If you are anything like the majority of women out there, you need a couple of fashion tips that can get you through all the seasons with only a minimum of fuss. There are, however, no ‘one-size-fits-all’ rules that apply to all [Read more…] about Fashion tips for women
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Online shopping in South Africa
The majority of people who access the internet in South Africa are still not aware of the wonders that await them: online shopping. But those who do know what’s available are keen to explore all the websites that can give them what they want at the prices they are willing to pay.
There’s more to life than merely ordering flowers and ringtones online; order anything from an iPod to a bush buggy and have it delivered to your home. Or send a gift to your mother who lives in another part of the country. Companies that are involved in online shopping in South Africa know that their customers want only the best items at the best prices. This is why many of them source their items from wherever they have to, whether it is overseas or locally, to provide only the best possible buying experience.
The main draw card to using online shopping in South Africa is that many retailers give free delivery, though some attach conditions such as a minimum order to this offer. Some retailers, however, offer it without attaching any conditions such as a minimum order.
Some other advantage is the fact that it really makes life so much easier. Instead of getting into the car to drive to the local mall, which, in some instances, can be 200 kilometres away, you can just open up your favourite browser and buy what you need online.
This means that you can do all your shopping at any time of the day, no matter how much petrol you have left in your tank. You’ll know exactly how much you will charge to your card when you are doing online shopping in South Africa: all websites have a calculator that shows you the total rand value of your purchases. This will help you to stay within the limits that you set yourself.
But the most important bit of information is that people who shop online in South Africa are among the most protected consumers worldwide. The number of acts that protect the offline consumer is still playing catch-up with the laws that govern everyday online shopping.
Author bio:
Liquorish wrote this article about the state of online shopping in South Africa.
Designs for women who are vase shaped
Most of us know what the hourglass shape looks like but not many of us know what a vase shaped woman looks like. These women share the basic shape of an hourglass but there is one main difference: their arms and busts are generally heavier and their waists and hips are generally much wider than their thighs. Their tummies are also much flatter than that of the hourglass.
While few of us even knew these figures existed, it is also true that even fewer of us know which designs vase-shaped women should wear.
So these bodies are generally just an hourglass with a few modifications. How, then, should women who have this body shape dress? Should they follow the advice that beauty and fashion magazines dish out to hourglass shapes and just modify it slightly? Or should they disregard that advice, and instead, look for advice that is specific to their bodies?
The answer may be in the second assumption that we made: find advice that targets your body shape because there will then be no need to modify it to suit you better. You will feel wonderful no matter what you’re wearing and this will translate into greater confidence that you can use to tackle everything anyone throws at you.
Wrap dresses
It is true that wrap dresses look good on nearly any figure but it is especially true for vase-shaped figures. The dresses hug the curves and flatters women with large breasts especially well.
V-shaped necklines
This type of neckline is one of the most sensible designs for vase shaped women. It helps to create the illusion of smaller breasts.
Pencil-cut skirts
These skirts emphasise the bottom half so it makes sense to wear such skirts if you wish to draw the attention away from the upper portion of your body.
Straight leg jeans
This can also apply to regular pants. Try to stay away from skinny pants. There are many other designs for vase-shaped women that you can try out, one of which is pants that are straight-legged.
Author bio:
Gray & Osbourn wrote this article about the designs that vase-shaped women should wear to look and feel fabulous.
A look back at clothing of the seventies
Fashion trends in the early seventies were heavily influenced by the sixties. The 60s was full of radical changes, both in culture and fashion. It was all this chaos and change that opened up the doors for increased creativity and exploration in the fashions of the 70s.
On of the main fashion influences of the seventies was Rock and Roll musicians. Instead of following fashion trends, these musicians set them. Seventies clothes therefore will always be remembered as free-spirited, diverse and fun-loving.
The 1970s started off with a continuation of the popular sixties hippie look – tie dyed shirts, bell bottoms and frayed jeans. Seventies clothes consisted of people taking the hippie culture a new and interesting level – instead of buying bell bottoms and tie dyed garments, they would make their own. The flamboyant fashions of rockers like Elton John and David Bowie were also gaining in popularity.
Seventies clothes also saw the rise of ethnic fashions, with garments from the Far East like turbans and kimonos popping up. Also, this was the age of the Afro.
But probably the biggest musical influence on seventies fashion was disco music. But while disco clothing was popular, it was not considered appropriate day wear. Disco clothing was designed for the nightclub setting – therefore ease of movement and comfort was essential. Clothing features stretchy materials such as spandex or Lycra. Also popular was gold hot pants, mini skirts, leopard prints, zipped jumpsuits, sequined tube tops and satin jackets – all designed to be eye-catching. And of course, who can forget those platform shoes?
But by the end of the 70s, disco clothing began to wane in popularity, opening the door to new and emerging fashion trends. Casual pants went high-waisted, with women choosing flared leg denim pants and skirts. However, by the end of the seventies, straight leg jeans were fashionable. Tennis shoes also became standard attire during the end of the seventies thanks to the establishment of Nike.
The Punk look was also a significant part of seventies clothes. This look features the Mohawk (which is once again becoming popular), stud collars, ripped jeans and chains.
Author bio
This article was written by Gray and Osbourn and offers insight into seventies clothes.
Australians have been selling gold for a long time
The history of gold in the antipodes is a long one but we do know that it started in the early nineteenth century. The first reports of gold are from 1823, though the government of that time did not want its citizens to know that they can make a living if they focused on something else, such as how to sell gold jewellery instead of working in the pastoral industry. This is something that made the country famous in the early 1900s.
The people who discovered the vast natural resources found ways to make extra money: they found ways to sell gold jewellery to others for the best prices. This made it far easier to get the type of lifestyle they want. It also made them wealthy beyond their imagination and fuelled the economy in many ways. This simple act created the country that we know today. The discovery prompted a big shift in the fledgling nation’s collective conscious in the late 1900s.
People in different territories found gold at different stadiums in the previous century: Victoria in 1851; Tasmania in 1886; and Western Australia in 1886. It is possible that many other people also found gold and they probably thought that to sell gold jewellery to others who wanted it would be a good business idea. But they might not have recorded their discoveries so those are now lost to us in the twentieth century.
Selling gold makes sense when you do not have enough space for it. It makes even more sense when you just do not want the risk associated with the metal that most of us covet. But one of the best reasons to sell gold is that it can enrich you. This is something that our ancestors knew even back in the previous centuries. They made it work for them by finding people who were prepared to pay a decent amount of money for a commodity that they were interested in.
You can emulate these people by finding a company that specialises in this process. It matters not why you want to sell gold jewellery; all that matters is that the gold be of good quality so that people will be interested enough in buying it.
Author bio:
The Gold Company wrote this article about how long people have been selling gold jewellery.