What is happening in Style?
The Heat of Summer: Bright New Perfumes
Store away the exuberant winter fragrances and get ready to feel the breeze of summer. It's the season to try light, airy, citrusy scents that will make you feel virtually weightless. Just like the air, water and sun bottled in one.
Opium D'Ete Summer Fragrance for Women [by Yves Saint Laurent]
Opium is traditionally a spicy, exotic and heavy perfume. Not this version. It's light and airy, yet still sensual and elegant - it will make you into the sun goddess.
Key notes: lemon, amber, patchouli, Italian bergamot
You will feel: radiant, weightless, sexy
Spring/Summer 2008 Jewelry Trends
This season's jewelry chimes in with the bold spring/summer 2008 fashions for apparel and shoes. Nothing is off limits this season as you will make quite a statement with the oversized personality of the spring/summer jewelry.
Gold Rush
Gem-Fashion magazine reports that yellow gold is the "it" metal for the spring/summer 2008 season. A perfect pairing to the sunny days of summer, gold is a nice companion to the Greek goddess/gladiator sandal look.
And we are not talking about simple gold earrings and rings - this is about grandeur - oversized links, layered chains, droopy earrings and cocktail rings.
Summer 2008 Style Trends
Most designers present this season as Spring/Summer collections, yet since it′s hotter, brighter and happier mood as the days get longer, we will try to separate the hot Summer trends for you.
The Artistic Dress
Dolce & Gabbana collection is the epitome of this trend. Their spring/summer ad shows muses posing for the artist in beautifully cut dresses splashed with a palette of bright colors, prints, floral images and unique prints. It′s reminiscent of impressionist paintings, and the dress is a perfect canvas for this.
Zac Posen also takes on an impressionist vibe, but in more subdued colors, while the Etro collection goes for a more modern kind of art with graphic splashes.
″Elle″ magazine suggests choosing an artistic dress based on an emotional connection, picking the design that speaks to you and using minimal accessories, not to overdo it.
Planning a Perfect Wedding
You don't have to have a theme for a wedding, but picking one makes it more entertaining. Some popular choices and corresponding table name ideas include:
- A place where you two met. You can make the table names with that location's popular sights and give something related to the place in everyone's goody bag. One friend I know met her now husband in San Francisco, so they named everyone's table with different San Francisco memories — from the Trolley to the Pier to Godiva.
- A place where you fell in love. I know a couple that used to spend all their days in a coffee shop, so they felt that it was coffee that brought them together. They named their tables after different coffee drinks — Latte, Mocha and such.
- Something you both enjoy. Jim and Marla are sports fanatics; they never miss a ball game. They named their tables after different ball parks. Trent and Nicki both share a passion for rock-n-roll, so their tables spotted the names of different rock bands and artists.
The list goes on and on. Now think of something that unites you two and go from there.
