Filed under: Fashion , How To , Stylish Living Haute couture finery at Elie Saab. Photo: Getty Images/Karl Prouse/Catwalking Couture sewing guru Susan Khalje believes that the creation of a unique hand-stitched garment is akin to what our grandmothers made during their time. In this age of machine sewing and ready-to-wear, hand-sewn items have been elevated to the level of expensive couture
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DIY Design: Make Your Own Couture-Like Garments
Filed under: Fashion , News , Designers & Brands , Shopping Dean and Dan Caten of DSquared2 and “Launch My Line” have their designs on the Olympics.
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DSquared2 Designers Dean and Dan Caten Take on the Olympics
One of my very best girlfriends, Isha, is getting married in August. She’s doing it on an organic farm in Orgeon, surrounded by vineyards and totally lush scenery. I guess you could say she’s going for sort of a glam earth goddess sort of a thing, which I heartily adore
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Strapless Appliqué Dress by BCBG Max Azria
Bath & Body Works has some of the cutest gift sets. I really like the “What’s Shakin’?” gift sets that pair Bath & Body Works Signature Collection with a clear, colorful martini shaker. What a fun idea! The price is right, too, less than $17 for the entire gift set.
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Have A Martini With Your Bath
Filed under: Accessories , Fashion , Celebrity , News , Celebrity Style Photo: Valerie Macon, AFP/Getty Images It looks like Lady Gaga ‘s over-the-top fashion antics have made a lasting impression! Well, at the very least, they continue to have people writing about her. (Guilty as charged.) So much so, that the outlandish pop star landed the top spot on Spring 2010 ‘s fashion buzzword list, compiled by the Global Language Monitor
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Lady Gaga Tops Fashion Buzzword List for Spring 2010
(1) COEUR COURAGE from Le blog de Liselotte (2) St valentin 2010 from Le blog de defidetoile (3) Vintage Seamstress Valentine from About.com Cross-Stitch (4) Sampler 07 from Stofnest (5) Embroidered heart pin from maggie makes (via Craftzine.com ) (6) Happy Valentines Day! from VeeandCo Cross Stitch Designs (7) SAINT VALENTIN from le blog de la madre (8) COEUR MONTAGNE from gazette94 (9) Abstract heart from Happy Threads (10) Teddy bear heart from Le blog de la marmotte brodeuse (11) Amour from Le…
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Free patterns and charts: Hearts, valentines
Filed under: Accessories , Fashion , Celebrity , News , Celebrity Style Keri Russell gets her spring on in an Ali Ro dress for Lucky’s March cover. Photo courtesy of Lucky Magazine Keri Russell has certainly come a long way since her frumpy ” Felicity ” days. And in the March issue of Lucky , the actress is showing off her evolved style prowess.
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Keri Russell Gives Lucky Magazine Her Indie Shopping List
Filed under: Cuts & Style , Hair , News , Celebrity Hair A model from Lorenzo Riva’s Spring 2010 fashion show poses on the runway in eye-popping hat hair reminiscent of this solar-like hairstyle Lady Gaga wore to a Polaroid event on January 7, 2010. Photos: Elisabetta A
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Lady Gaga Inspires Hat Hair (Literally!) at Lorenzo Riva
Time to apply for the Bazaar Bizarre Maker Faire 2010! Now accepting application through March 16th 2010. Maker Faire is a two-day, family-friendly event that celebrates the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) mindset.
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Time to apply to vend for Bazaar Bizarre Maker Faire 2010!
I’ve been piping designs on cookies for so many years, it never occurred to me to use edible icing sheets (why would I use a picture of something when I can just pipe anything I want?) What a fool I’ve been. These gorgeous icing sheets from Ticings for cupcake and cake decorating have totally changed my mind.
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Easy Cupcake Decor: Ticings
(1) A whole sisterhood of dolls from Groenlands Kralenwerk (Stenboden) en Borduren (2) Matriochka de janvier from Le blog de Vick (3) Lente from Groenlands Kralenwerk (Stenboden) en Borduren (4) Valentine girl from Groenlands Kralenwerk (Stenboden) en Borduren
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Free patterns and charts: Matrioshkas
Our fingernails are called into action all day long, 24×7, but if we don’t apply certain home remedies for nail care we are in danger of getting exposed to all types of nasty problems like broken nails and unpleasant fungal infections. In this article, we’ll discuss the topic of home remedies for nail care so that you can get properly informed on this whole matter and act accordingly.
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Natural Treatment and Remedies For Nail Care
Filed under: Accessories , Fashion , Celebrity , News , Designers & Brands , Celebrity Style Scarlett Johansson designs a Mango bag to benefit Haiti relief efforts. Photo courtesy of Mango Mango’s poster girl Scarlett Johansson is more than just a pretty face. The actress-singer, who mugs for the Spanish fashion brand, is now using her star power to help Haiti relief efforts
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Filed under: Beauty , News , Makeup Celebrity makeup artist Roxanna Floyd. Courtesy Photo Celebrity makeup artist to mega stars like Whitney Houston, Halle Berry, Mary J.
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Roxanna Floyd, Celebrity Makeup Artist and Fashion Fair Creative Director, Dead at 49
Over at the studio at Corning Museum of Glass they have a Valentine inspired learning experience. You can “Make Your Own Glass Heart” . And you have choices! You can either make a glass bead with hearts on it or a heart paperweight
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Valentine’s Day at Corning – Make a Heart
Filed under: Beauty , News , Skin & Body Organizations like PETA have focused lately on Man Boobs, with this billboard that appears in Europe. Photo: Peta.org Men besieged by man boobs used to hide under t-shirts at the beach, but now they’re blasting away the fat with increasing visits to the cosmetic surgeon. “Men are more aware now that it’s a problem that can be corrected,” Miami Plastic Surgeon Dr
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‘Moob Jobs’ Gain In Popularity
What’s variously called the “ cognitive capitalism ” model, or Paul Romer’s New Growth Theory, assumes that technological progress and increased efficiency will lead to “economic growth” in the sense of the total volume of monetized economic activity.
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Abundance Creates Utility But Destroys Exchange Value
There are many different ideas as to what people find attractive, but one of the universal things people tend to agree on is that bushy eyebrows are unattractive. Another problem that comes with age is the loss of hair, which can extend to the eyebrow.
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Becoming a parent is one of lifeamp;rsquo;s greatest blessings, an event that changes your heart, your thoughts, and your actions. amp;nbsp; Parenthood is one of lifeamp;rsquo;s greatest joy, an emotion that touches your heart, redefines your actions and changes the way your look at life amp;nbs
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Many top organizations where I work as an outside consult or a speaker delivering professional development seminars are rushing right now to create new internal womenamp;rsquo;s leadership groups. Thatamp;rsquo;s because these large companies understand that as the economy imposes changes in how t
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Radical Change In The Corner Office 2010 Is The Year Of The Woman