It’s cold outside and we all want spring to come as soon as possible with its warmth, sun and greenness. And while there is little brightness out there we can think about things that can enliven our life.

Let’s talk about bracelets now. Bracelets are must-haves in any woman’s wardrobe. And we all have so many of them! But do you know that they initially were worn only by men? Read the history of bracelets here.

Spring-Summer 2010 season sees lots of bracelets worn all over the arm, from wrists to forearms. And the diversity of styles and designs is huge.

Let me show you the bracelets I liked the most in designers’ collections.

John Galliano and Lanvin created very elaborate and chic pieces, with lots of beads, chains and gemstones.

Jean Paul Gaultier preferred plastic to other materials and made very extravagant bracelets which could be worn on forearms and elbows.

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Hermes is a label that produces chic and very expensive clothing and accessories but customers who have used those items at least once will never say the price isn’t worth the piece.

This makes us think that Hermes doesn’t really need much advertising, but when we see the new Spring-Summer 2010 ad campaign all ideas of this kind just disappear. It’s really nice to look at the adverts!

The best fairy-tales have been embodied in these pictures. Look at them and try to guess which tale each photo shows.

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Supermodel Naomi Campbell donated one of her Hermes “It” handbags in pale green alligator skin, which costs 21,000 euros ($31,500) to the charity for White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood. This foundation promotes safe motherhood worldwide and fights against raising deaths in pregnancy, which take away more then half a million women a year.

The Hermes “Birkin” bag had been estimated at between 12,000 to 15,000 euros.

The Hermes auction takes place on November 10, 2009

French auctioneers Artcuria sold this Birkin bag, which was named after British-born celebrity, singer and actress Jane Birkin, who sold her own in 2007 for 74,000 euros ($ 108,000).These money was donated to a human rights group.

The price is the record for a leather handbag at the time.

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Scarves as well as kerchiefs and shawls are indespensable accessories for every woman. They create special look and make people pay attention to the wearer.

One can tie a scarf around her neck to stay warm, to enliven a dull oufit or make the look more exquisite.

Marc by Marc Jacobs Valley Sweater Scarf

Scarves have been with us for not years or decades but centuries.

Sophisticated Louis Vuitton scarf is a thing every fashion-conscious person wants to own, while  a Hermes kerchief is the best ever piece for a female fashionista.

Scarves no longer serve as items protecting us from cold or wind, they have become versatile and fashionable accessories.

This season designers offer us to wear long and wide warm scarves. These can be of a simple design, adorned with pom-poms, etc. Besides, one can wear more than one scarf and look perfect!

Such scarves were presented in many designer collections, for instance: Missoni, Dsquared2, Topshop Unique, Aquascutum, Mulberry, Diane von Furstenberg, Diesel Black Gold, Twenty&Twelve, etc.

As you can see, scarves can easily be worn instead of hats. If you like the idea go for it immediately as soon it is going to be really chilly.

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The theme of Hermes Spring/Summer 2010 collection unveiled during Paris Fashion Week was apparently tennis. But this doesn’t mean all the clothes were focused on that. There were classic pieces and casual ones, too.

Tennis-based items included a variatey of tennis skirts, jackets, cardigans, dresses and sweatbands. To my surprise, these outfits were combined with signature Hermes Birkin bags.

Casual pieces were mostly oriented on young people. Short shorts, and super-short skirts, lingerie seen through sheer materials, chiffon ruffled blouses completed this part of the range.

And classic styles, more peculiar for Hermes, were not presented in a wide variety but those which we saw looked great – elegant, chic and sophisticated.

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Do you like Hermes scarves? Oh, I do. That’s why this limited-edition collection by Hermes is something I’ll be searching in stores soon.

The luxury brand Hermes and British Liberty have teamed up to produce a line of scarves and ties that combines Liberty’s Tana Lawn classic flower print and the Hermès ex Libris logo.

Scarves come in 6 color variations and look very interesting. These will be available alongside the Fall/Winter 2009-2010 collection, from September 7 to October 18.

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I guess it wouldn’t be news for you that Hermes own farms in Australia to breed crocodiles for the purpose of using their skin to make bags. When I heard it for the first time I asked myself if PETA would react to this information. It took some time though for the animal-protecting group to respond.

So, here what the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals stated:

The thought of purposely breeding and killing crocodiles for an outdated, overpriced handbag should make any fashionista’s skin crawl. If Hermes really wants to be a leader in the fashion industry, it should stop killing animals for cold-blooded vanity and use cruelty-free mock croc and fake snake instead.”

Pink who recently provided the voice of a computer-generated crocodile in PETA’s commented the situation:

Killing animals for their skins is so disgusting that it doesn’t make me want to befriend designers who use them.”

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Hermes surpassed all our expectation with their Fall 2009 collection on Paris Fashion Week.

It was an absolute furor! Lots of propellers turning in the background, accompanied by soundtracks from Casablanca created necessary atmosphere for the presentation of aviator-inspired line by Jean Paul Gaultier for Autumn/Winter 2009-2010.

The luxury of rich materials including leather (that is a trend this season!), furs, suede, cashmere, knits, flannel, satin and other fabrics did its work and the garments presented were warmly approved by the fashion experts.

The color palette was rather dark and restrained to black, fuchsia, grey, violet, and brown. Though such moderation in color can be explained by the peculiarity of the motif – I have never seen a pilot wearing something bright!

The Hermes Fall 2009 range included long floor sweeping evening gowns, knitwear, long sheepskin or leather coats with fur trimming, leather military-style raincoats, hooded trench coats, satin or leather trousers, warm vests and gilets, classic ties, bomber jackets, knee-length dresses, overalls, cardigans, long bell-shaped skirts, leather leggings and lots of other items.

I was amazed by the headwear each model was wearing. Pieces included were pilot hats with special glasses or leather bandannas. No one before Hermes had ever used such designs. Pretty unusual, isn’t it?

More styles from Hermes collection …

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