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Spring 2011 Fashion Colour Trends For Accessories And Jewellery
A continuing trend that drives designer’s choices in terms of fashion colours is the consumers’ appetite for escapism. People in the market for fashionable clothes, designer jewellery and interior furnishings want to be distracted from the pressure and even the monotony of their everyday lives. Whether subconsciously or not, consumers increasingly go for more adventurous and striking choices when purchasing items that colour their world.
With this in mind, the latest industry predictions for Spring 2011 show that colour designers have opted for colours that come from the opposite sides of the colour wheel, they have achieved a striking and vivid palette. The end result is that whilst we will still be able to choose traditional colours for clothes and accessories, there will definitely be some added spice and visual interest sparked by the new crowd.
Please note that the titles used for the colours referred to in this article are the specific names given in the Pantone colour range.
First off, Coral Rose. This is orange, but deepened to add a more classy and sophisticated tone. Similarly, Beeswax hints at distant places with a honeyed yellow tone. Both of these combine very effectively with a colder tone such as Regatta, a mid blue, creating a visual boost to your wardrobe. Another option for the more classic and romantically inclined would be Lavender, which is an eponymous shade that benefits from a little hint of red underneath. Coral Rose or Beeswax will work very well with either Regatta or Lavender.
Blue Curacao continues to satisfy the fans who locked on so loyally to the hugely successful Turquoise – which was, of course, 2010 Colour of the Year. Blue Curacao brings the tropical feel of the Caribbean into play and also works well with Coral Rose or Beeswax. The clean, crisp lines of contemporary designer jewellery will suit this colour grouping well, preferably with turquoise detailing.
Peapod is a fresh green and yellow combination with a very natural and organic feel, a great choice for Spring with its theme of rebirth and new beginnings.
Spanning the seasons are, as ever, the neutral colours that ensure a stable canvas for all the other colours to play on. They have been dubbed the ‘nude hues’ and exude a natural, honest vibe that makes one instantly relaxed and calm. Silver Peony is the most neutral, supported by Russet, a much deeper tone, as well as Silver Cloud – a light, muted grey. The brown bronzes and silvers found in quality freshwater pearl jewellery is clearly going to be in perfect harmony with them, too – making them a real essential in your jewellery wardrobe.
Those are the key colour trends for Spring 2011 that will be vying for consumer spending, especially in the competitive garment, accessories and jewellery markets.
An Introduction To Dress Up And Fashion Games
“Dress up” or also known as “Fashion” games have become popular among girls around the world and across different cultures. They have become a substitute for playing traditional dolls especially among young female audiences and the reminiscence for the older.
These dress up games probably originated from paper dolls that existed since the invention of paper. The earliest traceable emergence of paper dolls were from Japan dating back to A.D. 900 the least. However, they weren’t used as toys but rather for rituals. These paper dolls were crafted to be 3-dimensional and are not flat like the paper dolls many of us know today. In modem times, paper dolls have sprung up from magazines to comics and often a welcome addition for readers. Barbie may have attributed for the decline in popularity of paper dolls with their chain of merchandise. Ironically, their dolls that people recognize today derive from paper dolls themselves.
In the middle to late nineties, several websites began creating these games which are often browser-based in which a player can drag and drop different clothes onto a digital image of a doll. Since then, more robust variances have been created with improved user interfaces and multi-media features to employ the computing power of today’s personal computers. The games usually require no installation and can be enjoyed using the “Flash” platform by Macromedia.
Majority of the game creators reside in Asian countries and are often inspired by “cartoony” big-eyed characters found in Japanese anime; which have shown to appeal to vast audiences worldwide. Others strive for a more realistic feel where their creation reflects on today’s fashion which is a great reference source for fashion designers and followers. The concept of paper dolls have not died down but rather being a transit to another media and apparently is making a come-back.
Jojo’s Fashion 3 – Show World Tour Game Review
In the original “Jojo’s Fashion Show”, we found Jojo un-retiring thanks to Rosalind, her gung-ho daughter. In the next version, “Jojo’s Fashion Show 2: Las Cruces”, players could observe her new fashion-designing job. Unlike its predecessors, Jojo’s Fashion Show 3: World Tour has much more substance to it.
Initially, Rosalind is now an adult, and running a fashion business by herself. For that reason Jojo needs to fill her shoes-a daunting assignment. She goes through a herd of inadequate applicants before discovering a qualified new talent, Haley. Unknown to Jojo, Haley wants dibs on both Jojo’s position, and Rosalind’s beau, to boot!
During Jojo’s Fashion Show 3, you’ll see sights of ten enthralling places, such as Tokyo, Amsterdam, London, Jakarta, Rio de Janeiro, and Barcelona.
The basic concept to Jojo’s Fashion Show 3 is easy enough to pick up, but not so easy to get the hang of. You’ll use a trio of models, with a particular mode label above the head of each. In most cases you’ll employ females, but once in a while there will also be male models. Your objective is the coordinating of clothes to suit every style’s requirements. Since this is on the clock, avoid wasting time or you’ll have a model going off in her/his unmentionables. That must not happen! The more you correspond to the styles’ needs, the higher your score and the better your show turns out.
Your routine will be better by far by use of a few power-ups you’re probably acquainted with. Need more time? Buy it thanks to the dazzle power-up. Want to increase the worth of your designs? Try the supermodel power-up. If you need an extra rack of clothes, there’s the shuffle power-up. As well, there are buttons for “matching-outfits” and “swap-style” should you end up in difficulty. Besides such options, there are accessories available to enhance your outfits’ worth, plus, at times you’ll find a complete ensemble to speed things up. Considering all you can do in this game, the possibilities are infinite.
A new development in Jojo’s Fashion Show 3 is that players are allowed to come up with their own designs for any of the included styles. Same as with the basic play format, there are plenty of configurations per style, enabling you to experiment. You’ll never get through the entire set, but have fun trying. With every outfit you get a top, bottom and a pair of shoes. In each case you may choose the primary piece to which you can add color by means of selecting a particular fabric, then the primary format and additional hues.