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Are you feeling the heat yet? Summer is pretty much with us, so now is the perfect time to get in the know about the latest trends in plus size fashion for the upcoming season.

Most stores have already launched their Spring and Summer collections and are adding new items to their shops, both online and in stores around malls. So now is the perfect time to update yourself about the latest trends to update your closet in time for the Summer months.

So here are the top Summer plus size fashion trends you need to know about.

1. Animal Prints

The animal magnetism trend is back this year, and it is back with a vengeance because you can see animal prints everywhere! Front dresses, to top, tunic tops, and even leggings can be found in animal prints. Whether you’re looking for leopard or tiger prints you can find there in various different shades too not just the regular shades. Don’t worry if you’re not too daring to go for an animal print dress, you can incorporate this trend by wearing an animal print clutch-bag with a little black dress for example.

2. Wide Stripes

Stripes were very much in fashion last year, and this Summer they are back, but with a twist. Last year we were used to seeing thin stripes, but the ones hitting the catwalk this season are wide. So watch out for tops with wide stripes, in various colors.

3. Floral Prints

Whilst the animal prints trend exudes a woman’s strong side, the floral prints trend of course brings out a woman’s fragility and femininity. So although quite opposing trends, both of these will be big this Summer season. Look out for floral print tops and dresses. Some are all over prints, whereas other styles just have a touch of floral pattern. Again if you are not very comfortable with wearing prints, add on this trend to your outfits with patterned bags, shoes and scarves.

4. Bright, Vibrant Colors

It’s only fair that after Fall and Winter’s toned down colors, we transition into more fun, fresh and vibrant Summer colors. This season’s colors will be truly bright: watch out for highlighter style greens, pinks, oranges and yellows. Of course play this trend well and make sure not to overdo it. For example, you can wear a bright colored tunic top with a pair of denim leggings. Again do no forget you can play up with trend with accessories as well!

5. Lace

Similarly to the floral trend, lace is very feminine. Lace was quite popular over the cold winter months, we saw it in various collections. This trend will carry on in Summer! So do look out for lace dresses, and lace accented tops and leggings.

6. Gladiator Sandals

The gladiator sandals style of shoe was immensely popular last Summer, so everyone who loved these sandals can rejoice! These sandals are back this season. We might see variations in style of course, with different twists given to it, though they are still in.

So there you have it, these are the top plus size fashion trends for Summer 2011 you need to be aware of!. Take ton these trends and apply them to your personal style, to make sure you are stylish this summer season.

Schools are constantly in need of funds. There are many fun activities available to help raise money such as worm charming or a car wash but a great favourite that involves everyone is the fashion show.

Whilst a fashion show will take a lot of planning (several months), the event can really pay off.

The school raises money by ticket sales, a raffle on the night and commission from clothes sales so it is potentially a good money spinner.

Seeing clothes close up can sway a persons decision on whether or not to buy so it is also good for the audience, plus its always nice to see friends and family modelling.

Getting outside help with the show is useful and there are companies specialising in this sort of thing. They will often supply a PA system, music, till, carrier bags and a full length mirror.

Make sure the company you go has experience of putting on fashion shows and that their stock is appealing to your audience. It will also be useful if they have the means to accept credit and debit card payment as this will increase your sales on the night.

You will need to decide whether you want to include refreshments in the ticket price and how much profit you are hoping to make on the night. Be realistic as you don’t want to put people off with the ticket price.

The venue you choose will need to be big enough to seat everyone expected and it needs to have a flat floor. A raised stage area will be an added bonus as it will make the catwalk more of a feature. Plenty of electrical points will be needed, as will a room for the models to change. Changing rooms for the audience to use after the show will also be required. The school hall may be suitable, but if not, consider the village hall or other venues nearby. Seating will also need to be sourced.

A good turn out is needed for the show so you will need to market it to your target audience which will probably largely consist of parents. Send a press release to the local paper, notify the parish magazine and make up posters to put up near the school. The school art department should be quite handy with the posters.

Pupils, staff and parents can all be used as models. Several rehearsals will be required so that everyone knows what to do on the night.

With careful planning, your fundraising fashion show should be a great night out and a financial success too.

Most people find that they spend most of their time working, but you may want to spend some of your time playing fashion games online. These days we all work a bit too much, which means that we all need some time off. It is said that we spend more than half our waking lives working. It is not hard to believe, because if you were to look at it you would see that you work from about 8 in the morning to 5 in the afternoon. Add two hour of travel to that in the morning and afternoon, it means that you have to leave home at 7 to get back home around 6, depending on traffic. That nine hours working and a total of 11 hours including travel. So, you may want to spend a little time playing some fashion design games online.

There are a number of web sites online that offer you games that you can play for free. There are also a number of different types of games online, not just fashion games. However, if you are into fashion and finding out about the new fashion trends of the time you will want to look into the fashion games.

Here you will be able to dress up the model with all sorts of fashion accessories. You will also find that some web sites allow you to upload a picture of yourself so that you can dress yourself up and see how certain clothes look on you. This type of software is being used widely these days, and you will be able to find them on some clothing shop website. This means that you will be able to buy clothes online without needing to fit them on. This is because you can see it on your before you make the purchase.

Online fashion design games are not just played for fun, they are made as software for companies, as described above, and these are known as fashion design software programs or free fashion design software programs. You will find that you will be able to download this type of software from online sites. This means that you will be able to fit yourself with clothes of all types without the need of the internet, because it will be downloaded onto your desktop.

You will want to find the type that you can upload a picture of yourself. This will make it more fun for you, as you will be able to see what you will look like. The other great thing that some of the software offer is the fact that you can change your hair styles too. This means that you will be able to see what you can change your hair style into with certain outfits.

So, do not overwork yourself anymore. Take some time off, look for fashion design games online and do a little relaxing while you have some fun. There is no need for you to work all the time, so take it into consideration.