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Street fashion is well and alive with many exciting and classic couture fashion designers such as Alexander McQueen and celebs, such as Madonna, getting together and launching their own fashion brands to different degrees of success. Now is a pretty good time, as never before, to update your wardrobe when it comes to street fashion, particularly with millions of clothing items and accessories available.

The question is which street fashion you might be attracted to and, more importantly, where to find it. This season there seem to be a lot of looks and styles available even though there are some "must have" fashion items. During the winter days the layered look prevailed and might be very much in vogue moving into spring time, however, it is expected to crumple to a much lighter and simpler look as soon as the temperature soars.

As in previous years you will be showing off your legs, opting either for the skimpiest and extremely daring of hot pants , leggings pared with longer tops or the bare look with short skirts. And, as you will need a pair of shoes to go with all the fashions, we expect the wedges to be indispensable footwear this coming summer. Open toe, round-toe, slingback or canvas - they all will be highly accessible in street fashion.

Remember that like any other trend, this year's street fashion offers just the tools, and it is still up to you to achieve your own unique look. The secret to looking great is to mix and match, purchasing a wide range of clothes and accessories of varying styles, colors and prices from a variety of stores. You can then mix it up, there you go! The unique you!

In this year's selection, the choice will be massive, as always. For instance, take jeans. Hot pants, cut-offs, capri, boot cut, straight, flared - all will be featured in the street fashion, and this is just the tight-fitting variety. Paying homage to the Starsky and Hutch era, we have no doubt that high-waisted flares will be among the trendiest items on the street fashion. We strongly advise that not everyone should be tempted though unless you are sure you can carry it off, as only few can, as these jeans tend to make thin girls similar to sticks and curvy girls look huge. Therefore, be warned, you must be the right shape to make it in these jeans.

Naturally, as far as the street fashion concerned, one need to stick to the rule of choosing the right clothes that is in line with your body type. One should also trust the inner-self when deciding if you look too old to be wearing a particular item: you probably are if you think you are.

Conversely, you should dress out of your age group if you think it works. If you still have fantastic legs at 56, then you should show them off in a suitable mini skirt instead of stashing them away in conservative dress pants. At the same time, if you are 27 and would like a change, then feel free to put on the trouser suit. Remember, the most important thing about the street fashion is to wear what you think looks best on you.

Here are some hot street fashion denim jeans for you to explore:

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When you think about fashion style rules you are probably wondering how to get it right so that you could feel your best in your clothes, whether you're 70 or 20!

I have no doubt there was a day when you were standing in front of the mirror wondering whether you were dressing age appropriately, or, may be, wondering whether you were looking like you were wearing your daughter's clothes or dressing like your mom. What really matters is whether you are making the most of your looks. Most likely you have been asking yourself questions like: does my dress show too much skin, does it plunge too low in front or back, does it skim the body, or, even, is my dress in an eye-popping print or color? Perhaps, it add years? Or, does it show enough skin? It is not at all clear who should wear what because of all the boundary breaking in fashion style to-day.

You should remember, however, that fashion style is about being confident. If you are 55 and not afraid wear a mini, good for you. Just be prepared for turning heads and raised eyebrows if you don't manage to get it all right. No matter what your age, there are still a lot of chic and interesting options for you, even though you tend to be on the safe side as far as the fashion style game concerned. All you need to do is to find out which fashion style is for you so that you could feel and look poised in your own clothes, beginning with the "anything goes" in your early 20s to toned-downed sculpted cuts and hues in your mid 40s to luxurious fabrics in your late 70s.

Which fashion style to consider when you are concerned about dressing appropriately for your age.

1. If you are in your 20 there are officially no boundaries when it all comes to fashion style. It's more about personal style than anything else, the age when you are able to get away with any whimsical touches, just because you are young. You definitely can afford to wear high heels and hemlines, mix and match pretty much anything, and play with color any way you want.

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Last year, the New York fashion week was opened by NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg, who even renamed, temporarily, one of the city's main subway routes the "Fashion Line" to honor the New York fashion week. The famous US designer Diane von Furstenberg accompanied the mayor at the opening ceremony and, a couple of days later, showed her collection in tents that were set up within the boundaries of the Lincoln Center in Damrosch Park. Many of the catwalks' front rows were thronged by a host of celebrities. The New York fashion week is the first of the most important yearly fashion weeks which are also held in Paris, Milan and London.
So, who are the New York Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2011 Designers?

The fashion week in New York featured some of the US best designers as well as their latest look, including such designers as Isaac Mizrahi, Tory Burch, Michael Kors, Badgley Mischka, Vera Wang, Diane von Furstenberg, Zac Posen, Lacoste, Buckler, Nicole Miller, and very many others.

This year's show wasn't without a twist, though. For many years the New York fashion week attracted hordes of people from all over the world, but this year, the anticipation was even greater with the debut of the first-ever plus-size only runway show that featured women who a bit more closely resembled the average American woman unlike their zero sized catwalk counterparts. Considering the fact that as much as 27% of American women are now thought to be obese, the show was also a positive confirmation of the progressively expanding market in plus size category.

The New York fashion week is visited by more than 235,000 people and contributes about 775 million dollars into the New York economy, which employs about 176,000 people in the fashion industry. Until now, the Fashion Week was held in more inconvenient location at Bryant Park, which is close to Times square.

Lincoln Center has become an ideal new location for the semi-annual event, providing more space than was previously available at Bryant Park. It also offers an excellent transit access, including the Number One subway line, for the time of the event called the Fashion line. The festival, which started September 9th also included a "Fashion Night Out" designed to encourage fashinistas from all over the world to party and shop into the early morning hours as the city's stores remained open into the night.

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For fashion designers the runway is a scene of both imagination and art. Fashion designers would convey their inspiration through unique products and merchandise. They excel in creating astonishing designs for clothes, handbags and other accessories. Models would show off designer labels during numerous fashion shows and demonstrations. Every single season, famous fashion designers launch the hottest fashion trends. This would set a pattern for less famous fashion designers when creating their styles.

Fashion design is an exciting but also a very challenging job. To be able to keep up with the persistent market competition, most fashion designers need to hang on to their vision and creativity. Similarly, inspiration would help them create first-class designs and exceptional products. They all undergo thorough training and many would undertake numerous trips searching for unusual styles and  patterns. Traveling is their way of discovering old traditions and new practices. They would then use the accumulated material to create various seasonal designs.

Love and passion for the profession have always been the keys to success. One does not really need to be great at sketching, but has to be willing to adapt to different trends and changes. These are the must-have qualities to enable you to survive in the fashion industry. Remember, your passion for growth and love for learning would go a long way.

Fashion design is both business and art. Hence, it is essential that your designs should be marketable. Successful famous fashion designers know how to balance business and art. Their designs always reflect elegance and sophistication, being at the same time saleable on the market. Ultimately, their customers would become final arbiters of their collection. Fashion designers would not flourish if their collection is unattractive for mass production.

The question many people often ask is what the names of the top fashion designers are. Even the top ten most famous fashion designers is quite an arguable topic. As always, it is just a matter of opinion, but I will try to take a shot at who I personally feel are the most famous and recognizable fashion designers. Here are my top five fashion designers.

1. Prada. The Prada design house has lent its name to the book and movie The Devil Wears Prada, and in reality it is led by the tremendously intellectual and creative Miuccia Prada, who has always managed to be ahead of the fashion curve. She took over the family business in 1978 and since then designed modern clothing that enduring appeal. Her ready-to-wear collection launched back in 1989 had clean feminine lines with ageless charm and had been designed with the woman's forms and busy lifestyle in mind. Many haut-couture editors called her designs a uniform for women.

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