Give Your Jeans Some Attitude

These days, jeans are becoming a basic building block of any wardrobe. Almost everywhere around the globe, you see people wearing jeans. From high-waist pants, capris, and cargos to tattered jeans and cigarette pants, the variety seems infinite. Jeans are becoming such a moth-eaten that they're coming to close quarters with being a total faux-pas. But how do you squeeze out a savvy style for your jeans without becoming too distinct? The answer: ACCESSORIZE! Exude style savvy with your jeans using the following tips:

  • For low-waist jeans, use navel diamonds and gems to accentuate a cute belly-button. You can also wrap silver chain-belts around your tummy, to shimmer while you dance "the bump". For a totally 70's look, add on colorful bangles and large hoop rings.
  • For capris, wear anklets - either a slim gold chain to accent a trim ankle or ethnic beads for a "beach-babe" look. You can also add hip body bags for a sportier look.
  • For cargos, those handy Swiss knives bring action to your jeans, as do large backpacks. You can also wear Buddha beads which bring luck for extreme adventures.
  • For high-waist pants, use large dark-colored snakeskin belts to hide the height of the waist. Never use bright colored or diamond belts - it'll grab all the attention.
  • For tattered or ripped jeans, wear kerchief belts for a handy-man look. You can also position a kerchief in your backpocket to call attention to a sexy bottom. Don't use overpolished accessories with the grunge look such as diamond or leather belts - it's an extreme combination.
  • For loose or baggy jeans, more oversized chains clipped from the belt-line to your pocket give you a "gangsta" look. So do vintage pocket-watches, which bring out the "hip-hop" style. And if you're in for the "chicano" look, wear plaids as well as bandanas or hairnets.
  • For cigarette pants, use "l-mac" (colored-transparent plastic) belts for a "be-bop" look. Gold or silver jewelry and fancy anklets can also dress up your jeans. never wear anything ethnic - it ruins the polished style.

Copyright(c) 2005 Rachelle Arlin Credo. All rights reserved.

Rachelle Arlin Credo is an entrepreneur and relationship coach. She also works as an image consultant and part-time writer. Formerly a contributing scribe to The Freeman and Sunstar Daily - Philippines, she writes short stories, poems, essays, and tons of articles for Writers.net, Netterweb.com, Ideamarketers.com, Searchwarp.com, and Goarticles.com. For more info, mailto: raeshylle@yahoo.com.

In The News:

table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/New-Fashion-Magazine-Arrives-Metro/story.aspx%3Fguid%3D%257BB8E4E57A-5BE9-4ED3-83B6-CDB24E2A13F7%257Dcid=1276558649ei=qFI1Sey_GI2A7QP6hLivDQusg=AFQjCNE76h8217LsBBux0oW_HXW8D1DBGwNew bFashion/b Magazine Arrives in Metro Detroit/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fMarketWatchnbsp;-/font nobr23 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1The glossy, full-color, monthly magazine celebrates all facets of metro Detroit bstyle/b, with emphasis on bfashion/b, beauty and home/entertaining. b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table
table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifa href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.fresnobee.com/entertainment/story/1046055.htmlcid=1276732438ei=qFI1Sey_GI2A7QP6hLivDQusg=AFQjCNGpXtMS2MLmmgFOrOoQEpPjq0gi8Qimg src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=RZ-6D3KKVw4Jimgurl=media.fresnobee.com/smedia/2008/12/01/13/778-TV_Project_Runway.standalone.prod_affiliate.8.JPG width=74 height=80 alt= border=1brfont size=-2Fresno Bee/font/a/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.fresnobee.com/entertainment/story/1046055.htmlcid=1276732438ei=qFI1Sey_GI2A7QP6hLivDQusg=AFQjCNGpXtMS2MLmmgFOrOoQEpPjq0gi8Q#39;Runway#39;s#39; Tim Gunn brings his bstyle/b savvy to Fresno/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fFresno Bee,nbsp;CAnbsp;-/font nobr14 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1quot;We want to give her some education about how to get her bfashion/b and bstyle/b right.quot; This is not a one-way trip. Gunn describes such visits as an opportunity b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table
table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.ajc.com/services/content/printedition/2008/11/30/mystyheaton.htmlcid=0ei=qFI1Sey_GI2A7QP6hLivDQusg=AFQjCNGitRPsPAl72CxzNf-V_DvXA-5uIQOCCUPATION: Wife, mother, grandmother/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fAtlanta Journal Constitution,nbsp; USAnbsp;-/font nobr22 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1It defined my new bfashion style/b.” FAVORITE STORES: Neiman Marcus, Anthropologie, Bella Boutique in Peachtree City, French Connection and vintage shops. b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table
table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2008-12-01-forbes-miami-celebrities_N.htmcid=0ei=qFI1Sey_GI2A7QP6hLivDQusg=AFQjCNHzKf-H82hSCe2CFxdPEh5n8YBmFgCeleb-watching, Miami bstyle/b/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fUSA Todaynbsp;-/font nobr2 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1In the 1990s, bfashion/b designer Gianni Versace seemed not to mind that his oceanfront mansion, Casa Casuarina, was one of the only residential properties b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table
table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/American-Express-Spreads-Holiday-Deals/story.aspx%3Fguid%3D%257B147FB4F3-3E71-4967-89C0-93EFD9BD1BF5%257Dcid=1276532885ei=qFI1Sey_GI2A7QP6hLivDQusg=AFQjCNEQuhPPOIbvDjjlRhgOAbVJ64Hp0wAmerican Express Spreads Holiday Deals with Return of My WishList/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fMarketWatchnbsp;-/font nobrDec 1, 2008/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1Go behind-the-scenes at Marie Claire and attend a real bfashion/b photoshoot with Nina Garcia. With this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, one Cardmember and a b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table
table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/myShapecomR-Kicks-Off-Style-Spa/story.aspx%3Fguid%3D%257B14D5BEBB-F04D-4F1B-9043-13906A4E6E0A%257Dcid=1276475484ei=qFI1Sey_GI2A7QP6hLivDQusg=AFQjCNE3E_y27Rs4mi-iN91m4lOQfrJ89wmyShape.com(R) Kicks Off bStyle/b Spa Shopping Spree Contest/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fMarketWatchnbsp;-/font nobrDec 1, 2008/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1b.../b Shopping spree at myShape.com and a bstyle/b spa makeover with Patty Fox, myShape Chief Creative Officer and bFashion/b Coordinator for the Academy Awards(R). b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table
table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.metronc.com/article/%3Fid%3D1785cid=0ei=qFI1Sey_GI2A7QP6hLivDQusg=AFQjCNFf3_ZGc4eBWkao0DCQQaYZTA2CIAbStyle/b - bFashion/b News/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fMetro Magazine,nbsp;NCnbsp;-/font nobr17 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1Ralph Lauren bFashion/b Show, Dec. 13 from 12-1 pm tips on making the wardrobe transition from fall to winter and the latest trends for the upcoming season b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table
table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifa href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/fashion/2008/12/01/2008-12-01_katie_courics_new_do_is_a_fashion_dont.htmlcid=1276662499ei=qFI1Sey_GI2A7QP6hLivDQusg=AFQjCNFERx5E_Dsge-l8Jfw65GI0UP_uXAimg src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=Xfori2SCo0IJimgurl=assets.nydailynews.com/img/2008/12/02/amd_couric-hair.jpg width=80 height=71 alt= border=1brfont size=-2New York Daily News/font/a/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/fashion/2008/12/01/2008-12-01_katie_courics_new_do_is_a_fashion_dont.htmlcid=1276662499ei=qFI1Sey_GI2A7QP6hLivDQusg=AFQjCNFERx5E_Dsge-l8Jfw65GI0UP_uXAKatie Couric#39;s new #39;do is a bfashion/b don#39;t/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fNew York Daily News,nbsp;NYnbsp;-/font nobr11 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1The veteran journalist has always made it a point not to let her bstyle/b overshadow her skills. This short cut once again makes her appearance the big news b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table
table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.yaledailynews.com/articles/view/26774cid=0ei=qFI1Sey_GI2A7QP6hLivDQusg=AFQjCNGxf8UYn-1mGbwtH2zcnc_CpaGscwIvy bfashion/b prevails/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fYale Daily News,nbsp;CTnbsp;-/font nobr7 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1bFashion/b trends may come and go each season, but Ivy League bstyle/b is, apparently, timeless. “Take Ivy,” a bfashion/b book featuring Ivy League bstyle/b from the b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table
table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.thesundaily.com/article.cfm%3Fid%3D28185cid=1276748665ei=qFI1Sey_GI2A7QP6hLivDQusg=AFQjCNHjOKmvW8BzPe8gkNeRw_1C6IoHxwGerman exhibition ends in trendy bstyle/b/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fThe Sun Daily,nbsp;Malaysianbsp;-/font nobr10 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1b.../b on the Limkokwing University of Creative Technology campus – Zeitgeist – ended in bstyle/b on Nov 14 with a captivating bfashion/b show staged by students. b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table
fashion style - Google News


Wind Chimes and more...

Windchimes for great gifts!

Travel With Style

Your heading out for that vacation you've been waiting sooo... Read More

Five Mothers Day Gift Ideas

Books1. If mom is a collector, whatever her passion -... Read More

Get Fashionable With Womens Flipflops

The hottest fashion trend for feet this summer is women's... Read More

Anne Klein ? the Past and the Future Extraordinaire!

Fashion designer Anne Klein was born Hannah Golofski in New... Read More

Guide to the Latest Fashion Labels

From the runway to the impulse-buy section at the grocery... Read More

Lipstik Clothing Is At The Top When It Comes To Fashion Forward Childrens Designs

If you have a little girl, you will absolutely love... Read More

Bling Bling on a Budget

A nice piece of jewelry can brighten up your entire... Read More

Fashion Tips: Dress to Look Young

Dress to look young? Well think about it, how are... Read More

Earrings The Ultimate Fashion Statement

Earrings are an important part of every woman's wardrobe, whether... Read More

Chandelier Earrings: Cascading Elegance

Earrings come in many forms, and the complexity of the... Read More

How to Care For Your Designer Handbag

Whether your designer handbag is a Louis Vuitton, a Gucci,... Read More

Summer Swimsuits ? There is Still Time to Enjoy Them

Our summer season has finally made its way into July,... Read More

Pretty in Pink Contact Lenses

Want a different eye color than the one you were... Read More

Tribal Tattoo Designs

For centuries, tattoos symbolized the membership in groups, families, but... Read More

Belly Rings: Sexy is as Sexy Does

Body piercings have been the object of much controversy --... Read More

Man Earring: a macho look in jewelry fashion

These days, there is a call for more "metrosexuals," or... Read More

How to Find the Perfect Swimsuit for Your Body Type

Finding the best swimsuit is something that we all struggle... Read More

Handbag and Purse Trends 2005

Handbags are becoming the most popular fashion accessory on the... Read More

Eyewear Frames - Catch the Wave of Fashion

With so many eyewear choices it can be difficult to... Read More

Colours of Contact Lenses

Colours of Contact Lenses - Get Lost in those Purple(?)... Read More

Ten of the Most Famous Diamonds and Who Owns Them

There are more than three hundred fifty named diamonds famous... Read More

Guess Handbags Are A Popular Fashion Accessory!

Guess is a widely recognized brand name that most people... Read More

Staying Professionally Chic In The Heat

Whether you live in a warm climate year round or... Read More

Does Your Make Up Bag Work?

Having our makeup at our fingertips is a number one... Read More

Gemstone Treatments

Though not common knowledge to the public, most gemstones are... Read More