Fashion Models and the Hottest Designer Trends

Getting that slim fashion model figure may be a bit easier than most people think and sometimes a few very small changes add up to dozens of pounds shed over time.

In my mid 30′s with kids and a husband I found myself in a position that many other women my age share … lying flat on my back and holding my breath in order to zip up my pants. Now, it takes time to get here, but somehow it just goes unnoticed until you just break that zipper.

I looked sadly at my expanded waistline and shrugged it off as a natural part of getting older. right?

My weight had been stable for years, I was not fat, but not as thin as I felt I should be. I was 5’4″ and 140 lbs. I definitely could lose a few pounds. I blamed it on decreased metabolism, it’s natural part of getting   older… right? I am not a big eater, never have been and I do not snack. Not that I do not believe in it or for any dietary purpose, it’s just that I can only eat if hungry and do not like to feel full or stuffed. I also believed that I ate fairly good things. Not much fast food or junk.

My husband and I split up and a few changes came my way that changed my thinking and my weight. My husband is a big beer drinker and always had Budweiser in the fridge. I drink beer as well and always drank Bud because it was there. Now that I was on my own, I started trying other things when I went out. I found Michelob Ultra, which I really liked because it was light and began ordering that.

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So what was in this spring / summer in the way of shoes… first thing that comes to mind is funky 1970′s platforms, strappy booties and some sky hight heels. It also seems like everyone was really into straps, lots of them. Check these out…

This is a Prada creation, it looks like it needs some metallic flowered wallpaper to go with this very 1970′s looking shoe. Not sure why, but the colors scream Brady bunch to me. Not sure if I would wear it, but very cool looking never the less.

Black leather and gladiator straps are in on the Givenchy catwalk.. it’s got that s & M dominatrix feel. Where’s the whip?

Christian Lacroix’s sandal above is a decade later than the majority with this punkish looking metallic sandal, but, it does have that 1970′s wood heel thing going

Dior, always very stylish

Yves Saint Lauren rainbow powered giant platform

Stella McCartney Hippie beaded platform shoe, with straps. Seems like every designer had to have straps this summer.

Proenza 70′s looking wooden heeled strappy sandal in that 70′s bright orange Brady Bunch hue.

And finally, nothing screams 1970′s more than terry cloth and here we have the powder blue Givenchy terry cloth platform slip on… I really like this shoe!

Givenchy seems to be a timeless brand that found its way from 1950′s households (popularized by Audrey Hepburns very glamorous style) all the way to 2008 without ever skipping a beat or losing any fashion and style popularity. The brand just keeps growing and has expanded over the years into many merchandise markets, from perfume all the way to eye glasses.

Below are some famous Givenchy ads for the first perfume, the first of many.

This is the Audrey Hepburn ad from 1957 for Givenchi’s first perfume offering

In 1957 Hubert de Givenchy launched his first scent “L’Interdit”, created for actress Audrey Hepburn ‘forbidden’ or l’interdit in French.

50 years later, Givenchy reissued a line of scents and perfumes called ‘Mythical’ . These are Givenchy scents which are no longer available, except for this limited time. L’Interdit, Le De, Givenchy III, (named after the address of the Givenchy Couture house in Paris) and Eau de Givenchy was available at Harrods in London and this promotion ended in the winter of 2007. If someone is looking for these, sure there are many bottles still around.. or you can wait 50 more years to maybe get a wiff of the historic scents, on the next relaunch.

Here is a picture of the bottle of Le De from Givenchy

Here are a few more products that carry the Givenchy brand as well as the Givenchy pricetag

above are Givenchy  black studded shoes, very hot, $535, Barneys.com and below we have one of the styles of eyewear from the Givenchy eyewear collection.

Givenchy 2007 winter collection