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Ever wonder what size you are?
Posted by Rikus Engelbrecht on
This article was published on Business Insider by Helena Wasserman, Clothing sizes at different retailers can differ wildly. Most SA women are pear shaped, which can make finding clothes more difficult. There are no official adult clothing size standards in SA. Sizing charts of South Africa’s large clothing retailers show wild and confusing differences between the different brands. Woolworths thinks its women’s size 14 (bust: 100cm, hips: 109cm) is a medium. That makes you a large (bust: 100cm, hips: 108cm) at H&M and closer to an extra extra large (bust: 102cm, hips 110cm) with Mr Price’s RT brand. And at Cotton...
Did you know?
Posted by Rikus Engelbrecht on
The Oxford English Dictionary traces collar in its modern meaning to c. 1300. Today's shirt collars descend from the ruffle created by the drawstring at the neck of the medieval chemise, through the Elizabethan ruff and its successors, the whisk collar and falling band.
Science of Colour
Posted by Rikus Engelbrecht on
Colour specialist Nancy Mendes from Style Muse - Image Consultant says how colours affect us correlates to that colours behaviour in nature. She explains, “We have a repository of information about a colour. For example, the colour blue is almost always associated with blue skies, which when we are children is a positive thing — it means playing outside and fun. Evolutionarily it also means there are no storms to come. This is why it is reminds us of stability and calm.” The next time you choose your corporate wear, pay attention to the colours you choose - it has...
Stay warm and stylish this winter
Posted by Stefan Esterhuizen on
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