Are you a couple whose wedding date is close by and you still haven’t zeroed in on the wedding rings? Are you both having a hard time choosing the type of metal for your rings? With time running in out, you need to make a quick decision. This is where two tone wedding bands come to the rescue. Simple, elegant and versatile, these bands look beautiful on both men and women.

With proper guidance, you too will be able to select the perfect two toned wedding rings even when you are short of time. Her

two tone jacket

This military-inspired field jacket features authentic details—like delicate stitching and large pockets with flaps—and a softly worn-in finish. A drawstring for a cinched waist look and a two tone sleeve and hoodie detail to add a little twist to your everyday jacket.

Each season fashion week in New York offers emerging fashion designers who take a unique approach to conceptualizing apparel. Concepts can range from colors, shape texture and a combination of everything that the creative mind can conceive. This season TeKay Designs, a couture studio based in Houston Texas, presented Queen of the Brides, a collection of gowns with accessories that are historic and have a cultural significance.

blue shoes!! I want... http://www.fashionrooftop.com/iwant.htm

That's so New York - Guess what? London-based jewelry designer, Maria Lau has only gone and sent across a selection of images from her Autumn/Winter 2011 collection; that of which she has titled Two Planets, following on from her Spring/Summer 2011 collection which snatched the same titled, yet a completely different concept. 
I mean, how nice of her was that? 

(Image Credit: Designer - Maria Lau, Art Direction and Styling - Philip Li, Photography -Jonny Finch,

Make-up and Hair - Lucy Pearson, Mode

That's So New York - Since my Ax+Apple post around two weeks ago, my admiration for jewelry has heightened; I mean, the search for admirable jewelry designers has even managed to snatch itself a place on my "to do" list. Although I usually tend to hunt for the international among the local, recently I've come across a designer who is both local and international, meaning that the her London location would be considered local (seeming that London central is around forty/fifty minutes from me) yet

Kelly Austin: The Norman Rockwell of jewelry.

This set reminds me of peppermint candy at Christmas time. Kelly's ability to create nostalgia fascinates me. He takes us to places we've been in childhood and want to go again. I can taste the images he portrays. Here he takes us back to grandma's house where she always had those peppermints handy.

This set is sold.

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Designers, producers, sourcers, and all those who help garments get from sketchpad to retail rack, take note—international trade show organizer Messe Frankfurt is launching the first ever International Apparel Sourcing Show right here in the world capital of design, New York City. From July July 13th through the 15th, an entire planet’s worth of fabrics, textiles, and all the raw materials needed to create the fashions we live for is landing at the Javitz Center on Manhattan’s West Side. If you’