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Prema Sri BRIDES

take to the runway

Renowned beauty expert Premasiri Hewawasam has been in the forefront in introducing talented beauticians to the field. The latest batch of students at Kulagedara showcased their skills with a bridal show held recently at Galadari Hotel, Colombo. Photographer Lalith C Gamage captured these brides on lens as they walked the ramp.

D eep back gowns have become a trend in this season. Fashion keeps changing with time,

however we can see many deep back cuts on the red carpet, events and photo shoots regularly. As we wrap up 2012, we have seen many fash-ion trends that have ruled the glitzy year. From thigh high slit gowns to deep back cuts, celebrities have flaunted it all. Inspiring fashionistas are trying their best to catch up the running fash-ion trend this season.

Celebrations are around the corner. So, it is time we look into the fashion trends that have ruled in 2012. From Golden Globe Awards to Cannes to the recent Big Star Entertain-ment Awards, we have seen deep back cut gowns on the red car-pet. Deep back gowns is not a new fashion trend. The cocktail outfit has been one of the sensu-al dresses of women that has been last seen in 2009. The fash-ionable diva Jennifer Lopez wore a golden deep front and back cut gown at the Golden Globe Awards. This trend of flaunting the back deep came to Bollywood when Deepika Padukone wore an extremely deep back cut blue gown in an event. Later, we saw Mallika Sherawat at the 2012 Cannes Film Fes-tival. Recently, even the Sexiest Asian Woman of 2012, Priyanka Chopra flaunted her flawless back in a deep cut gown. One India

Women wearing heels are rated as

more attractive than when wearing flat shoes, even when the people who are making the judgment are unable to see their faces or bodies, researchers have

revealed.

Researchers at the Universi-ty of Portsmouth say that heels change the way the entire body moves, including the pelvis, hips, legs, knees, feet and even the shoulders, to emphasise femininity, the Independent reported.

The researchers suggest that

evolution could partly explain the continuing popularity of high heels as an article of the female wardrobe.

The women who took part in the study had an average of around 10 pairs of heels, and wore them at least once a week.

They were filmed walking

for four minutes wearing iden-tical flat shoes and six cm heels. To avoid the rating of attractiveness being influenced by anything other than high heels, the researchers used a process known as point-light display, in which lit markers are placed on key parts of the

body and the raters or judges see only the patterns of these lights as the woman walks.

Men and women watched 30-second video clips of the point-light displays of the walk-ers in high heels and flat shoes moving towards them. They then made judgements for fem-

ininity and attractiveness. All the women were rated as more attractive when wearing heel s and women, judges rated them as more attractive than did the men. The study has been pub-lished in the scientific journal Evolution and Human Behav-ior. Deccan Chronicle

Heels really do make women look good

designsShades

and

Mo d e l s displayed

a variety of out-fits and sarees for men and women at

the Peladiga Salu Fashion show held in town recently. P h o t o g r a p h e r Bhagrawa Kithsiri clicked these

moments from the event.