MIRACLE ICONS

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KLIX and CZC

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SHI !!!!!

For longer than any of us know or can remember, men and women have displayed their marital status by wearing a gold band or some reasonable facsimile thereof.

As we tiptoe into the 21st century, a new symbol has been created to alert the general population of our marital status – the Shi symbol.

Whether it is same sex or man/woman, one can discreetly tell people what they are looking for in a significant other, well at least in terms of gender.

The SHI symbol was conceptualized by Trevor Byng who with a clutch of friends realized that dating could be made so much simpler if one’s “status” was recognizable to others. So, in 2007, in Perth, Australia, the SHI signature symbol was born and since that time, there have been additional symbols to include male/male and female/female. In case you are wondering what SHI stands for, well it is simply Single, Happy, Interested.

So, in 2010, we have an accessory which is trendy and stylish as well as informative. What started out as a simple pendant has evolved into everything from that pendant to cuff links, to bracelets, to earrings and even into items of apparel. Now think of the possibilities that wearing “SHI” can cause, maybe even the significant other of your dreams.

MADE IN THE SHADE

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WHAT NOT TO DO AT ANY AGE

At some point even people with some celebrity have to question their satorial choices.........http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/album.php?aid=86983&id=696027710

Viva V-MODA

There is an interesting partnership that is made up of a fashion designer and a music producer/performer, and together they have forged a company that yields merchandise as varied as ear pods and dresses. The common thread is music.

Val Kolton is the musical half of the duo who has devoted himself to the brand and its varied products while Terri King has dressed everyone from the Rolling Stones to Nine Inch Nails. Both bring their rock mentality to the products and both provide an undeniably distinctive look, whether it is a hat, ear buds or dress.

The apparel collection which is for both for men and women suggests that rocker look without being too over the top, meaning you don’t have to be a rocker to look like one. The men’s collection is punctuated with wonderful white shirts and T shirts worn on their own or with terrifically fitted jackets with zap details as well as an exaggerated fit. The ladies scream sexy by what the clothes suggest and not reveal – leather inserts, slash details and corsetry work in dresses and tops. Make no mistake that these clothes draw attention to their owners and certainly turn you into the rocker you are or the rocker you ‘wannabe.”

A word of thanks to MAO pr for allowing me to make use of their clients for these columns and do not forget to catch the entire V-MODA look and philosophy on their web site V-MODA.com and as always you can keep up with me on Facebook

William Belack Jewelry

FASHION BY THE RULES: William Belack Jewelry


He believes that “there’s a beauty, in a kind of misshapen roughness, in both art and life.” So, Mr. Belack takes his thought and translates it to his métier which is fine jewelry. The end result is a hand made work of art which has been crafted in the manner of the master jewelers and metal workers of times gone by. The pieces might be wrought in gold or sterling and some with stones but always with an incomparable level of awareness for the inherent beauty of each unique creation.

Even though it seems that the jewelry is perfect, there is always an underlying quality of imperfection which echoes back to Mr. Belack’s philosophy. Take for example the winged cuff with its hand wrought hammered surface and yet its perfect depiction of a single wing or notice the semi precious stones which by nature are not perfect. An even more stunning example is used with the branch necklace and twig cuff bracelet where one has only to see it to know the perfect imperfection of nature itself.

Mr. Belack, who is based out of the Miami area, has a very limited distribution but can be found online on his website http://www.belackinc.com/ and don’t forget to keep up with me on Facebook or at http://jeffybruce.blogspot.com/.