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Walk On the Wild Side!

Apr 282011

Lions and tigers and bears…men are not shying away from animal prints this year as seen on runways and on some of today’s hottest celebrities and music artists.

An array of bold patterns including zebra, leopard and snakeskin can be found on men’s clothing items including shoes, jackets, shirts and ties. These prints are not for the faint of heart but for men with the confidence, attitude and flare to pull off these bold looks! Rock music legend, Steven Tyler has reintroduced animal print shirts with his recent turn as American Idol judge and the fans can’t get enough.

Last summer, I picked up a leopard print tie at Le Chateau, great for summer paired with a lighter coloured shirt in ivory, cream or light yellow and, this past winter, found a zebra print sweater at Zara for about $60. If you want to go high end fashion, check out a leopard print bomber jacket by Givenchy (Spring/Summer 2011 Collection) retailing for about $3,078 as recently worn by Kanye West.

“Animal has been on men for a long time – music, fashion. It’s a classic.” says designer Geof Cullerton whose custom made leopard and zebra inspired Serengeti sneakers are available online right here at Ego and Greed .

So the next time you step out, take a walk on the wild side!

Posted by: Contributing Author, Thane Music
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Bling On a Buck

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Mar 082011

Bling is in for both women and men. Walk through the malls and many retailers from Style Exchange to H&M to Holt Renfrew are selling an assortment of “blinged out” merchandise. One example is Ed Hardy clothing and accessories, renowned for their signature bejewelled tattoo inspired emblems.

Metal studs and rhinestones in a range of sizes, shapes and colours adorn t-shirts, jackets and jeans for today’s stylish urbanisto or urbanista. Rhinestones also range in price and quality from the dollar store variety to Swarovski crystal assortments.

If you are feeling ambitious and frugal, it is possible to give older clothing items a fresh face with the right tools. It can be inexpensive and easy. The Bedazzler is one such tool. For $19.95, you can purchase this product online which comes complete with setting tool and assorted gems to get you started.

Another option is to purchase the flat, glue backed variety from a fabric/textile store such as Fabricland and use a heat transfer method like an iron to set them into place. This is what I recently did with a t-shirt I bought from Black Market Clothing on Queen Street in Toronto.

The t-shirt has an image of a black panther outlined in neon colours – very funky and retro and perfect for a night out at a mega club like The Guvernment but I felt it needed something a little extra. So, I purchased small, flat, glue backed rhinestones in onyx black from Fabricland. They come in a pack of twenty-four for about four dollars and were easy to apply. After laying the shirt flat on an ironing board, I simply placed the stones randomly over the black shaded areas of the panther. Next, I placed a protective cloth over the garment and ran an iron lightly over the cloth, adding steam but barely touching, causing the glue on the rhinestones to melt and adhere to the fabric. The garment can be either hand washed or machine washed on a gentle cycle.

The key to bejewelling clothing items yourself is not to go overboard. Use embellishments sparingly so the clothing item looks high quality and not too garish unless deliberately going for a costume effect. Remember that less is often more.