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|  Clothes & Accessories From boaters to caps: the best women’s hats for spring. From classy to casual and from sporty to dainty, make sure to find a hat style that suits you. The spring 2013 fashion trends had their fair share of influence over the designs that you are going to sport ever so effortlessly for the upcoming months. Bold, subtle, ultra-feminine or playful, learn which hat styles are the best to adopt this spring and summer. Clothes & Accessories The best women’s bags for spring. The bag you carry for spring can help you transition effortlessly into the new season, transforming your every outfit. From striped to floral to metallic or transparent, this season's bags can be broken down into key themes that excite and enchant. Find out our top picks for the best handbags of the season. Clothes & Accessories Best five men’s mechanical watches under $500. Why go for a mechanical watch over a quartz one? And, in doing so, are you required to spend a small fortune? That's what we're looking to answer, in selecting 5 picks for the best mechanical watches under $500.
So if you happen to be one of the guys who love to peek beyond the surface, if you value history and you know about jewels, gears and double chronographs, a mechanical watch might just be the perfect fashion accessory for you: intricate, valuable, collectible.  Fashion Trends The good, the fab, and the just-plain-wrong: sheers & open weaves for men. It's been blipping across their radar for a few years now: the men’s version of see-through clothing. Few men are going to go there, however; and with good reason. As anyone looking to avoid social leprosy knows, a men’s top that offers even the slightest glimpse of what lies beneath looks good only when there’s an excellently defined chest layered below. And excellently defined chests aren’t all that common. They don’t grow naturally and there is no WonderBra Pec Edition(TM) to help gents out. Woe is us.
So, with warmer weather here, what’s a guy to do? Turn to the summer layering magic of open weave knits and sheers. Layered. Layered. Layered. That’s the mantra to make the oft scoffed-at men’s sheer clothing happen for spring 2013.  Look Books Ulyana Sergeenko look book: from Scarlett O’Hara to Huckleberry Finn. The Soviet cultural references giving way to her own vision of Americana, Ulyana Sergeenko’s haute couture spring 2013 collection channeled everything from Scarlett O’Hara to Huckleberry Finn. Delving into the great American story book gave Sergeenko plenty of room for drama and whimsy, in her world where embroidery embellishes everything from romantic blouses to sunglasses, where a purposefully frayed straw hat and slingshot add boyish charm to an otherwise delicate outfit, or where a parasol and bustle find new relevance for the modern woman.  Pictures The epitome of ethereal beauty. There’s something so empowering, so refreshing and so compelling about an editorial that chooses to highlight femininity by merely focusing on the ethereal and the lady-like of elements that it instantly gains a dreamlike quality. No more reading between the lines, no need of antagonistic juxtapositions, as delicacy, warmth and lightness work in further carrying a message that once got lost in translation.
Joanna Kustra evoked the sublime beauty in a photo shoot that gave new meanings to modern femininity.  Photo gallery included. Latest Collections. Recent Features.  Hair How to: a modern take on the men’s pompadour. Vintage inspirations have been particularly strong for 2013′s hair trends, for both men and women. The pompadour of the ’50s and ’60s – the hairstyle made famous by the King of Rock n’ Roll, Elvis Presley – is one of those that’s cropped up again, giving men a tough yet slick vintage vibe that’s relatively easy to create.
This modern version the hair has a slight side part rather than being slicked entirely back. Keeping it a bit shorter and a little bit more effortless creates a pompadour that’s cool without being too time-warped. Follow the link for the full tutorial. Hair How to get the slicked-back hairstyle as seen at Roberto Cavalli. With the rise of the wet look hairstyle as a 2013 hair trend, it is only fitting that so many variations of it have shown up in different runway shows. It’s the task of people like Redken’s Guido Palau to take an existing hairstyle to the next level and this is what he did for the Roberto Cavalli fall 2013 show.
Guido Palau describes this hairstyle as a “wet, shiny look that is tough and boyish”. With the hair slicked back into something like a low ponytail, only unsecured, it can be said that it’s a modern hairstyle that’s fitting for the collection itself. Follow the steps after the break to recreate it. Hair 5 up-dos for curly hair: video round-up. If there’s one 2013 hair trend that perfectly aligns to the strengths of those with naturally curly hair, it’s the trend of messy updos. From dishevelled buns to haphazardly pinned hairstyles, waves or curls make for the best foundation for these looks.
For this week’s roundup of hair video tutorials, we look at 5 updos for curly hair. If you’re not blessed with natural curls you can bring out the curling iron, otherwise simply take a look after the break. Featured Pictorials. Feature Updates. | |
