Our guest post about techpacks on Sqetch

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Recently Sqetch invited us to contribute to a blog on Techpacks along with the few other talented designers, since we’ve been doing client projects on these for the past few years. The blog from Sqetch is now live and can be found here. Do read through it!

You can read one of our earlier blogs on techpacks which was also greatly appreciated.

Feel free to connect with me if you have any questions regarding techpacks or need any assistance in creating few for your new collection.

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Supriya Ghurye is the founder and owner of Fuel4Fashion. She is a Freelance Fashion Designer and Brand Consultant helping fashion brands to create great products from idea to launch. Fuel4Fashion social links: Twitter, Pinterest Instagram

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Guest Blog : How to Organize Your Closet for A Capsule Wardrobe

Closets can easily become crammed full of every item of clothing you’ve purchased in the past decade. At Home Improvement Leads, we promote simplifying the choice you have to make every morning when you peer into a cluttered closet. One way to eliminate what professional organizers call “decision fatigue” is to create a capsule wardrobe.

The term “capsule wardrobe” originated in 1973 from fashion entrepreneur Susie Faux. She believed in curating a collection of essential clothing items that would never go out of style. By maintaining a closet full of items that mix and match well and feel comfortable and timeless, you’ll cut down on your decision time in the morning. Best of all, you’ll always have a strong sense of self in whatever outfit you choose.

Time to Say Goodbye

In order to make your own capsule wardrobe, you’ll need to take a critical look at each piece of clothing you own. Start purging those items you never wear, the pieces not in your current size and the things you put on and just don’t feel comfortable in. If there’s something you know you should toss out, but simply feel like you can’t part with, try it on one last time, snap a photo of it, and let it go! Pass it on to a friend or donate the item.

What Do You Need?

What will make up your capsule wardrobe? Style blogger Caroline Rector decided on 37 items total for her closet, with 9 bottoms, 15 tops, and 4 jackets or dresses (depending on the season.) She recommends using a “3 of each” rule in order to have a casual option, a statement option, and an in-between option.

Aura Image Consulting promotes making a time log of your lifestyle before deciding on what clothing you’ll need. See how much time you spend per week in professional, casual or nightlife clothing. “For every 20 hours of each activity, you should have one capsule. If it’s 10 hours or less, create a half a capsule.”

How many items make up your capsule wardrobe is up to you (though most people seem to agree on around 30 items per capsule). The most important aspect is that things “match up” and look intentionally put together.

Organize

You can organize your capsule items by season within your closet. Regardless of how exactly you categorize your items (perhaps with tops and bottoms in one place, outerwear in another, and so on) hanging all of your capsule clothing will keep it visually present. These sartorial cues will help you keep sight of the colors and style you’re focused on daily. It’s like opening the door to a perfectly painted mural of what you wish your life to be.

Of course, you’ll always have those off-the-wall articles of clothing that might come in handy one day. Maybe an old painting outfit, a fun costume or a re-wearable bridesmaid dress. These items will need to be re-homed into a somewhat downgraded location (like the very back of the closet or in a drawer) so they aren’t mixing with the carefully chosen capsule items.

Your Perfectly Curated Capsule

Imagine opening your closet to see only clothes that you actually want to wear and feel comfortable expressing yourself in. Your thoughtful looks will always read as uniquely and smartly “you.” From now on, when shopping for new garments, you’ll muse over each piece, “Will this be worth hanging in my gallery of perfectly selected clothes?” It will be as if you’re a living art piece!

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Guest Blog : 10 Great Budget Glasses to Try Out this Spring

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There are many challenges for glasses wearers. When you first start wearing them, they’re uncomfortable. Sometimes your head hurts from your new prescriptions. Other times, you feel like your frames don’t represent you and they don’t even go with what you’re wearing. More than that, choosing new glasses can be a burden: all the styles and colors are so overwhelming! The least we can do is help you avoid another one of the biggest glasses challenges: the price. We’ve picked 10 great styles that you can buy for between $36-$63, all of which are cool as can be and just right for the upcoming spring season:

Image courtesy: AllBrandsGlasses.com

1. Aviators:

These became popular in the early 80s with Tom Cruise’s look in Top Gun. The metallic squared tear-drop style is now back in trend, with brands like Aristar ($54) available in brown, demi brown, gray and green. The look goes well with most facial shapes as well, making it a stylish way to improve your vision.

2. Acetate

These are lightweight and comfortable, so it makes a good option for frames. Brands like Marcolin ($43) come in gray and dark brown, and their rectangular shape is great on round faces.

3.Semi-rimmed Glasses

These type of glasses get the best of both worlds: the durability of full rim and the lightness of rimless. Brands like Adensco Bill ($63) come in neutral dark brown, gunmetal or light brown.

4. Oval-shaped Glasses

These simple glasses made of metal are a perfect match to your business attire. Brands like Viva ($43) come in gunmetal and satin brown, and they’re flattering on angular faces.

5. Rectangular Glasses

These are acetate, full-rimmed glasses with light-sensitive lenses. Brands like Bongo Apple ($51) change their intensity depending on the external conditions.

6. Rimless Frames

Brands like Visualities ($36) come in different colors to choose from: black, brown, cherry, grape, lemon, olive, orchid, pearl and red. They’re also the lightest style here.

7. Round Metallic Glasses

Brands like Guess ($60) may remind you a bit of John Lennon, but guess what? The trend is back, so you can wear them without having to worry about it.

8. Small Metallic Glasses

Brands like Savvy ($43) look good on smaller faces, especially if they also happen to be angular. They come in gunmetal and satin gold.

9. Metallic Aviators

These are understated version of glasses feature comfortable nose pads. Brands like National ($43) come in gold and shiny gunmetal.

10. Retro-inspired Glasses

Brands like Steroflex ($63) have full rim made of acetate is trendy as well as durable. So if you’re looking for something hip, these retro-inspired glasses are for you.

Author bio: 

 

Daria is a fashion blogger and vintage eyewear enthusiast. She writes for Celebrity Sunglasses Watcher, following the most interesting trends in celebrity eyewear.