Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Bring on the Retro Pinup Look!

By Martin Castin

Bring on the seduction as a retro pin-up. Sometimes when looking for modern inspiration, one looks back to the past. The pinup girls of old managed to look very alluring by wearing more clothes than most women today. You can roll out a classy and elegant look for yourself and garner favorable attention from both men and women with a little pinup inspiration. Stars like Katy Perry know this and have been capitalizing on the look.

Not too long ago the only place you could find retro clothing was in the thrift store. Today the fashion is becoming more mainstream, with the retro pin-up look available in lingerie and even large department stores. Dita Von Teese modeled much of her image on her iconic predecessor, Bettie Page. Corsets and stockings never looked so good.

Step one to develop your own a tailor made pinup outfit is shopping. You are probably going to need to visit a few different stores. It's not uncommon to find the perfect pair of gloves in one store and the strappy shoes to match in another. Part of the fun of putting together a pinup outfit is the shopping! Look for modern clothing using a retro pattern, or even visit a few vintage stores and find the genuine article. The pin up culture is thriving and growing, and there are no shortage of sources to find just the right outfit to highlight your curves.

The best of retro pinup outfits are based on the actual clothing worn by the pinup girls. Be sure to check old pictures such as the famous Gibson girl, and of course the pin-ups of World War Two. If you're looking for more modern flair, take a look at Dita Von Teese's outfits, who looks amazing as she highlights for unbelievable 22 inch waist.

If you're a bit more daring, you can model your outfit on Bettie Page. Some of her work was less modest -and has inspired modern fashion for women such as the Pussycat Dolls. Stockings, garters, and leather, oh my. Just remember that you don't have to be bare to set a sultry mood.

The final touches on your pinup outfit are hair and makeup -most notably creamy white skin offset by a brilliant red lipstick. Once again do your homework by looking at the pictures can get a fun hairstyle to match the times. Who knows, you may even look great with Betty Page's the trademark bangs.

It helps if you have a body like those Varga Girls in Esquire magazine. Those classic cheesecake models were blessed with full breasts and hips which flaunt dangerous womanly curves. A lot of retro outfits are designed for voluptuous women. If you are a little in the thin side, you can have your clothes custom-made to get the perfect fit.

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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

The Symbolism Of Rose Tattoo Designs

By karmen Bella

A Tattoo is a permanent staining of skin, done by specialised needles to carefully insert special kind of inks deeply into the skin with specialised equipment in a decorative fashion. Tattoos are generally used by people as a statement of their personal beliefs, or for specific identification purposes, or as a fashion accessory for beautification. Rose tattoo designs are one of the most used and most popular designs and in constant demand from the olden times up to today.

Queen of the Flowers: A rose is aptly described as the 'Queen of Flowers' with respect to its riveting loveliness, encasing a labyrinth of velvety petals, entrancing the bystander with its imperial fragrance.

Rose Tattoo design: A rose tattoo design is a popular and favourable design requested by females as well as males. It is mostly preferred by women although men also sport it symbolizing their valentines or simply a tender side to their thorny exterior.

Significance of a rose tattoo: The imagery of a rose is generally linked to feelings of love and romance, but knowing the real illustrative meaning of the colour of a rose tattoo is definitely edifying. For example, a deep red rose indicates passion and adoration while a white rose would denote chastity and peace whereas a black rose would denote black magic or the darker side of love. A purple rose signifies enchantment and the famous pink rose for sweetness etc.

The significance of a rose symbol as a tattoo design is derived from age old traditions holding some sacred meaning for some and some rather historical substance for others. The brilliance of this majestic flower holds a respectful place in the past. In Greek mythology, the rose symbolized Aphrodite, who was the beautiful Greek goddess of Love; it is believed that when she died, the blood trickled onto the ground and that lusty red roses grew from the very spot.

A rose plays a major part in symbolic devotion in age old traditions and history. It is also awarded religious and mythical significance. The Greek goddess of Love known as Aphrodite, which was known to have encompassing beauty is analogous to the symbolic red rose. Legends have to tell that as she was dying, a few drops of her blood trickled onto the floor and from that same place her blood was spilled, lovely luscious red roses filled the area.

Virgin Mary was given the title of 'The Mystic Rose' for her spiritual role to Christianity. Roses also symbolise martyrdom and refers to Jesus Christ for his sacrifice on the cross to the people and the bloodshed by the martyrs. It divinely signifies the gentle but yet immense incomparable love God has for humanity.

Fashioning a rose tattoo design: A rose tattoo design looks eye-catching by itself, but the various forms of body art as an arm or waist band, or on chest or crosswise from the shoulder to spine, give it a unique fashionable look. Colourful tattoos give instant liveliness and brilliance to an overall appeal.

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Monday, June 29, 2009

Why The Chapel Recording Studios In London?

By Sarah Harris

The Chapel Studios of London is renowned for its range of legendary gear, affordability and experienced staff.

It is built around a SSL DUALITY CONSOLE, which is the only one of its kind commercially available in London, and one of only two in the UK.

The Chapel Studios is one of the high end recording studios in London, located in Wimbledon.

The Chapel Studios is a London music recording studio that specializes in audio recording, voice-overs, mastering and production. This extremely professional recording environment boasts a wide range of state of the art equipment, combined with a relaxed setting.

The Chapel Studio is bespoke built! A highly flexible studio, it is able to cater for a whole host of recording, mixing, engineering and mastering requirements.

What Makes The Chapel Studios the Best?

Client Focus You Get Exactly What You want 48 Channels of Pristine SSL Analogue Sound Experienced Engineers and Producers Wide Range of Services Day-Lit Studio with Air-Conditioning

Their widely diverse services include engineering, production, mixing and mastering commercial release hits, audio to visual overdubbing and voice-overs, song writing as well as music composition for TV ads and scores for Hollywood films.

Their client base includes record companies, artists, music producers or record producers, songwriters, session engineers, mix engineers, mastering engineers, session musicians, session singers, voice directors or voice-over artistes.

New clients are welcome at The Chapel Studios!

They are as open to solo artists and bands as to voice-over and mastering projects.

Steve Williams is the owner, chief producer/engineer, and composer at The Chapel Studios.

He has worked with artists like Britney Spears, Eric Clapton, Sting and Seal, so you know that you would undoubtedly have one of the most experienced, talented people in the music business working on your recordings made at The Chapel Recording Studios in London.

The studio itself opened in July 2004. But, Steve has been producing recordings for artists, music for television, scores for Hollywood films and much more for the last two decades, and has achieved an extraordinary measure of success as a producer, songwriter and engineer!

Besides the stellar talents and experience of Steve Williams, The Chapel Studios has a team of producers, engineers, composers, songwriters, arrangers, mix and mastering engineers available anywhere!

The Chapel Studios provides you with the most experienced crew, the best gear and best facilities of any of the recording studios in London.

The full range of Core services provided includes:

Recording Mixing Voice-Over Mastering Production Composition Corporate Events Location Recording

Auxiliary services include:

Session Musicians Instrument Hire Recording Gifts Graphic Design Web Design

The superlative recording path will ensure that your sound is captured with nothing less than absolute, pristine clarity.

The Chapel Studios has an incredible selection of microphones, including two of the wonderful Neumann U-87's, SSL X-Logic pre-amps, and the beautifully clean and precise sound of the fabulous Solid State Logic Duality mixing console.

The Chapel Studios is the only commercial recording studio in London that offers the SSL Duality.

Take advantage of all the benefits of this unrivaled recording studio!

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