On my recent trip to Turkey, I spent a few days in the great city of Istanbul. It’s filled with history, culture, tourists, technology and yes, very trendy people. The one trend that absolutely stood out was that many young Turkish women were wearing these beautiful silk headscarves, rather than a hijab (a more full head covering worn my Muslim women). I just expected that most women would have a hijab on but no, young women were wearing these silk scarves with the most beautiful patterns and colours. There was one day in particular where I watched a group of women walking down a hill. Each woman had a different coloured scarf on which captured the attention of many tourists ...
These shoes were meant for walking… and style
So I just came back from an amazing trip to Turkey. On route to our final destination, my husband and I stopped over in London for a few days to do some sightseeing… actually, I was trying to see if Will and Kate would have us over for tea. They were busy.
Shortly into our London trip, I noticed something that was VERY appealing to me – men were walking around with beautifully-designed shoes. I don’t just mean trendy-looking shoes, no no. I mean great quality, amazingly-shaped, textured shoes. I noticed this not just on men in suits (the lawyers, consultants, bankers, etc) but also on casually-dressed men (like jeans, a golf shirt and GREAT shoes kinda guy). I...
Business Casual – What does that mean?
Lately, I’ve been reading up on what exactly business casual means. I’ve come to the conclusion that business casual means very different things to different people. On one hand, you have the “banker type” who wears power suits 5 days of the week. In this industry, and many other corporate environments, one must adhere to business formal wear every day of the week – there’s no such thing as “casual Fridays”. When you dress professionally, you come across as more credible and confident and in many industries, this can convey the message that you have a high level of expertise.
On the flip side, some professions don’t fit into this category – the marke...