LOS ANGELES http://www.airmax95shoeswholesale.com/ , July 6 (Xinhua) -- Started in Europe a few weeks ago, the "Watermelon Dress" craze is sweeping across America, thanks to Instagram and other social media platforms.
The next question is: whether fashion designers will pick up on the new trend.
"Watermelon" dresses have been summer wear for decades with their bright red color and fringy appeal. But a real watermelon -- as an article of clothing? As ridiculous as that may sound, look on the internet.
Of course, no one is really wearing a watermelon. People are using their smart phones, often taking selfies, then superimposing a slice of watermelon to cover their bodies.
The most common clothing adopted has been a dress air max 95 kids wholesale , although shirts, pants and undergarments have also been made from the watermelon slices.
ABC News said last week that the "new social media trend" was just in time for the summer, but reviews internationally have been mixed.
"Hard proof that the world is full of people with way too much time on their hands," tweeted Lady Penelope from Gold Coast, Australia.
But the prevailing attitude was adopted by "strawberrisc" from UK.
"I don't know what made me laugh more, the watermelon clothes or the indignant commentators!" she tweeted.
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DAR ES SALAAM air max 95 mens wholesale , June 1 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank on Thursday released a new report aimed at greening Africa's cities which were facing massive environmental degradation.
"A fast urbanizing Africa is rapidly degrading the environmental assets of its cities," said the report entitled Greening Africa's Cities, which was released in Tanzania's commercial capital Dar es Salaam.
The report said protecting those assets can increase the productivity and livability of these cities, improve tourism opportunities, and enhance resilience to the impacts of extreme weather events.
The report pointed out that unique features of Africa's urbanization - such as substantially lower per capita incomes, high reliance on biomass fuels and extensive informal settlement with poor service levels were putting pressure on African cities' natural environment and eroding the value of environmental assets, including their green spaces air max 95 womens wholesale , forests, and water resources.
The report mentioned other factors putting pressure on Africa's cities as the exposure of cities to environmental disasters such as floods.
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"Once ecosystems such as wetlands in urban areas have become severely impacted, they are often effectively lost, as is the stream of services they can provide to support economic production and human wellbeing," added White.
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"Fortunately, there are important opportunities to change the trajectory of African cities towards a more harmonious relationship between their natural and built environments. However, focused action is needed to make this to happen," he added.
Bella Bird air max 95 shoes wholesale , World Bank Country Director for Tanzania, Malawi, Burundi, and Somalia, said: "Green urban development approaches are a win-win for the environment and the people of cities. Using this approach African cities can be more cost-effective, while conserving natural capital."
She said: "We can see in Tanzania, for example air max 95 wholesale online , that restoring forest areas and rehabilitating river systems could alleviate urban flooding problems, while also generating other economic and social benefits from reversing environmental degradation, and making cities more pleasant and productive places to live."
The World Bank Group is working with countries around the world to help build resilience to the growing economic, environmental, and social challenges they face today.
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PARIS, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- French President Emmanuel Macron received Lebanese Prime Minister on resignation Saad Hariri at Elysee Palace Saturday.
Although there is no official statement from the presidency by far, Macron tweeted on his Twitter account to Hariri: "Ahlan wa sahlan! Bienvenu a Paris" (Welcome to Paris).