Waterproof: Mar 1, 2009

Do you have the wardrobe blahs? The fall and winter and early spring are times when it is easy to get the wardrobe blahs. During the summer you can wear pretty much whatever you'd like and you'll feel great: it's sunny and warm and everyone is relaxed. But during the winter you're forced to cover up, wear clothes that are too cold outside and too hot inside and it's usually darker and drabber.

Don't go out and buy a new wardrobe at this time! It's so easy to do because you want to spice up your life with some new clothes that make you feel great. But instead, you can add some spice and interest to your clothes with a much more effective purchase: the silk scarf. Silk scarves are more affordable than replacing every stitch of clothing in your closet...for the amount of money you would have spent on new clothes, you can add a whole gamut of new combinations with many of these beautiful fashion accessories.

When shopping, remember that their primary purpose is to frame your face. Therefore, you should buy these designer need to's that look great against your skin and be particularly mindful of the color:

Select one that matches your eye color and another one to coordinate with your hair color. If you only buy two scarves, these should be the colors to buy. Some women, though, find that they can buy two or three additional scarfs based on their natural lip color or skin color.

If you have trouble finding ones that match your natural coloring, considering finding scarves that match your makeup, however this should be secondary.

Purchase plain colored ones (no patterns) and wear them in these options:

... The head wrap can completely cover your head, which is a very classy look. It can tend to be slightly more formal so it's appropriate for those situations when you want to dress up just a little.

... You can fold it into a strip and wear it across the top of your head to keep your bangs back. This works for both casual and professional looks.

... Consider folding it into a strip and tie it around your neck. This can really dress up a pair of jeans.

... Tying it around your neck to hang down the front can work for professional and formal settings.

... Tying it under your color to hang down the front can also work in professional outfits.

... A casual look can be had by folding it in a triangular form and tying it like a bandana around your neck. This is a fairly casual look so it may not be appropriate at the office. It looks great with jeans.

Got the winter blues and the wardrobe blahs? Don't buy a new wardrobe, find silk scarves that can transform your wardrobe to match YOU!

Enhance your beauty and fashion looks with beautiful silk scarves and shawls from FashionScarvesandShawls.com. Give yourself an unfair advantage. Fashion accessories like designer scarves, silk scarves, pashmina shawls, neck scarfs can improve your look tremendously. So why not look beautiful today?

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History permeates every corner of the ancient city of Rome known as the eternal city. Their culture is the basis for todays society, culture and fashion. Much of the Roman clothing culture is based on the Greek fashion. They were also influenced by the Egyptians during the middle of 200 BC, but later on they developed their own clothing style, known as the Roman Clothing. To Romans, clothing was not just a means of covering their body, but it was highly symbolic exhibiting an indication of their class, social status, age gender, and occupation. They wanted to depict everyone around them; and to the rest of the world, what their place was in the society. It varied in color, style, and adornments indicating the persons position in the Empire. In the later years, these garments became appealing garments for the modern fashion aficionados. As time slipped, there was progress in the weaving methods, but the basic pattern of garments remained the same.

Traditional Roman Closet: Tunics and Togas:

Ancient Romans wore two types of basic garments, tunics and togas. Tunics were informal and indoor costumes, while togas were official and outdoor costumes. Both were made of spun wool. Tunic was comfortable for working and moving around indoors. Mostly white in color, the tunic was often undyed, and unadorned. Still, the upper class people wore tunics with some decorations so as to distinguish themselves from the slaves. Togas were adopted from the Greek fashion. It was an important garment and an indication of roman citizenship. No foreigner was allowed to wear a toga though he lived in Italy or Rome. Toga was the official garment of both men and woman of Rome. Later the trend changed, and togas were worn only by male Roman citizens.

Mens Clothing:

Men wore a tunic both at home and when they went out. Similar in appearance to a long tee-shirt, the type of tunic differed from one class to another. The tunic worn by common people, herdsmen and slaves was made of coarse cloth and was usually dark in color. Patricians wore white color tunic made of wool or linen. Magistrates wore the tunic called augusticlavia, senators wore it with broad strips called tunica laticlavia, and shorter tunics were worn by the military people. During special occasions, they covered the tunic with a white wool coat called toga. It was square or rectangular in shape and was draped around the body. The toga was an indication of the social status of the person. Togas of consuls and senators were edged with purple. Emperors togas were completely purple. Black ones were worn during mourning. Romans did not wear trousers, but later on they used one while they were hunting or riding called Gallic bracae. It was also worn by the soldiers for warmth.

Roman Woman:

Womens clothing was very simple and lacked luxury and exquisite elegance. They did not have distinctions in clothing like men that would indicate their social status. Their only distinction was the stolas which was worn only by married women.To compensate with this, they relayed more on hair styles and jewellery. Roman women also wore a tunic which was usually of knee length. Over this, they draped a stola which was a long dress from neck to ankle, with a belt around the waist. The stola was usually white, grey, or brown in color and all married woman were entitled to wear it. When they went out, they covered themselves around the shoulders and arm with a shawl called pallium and also covered their head with its edge. Covering their head was customary for every Roman woman when they go in public. Initially, togas were considered as official wears of both men and women. During the time of republic, togas were worn only by men. However, a certain category of women, Roman prostitutes ironically wore togas to indicate their lower status in the society.

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