Friday, 16 December 2011

How to Look Like a Million Without Spending It: Links Between Fashion and Finance


Haute couture might well be the defining link for high finance. Both are in the realms of the most exclusive players in the industry and the world. And both are only valuable until they become too fashionable. At that point, designers and financiers have to close up, recreate or move on.

Have you ever noticed how when a stock becomes popular it rises quickly but suddenly plummets? How about fashion? Have you seen designers who were once considered haute couture begin to lose money because they became fashionable for the masses? Both theories are important, but they also mean that being successful in both finance and fashion doesn't have to break the bank.

How can you invest without breaking the bank?

In the world of finance, taking a risk by deciding on the next big thing and then having it actually 'become' the next big thing, can sometimes make you a fortune. At the same time, you may not have the funds to invest in a theory or dream. So, you can go in, choose what's popular just as it becomes popular, and draw out when you stop making money on the investment. So if you can't be high finance just yet, at least you can try to mimic it until you can.

In the same way, fashion design, especially haute couture, can cost a fortune. Wearing clothes from the right designers can automatically give you an air of having everything under control and being in charge of your world. However, if you can't afford your Armani suit just yet, you can buy a tie or handbag from Gucci. Then with the air of success that you will be emanating, there is little doubt that the Armani suit will be just around the corner.

What about fashion and finance in the business world?

"Be Bold. Be Noticed. Be You," said Gregory Scott Reid, the Millionaire Mentor, well-known speaker and three-time #1 best- selling author.

California native, Reid created this unique design when he realized that Men's fashion was primarily left unchanged. Each day he typically wore his shirt/tie/suit combination to the office and for special occasions. However, he questioned why he was spending exorbitant amounts of money on wonderful ties that he couldn't show off.

That is where his inspiration began. Reid teamed up with Haute Couture Fashion Designer, Kimberly Mac. Together they were able to take Reid's idea of cutting 'slits' into one of his dress shirts, and "weave" a tie through it, enabling people to not only show off more of the tie, but also creating an original look that was long overdue in men's fashion.

Original, first ever, never available before, Reid's shirts feature double pearl button cuffs and superior quality fabric in Jarkarta White, Skyline Blue and Midnight Black. This woven collar shirt, as seen in GQ, Ebony, FHM, SkyMall, Washington Post, 944, Skope and across the globe, comes to you from Mui Fina at MuiFina.com.

In conclusion, nearly everything is about sex and power in finance and fashion. If you wear the right things and make the right investments, sex appeal and power will both be yours. Winning the lottery isn't necessarily as wonderful as being a brilliant investor while a Gucci tie isn't as impressive as an Armani suit. But either way, you're heading in the right direction. If you are a lottery winner perhaps you'll gather both the power and sex appeal later by becoming the brilliant investor of everyone's dreams.

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