Thailand has seen an explosion of internet shopping in recent years as consumers become more tech savvy. And if that’s anything to go by, e-commerce in Southeast Asia is taking off as well.

Online retail sales in Thailand of everything from washing machines and televisions to fish sauce are growing more than 100%, far outpacing purchases made at traditional stores, where sales are rising about 10%.

That’s down to a combination of stronger and faster internet speeds in the country and the success of online merchants, like Lazada. Thailand’s third-biggest mobile-phone company, Total Access Communication Pcl, estimates that Thais spend up to six hours a day on social media websites, like Facebook and Youtube.

Thailand is the only country in Southeast Asia that breaks down retail sales data into an online category, providing a useful guide of what e-commerce growth may be like in the region, according to Maybank Kim Eng Holdings Ltd.

While online sales in Southeast Asia have been growing strongly, they still account for less than 4% of overall retail purchases, Maybank economists Chua Hak Bin and Lee Ju Ye said in a report.

Bigger markets, like China and South Korea, already have higher penetration rates of online retailing of 16% and 18% respectively. That shows the potential for Southeast Asia, where e-commerce sales could grow to 5% to 10% of overall retail purchases over the next five years, according to Maybank.

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd founder Jack Ma recently signed up to be a member of a government panel in Indonesia tasked with steering the e-commerce industry in Southeast Asia’s most-populous nation. Macquarie Research estimates online retailing in the country can reach $65 billion by 2020.

The surge in e-commerce and a lack of official data means the health of the consumer in Southeast Asia may be underestimated, according to Maybank. Tracking consumer patterns will involve more than just looking at official retail sales, it said.

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These days, Forever 21 seems to be forever getting called out for stealing the ideas of smaller designers.

Last month they were accused of ripping off Wildfang’s ‘Wild Feminist’ t-shirt design. Last summer, Sporty & Rich claimed that the high street brand had stolen her hoodie design.

And now, Forever 21 is being hauled over the coals for plagiarising yet another designer’s designs.

They’ve just launched their #ForTheLost collection with Sami Miro – a vintage designer whose clothes are worn by celebrities like Kendall Jenner and Selena Gomez.

Forever 21 announced the launch on their Instagram, with Sami reposting how grateful she was for ‘working with this amazing team who always let me be creating and myself’.

Except….one Instagrammer and clothing company founder claims that Sami isn’t being herself – because she’s just nicked her designs from Freckled Ace.

Betsy Johnson says that she contacted Sami Miro in June to gift her some pieces from her label Freckled Ace and she accepted.

Since then, Sami has launched her new collection with Forever 21 which looks strikingly similar to the pieces sent to her.

So Betsy is now calling for a boycott of the collection by her own fans.

‘After calling for a boycott of the collaboration and contacting Sami and Forever 21 I have been ignored, blocked and critics comments have been removed. I’m calling for a boycott.

‘@freckledace is founded on ethical production and female empowerment. For them to be assimilated in a fast fashion context by someone I looked up to and sent clothing to is disappointing to say the least. Comment, tweet, tag, post, whatever.’

So, let’s take a look at the evidence.

Here’s a piece by Betsy Johnson for Freckled Ace

And here’s a sample of the Sami Miro collection at Forever 21

Eerily similar? Many of Betsy’s fans seem to think so.

Metro.co.uk has reached out to Forever 21 for a comment.

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Earlier this week, we brought you a preview of Sami Miro’s capsule collaboration with Forever 21, called For the Lost. It features a barbed wire motif reminiscent of trendy early ’00s T-shirts (not to mention those ’90s tattoos). Another designer thinks they remind her of something more recent: her designs, which she says she shared with Miro.

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Online customers are becoming important to most businesses. For example, in a recent Nielson Global Survey more than 85 percent of the world’s online population has already used the Internet to make purchases.

But what do we really know about online consumer shopping habits and their preferences? What they buy and why?

Our small business community has some answers you may find helpful.

Online Consumer Shopping Habits

Mars and Venus: Not All Online Shoppers are the Same

As you might expect, online buyers differ in many ways. But one of the greatest differences online merchants should be aware of is the difference between male and female online shoppers.

In many areas, men and women differ little in their online shopping habits, reports Rieva Lesonsky. For example, the majority of purchases by both genders (87 percent in the case of men and 82 percent of women) are made from desktops.

Also most online shoppers, regardless of gender (84 percent of women and 81 percent of men) make online purchases at home.

So where do men and women differ in terms of online shopping habits?

The big difference is how they tend to find products online. Specifically, women are more likely to respond to marketing emails while men are more likely to find products while surfing online.

Many Online Shoppers are Easily Distracted

Online shoppers are easily distracted as demonstrated by the number of abandoned online shopping carts.

For example, Ilana Bercovitz, a social media and marketing professional, reflects on the need to retarget online shoppers due to distraction:

Consider how distracted we are as we do online research or purchasing. Phone calls, emails, or chat windows regularly interrupt me, for example. These interruptions result in my abandoning a shopping cart or forgetting what I was doing entirely.

Most commonly, retargeting involves use of a cookie allowing a site you have visited and shown interest in to “follow you” with relevant ads online to lead you back to the site.

Bercovitz lists a number of companies offering services allowing you to set up your own retargeting campaigns. They include Google Remarketing, AdRoll, Fetchback and Bercovitz’s own Retargeter.

Do you need a way to bring online shoppers back to your site in order to make a purchase?

Online Buyers Use Multiple Devices

Online consumer shopping habits indicate that online buyers are also more unlikely to find your product or service via just one device than probably ever before. In fact, an estimated 90 percent of consumers today use multiple screens (smartphone, laptop, tablet) during the day. And this includes when they’re looking at your website and possibly buying a product or signing up for a survice.

Web design professional William Johnson talks about the need to develop a multi-screen ecommerce strategy.

Johnson quotes data suggesting that today 65 percent of purchases begin on a smartphone, while 25 percent begin on a laptop and 11 percent start on a tablet. Johnson reports most of the customers who make these purchases will use multiple devices to visit a site before making their final decision.

Many Online Shoppers Are Still Looking for the Best Deals

Just like shoppers offline, shoppers visiting your website will be looking for deals. And they will likely make a purchase on another site if you don’t offer the right price.

Rieva Lesonsky shares a few more details about how consumers buy online. She explains:

The good news for retailers is that more than 50 percent of consumers feel confident about spending. Overall, 28 percent feel free to spend, and 31 percent expect to spend more than they did in the previous month.

But Lesonsky days that doesn’t mean online consumers will spend more than they have to or that they aren’t looking for the best price they can find.

For example, 75 percent of online shoppers polled recently said price was a factor in their latest purchase, she said. And 79 percent of those consumers said they bought from the site where they found the best price.

Here are some other things online merchants should keep in mind about online consumer shopping habits, Lesonsky said:

• 6 out of 10 online shoppers bought products on sale.
• 54 percent ordered from sites with free shipping.
• 33 percent used coupons provided by online merchants for their purchases.

Showrooming is Not a Big Factor

Despite all the complaints coming from brick and mortar retailers, most online shoppers still don’t do much “showrooming” it seems. This refers to the supposedly popular practice of visiting a retail store, looking at a product and then finding a cheaper version online.

But does this really happen all that much?  Not exactly.

According to Lesonsky, 78 percent of online shoppers don’t look at a product in a store before buying it online. Only 12 percent look at a product in a store then buy it from the same retailer online. And just 10 percent see products in the store and later buy them elsewhere.

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Recently international fashion designers came together in Lagos, Nigeria for the first ever Plus Size Fashion Week Africa. The event featured collections from designers around the world created specifically for plus sized and curvy consumers.

While this is the first event of its kind in Africa, the niche it represents has been increasing internationally for years. Business Insider reports the plus sized fashion industry is currently valued at around $20 billion. And brands like Lane Bryant believe that the market could hit $50 billion in the near future.

This trend means more big brands are paying attention to the plus sized clothing market. The latest indication of this is the launch of a new collection by designer Lauren Conrad featuring plus sized designs for Kohl’s.

Plus-Size Market Growth Brings Opportunities

But small businesses can also jump into this segment, either as a way of adding to an existing fashion line or starting a niche fashion business from the ground up.

Traditionally, fashion brands have largely ignored plus sized consumers or offered limited options, leaving buyers in this segment underserved in the industry. But the attitude is clearly changing, as demonstrated by Plus Size Fashion Week Africa and the increasing number of designers launching fashion lines specifically for plus sized consumers.

So if you’re in the garment business or are interested in jumping in, this is a niche that shouldn’t be ignored. Whether you’re creating a line specifically for plus sized buyers or just adding more plus sized options onto your existing clothing lines, be sure to consider this increasing consumer base in your plans as well. The plus sized clothing market represents a niche already worth billions.

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The contoured skin; plump lips slicked with a matte colour; thick, flawless eyebrows, and cheekbones glowing with highlighter: it’s that airbrushed look that seems to only exist online on the faces of the Kardashians and beauty bloggers of Instagram and YouTube.

This ‘Instagram’ look will be what defines the makeup of the 2010s. In decades to come, it’ll be what the skinny eyebrows of Mae West were to the 1930s, and the equivalent of Twiggy’s doe-eyed lashes to the 1960s. Just a decade ago, women had barely there sperm-shaped eyebrows and were orange from their ‘glamazon’ fake tan – just look at old snaps of Girls Aloud for proof. So, how did such high-maintenance routines, where every part of your face requires a product, become the ideal and what does it say about our beauty ideals?

It would be easy to blame the Kardashians and Jenners – mainly Kim with her contouring palette and Kylie’s lip kits which are on track to earn her $1billion by 2022. But the techniques they use to transform their faces – from contouring to highlighting and baking – are far from new.

“Contouring is as old as make up itself” says Maddie Pearce, a makeup artist with two decades of experience who has worked on London Fashion Week. “Initially it was found in theatre, using pan sticks or grease paints to help the audience see their heroine in all their glory.”

“Contouring is widely used amongst the drag community and let’s face it, no one does it as good as they do. Gradually over the years, many of the drag queens tricks have filtered into everyday makeup.” If you look closely, you’ll find that even news presenters are contoured to high heaven.

As the phrase ‘Instagram makeup’ suggests, it’s not just one famous family who has sent this style of make-up stratospheric but the platform that they reign over with their tens of millions of followers. The combination of cameras in our pockets, social media and its filters that make us appear flawless, and the constant fear of being snapped has dramatically changed how we paint our faces. This cocktail has created stars who have perfected the look, like Amra Olevic, who has 5.4million Instagram followers, Ella Rie, who has 1.2million, and James Charles who has 2.4million and is the first male face of CoverGirl cosmetics in the US.

“The broad themes of presenting yourself to society have been around for a long time,” says Melissa Moore, the course leader for Hair and Makeup for Fashion at London College of Fashion, UAL, pointing towards self-portraits by artists. “But it feels like it’s on steroids now. It feels like social media has idealised a version of the self in what has become a narcissistic age. Beauty ideals are getting intensified through so many channels.”

The data speaks for itself. In the past year, 282 million selfies have been uploaded to Instagram. According to research by Fung Global Retail and Technology, the amount of beauty content on YouTube spiked by 200 per cent between 2015 and 2016. In the year following March 2016, the sale of bronzer almost doubled to £43million according to data analytics firm IRI, while eyebrow products and highlighter are estimated to be worth £24m and £52m, respectively. In 2016, both Estee Lauder and L’Oreal said selfie culture had contributed to their growth in sales.

“Brands are reacting to this trend with marketing and messaging that caters for the filtered face,” says Jess Smith, visual trends researcher, The Future Laboratory forecaster. “The Estée Edit’s product range was created specifically with younger, social media-obsessed consumers in mind. Items such as Flash Photo Gloss and Pore Vanishing Stick are aimed at consumers who want to quickly change their look and share it online. The collection also features Complexion Hybrids, what Estée Lauder describes as an entirely new beauty category defined by make-up and skincare products with instant visible effects.”

The result is a look that is homogenous: where makeup isn’t used to accentuate our personalities but to “correct” our faces. “Contouring falls under ‘corrective makeup’,” says Moore. “Its about taking something that makes your face individual and trying to make it conform.” This is particularly troubling when the ideal is seen as the stereotypical white European.

“I wholeheartedly think Insta make up has gone too far,” says Pearce. “There are very few girls in real life that can pull off this amount of make-up and the goal of perfection is putting a lot of pressure on young girls.”

As skin care enjoys twice the market share of makeup, adds Smith, this indicates that more women prefer a glowy complexion to covering up, so the next trend may be the continued rise of ‘no makeup’ looks inspired by Alicia Keys and Kim Kardashian – who recently said she’s done with contouring.

“Perhaps in a decade we’ll wear no coloured cosmetics”, she adds, “but have an array of non-invasive semi-permanent treatments to ensure that the camera won’t catch us out.”

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Amazon India, it seems, is now determined to dominate online apparel and fashion market, and they are leaving no stones unturned now.

They have launched a 44,000 square feet fashion studio in Gurugram, which is third such studio to be launched by Amazon globally: New York and London being the other two locations.

We will soon share why this is a killer move by Amazon, and how things can change rapidly within the online fashion industry now.

Amazon’s Massive Fashion Studio Is In India Now!

Fashion designers and retailers often find it tough to create relevant, high quality images of their fashion products. Hiring models, buying expensive cameras, editing and other activities do take considerable time and money.

Now, Amazon has provided a unique opportunity retailers and designers via their massive, 44,000 square feet fashion studio.

In this studio, there are 16 photography bays, a ramp and a presentation area where designers, retailers and distributors of apparels and fashion products can shoot their videos, click high quality images and form their own portfolio.

Besides, there are enclosed spaces, where writers, graphic designers and sellers can collaborate to create unique content as well.

This fashion studio is part of Amazon’s imaging and cataloging services, wherein sellers can access ‘low cost photography’ services. Editorial services, tailor-made for fashion industry can be created, as the fashion studio provides assistance of expert multimedia artists, content creators, photographers and videographers.

In short, complete content and marketing solutions under one roof: Photographers, models, stylists, video editors and others.

Arun Sirdeshmukh, head of Amazon Fashion India said, “It’s (the Gurugram studio) a very exciting space for imaging, video content and a space where we will collaborate with brands to ensure that this is the next in the Fashion journey for us in India,”

Amazon’s Focus: Complete Domination Of Online Apparel Market

In 2013, Amazon had launched their first such fashion studio in New York, which is spread on a 40,000 sq feet campus. In 2015, another one was opened in London, which is 44,000 sq feet campus with 22 photography bays.

As per reports, these massive fashion studios have been able to attract major designers and sellers of fashion products, and enabled them to sell seamlessly on Amazon.

Something similar will be now witnessed in India as well.

More than 15,000 brands in this niche, including Forever 21, Marks & Spencer and Calvin Klein have already signed up with Amazon for selling their products.

In 2014, Amazon had launched their separate fashion category and roped in fashion divas such as Malaika Arora Khan and Bipasha Basu for providing fashion tips. Rumors were high that they may acquire Jabong to make their portfolio even stronger, Myntra didn’t allow that to happen.

Nonetheless, their recent launch of fashion studio clearly showcases Amazon’s dedication and determination to capture India’s rising online fashion market which is expected to grow to $30 billion by 2020, from $7 billion right now.

Flipkart and Paytm: We are now waiting for your next move!

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Gigi Hadid modelling the Messika Move Addiction collection in a campaign shot by Mert&MarcusCREDIT: MESSIKA CAMPAIGN – GIGI HADID BY MERT&MARCUS

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Monte Carlo Fashions, best known for its winter-wear collections, is looking to expand its product basket to be known as an all-season brand. The brand is also looking to increasing retail presence pan India. At a recent investor presentation the company has said it plans to focus on a comprehensive range of cotton and cotton-blended products for all seasons apparels and strengthen its pan-India operations.

The company is expanding its presence in Western and Southern markets. At present, 46 per cent of the revenue comes from North region and 30 per cent from East. Sales from Central, South and West India regions together account for 24 per cent of the total revenue. It’s also expanding its product offerings in home furnishing and kids segments in order to reduce the overall seasonality impact. In the previous fiscal, 58.1 per cent of Monte Carlo Fashions’ total revenue of Rs 534.3 crore was from cotton segment. Home furnishings, kids and winter products accounted for 9.1 per cent, 4.78 per cent and 28.1 per cent sales, respectively.

The company operates 231 exclusive brand outlets across the country and sells products through over 2,300 multi-brand outlets such as Shoppers Stop. It will also focus on online sales through own portal as well as tie-ups with e-commerce portals such as Flipkart, Jabong, Snapdeal and India Shopping.

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Edgardo Osorio’s prized sandals sit on a glass shelf inside his Madison Avenue boutique under zebra-striped arches and golden chandeliers. The shoes have skinny heels, frills, and a tassel dangling from a dainty ankle strap that weaves up the leg. These days, they’re available in all kinds of colors and materials, but their signature suede style comes in a bold lipstick red.

Osorio, the co-founder and creative director of fashion label Aquazzura, calls the sandal one of his most iconic creations. Coveted by celebrities and fashion bloggers alike, these $785 suede numbers became a true “It” shoe since gaining traction in 2015. They helped catapult the designer and his label to international prominence. So when he discovered that the clothing brand run by the daughter of now-President Donald Trump was making a similar item for only $65, he called in the lawyers.

Fed up with alleged duplicate shoe designs, Aquazzura fired off multiple lawsuits over his Wild Thing sandal. Arguably similar styles hit store shelves under labels including Mollini, Missguided, and Jessica Buurman. Aquazzura didn’t challenge the smaller brands, but instead went after what he claimed to be the larger copycats: Steve Madden, Marc Fisher, and Ivanka Trump.

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“One of the most disturbing things in the fashion industry is when someone blatantly steals your copyright designs and doesn’t care,” his label posted on its Instagram account in March 2016. “You should know better. Shame on you @ivankatrump! Imitation is NOT the most sincere form of flattery.” Aquazzura sent a cease-and-desist letter to Trump about the shoe, asking her company to stop selling its sandal.

“Based on Aquazzura’s prior dealings with your client’s company, and on the obvious and purposeful copying of our client’s shoe, we anticipate that you will challenge Aquazzura’s rights in its design, maintaining that the designs lack secondary meaning, and that your client is therefore free to knock them off with impunity,” the letter said, citing some of the elements of infringement. To avoid a court battle, Aquazzura demanded Trump’s company remove all pictures of the sandal in question from its website and social media, stop advertising the shoe, destroy all existing pairs, disclose its manufacturer, hand over profits from sales of the offending shoe, and “agree in writing under oath not to offer for sale any knock-off” again. Aquazzura gave Trump a week to comply, or else face legal action.

Trump did not comply, so two months later, Aquazzura sued her along with Marc Fisher. In a complaint filed in June 2016 in Manhattan federal court, the company accused Trump of infringement, unfair competition, and deceptive trade practices. “Seeking the same success Aquazzurra experienced but without having to put in the hard creative work, defendants resorted to knocking off plaintiff’s popular designs,” the complaint stated. Trump has denied any wrongdoing. Darren Saunders, attorney for the defendants, said Wednesday that the two sides are in settlement talks. Lawyers for Aquazzura declined to comment.

Intellectual property spats are common in the fashion industry, but most quarrels are resolved before parties get near a courtroom. Such lawsuits are immensely expensive, complex and can drag on for years. When a mega-company goes after a mom-and-pop, matters are often settled with a nasty letter. But when two equally matched companies with deep pockets and a history of bad blood find themselves on opposite sides, the attorney fees can add up, and a trial just might happen.

“I’ve seen people go all the way when they can’t even afford it — to teach someone a lesson,” said trademark lawyer Sonia Lakhany.

Colombia-born Osorio and his company arrived on the Italian shoe scene in 2011 when he was just 25, after stints at storied fashion houses Roberto Cavalli and Ferragamo. Based in Florence, his brand broke out of a pack of upstart labels with a few hot styles: cutout booties, pointy lace-up flats, and those sandals. Osorio’s shoes are now sold by more than 300 retailers around the world. Aquazzura’s own flagships are in big cities, including the global fashion centers of London, Paris, and New York.

Five years isn’t a long time in the sexy shoe department, but star power helped Aquazzura quickly convince shoppers to don its pricey pairs. Jennifer Lawrence, Emma Watson, and Rihanna have all been spotted in Osorio’s kicks, while Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid sported Aquazzura booties. The label also partnered with model Poppy Delevingne to create a celebrity-infused capsule collection, a one-off set of designer clothing. It did the same with New York socialite Olivia Palermo.

Predictably, the glossies and fashion blogs fawned over the chic heels, sandals, and boots. “We’ve never met a pair of Aquazzura shoes we didn’t want to buy,” a WhoWhatWear fashion editor wrote. Harper’s Bazaar gushed over the fringe sandals, declaring them “fiercely fashion forward.” Vogue even lauded an Aquazzura wallpaper collection as “the most beautiful thing you’ll see this spring.”

Aquazzura’s celebrity following meshed with Osorio’s over-the-top extravagance. Last year, he decided to hold his 30th birthday party in Florence’s Palazzo Corsini, a two-day bash complete with a surrealist ball. Guests arrived in full costume to dine under towering gold candelabras. Osorio sported a massive headpiece with two curved angel wings pointed skyward, like a mythical deity turned haute couture. In the world of high fashion, he had arrived.

There won’t be any ritziness if Aquazzura’s fight with Trump ends up at a lower Manhattan courthouse. U.S. District Judge Katherine Forrest set trial for next March, triggering a production line of legal filings, evidence demands, and depositions of witnesses from both sides in preparation for their day in court. Come next spring, if a settlement hasn’t been reached, the trial may begin exactly two years after Aquazzura’s angry Instagram post.

Ivanka Trump wants nothing to do with the case, let alone a trial. She tried to duck a deposition by arguing she shouldn’t be forced to testify because she isn’t involved in the design or sale of her company’s allegedly offending shoe.

“Trump was not aware of the Aquazzura style ‘Wild Thing’ shoe at the time she signed off on the season line that contained the Ivanka Trump style ‘Hettie’ shoe,” Saunders, her lawyer, argued in a letter to the judge. “The burden of a deposition of Ms. Trump would far outweigh any likely benefit to Aquazzura.” Saunders added that her role as a “high ranking government official” should preclude her from having to submit to a deposition. (Trump was appointed to be an assistant to her father in the White House).

On June 23, Forrest rejected Trump’s argument. “She is alleged to have personal involvement in the events at issue in this lawsuit,” the judge ruled. “She cannot avoid a deposition in this matter.”

“It’s so connected to our brand, this is who we are”

Ivanka Trump’s fashion brand has had a rocky history when it comes to copycat allegations. Less than a year after she began selling footwear, her company was called out by New York designer label Derek Lam for allegedly copying a sandal style. A cease-and-desist letter was sent, and while Trump’s representatives denied the allegations, her brand pulled the shoes from online shops and store shelves. Then in 2012, California clothing brand Mystique sued Trump’s trademark holding company over a different pair of sandals. She rejected the claims. Seven months later, the parties reached a settlement. In 2016, the Trump label was the target of two patent infringement lawsuits, which were both dismissed.

As for Aquazzura’s Wild Thing sandal, that case largely comes down to something called trade dress. Aquazzura is trying to show that its style is so distinct and well-known that consumers equate the design with the label. “Any time you have trade dress involved in fashion, you’re saying ‘We’re the Louboutin red’ or ‘We’re the Burberry flat,’” said Lakhany, the trademark attorney. “They’re saying ‘it’s so connected to our brand, this is who we are.’” In this case, the key design component is the red fringe. Lakhany expressed doubt as to whether that was enough to hang a lawsuit on:  “I don’t know if the red fringe design can hold up to Louboutin red and Burberry plaid.”

In addition to Wild Thing, the Aquazzura complaint stated that Trump’s company had copied a pointy-toed black pump, the Forever Marilyn shoe, and a strappy low-heeled sandal, the Belgravia. At the same time last year, Aquazzura sued Steve Madden for infringement on three different shoe designs. (Madden disputed the allegations. That fight settled “in principle” in April according to court records, but the judge subsequently reopened the matter a month later at Aquazzura’s request. (Spokespeople for Madden and lawyers for Aquazzura declined to comment.)

Meanwhile, life goes on for Trump and Osorio as trial nears. Her sandals continue to be sold on Amazon.com and Bluefly.com, and Aquazzura is opening new stores, including a boutique in Costa Mesa, Calif. Osorio has remained quiet about his battle with the first daughter since the saga began. That is, until April when he took the stage at a conference in Muscat, Oman. Appearing at a swanky resort and spa, Osorio and the moderator chatted about his rising popularity and glitzy stores. In an aside, he addressed the Trump spat with both a sly dig and a humble brag.

“The funny thing is that, whether it’s her or anyone else, when it’s good, everyone wants to copy it and make money off it,” he said.

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It’s all fashion. (Courtesy Philippe J. Kradolfer; Quartz/Marc Bain; Bon Duke. © Border&Fall; The Museum of Modern Art/Martin Seck)

What do a Chanel dress, a Wonderbra, and Nike Air Force 1s have in common?

The punch line to this set up is what visitors to New York’s Museum of Modern Art will puzzle out as they walk through its first new fashion exhibition in more than 70 years.

Items: Is Fashion Modern?, which opens Oct. 1 and runs through Jan. 28, pulls together 111 different garments, accessories, and other wearables—not in the technological sense, but what else might you call sunscreen and Chanel №5? They’re all things the curators deemed (pdf) to “have had a profound effect on the world over the last century.”

It’s a sprawling, diffuse collection, taking up the museum’s entire sixth floor. On display are 1930s Chinese cheongsams, an example of the Issey Miyake turtlenecks favored by Apple founder Steve Jobs, and a 2017 Colin Kaepernick football jersey. Along with high-fashion rarities, such as a famed Yves Saint Laurent Le Smoking suit from 1966, are comparably mundane items that are important for being ubiquitous cultural touchstones, such as Levi’s 501s and a Champion hoodie.

The curators describe the items in the exhibit as stereotypes: things which set the template for designs that followed, or that represent a broad concept, such as “the little black dress” or “the suit.” They hope that grouping all these pieces in the museum context, however common or uncommon they may be, will make viewers consider them all as deliberately designed items, connected through fashion’s sprawling ecosystem, and often reaching beyond it to intersect with politics, social issues, or technology.

“We really wanted the viewer to come in and just first of all be overwhelmed by the diversity of items,” says Stephanie Kramer, a research assistant at MoMA and the fashion expert on the curatorial team behind the exhibit. “So have something that was designed by Gabrielle Chanel juxtaposed with an MTV fanny pack. Right off the bat, we want somebody to scratch their head about, ‘Whoa, all of these things are combined in one room, under one large umbrella of fashion.’”

The name, Is Fashion Modern?, riffs on the title of the last show about fashion at the MoMA, Are Clothes Modern?, held in 1944. It was similarly about getting the public to break free (pdf) from its habitual way of looking at clothes.

Here is the complete, wide-ranging list of 111 items included in the new exhibit:

• 501 Jeans (Levi’s). 1947 example from the company archive

• A-POC Queen Textile (Issey Miyake). Example from MoMA’s collection

• Adidas Superstars. 1983 pair from the company archive

• Air Force 1s (Nike). Three 1980s pairs, from the Nike company archive and from a private lender

• Aran sweater. 1942 example from the National Museum of Ireland. Prototype commission by Laduma Ngxokolo

• Aviator sunglasses. 1970s pair from the company archive

• Backpack. A 1980s Prada Nylon Backpack from the company archive

• Balaclava. Purchase

• Ballet flats. Examples by Repetto (Bata Shoe Museum, 2010), Valentina (Museum of the City of New York, 1940s), Claire McCardell (The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, 1940s)

• Bandanna. Six midcentury examples from the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

• Baseball cap. Two examples from New Era, c. 1950 and 1996

• Beret. From Boinas Elósegui, Laulhère

• Biker jacket. 1950s Schott One-Star Perfecto from the company archive. Prototype commission by Asher Levine

• Bikini. 1970s example from the Blue Man archive

• Birkin bag. Jane Birkin’s Hermès lent by Catherine Benier. Prototype by Mary Ping, lent by Collection Galéries Lafayette

• Body Meets Dress, Dress Meets Body dress (Comme des garçons). One example from the S/S 1997 collection. Prototype on loan from Brandon Wen and Laura Zwanziger

• Breton shirt. 1960s example from Orcival’s company archive. Prototype commission by Unmade

• Briefs (Y-Front). Vintage items by Calvin Klein and Jockey

• Bucket hat. Items by Kangol, ATA

• Burkini. Example by Ahiida

• Caftan. Two 1970s exemplars by Thea Porter, on loan from two private collectors

• Capri pants. Two 1940s pairs by Sonja de Lennart

• Cartier Love bracelet. Lent by Cartier Collection. Prototype commission by Verbal and Yoon

• Chanel №5. 1924 Chanel №5 bottle

• Cheongsam. Two 1930s examples from the Museum of Chinese in America

• Chino. 1990s Levi’s Dockers. Prototype commission by Sartists

• Converse All Stars. c. 1950 pair from the Converse archive

• Clogs. 1970s pair from OlofDaughters archive, Sweden

• Coppola. Contemporary item from La Coppola Storta, Italy

• Dashiki. Examples from New Breed (c. 1968), Lagos Balogun Market (contemporary)

• Diamond engagement ring. Contemporary example by Tiffany & Co.. Prototype commission by Cohen van Balen

• Diamond stud. Contemporary example by Jacob & Company

• Door-knocker earrings. Purchase

• Down jacket. Items by Moncler, Norma Kamali

• Dr. Martens. 1970s pair from the Victoria & Albert Museum

• Dutch wax. Two contemporary ensembles designed for Vlisco by Loza Maléombho and Stylista

• Espadrilles. 1977 Yves Saint Laurent x Castañer from the Victoria & Albert Museum, London

• Fanny pack. 1996 Vivienne Westwood x Louis Vuitton, 1990s Spark Pretty MTV

• Fitbit. Contemporary Fitbit Flex. Prototype loan by Rogers Research Lab, Northwestern University

• Fleece. 1980s fleece from Patagonia’s archive

• Flip-flops. Example from Havaianas

• Fur coat. A loan from PETA’s archives

• Gore-Tex jacket. Marmot, Early Winters

• Graphic T-shirt. A range of graphic T-shirts. Prototype commission by Modern Meadow

• Guayabera. Contemporary example from Ramón Puig. Prototype commission by Ryohei Kawanishi

• Harem pant. 1933–35 example by Paul Poiret from the Kobe Fashion Museum. Prototype commission by Miguel Mesa Posada

• Headphone. 1979 Sony Walkman from MoMA’s collection

• Head wrap. Three examples — gele, doek, turban

• Hijab. Items from Haute Hijab, Uniqlo x Hana Tajima, Capsters, Al-Amira style example

• Hoodie. 1970s example from Champion’s archive

• Jumpsuit. c. 1974 Stephen Burrows example from The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute. Prototype commission by Richard Malone

• Keffiyeh. Purchase from Hirbawi Factory. Prototype loan by Salim al-Kadi

• Kente cloth. Late 1960s example by Julie “Chez Julie” Norteye lent by the Harn Museum of Art. Prototype commission by Bonwire master weaver, Ghana

• Kilt. A look from the A/W 1994 Anglomania collection specially remade by Vivienne Westwood

• Kippah. A range of purchased and borrowed kippot

• Lapel Pin. AIDS ribbon, remembrance poppy, peace sign, American flag

• Little Black Dress. Stereotypes by Chanel (c. 1926, FIDM), Christian Dior (c.1950, Indianapolis Museum of Art), Givenchy (1968, The Museum at FIT), Thierry Mugler (1981, Indianapolis Museum of Art), Rick Owens (2014, designer’s archive), Nervous System (2013, MoMA collection), Arnold Scaasi (c.1966, The Robert and Penny Fox Historic Costume Collection, Drexel University), Wolford (1990s, purchase), Versace (1994, Phoenix Art Museum), and a Utility Dress (1940s, Victoria & Albert Museum). Prototype commission by Pia Interlandi

• Le Smoking. Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, lent by Maison Anouschka, Paris

• Leather pants. 1989 Mr. Leather pair from Guy Baldwin’s personal archive

• Leotard. 1976 example by Bonnie August x Danskin, from The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute

• Loafer. 1970s pair by Bass, from the Wilton Home and Farm Museum, Maine

• Manicure. Nail art sets by Chieko Nakayama (lent by The Kyoto Costume Institute) and Bernadette Thompson (purchase)

• Mao jacket. 1970s example from the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney. Prototype commission by Francesco Risso of Marni

• Miniskirt. 1960s Dispo example lent by the Victoria & Albert Museum

• Monogram. 1980s Dapper Dan Alpo Coat, from Dapper Dan’s archive

• Moon boot. 1970s example from Tecnica’s archive. Prototype commission by Liz Ciokajlo with Maurizio Montalti

• Oxford cloth button-down. 1950s example from Brooks Brothers. Prototype loan by MagnaReady

• Panama hat. Contemporary example by Domingo Carranza

• Pearl necklace. Choker lent by Mikimoto

• Pencil skirt. Example by Janie Bryant for Mad Men. Prototype commission by I Am Chen

• Plaid flannel shirt. 1980s example by Woolrich, from the company’s archive

• Platforms. Items by Biba (1973, Victoria & Albert Museum), Buckler & Price (1993, Victoria & Albert Museum), Buffalo (1997, Bata Shoe Museum), Delman (1940s, purchase), Tatehana (2010, Museum at FIT), Vivienne Westwood (1987, Museum at FIT), Alexander McQueen (2010, private archive), unknown designers from the 1930s, 40s, and 60s (Bata Shoe Museum and Museum of the City of New York), and a pair of Elton John’s stage platforms (Bata Shoe Museum, 1974)

• Polo shirt. Examples by Ralph Lauren, Lacoste, Fred Perry, from the companies’ archives

• Premaman. 1950s sterotype (purchase). Prototype commission by Wei Hung Chen

• Red lipstick. 1952 Revlon Fire and Ice, purchase

• Rolex watch. 1970s Rolex Datejust, private lender

• Safari suit. 1970s Yves Saint Laurent his/hers, from private lender and The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute

• Safety pin. 1977/78 McLaren/Westwood/Reid “God Save the Queen” shirt from private lender

• Sari. Vintage baranasi, contemporary khadi by Rta Kapur Chishti, contemporary Raw Mango, and vintage “grandmother” sari, lent by Malika Kashyap [FM4]

• Seven Easy Pieces. Seven pieces c. 1980s from the Donna Karan archive

• Salwar kameez. Contemporary high school uniform from Pakistan, purchase

• Shawl. Three contemporary examples from Kashmir Loom, India

• Shift dress. Items by Anne Klein (c. 1960, purchase), Helmut Lang (1994, MAK Vienna), Marimekko (1966, Design Museum Finland), Lilly Pulitzer (1960s, purchase), Paco Rabanne (1968, Kobe Fashion Museum), Phelan (2016, from the designer). Prototype commission by Bolt Threads + Stella McCartney

• Shirt dress. c. 1974 stereotype by Halston, lent by The Robert and Penny Fox Historic Costume Collection, Drexel University

• Silk scarf. c. 1960 stereotype by Hermès, lent by Catherine Benier

• Slip dress. Examples by Calvin Klein. Prototype commission by XO

• Snugli. A 1971 Snugli babycarrier from Ann and Mike Moore

• Space Age Collection (Pierre Cardin). Two 1967 examples from the Victoria & Albert Museum. Prototype commission by Pyer Moss

• Spanx. Purchase

• Speedo. Team USA 1968 men’s suit (Powerhouse Museum, Sydney) and Team Canada 1976 women’s suit (purchase)

• Sports jersey. Colin Kaepernick’s, Pelé’s, Lisa Leslie’s

• Stilettos. Examples by Roger Vivier (Bata Shoe Museum, 1954), Manolo Blahnik, Jimmy Choo, Christian Louboutin (contemporary examples from company archives)

• Suit. Items from the archives of Anderson & Sheppard (2017), Thom Browne (2017), Yohji Yamamoto (2004), Carlo Brandelli (2001–08), Armani (men’s and women’s suits from the 1980s), and then suits by Bill Blass (1970, lent by Philadelphia Museum of Art), Burton’s (1945–54, lent by Leeds City Museum), and a zoot suit (1940–42, lent by Los Angeles County Museum of Art)

• Sunscreen. Bain de soleil/Coppertone, purchase

• Surgical mask. Contemporary samples purchased in Tokyo. Prototype loan by Zhijun Wang

• Swatch. Examples from the Swatch archive

• Tabi boot. Five items (dating 1989–2008) from Maison Martin Margiela and a private lender

• Tattoo. A selection of global tattoo designs, projected

• Tevas. c. 1998 example from the company’s archive

• Tie. Items lent by Marinella (contemporary), Van Heusen and Arrow (purchased, midcentury)

• Tights/pantyhose. c. 1959 Glen Raven stereotypes. Prototype commissions by Somarta and Lucy Jones

• Track suit. A special remake of Bruce Lee’s 1971–72 Longstreet tracksuit

• Trench coat. Contemporary Burberry Westminster Heritage Trench. Prototype loan by Anne van Galen

• Turtleneck. 1988 example by Issey Miyake

• Unisex Project (Rudy Gernreich). Two 1970 bodysuits from FIDM and The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute

• White T-shirt. Contemporary Hanes example

• Wonderbra. An early 1990s example, purchase

• Wrap dress (Diane von Furstenberg). 1974 stereotype from the designer’s archive

• Y-3 (Yohji Yamamoto). Examples from the 2001 and 2003 collections, lent by The Kyoto Costume Institute

• Yoga pants. 1998 Lululemon “Boogie” pant

• YSL Touche Éclat. Purchase

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People around the world lay emphasis on their appearance as it is one of the best ways to express the personality of the individual. Accessories contribute in a major way to the appearance of the person. Style is dynamic, it is forever changing from time to time and most people like to keep up with these changes. Also, people are always on the lookout for unique designs handled by experienced craftsmanship.  However, it is imperative that the quality of the accessories being used is of a good standard, as people spend a considerable amount to procure these items.

Mensskull Jewelry is a company that produces an exquisite range of fashion jewelry. The company offers jewelry in the latest designs in keeping with the prevalent trends. Skull jewelry is customized as per the requirement of the client. The company hires experienced and skilled craftsmen to design quality products. Each designer has a minimum experience of 10 years in the manufacture of hand carved jewelry. Having seasoned craftsmanship at their disposal they are able to provide ingenious designs that are rare to be found.

The company also produces a variety of Skull Ring among other products. The rings come in a variety of designs, inspired by different motifs and ideas. Variable weights and sizes of a particular design are available to suit the needs of different customers. The company uses original 925 sterling silver while making the jewelry. They also offer customers money back guarantee if the silver is not genuine. This adds to the company’s reputation for being reliable and providing quality goods. Since the jewelry is made of certified silver, it is long lasting, low on maintenance and is good value for money.

Mensskull Jewelry also offers skull bracelet, pendants, necklace, brass rings, silver rings and other accessories. The company offers online self-service shopping, free shipping and other convenient services to its clients. Payments to the company are 100% secure. They also provide return and exchange of the products within 60 days. Payment for custom jewelry can be made 7-15 days after the shipment is made. It delivers the products through reputed carriers such as DHL, UPS, TNT and FedEx. In case of discrepancies with regard to the quality of silver, money is refunded through paypal. 

About Mensskull Jewelry:

Mensskull Jewelry is a company that is involved in the designing, manufacture and supply of an exclusive range of jewelry. The company offers its products and services to the clients through its online portal. Ever since its establishment in 2014 it has been dedicated to providing quality jewelry within affordable prices to its customers.

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Company Name: MENSSKULL Jewelry
Contact Person: Media Relations
Email: service@mensskull.com
Phone: +86 18946007200
Country: China
Website: https://www.mensskull.com

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Emerging womenswear brand Apparels by Pearl recently showcased its new collection titled Afrik Belle at the Nigerian Student Fashion And Design Week (#NSFDW5).

This collection won the designer the Most Promising Designer of the Year award at the event.

According to the brand, the Afrik Belle collection is inspired by African fabric popularly known as Dashiki. The collection speaks volumes about the glamour characterised by a woman who always wants to stand out and be the belle of every event.

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Creative Director: @apparels_by_pearl
Photography: @stylesquadng for @studio24nigeria
Models: @mz_ivone @_vette_c
Hair: @hairbysalvador
Makeup: @opemakeupartistry

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Tadashi Shoji, favored designer of Oscar-winning actress Octavia Spencer, is the featured designer of Rustan’s’ “Sapphire Ball,” which happens tomorrow night at the Rigodon Ballroon of Peninsula Manila. It’s the culminating event of Rustan’s’ 65^th anniversary celebration.

Shoji will showcase his 1970s Jimi Hendrix-inspired collection for Fall 2017, which is now in stores.

This is the designer’s first visit to Manila in five years. He has since expanded his brand to include bridalwear, shapewear, evening bags, and special-occasion clothes for children.

Looks from the Tadashi Shoji Fall 2017 collection

Long before Shoji became a household name in Hollywood circles, his designs were already being worn by loyal clients of Rustan’s, where it has been available for the last 24 years.

The Los Angeles, California-based Japanese designer’s philosophy is to design clothes that are flattering and accessible to women of all shapes and sizes—from the budding model-actress Paris Jackson, the late Michael Jackson’s daughter and a current client, to plus-size stars like Spencer, who wore Shoji throughout the awards season in 2012, when she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (“The Help”).

Tadashi Shoji dresses “for all shapes”

Spencer remains a loyal Tadashi Shoji client, “even after she became a big movie star,” says Shoji.

Of his longtime relationship with Rustan’s, the designer describes it as “unique and special,” with the homegrown luxury department store taking a chance on his label when “we were a very small company” and he wasn’t even doing shows in New York. He only started showing his collections at New York Fashion Week 11 years ago.

“I don’t mind being known as [the designer who makes clothes for plus-size women],” he says. “I’m confident that I can make clothes for women of any age and shape, and in any country. I know the technique. I don’t have muses. I think of regular women wearing my dresses.”

Designer to the stars says, “I think of regular women wearing my dresses.” Looks from his Fall 2017 collection

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After a whirlwind day of fashion talk (both colloquial and cerebral), Vogue’s first ever conference Forces of Fashion ended with clinks of champagne flutes. Seven hours prior, however, it was Vogue Editor-in-Chief and Condé Nast Artistic Director Anna Wintour who delivered a toast of her own. “Forces of Fashion is a testament, I think, to our capacity for change,” she announced in her morning address. “This is our 125th anniversary year, which marks a long time for any magazine to stay relevant and interesting.”

In the spirit of embracing the now, the audience included both guests who took their seats at 15th Street’s Milk Studios and conference-goers who streamed the experience via Facebook live. Those IRL attendees received little red pamphlets which contained the day’s program-–a fashionable assortment with back-to-back conversations from the likes of (in chronological order) Stella McCartney, Dries Van Noten, Marc Jacobs, Kevin Systrom, Michael Kors, Francesco Risso, Natacha Ramsay-Lévi, Joseph Altuzarra, Erdem Moralioglu, Simon Porte Jacquemus, Victoria Beckham, John Galliano, Virgil Abloh, Heron Preston, Demna Gvasalia, and to top it off, Rihanna.

Throughout the day, conversations ranged from social media, inheriting a fashion house, disruption, unpacking the concept of “cool” and (straight from the bad gal herself) the nature of being Rihanna. The ears’ of design students perked when John Galliano doled out technical tricks of the trade (hold a mirror to your croquis to see them in a new way) and nostalgic millennials delighted when Victoria Beckham spoke of her experience revisiting photos from her Posh days. “That was a hell of a PVC catsuit,” she quipped. Off-white’s Virgil Abloh pressed the importance of individuality, “Be yourself but be so specific so people can find you.” There was something for everyone.

Coming off of Rihanna, who proffered business tips like “If I can do your job better than you, then it’s a waste of my time to hire you,” everyone was inspired to be their bad self as they made their way down to the ground floor of Milk Studios for a cocktail hour. If there was a lack of things to look at (with the caliber of this crowd, there certainly wasn’t) guests could peruse a collection of landmark photography from the Vogue archives which lined the walls. Panel members and their onstage moderators—Vogue magazine’s best and brightest (Hamish Bowles, Chioma Nnadi, Sarah Mower, André Leon Talley, Sally Singer, Nicole Phelps, Virginia Smith, Luke Leitch, Mark Holgate, and Selby Drummond)—gathered, inspired by the day’s dialogue which continued on throughout the evening.

As the day wound down, one of John Galliano’s remarks from the afternoon seemed to reverberate: “glamour doesn’t exist without an audience.” At the time, he was speaking of fashion as a shared experience but with an audience like today’s, glamour seemed to be everywhere.

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In a move to become a name in the fashion world, Amazon has acquired a start-up that makes 3D scans of your body.

Body Labs creates software that captures the body’s shape and motion in 3D – a technology that could be used to allow users to virtually try on clothes.

The acquisition didn’t come cheap however, and it is estimated that Amazon paid between $50 million and $70 million (£37 million and £52 million) for Body Labs.

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In a move to become a name in the fashion world, Amazon has acquired a start-up that makes 3D scans of your body. Body Labs creates software that captures the body’s shape and motion – a technology that could be used to allow users to virtually try on clothes

The news comes from a report by TechCrunch and has since been confirmed on the Body Labs website.

A note on the website states: ‘We’ve been acquired by Amazon. We look forward to innovating on behalf of customers.’

Body Labs creates a range of software that captures the body’s shape and motion in 3D.

One of its innovations is called Soma, which Body Labs describes as ‘Human-Aware AI.’

Soma can be used in a range of ways, including gaming, allowing users to virtually try on clothes, or tailoring recommendations based on body type.

It is unclear how Amazon plans to use the technology.

MailOnline has contacted Amazon for comment.

This isn’t Amazon’s first foray into the world of fashion.

In July, the firm launched Amazon Spark in the US, a social network that identifies products that appear in pictures and lets users click through to buy them.

Soma can be used in a range of ways, including gaming, allowing users to virtually try on clothes, or tailoring recommendations based on body type

People who use the service are asked to pick subjects that they like, such as books, technology, home decoration and food, and are then shown pictures others have shared of them.

Some have labelled it a competitor to Pinterest but it has a feed-style interface, more like Instagram.

The feature is currently only available on the Amazon mobile app.

Similar to social media networks, users can react to posts with comments and ‘smiles’ and the site resembles Instagram in the way it curates nice-looking images.

The goal is to create social activity using ‘shoppable’ photos that users customers can purchase with the click of a button.

Categories include ‘Books,’ ‘Style & Fashion’, ‘Cats’ and ‘Internet of Things’.

The image-heavy feed gives users the change to scroll through product ideas and stories such as product reviews.

This isn’t Amazon’s first foray into the world of fashion. In July, the firm launched Amazon Spark in the US, a social network that identifies products that appear in pictures and lets users click through to buy them

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The trend for designer jewelry keeps changing with time and it is important to stay ahead of the trend. There are various accessories and jewelry that fascinate women. Today men, as well as women, are on the lookout for innovative designs of jewelry that go well with their personality. Bracelets, necklaces and pendants act as the best gift that one can give to his loved one. One of the companies that have been designing innovative styles of jewelry is Nano Jewelry. They manufacture various jewelry with miniature inscriptions in pure gold (24k).

Before finalizing a jewelry design and buying them it is important to make some research. Buyers should make sure that they are in touch with experienced professionals who have expertise in manufacturing customized jewelry. Nano Jewelry provides regular discounts and seasonal specials on its website. Jewelry can be the best gift for the family members during Christmas. People, who are in search of gifts for wife for Christmas, can have a look at the wide range of Jewelry available on the website. Having a look at different designs makes the job much easier as the buyers can make proper comparisons before buying the jewelry. Buyers also have the option to make comparisons and buy the product that suits their budget.

If you were thinking what to get your girlfriend for Christmas, you should try out the new customized designs made by Nano Jewelry. The online store keeps updating its stock from time to time and the buyers are regularly informed about the updated designs. Buyers can subscribe with the website in order to stay updated about new additions. In order to stay ahead of the latest designs it is important to stay connected with a store that creates customized designs. Once the buyers select the jewelry they can get them engraved. There are interesting fun ideas available on the website that can be really useful for different occasions. Fun ideas mainly include the things that can be engraved for gifting to wife or friends.

Buyers also have the option to buy innovative gifts for Christmas from Nano Jewelry. Ideas make it easier for people to buy the most suitable design that will suit the taste of the person whom there are gifting the jewelry. Every husband could find a great gifts for her. If any of the products don’t meet the requirements of the buyers, they can use the returns and cancellation option available on the website in order to get the product replaced. The jewelry designs are also available in different spiritual designs for different religions.

About Nano Jewelry

Nano Jewelry is a company based in Israel that has been selling customized jewelry in different regions around the world. They have well crafted jewelries that can be used in different festive situations. In order to know more about the company one can have a look at their office sites.

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