"THE-E-PASSWORD"
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What About Me?
Fashions have been the brunt of jokes and ridicule through the ages. Some think caring about appearance is vanity! Is this fair? Painters, sculptors and architect make the world more attractive with their art. When a woman dresses to be attractive, she is striving for the same purpuse: to be creative. I believe everyone has a measure of craeativity! It's just that many never have a chance to develop it, while some don't know how. |
There is no such thing as an uncreative individual! Our society programs people to follow a common formula, to do the expected. Once a woman breaks the cycle of this kind of conditioning, she is free for a whole new kind of exploration.
According to the dictionary, the word fashion means, "the prevailing mode".
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emphasises elegance. Vogue sugqests: temporary prevalence, rage, craze, fad. All carry the implication of extravagant, short-lived enthusiasm. |
| Style | suggests an approved fashion of the moment selected with good taste and discrimination and worn with an air of individuality. |
Your style portrays your own personal reaction to fashion. Fashion is impersonal. Style is your interpretation of it. You may buy a fashion but only you yourself can give that fashion style; your true individual style.
In my design book I state, "When a masterpiece is not framed, it looks incomplete, unfinished, only half revealed. But when it is beautifully brought out by the correct presentation - framing, its story is evident; its beauty is completely revealed. So is it with a skillfully dressed woman. Today everyone is aware of the importance placed on dress and the outer image.
Discerning Eye
Can you really get a bargain at a sale? Only if it meets your requirements at a price you want to pay, is it a good buy or a bargain. Naturally, it won't be a bargain, if you don't use it!
Are there items hanging in your closet you seldom wear, although they seemed like bargains when you bought them. Now they don't fit properly! Perhaps they don't work well with other items in your wardrobe, or you don't have a suitable place to wear them to, or the quality seems poor and they look sad after a little wearing. We've all experienced this one time or another.
Back to the original question, Can you really get a bargain?
Yes, emphatically yes! But you must learn to develop a discerning eye. A high price does not always mean the best quality, nor does a low price always mean low quality. The cost is often determined by luxury features such as jewel or fur trim, applique or embroidery details or hand dyed or painted fabric.
The discerning eye carefully observes, using a "Poor Quality Checklist"
like the following:
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off-grain sections |
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shallow pockets |
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hanging threads |
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unmatched seams |
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shredded seams |
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check very carefully; don't hesitate; look inside and out. |
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facings not tacked down |
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poorly finished belts, hooks, buttons, buttonholes |
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narrow unfinished seams |
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skimpy hem allowance |
If you think the price is right for the quality, fabric and workmanship, and other features meet your approval, then try the garment on for the final test. Observe yourself in a full-length mirror with the discerning eye. Judge according to the following criteria:
- Does this selection improve your appearance?
- Are there any features about it that make you look less attractive?
- Is it comfortable as you walk, sit, bend or bend your arms? A dress should be smooth fitting, as the style trends require; however it should never be tight or strained.
- If alterations are necessary, determine how much they will cost. Don't buy a dress that needs too many alterations. A person highly trained in alterations can often change the fit of a shoulder or neckline, but the time and cost involved is seldom justified.
- If you cannot find a garment that fits throughout, it is usually best to choose one that fits the upper part of the body. The skirt is easier to fit than the bodice.
Look for the discerning Eye in the next issue of EFROCINE'S PASSWORD
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Fashion Flash |
Here's what's new! Color is the cue! Color, color everywhere! On with the brights! Deeper, richer, riper. Brilliant jewel tones - from magenta to rich ruby, amber, jade, emerald, sapphire and teal. Black emerges as the important color trend used alone for day and night. Black is the important mixer for the season's briqht colors.
Color can thrill with its intensity! Color can "soothe" with its calm and quietude. Color can inspire with its glorious force. Color , Color everywhere!
It's great for the mannequin, but what about me? What does color do to my body? The purpose of color is to enhance and flatter your total image.
Warm Colors are ideal fur the well-proportioned person - and for the person with vivid coloring because they accent natural coloring and charm.
Cool Colors are flattering when used with a bright accent.
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they are dignified and restful. |
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they help diminish the obviousness of bulges and bumps. |
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they are smart and distinctive for almost any type of figure and personality. |
What Emerson once said requires some thought. "Make the most of yourself, because that is all there is of you!"
Profile
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Artist-designer Efrocine creates "Living Art" in three-dimensional form by using the female silhouette as the canvas upon which she draws. With natural fibers as her medium and dyes as her paints, Efrocine interprets her clothing visions into wearable reality. Having inherited varied talents in the arts from her Greek ancestors, Efrocine began her studies in Athens at a private academy for creative children. Continuing her education in the United States, Efrocine received a degree at the National School of Dress Design in |
Chicago. Further studies in New York included design, pattern-making, drafting and draping. She received a merit award in a nationwide contest for her, original designs. The unique appeal of her designs attracted a lot of attention from the media and lead to television appearances, magazine interviews and news stories.
Efrocine's fascinating career includes fabric design and art-work in Europe in association with Italian sportswear designer Louis, distribution of a ready-to-wear collection to retail stores in the United States, designing and selling to a major New York manufacturer and operating an Efrocine boutique for five years. It was used as a testing laboratory for her ready-to-wear and living art collections. She also branched into education and taught about fabric dyeing at the Smithsonian. She also lectured on the art of Dress and the Total Image. Efrocine's extraordinary living art is now presented on the Internet and at shows to invited guests. Interactive teaching and Image consultation is also done through newsletters, bulletin boards and public appearances.
Contact and media Details.
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Efrocine's personal e-mail: Efrocine@efrocine.com eFax [USA]: (509) 356-1215 |
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