Sade Simplicity & Elegance

Sade rocking shells instead of pearls! What a great idea!

http://saintsandperdition.tumblr.com/post/33021954305

History of The Marquesas via Tahitian stuff (playlist) from YouTube

The Endless Summer - Trailer

Moorea, les petits paréos

Billabong Adventure Division - Nazare, Portugal - January 11, 2013

Stylists' Tips for Proportional Dressing

 Susan Says: Stylists' Tips for Proportional Dressing

 

Being well dressed is more than wearing what might be in the height of fashion. The cardinal rule is finding fashion that is right for your shape and choosing the areas you wish to either highlight or detract from. 

I wanted to find the top tips for dressing to enhance your best features, so I researched advice from some of the nation's leading stylists. An especially great resource was InStyle Magazine's February 2012 issue which featured an article entitled, "Figure Flattery: Tricks for Every Body."

Here is a primer on stylists' secrets for how to dress proportionally for your body type:

• For Petites:  Keep skirts and dresses above the knee, especially if you are wearing flats.  Tim Gunn, stylist on a new television show, ABC's The Revolution, talks about the 1/3, 1/3, 1/3 rule; that is no part of an outfit should exceed 1/3 of your body proportion.  Bracelet length is best for sleeves as 3/4-length sleeves give the arms a shorter appearance.  InStyle Magazine suggests long chains to lengthen the look of the torso.  Avoid, at all costs, pants with cuffs and bulky pockets; stick with straight legs! 

• For well-endowed women: Stylist Nicole Chavez, who works with Scarlett Johansson and Rachel Bilson, raved to InStyle about Panache Bras for cup sizes D or larger.  To play up a larger bustline, look for fashions with  wide straps, nipped waists and open necklines (without showing too much cleavage).  Avoid dangling necklaces and showing too much cleavage.  If you prefer making your upper body appear smaller, wide leg pants and A-line skirts bring balance, according to stylist Jen Rade who works with Cher and Angelina Jolie.  Volume is generally terrible on busty girls.  And according to stylist Anabel Tollman, avoid thick sweaters and boxy jackets.

• If you are small on top: Stylist Emily Current, who works with Mandy Moore and Emma Roberts, suggests to InStyle adding volume at the collar, such as ruffles, a loose bow or Peter Pan collar.  Avoid chest-length statement necklaces and bandeau tops.

• If you want to accentuate your rear end: Go for a tucked-in shirt with a pencil skirt or tight high-waist jeans, according to stylist Jessica Paster, who works with Emily Blunt and Angie Harmon. Avoid loose-fitting skirts and untucked blouses. 

• To draw attention away from your rear end: Look for fingertip-length tunics and jackets and straight jeans; avoid high-waisted anything and white or ivory bottoms.  Jeans should be dark and without complicated embroidery on the pockets.  Never buy jeans with high pockets as they give the appearance of a larger botom.

• To hide a tummy: The sheath dress was recently touted on The Dr. Oz Show as a way to camouflage the stomach area.  Tunics work well and so do A-line tops.  Stylist George Kotsiopoulos said in InStyle that light-colored blazers or cardigans work  when worn open over something darker to make the midsection look leaner.

• Arms: Tres Sleek De Quart arm shapers are said to reduce arm circumference by one to three inches, magically creating slimmer, sleeker arms! You can find them on lindasonline.com for $29-$31, price depending on sleeve length, either long sleeve or short sleeve.

Finally, hips: Stylists Mariel Haenn and Rob Zangardi say that form-fitting clothes accentuate curves. Try a fitted pencil skirt or high-waist bottoms with a loose tucked in blouse.  High heels, fishtail hems and tapered dresses and skirts all work great.  Avoid baggy tops.

No matter what your size, don't shy away from this spring's fabulous palette; monochromatic vibrant color works for all figure types!

 
http://twogenerationsonewardrobe.blogspot.com/2012/02/susan-says-stylists-tips-for.html

Lala Aloha...

Tropical Vintage Bikini

Vinatge Shell Necklace

 

  

Photography | Ali Mitton
Model | Zoe Crosson
Hair & Makeup | Ashlea Penfold 
Styling | Daniella Ciano

http://alohabikinilover.blogspot.com/2013/01/lala-aloha.html

Summer Sunlight...

 

 Bikini Lover Bikini

 Spell & The Gypsy Collective Necklace & Cuff

 

Vintage Floral One Piece

Shell lei used as head piece from Hawaii

 

Photography | Ali Mitton

Model | Alina Ward

Hair and Make up |  Ashlea Penfold

Styling | Daniella Ciano

 

http://alohabikinilover.blogspot.com/2013/01/summer-sunlight.html

Women’s Swimwear Spring-Summer 2013 in MOEVA London Campaign

http://thebestfashionblog.com/womens-fashion/womens-swimwear-spring-summer-2013-in-moeva-london-campaign

2013 Summer Swimwear by Amore & Sorvete

 

 

 

 http://thebestfashionblog.com/womens-fashion/2013-summer-swimwear-by-amore-sorvete#

Women’s Swimwear in Pain de Sucre Spring-Summer 2013 Campaign

French label Pain de sucre, which was established back in 1985, presents its Spring-Summer 2013 collection. For its summer season's the label has chosen fashion model Michea Crawford to front its campaign images. It's interesting to know, that Pain de Sucre means 'sugar head', why is it so nobody knows. In its summer season's campaign you will find lots of interesting swimwear and beachwear designs. Looks like label has well prepared for this spring-summer season, as the whole campaign was shot on location in Bali. So, it's time to look through all these beautiful images.

 

http://thebestfashionblog.com/womens-fashion/womens-swimwear-in-pain-de-sucre-spring-summer-2013-campaign#

H&M Spring-Summer 2013 Swimwear Lookbook

 

 

 

 

 

http://thebestfashionblog.com/womens-fashion/hm-spring-summer-2013-swimwear-lookbook#

Boys+Arrows 2013 Resort - http://boysandarrows.com/

Experimenting with homemade 'washi' style tape

Aloha, this is my first experimentation attempting to make my own 'washi' style decorative tape.  I see decorative tapes all over the place and had to try some crafts for myself.  Ultimately, I'd like to get a system down and use Polynesian clip art, prints and images for possible packaging of my own items.

This is what I made so far.  Baby steps first. 

 I started with an idea to use tissue paper images on my pen.  Dug through my gift wrapping tissue stash and decided on this one.

 

 

I had this double sided Scotch brand tape already.

 

Here is the tissue paper out of the package.  Just clipped a few images I wanted to try out.  Decided on a wahine playing a ukulele and two pink accent flowers.   I liked the size of the wahine - fit nicely on my pen.  I did use two adjoining strips of tape to get the entire image.

 

 This is how I wrapped the larger image on the pen.  It does not wrap completely around.

 

 Here is a side view showing where I put the larger of the two accent flowers across the open area on the back side.  The other smaller flower I placed on the pen cap.

  

 Close up of the image.  I like how the tissue paper has an opaque look.

 

 Close up of the back side with the joiner flower. 

 

My second project was using a small square piece of Japanese print origami paper I had in my craft supplies also purchase at our local office/craft supply store Fisher Hawaii.  It has the texture of handmade paper.  This is the section left after I cut my strips and added the Scotch tape to them.

 

 Here is the finished pen.  I really like the way the black in the paper goes with the black on the pen.  I first tried to wrap the strips of paper around the pen at an angle and did not like the outcome.  I decide to try two strips vertically on either side, overlapping a tiny bit.  This seems to show more of the design of the paper.  Added a horizontal strip to the cap.  The strip on the cap is an example of the size of the strips I used - 3/4".

 

It's not perfect, but I like the look.  The overlapping edges are not laying totally flat - I may need to add a touch of some sort of glue or some Mod Podge.

 

You can see the tape lifting a bit at the top of the pen and in the photo below along the overlap.

 

 Overall - it was a fun project and I really enjoyed using this tape idea.

 So.....I used the last paper strip i had taped up to decorate my cosmetic mirror sides. 

 

Close up view.  I cut the last 3/4" strip vertically down the middle and used 1/2 on either side of the edge of the mirror.

 

 

Then I moved on to see what else on my desk I could decorate..... found some clothes pins.  Perfect!  I use them to hold back my thin curtains during the day.

 

 Again, I used two different Japanese print origami squares I had on hand.   I have to admit, these were a little trickier than the pen to cover.  The clothes pins are thin and I had to experiment with the width and length a bit before getting it to fit right.  Let's just say I got sticky tape on my nice scissors trying to trim the taped paper to the right size!

Overall - I am hooked on playing with variations of this 'washi' tape trend.  It is fun and lets you be so creative.  Google or search on Pinterest for decorative or 'washi' tape to get more ideas. 

Mahalo for stopping by!  Hope to be doing more creative projects of my own in the future to share with everyone.