24 JULY 4 – 17, 2014 EPOCH TIMES By Ang Xue Er Epoch Times Contributor S inga- pore-born Islean Val- ath has always been fond of making things, from personally mak- ing a variety of headpieces for her friends, to designing her own office wear. She then realised that she did not just admire fashion, she wanted to start her very own style kingdom. at’s how she became the Founder and Designer of ARC. So why ARC? Fascinated with architecture, inspired by how it represents a woman’s curves, she has explored various ways to accentuate and flatter a wom- an’s figure. Nonetheless, it even- tually became the driving force behind her collections. Using only a few bold and simple colours on hand and a combination of techniques such as double-tones, peepholes, panels and inserts, ARC allows a woman to embrace her distinctive shape and feel confident while doing it! So to all ladies, have confi- dence, straighten your back, head’s up, look forward as pulling off Islean’s designs would be an outright accom- plishment! e ARC Fall Winter 2014 Collection from a non-fash- ionista’s point of view: Women ain’t weak, men watch out and Islean knows that! Her tops grants women this braver and mascu- line impression by making shoulders frames jut out. We can be the pillar of support and be independent too. Conquering on, tilt your eyes down: undoubtedly fol- lowing her style on fashion, her skirts meticulously accen- tuates a woman’s s-curve out- line. However, here comes the twist, so what’s beneath? e flares at the end of the skirts and modish baggy pants bring out the secrecy behind feminin- ity and conceal unwanted flaws powerfully. For more information about ARC, visit arcival.com or its Facebook page at facebook. com/ARClabel. ALL PHOTOS COURTESY OF ISLEAN VALATH Islean Valath Founder & Designer ARC Singaporean Designer Islean Valath ARC Fall Winter 2014 Collection
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health & beauty24 july 4 – 17, 2014 Epoch TimEs
By Ang Xue Er Epoch Times contributor
Singa-pore-born Islean Val-ath has
always been fond of making things, from personally mak-ing a variety of headpieces for her friends, to designing her own office wear.
She then realised that she did not just admire fashion, she wanted to start her very own style kingdom. That’s how she became the Founder and Designer of ARC.
So why ARC? Fascinated with architecture, inspired by how it represents a woman’s curves, she has explored various ways to accentuate and flatter a wom-an’s figure. Nonetheless, it even-tually became the driving force behind her collections.
Using only a few bold and simple colours on hand and a combination of techniques such as double-tones, peepholes, panels and inserts, ARC allows a woman to embrace her distinctive shape and feel confident while doing it!
So to all ladies, have confi-dence, straighten your back, head’s up, look forward as pulling off Islean’s designs would be an outright accom-plishment!
The ARC Fall Winter 2014 Collection from a non-fash-ionista’s point of view:
Women ain’t weak, men watch out and Islean knows that! Her tops grants women this braver and mascu-line impression by making shoulders frames jut out. We can be the pillar of support and be independent too.
Conquering on, tilt your eyes down: undoubtedly fol-lowing her style on fashion, her skirts meticulously accen-tuates a woman’s s-curve out-line. However, here comes the twist, so what’s beneath? The flares at the end of the skirts and modish baggy pants bring out the secrecy behind feminin-ity and conceal unwanted flaws powerfully.
For more information about ARC, visit arcival.com or its Facebook page at facebook.com/ARClabel.
All Photos Courtesy of IsleAn VAlAth
islean Valath Founder & Designer
ARc
Singaporean Designer Islean Valath
ARC Fall Winter 2014 Collection
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By Dana Straut www.thefashiontag.wordpress.com
Glamour. Glitz. Sparkles and bling. Patterns, colours, funky mood. Stop. It’s time to take
up a style challenge: Styling basic T-shirts! Now before you go off and dismissively laugh ask your-self this: when was the last time you ever wore a basic tee some-where? Anywhere? Sleep and moping around the house does not count.
Also, question excludes any style gimmick the tee may hold. That’s right, no glitter, no beads, no nothing. Well, okay maybe a teeny tiny text, or pattern.
With trends like mismatched prints, bold colours and patters clearly it’s no wonder our eyes and finances are swung by the fashion extravaganza the moment we pop into a store. And really, who can blame us? It’s all a circus and mad
glitzy world out there, but today I dare you to forget everything you ever knew about fashion.
What if simple became the new fabulous? Wouldn’t that be amazing? On this note I dare you to style a plain tee and consider
wear ing one anywhere. Would you?
As a kid I used to hate sim-ple tees. Give me pinks, sparkles and unicorns all over. Sometimes I was OK with a basic one but it had to be red or dark blue. And that was when I was fashion pun-ished by my mom. Or when all my ditsy sartorial choices were dirty, so I had to settle for basic. Meh.
So how do you style a basic white t-shirt?
For sporty casual styles, basic
tees are a uniform really. Sneakers, wedges or flat san-
dals on and you’ve got the weekend look going on. Cutoffs or mini skirts for summer. The moment you clash a basic tee with a smarter outfit—think pencil skirts, trousers, heels, blazers—you get a very chic understated sophisticated look.
Tuck in your tee, roll up the sleeves and don’t forget a state-ment necklace.
Also a great bag will always pop against a simple tee look. Think
all black—skinny black jeans, slouchy black tee, flat pumps, heels, sneakers, sandals or even boots—and a coloured bag. Red lips can be the best accessory ever when rocking a basic T-shirt.
Simplicity in style is quite chic and it sometimes does feel as if we need a dose of relaxed vibe in our lives. There’s a certain elegance, freshness and sexiness in wear-ing a pair of jeans and a simple T-shirt. Or a pencil skirt and a basic tee. Perhaps it has to do with confidence and inner style.
Bringing Basic Back! Perfecting the Styling of a basic t-Shirt
