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The shirts you wear to work can either do wonders for image – or simply leave people wondering!

 

Naturally, we wouldn't want you falling into the second category, so we've matched some typical personality types with the best formal shirts to help you put together a style that makes you the man!

 

Business shirts for the traditionalist

 

Here's a man who likes a classic fit business shirt: longer tail length, traditional collar and low-key colours. Charles Tyrwhitt is most famous for these work shirts, with the purist often opting for their favourite White poplin classic shirt.

 

The connoisseur of classic who likes to add some colour to his wardrobe (without stepping too far outside his comfort zone) can also be seen wearing business shirts such as the Sky twill non-iron classic shirt  – a style that keeps him comfortable and quietly confident.

 

 

Mens work shirts for the sharp dresser

 

Slim fit business shirts typify the sharp dressed man. At the office, out to lunch or on a date, his shirt is always a source of envy. Now, you needn't be fooled by the name – slim fit business shirts aren't only for the slim.

 

The sharp dresser achieves his perfectly tailored look with shirts such as the Sinclair royal Bengal slim fit shirt or White twill Sea Island quality slim fit shirt.

 

 

Mens business shirts for the tactician

 

Always ahead of the game (he particularly likes to buy business shirts online) and ready to make strategic moves in the office, the tactician is frequently seen in patterned and striped or checked formal shirts. The Benn deep pink and aqua grid check non-iron cutaway slim fit shirt is a perfect example!

 

Making a move and striking a pose, the tactician is often channeling chess-like strategies in his check business shirts – like the masterful Deacon dark blue large gingham check slim fit shirt.

 

 

Mens dress shirts for the bold

 

Unafraid of sending strong signals to the people around them, bold men make serious fashion statements with shirts like the Attlee pink Prince of Wales non-iron cutaway slim fit shirt  – everybody knows that a man who wears a pink business shirt oozes confidence!

 

For the audacious man who prefers a more tailored business shirt, the Multi-stripe Black Label informal shirt  is king. This smooth design with multicolored stripes is definitely an elegant way to get noticed!

 

 

Claim your look - and discounted premium UK business shirts

 

Above all, remember that work shirts you wear speak volumes about the kind of man you are! Buy business shirts that not only fit your body type, but match your own sense of style.

 

And we know just the man to help - world renowned London tailor Charles Tyrwhitt. Not only will you find the finest collection of business shirts online, they offer tips on where and how to wear them!

 

To save up to 60% off the price you’d pay for quality shirts in the UK, grab our 4 Charles Tyrwhitt business shirts for £90 exclusive offer today!

Do you have a favourite pair of underwear? The ones you pull out before a job interview, hot date or Saturday’s big footy game? It’s ok to admit it, everyone does.

But what does the colour of your favourite jocks, boxers or anything else you wear up close and personal say about you? Well we’re about to reveal all (hmm, bad choice of words) in this startling underwear personality expose:

Careful and caring blue men's underwear

If blue’s your shade, it says you’re a conscientious and caring kind of guy who relates relate well to your mates – both men and women.

 

You’re also a great listener, the go-to guy when female friends need a male perspective on things (usually other males). To excel in any of these one-on-one scenarios you want to be wearing cool, calm and collected men’s blue underwear like Calvin Klein Micro Modal Essentials Boxer Brief.

 

However, when you’re not wearing your favourite pair of navy, sapphire, indigo, sky or emerald man shorts you’re likely to let the whining demands of your boss or best mate run your life, leading to undue stress and resentment. The answer? Slip into a relaxing pair of 2xist Contrast Fashion No Show Brief to remind yourself – and everyone else - who the alpha male is around here!

 

Romeo red men’s underwear

 

Passionate, persuasive, prosperous! Sound like someone you know Romeo? Merely stepping into your lucky red men’s underwear adds to your rightful place at the top of Lothario tree. Vigorous and zealous you rise to the occasion time and time again – don’t blame us, we’re just reading what the tea leaves tell us.  

 

So next time you’re heading out to pick up a sizzling hot date, kit yourself up in a pair of Calvin Klein Pro Stretch Hip Briefs, just in case she gets lucky.

 

Get on top green men’s underwear

 

Quick on the uptake and thriving on mental stimulation, green fans are ambitious types ready to overcome any obstacle on the way to the very top. So when it’s time to face the serious challenges you’ll want a pair of lucky green Calvin Klein X Micro Lime Green Boxer Briefs  sitting armed and ready for battle a the top of your drawers.

 

At the same time, your drive to succeed at all costs can sideline friends and family. Grabbing a pair of these Obviously Full Cut Boxer in kiwi will help your remember to take time out and achieve more without sacrificing your social life.

 

Mellow yellow men’s underwear

 

Relaxed and always pretty chilled-out, life’s a game for yellow groupies - and you sure have a great time playing it. It’s your divine right to grab some lucky C-IN2 Pop Profiles and dance down the street hollering, “We all live in a yellow pair of briefs”.

 

And for those bothersome times when you’ve got to front-up for life’s hard yards the C-IN2 Pop Lo No Show Army Trunk in citron will help you get through work without diminishing your good-time vibe.

 

Visionary or dreamer? Purple men’s underwear

 

Ahh yes, a man of true vision! Some call purple people idealistic dreamers, but when you’re wearing C-IN2 Pop Lo No Show Profile Brief in plum no one in their right mind will doubt your extraordinary intelligence and ability to turn the visionary into reality.

 

Of course, being such an inspirational soul, your lackeys can unload a pretty full agenda of unnecessary drama in your lap. Who has time for that? Get a clean start in a pair of Diesel Blade Briefs so you can focus on the really important things in life.

 

Wear your lucky men’s underwear everyday

 

We’ve just teamed up with Freshpair to offer  up to 60% off top brand men’s underwear. So whether you want to stick your favourite colour, or like the idea of multiple personalities, now you can stock up and wear your lucky colour everyday of the week!

Ever wondered how we made it from the fluttering fig leaf to the iconic Wonderbra and beyond? Women’s underwear sure has come a long way over the millenniums. Here are a few highlights (and lowlights) of women’s underwear through history:

 

Olympic women’s underwear – my small, thin Greek sports bra

 

So you thought the sports bra was a relatively modern invention? The original sports bra (or strophium as Aristotle and Socrates liked to cal them them) were actually first worn by the bounce-inclined, athletic goddesses of ancient Greece.

 

Not quite as supportive as the Glamorise Active Comfort Wrap Sports Bra of course, but then what’s a girl to expect from a thin band of leather wrapped around her chest?

 

She’s wearing no knickers (for at least a few hundred years)

 

Meanwhile, over in Ancient Rome men and women were strutting around in their loin cloths under togas. This fafhion fad disappeared faster than you could say ‘Crocs’ with the fall off Rome and no women’s underwear was worn at all for the next few hundred years!  

Fortunately, these days you can enjoy that no knickers feel while wearing luxurious Le Mystere womens panties - a boy cut that looks far more elegant and sexy than a piece of old sheet tied between your legs.

 

 

Mediaeval women’s underwear - from smock to chemise

 

When women finally decided they’d had enough of knights trying to peek up their dresses in the grand stand at jousting events, women’s underwear made a big comeback in the shape of long linen smocks, later known as shifts.

 

You can see the influence of the shift in the far more feminine, pretty and soft chemise of today – and one of the most beautiful and stylish is the Calvin Klein Essentials with Lace Chemise.

 

Waist not, want not - the corset

 

As the lights came on after the Dark Ages, it was imperative that a girl look her best at all times. And while there’s no one person to blame for the travesty known as the corset, King Henry II’s wife banning thick-waisted women from attending court certainly didn’t help.

This meant 16th century gals had to take a deep breath and hold it for the next few hundred years, as they watched gentlemen callers gorge on food, while looking pretty, feeling ravenous and on the verge of passing out in the name of pencil thin waists.

So let out a collective sigh of relief that you were born in the age of BALI wire-free bras.

 

Women’s underwear needs become a ‘passion for comfort’

 

By the end of the 1800s corsets were being tossed in the stable attic on top of the unpacked Ab Buster equipment and Tae Bo videos, as the new ‘liberty bodice’ brought almost as much delight and comfort to women around the world as the BALI Passion For Comfort bra does today.

 

Then in 1913, Mary Phelps Jacob (aka Caresse Crosby) patented the first modern bra – two hankies joined with pink ribbon. We can only imagine what she would have made of the beautiful bras of today – but we’ll thank her foresight forever!

 

20^th  century women’s underwear – burn, poke and push

 

In the 1960s women’s libers protested against the oppressive Miss America pageant by throwing their bras and other girlie accessories into a‘freedom trash can’, before eighties diva Madonna came up with a much more fun way to express yourself as a powerful woman and turned bras into pointed lethal fashion statements to be worn on the outside.

 

Then in the 90s, after one too many male eyes were lost in the name of lust, inspiring designers took a 1935 invention that supported the bust and created ‘dramatic cleavage’ to create the modern Wonderbra – leading to an explosion in rear end traffic accidents.

Today, women’s underwear is about celebrating and embracing womanhood. The range of styles and fabrics reflect individual style, personality and are all about comfort. We can even have ‘what he’s having’, in girl power versions of boy shorts and boxers.

 

Of course, there’s no reason you and your ‘Adam’ can’t still run around the garden bobbing for apples in nothing more than a well fitted fig leaf!

History making brand name women’s underwear sale - 30-60% OFF!

To say thanks to the women through time who sacrificed so much for our comfort and pleasure through the ages, Promotions Magic have teamed up with Freshpair to offer you an exclusive 30-60% off top brand women’s underwear.  So celebrate today and take your place in women’s underwear history!

 

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Ok fashion setters, pull out your style notes because we’re about to reveal who’s hot and who’s wearing what in the way of designer sunglasses this year. That way, you can get the designer sunglasses the stars are wearing online in Australia for the price they pay in the US and Europe less – while your friends go green with envy.

Wayfarer - the only sunglasses (in the world) for Rihanna

Whether she’s getting behind her man at the stadium, strutting the streets of LA, or buying up big in the adult shops of Sydney, Rihanna has been adding cutting edge class to the classic Ray Ban 2140 Wayfarer Black. These women’s designer sunglasses are a must have for sexy divas and pop stars.

VIP designer sunglasses that scream Paris

We admit that sometimes Paris Hilton is more sassy than classy, but she’s definitely has upped the ante this year, slipping on the Dior Coccotte Glossy 1 in Shiny Black to add a little sophistication to her look. They also get the tick of approval from Hollywood royalty Catherine Zeta Jones.

Aviators – the celebrity rebel designer sunglasses

What do Lenny Kravitz, Russell Crowe and Jon Hamm aka Don Draper have in common? Apart from a rock’n’roll reputation and knack for effortless cool, they’ve each embraced their inner rebel by donning the Ray-Ban 3025 Aviator. Who needs top guns, when you can be a Mad Man?

Designer sunglasses for paparrazi protection

Every celebrity worth their status has a bad paparazzi day – just ask Britney! That’s why she loves her Tom Ford Whitney Black designer sunglasses. Recently taking time out in Paris, Demi Moore hid from the ‘paps’ behind a pair – and wore an appropriate frock for riding in limos!

From Bond to…bondage?

Few celebs ooze style and sophistication quite like former 007, Pierce Brosnan, and soon to be leather-clad Catwoman, Anne Hathaway (although James Franco did his best to ruin that at the Oscars). They’ve both recently been snapped wearing Oliver Peoples KVA sunglasses, which also happen to be the latest shades of choice for Usher and Jeremy Piven of Entourage.

24 hour party people

When perennial party girl Lindsay Lohan was sentenced to 90 days in jail, she arrived wearing her classic Ray-Ban Clubmaster designer sunglasses. These shades have also been spotted in the early hours protecting the eyes of ‘Billionaire’ cowriter and muso Bruno Mars and scrumptious Piratess of the Caribbean, Zoe Saldana from the blinding sunrise rays. In other words, if your mantra is “I go hard, and I don’t go home’, this is the eyewear for you.

Celebrity yummy mummy sunglasses

There’s a very good reason Stifler’s mum will always have a place in the hearts of young men (and those who wish they still were). They know that their friends mother’s will never look like Jessica Alba, Gwen Steffani and Kate Moss who are busy shopping on Rodeo Drive or London’s West End wearing their Prada 18IS ladies designer sunglasses.

It’s Chanel darling

It’s been said that if you don’t own a pair of Chanel 5076H, you aren’t really wearing designer sunglasses. And if you don’t know who’s wearing them, you don’t know your celebrities! Kate Winslet and Eva Longoria love these designer sunglasses – and Courtney Cox is such a fan she’s almost made this style her own!

Gen Y? Because we can.

Wondering what the younger generation of uber-cool A-listers are wearing? Designed in collaboration with Gen Y IT girl Zooey Deschanel, the aptly named Oliver Peoples Zooey Ivory Shell are the latest designer sunglasses to be worn by both our favourite Jessicas (Alba and Biel), who love their slightly kooky, yet sophisticated look.

Sunglasses fit for the $132 million man

What designer sunglasses list would be complete without a latino super star footballer? When Cristiano Ronaldo’s not kick goals on the field, he’s scoring in the fashion stakes – and with the babes - in his Tom Ford Silvano Havana sunglasses!

Build your own celebrity status

So now you know what designer sunnies the celebs are wearing this year. If you want a swooning fan base of your own, let you friends know that you can all buy designer sunglasses online through Promotions Magic at 30 – 50% off the RRP!

Still looking at life through 2010 eye fashion? The New Year is flying by quicker than the old one, so now’s the time to grab the authentic designer sunglasses that Australians will want to be wearing in 2011 – but at the far cheaper prices Europeans and Americans pays.

From sleek contemporary styles to ageless retro classics, here are the top 10 most popular men’s shades our in the know customers have been snapping up in the past couple of months:

Lights, cameras action designer sunglasses

As the ultimate in casual, laid back eyewear, the aviator has a rock and roll reputation and vibe of rebellion. Effortlessly cool Ray-Ban 3025 Aviator Silver Mirror sunglasses are a favourite of Hollywood and music royalty too, including ladykillers Wentworth Miller, Lenny Kravitz and Zac Effron.

Rayban 3025 Aviator Gold are another very popular modern twist on the all-American classic sunglasses seen over the decades on Top Guns, Brad Pitt, Dark Knight’s Batman and countless other smooth celluloid dudes.

Designer sunglasses for chillaxing

If you’re thinking more along the lines of designer sunglasses that make the world (and you) look good in any setting, then the all-purposeMaui Jim Gloss Black polarized are ideal. Or for something with an extra dash of fashionista, check out the Prada Sport 50Ls Gloss Black.

For that European jetsetter look, you can’t go past the Emporio Armani 9698 light brown sunglasses. Embracing classic euro style, these sunnies will make you look like you should be on the Riviera at Cannes, being fawned over by your harem of French models and actresses.

Designer sunglasses with a licence to thrill

In Quantum of Solace, Tom Ford James Bond 007 Gunmetals were the shades of choice for the world’s suavest super spy while he saved the world and exacted revenge for the death of his love (before moving on to an even saucier Russian agent). All in a day’s work!

Meanwhile, the Prada sport 03ms black blends fashion kudos, style and luxury with lens innovation to take care of your eyes as well as your cool factor.

Low-key designer sunglasses

Two very popular choices for guys who want something unique, understated and sophisticated are the Serengeti Parma Black polarized and Oliver Peoples Linford Chrome. Or for something just as robust, cool, calm and collected - but with a pinch of pizzaz - you can’t go past the Persol 2976 Black

Best of all, through Promotions Magic you get up to 50% off the Aussie recommended retail price for all these designer styles and hundreds more. So check out all our designer sunglasses at 30- 50% off!