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Clothing and Accessories
Clothing and Accessories is a consumer information and education category featuring sites on clothing, fashion, style, clothing care, wardrobe tips and strategies, and related topics. It is designed to help consumers find news and information about clothing and style. While it covers articles on shopping and shopping strategies, it is NOT designed for shopping sites, which should be listed in the appropriate shopping category.
Sites in Clothing and Accessories
Fashion Icon
Features fashion news, style and dressing tips and articles, an ask the fashion experts column, and fun craft projects for recycling dated fads (like jeans with decorated bottoms).
How Stuff Works: How Computerized Clothing Will Work
Illustrated narrative shows how computerized clothes will be the next step in making computers and devices portable.
Ohio State University: Recycling Clothing with No Sewing Skills Needed
Offers tips and advice on recombining old clothes into new outfits.
Ohio State University: Post-operative Clothing: Plan Ahead for Comfort During Recovery
Clothing tips and advice for those recovering from abdominal surgery.
Color and Fabric to Slenderize
Discusses qualities of colours and fabrics to help consumers chose clothing that slenderizes and flatters their figures.
The Conselle Institute of Image Management
Image consultant Conselle includes articles about how to effectively shop catalogues, why people are afraid of fashion and encouragement for dressing for self-expression in the 'Image Education' section.
Leah Feldon
Advice from style guru with fashion tips, style advice and finding good buys.
Fashion UK
Style and beauty news and advice, featuring articles, message boards, chat and photos.
MouthShut.com
Gives consumers a chance to review their favourite and most hated brands of clothing, shoes and accessories, and groups them under user-friendly categories.
USDA: Consumer Information on Protective Clothing
United States Dept. of Agriculture consumer information on the use of protective clothing and shoes when applying pesticides.
All About UK Fashion
Style and fashion trends and fashion world news highlighted in this UK site.
Short Stuff
Fashion site for the petite, includes wardrobe tips, discussion forums, jokes about height and selected links to retailers.
Dressing Well On-line
Personal image, professional dress and business casual resources with tip-of-the-week archives, fashion and dressing articles, and seasonal lists.
CollegeGrad.com: Dress for Interview Success
How to dress well for a job interview.
University of Nebraska, Lincoln: Analyzing Color in Your Wardrobe
This online guide discusses the importance of colour in developing a wardrobe and offers suggestions on how to select colours to complement an individual's personal colouring.
Girl on the Street
Style and fashion forecasts from the site's editors; also includes style in other aspects of life features.
Fashion Finds
Features on style, concepts, designer profiles, beauty, make-up, designers, photographs and illustrations.
The Vintage Hawaiian Shirt
Detailed visual retrospective of vintage Hawaiian shirts with images, descriptions and history. Includes personal commentary from the collector.
Fashion 411
Fashion trends, wardrobe advice for petite, tall and plus-size women, and other useful articles. Fee required for some sections.
Beadchaser
Images and descriptions of hand-beaded outfits, with extensive detail by the creator.
Fashion United
Fashion news, articles, business section with career centre, and links to brands and online stores.
StylePhyle
Articles on clothing, shopping, and style (including the quest for the perfect black cardigan and 10 things you'll wear for 10 years), packing tips and lists, closet organization and tips from the fashion police.
Stylebakery.com
Style solutions, shopping suggestions and trend information presented with engaging "bakery" metaphor.
Lovely Living
A weblog on fashion, shopping, style, cooking, cosmetics, writing and the arts.
Easy Textiles
Provides information about fibres and yarns, fabric selection, purchases and care of garments, and industry news.
Outside Buyer's Guide 2003: Jackets
Including selection, care and reviews. Sponsored by REI.
Focus on Style
Down-to-earth beauty, style and shopping advice for the everyday woman from syndicated columnist Sharon Haver.
FashioNZ
Fashion site featuring advertorial, listings of New Zealand designers, competitions and email subscription to weekly report.
Thread
New Zealand-based site has articles on style and culture, a directory and an online shop.
Dot Com Women
Community-driven site for women featuring fashion and beauty, as well as other topics of interest.
SheFinds
New York-based site with trend reports and personal shopping events. Newsletter available.
Millinery.info
Links to millinery designers, schools, associations, suppliers and discussion groups.
The Trend Report
The latest fashion, beauty and lifestyle trends for consumers by Judy Gordon, the Today Show's Style Editor and international trend consultant.
Bargains LA: Suzanne's Corner
Southern California-based site has money-saving tips, bargain shopping and consumer information.
Personal Style UK
Compilation of news snippets on designers, fashion, accessories and personal style.
The Style Group
Site ranks the top 10 of numerous categories, including several in fashion, beauty and accessories.
Celebrity CopyCat
Each month, six celebrities are chosen. Their looks are duplicated for under $50 with shopping suggestions and links.
Jeans My Age
Includes selection, care, history and information on the allure of denim.
How Jeans Are Made
How jeans' manufacturers make blue jeans and what to know when buying or ordering them.
Fashion-Advice.com
A site with selected seasonal tips and trends.
1st 4 Louis Vuitton
A guide to Louis Vuitton products with articles, reviews and tips on how to spot counterfeit ones.
swapstyle fashion swap
Swap fashionable clothing and cosmetics with women from all around the world. Includes forum and magazine.
The Budget Fashionista
How to look your best for less. Find out about the latest styles, secret celebrity fashion tips and discount designer fashions. |
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