
Michael Kors is a designer who represents all things chic and sophisticated with a wearable and casual edge. A huge array of celebrities favour the Michael Kors style because it allows them to look fantastic and polished, yet also be comfortable.
Michael Kors watches are one of the most divine and luxurious accessories you could own yet are still versatile and wearable with a variety of looks. One of the main noticeable design elements of Michael Kors watches are the colours used. Something a little alternative from black, gold and silver or eye popping colours that many other brands have homed in on in recent seasons, Michael Kors watches feature beautiful tones such as brown, golden, fawn, beige and cream as well of course as the traditional staple colours.
Using examples within the collection, the MK5139 for example has a contemporary design with a bracelet strap and sleek circular dial but the stunning brown and cream horn effect colouring and gold detailing definitely injects something exquisite to the watch. The MK4200 is a little more of a dressed up and glamorous style and the tortoiseshell effect and central polished gold section, again adds something extremely refined and chic to the aesthetic of the watch.
Michael Kors is also renowned for retaining his own unique style but applying them to current trends. The MK5197, MK5198 and MK5195
are all perfect examples of this. With bang on trend polycarbonate outer links in contemporary and cool colours such as baby pink, white, and silver, added diamante embellishments either on the dial or at the centre of the links, this definitely adds a glam edge to a current style. Michael Kors is perfect at balancing casual with striking and ensures that the watches remain chic and simple with the focal point either being on the design or the sumptuous and luxurious colour.
In terms of unique design, Michael Kors certainly likes to experiment with innovative styles – the MK2118 is a great example of this with its sliding cover that when placed over the dial completely conceals it and makes the watch look more like an edgy and urban style bracelet. The MK3094 is also striking in terms of design with its super wide bangle style strap which has
a textured finish and diamantes positioned around the outer and inner edges. The round dial positioned in the centre is kept small and simple so that the attention is drawn to the main body of the watch.
Michael Kors watches achieve the balance between chic, refined and sophisticated and trendy and cool. With an array of designs to suit a number of style preferences, versatility, beautiful colouring and unique and exquisite design are all common features within the range. The perfect accessory to add something wonderfully special to your look!
Tags:The festive season in now upon us and whilst ‘tis the season to be jolly’ the thought of Christmas shopping and enduring hours of pondering what to get your loved ones, can be a little difficult and even quite stressful!
A watch can make the perfect gift and as it is the season to sparkle in style, a Michael Kors watch is the ideal brand to go for as the various designs ooze sophistication and have that luxurious feel that would make every lady feel special.
Michael Kors watches maintain a unique style of their own and are timelessly classic but inject core trend elements. Most of the collection is for women and if you look at the wide range of choices there really is a Michael Kors watch to suit every age range. These watches have become very much sought after and are a must have on every fasionista’s wish list (having been noted on many fashion blogs and in the fashion glossies), who love the exquisite style that creates a highly polished and sophisticated look.
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ger lady who is more trend orientated and wants a watch that can be worn from day to night, the new MK5198 watch is ideal and retains the Michael Kors sleek finish with its stainless steel strap. The baby pink face keeps the look cute and girly. For a lady who wants something statement and on trend but typical of the Michael Kors style, the new MK4217 with a dual band strap captures the chunky and wide strap trend but the gold exterior and brown tortoiseshell links make the watch instantly recognisable to the Michael Kors brand. The MK5146 with its white acetate bracelet strap with a gold centre section, very much on trend and looks glamorous but is a little more casual in style. For something incredibly elegant the MK4199 watch with a unique horn effect bracelet strap, gold detailing and petite rectangular dial is stunning and will instantly add a striking finish to your look.
Michael Kors is
ultimately a brand that creates a polished and elegant finish to your outfit but the designer recognises that to reach out to as wide an audience as possible, the watches must incorporate key trends and be relevant to the current fashion scene. With chunky and wide straps, beautiful colours and fine detailing, he has definitely achieved this and whilst Michael Kors watches appeal to a specific and refined style taste, there is certainly a wide variety to choose from. One thing that all these watches have in common however is that they make every lady feel glamorous, chic and special. The perfect Christmas present for every fashion loving lady!
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Any fashion lover will know that Michael Kors clothing and accessories depict the essence of luxury. People love the brand because it has a simple and easy to wear style but remains in an exquisite class all of its own due to the carefully designed cut, materials and craftsmanship.
Michael Kors as an individual is always keen to step out and really be the face of the brand, making appearances on programmes such as Project Runway and is happy to provide his own opinion, expertise and recommendations on style. The recession has affected millions of people and has of course, had an impact on consumer’s ability to spend money on what would be considered luxury items. However, Kors believes that no matter what you spend on clothing and accessories, achieving great style is accomplished by the way you wear something and what you team it with and not necessarily by wearing top to toe designer pieces with a huge price tag.
Kors revealed his opinion that some people can look over the top if they laden themselves in designer garments and
the trick to keeping it refined and not like you are showing off is to balance the look. For example, if you wear with an injection of colour, keep the cut simple and streamlined and the same goes with adding jewellery – a bold Michael Kors watch will look equally as beautiful and effective if worn with a high street plain silhouette – the effect won’t look as striking if you team it with a complicated outfit and over the top jewellery as the ensemble then gets too clustered. Kors is renowned and loved for his simple and elegant style and believes that a must-know style rule is to balance so that you emphasise one point whether this be hair, clothing colour, jewellery or shoes.
The range of Michael Kors watches are the perfect accessory to apply to that rule and are definitely statement enough to wear as your main focal accessory. With exquisite gold toned and neutral colours and striking but gentle patterns, a Michael Kors watch defines elegance, sophistication and adds something unique to your look with a timeless appeal.
Here is a rundown of the latest Michael Kors watches-:
MK4127 – A stunning dual strand bracelet style watch with tortoiseshell patterned links and a sleek gold dial, the colour combination is very autumnal and will warm up the look of the skin and outfit.
MK5198 – A contemporary styled Michael Kors watch with a silver multi strand bracelet strap and baby pink dial, this is slightly more trend focused and youthful.
MK5195 – Similar to the watch above but entirely baby pink with silver detailing. Incredibly girly and contemporary in style but with that Michael Kors sophistication.
Michael Kors is consistently updating his collections to cater for new trends as well as retaining his individual and unique style. The watches are instantly recognisable as Michael Kors and the designer always gets it right because he has a great eye for style and knows what works. Great style doesn’t have to be an outfit of designer clothing and accessories – a few key pieces placed together in the right way make for effortless yet striking style and that is exactly what the addition of a Michael Kors watch achieves.
When you read about the history of many high profile fashion designers, you may often find that a career in the fashion industry was not what they originally intended to embark upon professionally. However for luxury designer Michael Kors, this was certainly not the case as his fashion was always an obvious career path due to him being brought up in a family of style addicts!
The designer who is from New York isn’t shy about admitting that most of his immediate family share his passion for fashion and that this was instilled in him from an early age. The designer’s mother was a fashion model and his grandmother was a school principal who he claims refused to wear the same outfit twice – a genuine fashionista! His grandmother’s husband was also in the textile industry. Being an only child meant that he was always taken on every shopping trip whereby he discovered a passion for beautiful fabrics, the art of how pieces of clothing are cut and how the perfect outfit or look can make a statement about an individual. Harbouring a skill and love of drawing, this is how Kors was able to put design thoughts down on paper from an early age.
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ecoming increasingly popular, Michael Kors has recently opened a new shop in New Bond Street, London and despite many retailers being forced to close or downsize during the recession, Michael Kors feels that his brand is one with longevity because it defies seasonal trends and has a classic look that can be worn for years. Michael Kors is renowned for his sense of elegance and femininity and his collection of watches are certainly expressive of that theme. Despite being on trend, they are not the type of watch that you would purchase to wear for only one or two seasons but are investment accessories that convey timeless sophistication and are instantly recognisable to the brand.
There is a wonderful new Michael Kors watch to look out for which is the MK4217. This beautifully feminine and striking watch features a dual strand bracelet strap with tortoiseshell pattern inlays – textures and prints are a typical feature of M
ichael Kors watches and add a sense of colour warmth and luxury.
In the current economic climate, it is certainly a struggle for many brands to keep people buying but Michael Kors is regarded as a lifestyle brand and has its own unique style that never fails to look elegant and chic and therefore people are willing to make the investment because they achieve high wearability for their money. The range of Michael Kors watches are exceptionally beautiful, incredibly detailed and finely crafted. With prices ranging between £70 and £270, the watches are a fantastic investment accessory that will look timelessly stylish and represent an item by a brand that is worn by the likes of only the most glamorous and elegant of ladies.
Tags:Michael Kors always maintained a strong passion for fashion and began designing clothes at the age of 19 whilst studying fashion design at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. In 1981, Kors launched his very first Michael Kors womenswear line at Bloomingdales and Saks Fifth Avenue among a number of other stores and the collection was so progressively popular that Kors was named the first ever women’s ready-to-wear designer and in 1997 went on to became the Creative Director for the French fashion house Celine. Here, Kors proved his credibility as a designer and as an industry business professional who just seemed to have that natural strong instinct regarding what consumers wanted. Kors left Celine in October 2003 to concentrate on his own brand and launched his very first menswear line in 2002 and then proceeded to launch the Michael Kors runway collection, the MICHAEL Michael Kors and KORS Michael Kors lines in 2004. The MICHAEL line has a more casual yet wonderfully elegant approach to style and includes women’s handbags, shoes and accessories.
Numerous celebrities favour the exquisite Michael Kors style, these including Hollywood stars such as Jennifer Lopez, Heidi Klum, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Jennifer Garner who wore a stunning Kors custom dress when presenting the Academy Awards in 2006. Many Kors dresses and garments have been featured in iconic films, such as Bandits whereby Cate Blanchett’s character wore a Michael Kors piece. Most recently the super stylish Michelle Obama wore a Michael Kors black
shift dress in the first official photographs taken after her husband was elected the new US President. The stars love the sophisticated yet simple glamour conveyed in Michael Kors attire and the brand has that element of luxury with a laid back, comfortable feel.
Watches are an incredibly strong part of the Michael Kors accessory collection and like the remainder of the products within the brand, are reflective of an exquisite sense of style, immense quality and fine craftsmanship. Michael Kors watches depict the essence of decadence and luxury and comprise of some fantastic on trend watches with key fashion features for this season as well as some more classic and elegant styles.
A style which is new for the forthcoming season is the Michael Kors MK5198 watch which has a funky stainless steel multi panelled bra
celet strap and a baby pink face. Delicate but edgy this ladies watch is perfect for a younger brand fan and is highly on trend but retains that Michael Kors refined sophistication. This design is also available with a pink polycarbonate strap for the ultimate girly accessory. The new MK2165 ladies watch also captures the leather strap watch trend with two bolts either side of the dial for a touch of a harder edginess. There is also a cute charm feature attached to the watch with the MK lettering logo which again, adds a high trend feminine element to the whole design. The MK2153 watch captures the chunky layered watch trend with a wide cuff style leather strap with layered buckle detailing. The elegance is maintained in the petite and minimal dial and this is an incredibly visually striking watch, still with that element of Michael Kors luxury. Other Michael Kors watches include distinctive features such as tortoiseshell bands – the MK4046 is a great example of this. Other defining features include shell fi
nish style patterns, super feminine chain bracelet styles and the incorporation of warm autumnal colours including fawns, browns and creams. These neutral soft colours enables the watches to suit a variety of skin tones, particularly if you are pale skinned and therefore find that some watches may look too harsh for your colouring. Michael Kors watches have achieved the perfect balance by remaining classic yet incorporating strong hints of current trends.
As a designer and business man, Michael Kors understands that to run a successful label with longevity, you have to maintain a unique brand style but inject contemporary edges to keep up with current trends. Celebrities adore the refined style of Michael Kors clothing and accessories and whilst his garments are perhaps a little out of reach for the average lady on the price scale, a Michael Kors watch will allow you to feel that sense of designer luxury in true A List style.
Tags:It appears that Michael Kors has every media angle covered… Having just displayed the goods for his acclaimed Autumn Collection at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in the Big Apple, mid Feb, he can also be found on the judging panel for the television show Project Runway and as a regular contributor for Harpers Bazaar where he’s interviewed various Hollywood stars including Liz Taylor.
He certainly likes to keep himself busy! Kors’s stellar career bears witness to this. From the launch of the label in 1981, the designer has had his foot on the accelerator right up to the present day.
Known for his chic, luxurious all-American sportswear, Michael Kors began with a simple women’s collection and now boasts a very successful men’s line, and a stunning accessories range incorporating everything from handbags and belts to eye wear and watches.
The Kors label is very much focused on the fashionable jet set, with advertising campaigns depicting models like Carmen Kass on Safari in Africa, boarding a plane and kicking back on a yacht. The designers appeal is not lost on the A-list and an endless, glittering list of celebs have been seen clothed in Michael Kors – Glamazons such as Charlize Theron, Liv Tyler, Jennifer Lopez and Anjelica Huston to name just a few. He also has a number of film credits to his name, designing clothes for Rene Russo in the fabulous remake of ‘The Thomas Crown Affair’ and clothing Cate Blanchett for the little known movie ‘Bandits’.
Like his clothes, Michael Kors watches are classy, elegant and fit for the A-list whilst always remaining faithful to the company’s high class leisure ethos. This year’s pattern ‘a la mode’, tortoiseshell, is prevalent throughout his recent collection and unlike some conventional brands, Kors’ timepieces are fresh and totally novel. Michael Kors evidently likes to play with shapes and textures and he is on fine form, splashing bone and snakeskin, textured gold and diamante across the collection. There really is plenty to choose from and should you be conscientious enough to purchase one, you can be assured of having the nattiest wrist wear this side of the pond.
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Fossil watches are an American watch brand that was founded in 1984. They are renowned for their cool and chic watch designs and are probably one of the most popular watch brands in the world.
Fossil watches are aside from being functional are extremely stylish and create a huge fashion statement. Taking their inspiration from the early fifties era, Fossil watches are reliable, smart and affordable which makes them accessible to everyone. Fossil watches could easily sell on their looks, quality, and price alone but the range available takes the brand to a higher level offering the ultimate in personal style preference.
The timepieces come in a variety of styles including casual everyday watches and more glamorous dressy style watches for the evening. Fossil watches have lines for both men and women; the men’s styles include casual, smart, chronograph, motion dial, midsize and pocket watch ranges. The women’s collection includes some wonderfully chic bracelet style watches which look elegant and sophisticated. The various straps are found in both leather as well as metal and one can pick and choose from a large variety.
For those with more contemporary inspired tastes including a designer look, Fossil has teamed with brands such as Philippe Starck, Michael Kors, and Marc Jacobs, to create designer style watches at very affordable prices.
Great quality, stylish appearance, and budget friendly means that there is definitely a Fossil watch for every requirement, occasion and bank balance!
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Tags:Remember the time when glasses were confined to the realms of geekdom, and leaving the opticians with a pair of specs meant automatic relegation to nerd, before you could even say ‘four-eyes’? Well, those days are long gone, and the latest craze is wearing prescriptive-style glasses, even if you don’t need to. Just last week I noticed a gaggle of girls lining up to try on fake, NHS-style spectacles in Urban Outfitters in an attempt to update their look, so why this current change in thinking?
As always, it’s those big boy designers that have got something to do with it. The Autumn / Winter catwalks were awash with frames in every style, shape, size and colour. Michael Kors picked tortoiseshell to complement his neutral palette and animal print designs, whilst Chanel opted for classic gold. Also helping carve the trend were Tom Ford, Prada and Paul Smith.
A fantastic way to change your look, in the same way sunglasses can enhance your
features, so can a pair of see-through specs. They can add personality and character, but also act as an extension of your beautifying process too. Glasses mean make-up doesn’t need to be as heavy, and rather than eyes lined in thick, black kohl, dark frames serve a purpose in highlighting and opening up the eye area.
Functional and fashionable, this new era of optics also means there are a lot more celebrities that are ‘out and proud’ about their glasses-wearing needs, and are starting to favour frames over contacts. So if you’re the real thing and you’re lucky enough to own a pair of designer specs, this is definitely the season to flaunt your frames!