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It’s the time of the year where we come up with the hard to achieve resolution of losing weight. However, we can always resolve to improve our fashion to accentuate our body’s assets rather than liabilities. Wearing good underwear is essential and getting a good fit in the bra size really makes a difference.

Here are some cool fashion tips that you can use for the New Year without as much as breaking a sweat:

•    Break away from the all-black outfit. Although this has always been the most effective trick in visual slimming, it can be extremely hot as well especially if the weather is warm. Good thing is that fashion experts stated that you can go for navy blue, gray or other neutral colors and still create the same slimming effect on your frame. Just as long as the same color is worn from head to toe.

•    The now-famous item called Spanx. This shape wear brand has gained popularity in the United States, thanks to the powerful endorsements of celebrities such as Gwyneth Paltrow and Oprah.

Reliable sources have revealed that actress Lindsay Lohan will be expanding her fashion line despite the tough time she endured as the artistic advisor for a France-based fashion house.

The 23-year old actress stated through a social networking site that she’s going to create an entire line of clothes as well as accessories. The brand new line is scheduled for launching later this year. Lohan, known to have launched 6126 leggings collection two years ago, announced that the full collection of her 6126 line will be available soon.

Sources stated that there will be hundreds of items that will be up for sale and the prices of the items are reasonable and affordable to everyone.

Further expansion will be made in 2010 which would include a line of swimwear, cosmetics, handbags, jewelry and shoes.

Kristi Kaylor, an executive for 6126, said that there will be a new leggings line for release soon due to massive demand for these items.

Nickelodeon’s star SpongeBob Squarepants have been spotted making the rounds in the cities this year to spread some fashion tips for the New Year. According to the beloved cartoon character, the color that should be worn is Yellow.

Yellow is meant to be everywhere, Spongebob said, adding that blacks and grays should be avoided and go for more colorful designs for this season and the next. He reasoned that having these colors eliminates the usual gloomy days and adds sunshine into anyone’s wardrobes.

For young boys and girls, the best combination is having something yellow either on the top or the sneakers. Yellow bags are great to look at this season, he said.

To further accentuate the campaign for the color yellow, Spongebob said that it would not hurt to buy some bright accessories to complement the clothes.

Zafer Caglayan, Turkey’s Minister of Trade and Industry, has reportedly invited fashion and design companies to take part in the Istanbul Fashion Week 2010, an event which aims to build a more united fashion industry. The event will take place from February 3 to 6, 2010.

Caglayan said during a press conference on Friday that this event, to take place for the second time following its successful debut last August, has been ignored in the past. He stressed that the Istanbul Fashion Week will be crucial in terms of making the first step in promoting unity among the leading players in the fashion, textile and design market.

Hikmet Tanriverdi, President of the Istanbul Ready-to-Wear and Apparel Exporters Association, said that they are aiming for the goal of making Istanbul as one of the top five cities in the world that’s leading in the fashion market. The target year is 2023.

Authorities in Sydney are currently searching for three suspects believed to have taken part in the stealing of thousands of dollars worth of fashion handbags sold in a post Prada store last week.

The boutique, located in Martin Place, was broken into by thieves early in the morning, with both front glass doors smashed open.
According to reports, the men have immediately snatched the bags that are part of the new line, with each item costing about $3,000 each.

The CCTV footage of the robbery revealed that the robbers were heavily disguised which makes it difficult to identify them. The robbery is the first of its kind in New South Wales in several months.

The robbers have said to have escaped southbound on George Street where they boarded a blue Subaru vehicle. The vehicle, with an identifiable license plate, was stolen a few weeks ago.
The authorities are asking the public for assistance as for the whereabouts of the thieves.

Instead of just hosting the highly anticipated annual Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, supermodel Heidi Klum surprised everyone when she also took the runway with a sexy pair of lingerie. This is a surprising feat for Klum, who just gave birth to her fourth child named Lou Samuel last month.

Despite her conservative-looking lingerie compared to the other models, Klum still stood out with her purple corset covered with tulle and other fabric. The 36-year old model has been working hard with a personal trainer for the past month in order to lose her baby weight. Reports stated that she gained nearly 50 pounds during her pregnancy.

Klum was joined in the runway with supermodels like Alessandra Ambrosio, Doutzen Kroes, Marisa Miller, and the rest of the Victoria’s Secret standouts. Miller gained attention when she wore a $3 million diamond-encrusted Fantasy Bra.

French fashion designer Sophie Theallet was revealed to be the winner of the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Awards in New York early this week.

CFDA or Council of Fashion Designers of America and American Vogue gave away $200,000 worth of prizes to deserving designers and the winners will get to use the funds in developing their own collection that will be featured in an upcoming fashion show.

Theallet, currently based in New York, was endorsed by US First Lady Michelle Obama recently after the latter wore the former’s dresses on three instances during her trip to Europe earlier this year.

Runners-up Monique Pean and Patrick Ervell received $50,000 each for their efforts.

Last year’s winner Alexander Wang has had a successful year so far, gaining a wider audience. He also won the 2009 Swiss Textiles Award for using textiles in the most creative way in designing garments and underwear including lingerie.

In a bid to expand its business operations, Italian online fashion retailer Yoox has launched an initial public offering (IPO) option this week. This is in a bid to expand its business despite the ongoing global financial crisis.

According to reports, the company is offering up to a total of 55.5 percent stake and is setting the price of the shares between 3.60 to 4.50 euros per share. This values the company at around 226.8 million euros. The IPO is expected to be completed by November 30 this year.

There are currently four investment funds that currently own the 55 percent stake in the company. Yoox sells high-end brands such as Emporio Armani, Valentino, Diesel and Dolce&Gabbana.

The Italian company reported an increase in sales for the first nine months of this year with net profits going as high as 2.8 million euros. A positive trend compared to last year’s decline of 400,000 euros.

Fashion designer Emanuel Ungaro was reportedly displeased upon seeing the latest line of clothing from Ungaro, the fashion house featuring his name which was produced out of “artistic” advice of actress Lindsay Lohan. It’s been reported in the past that Lohan was hired as an “artistic adviser” for the giant fashion house.

Ungaro sold the fashion house in 2005 and has no contact with anyone from his former company since. However, during a festival in Lisbon, Portugal, he was asked about what he thought about the line by Lohan and he was blunt with his reply.

Ungaro said that the line which resulted from collaborating with Lohan was a “complete disaster.” He added that even though he’s furious about this, he couldn’t do anything at this point since he no longer owns the company.

Rumors have been circulating that Lohan’s stint with Ungaro was pro bono or for free.

Britain-based fashion label Luella has reportedly stopped trading after the company’s sudden closure last month due to the financial crisis.

According to reports, the company owned by British fashion designer Luella Bartley stopped trading after the producer of its ready to wear line which included clothing as well as undergarments such as lingerie stopped its operations and the company’s main investor stopped sending in the money. This development was reported by Reuters.

The fashion line has garnered popularity through the years since popular model Kate Moss and singer Lily Allen have been seen wearing the line in numerous occasions, thus boosting sales.

Bartley won the Designer of the Year award in the prestigious British Fashion Awards last year.

In a statement, Bartley said that she was extremely disappointed with the outcome of her 10-year old company but added that she has a lot of options open for the future and will announce her decision in the coming months.