RALPH LAUREN POLO SHIRTS 2011

Dear readers of sport & beauty. Today’s installment is dedicated to men’s fashion. It’s especially dedicated to those men who like smart and casual clothing even in summer burning hot days. After our post dedicated to Argentinean fashion brand La Martina it’s time to talk about another icon of posh fashion, Polo Ralph Lauren and review its polo shirt collection. If you like any of them you can buy it at Polo Ralph Lauren website or at a Polo Ralph Lauren store close to your place. Let’s get going.

We’ll start talking about Ralph Lauren’s Custom-Fit Racing polo shirt. Custom-Fit Racing is a tight-fitting, short-sleeved polo shirt made of breathable cotton decorated with embroidered motifs inspired in motor racing. On the left side of the chest we can see the big embroidered Ralph Lauren’s pony paired with motor racing patches and embroidery. You can customize this polo shirt with patches and inscriptions from different countries. Manufactured in 100% cotton it is machine washable and is available in sizes S, M, L y XL. Its price is 145$ (100€) .

Our next proposal is the classical Ralph Lauren’s Classic Fit Mesh polo shirt. This classic fit short-sleeved polo shirt is made of resistant breathable cotton. It’s fitted with ribbed collar and two-button placket. The standard embroidered Ralph Lauren pony is embroidered on the left side of the chest. 100% cotton and machine washable this polo shirt is available in yellow, orange, red, blue, purple, khaki, white, pink, black, grey, cream and green and in sizes S to XXL. If you like it you can buy it for 85$ (60€) .

Let’s talk about Ralph Lauren’s Custom-Fit Big Pony polo shirt. This modern, trim-fitting, short-sleeved polo shirt features higher sleeves and a shorter hem than classical ones. As usual, it’s fitted with a ribbed collar and a two-button placket and features a large Ralph Lauren’s pony embroidered on the chest and a number three patch on the right sleeve. It’s manufactured in 100% cotton, machine washable and is available in yellow, orange, red, blue, purple, khaki, white, pink, black, grey, cream and green and sizes S to XXL. Its price is 98$ (70€).

Our fourth proposal is Ralph Lauren’s Custom-Fit Thick Stripped polo shirt. This tight-fitting, short-sleeved polo shirt is made of breathable cotton and features an innovative design of large horizontal stripes. It’s fitted with ribbed sleeves, a ribbed collar, a two-button placket and an irregular vented hem. The standard embroidered pony resalta on the left side of the chest. 100% cotton and machine washable is available in blue and sizes S to XL. This shirt costs 89,50$ (63€).

It’s turn for one of Ralph Lauren’s must-have, the Classic-Fit Country Flag polo shirt. This classic and comfortable short-sleeved polo shirt is made of durable cotton and is decorated with motifs inspired in different countries. It features a ribbed collar, a two-button placket, and a large Ralph Lauren’s pony embroidered on the left side of the chest paired with the national flag of choice embroidered on the right. The name of the country of choice, the flag and a number are embroidered on the back of the shirt. 100% cotton and machine washable, this polo shirt is available in sizes S to XL and in white if you choose the US pattern or blue if you prefer England, United Kingdom or Japan. Its price is 125$ (87€).

It’s high time to talk about a novelty in Ralph Lauren polo shirt collection. We’re talking about the Custom-Fit Black Watch polo shirt. This shirt has been specially created to commemorate Ralph Lauren’s sponsorship of the Black Watch team and features a number two (the number worn by Black Watch star player Nacho Figueras) embroidered on its back and sleeves. Specially intended to be paired with Ralph Lauren’s Big Pony polo shirt, the Custom-Fit Black Watch has been launched in a limited edition only available at the best stores. This modern short-sleeved polo shirt is made of mercerized cotton fabric and features ribbed sleeves, a ribbed collar, a two-button placket and an irregular hem. Ralph Lauren’s big golden pony is embroidered on the chest together with a Black Watch logo and its shield patch. 100% cotton and machine washable, is available in white, black, red, and blue and in sizes S to XL. You can buy it for 98$ (69€).

It’s now turn to talk about Ralph Lauren’s Slim-Fit Mesh polo shirt. It’s a modernized and shorter version of the traditional polo shirt and is fitted with a narrower chest. It’s a short-sleeved shirt made of breathable cotton fabric that features ribbed sleeves and collar and a two-button placket. The standard pony is embroidered on the left side of the chest. 100% cotton and machine washable, is available in green, yellow, pink, blue and sapphire and sizes L, XL, and XXL. If you like it its price is 85$ (60€).

Let’s move on to talk about Ralph Lauren’s Custom-Fit Neon Big Ponypolo shirt. This trim-fitting, short-sleeved polo shirt is made of breathable cotton and has been jazzed up adding neon embroidery. It features ribbed sleeves and collar, a two-button placket and irregular hem. Ralph Lauren’s neon pony is embroidered on the left side of the chest together with a neon number three on the right sleeve. 100% cotton and machine washable it is available in blue and sizes S, M, L, and XL. This polo shirt can be yours for 98$ (69€).

We’ll finish our review talking about a polo shirt I don’t like at all and that I would never wear, Ralph Lauren’s Classic-Fit Beacon Mesh polo shirt. This classical short-sleeved polo shirt is inspired in Southwestern motifs and features an original pattern in durable cotton fabric. It’s specially suitable for those who like genuine and provocative looks. It features a two-button pointed placket with wooden and brass buttons. On the left side of the chest there is a pocket over which we can see Ralph Lauren’s label. 100% cotton and machine washable is available in sizes S to XXL. Its price is 125$ (87€). I hope you liked today installment and found it useful to make up your mind in case you want to buy Ralph Lauren’s polo shirts. Best regards.

PRONOVIAS 2012 BRIDAL FASHION COLLECTION

Dear readers of sport & beauty. Today’s installment is dedicated to one of my favorite topics, bridal fashion. The article will be especially useful for those girls who are getting married in 2012 as we are going to review Manuel Mota’s 2012 bridal fashion collection specially designed for the Spanish evening and bridal fashion giant Pronovias. In today’s article we will be showing you some of the best Pronovias’ bridal gowns and, most importantly, their prices so you can make yourselves an idea whether they are within your budget. Anyway, I can tell you that Manuel Mota’s bridal gowns are not precisely cheap…..

We’ll start our review to Pronovias’ 2012 bridal collection by Manuel Mota talking about Pradera wedding dress. Pradera is a beautiful wedding gown manufactured in silk. It’s fitted with a beautifully draped, strapless neckline with embroidered rhinestones in the lower part. This waist-hugging wedding gown also includes a long tail and pockets on both sides of the waistline. If you wish, you can also get a long silk tulle veil and satin ornaments. I have to admit that this is one of my favorite dresses but is quite expensive as its price reaches 4300€ (6200$).

Next Pronovias’ 2012 model is called Prestigio. Prestigio is a unique waist-hugging bridal gown fitted with a skirt embellished with embroidered flowers. The dress features a strapless neckline embellished with embroidered ornaments and a voluminous skirt manufactured in a gauzy fabric. It can be accessorized by adding a comb and a smooth veil of silk tulle. This model is a bit cheaper than the previous one and its price is 2600€ (3800$).

The next model on our list is called Puebla. Puebla is a mermaid cut wedding dress that is tight fitting around the waist. This gown is fitted with a strapless neckline and paired with a sleeveless transparent bolero with neck and side embellishments. The skirt and the one-meter-long tail are embellished with longitudinal vertical embroidery and finished with ruffles. Please note the V-shaped vertical opening on the back and the silk tulle veil with lace. If you like it its price is 3100€ (4500$).

It is turn for Primor wedding dress. Primor is a beautiful waist-hugging dress fitted with a voluminous skirt. It features a heart-shaped strapless neckline embellished with feathers down to the waist. Over the waist this dress features a nice belt embellished with rhinestone floral appliqués. Primor is an open back dress that can be paired with a smooth silk tulle veil. Its price is 3350€ (4825$).

Let’s move on with our review to Pronovias’ 2012 wedding dresses talking about Preferida gown. Preferida is an elegant waist and hip-hugging dress made of off-white silk satin. The dress blossoms like a flower showing a nice and voluminous flying skirt. You can also pair it with a silk tulle veil topped with satin edge. The price of Preferida is 3500€ (5050$).

It’s high time to talk about Pronovias’ Puma wedding dress. Puma is an elegant slim-fit dress especially designed to enhance the female silhouette. It is made of silk satin fabric in shades of pearl. This dress features a rounded neckline embellished with transparent lace and a sash that crosses the body from shoulder down to waist. This dress has a straight skirt decorated with vertical ruffles jutting out from the back and reaching the tail. The back features a round opening and Puma can be paired with a silk tulle veil. It’s a bit cheaper than the previous ones and its price is 2200€ (3200$).

Our next proposal from Pronovias’ 2012 bridal fashion collection is called Princesa. Princesa is a classical wedding dress fitted with some original details. It’s a strapless empire waist dress decorated with feathers and rhinestone appliqués over the waist and fitted with a large and voluminous skirt topped with a long tail. It features a V-shaped opening on the back and can be accessorized with a smooth silk tulle veil. If you want to feel like a Princess in your wedding day you can do it for 3500€ (5050$).

Let’s talk about Pronovias’ Preludio wedding dress. Preludio is a simple and elegant straight-cut wedding gown manufactured in silk satin. Figure-hugging at the waist, Preludio features a strapless neckline, a V-shaped opening at the back and an elegant silk satin tail. It can be accessorized with a traditional lace Spanish mantilla. It’s one of the cheapest dresses of our review and its price is 1900€ (2750$).

We’ll finish today’s installment dedicated to Pronovias’ 2012 bridal fashion by Manuel Mota talking about Puntal wedding dress. Puntal is an elegant mermaid-cut wedding dress made of hand-embroidered lace. As you can see in the picture, it’s a waist and hip-hugging dress and is decorated with a beautiful jewellery belt. Puntal features a heart-shaped strapless neckline and a lace-embroidered skirt that finishes in a long tail. It can be paired with a silk tulle veil and its price is 4600€ (6620$). We’ll finish this review leaving a slideshow with the pictures of Manuel Mota’s designs and a video where you can see Cristiano Ronaldo’s girlfriend, Russian model Irina Sheik during the unveiling of Pronovias’ 2012 bridal fashion collection. Best regards.

ZARA 2011 SPRING SUMMER DRESSES

Dear readers of sport&beauty. Today’s post is dedicated to show you the best dresses of the 2011 Spring Summer collection from Spain’s fashion giant Zara. Zara is one of Spain’s most recognized fashion brands worldwide. Zara’s stores can be found across Europe and are usually located in the best commercial areas and shopping malls of cities such as Rome, Milan, Brussels, Vienna, Helsinki, Stockholm, Budapest, London, Warsaw or Bucharest. Now Zara offers you the possibility of shopping online by visiting Zara’s website. Although I have no commission on the sales, let me show you my ten favorite Zara’s dresses for the coming Spring Summer season. Let’s go.

We’ll start this review of my favorite Zara’s 2011 Spring Summer dresses talking about this beautiful leather dress. Because of its short skirt, this dress I find it perfect for bold girls. The outer part is entirely made of lambs’ leather and the lining is 100% polyester. Do not wash, bleach, iron, clean dry and tumble dry the dress. The dress is available in black and sizes L, M, S, and XS. The price of this leather dress is 99.95€.

The second proposal from Zara’s 2011 Spring Summer dresses collection is this dress with flared skirt. Notice that the skirt is as short as that of the previous dress. This dress is composed of 19% polyamide/nylon, 3% elastane and 78% cotton. Do not wash, bleach, iron, or tumble dry the dress. However, perchloroethylene dry cleaning is allowed. This dress is available in red, beige and black and in sizes L, M, S, and XS. It’s quite cheap as its price is only 39.95€.

Let’s go on to talk about Zara’s leather dress with frill. To be sincere, I’d say that I love this Zara’s mini skirt dresses. The outer part is entirely made of goat skin and the lining is 100% polyester. Do not wash, bleach, iron, clean dry, or tumble dry the dress. The dress is only available in camel color and sizes L, M, S, and XS. It’s a bit more expensive than the previous one as its price is 99.95€.

The next proposal from Zara’s 2011 Spring Summer dress collection combines two of my favorite features, a frilled miniskirt and polka dots. The outer is entirely made of polyester and the lining is entirely made of acetate/rayon. It’s highly advisable that this polka dot dress not be washed, bleached, or tumble dried although it can be ironed at 110ºC maximum and dry cleaned with perchloroethylene. It’s available in black and white and sizes XL, L, M, S, and XS and costs 39.95€.

Let’s give our presentation an exotic touch. Zara’s 2011 Spring Summer dress collection includes this kimono-style dress entirely made of viscose. You mustn’t bleach or tumble dry this dress although it can be washed at 30ºC maximum and dry cleaned with perchloroethylene. It’s available in black and sizes L, M, S, and XS and its price is 39.95€.

Since it’s high time to give up thinking that I only like short dresses, I’m going to show you a longer one, this figure-hugging tube dress. The outer is composed of 63% polyester, 33% viscose and 4% elastane and is lined with acetate. You mustn’t wash, bleach or tumble dry the dress. However, it can be ironed at 110ºC maximum and dry cleaned with perchloroethylene. It’s only available in black and size L and, although the dress is quite long, its prize is quite short, 29.95€.

Sorry but I’ll go on talking about short dresses. The next one is one of my favorites since it’s fitted with a back zip closure. I must confess that I love to unzip this kind of dresses. This Zara’s back zip dress is composed of 3% elastane, 27% nylon and 70% viscose. You can wash it at 30ºC maximum, iron at 110ºC maximum and it can be dry cleaned using perchloroethylene. Nevertheless, you mustn’t either tumble dry or bleach it. It’s available in black and sizes M, S, and XS and its prize is 39.95€.

Let’s show something different, the Zara’s two-tone dress. The outer of the dress is composed of 46% acetate and 54% viscose and is lined entirely with polyester. Do not wash, bleach, or tumble dry although you can iron the dress at 110ºC maximum and it can be dry cleaned with perchloroethylene. It’s available only in white and size M, and costs 49.95€.

It’s time to give a feline touch to our selection of Zara’s 2011 Spring Summer dress collection. Let me show you this wonderful leopard- printed tunic entirely made of polyester. You can wash it at 40ºC maximum and short spin, iron it up to 110ºC maximum and dry clean with perchloroethylene. Nevertheless, don’t even think about bleaching or using a tumble dryer. It’s available in brown and sizes S and XS and it only costs 39.95€.

You’ll probably find it hard to believe that, to conclude our presentation, I’ve selected a long dress. That’s the way it is!! To conclude our review of Zara’s 2011 Spring Summer dresses I’ve chosen this crochet dress. Entirely made of cotton, this dress is available only in white and sizes M, S, and XS. Its price is 89.95€. It’s also important to point out that, as it happens when shopping in a Zara store, you can also return Zara’s products when shopping online. You can return items to any Zara store in the country where the purchase was made. You have 30 days from the order date to do so. You can also return the items from home free of charge. You can request for items to be collected from your home through the returns from home section in the webpage where you did your shopping. You also have 30 days from the purchase date to do so. What else can you ask for from Zara? Good luck and happy shopping to you all!! Best regards.

MILITARY FASHION CAMOUFLAGE OUTFITS

Dear readers of sport&beauty. Today’s post is dedicated to a fashion style that’s all the rage, camouflage inspired military fashion. When the military service was compulsory, youths tried to do their best to skip it. Nobody wanted to dress the woodland camouflage uniform. However, nowadays almost everybody wants to put some military-style clothing into their closet and people are quite proud showing off their camo jackets, shirts or shorts. We are going to present you some of the military style garments people usually wear on the street so you can compare and make a decision whether or not you are ready to join military fashion. Here you are a beautiful girl. She’s might well be a US Marines drill sergeant. She’s wearing a refreshing and chic summer battle dress composed of a buttoned strapped camouflage bodice, a loose miniskirt, a golden belt, and a set of bracelets. I like the way it suits her. The glasses she’s wearing are especially suitable to inspect the newcomers and she seems to be watching something she doesn’t like at all. Somebody must have his fly unbuttoned or weird spots on the shirt. No mercy for him or her.

This was the former drill sergeant. He was called “The Iron Sergeant”. It’s not strange that nobody wanted to join the Army. His only presence is a bit scary.

Let’s get down to the basics and talk about camo t-shirts. Here you are a couple of proposals, for her and for him. These are nice military style camouflage t-shirts especially suitable for the summer’s hot weather.

The following proposal is not as fierce as the previous ones. It’s a long loose strapless dress. It might be a good idea if you like this kind of camouflage print. This camo pattern is so real that if you decide to enter into the forest dressed this way, no rescue team would ever find you if you got lost.

Let’s talk about some risqué military clothing. We have to prove that we are brave and courageous people. The following design is a real blockbuster. It’s a figure hugging camouflage thin-strapped dress paired with a long skirt, a tight belt and a pair of matching camouflage sandals. This model is especially suitable to attend the Regiment dinner dance. You take the risk that the Coronel could suffer a heart attack if he sees you dressed this way but I assure you that you’ll win all the battles and everybody will be willing to accomplish your orders. At least you will attract males’ sights....

The following model is also one of my favorites. It’s composed of an olive green shirts and a dark-toned camouflage skirt. If you thought the previous one to be too risqué, this one is much more discreet and the model looks really great.

Recognized bravery is a compulsory requirement to wear the following ítems. The first one is especially suitable for beach warfare. It’s composed of a gauzy shirt and a bikini bottom in the event you have to jump into the water. The goggles are especially suitable for night vision. What likes me most is the matching clutch. Long time ago, soldiers used heavy rucksacks to carry their equipment. Nowadays, everything seems to fit in this tiny clutch....

Here you are another risqué outfit. In the first picture the model seems to be quite demure but in the second one she sports a kind of camouflage swimsuit that suits her much better.

Mean also like military clothing. First of all we’ll have a look at some classical proposals. To the left we can see a model wearing a wrinkled olive green military trench coat. The model to the right seems to be of a Special Operations soldier. He got is face painted to scare the enemy and if you come up against him in the street you might well think he’s taking part in a Schwarzenegger’s or Van Damme’s movie shooting with bullets flying all around him.

Do you know the man in this picture? He’s California’s Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger portrayed in the old times when he starred in “Commando”. As you can see he was one of the forefathers of military fashion.

The following model is really funny. Its a mixture between Richard the Lion Heart and a German soldier from the Second World War. Especially designed for the summer, it must be quite a refreshing outfit. The fabric mesh is extremely useful as it will prevent you from being recognized in the street and be thrown eggs at.

This last picture is not related to camouflage fashion but it really called my attention. To the left you can see the genuine picture. It’s an officer from the Scotland’s Highlander’s Regiment, one of the oldest Units of the British Army. To the right the laughable outfit inspired in the first one. For sure it will kill the enemy from laughter on the battlefield. No comment.

Military fashion has also reached lingerie. It’s widely recognized that the most important battles are usually fought away from the front. We’ll finish today’s post showing a couple of camouflage men’s briefs. As you can see, firepower is guaranteed.

To conclude, I’ll leave you a slideshow with some pictures of military fashion and a video so you can see this kind of fashion on the catwalk. Best regards.