Best Selling Purses Review

One aspect of dressing up that is fun for a girl is her purse. Purses can compliment an outfit or a jacket and can come in so many shapes, sizes and textures. Some people include their purse as part of their fashion statement. They might have a favorite brand that they like or a particular size and pattern that they love. While a girl, might have just one purse at a time that she totes around, some people will have several; some for the evening, casual, business and a few fun bags to carry around.

The business of purses is a big one for the retail world. Women are continuously changing purses and they can sometimes follow a trend pattern. Where some seasons it is in style to wear a huge purse while in other seasons it is in style to lug around small ones. Women seem to follow the trend where ever the purse will take them. This is an important gadget for any woman, as her purse will hold her phone, wallet, sunglasses and everything else important for her during her day and night routine.

There are several popular names for purse buyers. Nine West for example sells purses that can sometimes be matched to their shoes or accessories. They can be flirty, sleek, elegant, and casual and business minded. There is the Nine West Party Girl bag that is small in size with an elegant chain strap and comes in gold, black or mauve printed fabric.

Guess is a popular name brand for women`s purses. They are known for having their big logo printed on the front of their hand bags. They come in many colors and fabrics and many women love accessorizing them with other aspects to their outfit. The Guess Jacko is a small sachet with pal brushed gold toned hardware and tumbled pebble vinyl exterior. The Boutique Tote is a small purse that has two chain straps and is open at the top with a snap fixture for closing. It has a polished silver tone and a kiss lock front pocket.

Michael Kors has been making and designing purses for almost two decades. He has a bag called the Astor suede that is soft light blue, or purple or comes in beige. It has nickel stud accents and leather trim. He also makes a purse called the O.C metallic east and west flap bag. It is elegant and metallic platinum leather in an envelope style. This bag is designed for evening wear and has silver accents. The Hutch suede flap bag comes in lime, blue and sand plush. It has glamorous metallic accents with matching straps and an outside pouch with pockets and net fitting overlay.

When you`re looking for a new purse check out the internet and magazines to see what is new and trendy. You can also see what celebrities are into and try to follow the same look. Many styles can be copied in other brands or you can try to find the same brand that your favorite star was sporting around. If you are not into trendy purses you can simply decide what size of bag you need and go from there. Big purses will hold everything but can sometimes be heavy around the arm and shoulder, while small purses are light they can be a pain to fit things into and can sometimes fall off the arm too easily making it frustrating.

Roberto Sedycias works as IT consultant for Polomercantil

Changing London Skyline

Whilst many construction projects are being scrapped or put on hold in the current economic climate, two major developments in London are going ahead which will be significant additions to the city's skyline. Shard London Bridge and Heron Tower have been vying for the title of London's tallest building.

We examine the two new giants on the London skyline and their progress to date

Shard London Bridge...

Shard London Bridge, which was previously known by various names including 'The Shard' and 'London Bridge Tower', will be the tallest building in the EU when it is completed in 2012. It was originally planned as the tallest in Europe but has subsequently been overtaken by two Moscow skyscrapers.

Designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano, who is best known for designing the Pompidou Centre in Paris, the building will be 1,017 feet (310 metres) tall with 72 floors plus 15 radiator floors in the roof. It will be a mixed-use development with the lobby occupying the first three levels, office space from floors 4-28, a hotel on floors 31-50 and residential apartments at floors 53-65. Floors 31-33 will be occupied by restaurants and a viewing gallery, with a spa on floor 52 and a further viewing gallery and open-air observation decks on floors 64-72. Floors 75-87 will form a spire that will accommodate the radiator panels.

The whole building has an irregular triangular shape and will be clad entirely in glass with a ventilated double skin façade. This is intended to provide the maximum amount of natural daylight and reduce heat gain for maximum comfort levels. Excess heat from the offices will heat the hotel and apartments or be dissipated through the radiator floors.

Shard London Bridge was designed in 2000 and was subject to a public enquiry in 2002 after opposition from local authorities and heritage bodies. It was eventually approved in 2003 and an interim funding package was secured in 2006, although the financial problems of 2008 threatened the project before Qatari investors took control.

Demolition of Southwark Towers, which the Shard replaces, started in 2008 and was completed in 2009, with site preparation then beginning. Building contractor Mace won the construction contract for a maximum fixed price of £350 million, although this subsequently increased by £85 million. Construction began in March 2009 and by November 2010, the building had passed the 235-meter mark, making it Britain's tallest building.

The building's location, next to London Bridge railway station, has presented logistical problems. Demolishing the existing Southwark Towers required tying back and stabilising other structures before this could start. Additionally, the construction of the foundations required a 5,500 cubic metre concrete pour, with 700 truckloads coming in over a 36-hour period at a weekend while traffic was quieter.

Heron Tower...

Heron Tower began development earlier than the Shard, with full construction starting in April 2008 and structural completion occurring in April 2010. Like the Shard, however, it was the subject of a public enquiry, with heritage groups objecting to the construction of a skyscraper close to St. Paul's Cathedral.

Heron Tower was designed by architects Kohn Pederson Fox and is a 755 foot (230 metre) tower, including a 28 metre mast. The building is a glass and steel structure that provides 442,928 square feet (41,149 square metres) of office space over 36 floors plus a restaurant, sky bar and three basement levels. The offices are divided into groups of three floors to form office 'villages' of around 35,000 square feet.

The service core is offset to create flexible, open plan office space and the external steel structure reduces the need for internal columns. The floors are served by ten double-deck high speed lifts plus six external scenic lifts. Clear glass on the building facades maximises daylight and photovoltaic cells generate renewable energy, giving the building a BREEAM 'Excellent' rating.

Heron Tower, which is being constructed by Heron International, will be the centrepiece of the Heron Plaza development on the 110 Bishopgate site. This will include new public spaces, squares and gardens. By the end of 2009, the building had reached the 44th floor, which meant it overtook Tower 42 to become the tallest building in the City of London. However, its reign was short lived, with Shard London Bridge overtaking it well before its completion.

Both buildings will change the London skyline forever and hopefully they will become a symbol for growth and new beginnings as they reach completion at a time when the country should be bouncing back from the recession.

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