Fashion for Passion

So Fine Fashions Unveils New Trendy New Yoga Workout Wear, Accessories and Original Paintings by Jaquin McCausland.

Laurel, MD (PRWEB) February 26, 2008 -So Fine Fashions Accessories a new fashion Web site owned and operated by Colombian native Myrna Sandnes” introduces high-quality, affordable fitness and yoga clothing for women of all shapes and sizes.

You’re happier about working out when you’re putting on brightly colored clothes that make you feel good and look great. You get more motivated to exercise and develop that mind-body connection of feeling healthy and being happy with how you look.

So Fine Fashions and Accessories launched in late 2007 with the mission to make fashion and gift-giving fun and a value added experience for all customers. Sandnes recently returned from a trip Colombia where she was meeting with her design team and manufacture to finalize the new Yoga product line. Which is planned to be launched late in the early second quarter of 2008. So Fine Fashions will introduce a new collection line Yoga fashions that will be constructed of organic materials fibers and innovative recycled materials.

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The idea for Yoga fitness clothing that suits women of all sizes after experiencing first hand that workout clothes available for everyday women were poorly constructed, unflattering and made from low-quality fabrics. The cloths took out all the fun of enjoyment of relaxing and exercising.

When you’re working out, you want to look good and feel great and even feel relaxed and be comfortable and noticed. I decided to create long-lasting products that would make women feel great when they wore them. Says Sandnes. Here, you can challenge your body and nourish your spirit — feeling a sense of relief as you come home to your true self. Get inspired Yoga has been very popular in the South America market that is why I chose Colombia to design and manufacture my products and they have had strong comment to quality using high color fashion designs with an erotic fashion flare.

Sandnes’ fitness fashions can be used for aerobics, cycling, yoga, dance classes and more. The clothing is made in Colombia from the stretchy materials used in Brazilian bathing suits: Lycra, cotton and even bamboo are used to create the products.

When I’m designing the fitness clothing, I’m choosing bright, abundance of vibrant colors, materials and energy says Sandnes. You’re happier about working out when you’re putting on brightly colored clothes that make you feel good and look great. You get more motivated to exercise and develop that mind-body connection of feeling healthy and being happy with how you look.

So Fine’s coordinating sets are extremely affordable, ranging from $34 to $60. They can be purchased online, over the phone or through a catalog or visit: www.sofinefashions.com

Sofine Fashions announced that it also carries select paintings on its web site from McCausland Gallery by Jaquin McCausland creates with a feeling of passion for modern, abstract and contemporary original paintings for the South America and North America markets for over 25 years. Sandnes stated that we to select only the finest paintings from the Gallery of original art collection for customer  home office and can be seen at www.sofinefashions.com.

Myrna Sandnes commented that she has always been intrigued with abstract art and how it adds a tone of happiness, harmony and joy with brightness of light and refreshes the home and office promulgating for good luck and fortune.

Joaquin Mc’Causland, artist feels that he is influenced by his passion of excellence for his work and the perspective for the style of fusion with colors of yellow, red and blue for asymmetrical abstract, modern, contemporary art. McCausland’s art has been exhibited in many South America and North America countries in cities like New York, Miami and Los Angeles.

So Fine also offers handcrafted jewelry, handbags, and accessories made in Brazil, Colombia and Honduras. We preview such designers as Nancy Dunitz jewelry collections and Diana Bahmon handcrafted design collections from for South America. These one-of-a-kind jewelry products are embroidered, crocheted, beaded and made from a variety of materials, including tiger’s eye, onyx, quartz, coral, silver, leather, crystal Czech beads and other exotic materials. Rounding out the So Fine line are stylish belts, scarves, and hats.

Originally published here.

You have a mission and you have a purpose that are yours and yours alone. So many people are waiting for the proper conditions: “when I’m out of school,” “When I start my business,” “When I’m married with three kids,” “When the end of the world comes.” But do you want to know the truth? We never know how long we have. Today is your day to get started discovering your passion and your mission goal.

It’s absolutely necessary that you consider where your passions and expertise come together. There, my friends, is your prosperity. For example, let’s say you love fashion, writing, holistic medicine, and gardening. You’ve got a degree in nursing and have taken some courses in holistic modalities. Why just be a nurse? Why not be a nurse in an integrative clinic that offers herbal medicine and nutrition to patients? Why not be a fashion writer or an image consultant? Why not write a blog on gardening and herbal remedies?

The point is that so often we put on narrow blinders and only see our career in the most conventional, traditional categories. It’s time to break out! There is no reason why you should have to cut off parts of yourself and focus on only one thing. Integrate, don’t separate!

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Stop thinking in “this OR that” mode and instead think “this AND that.When you join them together, your passions and expertise will create a business or career that satisfies you and is as one of a kind as the prints on the end of your fingers. (Why do you think the FBI uses ‘em to find you when you’ve robbed a bank and tried to skip town?)

Wise up, darling. You’ve got skills, talents, life experience, passions, and even obsessions that make you YOU, and it’s time to cash in on them. Get off that boring, stifling career track and make a U-turn into what you REALLY want to do and what makes you happy! A dream life is within reach if you will just find your passion and connect it with your expertise.

A couple of years ago, I had a severe allergic reaction that nearly killed me. I started coughing. My throat swelled up. I couldn’t breathe. I felt like I was going to die and I could very well have. I got the medical attention I needed and my second chance to make myself happy and pursue what I am really meant to do at an even more powerful level.

I know from firsthand experience that you never know how much time you have. You don’t need to have a life-threatening experience to shake up your life. Just take it from me. (And hey, if you’ll listen up, you won’t need to have a too-close-to-the-grim-reaper experience to get it.)

I want you to ponder this. What mission goal is dormant within you? What principles and values are guiding your life? Who do you feel called to help? How can you step into your power and start doing that?

Finally, who’s in charge? Sweetie, let me clue you in on something. The answer is a three-letter word that starts with “y” and ends with “u”. Stay tuned for my next article in which you’ll find out about an incredible framework you can use to create a mission goal that roars! In the meantime, ponder all the questions above. It’s your life. Make it count.

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Contact: Devra Pransky

The Art Institutes

(412) 995-7685 – dpransky@aii.edu

Or

Tammie Rosen

Rubenstein Communications, Inc.

(212) 843-8008 – trosen@rubenstein.com

THE TEEN FASHION INNOVATORS SEARCH BEGINS AT A CITY NEAR YOU!

$230,000 in Scholarships to Students Who Want a Career in
Fashion Offered by The Art Institutes and ELLEgirl
Magazine

PITTSBURGH, (August 16, 2005) — The search is on! The Art
Institutes and ELLEgirl magazine are looking for high
school seniors who dream about a career in fashion to enter the
‘Teen Fashion Innovators Search’ and vie for $230,000 in
scholarships.

At each of the 16 participating Art Institute locations across
North America, high school seniors can attend events to learn
more about the ‘Teen Fashion Innovators Search’ and how to
enter. To find out about upcoming events at your local Art
Institute, visit: www.artinstitutes.edu/teenfashion.

One national winner in Fashion Design and one in Fashion
Marketing & Merchandising will be selected to receive full
tuition scholarships, each worth more than $30,000, to study at
The Art Institute school of their choice.

To enter, students must be a high school senior scheduled to
graduate in 2006. In the Fashion Design category, each entry
will feature an original design by the student in the form of a
finished garment or accessory. In the Fashion Marketing &
Merchandising category, a finished product or plan must be
submitted.

The Teen Fashion Innovator competition is a collaboration
between The Art Institutes and ELLEgirl magazine to
encourage young design talent.

“Design classes in high schools have become career incubators,
giving students the opportunity to hone in on what they’re most
interested in, whether it’s fashion design, patternmaking or
textile design,” said Bruce Dempsey, Assistant Vice President of
Academic Affairs for The Art Institutes. “From there they can
grow that interest at design school, and turn that passion and
hard work into a successful and rewarding career.”

In addition to winning full scholarships, the grand
prize-winning students will attend the February 2006 New York
Fashion Week with ELLEgirl editors, as well as be
featured on the pages of the magazine.

According to Christina Kelly, Editor-in-Chief of ELLEgirl, “At
ELLEgirl, we recognize that great design has to start
somewhere, and for many young men and women, that passion is
nurtured right in high school.”

Entries must be submitted by November 11, 2005 to the
participating Art Institute of your choice. Entries must include
an entry form, high school transcript with a minimum GPA of 2.0,
short essay, finished product or plan and either a process book
of the design or written description of the fashion marketing
plan.

Full details on the competition and entry requirements are
available at www.artinstitutes.edu/teenfashion.

About The Art Institutes: The Art Institutes system of 31
education institutions (www.artinstitutes.edu/teenfashion)
located throughout North America provide an important source for
design, media arts, fashion and culinary professionals. The Art
Institutes system of schools has provided career-oriented
education programs for more than 40 years.

About ELLEgirl: ELLEgirl, the international style
bible for girls who dare to be different, is published by
Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S., Inc., and is accessible on the
web at. www.ELLEgirl.com. ELLEgirl ranked in Adweek’s
2005 The Hot List, 10 under 50, and ELLEgirl.com was recently
listed in Media Metrix as one of the top ten teen sites,
International editions include ELLEgirl United Kingdom,
ELLEgirl South Korea, ELLEgirl Holland,
ELLEgirl Quebec, ELLEgirl Taiwan, ELLEgirl
Japan, ELLEgirl Russia, ELLEgirl France,
ELLEgirl Germany and ELLEgirl China.

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