Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Man Fashion: When Socks Meet Sandals

While pairing socks with sandals is popular among fashionable women, I don't see this trend is well received by our male peers so far.

But not anymore, David Graham, fashion editor at the Toronto Star, had highlighted that while high-end men fashion designers such as Prada and Yves Saint Laurent have sent their male models down the runway in sandal and socks combination.

For those brave enough to attempt the look, you got to make sure your sandals as well as the socks are fantastic, try some stripe designs of socks. Otherwise, this will be no different from the old folks next door. Beside, you also got to watch out for the length and thickness of the sock.

Lastly, of course you won't want to try sandals with socks in coming Fall/Winter, not outdoor.


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Man Fashion: 2009 Men Hairstyle Trends

While everyone is questioning what will be the next men hairstyle trends in 2009, others are stick to their favorite hairstyle back in 2007. When I was discussed with my hairstylist the other day on this topic, interestingly, we both thought of Emo look.

When the first time I heard about this term "Emo Hairstyle" was back to 2005 while I was traveled in Europe. Now, this Emo hairstyle trends become the fast track to popularity among the younger crowd, from US to Europe and across Asia.









A tangent from the gothic or punk sub–culture, the emo hairstyle transcends the realm of styling your hair simply to look good and becomes an expressive form. The emo hairstyle allows the expression of individuality and creativeness. The basic emo hairstyle can be found as a short look or as a long look with similarities between the two.

Short Emo Hairstyle

Man short emo haircut involves a short and spiky cut with very long bangs. With this style, the bangs are worn in a long fringe that lies over the face, but brushed to one side. The bangs essentially cover one eye, completely or almost completely. This fringe of bangs presents a canvas that can be used to express individuality with highlights and streaks.


Long Emo Hairstyle

Man long emo haircut involves a long and shaggy cut. With this style, the bangs are worn in a long fringe and brushed to one side of the face in the same manner as with the short emo haircut. The long bangs are parted to one side of the face with the right side being the more popular one to flip the bangs to fall upon.


Emo Hairstyle Highlights
To add on more creativity and style, men with emo hairstyles also add on highlights, or streaks. In fact, coloring the bangs in a spectrum of shades that range from light to dark or vice-versa is a real eye catcher. According to well known hairstylist "Most popular colors for highlights currently tend to be red or purple."


So whether you like it or not, emo hairstyles will most likely still be one of the most popular men hairstyle trends in 2009.


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Tuesday, November 4, 2008

American heads to the Polls

Today marks the climax of the most-watched, most talked about United States election of our time.

Along with the rest of the world, Barbados has watched with fascination as the gripping contest between Democratic candidate Senator Barack Obama and Republican candidate Senator John McCain has unfolded.

Long lines formed at polling places in many Eastern states, as Barack Obama's bid to become the first black president faced the final test of its remarkable two-year journey Tuesday, while Republican John McCain pressed for an Election Day upset.

Source: msnbc