Frangi Pangi Visits With Retailers

We always love to get out into the "real world' where the pantyhose meets the legs, so to speak.

Having fun at Idiom New Haven
with customer

Idiom New Haven with owner Kim

Sales Rep Kathy Barbour

How Much Does Small Screen Fashion Affect Everyday Fashion?

Fashion has become a most sought after identity. People, both men and women, are constantly after the newest fashions. Fashion can be an idea, a sense of dressing, or just a statement of oneself. The role of television on fashion has never been higher. There are now many channels that promote and feature nothing but fashion.

While fashion status is on the rise, there are both positive and negative effects on the viewing public.

Positive Effects of Television on Fashion; such as:

• New designs
• Showcasing talent
• Bringing fashion into every household

Negative Effects of Television on Fashion; such as:

• Vulgarity
• Copying
• Peer pressure

Fashion influence on the small screen will always have an affect on our everyday lives. It's up to us to determine just how much, how large, that affect is.

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When Fashion Cents Makes Fashion Sense

Face it; how many times have you window-shopped only to have that feeling down in the pit of your pocketbook knowing that your fashion appetite was a little too big for your not so deep bank account? If you're like most folks, frequently.

The good news - there are a number of ways that you can use your fashion cents to make fashion sense. You can be a frugal fashionista - all it takes is a little effort and imagination.

Let's take a look at some simple and relatively inexpensive options for making your wardrobe appear - well, for lack of a better phrase, more expensive than it is:

• Buttons: Replace those cheap plastic buttons on your coat or jacket - go for the gold! Spend $4 for gold plastic buttons and spend ½ hour sewing time to make them look more upscale.
  
  
• Handbag: KISS! The Keep It Simple Solution. Clean and neat equals elegance. Elegance equals sophistication. Sophistication equals fashionista! Keep the hardware to a minimum. More often than not, the brighter the bling the more zing to your pocketbook.
  
  
• Shoes: Go for the lower-priced pumps in faux suede rather than leather. From a distance no one will be able to tell the difference but at a less expensive price tag your bank account will know.
  
  
• The raggedy look: That's right, the raggedy look. Invest in a steamer for $$ and give your clothes that wrinkled look that you would spend a fortune on off the rack.
  
  
• Slip: Invest in a cheap slip to wear with your inexpensive skirts and dresses. As most inexpensive skirts and dresses aren't lined it will not only prevent wardrobe malfunctions but give you that breezy flow that more expensive clothes will have.
  
  
• Fabric: Go for the cottons, tweeds and linens. They often look more expensive even when they're not.
  
  
• Give your clothes a shave: Invest in a fabric shaver to keep you knits looking new. It will also make them last longer and help you save some $$!
  
  
• Get in the black: Black colors automatically hide any of the telltale signs that what you're wearing didn't cost the price of a mortgage payment.
  
  
• Belt out the belt: Often, less expensive coats and dresses will come with a belt that makes the whole piece appear to be cheap. Simply swap out the belt to kick the pizzazz up a notch.
  
  
• Visit a cobbler: Nothing looks worse than worn down and scruffy shoes. For a relatively inexpensive price you can have them redone and looking brand new again. Don't get rid of - get retreaded.
  
  
• Tailorize it: While it may cost a few dollars upfront, a trip to the tailor to have a tuck here and there will make you look more expensive and feel great about yourself.

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Feeling Good About What You're Wearing Can Boost Self-Confidence

Would you believe that something as simple as how you dress could affect your attitude and self-confidence? The truth is, how you dress is related in some way to how you feel. Just think of a time when you didn’t feel well, did you want to pull out all the stops and dress smart? Probably not. You probably reached for the closest thing to you, regardless of what it was and what it looked like. Chances are you dressed the way you felt - not too well. Human nature says we feel first, dress after.

But can you change the way we feel by changing the way you dress? Absolutely! When you dress well and look good you automatically feel better about yourself. When you feel you look good you are far more likely to feel good on the inside about yourself - and others. You will probably have more spring to your step and overall energy as well.

Feeling good about what you're wearing, looking poised and feeling self-assured is more than just knowing and wearing the latest fashion trends however. It's also about knowing the who's, when's, where's, and how's of managing your wardrobe.

• Who is your audience going to be?
• What is the occasion and where and when is it taking place?
• What is your personal style?
• How do colors affect the way you look?  

Who is You Audience?

Quite simply - anyone and everyone you come in contact with. Dress to fit the image of how someone in your position should dress, based on the perception of those you come in contact with. Your clients, customers, bosses, colleagues or peers. When you are dressed outside of your perceived role your viewed competence is diminished. Would you expect to see a lawyer in a courtroom dressed in jeans and a t-shrit. Of course not. Always view yourself as if you're looking from their perspective.

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