Most of us ladies put a fair amount of time and effort into our appearance and, of course, we want the end result to be nothing short of immaculate. With hair beautifully styled, make-up perfectly applied and clothes fresh, clean and neatly pressed, we can face the world with confidence and in the knowledge that we are looking at our glorious best. If something is not quite right though, it is surprising just how much it can affect our self-assurance. A tiny spot or pimple that no-one else would even notice can make us feel like the Elephant Man, a bad hair day can leave us cowering in the bathroom and a small imperfection in our clothing can make us feel like a tramp and cause us to throw an almost perfect item into the trash in fury and frustration.
No matter how careful we try to be, it is hard to keep our clothes looking like new, especially our old favorites that we wear time and time again. The dog jumps up and snags a claw in a skirt, you get a tiny splash of spaghetti sauce on a top or the hip area of a skirt starts to go bobbly where your purse rubs as you walk. Even though other people might not notice these small flaws, if you know that they are there and if they are plainly on show, the chances are that you are not going to want to wear the item again.
Rather than trash these items though, there is another alternative, and it is one which does not only serve to conceal the imperfection, but also to give your favorite clothes a whole new lease of life. Depending upon where the mark happens to be, simply choose a beautiful hand painted silk scarf or a handmade shawl and you will be able to do an instant cover-up job and make the item of clothing look even more stunning than it was before.
Being such highly versatile accessories which can be worn around various parts of the body, there are very few annoying marks that women’s silk scarves cannot cover up, and of course a long handmade shawl will not just conceal one imperfection, but several. Everything from a favorite pair of jeans which are beginning to show signs of wear to an expensive evening gown with a small stain can be given this treatment, making items that you might have pushed to the back of the closet instantly wearable again.
The fine examples of hand painted silk scarves and handmade shawls which are available work particularly well for these kinds of cover-up jobs, simply because the accessories themselves are so stunningly gorgeous. Rather than the eye being drawn to what is underneath, the onlooker’s attention is focused entirely on the magnificent, unique design, the vibrant colors and the way that the soft, silky fabric falls and drapes.
Julie-Ann.
November 9th, 2010
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