The Hound’s-tooth : Rock The Pattern, Not The Bite!!!

Has anyone ever imagined that a “dog-tooth shape” can be considered fashionable? Beats me!

 

The hound’s-tooth pattern is a duotone pattern with broken checks and the textile was created in Scotland, originated in woven wool cloth as early as 1885! It is also known as the dog-tooth, because the checks that make up the design resemble a dog’s canine. A smaller version of this pattern is called a puppy-tooth.  

A lot of fashion trends breeze in and fizzle out within a short time but the hound’s-tooth pattern does not. It has been around since 1885 and your guess is as good as mine: it’s not going out of fashion anytime soon! The pattern often comes in black and white; though, sometimes, it comes in a variety of other shades like yellow, green, red etc.

 

The hounds tooth pattern is seen on items such as dresses, cardigans, shoes, bags, belts et al. You also see this pattern on household items, phone cases, duvet, iPad cases, mugs, nail art amongst others. This shows the versatility of the trend.

 “Classic makes no mistakes”; rock the hounds-tooth design in the work place and create that classic impression.

 

The Feminine dash of a Peter Pan collar!!!

Get that Mary Jane (Geeky school girl) yet snazzy look at work, try clothes with this collar. It is a retro-mix style which has been taking over the fashion scene. This collar can be found in different fabrics, such as cotton, leather, fur amongst others. Some are even embellished with glitters, sparkles and studs.

A Peter Pan collar is a popular term for a style of clothing collar. The first official Peter Pan was designed by John White Alexander. It is named after the collar of Maude Adams's costume in her 1905 role as Peter Pan.

            MAUDE ADAMS (played the Peter Pan role in the American stage play)

 

 

A peter pan collar is usually flat with rounded edges on the tips of the collar. The edges of the rounds may meet or overlap, or there may even be a gap between them. They can be high, low and vary in width as seen in the pictures. The collar evokes a sense of modesty, often the found on blouses, shirts, cardigans, dresses, jackets and coats. They are evergreen,hence they never go out of fashion.

 

 

There are detachable Peter Pan collars which can be added to outfits to accentuate the elegance and style.

Revitalize those plain sleeveless gowns/pinafores by wearing a Peter-pan blouse in them, this adds colour and gives the gowns a completely different look.

Pep-up your work style with a Peplum Dress!!!

The alluring effect of a peplum dress on every woman cannot be over emphasized. It has a flared ruffle attached to the waist line, flaunts the midsection and creates an illusion of “coke-bottle” shape.*winks*. The peplum dress is a trendy item, impossible to ignore.

A peplum dress is ideal on those days you want to indulge and gorge on junks around the Office. It hides the belly, little wonder Alber Elbaz- an Israeli Fashion Designer says:

“I created the Peplum so you can eat in it, you can have a dessert, and you can have another sandwich”.