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Beautiful Transformation of Little Witch Hermione

Emma Watson, who has played Hermione in the movie Harry Porter since she was 9 years old, is now a spokesperson for well-known brandsBurberry and Chanel. The naive, sweet “Hermione” has transformed into amature woman with good taste in dress. Now, let’s draw inspiration fromher celebrity dresses.12.28-2-01-217x300.jpg

This is Emma’s classic style in Harry Porter. The combination of the shirt and knitting cardigan demonstrates a strong British school style.

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Layered T-shirt is the young girls’ favorite. In it, you’ll loo

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6 Fashion Items to Keep You in Fashion Every Season

It is often said that women’s wardrobe always need one more piece of dress clothing. The trends change every season and perhaps your paycheck does not. Here are 6 fashion items that will keep you look trendy and in style all through the year:

Little Black Dress The little black dress has been around for a long time. Its classic would not be affected by any change of styles or fabrics. It can compliment women of all sizes and shapes gracefully. It is absolutely a dress for every occasion and has b

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6 Fashion Items You Must Own

To be a fashion icon, you need many fashion items. Here I’ll share you 6 indispensable fashion items. Let’s draw inspiration from some celebrity dresses. This eternal classic has returned. Pair them with brights or prints or peeking out from underneath a blazer will look great. This is a flattering shape for most body shapes. Pair them with platform or wedge shoes to get extra height while keeping the look casual and comfortable. As we know, every woman should have a little black dress. Howev

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Let’s Fall in Love with Skull Accessories

Due to Halloween, spooky trend leaded by skull reappeared. As one representative element of non-mainstream elements, skull accessories are popular among celebrities. Indeed, from top to toe, you can look different from the crowd by accessorizing skulls. Now, let’s draw inspiration from celebrity dresses.Known for her weird dressing style, Katy Perry wears a nude top whose spangles respond to her metallic skull earrings. She looks chic and stylish with this matching.Skull scarves are another fash
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Let’s Fall in Love with Skull Accessories

Due to Halloween, spooky trend leaded by skull reappeared. As onerepresentative element of non-mainstream elements, skull accessories arepopular among celebrities. Indeed, from top to toe, you can lookdifferent from the crowd by accessorizing skulls. Now, let’s drawinspiration from celebrity dresses.



Knownfor her weird dressing style, Katy Perry wears a nude top whosespangles respond to her metallic skull earrings. She looks chic andstylish with this matching.



Skullscarves are another fashion item
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What Style of Cocktail Dress Suits You



A sophisticated, classic and tasteful cocktail dress is certainly a must-have item for any sociable woman's cabinet. What style of cocktail dress suits you?

Cocktail dresses can be purchased in an array of materials, with silk, satin,and layered or simply chiffon still remaining the best choice.

In case you are particular about necklines, you could choose any neckline based on your body type.

Atypical cocktail dress is ideal for both formal and casual functions.It could be knee length or a slight l
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Office Christmas Party Wear



Let’sface it – Christmas is right around the corner. Your office Christmasparty is coming round again. And you may start to stress about what dress clothes to wear. This anticipated event needn’t be such a headache. Here are some tips for you:

Wearing little black dressesare always a safe way. Pick a high necked one if you have a smallerbust and V-neck if you have a larger bust. Make sure the length of yourdress is just below the knee. Wear some pretty but understated jewelry.The outfit would wor
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How to Make Little Black Dress Vibrant

Your new little black dress is the color of midnight and flatters your skin very well. As time passed, your little black dress becomes your little grey dress. If you would like your dark dress to be as dark and beautiful as the day you bought them, there are some tips for you:1. Start your washing machine and make sure the water is running cold. Hot water is more likely to bleed your dark clothes of their vibrant colors. If you are trying to conserve your resources then try to make sure that the
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The Princess Phenomenon

Disney Princesses have caused parents of little girls everywhere to stand up and take notice. The sheer volume of Princess products insures that even the most oblivious parent will have heard of them.

And, as with any big money-maker, the Princess movement has many enemies. Bloggers cite racism, traditional gender roles, and unrealistic expectations as some of their reasons for hating Disney Princesses.

Interestingly, I recently heard a different spin on the Princess Phenomenon. In a thoughtful se
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What Happened to Wide Leg Jeans?

The big news in jeans last year was the wide leg jean. (See justjared.com, thefashionablehousewife.com, and stylelist.com.)

What happened??

It seems to have virtually disappeared. The Gap is now highlighting three options for jeans: Long & Lean, Curvy, and Low Rise Boot Cut.

Their Long and Lean jean is flared. Curvy and Low Rise Boot Cut are boot cut. They have backed off completely from the wide leg jean.

It stands to reason, since boot cut and flared jeans are so figure-flattering, slimming the th
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Date Change for Michigan Runway Shows

Designers and models can still sign up for Dressed on Washington Street, southeast Michigan's new annual fashion event!

The runway shows will now take place on Saturday, May 30. Pixyworld still has spots available for mini-models, sizes 18M to 7. You can contact me directly if you're interested.

In addition to the fashion shows, there will be an accessories show inside the What is That Gallery in Ypsilanti, MI. If you're nearby, don't miss this fabulous event!
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The Princess and the Pea

612YHCSZ8NL._SS500_.jpgHow could I have understood, before giving birth to a Princess, the humor of The Princess and the Pea?

It can get to you, if you lose your sense of humor about it. Some little girls are simply born with an acute sensitivity to anything -- ANYTHING -- that rubs them the wrong way.

I suppose I was this way myself as a girl; perhaps that is why I find myself designing little girls' clothing.

My little princess had issues with jeans. She simply would not wear them. Denim was just not soft enough to be
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"I Want to Do it Myself!!"

Have you ever heard this from your toddler or preschool-aged girl? Especially in the area of apparel, it seems they have an independent streak.

This has several interesting results. Firstly, in dressing themselves they reach new and interesting heights of clash. Secondly, it seems that more than 50% of their clothing is on backwards at any given time. Finally, they gravitate towards wearing certain items as often as possible, while leaving others (the ones we like best) lying forlornly in the dra
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Yummy Yarn-Dyed Stripes

Fabric quality is such an important element in producing a pleasing and long-lasting product. The average consumer does not necessarily know the technical terms for different types of fabric, but she knows good fabric when she sees and feels it.

My aspirations in this area, for my toddler girls' line, are high. One aspect of high-quality knit fabrics is that striped knits are yarn-dyed rather than printed.

Having a yarn-dyed fabric custom made for a small boutique line is virtually impossible, be
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Are We Tired of Pink?

Accessorize Me! Set: Tee, Jeans, ShrugNot too long ago, we were hearing from the fashion world that Pink Is the New Black. But the faddish popularity of the color seems to be fading. The best-selling collection in my toddler girls' boutique line this season has been Flower Power, my only collection without even a hint of pink.

Maybe we are sick of pink because, in this economy, Pink Slips are the New Black! Maybe moms shopping little girls' boutiques are looking for something very unique, and they feel that pink for little girls is t
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Great Idea: Pixyworld could start a little girls' beauty product line!

After all, I have a science background and two little girls to try out all my products on... and have already produced some cool products they love to use.

Bad News: Suppose I wanted to start with a test run of 100 units of product. I've investigated bare-bones packaging costs, and for this quantity they soar to $2.50 plus per unit. (See Labels Stickers and More and Midwest Bottles.) Multiply by 2 to get wholesale cost, 2 again
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Inventory in the Bedroom

I take comfort form the story Mary Gelhar tells in The Fashion Designer Survival Guide about a young designer who's apartment was so full of inventory, her husband had to take refuge at Starbucks to find a place to sit down. At least we're not that crowded!!

But it can't be denied that we do have Pixyworld inventory stacked in our bedroom. It's neatly stacked, and securely packed, but the fact remains that it's there.

Right where our next baby's crib should be, should there be a next. (Would Freud
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Flower Power Colors

model742_3.jpgWhen I did my first manufacturing run for Pixyworld last year, I tried to choose colors that would appeal not just to me personally, but to a wide range of customer tastes.

For example, I had learned, through selling custom outfits on eBay, that in toddler girls' clothes, pink just sells. As an Autumn, I can't wear pink at all, so it's not a color I naturally gravitate to. (Though it looks gorgeous on my little Summery 4-year-old!)

At any rate, I had to let myself go on just one collection. For F
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Images on Clothing: Embroidery vs. Applique

b1072_small.jpgThe ability to put images on clothing has opened up new vistas of fun and personal expression, both for adults and children. Printed fabrics and printed tee-shirts are so ubiquitous now that we take them for granted. But my favorites, especially for children's clothing, are embroidery and applique -- two methods that give an image a special texture and style that really makes it pop.

thumb_1_octopus.jpgEmbroidery Library has great examples of both. With embroidery, there is the possibility for almost limitless deta
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