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Ready Those Scarves for the Winter

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As the winter season sets in the north, it’s time to check your wardrobe and make sure to have your winter clothes ready. To keep you from the cold, you need to have your jackets, sweaters, hoodies and boots out now.

One important clothing accessory you also need to use is the scarf. This item can do great things to your outfit and make you look fashionable as well.

Scarves are available in a wide range of styles, colors and patterns today and you can get them at low prices. They’re great in creating a stylish look without spending so much.

This clothing accessory can be made from various materials as well. Common materials used are soft wool, cashmere, silk, sheer, woven, jacquard knit and even fur or just the faux fur.

Because it’s so light, wearing a scarf should be very comfortable. Apart from keeping your neck area warm during the cold weather, it also provides an accent to your attire whether it’s a casual or semi-formal one.

To create your own style, you can wear the scarf in different ways. You can just let it hang on your neck or if you have a longer one, make a loop around your neck once with the ends simply hanging. You may also make a knot if it’s still possible.

Another way to use it is to make a single knot (ideal for the sheer and silk material) and position it either on the left or right depending on your preference.

Tying the scarf to create a bow or ribbon (just like you’re tying a shoelace) in front is also a great way to accentuate your top and overall outfit.

Creating a one-sided tie is also nice to look at. Do the step as if you’re tying a shoelace but only making one loop instead of making a bow.

Choosing Your Wedding Accessories

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One of the most important tasks for a bride planning her wedding is to put together her ensemble. While many brides focus heavily on the choice of wedding dress, they are often neglectful when choosing accessories. Even the most beautiful wedding gown will look plain without some well thought out wedding accessories. Here are some things to consider when putting together your look for the big day.

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Cufflinks are Making a Comeback

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The most practical of men may wonder why they need to shop for cufflinks when finding dress shirts with buttoned cuffs is far easier not only to find, but also to put on. Then there’s the matter of cost. While the price of the dress shirts is not solely determined by whether they sport French cuffs (two holes with no buttons) or buttons of the cuffs, you can bet that you won’t find French cuffed shirts in the cheap range. Of course, there’s the small (or not so small) amount you’ll have to add for the cufflinks.

The truth is that with buttons around, cufflinks are indeed not the most practical of fashion choices. However, we all know that fashion is NOT about practicality. Why do we women wear heels when flats are more comfortable? Why do you choose one accessory over another? When it comes to fashion, although we do bless the hearts of great designers who manage to merge function with fashion, what’s usually more important is how things make us look and feel.

So if you ask why men should wear cufflinks? Then the answer is because they want to! Besides, cufflinks are really making a comeback in fashion, with these tiny accessories being the accessory of choice if you want a more formal look. Opting to wear French cuffed shirts and putting on matching cufflinks is equivalent to stowing away your sports watch and going for a more classy one for your evening look. Of course, you will find novelty cufflinks that definitely does not shout formal or classy, but if you want to look like you’re a teenager screaming for attention or you’re not going to a fun themed party, then it’s better to rely on more traditional looking cufflinks.

When it comes to choosing cufflinks, don’t think that just because you have a nice plain sturdy titanium cufflink means that you should wear that as your go to cufflink all the time. Remember, wearing cufflinks is a fashion statement, so better not commit a fashion faux pas while you’re at it. Make sure that your cufflink goes with other metal accessories you wear such as your belt buckle. If you’re wearing a gold buckle then put on gold cufflinks or silver cufflinks if you have a silver buckle on. Opt for designer cufflinks if you want to impress. For trendier cufflinks, make sure that the color matches or complements your dress shirt and tie although you should remember that no matter how nice your cufflinks may be, they’ll never compensate for a bad tie.

Image via Esquire

Men’s Luxury Watches for 2012

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It used to be that people wore watches to tell time. While some still do, the truth is that the time for watches (excuse the pun) is over, thanks primarily to multi-function mobile devices that make the need for watches obsolete. Despite this, watches are still here to stay, if only for fashion’s sake.

As we pretty well know, your accessory can make or break your look. This is true for both men and women, and with men their main accessory remains to be the watch. So if you are looking for the perfect watch that will go well with most of your outfits, here are stylish watches you might want to add to your watch collection.

Capeland 10006 by Baume & Mercier

This flyback chronograph from Baume & Mercier looks classic with its polished steel finish, off-white dials, and Sapphire crystal case.

Longines L4.746.8.72

Part of the Longines Flagship Heritage Collection, this watch is simplicity at its best. Set in an 18KT Rose gold case and featuring a black leather strap, its a pity that you’ll probably have a bit of a hard time finding this one, already being sold out it many online shops.

Rolex Oyster Perpetual Cosmograph Daytona

Whoever said that rugged had to be ugly? Well the Cosmograph Daytona sure proves that wrong. This watch is not only good looking but has all the bells and whistles any outdoorsy person would want. The model shown about features a black leather strap and an Everose gold case, but the watch also comes in steel, white gold, and yellow gold, with the option of going for an oyster strap.

 

Source: Esquire

Images via Baume&Mercier, PrestigeTime, TheFineWatchReview

Jewelry Shopping in Vienna

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Planning a trip to Vienna can be very tricky – with so many things to see, you can’t count on getting through all of them, so sometimes you just need to make your arrangements in a way that you’ll get to see what interests you most. If you’re going on a jewelry shopping trip, Vienna definitely has a lot to offer you – the city is very well-known for the large number of different jewelry stores and large chains of shops it features, so whatever type of jewelry you’re into exactly, you’ll likely find something for yourself here.

The Jared Galleria of Jewelry is a very popular store, so when you’ve arrived, make sure this is at the top of your list of priorities for visiting. The store has quite a lot to offer and all of their products are unique and exquisite – and like we said above, any taste can be satisfied in Vienna, and this is really well represented in this particular store.

Also, there’s a Swarovski flagship store in Vienna – if you’re a fan of luxurious jewelry, you really can’t say no to paying a visit here. However, if you do, make sure you load up your wallet quite well, as you’ll likely find more than one opportunities to spend your money in this store – after all, we all know of the quality of Swarovski’s jewels and related products, but also the price tag commonly attached to them. Plan well and know what you’ll be buying!