Men’s Dress Shirt – Components and Fabrics
Men’s Dress Shirt – Components and Fabrics
Men’s Dress Shirt is an American English word for shirts. It a a garment worn by men with a collar,a full length opening to the collar, and sleeves with cuffs. Shirts are normally made from cloth and are worn usually under a jacket and with a tie.
Components
1) Collars-
The primary indicator of a shirt is the collar. Collars are of different varieties:
Spread collars: bigger gap between the tips. A spread collar has many different tips to flatter but the roundest faces.
Straight- Point: the V- shaped points of a straight point collar are the most common style, and are flattering for most faces.
Button- Down: less formal than other dress shirt collars. These are generally made of softer fabric and pressed with less starch.
Club: also known as rounded collar, the club collar is short, has rounded tips and is very stylish.
Tab: a higher collar with a small spread. Most flattering for man with longer necks.
2) Cuffs-
The main distinction between cuffs are weather they require buttons or cufflinks to fasten.
Barrel: these are also known as button cuffs because they close with at least one button.
French or double: a French cuff or double cuff has fabric that is long and folds back. These are closed with a cufflink or silk knot.
Convertible: a convertible cuffs can be closed with buttons or cufflinks.
3) Pockets-
Men’s shirts with two chest pocketsare considered to be less formal. Dress shirts with button- down collars are more likely to have a pocket.
Shirts worn with vests or suspenders should not have pockets as they make the chest appear bulky.
Fabrics
1) Cotton-
Cotton breaths well and can be very soft for a comfortable wear. Bright colours look great for a long time.
2) Linen-
Linen dress shirts also breath very well making them best for summer wear. Wrinkles easily.
3) Broadcloth-
A tightly- woven fabric with a silk texture. Broadcloth cloth has a lustrous finish.
4) Poplin-
Made of 100% cotton, poplin is woven with a horizontal rib effect and can be a bit more expensive.
5) Oxford-
A few types of oxford weaves are available, but in general an oxford is woven from a heavier yarn, giving it a more rugged texture.
6) Twill-
The diagonal waves of twills makes it perfect for a solid- colour dress shirt.
7) Cotton blends-
When another fibre is woven in with the cotton, you get the benefits of both the fibres. For example a cotton- lycra blend will add stretch and a cotton- polyester wont wrinkle as much.
A dress shirt should therefore be selected according to the material. Be it cotton, poplin, twill, oxford, linen or broadcloth. Also according to the collar type (club, tab, ), cuffs, weather cufflinks or buttons and pockets for a formal or less formal look.…
Emeril Lagasse – Jollity in Chef Pants
Emeril Lagasse – Jollity in Chef Pants
Emeril Lagasse is one of America’s most celebrated celebrity chefs. Born on October 15, 1959 in Fall River Massachusetts, Emeril was raised by his Portuguese mother Hilda and his French Canadian father Emeril. He worked as a teenager in uniform work shirts in a local Portuguese bakery where he developed his life-long interest in cooking. At fourteen he enrolled in a culinary arts program at a local vocational high school, where he also played drums in the school band and played in a band at dances and parties. Upon graduating high school Emeril was offered a music scholarship to New England’s Conservatory of Music, but he decided instead to pursue a chef’s career by enrolling at the college of culinary arts at Johnson and Wales University in Providence. To help pay his tuition he worked at a local restaurant, where he met his future wife Elizabeth Kief. Over the next five years the couple had two children, Jessica and Jillian. Shortly after graduating college in 1978, the couple married and Emeril traveled to France in order to polish his skills.
Upon returning to the United States Emeril worked for several years in chef pants in some fine restaurants in the Northeast, and also Wisconsin’s Telemark Lodge under Tony Wise. In 1982 he was appointed executive chef at New Orleans’ famed Commander’s Palace restaurant. The demands of his job, which required Emeril to put in 18 hour days, strained his marriage and led to divorce. But it was at Commander’s Palace that Emeril began to achieve national fame, which led to his opening his own New Orleans restaurant – Emeril’s – in 1990, which emphasized Cajun and Creole cuisine. In its first year Emeril’s restaurant won Esquire magazine’s “Restaurant of the Year” award. Over the next eighteen years Emeril opened thirteen more restaurants.
Emeril began his television career on the show Great Chefs, where he appeared on ten episodes. After appearing on several other shows on FoodTV, Emeril began his own program, The Essence of Emeril. The essence in the show’s title refers to the name of a blend of spices which he employs frequently in his cooking, and which is available commercially in several different flavors. One of Emeril’s teachings is that all cooks should create spice blends for themselves, which reflect their own personal taste, to customize recipes. Emeril has been nominated for Daytime Emmy Awards eight times, but has not yet won. Emeril’s popularity as a television personality is due to his jovial style of hosting, as well as his famous catch phrases such as “feel the love”, “Bam”, and “kick it up a notch” which he usually says when he adds something spicy to a recipe. He exalts in using lard to fry or make sausage, with the war cry “Pork fat rules!” Emeril’s lively style in front of a studio audience led to his starring briefly in an NBC sitcom in 2001, but the show was canceled after only …
The World of Victorinox
The World of Victorinox
Victorinox has become world famous for making original Swiss Army knife. This company was established in the year 1884 by Karl Elsener as a small cutlery workshop. He was delivering the pocket knives to the Swiss Army and by this time, his chief business in cutlery started to boom. The name, Victorinox was derived from his mother’s name, Victoria and the term “inox” which means stainless steel. This company turned out to be the top preference with the professionals worldwide providing more than 300 blade style options. This company has been in the business for more than 50 years. When they reached 50 years, R.H. Forschner from New York approached Victorinox and asked the company to become their only and exclusive supplier of cutlery. These two companies united hands in the year 1937 and from then on, Forschner turned out to be the biggest brand in the whole of US.
The products manufactured are identical along with quality and being multifunctional. They are known and acknowledged by people from various parts of the world. You can easily identify Victorinox products with the cross and shield logo present across their products. You can identify the pocket tools by the logo that is imprinted on the blades’ shank. The product collection of this company is based on 125 years of manufacturing and trading the high quality brand products that are made in Switzerland.
Timepieces are also made by Victorinox. It ranges from classic timepiece designs to rugged chronographs in titanium and stainless steel. You can buy both men’s and women’s watches. Travel gear division is another class that manufactures carry-ons, backpacks, business bags, and wallets. If you own a laptop and need to carry it to all the places wherever you go, then you can buy a laptop carry bag to suit your needs. They are said to be making the best laptop bags ever made.
Victorinox clothing is also very famous as it is making shirts, outerwear, T-shirts, pants, blazers and sweaters. They make sure to only use high quality materials to manufacture all the products.
Products like the Down jacket, Quad Pocket heritage jacket, full zip sweater, brushed cotton padded overshirt, crew neck sweater, insulator jacket are some of the most famous and well-known jackets which you can easily avail in the market today. Tailored Fit Woven Shirt, Poplin Shirt, Short Sleeve Linen Shirt, Long Sleeve Linen Shirt, Plaid Shirt, Long Sleeve Woven Shirt, Classic Roll Up Shirt are some of the most popular shirts made by Victorinox, till date.
All the clothing products are said to be having one particular thing in general. They are always a manifestation and representation of a company philosophy that is based on genuine, reliable and sound values. They are generally made with great quality materials that are very much reliable, practical and functional in nature.…
Arsenal Football Shirts – Grab a Piece of Gunners’ Glory
Arsenal Football Shirts – Grab a Piece of Gunners’ Glory
When it comes to rich tradition in English Football, not many clubs can compete with the record, fan base and classy elegance associated with Arsenal. Agreed they haven’t won a major trophy in the last 5 years or so, but Gunners’ fans believe their time has come. And why not? For the last few years under the expert guidance of that wily coach; Arsene Wenger, Arsenal has been building a team for the future. And Arsenal fans world over believe this time they will lay their hands on the coveted English Premier League Title and trophy. And when time comes they will be there to savor the success in Arsenal Football Shirts.
EPL is undoubtedly the most popular league in the world with massive fan following even in remote parts of America, Asia, Africa and Australia. And the credit goes to major league teams like Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool.
Arsenal especially has made a name for itself with their brand of attractive football. And although that hasn’t materialized into trophies like Man United and Chelsea, in recent memory, it might all change soon.
Not like there’s a dearth of trophies in Arsenal’s cabinet, having won more than a dozen English league trophies and many other cups. Their illustrious coach Arsene Wenger has brought a degree of sophistication to not just his team but the way football has been perceived. And it’s his attacking style of football with the likes of Fabregas, Walcott and Arshavin at the helm that has made Arsenal the new destination of the Beautiful Game.
Wearing an Arsenal Shirt is a matter of pride not only for the team but its fans all over the world. A trip to their hallowed football ground of Emirates Stadium will not be complete unless you are dressed in the famous Arsenal Shirt. And the same spirit takes over you are at an away game, at the local pub or watching the action on television wherever you are in the world.
If you haven’t got Arsenal Football Shirts yet, it might be the time to do it now:
There are high expectations from the renowned London club this season with the likes of Cesc Fabregas and Theo Walcott maturing into World class players and ready to carry the torch.
Arsenal are perennial contenders for the Champions League and having qualified for the coming season, things won’t be any different.
Much to the disappointment of Gunners’ fans, God forbid, if the team returns empty handed at the end of the season, you can wear Arsenal Shirt to express your passion for the team that never fails to entertain on the field.
You can have shirts with team star’s names printed on them and also find some retro designs for nostalgia.
You can make bulk buys for you and your mates, children and family. You can get these shirts in different sizes and can avail of handsome discounts.
Wear your favorite …
School Supplies to Show Your Student’s Personal Side
School Supplies to Show Your Student’s Personal Side
Your child’s school supply list may consist of a new backpack, lunch box, notebooks, folders, pencils and crayons. You do not have to purchase the same boring school supplies, jazz it up a bit. This year you can send them back to school in style while showing their personal style!
Help your child select a backpack or messenger bag that will take them through the entire school year. Select a sturdy and functional personalized backpack. Your child will love to see their name monogrammed on the backpack and they will know which backpack belongs to them when they are packing up at the end of the day.
Forget the boring brown bag lunch, make packing your child’s lunch more exciting. Kids will love to take their lunch to school in an awesome new personalized tin lunch box. There are lots of options in finding the best lunch box for your child. For boys there are tin lunch boxes with super cool designs including bugs, cars, trucks, sports, skateboarding, dinosaurs and even monsters. For girls, tin lunch boxes come in pretty and precious designs that reflect all the things girls love, including these themes, ballerina, tea party, unicorns, flowers, punk princess, hearts, rainbows and animals. Every student will love lunch time when they can show off their cool new tin lunch box personalized with their name.
Personalized notebooks are a great addition to your school supply list. Your student will love to show their personal style and it’s easy with the different themes and styles. Your child will love to take notes at school, write notes to their friends or start a journal in their personalized notebook.
Help your kids keep their school work neat and organized in our personalized folders. They make a great addition to your back to school supplies. Pick a different design for each subject to make organization fun and easy!
Your child will feel confident and ready for the first day of school with a new personalized school shirt. They can show their school spirit by wearing a fun and unique t-shirt as they arrive for the new school year. Choose from fun rhinestone theme shirts that can be personalized with your child’s grade. Select an adorable apple shirt personalized with your star student’s name. There are many different styles to choose from. By having a personalized school spirit shirt they will be able to show their personal side at other school functions and events.
Show your child back to school shopping does not have to be the same year after year. Find school supplies that will show your child’s individuality and personality as they return to school this year!…
Mod Man: What Vidal Sassoon Taught Me About Storytelling
Mod Man: What Vidal Sassoon Taught Me About Storytelling
Once upon a time, there was a young salon apprentice who showed up to the beauty salon every morning in an immaculate white shirt.
Not a very remarkable start to a story or a career – unless the white shirt is laundered, pressed and starched amid the rubble of war-torn London- and the man is Vidal Sassoon.
Surely, Sassoon pioneered a new vision of beauty and amassed an impressive business empire. He also told a great story about a white shirt, and that’s what I remember about him today.
Eight years ago, Sassoon delivered the keynote speech at a beauty show. I was a reporter. Our paths crossed for 90 minutes.
I was impressed with him at the time. And today, as someone who writes about effective communication strategies, I am astounded by the staying power of his presence.
A white shirt was something of a daily miracle during World War II. At night, sirens raged, the city was shelled and Londoners took refuge in bomb shelters. Yet every day, they’d be crisply dressed and back to the salon, business as usual.
The white shirt, Sassoon explained, was a purposeful act of liberation in the midst of chaos. Before long, liberation would define Sassoon’s character.
I explained all this to my husband over the dinner table yesterday, as I read about Sassoon’s passing. I set down the paper and started talking – fairly convincingly – about the creative vibe of the West End, the bob, the five-point and the revolutionary idea of wash-and-wear style. I felt like I was raising a toast to an old friend.
So what did Sassoon do that day to build such a lasting impression? Here are some of the techniques used during his presentation, and the lessons I learned from them:
1. Setting context: His creativity didn’t happen in a vacuum. Sassoon talked about the tremendous energy of postwar London, and the convergence of pop art, carefree fashion for women and the personalities that drove the trends. It was like a trip back in time with the “man who styled the sixties.” While Sassoon had a long, varied and successful career, he purposely chose to capture a visual snapshot of this moment, not a documentary of his career.
2. Offering perspective: Sassoon detailed his fascination with modern architecture. Just as architects were stripping down unnecessary details from their designs, Sassoon focused on the bone structure of a woman’s face and created styles that were equally minimalist. Particularly striking were the photographs of building designs, and the hairstyles they inspired. He helped me draw new connections between beauty and architecture by explaining his viewpoint.
3. Providing some inside scoop: Everyone loves a look behind the curtains. And it’not name-dropping when your client list included Ava Gardener, Rita Hayworth, Mia Farrow, miniskirt designer Mary Quant and mod model Peggy Moffitt.
4. Building a cohesive story line: The trajectory started as a Jewish foundling, salon apprentice, fashion visionary, businessman …
Relating To Your One To Three Year Old Toddler
Relating To Your One To Three Year Old Toddler
Babies, toddlers and young children are constantly learning. A toddler, one to three years old, is learning to feed himself, to walk, to sleep on his own, to use the big boy potty, to play with other children, and assert his independence is some ways. Basically, children are trying to figure out where they fit in the family, and where they fit in the bigger community as well. While a normal part of growing up, this can scary for the toddler, as well as the parents. Realizing how a child develops between ages one and three will help you understand his behavior and help you relate better to him.
Children love to play games, even when you as the parent don’t realize you’re playing a game. Children learn through games and discovering new things. Children ages 1 – 3 generally have short attention spans and will easily move from one activity to another all through the day. Organized games should be age appropriate and have fairly simple rules. Giving children some small responsibilities at these ages, which are age appropriate, will help them find a role in the family. It’s never too early for children to learn simple chores like picking up toys when play is finished.
Toddlers will also begin asserting their independence by defying mom and dad. Often this defiance results in screaming, crying, and a very upset little boy or girl. It’s important for parents to continue to show authority and stick to their guns. Giving in to fits only reinforces the behavior in the child, and tells the child that with enough crying he or she gets the desired outcome. Gentle discipline (not punishment), lots of encouragement, and overflowing unconditional love are important at all stages of a child’s life, but especially while the toddler is learning to relate to you, other family members, and society as a whole.…
Have a Look at Different Dog Breeds
Have a Look at Different Dog Breeds
There are different people around the world who are fond of keeping pet dogs in their houses for different purposes. It is essential for all the dog lovers to know about varied dog breeds and the reason of their popularity among the lot. You must know that with the increasing craze of people for keeping pets there are different pet houses opened up for them. Before approaching to these houses you must know something about the specialty of their breeds. There are different breeds discussed below-
•Yorkshire Terrier- Yorkshire Terrier is supposed to be a renowned breed of dogs that is quite helpful for making dog shows successful. People mainly prefer this breed to organize a dog show and it is also liked by rich lot due to its small size.
•German Shepherd- It is a breed of dog which is usually liked by the policemen because German shepherd has strong image in the eyes of service people. It can also be kept as a family pet and a watch dog for the safety of family members in day and night. It is very sharp and traceable breed which makes it more popular among the masses.
•Labrador Retriever- It is supposed to be the most popular dog in America because of its looks that can be available in varied colors from brown to black. You can also consider it as a family pet and a hunting dog moreover it is kept as a bird dog. The preference of parents behind keeping it as pet is that it is very friendly to children and you can train it easily.
•Boxer- It is a strong, powerful dog breed that was being originated in Germany. All the German dogs possess some attractive qualities that lure the mind of masters and they prefer to keep them as their pet dogs.
So, at last it can be concluded from the above discussed dog breeds that you must choose the pet after knowing about its qualities.…
Benefits of Shopping for Clothing Online
Benefits of Shopping for Clothing Online
Buying an item of clothing over the internet and going down to pick one up from your local clothing and accessory store are two completely different things. Purchasing online has its perks, as does purchasing in store. Obviously buying clothing in a store provides you with the comfort of having the ability to try it on, make sure it fits and of course, make sure it looks good on you.
Don’t let the above information scare you away from purchasing online, there are many perks to utilizing the internet for buying clothing, so let’s take a look them.
1. Price
With the current cost of living, anywhere in the world, price is a large factor for everyone when it comes to purchasing any product, which includes clothing.
One of the best things about purchasing clothing online is the cost, you will almost always get a better deal online than what you would by purchasing in store.
The added benefit to price online is the ease of price comparison and the extremely large number of places to compare pricing.
2. Convenience
Convenience is another important factor of online shopping.
There is no need to put time aside on your weekends when shopping for clothing online, simply switch on your computer at whatever time suits you and start browsing. Whether you are at work, having breakfast, lunch and dinner or watching the television, any time is the right time to go clothing shopping online.
3) Variety
When shopping for clothing online you have a much broader variety and choices compared to what you would find within our local store. There are literally thousands of online store for multiple products including clothing, right at our finger tips, meaning you will never run out of items to choose from.
A perk of having a larger variety of clothing items to choose from is the fact that you also have wide ranges of sizes and colors available that may otherwise be unavailable in a store.
There you have the top reasons for shopping online for clothing and the reasons why. Although it’s nice to be able to try clothing on prior to purchasing, the benefits of shopping online heavily outweigh that single luxury. Having the ability to shop when you want, price match as you please and browse through a much broader range is always going to suit you more than shopping in a store, and that is the reason that so many people now shop for clothing online.…
10 Tips For Choosing a Workwear Supplier
10 Tips For Choosing a Workwear Supplier
If you’re looking for workwear then you might know exactly what you’re looking for and which supplier you’ll use. If you’re not sure what sort of things you need, then these are some things to consider.
1. You’ll need to establish what work wear you need. You might be looking for polo shirts, jackets, fleeces, and T shirts. Once you’ve decided what sort of workwear you need you can think you can think more about which supplier will be most suitable for your work clothing needs.
2. If you need matching accessories, such as aprons, bags or hats, then you’ll need to establish whether the company you’re looking will be able to supply them, or whether you’ll have to find another clothing or accessories supplier.
3. You’ll want to make sure that you can have your company details on your staff’s work clothing. You might want to include your logo, and staff members’ names as well as contact details and your website address.
4. You’ll need to make sure that your workwear is available in different colours too. Your staff might not appreciate having to wear exactly the same colour and style of clothing every day.
5. It’s important that you make sure that the clothing you choose is suitable for using as work wear. You’ll want your polo shirts and work trousers to be hard working, and durable enough to survive in a tough working environment.
6. Once you’ve shortlisted a few suppliers, you’ll want to check out their reputation, case studies and customer testimonials so that you kno what sort of service and products to expect.
7. If you need your work wear in a hurry, then you’ll want a fast turnaround. However, if the company can give you your clothing almost straight away, it might indicate that they aren’t busy, and they might not be busy because they’re not very good.
8. If you’re buying in bulk then you might expect a better service or a lower price. You’ll need to find out whether there are any advantages to buying in bulk.
9. You’ll also want to know that the work clothing company you choose is able to accommodate any special requirements you might have. Perhaps you’ll need work clothing in a hurry, to lots of it, or might need specific high visibility clothing so that your staff can work safely.
10. It’s important not to choose a workwear supplier solely on price. You’ll have lots of questions, requirements and expectations, and if you chose the cheapest supplier you might not get what you need, and have to find another supplier.
Now you know more about what to look for, you’ll be able to choose the right work wear supplier for you.…