Faced with the global economic crisis and the precipitous drop in sales, the big finally decide to make their collections more accessible to everyone.

The famous Italian shop launched its new division, called “Prada Stones Special” offering products below USD 1,000.

As with Armani Exchange, company executives aim for 2009 to expand the audience and revenues of Prada, offering cheaper alternatives to the luxury collection.

The average purse is $ 500. That’s right: you have three accessories in one, because the straps can convert your wallet into a necklace or belt!

They also offer shoes and other accessories, like wallets, jewelry and keychains to supersize your collection.

Maybe get your portfolio now so desired Prada is not just a dream.

In terms of fashion, also begins a trend incredibly useful to promote environmental care and be both the most stylish. The product allows us to achieve this are nothing more and nothing less than the boots Dhaka, fully developed with plastic grocery bags recycled.

The idea of its creator, Camila Labra, born after at his university was charged with creating a normal object with unusual materials, then came up with the idea of these boots, baptizing Dhaka inspired the name of the capital of Bangladesh, one of the cities most polluted by plastic waste in the world.

I imagine that as these beautiful boots were created, could also develop a portfolio, rain jackets, umbrellas, or who knows, anything that allows combining a taken made entirely of recyclable material.

The interesting thing about these boots, the colors and designs that look youthful and comfortable, also can be used with pants, skirts or shorts as they form the calf.

Her latest collection is run no more and no less than by Zaha Hadid, the prominent Anglo-Iraqi architect.

Hadid, the first woman to receive the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2004, is characterized by promoting a multidisciplinary approach to architecture. In addition to monumental constructions, production includes paintings, city maps, furniture and design objects.

The Brazilian firm, based in Sao Paulo, launched its latest collection at London Fashion Week. There Hadid said: “I am 30 years of research in different areas of architecture and design, and this was a very challenging project, not only design but also by the technical aspects. There was great synergy; worked closely with Melissa to make the design really ”

Plastic is the core material for the production of Melissa. It took years of research to finding the formula that would provide elasticity, impermeability and resistance to shoes.

One of his last inventions was the Velvet Melflex, which is waterproof and has the same ending that the real velvet, just … plastic!

The joint line Melissa + Zaha Hadid comes in eight colors and is now available in stores.

On this occasion, the head of design was the queen of punk Vivienne Westwood.

The collection was presented in July 2008, at the Fashion Week Berlin, which took about 18 European designers in vogue.

The fashion event of the most important in Germany was closed by Westwood and his collection “Anglomania”. To the surprise of the public, 19 models strutted the runway, wearing the new Dragon Lady Melissa.

About his work in collaboration with Melissa, Westwood said: “The beauty of this partnership was the ability to create modern products of very high quality but affordable.”

The price of the models in the collection Vivienne Westwood Anglomania + Melissa around € 90.

The classic plastic of Melissa, the Lady Dragon have open toe, with a pattern of heart in the end.

You can choose between five different colors: peach, lemon, heart black or pearl white, pastel blue or dull gray with red heart.

The versatility of Melissa, provided both the material used as per its original design, is here to stay for much longer.

Despite all claims that environmentalists ask not to kill animals to exploit their leather, Italy although there is no consciousness in regard to that principle and exquisite items produced in their skin are all the rage on fashion runways, boutique shops and streets.

Brands like Gucci Dolce & Gabbana, Trussardi to Cavalli, Richmond and Shiri and Tod’s have in their collections crocodile skin as the flagship to show off the season’s coming. The grace of crocodile skin, is that you can have in every color imaginable, not just the traditional green dress the animal.

Can you imagine suitcase made of alligator?, Dolce & Gabbana went ahead with the idea and has already launched spectacular travel bags, this leather.

For those who do not have much budget to buy pieces of original crocodile, can be tested with synthetic leather imitations, they are of very good quality and low cost allowing them to go to the craze that is still raging without destroying life crocodiles.

This time, the iconic Vans cede their space to Greek mythology, with illustrations by the artist Keren Richter.

Already in 2008, Richter made his first contribution to the Californian company, printing its famous spiral the skater look of the signature itself.

The partnership was so successful that Richter was reconvened to illustrate the new Vans.

The inspiration of this radiant collection found its source in Artemis, the goddess of hunting.

Vans never gave me guidelines for any of the models, “said Richter,” I create art that I like and they take care to pour it into the footwear.

In the new model can also be seen references to the album cover Starpower, New York-based group Sonic Youth, the Super Mario of the 80s and Victorian buildings in San Francisco.

The new collection comes in two colors, violet and pink, and also bring a matching purse.

Not bad to have a better view of the Parthenon for just USD 55.

Incredibly, at a gateway has been a protest against high heels, as they were several models that fell on the same outfits to use the designer Manolo Blahnik.

The parade in which this happened was in New York Fashion Week, can you imagine?, For experienced models, studying to walk on ultra thin and high-heeled pass them this is something to think about the rest of us all, the poor mortals.

The models came out barefoot to protest the discomfort of the shoe models this designer that I have mentioned and also of Colombian Brian Reyes. Unfortunately the boardwalk this year has not played well past the models, and falls were multiple, affecting models of famous designers Oscar de la Renta and Carolina Herrera.

I wonder even when they display things in life never will use, even for a party, because it would run the risk of doing nothing more and nothing less than ridiculous, is there any designer that can combine the comfort we miss on a day to day and the elegance of a heel?.

The buckles are inn this winter, patent, square blocks, thin, rather high, medium and Chat are the trend.
The chamois is the wild card of the season, along with the boots and shoes, even sandals to attend any party or event where the gala is the plus.

Shoes with applications buttons, zippers and buttonholes are also first-line, combined with large and elaborate leather coats and fine wools. The high-heeled shoes may be used with two-tone tights, or a skirt and two pairs of pantyhose, one black and one color of the skirt, for example, providing a touch rebellious and fun.

Tie straps at the ankle shoes are also the key proposals of winter 2009, showing shoes made from fine fabrics, leather, fur and feathers, that is, the imagination has taken the winter to make it a true celebration of color and brightness.

In this show involves hundreds of companies that will showcase its advances in technology applied to fashion and footwear, ie it is a show with a line of footwear designed to care for the health and aesthetics of women.

Further advances in footwear involve the use of new materials, custom molds and fragrances to improve the health of the use daily. Footwear is a must considering that it involves walking to work well the different muscle groups, burn more calories and back rest properly.

The biggest news in footwear are focused on the comfort of pillows and antiperspirants aroma, which carry special antibacterial nanoparticles in their internal tissues helping to keep at bay the odor problem by allowing the foot to breathe as they pass and the hour.

This technological padding, reminds me of mattresses and pillows created by NASA, which allow an incredible rest and think, how not to use such materials in footwear.

To make legs look longer and beautiful, choose those shoes that combine or are the same shade as the averages, so you do not cut the line between the leg and foot, but see continuous and harmonious longer and slender.

To make legs look more elegant and long, always buy shoes that end in a point, even low-heeled, the tip is always triangular. Leave behind those of square and round tip.

If you need to visually slim your legs, choose shoes with a thick wad long triangular tip. You can use wide boots but will depend on your height, because if you are low you should not use something that your legs even more fattening.

Shuns platforms even if you think you will look taller, and you legs will swell further. Shoes with ribbon details and buckles are ideal to focus back there and divert attention from the fat on your legs.

The stylized, high-heeled sandals legs of all kinds, although if you are short do not use those that bring buckles or ribbons to tie her ankles. If the problem is legs too long, the measure is taken contrary, by going to the ropes on his ankles, short skirts and trousers to the knee.

Long legs can carry all kinds of shoes without problems, and if it comes to bringing boots, must be elected in the same tone as the pantyhose to harmonize everything.