The modern Chinese tunic suit is a style of male attire known in China as the Chungshan suit or Zhongshan suit (traditional Chinese: ???; simplified Chinese: ???; pinyin: Zhongshan zhuang) (after Sun Zhongshan), and known in the West as the Mao suit (after Mao Zedong). Sun Zhongshan (better known as Sun Yat-sen) introduced the style shortly after the founding of the Republic of China as a form of national dress although with a distinctly political and later governmental implication. When the Republic was founded in 1912, the style of dress worn in China was based on Manchu dress (qipao and c...

One of the most important formal wear in any men's wardrobe is Men's suit. Every man should at least have one suit. There are always time when we require to be formally appear like attending a formal occasion or a job interview where we cannot go with out an apt suit. Men's suit projects his confidence and power in business further it represents stylish masculinity during formal occasions. Hence, having a right suit is really important for your wardrobe. You have two choices, either have your suit tailored or get it off-rack. Tailored suits are specifically individualized and modified to...

Mens suit is one of the most important things in a men’s wardrobe, but it is worthed only when you have a well fitted suit for yourself. Shopping for a men’s suit does not simply mean that you land up in a branded showroom and buy a fancy suit for it is quite essential that you pay attention on the fact that it fits you really well. If you do not give due importance to this area that there are complete chances that you would end up buying an awful looking suit on the payment of a heavy price. You would not feel the pinch on your pocket if you have purchased a classic, well fitted suit for your...

2NT : 3C - Stayman or Baron? Two types of structure are popular : 3C = Baron Convention, asking for 4-card suits up-the-line. Opener bids the cheapest 4-card suit held. If clubs is the only suit, opener bids 3NT. 3D /3H = Transfer to hearts/spades. 3S = 5 spades and 4 hearts exactly, the major two-suiter that cannot be shown otherwise with Baron 3C or transfers. The other structure uses 3C as Stayman asking only for majors, not for all 4-card suits. 3C = Stayman Convention, asking for 4-card majors. 3D /3H = Transfer to hearts/spades. 3S = Minor two-suiter with some ...

Living or vacationing in California invariably makes one's thoughts turn to that of the beach. As soon as school lets out for the summer, teenagers flock to the beach to enjoy sand, surf and good times with friends. Before piling into the convertible with friends for beach time adventures, make sure you have a bathing suit that will get you noticed, and make you feel fantastic in the process! For this, you need to go to the Hollister Clothing Store nearest you. Hollister Clothing sells two piece bathing suits for women. They do not stock one piece bathing suits. Since the tops and bottoms...

By its very definition, fashion is something that is constantly changing. From the drape jacket and skinny, drainpipe trousers of 1950’s teddy boys, through the disco-influenced three-piece flared suits of the 1970s and on to the urban ‘trainers and loose-fit jeans’ look of the 1990s. Fashion has always been influenced by culture and it reflects how ‘in’ someone is with the current popular mode of expression. Whilst the 1990s saw ‘casual’ become more popular than ever, such fashion understatements could only ever have so much shelf-life before the next generation of trend-setting trailblaze...

Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas! Christmas is a favorite winter celebration that is time for traditions such as parties, baking cookies, trimming the tree, decorating the house, and family gathering. This big celebration is enjoyed by both children and adults. Many people are dressing up for Christmas parties and this awakens the Christmas spirit and spreading Christmas cheer to you as well as others. The most famous costume for Christmas season is a Santa Clause suit, which kids love to be around with during Christmas. If you are planning to dress up as Santa Clause for local school Christ...

Your mail falls through the letterbox with a thud. People still like you. People are still paying you. People who couldn't care less about you are sending you bills (they're pretty smart, they know other people are paying you). You, of course put them to one side to open later because amoungst the mail sits a rather intreguing invitation to somewhere swanky. You're not only liked. You're positively courted. And then you look a bit closer and you notice, where you would usually expect to see the words black tie, that it says Hollywood Black Tie. Now what? As writer and marketer in the...

After all the buzz over men's wear, it all comes down to this: men's suits are back, and they are must-haves more than ever for the young and young at heart. And side by side with this is something that's been coming back to stay: gray flannel. It's nothing new to hear of teeners wanting to upgrade their wardrobe to a blazer and a suit, or of wanting shirts with narrower dimensions, paired with skinny ties. Nowadays, its more and more L.A. out there, with all the fashion centered on jeans, and what one eats and drinks. But in general we see people who are wearing what they had as teeners...

A bespoke conservatory is a different way to add on an extension to your house so that it feels light and airy just in time for summer. A bespoke conservatory can be designed to suit any style of property. Using a bespoke conservatory to extend your house can work out cheaper than investing in another property. Bespoke conservatories can also be built over two storeys. Apropos Tectonic design and create bespoke conservatories in aluminium and glass which let light into your house. Apropos use double glazing on all their bespoke conservatories, this allows your conservatory to meet energy-sav...