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Simplicity is the key for designer Stefano Pilati, who now has an Oriental style as a homage to his teacher Yves. The Japanese culture was an inspiration for Saint Laurent, who had a fascination for the Japanese and Arab cultures. Definitely, the Pilati collection is based on one key concept: sobriety.

Transparencies, kimonos, clean cuts, sober colors and classic combinations are the features that Pilati presented in this collection, which seems very simple and sober but that it is absolutely exciting because Pilati combines solemnity, austerity and innovation.

Yeah, sometimes simple is better.

Suits with pants are always present, and this time they have higher waists with short jackets: the blazer is going to be minimal.

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Beijing Olympics organizers unveiled the costumes that hostesses will use during the medal ceremonies. Those costumes reflect entirely the traditional style of the Chinese fashion.

They are made up of 16 different styles and include formal clothes for flag raisers. 5 costumes series will be used by the hostesses during a total of 302 Olympic victory ceremonies of the August 8-24 games. Each series has been designed for different sport events.

The “Blue and White Porcelain” series makes use of famous Chinese crafts, which are characterized by its colors. This series will be worn during the aquatic events. One of the main attractions is the “Sapphire blue” series with beautiful belts, which are designed with traditional embroidery. Those dresses will be worn during ceremonies related to gymnastics, fencing and indoor ball games.

The Chinese pagoda tree’s green series corresponds to the fact that the Beijing Olympics was marked as a “Green Olympics” and this serie will be worn for  cycling, shooting and modern pentathlon events.

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Knowing how to combine the clothes color is an art. It is not only the fact of choosing a jean at random and a shirt that “matches everything”. That is for those who want to be only an ordinary person. If you want to highlight your clothes with style to be distinguished from the crowd, you should keep in mind a rules set when choosing your clothes and when combining the colors.

It’s possible the colors that look like your skin are not for you. For example, brown skin or olive skin looks really well with bright or contrasting colors and white tones. The ground tones add attractiveness to white skin. Do you want a tip? Maybe you should wear a shirt that matches the color of your eyes. Women love that.

Do you want to feel comfortable with your clothes? The key is to avoid ones that you would wear for a formal meeting, or what would make you feel too much formality at your favorite bar. Some informal black pants like Hugo Boss’ ones are perfect. A couple of straight-leg jeans will also work correctly. Combine those with a modern, lined, colorful and cotton T-shirt. If you need something more formal, add a jacket or sport sweater without front pocket. If you do this correctly, then you will be able to get the phone number of a girl with short black dress, so you can write it down in your small black notebook.

Something neutral, like black or denim clothes, is always fine. Two colors in each suit are enough. Don’t combine similar tones; on the contrary, look for contrast. If you combine patterns, make sure they have different dimensions. For example, if you use a shirt with thin vertical stripes, then you should use a tie with large checks.

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