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One trend that has sprung from the marketing of designer clothing and fashion accessories is the marketing of fake or knock off products. While at first glance these less expensive alternatives may seem like a bargain, for the most part they are not. For one thing, they are without exception, made from inferior materials and constructed to lower standards.

While this may not seem like a big deal at first, it will be when buttons start falling off and stitching comes undone. While you will get the label of the designer on your product that is usually where the similarity stops to the trained observer. High end designer clothing and fashion accessories are built to high standards and pass more then one inspection before they are packed up for shipping.

When you buy knock off designer products, they rarely go through any inspection process, so in the end the only one that will be fooled into thinking it looks and feels like an authentic designer product will be you. One problem that plagues the Internet is people selling fake designer products as the real thing.

You can avoid being taken by these unscrupulous merchants if you follow a few simple rules. Rule number one is that if the deal seems too good to be true then it almost always is. If a product is selling for less then its wholesale cost then it has to be a fake. Beware of obscure overseas sources of designer clothing and fashion accessories.

If you see a website that is offering cheap designer clothing or accessories that have to be shipped from China or Indonesia than common sense should tell you that what they are selling is counterfeit. Also, it is now a legal requirement for all websites to list full contact information so if the site doesn’t, that would be an obvious red flag that what you are buying is fake.

By: Thomas Cohen

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Summer is the time to take a break. You know. Kick back your heels, raise your feet on a stool and relax. Time to loosen up and go for breezy comfort.

There is no need to forgo your stylish image. These 5 comfortable pieces let you stay in style. At the same time, they offer your great mileage.

1. A comfortable white shirt.

Get a men’s style white shirt and wear it with khakis, jeans or a pencil skirt. That roomy classic goes with virtually everything in your wardrobe. For that sultry siren look, you could secure the shirt under your bust with a knot instead of buttoning it up. Or you could wear it as a super comfortable sleep shirt.

You could get a new white shirt from the stores or you could raid your guy’s wardrobe for a gorgeous white shirt.

2. A pair of jeans.

If you fit into your favourite pair, that would do for summer. Nothing beats your favourite, broken in jeans when it comes to comfort. If your jeans are a tad too tight, go get yourself a new pair that fits. Well fitting clothing look better and make you look slimmer than too tight clothes.

3. Bright, roomy, summer dress

A loose fitting dress in a bright color is a hot look every summer. This is especially evident for Spring/Summer 2008 if you watch the designer fashion shows. One thing about the tent dress or roomy, loose fitting clothes that do not define your waist is that unless you are really thin, you would look fatter in them. Modify the look by adding a sash or belt around your waist to define your figure. That way, you’ll look amazing.

4. Tank Tops

With summer’s scorching heat, who needs sleeves? A sunblock would protect your skin so you can bare your arms in a breezy, sexy, tank top.

5. Skorts

That’s a cross between a miniskirt and shorts. Skorts [http://www.buy-pants.com/skort.htm] are pretty hot right now. Like both shorts and miniskirts, you would flaunt your legs in them and by highlighting your legs, you make them look longer. Skorts offer you the feminine look of a very short skirt without the risk of wardrobe malfunction should you bend over.

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