Fashion to the Extremes: Warning! Latest Killer Fashion Trends Can Harm Your Health

Welcome back, fashion divas!

Yes, I know, you've all heard it at least once or twice before perhaps on the news channel, fashion magazine or through your friends. Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening. However, Fashion has its up's and down's. Fashion obviously comes with its extremes and of course, it can be hazardous to your HEALTH!

But, before you utter the words 'no pain, no gain,' beware. Amid the high-chic lurk dangers of the medical sort. Many women pay a high price for beauty. But at what cost to their bodies?

I pulled this article off of a website: MSN Lifestyles and it comes from the Women's Health Magazine.

I thought this was fairly interesting how this news is not current and it has been going since fashion came into the industry. Which is way before 1800's. Well, take a look, like what you see or don't like at all, please just consider this how it can improve your life and your health!

Killer Fashion Trends

Tottering around on skyscraper heels or cramming your thighs into too-tight jeans isn't just uncomfortable — it can also be bad for your health.

Thanks to the towering stilettos being introduced this season, there were a multitude of models wiping out on the runways. Just check out YouTube to see some of the carnage.

But crazy-high heels aren't the only treacherous fall trend: Such fashion must-haves as sewn-on jeans, hefty handbags, and oversize jewelry can also play havoc with your health. "All that squeezing, balance shifting, and heavy lifting can really take a toll on your body," says Bob Emery, Dr. P. H., an associate professor of occupational health at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Fashionistas need not despair, though. A few minor adjustments to this year's looks can keep you in style — and out of the doctor's office.

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Designer Don't: Sky-High Stilettos

"This year's heels are taller than ever and offer less support — and the higher the heel, the more damage that can occur," says New York City podiatrist Johanna Youner, D. P. M. Over time, the extra weight on your forefoot can lead to pinched nerves and joint problems such as bunions or hammertoes (sexy, huh?). "I've also seen women who literally fell off their shoes, fracturing their foot or spraining their ankle," Youner says.

Fashion Do: Stick with a two-or three-inch heel and a rounded or open toe. This will distribute your weight more evenly and make room for swollen tootsies. "Instead of spindly stilettos, look for wedges, platforms, or thick, stacked heels — as well as a firm back or straps to keep your foot secure in the shoe," Youner says. For extra shock absorption, consider having a leather outsole replaced with a rubber one, and adding a thin gel or foam insole, such as Dr. Scholl's for Her ball-of-foot cushions.

From the runway to your closet — the season's best fashion finds here!

Designer Don't: Skin-Tight Jeans



"Super-skinny jeans won't crush your organs the way corsets did, but they can irritate your skin and trap moisture, which can set you up for yeast infections," says Elizabeth Kavaler, M. D., a urologist in New York City. A stiff denim crotch seam can also cause pelvic muscles to clench (in an effort to "push" the fabric away), making urination difficult.

Fashion Do: Choose skinnies made of stretch denim in a breathable cotton or linen, and make sure the seams are soft and pliable. When trying them on, take a seat: If you feel the need to unfasten, try another size or style. Looser boyfriend jeans or trouser jeans won't make you feel like a sausage in too-tight casing.

Designer Don't: Monstrous Bags

The potential side effects of enormous arm candy: a stiff neck and shoulders and a pounding headache. Carrying a heavy shoulder load also restricts blood flow to one side of the body, causing muscle strain.

Fashion Do: With all the hardware, today's average bag can weigh 10 pounds empty. Look instead for smaller sizes in lightweight materials like silk, cotton, or nylon. Padded wide or short straps or longer straps worn diagonally across the chest can spread out the load on your shoulder. A bag with many compartments will distribute weight more evenly (and keep your stuff from pooling in one spot). And unless you want to develop a hunch, be sure to switch arms frequently.









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Designer Don't: Oversize Earrings

Wearing doorknockers can cause the holes in your earlobes to stretch or tear. Once that happens, the lobes may not heal on their own — then, to repair the damage your only option is cosmetic surgery (read: not covered by insurance) to remove excess tissue and stitch the hole shut.

Fashion Do: "Limit heavy chandeliers to only a couple of hours at a time, and never wear them around little kids, who tend to pull on earrings, which can speed up the tearing process," says John Canady, M. D., professor of plastic surgery at the University of Iowa. If you can't give up bigger, eye-catching styles, try lighter hoops, mesh metals, and wooden or plastic beads instead of heavy stones. For extra support, swap skinny ear wires for post styles that come with large plastic backs.

OMG Look at her, that outfit is GOD awful! Welcome to Fall Shopping Season of 2009 and the greatest tips of what to wear and what not to wear!

So goes my fall-shopping season. See it, love it, buy it—only to let it die a long, slow death in the back of my closet once next year's hot new thing comes along. Every year, a new fashion trend or trend from way back when are launched into stores. Mannequin all dressed so fashionably with the latest new styles, and the store has a new look to sell for their customers once they step in. This is one of my favourite season of the year: Fall. Not only it's time to go back to school shopping, but in time to get ready for nasty and fringe season: Winter. This is when you go out to find the latest styles for coats, boots, scarves, mitts, hats, and of course, matching pants to go with your coat and boats. Yes, Fashionistas, its time to figure out WHAT TO WEAR OR WHAT NOT TO WEAR!

Caution! 6 Fall Trends to Avoid -and What to Wear Instead!

Problemo: Yes, this trend

is fairly called: The Shoulder Pads. Personally, I'll add in myself.

This look is ridiciously too masculine and appears to be a new edition of Lady Gaga's Halloween Costume.

I'm fine with the pointed black boots. This outfit isn't giving me a want to try it on and it has a quite hard edge and punk look to it.

Not something I'll wear daily, especially in the public. Lol.

Critics Review:

Shoulder pads appear right after harem pants on Adam's list of don'ts. "Avoid that sort of Dynasty Nolan Miller look!" he says. It's extremely severe and masculine."

Here to Stay: The Oversized Blazer---->

Trend: Harlem Pants

Problemo: Personally, I feel this outfit looks like black curtain that I can stick to my windows in living room.

These pants appear to go nowhere for me. Just looking at the shoes, Oh my, I don't recommed this outfit at all.

This is a mess that needs alot of tidying-up in order to clean the look!

Critics Review:

"We say no to the MC Hammer-pant look at all costs," Adam says. "I've seen people—tall, young, skinny people—look really chic in them, but the droopy drawers are tricky to pull off for most real women."

Please try and stick to: The Classic Khaki which are here to stay!



Take a basic trouser into '09 with a colorful bag and coat.

Trend: Sky-High Shoes

Problemo: Woah! Is it Just me or are we trying to steal Ginger-Spice well known as Geri Halliwell Platform look?

Okay, let's not go there. Girls, please don't wear these shoes. Sky-high isn't the way to go. Actually, believe

or not, the lower is the better. We don't want to look ridiculous, don't we?

Critics Review:

"You can avoid the crazy stiletto and platform spikes," Adam says.

Recommended to wear instead:

Here to Stay: Ankle Boots

The bootie made its first appearance in stores last fall, and it's back again this season in even more shapes and sizes. Plus, the heels come in an array of trendy-yet-comfortable heights.

Trend: Stirrup Pants: Definition : Stirrup pants hit their fashion zenith in the mid-80s, in 1985-1986 to be precise. They consist of a knit fabric pant that tapers gradually in towards the ankle, where they have a stirrup. The stirrup is an elastic strap that fits under your heel.

Problemo: Yes, fashion is always devrived from the fashion back from the 1950's thru 1980's. But, does this look really needed to be a come-back? Even on the best of figures, stirrup pants had a tendency to make the tops of your legs look big.They create a triangle-leg effect that is not flattering or desirable.

Critics Review:

"The legging is a very easy look to do," Adam says. But if you choose the stirrup version or wear them as pants, with tops that are too short or high heels, you run the risk of looking like a character in a John Hughes movie. "If you wore it the first go-around, it's safe to say you really don't want to wear it the second time around," he says.

Trust me, Wear instead!

Here to Stay: Leggings as Layering Pieces

"I like a legging with sophisticated layering pieces," he says. "Wear them underneath a tunic, short dress, or with a longer jacket."

<---Please Do Not to Wear, Your Mom wore it but don't borrow what she wore! lol

"The slouchy jacket is having a moment," says Adam, "but I like it because you don't think about it. You just throw it over a cocktail dress, or over pants and a shirt. It's not so severe that you can't wear it in future seasons."

America's Next Top Model (ANTM) Cycle 13 Presenting Models under 5'7": Le Petite. Is Tyra Banks Show, ANTM changing up for the better? Or is it the money that she's really after?

As many of you know or may not know, America's Next Top Model also known as 'ANTM' is one of the most favorable shows among teenagers and young adults of today especially in Canada and the US. Not only this show consists of models modelling in front of the camera and posing for photoshoots, but also you catch the glimpse of behind-the-scenes footages, catfights, competitions, hair make-overs, emotional aspect of the girls (models) and the personalities and drive to become the America's Next Top Model. 


My question to you is: After twelve mostly successful seasons of ANTM, is Tyra going overboard with the new changes on tall models to petite models in order to capture the attention of viewers for the show or is she giving the chance for petite models to show what they really got for the fashion industry?

ANTM: Le Petit Cycle 13

When it comes to Trya Banks, people have opinions. You either love her, hate her, or you think she's crazy. The only certainty is that she is incredibly successful and has used that success to take incredible risks with the latest cycle of America's Next Top Model (ANTM). 

The 13th cycle of ANTM, Le Petit Cycle 13, is radically different from other seasons because all of the models are under the usual height requirement of 5'7". This time Banks decided to let only "short" girls audition for the show.

Some people consider Banks' move ridiculous, considering that many modeling industries won't hire a woman under 5'7", whether she's been proclaimed "America's Next Top Petite Model" or not. Banks had to switch to a different modeling company, Wihelmina Models, to ensure that the winner would receive management as well as a $100,000 contract with CoverGirl. 

In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Banks said that it took two years to get the network to agree to a short-model contest. The show has featured full-figured women and in cycle 10, plus-size model Whitney Thompson took home the title. 

Another change for Le Petit Cycle 13 is the absence of a regular guest judge. Model Paulina Porizkova was fired amid rumors that there was a rivalry with Banks. 

Despite all the negative gossip, Banks is clearly trying to keep the show fresh. So far, there is no permanent guest judge, but model Chanel Iman helped judge the first elimination round and reality star Lauren Conrad was the guest judge for the second. Future guest judges include reality star Kim Kardashian and Victoria's Secret model Marisa Miller. 

The show is also just as ridiculous as ever. The cast includes Nicole, who claims her nickname was "Bloody eyeball," and Sundai, who is only 5 foot 3 inches. The premiere also included Amber, who was convinced that Jesus had instructed her to participate in the show. For unknown reasons, Amber has now withdrawn from the competition. Of course, the reality show also features catfights and competition as the girls vie for the number one spot. 

If you love the crazy, Banks herself does not disappoint. In this cycle, she adapts a faux French accent, perhaps to emphasize the "Le Petit" aspect of the season. She also dresses up as a superhero nicknamed "Super Smize" to drive home the point that the girls have to "smile with their eyes." Banks' large ego is on display as she refers to herself in third-person and pretends that "Super Smize" is an entirely different person. 

ANTM has been around for thirteen cycles and it is getting tired. Since its debut, hundreds of reality shows have come on air, and hundreds more have been canceled. 

ANTM can be vapid and silly, but its staying power clearly comes from Banks' ability to mix it up, whether that includes casting tiny models or turning herself into a superhero. If nothing else, Banks' antics are amusing. 

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Here are the runners for ANTM Cycle 13: 

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• Lisa Ramos, 19, Queens, New York^[5]
• Rachel Echelberger, 18, Woodland, California^[6][7]
• Courtney Davies, 22, Plantation, Florida^[8]
• Lulu Braithwaite, 19, Brooklyn, New York^[5]
• Bianca Richardson, 21, Columbia, South Carolina^[9]
• Ashley Howard, 22, Chicago, Illinois^[10]
• Kara Vincent, 19, Fort Wayne, Indiana^[11]
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  • Jennifer An, 23, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania^[12]
  • Nicole Fox, 18, Louisville, Colorado^[13]
  • Laura Kirkpatrick, 19, Stanford, Kentucky^[1]
  • Sundai Love, 18, Bakersfield, California^[10]
  • Brittany Markert, 21, Livermore, California^[14]
  • Erin Wagner, 18, Spring Grove, Illinois^[15]
  • Ashley "Rae" Weisz, 21, Rochester, Minnesota^[16]
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Okay, fashionatas! It's up to you!  I want to know your opinions! your comments ! and most of all, your answers! 
  
  
  
  

Ciao!

Filippa Hamilton is Gorgeous! But is she? Not for Ralph Lauren.

You may or may not heard about the modelling industry getting keen on models who are too skinny? Or too Fat? But, it's official. Former Ralph Lauren model Filippa Hamilton is fired from the Ralph Lauren Agency for not being thin enough. She's got a perfect model body but not perfect enough. In recent news and interviews from TODAY msnbc.com, the model speaks publicly about how she feels of being fired from an agency where she model since she was 15. The real question: Does this send a bad message for girls and teens of today?

And yet the 5-foot-10-inch, 120-pound model says that is essentially why she was fired by Ralph Lauren after eight years with the fashion designer.

“They said I couldn’t fit in their clothes anymore,” the size 4 stunner told TODAY’s Ann Curry Wednesday in New York. Hamilton said that Lauren wrote a letter to her agent saying, “We’re terminating your services because you don’t fit into the sample clothes that you need to wear.”

Ralph Lauren denied that she was fired for being too large.

“We consider her an important part of our imaging and branding,” the designer said in a statement to the media. “We regret that our relationship has ended as a result of her inability to meet the obligations under her contract with us.”

Hamilton denied not meeting her obligations to a company that she called her second family.

“I did everything that I could. I was very loyal to them. I was on time every time,” Hamilton told Curry.

Photoshopping controversy
The 23-year-old Swedish-French model, who had been working for Lauren since she was 15, told Curry that Ralph Lauren fired her in April through her agency. She said she had no intention of going public with her complaint, but changed her mind when a Photoshopped image of her in a mall in Japan showed up on the Internet site BoingBoing.com.

The advertising image, emblazoned with the Ralph Lauren name, showed a painfully emaciated woman. Bloggers were quick to point out that in the image Hamilton’s head was bigger than her hips.

“They Photoshopped her in a way that for me is grotesque and makes her look like a cartoon,” Geoffrey Menin, Hamilton’s attorney, told NBC News. “The trouble is that it’s damaging to her. Who wants to hire somebody that looks like that?”

Ralph Lauren quickly removed the ad and moved legally to demand that the images be taken off the Web. “We have learned that we are responsible for the poor imaging and retouching that resulted in a very distorted image of a woman’s body,” the company said in a statement.

Despite the disclaimer, Hamilton said the distorted image moved her to speak out.

“It’s not a good example when you see this picture, every young woman is going to look at it and think that it is normal to look like that. It’s not,” she told Curry. “I saw my face on this super-extremely skinny girl, which is not me. It makes me sad. It makes me think that Ralph Lauren wants to have this kind of image. It’s an American brand ... and it’s not healthy, and it’s not right.”

She said being let go was an emotional blow. “I was very sad. I’ve been working with them since I was 15 years old. For me, they were my second family, so I was very hurt by this,” Hamilton said.

Fashion’s ‘vicious circle’
The thought that she is too fat to model is also devastating. Others in the industry agree.

Leslie Goldman, a body image expert, told NBC News: “The thought of this model being too fat is laughable. When you see her, she’s extremely tall and extremely thin. She has a perfect model’s body, but apparently not perfect enough.”

Kate White, the editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine, joined Hamilton and Curry and agreed with Goldman. White said that the problem is something of a vicious circle.

“It really starts with the sample clothes. They’ve downsized. They’re now like a 2 or a 4. In some degree it relates to the Kate era,” she said, referring to Kate Moss, the super-thin supermodel whose career began in 1988 at the age of 14. “Before then, supermodels like Cindy Crawford and Christie Brinkley — they were really curvy. But they got skinnier and skinnier. The clothes got smaller. So it creates this cycle where you have to fit in the clothes to get the job, and then the models get smaller and that’s who we have to use in the fashion stories.”

White said that despite some recent efforts to show normal women in fashion magazines, women have to force the industry to change.

“I think women have to protest, and back it up, because sometimes women say they want real girls in stories, but often those stories don’t rate as well, and if you put a heavy celebrity on the cover, it may not sell as well,” White said. “Women have to complain and then back it up with their actions — with their pocketbooks.”

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