Quick Tip for Looking Great

Coming from a women’s perspective in this day and age one of the most looked at thing as far as outfits go is matching. For instance say you’re at the mall or even just a clothing store and you see someone with a light pink shirt with blue socks and neon green shoes, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? “WOW that outfit is phenomenal!” No. The most likely thought in your mind is “What were they thinking when they woke up and got dressed this morning?!”

In this decade your most judged by your peers on appearance sadly, it’s true. Plus most of us women want to look decent, even if you didn’t get all dolled up. For instance say you want to wear your favorite distressed jeans with a couple patches that have a white background and green floral design, most of us are not going to wear a bright yellow t-shirt. Most likely you are going to match that green floral design with maybe a white, or even brown cute v-neck shirt and showing underneath is a green tank top or even spaghetti strap.

There are two reasons you would do that. One being that green undershirt is going to match that adorable floral design on your favorite distressed pants, and two the white v-neck is going to match the background of the floral patch. Also the v-neck with the spaghetti strap or tank layering underneath is going to give you a more conservative look in the case the v-neck it may be a little too low-cut. With matching you could even go further than just layering, or picking out other colors that go with your main color. You could add a cute belt, headband, bracelet, necklace, or even a stylish flower to pin into your hair.

Written by Cassie Leimbach. Style Coordinator for CarefreeCasuals.com

Will Denim Ever Die?

A common misconception is the Levi Strauss invented denim when he started making pants for miners in the 1800's however there are reports that George Washington visited a factory that produced denim as far back as 1789.

When Levi Strauss started he made overalls from a canvas material. He quickly found that the miners didn't like the chaffing that they caused so he substituted the canvas for a material called serge de nimes that was produced in France. The name was shortened to denim and the pants were nicknamed blue jeans which still endures today.

Denim products have enjoyed an incredible product life that is quickly approaching 200 years. The biggest question is how much longer can it go? A recent study by Cotton Incorporated shows that the trend is going strong with over 60% of consumers enjoy wearing denim. Germany now has the highest number of consumers that enjoy wearing denim with a whopping total of 88% percent while the US is in second place with 78%. India is the lowest of all countries polled at only 27%.

Even a quick glance at the numbers show that most people enjoy denim because it is a comfortable and durable material that lends itself virtually every type of apparel. So if you haven't already, you should embrace denim because it's going to be around for a very long time.