Meryl Rougeaux asked:




Silk scarves are a classic, timeless fashion accessory for use by both men and women. These gorgeous fashion accessories can add the final touch to your fashion attire. You can use them on any occasion or give them as gifts to special friends or relatives.

Silk scarves can be worn in many different creative ways. For instance:

…You can wear them on your head as a head scarf or wrap them around your shoulders like a stole.

…You can tie them to your hair allowing them to hang freely around your neck for that sophisticated look.

…Or simply tie one around your hips as a scarf belt.

However you wear them… or with whichever attire you use them… silk scarves add charm and elegance to your personality and reflect your own individual style.

The soft, silky, smooth texture of these scarfs, combined with vibrant colors and delightful designs, add elegance, beauty and charm to an your personality. You can select them based on size, color, with or without beads, lace, fringes, sequins, braids or tassels… as well texture and feel.

They are available in many choices of fashion designs, prints and patterns. You can select them from a wide range of available choices such as:

100 Percent Silk: You can opt for 100 percent silk scarves such as sheer silk double layer scarf (with lilac strand or with lime/silver) or sheer silk with tassels (with blue, green, pink and yellow climbing flower designs). Printed: You can also wear printed scarves such as those with black or brown horse illustrations, brown candy stripe, brown flowers, burgundy flower vines or cheetah prints. Scarf’s with Tassels: You can opt for silk scarves with tassels such as sheer silk scarves with tassels (blue, pink, yellow or green climbing flowers, beige checks design or blue paisley prints. Square: You can even opt for square silk scarves with illustrations, stripes, floral prints or with a mixed patterns. This website even carries these in the patterns of famous paintings from famous artists.

Over the years, the beautiful world of silk scarves

has developed many times over. Today, manufacturing houses and designers are experimenting with new fashion designs by including colorful floral designs, animal prints (such as zebra and cheetah prints) or abstract and geometric motifs in addition to hand paintings depicting local folklore of different countries or exotic sceneries. In fact, there are many scarf manufacturing and designing houses, such as Chanel and Hermes, and Fashion Scarves and Shawls who provide customized services according to the client’s needs and specifications.

You can even speak to a designer directly and ask him or her to prepare just one single exclusive piece of designer silk scarf for you. For example, Hermes silk scarves, which are exclusively prepared on order by celebrities, like Queen Elizabeth II and Madonna. Just think, you could be the proud owner of a special and unique variety of scarf. Of course, you would have to shell out a lot of money for this service.

But…if money is not a problem for you… then you can relax and be proud of the fact that there is just a single piece of your scarf in the whole world and you are the owner of a one of a kind silk scarf.

Jennifer Bailey asked:




Fashion design may appear to be a glamorous profession with branded clothing and accessories. However, a lot of hard work goes into the creation of a designer item. Creation of a design involves a multi-step process. The designer has to keep in the mind not only the theme of the design but also how to create that design. This requires a proper selection of fashion supplies.

The designer has information of all the work aids. These include pattern masters, rulers, French curves and setsquares with engraved markings. A Pattern master comes in different sizes for cutting patterns, while a flexi curve draws the design along it. A metric vary form curve helps in the creation of flowing lines.

The colorings of designs require color pastel and high quality charcoal sticks.

The designers also need a hem maker for making chalk lines at the hem length of the cloth.

Other supplies include the grader ruler, which is used for measuring curves. The designers also use the fashion scale, which contains curves for making armholes, necklines and sleeves.

Another item that helps in the process of style planning is the fashion tape. It is used for fixing up the designed outfit on the dress stand.

Both amateur and the professional artists use non water-soluble pencils in the process of designing the outfits. In addition to these supplies, there are the pin holders used for pinning the fabric.

The other essential supplies are the dressmaking dummies and the tailors bust forms that assist in cutting of the patterns and making samples.

The fashion designers need carrying cases for carrying their sketches, patterns, fabric or incomplete garments from one place to another. The wallets are also used by the designers to carry their fashion portfolios.

All these supplies put together help a fashion designer complete his job in the best possible manner. From the first sketch to the final outfit, these fashion supplies are almost indispensable.