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What Comes First - Accessories, Fashion or World Events?

It’s a lot like the chicken and egg question.  What comes first, hair accessory trends or fine jewelry trends?

Even better what comes before either of those, fashion or world events?

(Image of brightly hued headband from The Evita Peroni Collection of Hair Accessories available at HairBoutique.com Marketplace - Evita Peroni - All Rights Reserved).

After watching the hair accessory trending market for over 12 years I have to say that hair accessory trends often sync up with emerging fine jewelry trends which of course follow fashion which is often driven by world and economic trends.

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Introducing InStyleBelly: The Ultimate Online Maternity Consignment Boutique For Price-Conscious Moms

Fashion Bump

The must-have “It” accessory in Hollywood is the baby bump. Hot mamas like Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Lopez, Gwen Stefani and Jessica Alba have made being pregnant into a style statement all its own. Where once maternity clothing were frumpy, now they’re fabulous.

(Image from InStyleBelly.com - All Rights Reserved).

Today’s most recognized designers such as Diane von Furstenberg, Juicy Couture, and Isabella Oliver have noticed this trend and expanded their collections to include maternity lines.

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I’m a huge Twitterholic.  Even though in a way you could call me one of the old ladies of the Web since I’ve been around since the mid 1990s, I really never got fired up about Web2.0.  I tried but it just didn’t catch my initial interest.

(Image from Airs and Graces Collection - #3 Grace and air - Photography By Jill Wachter, Hair by Vivienne Mackinder, Make up by Mary Schook, Fashion Styling by Sharon Maloney at the Metropolitan Building in NY.  Hair extensions from Hair U Wear - www.hairdesignertv.com - All Rights Reserved - Printed Silk Charmouse Dress - $7,500 Carlos Miele).

Yes, I have a Linkedin Account, a Facebook account and have proudly had some of my articles reprinted on MySpace because HairBoutique has had a MySpace account as soon as it was permitted.  I also had an account on SecondLife right after the site was opened and HairBoutique had an initial storefront we took down before anyone else in the hair industry even knew about SecondLife.

Although I love the Web and am in some circles considered an early adopter with HairBoutique.com and HairTalk, I never got the Social Netorking bug until Twitter. (more…)

SOFTLY DECONSTRUCTED LOOKS WITH A NATURAL MATTE FINISH

A return to simplicity…

“This season, it’s all about paring down the hair. Hair had a very modern feel, with styles that stayed close to the head. Loose hair was the exception, not the rule.”

“Ponytails, knots and half-ponytails had a casual, disheveled look that played perfectly against spring’s ladylike silhouettes.  Finishes were satin-matte, with an easy elegance.”

—GUIDO, Redken Creative Consultant

AS SEEN AT:
Balenciaga • Calvin Klein • Celine • Marc Jacobs • Peter Som • Pollini • Salvatore Ferragamo

TIPS:

• Hair shouldn’t look tamed this season. Instead, bring out natural texture by applying Redken thickening lotion 06 body builder and tousling with your fingers as you blow-dry.

(Image to the right from 2009 Pollini - Courtesy Redken - All Rights Reserved).

• Get the casual-chic half-ponytail seen at Peter Som:

Mist sections of dry hair with Redken spray starch 15 versatile ironing spray, curl with a 1-inch curling iron, gather into a half-ponytail with volume at the crown and secure with bobby pins.

Pull pieces loose to enhance the disheveled effect.   (Image from Peter Som - Courtesy of Redken - All Rights Reserved).

• Create the easiest updo, as seen at Calvin Klein:

Apply Redken blown away 09 protective blow-dry gel and blow-dry with a paddle brush.

Part hair with your fingers and gather into a low ponytail, leaving the tail in a loop with the ends sticking out.

(Image from Calvin Klein - Courtesy of Redken - All Rights Reserved).

GET INSPIRED. BE PART OF IT. REDKEN.COM
Redken Fifth Avenue - NYC

Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bündchen will be heating things up this April as the new face for Rampage’s 2009 Spring collection.

In the first of two campaigns, Giselle will make her debut in issues of fashion and lifestyle magazines such as Cosmopolitan and Marie Claire.

In addition, she will also be featured on outdoor advertising and online at various fashion and lifestyle websites. Gisele replaces model and philanthropist Petra Nemcova who appeared in the brand’s advertising for two and half years.

(Image of Gisele Bundchen - DailyCeleb.com - All Rights Reserved).

The campaign was shot by renowned photographer Mario Sorrenti and features Gisele in multiple set ups, posing by the pool and against various backdrops in an ultra-luxe, all white Beverly Hills estate.

Gisele’s striking beauty and natural sexiness is exhibited throughout the campaign as she models Rampage clothing and accessories.

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