns and many more. Let me give some sample images of affordable quality apparel that some online stores offer.


One thing more why it’s more beneficial to shop women’s apparel online is there is a larger competition between online retailers. Competition is different since online retailers compete in a global level, traditional retailers compete with the next door shops which never totaled to more than two hundred. Because of greater competition, online retailers need to offer the best feasible rates to encourage clients to buy from them rather another retailer that sells the same products.
Why waste time, effort and money going around department stores, boutiques for stylish apparel when you can just sit tight and relax while checking out fashionable apparel on the Internet.

How to Stylishly Wear Men’s Designer Clothing

Purchasing great designer clothes is just a start. Just wearing great designer brands doesn’t mean that you are fashionable because style and fashion is more than just a designer brand. It is a fact that designer clothes won’t look fantastic on anyone unless you simply follow these rules.

Make an entire look. If you want the clothes that you purchase look as good as the one you saw online like 2 button fitted suits, you have to realize that it’s not just the suit or the dress shirt that makes the picture.

If you purchase a stylish, urban designer t-shirt you’re going to have to match it with the perfect pants or jeans so avoid wearing wrinkled old jeans. The look you are trying to achieve has to cover everything from your hairstyle to your shoes like the picture below.




You can see that these men got the best fit. Despite the brand or the name on the clothes, if it’s not the best fit, it certainly won’t look great on you. It is essential that if you purchase any item you must guarantee that it fits you perfectly.

To guarantee that you purchase clothes that perfectly fits you, you have to know exactly what your measurements are and you have to measure properly as well. The right sleeve measurement starts at the center back of a person’s neck and continuing to the shoulder and down the arm.

The vision must fit you. Some men don’t understand that a suit reflects a man’s character as well. Try another suit if you are not comfortable wearing it until you find the best suit that properly fits you. A business suit should be the one that makes you really confident, charming and professional like the image below.



Most men by mistake think that they have to wear exactly the same thing as everybody else at work. At this point, this account is true since companies have dress codes, rules and regulations but with all the designs and tremendous styles of suits available in the market, such as a 2 button slim notch suit, you can wear one that make you different and fashionably unique as a person.

Beyonce’s Blackface Creates Controversy

The RnB ‘bootylicious’ superstar Beyonce Knowles is now in the midst of a controversy for posing in L’Official , a French magazine with her face darkened than her body to pay tribute to Fela Kuti, a Nigerian Musician and activist.
Inside the magazine, Beyonce wore different formal dresses with native African headdress and some ethnic costumes and hand-made charms.

The said cover gains positive and negative comments and observations from art critics and from the black community. Some have said that Beyonce is an artist and that the photo shoot is an art, and that she was picked to be the model because she is famous and she is a good exemplar. But many have criticized this act of Beyonce and interpreted the cover as racism issue rather than artistically manifestation of tribute. Here are some provocative comments from Black Community.

“Beyonce missed a great opportunity to make a big statement here. Instead of hopping on her husband's business to further promote Fela, she should have used the Blackface to comment on Racism and the entertainment business in America specifically. Imagine the impact she would have made if she said, I understand the impact blackface has historically and psychologically, but my purpose in doing this here is to initiate conversation. "Would I have had the career I have had if my skin looked more like this, had more melanin than I actually do? My talent is the same, my experience is the same and my passion is the same. Does color still matter?"

“This is the reason why black artists have been going to europe for decades To be socially free of Race & Gender Politics. When they realize they are going to be stereotyped they flip it around and use it to they at vantage Thats what the entire Play "Passing Strange" was about Look at old videos of Grace Jones such as "Slave to The Rhythm" the entire art of that video was poking fun of that as a teenage when that video came out. I clearly remember no black person under 30 was upset. It was a refreshing change and a in your face joke to the white establisment (i.e Fashion industry, showbiz industry)”

“This maybe also one of reasons we (women of color) don't have any fashion magazines in this country that isn't stuffy & not cutting edge. We black people have always had the larger society biting off our style from the Jazz age to Motown Supremes era. Therefore we should be the first ones to in brace anything Avant-Garde and Fashion Forward, and have aka poke fun at any and all stereotypes outsiders may have of us. Question: Do other groups of color spanish, asian, native americans particularly women worry about what whites think of them today in the 21century?”

“And all arguments of "it's art," makes me wonder why on earth would you paint a black woman darker, at all, for an "African" themed Fela tribute? If you wanted to make an African-American look more African, just hire an actual, living, breathing African model. There are plenty of them. All tall and skinny and all over the place. But none of those models, save maybe semi-retired fashion icon Iman, have a Beyonce level of face and name recognition. So, naturally, if you want an excuse to put Beyonce in your magazine, just have Beyonce in your magazine. But don't paint her in blackface and pretend like it's a tribute of some kind.”
With these negative comments that reached the publication, they have responded through this statement:
Via L’Official:
The Fashion magazine is about to celebrate its 90th birthday. To celebrate this anniversary, the festivities start with the March issue, with Beyoncé on the cover. She agreed to pose for an incredible fashion shoot, with the theme of African Queen, paying a tribute to the legendary Fela Kuti. Far from the glamorous Sasha Fierce, the beauty posed for the magazine with amazing fashion designers clothes, but also in a dress created by her mother. [It is] A return to her African roots, as you can see on the picture, on which her face was voluntarily darkened. All the pictures will be available in the collector edition, on sell at the end of this month.
The magazine is already in the newsstands now.


Sneak peek on the inside of the magazine. Beyonce is wearing one of Africans cultural cocktail dresses with larger than life head dress.

Fashion Fusion at the Grammys

It’s the 53rd Annual Grammy awards, Hollywood stars are strutting down everywhere at the Staples center in Los Angeles, California. Showing off their magnificent designer gowns and perfectly tailored high end suits.



Singer LeAnn Rimes wearing a 1930s inspired dress from designer Reem Acra. The sultry country singer exceeds elegance in this dress she gets two thumbs up in this one.



It’s no wonder seeing Jennifer Lopez strutting the red carpet in that super short skimpy dress that shows off her assets. She is smoking hot in this dress as fire on ice!



Soul Singer Seal and his wife model Heidi Klum looks fantastic as they pose for the Grammy’s. Heidi Klum is wearing a golden siren gown by Julien Macdonald. As a former model turned host, Heidi’s sultry body is perfect for formal dresses.



Justin Bieber love his sneaks, he wears it all the time even with his tux. The teen pop star never fails to amaze us with his charming good looks and style with this stark white tuxedo.



Young Disney star Selena Gomez looks absolutely gorgeous wearing a light golden J. Medel dress. I bet she looks more ravishing in Justin Bieber’s eyes.



Lady Gaga never fails to amuse us when she and her muscley crew arrived with a giant egg nest with her inside. That egg stunt delivers a lot of oohs and ahhs at the red carpet. Lady Gaga should’ve let her crew wear cocktail dresses instead.

Top 5 Most Beautiful Women in Film for 2011

Time Magazine has once again listed its Top 50 Most Beautiful Women in Film for 2011. I’ve highlighted those women who made it to the top five of the list.
Here they are! Let’s start from number five spot then down to the top rank to have a little bit of excitement!


Rank#5 –Halley Berry. Halle Berry lifted up the banner of all Black Female Celebrities by being in the top five spot of the Most Beautiful Women in Film in 2011. No doubt that this foxy curvyliscious woman is among the favorite leading ladies of the hottest and highest paid action actors in Hollywood. Aside from her God-given talent in acting, Halley is also regarded as one of true fashion icon and always glitters in red carpet appearances with her fine picks of plus size women's clothing.


Rank # 4-Monica Belucci. Monica Belucci garnered the fourth spot in the list. This Italian beauty started as a fashion model for Elite Model Management and Europe, sporting some high fashion plus size dresses for women and later on ventured into acting career. Some of the movies she made that gained her several nominations and awards include; Tears of the Sun (2003), The Matrix Reloaded (2003), The Passion of the Christ (2004), The Brothers Grimm (2005), Le Deuxième souffle (2007), Don't Look Back (2009), and The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010).



Rank #3-Kim Basinger. She was the former better half of “30 Rock” star Alec Baldwin. Her early career was focused on modeling but later on shifted to acting that gained her some notable awards like Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture nomination for her work in The Natural (1984) and an Academy Award, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in L.A. Confidential (1997).


Rank #2-Briggete Bardot. Her beauty never fades so as her fame. At 76 years old now, Bardot made it to the top 2 spot for the Most Beautiful Women in Film for 2011. During her younger years, she was tagged as a “sex kitten” and was one of the highest paid and in-demand actresses in her time. Now, she is still in the limelight for her famous statement regarding the proposed biography film for her. "A film about my life? But I'm not dead!"Bardot said.


Rank1- Isabel Adjani. The star that shines the brightest! Isabel took the top rank of the Most Beautiful Women in Film for 2011. Her French beauty is incomparable and has outshined all those Hollywood beauties out there. She is one true favorite leading lady because she starred in almost 30 films and has earned the record for most Cesar Award for Best Actress. This multi-talented actress can act in film in 3 different languages; French, English, and German.

That completes the list of the five women who made it at top 5 of the list. It only shows that age is just a number. Your beauty will always shine forever even when you have a few wrinkles.
Blake lively was the youngest female star who made it to the top 50 but let’s wait if she can make it to the top rank without reaching the age of 50.

Michele Obama on the way she dresses: "It's not something I focus on”

The first lady finally made a complete statement on issues concerning the kind of dresses she wears.
During the interview with Matt Lauer of Today’s, Michelle Obama made it clear that she has her personal style in everything and whether she has plenty of designer made casual dresses, ladies church suits or long gowns in her wardrobe she wears dresses that make her feel comfortable. What is “in” and “out” in the world of fashion is not something that she is concerned of.
"It's not something I focus on ... Everybody's got to get dressed in the morning and put on something. I hope people find it nice, but it's not something I focus on." Michelle Obama elaborates.

The choice of dresses she wears has been the concern of some fashion moguls especially the dress she wore during the State Dinner with Chinese President Hu Jintao that gained negative remarks from Oscar de la Renta and the CFDA.
Mrs. Obama uttered this statement regarding the issue,“I like to patronize American designers, and the vast majority of the clothes that I wear are [designed by Americans.] But there are a lot of other designers that have cute stuff, too ... I don't think that I’m any different from any other woman, other than the fact that people see what I wear and then they talk about it.”
That’s so true! I guess whoever Michelle Obama’s designer is, he or she is indeed lucky! Just pick what makes her comfy. That’s all!

Michelle Obama’s Red Gown is Fashion Faux Pas

It would be ironic if nobody bothers to talk about you if you were the President’s wife right? So, controversies, positive and negative news that are being thrown to the first lady of America is not as good as new.
Being the better half of the President of the United States of America, she will always be in the limelight from the type and brand of shoes and dresses she wears during special events up to the kind of outfits she wore at the White House.
The latest controversy Michelle Obama is facing right now is the criticism uttered by one of the renowned fashion designer in the fashion world -- Oscar de la Renta.
De la Renta vehemently criticized the Alexander McQueen red plus size dresses that Michelle Obama donned at the state dinner with China’s President Hu Jintao.
“My understanding is that the visit was to promote American-Chinese trade — American products in China and Chinese products in America. “Why do you wear European clothes?” Oscar de la Renta said. He was expecting that the first lady will wear a Chinese inspired dress made by a Chinese designer but rather the first lady opted for a European made dress.
Michelle Obama typically snub issues about her but this time she made a fiercely comment regarding this controversy.
“Look, women, wear what you love. That’s all I can say. That’s my motto. I wear what I like because; I gotta be in the dress, so…” the first lady said.
Very well said Madam! That’s a good practice of freedom.

Five Fab Female Celebs Covers Feb Issues

First stop, although we can’t browse yet the pages of these A-list magazines that will hit the newsstand in February, at least they have given us a glimpse on what we should look forward to by showing off their amazing covers with our favorite fabulous female celebrities as the front view!
As the month of February is fast approaching, let’s have an advance look on what would this “Heart Month” has to offer.


Mila Kunis on Cosmo! This 27 year old petite lady is now the talk of the town for her amazing performance in the movie Black Swan. She was also nominated at the recent Golden Globes Award for Best Supporting Role.

In terms of fashion, Mila Kunis surely knows what type of cocktail dresses she looks good at. Her signature cut: strapless cut.

For guys out there, listen to what this American beauty has to say to what man’s attitude turns her on. “Confidence, not cockiness. Knowing who you are is confidence. Cockiness is knowing who you are and pushing it down everyone’s throat. Do gentlemanly things like open the door for me while writing me a song and taking control in the bedroom while showing off his muscles,” says Kunis.


Katie Holmes on ELLE! Katie seems so cute, young and sexy in that pose! You can easily tell that this lady is really simple in all ways. Her personality reflects on the type of dresses she wore from street dresses to formal dresses and up to the type of designs she sells in her Katie’s Holmes & Yang clothing line, yet as simple as it may seem, she can carry it effortlessly elegant.
Katie Holmes is the simply gorgeous behalf of M.I star Tom Cruise and the mother of the cute little girl Curie.
You can catch more of her in the recent movie “The Kennedys”.


Nicole on Bazaar! It seems she really stop having Botox because she does have an emotion now. She looks gorgeously young and beautiful as she covers for Harper’s Bazaar magazine for next month’s issue.
In the magazine she talks about how she maintains her youthful glow, her career and her upcoming movie “Just Go with It”.


Victoria on Vogue! This fabulous wife of soccer superstar David Beckham is currently conceiving David’s fourth child yet her beauty is spotless. Don’t miss a copy on this one, as Victoria will give you tips on how to maintain your looks even if you have a baby in your tummy.


Gwyneth on Good Housekeeping! This Country Song star completes our list for five fabulous female celebrities for February magazine covers. In this issue, Gwyneth talks about her ways on how to keep her house look good always. She will teach you her secret recipes that Chris Martin loves.

What are you waiting for? Grab one copy of each and be inspired by these magnificent ladies.

Aaliyah: Now a 32-year old Angel

It was 6:45 in the evening of August 25, 2001 when a group of musician boarded a small aircraft in Bahamas going to the United States when suddenly shortly after the plane take off, a sudden heart pounding explosion was heard. And there it was the plane that Aaliyah and her crew were on crashed.

Now, it’s been 9 long years since Aaliyah left this world because of that tragic plane accident and should have celebrated her 32nd birthday on January 16 if she’s still alive. The world was in shocked and in deep awe when news spread concerning her untimely death. Why untimely death? Because she was on the verge of reaching the peak of her career both in the movie and music scene and with just a flick of a finger she’s gone – forever.

It really seems true to her that “Age Ain’t Nothing but a Number” because at a young age she had achieved so much and have lived a happy life. This “Age Ain’t Nothing but a Number” is her ever first released album at the age of 12 and was an instant bombshell that sold over three million copies in the United States. The carrier song “Back and Forth," was at Top 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and a No. 1 R&B song for 1994.

Her second multi-platinum album in 1996 entitled “One in A Million” made her even more famous in the music industry. Her music videos were very enticing and well crafted so as the different elegant women’s suits she donned at every video. Her voice captivated the motion picture company, and let her song be a soundtrack for the movie” Romeo Must Die” wherein she also co-starred in. This is her debut acting that earned her earned her "Best Female Performance" and "Breakthrough Performance Female" nominations for MTV's 2001 Movie Awards.

Because of her superb acting skills, she was given the opportunity to play the lead role in the movie “The Queen of the Damned” wherein she played the role of a vampire queen named Akasha and wore sultry superficial outfits.

Her supposedly third album is not yet finished because of her sudden death, but on December 10, 2002, the Blackground Records released their so called posthumous album of Aaliyah entiled I Care 4 U. the album consists of Aaliyah’s greatest hits and her six unreleased songs.
Aaliyah’s life is one true inspiration and a girl that’s worth missing. Although she may not be visible in our eyes, her voice will live forever through her songs.



Aaliyah’s red carpet moments in her signature high thigh slit elegant social dresses.