4 Core Fashion Finds

Nicole Sjostedt

For years, top fashion stylists kept the tricks of their trade under wraps.  Instead of nip and tuck, stylists would “stick” and tuck their clients’ bodies into fabulous, even outrageous outfits for the red carpet. No longer are their clever secrets kept exclusively for the A-list stars. Now –a-days, you can custom make the perfect fashion rescue kit to suit whatever fashion obstacle that lies ahead. Here are four fabulous products that make for the perfect start.

Elevate: A simple, natural, surgery-free solution to pick up or let’s say “perk up” your bust without a bra. Think it’s too good to be true?  Well, say hello to our little friend Elevate — instant breast perkification stickers and it does exactly what the packaging says it will “when bras are not an option and droop is out of the question”. These hypoallergenic adhesives are transparent, waterproof, and do a world of wonder in the chest department! Buy Fashion First Aid – Liftits, available exclusively at Beauty Mark, $18.00 for package of 3 pairs, 1120 Hamilton Street, Vancouver BC www.beautymark.ca

Fashion Tape: This product is every stylists dream come true. No more problem solving when it comes to plunging necklines, deep v-necks, and backless low-cut dresses; it’s just tape and go. (Think JLo in that racy green and blue Versace open front floral gown, and know that this is how that happened.) A basic double-sided tape made for the skin that conceals a multitude of “sins”. Buy Hollywood Fashion tape, $14.00 at www.kissandmakeup.ca

Foot Petals: Tiny pillows for the feet, how perfect! Just when you thought you were going to have to throw away your favorite shoes because you couldn’t bare the thought of taking another stride in them, along comes Foot Petals. Okay, so foot cushions have been around for a while, but for the most part, they were too big to fit into your dainty strappy sandals.  Foot petals ball-of-foot cushions are a stylish solution to helping those feet survive the stilettos! So tiny they go unnoticed and so cute in their floral shape, you’ll never go out without them again. Buy Foot Petals, available at sears, $16.99 for a package of 2, at www.sears.ca

The Strapper: This tiny little gadget makes for a huge improvement on the bra front. For the selective few that can afford La Perla lingerie, your pretty little bra straps might be the only exception to the rule. Not only will that cost you a pretty penny, there is no guarantee that it will give you the results you’d like. This little device pulls away the problem into a racer back fit solution. So beautiful lingerie or not, that’s for you to decide if it goes on show. By Sto Designs, available at Beauty Mark, $6.50, 1120 Hamilton Street, Vancouver BC www.beautymark.ca .