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Where did Gothic Fashion Originate?

Gothic style has featured strongly throughout history and prior to their being a fashion style for so called “goths”, buildings, literature and art were referred to as being “gothic”. The original goths were a Germanic tribe that were recorded as having a major part in the fall of the Roman Empire. At the time, Europe’s style was classical and after the fall of Rome, during the Renaissance period, new styles appeared that were unusual and subsequently were referred to as “gothic”.

Gothic sub-culture has always been associated with darkness, mystery and the supernatural as well as the Roman Catholic church. In decades following the Renaissance, a nostaligic wave swept over Europe and the facination with gothic ruins and this alternative lifestyle started to create a following.

Literature and films have developed over history, typically set in a castle or dark ruin and usually featuring an appearance from vampires, mysterious beasts and femme fatales.

Gothic fashion

Romantic style gothic clothing

Gothic culture and fashion is considered to ultimately be about expressing one’s self and being able to be creative, imaginative and unique in appearance and personaility.

Typically, gothic dress consists of mainly black clothes often with black dyed hair, black painted nails and heavy black eyeliner as part of the makeup. Clothes may include tight fitting trousers, long black coats or gowns, gothic style dresses, PVC corsets, chokers, black buckled shoes or boots, piercings and silver or pewter jewwllery. As gothic culture has a strong connection to the Catholic church, crucifixes often feature.  Read more...

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Folk clothing is a London based company founded by Cathal Mcateer in 2001. The clothing lines are all about honest, clean and simple pieces, with dashes of colour, a variety of fabrics and intricate design detailing. Folk draws its inspiration for the clothing range from all kinds of sources from what they see in London on the way to work, to the general street styles all over the world. Due to the specific designs and high quality finish of the clothing, the Folk designers literally search the globe to find the right materials and factories to produce the clothing. They currently manufacture jackets in Hong Kong, knitwear in Uruguay and accessories in their native England, so there is a very diverse production base. Due to the increasing success of their clothing range in 2004 Folk branched out into the footwear market in the shape of their sister brand Shofolk. The shoes are designed by the same team that design the clothing range and you can clearly see this reflected in how they use different fabrics, shapes and styles to create functional and stylish footwear. Shofolk take classic designs such as the dessert boot and add a twist to it. The shoes are hand crafted in Portugal from natural raw leather. The men’s footwear collection started out with hand stitched moccasin style shoes, but has now progressed to include track sole shoes, and the desert boot. They use a variety of colours to keep the range different and exciting which helps them to stand out from the crowd. Folks 2010 spring summer collection has a real retro work wear feel to it. From big chunky waffle knit cardigans, to the chambray style distressed shirts. The collection has a real light and fresh feel, with perforation detail on the Henley tops, to uber bright coloured t-shirts. The perfect pieces of Folk clothing to profile their spring/summer collection is the blue stripe long sleeve undergarm knit, with its contrast bright yellow cuffs, and perforation detailing. The second piece would be their navy lightweight cotton over shirt jacket. This is a perfect example of a work wear jacket, with its vintage finish, front pocket detailing, waist adjusters, all of which give this jacket a more durable feel. The work wear jacket is bang on trend for this season with its hard wearing simple clean styling, and it perfectly encompasses the Folk ethos for summer 2010. Folk have two main stores, both of which can be found in London. One is situated in Lambs Conduit Street, and the other is on Brick Lane Drey Walk. The stores have a very earthy clean feel to them with lots of wood, white walls, old vintage furniture, and equipment from old gyms displaying the clothes. As with the clothing Folk have managed to make the stores feel fresh and inviting, showing their playful and carefree side, without being too pretentious or over the top. Folk clothing is the perfect accompaniment for those lazy Sunday afternoons in the park.  Read more...

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The Fashion Designer’s Directory of Shape and Style: Over 500 Mix-and-Match Elements for Creative Clothing Design

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Both students of fashion design and professionals in the field will find valuable inspiration in this profusely illustrated idea book. More than 1,200 detailed illustrations provide the building blocks for designing imaginative and original clothing. The opening section serves as a photo-illustrated catalog of basic shapes for:

*Sleeves * Necklines * Hems * Pockets * Ties and Fastenings * Collars * Cuffs *Waistbands *Embellishments (lace, appliquque, etc.)

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Hudson Baby 6-Piece Baby Clothing On Safari Boys Gift Collection – Blue

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Luvable Friends 6-Piece Baby Clothing On-Safari Gift Collection is made of the highest quality and best designed baby clothing and soft baby care products for your baby! The set is made of 100% cotton (except for the decorations and the back of the bib, which is 77% Cotton, 23% Polyester) and are incredibly soft and comfortable. The adorable artwork applique on the baby clothing provides stylish accentuation, and the baby clothing in the set is designed to fit babies up to 6 months old. The feat

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Babies can be a very expensive addition to the family. There is nothing worse than feeling like you can’t be excited about the arrival of your new baby, because of the stress and anxiety associated with all the extra costs. If the mother was previously working there is now a drastic cut in a couples income and now new expenses to add onto the budget. No new parents want to be worried that they may not be able to afford some of the weekly expenses such as formula, nappies, wipes and baby clothing. 

 

Once the big things such as the car seat, cot and pram are purchased, most parents will feel slightly relieved. One of the ongoing costs for a growing baby is baby clothes. In the first year babies grow so fast that it is hard for some parents to justify spending a lot of money on baby clothing. They may only wear an outfit a few times before they have grown out of it. This doesn’t mean parents don’t want the best and cutest outfits for their babies to wear.

 

There are many ways you can get your hands on adorable outfits for low prices. Baby clothing, new or second hand, can be purchased online from many different sites at very low prices. Have baby clothes delivered to your door, which is another bonus for new mummy’s who really don’t feel up to going out shopping, especially if they are struggling with sleep, feeding and routines. Delivery costs are usually fairly low or even free if a certain amount are ordered. Of course there is the option of checking out your local stores. Op shops and markets are other places really cheap baby clothes can be found.  Read more...

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