KNIT SNOOD

A Snood is historically a type of European female head gear or in modern times a tubular neck scarf, in the most common form the headgear resembles a close-fitting hood worn over the back of the head.
In modern times, snoods have been popular for many years with European footballers, a sack of sorts dangles from this band, covering and containing the fall of long hair gathered at the back.  A snood sometimes was made of solid fabric, but more often of loosely knitted yarn and other net-like material.

The Blue Bloods of Blue Jeans

Let's get one thing straight - If your spending $150.00 or more on a pair of jeans, it's not for durability.  Long before stonewashing and distressing and spandex, basic Levi's were the clothing of choice of coal miners. These days the most rigorous job called upon the average blue jeans is  a spin on the dance floor.  As denim has morphed from staple into a style statement, the prices have climbed to jaw-dropping proportions and they show no sign of stopping.

11-12-13 - Jeans

Starting in the 1950"s jeans, originally designed for cowboys, became popular among teenagers, especially members of the greaser subculture.   Historic brands include Levi's, Lee and Wrangler.  Jeans come in various fits, including skinny, tapered, slim, straight, boot cut, narrow bottom, low waist, anti-fit and flare.

How to Wear Skinny Jeans

Skinny jeans might have seemed like a fad at first, but they're here to stay.  It's important to now how to rock this look so you can keep up with the latest trends.  If you want to know how to wear your skinny jeans during the holidays, dress them up and make them flatter your figure.

Birthday of "Blue Jeans"

In 1873, Levi Strauss & Company began using the pocket stitch design.  Levi Strauss and a Reno Nevada based Latvian tailor by the name of Jacob Davis co-patented the process of putting rivets in pants for strength.   On May 20, 1873 they received U.S.  Patent No. 149.1.  This date is now considered the official birthday of "blue jeans".

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Levi's

Levi jeans - even the buttons that are used on these jeans are made with strong metal materials that are manufactured by Levi's.

Each pair of jeans is also designed with comfortable roomy pockets. These include the famous pocket watch that has adorned Levi's jeans since they were first produced.

A great part of these jeans is that they can be found in a wide variety of different forms. There are different types of jeans for men and women with different leg fits. The company makes skinny, straight, boot cut and relaxed types of jeans.

Susan

CEO - BrownBagClothes.com

Levi's has been making jeans for nearly 130 years

Levi's makes its jean with a number of different factors in mind. It takes a look at how they want to feel in their jeans and the things that people do in their jeans. Levi's knows that all people have different needs when it comes to their jeans and that they want jeans that they can feel comfortable in. This sense of understanding what people want out of their jeans is something that has helped this company to be popular in the world of jeans.

Only the most durable types of materials can be used with jeans in mind. All of the cotton materials that are used for these jeans are harvested by this company and prepared with basic features without the use of too many chemical materials, so the cotton will be fresh and more durable while feeling natural to all people.

Susan - CEO

BrownBagClothes.com

JEANS EVERYONE HAS A PAIR

Everyone has a pair of jeans, it could be that favorite pair you've had forever or a brand new pair you just bought, but everyone has jeans they wear and love. They're comfortable, durable and follow fashion trends. Many offices even allow jeans as part of their work wear, something that would have been unheard of when they first became popular. During the 1950's some movie theaters and restaurants refuse to admit customers wearing jeans. Jeans have been an important item of clothing for all ages for many decades. Even since they were first invented jeans have been a key item in the world of fashion and everyday wear. Over the years jeans have gone through a whole host of design changes and styles variation there are hundren's of brand of jeans today. At BrownBagClothes.com it is easy to shop on line, all the items we sell are the actual picture of the item being sold. The clothing we sell is gently used but in Excellent Condition.

Susan CEO - BrownBagClothes.com

JEANS

Jeans - Easy to dress up, easy to dress down. Ladies you can wear them for a night out on the town or for a casual day with friends. Celebrities simply can't go without them. You can purchase them for over $100.00 at boutiques and shops or if your on a budget you can purchase them at BrownBagClothes.com for a fraction of the cost. They are extremely comfortable, typically made of cotton and machine washable. Not to mention they are very flattering to the body.

Susan - CEO

BrownBagClothes.com

Fake Designer Jeans

eBay is now rampant with fake designer jeans, some cuts are being knocked off even before they hit stores. Be wary of all sellers DO RESEARCH and never buy jeans from Asia even if the seller says they are authentic. The most knocked off brands (True Religion, 7's, Citizens, Juicy Couture, Primp, Rock and Republic) should be purchased only from trusted eBay stores with excellent feedback. I will never sell you any knocked off brands. All my Jeans are original brands just gently used in Excellent condition.

Susan CEO - BrownBagClothes.com

Assessing Your Personal Needs

While assessing your personal needs, sit down, relax and take some quality time to ask yourself some questions?

1) Assess your wardrobe needs - you have some definite likes and dislikes.

2) Write down your favorite colors and fabrics, think about what people have commented on and complimented you on.

3) Your body has probable found its natural weight by now -maybe not but you have a sense of what looks good on you or maybe you could use some fashion guidance. Write down what styles make you feel good.

4) Have you had enough of the shopping rat-race, the traffic, the people, the time invested, the frustration of shopping numerous locations for hours on end and leaving with nothing, is it really worth it?

After you have assess your colors, fabrics, body type, personal preferences and frustration level and have written them down, contact several clothing websites that excite you and that you can afford.

Making the Most of your Mind

Just as the fuel we put into an automobile engine effects how it operates, so too the images we stuff into our minds affect how we think. To make the most of our minds, we need to feed our minds healthy thoughts and images, just as we feed healthy food to our bodies. What we put in our heads impacts what we think and feel. The messages we speak to ourselves can be negative or positive the process works both ways. If we learn to make positive, life-affirmng statements to ourselves we'll begin to believe them instead of negative statements. Our thoughts and emotions feed on what we put into our minds. So be positive! focus on strengths, tell yourself uplifting truths, expose your mind to good, positive, hope filled ideas and stories. Imagine yourself overcoming your greatest fears and becoming the best you can be.

Five Tips for Finding Flattering Clothes

(1) Know your body type and pick clothes to accentuate your strengths. (2)Know what colors best suit your skin tone, eye color and hair color.(3) Shop for a good fit. Even the most expensive garment will make you look bad if it doesn't fit right. (4) Make your choice based on fit, not the numbered size printed on the label. Sizing varies from maker to maker and brand to brand. A size 9 junior is one brand may be the equivalent of a size 13 junior in another. (5) Buy a few quality, well-fitting clothings pieces .

The point is that in order to look our best and feel our best, we need to wear clothes that fit properly. Above all, choose clothing that moves comfortably with you. When you squat down, bend over, or cross your arms in front of you, your clothing should still feel good on. It shouldn't feel tight or uncomfortable. Some people mistakenly think tight clothes look sexy; the truth is tight clothes make you look fat.

Confidence can go a Long Way!

Do you ever think of yourself as someone who could make a difference? Most people don't. Yet the people who often make the greatest difference in this world are ordinary, individuals doing extraordinary things. How's your self-confidence level? When you think about yourself, what do you think? Do you tend to put yourself down, or can you honestly assess what you can do and embrace it as part of who you are? Here it is again! The confidence thing, Yes, clothing can make a statement about how confident we feel and clothing, when we use it correctly, can make us feel more confident. It's like a circle that feeds on itself: we dress well-we feel better -we feel more confident-we make better clothing choices that reflect our confidence-so we dress well, and the cycle begins again. If clothing can make such a powerful difference in our outlook, why is it that so few of us give much thought to our clothing choices? We think about whether or not we look fat, or whether or not a style flatters our figures and we think about cost, we also think a lot about what's in style right now. But do we really think about our clothing any further than that? Not usually, simply because we don't know how.

Personality and Clothing

The clothing best suited to us will reflect not only our tastes and style senses but will also reflect our "inner self" attitudes, values, feelings about grooming or self-care, energy level, individual traits, passions, and uniqueness. Clothing reveals our personalities There are four basis human personality types. (1) Popular (extroverted, optimistic, likes to talk) (2) Perfect (introverted, pessimistic, likes to think) (3) Powerful (extroverted, optimistic, likes to get things done)
(4) Peaceful (introverted, pessimistic, likes to watch) Think for a moment - How do you dress when you feel tired, down or frumpy? Most likely your clothing will also be frumpy. What do you tend to wear when you felt smart, attractive, or sassy? What you choose to put on will probable match your mood. It may even reflect your confidence.

Clothing can be a powerful tool

Clothing can be a powerful tool in our confidence building tool box. It can help us make the most of the bodies we have, no matter our size, shape, color, or even personality. Ultimately, however, to make the most of our bodies (strengths and weaknesses alike) we can't just address the externals of makeup, hair, clothing and accessories. Making the most of ourselves means becoming the best we can be from the inside out.

Beauty Through the Ages

Ninetheenth-century actress and opera singer Lillian Russell weighed 200 lbs and was considered the "ideal" woman in the 1890s. In the 1950's Marilyn Monroe @ 5ft 1/2 in tall & weighing 140 lbs was the standard of centerfold beauty. Just a decade after Marilyn Monroe's size 14 beauty captured America, British teenager Lesley Hornby(Twiggy) became the world's 1st international supermodel and the "Twiggy" look of anorexic thinness was in. The workout craze of the 1980's brought images of fitness as the next American beauty trend.

Interesting survey:

A survey found that seven out of ten girls said they wanted to look like a television character. Nearly one-third said that they had changed their appearance to become more like the TV character. Sixteen percent (nearly one in five) said that they had dieted or exercised to look more like a TV character.

We all love & enjoy wearing the smell of Clean Clothes

Laundry Tips!

1. Check clothes, button buttons, hook bra's, zip zippers, check pockets, tie cords & straps to prevent tangling, remove anything on your garment that can't be washed and repair tears so they don't get bigger in the wash.
2. Sort clothing by colors, fabrics and washing temperatures.
3. Do not overload your washing machine leave space for your clothes & detergent to move freely to ensure smells and stains will be released.
4. Remove clothes from washer and dry clothes as soon as possible (follow recommended drying procedures on labels)
5. Take clothes out of dryer and hang or fold immediatley - you will have fewer wrinkles and less ironing.
6. Baby clothes & linens should be laundered separately using a mild soap.

Cleaning with White Distilled Vinegar is Enviromentally Friendly & Very Economical (2)

As I said in my last post White Distilled Vinegar (wdv) is very economical and enviromentally friendly as promissed here are more uses for (wdv)

Blanket renewal:
cotton & wool blankets become soft, fluffy and free of soap odor if you add 2 cups of (wdv) to the rinse cycle of your wash.

Get Laundry Cleaner:
add 1/4/ cup of (wdv) to the last rinse, the acid in (wdv) is too mild to harm fabrics yet strong enought to dissolve the alkalies in soaps & detergents and it also prevents clothes from yellowing, acts as a fabric softener & static cling reducer, it also attacks mildew and mold.

Iron:
getting rid of mineral deposits in steam vents by adding equal parts water & (wdv) in the water chamber, set iron upright for 5 minutes than let iron cool then pour out water solution & rinse with clean water. Test iron before using, this will keep your steam iron clean & in good working condition.

Scorched clothes:
Lightly rub (wdv) on fabrics that have been slightly scorched than wipe with a clean cloth.

Patent leather shoes & bags:
By wiping down your shoes and bags with equal parts (wdv) & water will give them a better shine.