Dare to wear bright: Bright and vivid colors are the colors of the season. Hues of pink, orange, burgundy and yellow have a special role in summer trends of 2009. These radiant and hot colors render an attractive and head turning look this sunny summer. However, the evergreen colors like subtle shades of sky blue, sea green and grey are classic colors for your beach parties.

Asymmetric dresses: One shoulder dresses are going to be very popular this season. Slip into a midriff, one-side shoulder dress colored in a bright shade and revel in the attention you grab. Shimmer and work of swarovski beaded dresses would be quite a hot pick. However, make sure that you don these dresses only if your figure allows you to.

Ripped Jeans: They ruled last summer and are a popular choice this year as well. Ripped Jeans are a great pick for that coveted cool ‘summer- ish’ casual look. Shades of blue are hot colors to pick from. Team them up with chic tops like tube tops, strapped-tops or a simple tee for a typical teen look.

Pleated Tulip Skirts: These skirts are indeed the hottest trends in the apparel industry. These skirts are wider at the hips, making them wearable for those with broad waist line and get narrower at the end. They look best on the thin and medium build. These skirts render a neat and elegant look owing to their pleats and pencil look towards the end. They look best a few inches above the knees. They are best teamed up with short, thin top that can be tucked inside the skirt.

Harem Pants: Apparel brands are choc-a-bloc with stylish harem pants this year. These pants are baggy at the top and tapered at the bottom. With the latest pleated look of harem pants you are sure to don a new retro look. They look best with chic tops that can be tucked inside the pants.

Bold totes: Big and bold totes are a perfect accessory that renders you a glam pact look for your kitty parties, bars and discotheques. Totes in Kaleidoscopic colors are the ones worth picking. Indulge into some glamorous options like bling, shimmer and bead studded totes. Strappy totes in bright vivid colors are also a chic choice this season.

These are some of the hot buzzing trends from the fashion arena. They are sure to render you an absolute glam pact look that you’ve been longing for. Follow these trends and be an enviable part of the fashionistas’ bandwagon. However, remember, what may look stylish on others does not qualify for a style statement for you. As you have a different built, slip into what complements and enhances your personality rather than just blindly following the trends.

A survey has shown that the total supplies of a reputed sportswear company, has increased by around 35 million between the years 1980 and 2002. It is evident that there is a remarkable increase in the retail business of apparel, thereby increasing wholesale apparel business as well. Earlier, the traditional traders used to buy apparel wholesale, and then sell them to the the big shops. Unfortunately, the business of the wholesale apparel dealers has sharply declined, with the advent of the giant shopping complexes and malls.

Malls and shopping complexes conduct direct business with the factories that manufacture apparel and buy on a wholesale basis from these manufacturers. The manufacturers enter into contracts with the malls, which require them to supply apparel to the malls as specified by them. Therefore, the middlemen have no role to play. This is one of the reasons behind the huge profits made by the shopping malls, in spite of selling their items at a discounted price.

These malls display a huge variety of clothing of numerous brands, both national and international, such as, business suits for men and women, teenage wear, and sports wear. The shopping complexes buy apparel on a wholesale basis. In other words, these shops buy the apparel at almost half the price that we pay for them so a greater profit is being made by the malls and the shopping complexes. In the tech- savvy world of today, even wholesale apparel business has started following a new trend, that is, trading through the internet. Wholesale dealers have chosen to sell apparel through websites. Several websites are available for easy, reasonable and affordable shopping. Many of these dealers sell accessories, bags, shoes, etc along with a variety of apparels.

There is a huge market for college sports apparel that allows more fabric breathability to the wearer. It is an accepted fact that the human body needs to perspire in order to maintain a highly efficient heating system. Our body needs to sweat in order to regulate the right body temperature for any type of performance. But if this perspiration is not allowed to dry, it can build up and chill the body from inside the clothing aside from experiencing that uncomfortable wet feeling.

The breathability of a fabric in any college sports apparel is an important factor in protection and comfortability. New fabric design technology has allowed sports apparel manufacturers to develop sportswear that allows air to ventilate effectively in and out of the fabric that allows accumulated perspiration to evaporate faster. Some fabrics also help keep out the perspiration on the outside by providing a special shield that help keep out moisture to ensure a dry feeling even after long periods of exertion.

There is also a number of special college sports apparel that offer different types of water permeability properties for use in a variety of conditions. There are sports apparel choices that can effectively make every wearer feel comfortable and dry especially in rainy conditions. There are waterproofed as well as water resistant apparel now available.