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Could prairie skirts be making a comeback?

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

I've always loved CNN correspondent Jeanne Moos, but her story today has me giggling more than usual. Check out Project Runway's Tim Gunn critiquing the "polygamist look" with Mo Rocca. Marc Jacobs, are you listening?

And for my next trick...

Sunday, June 29, 2008

I am writhing around like Harry Houdini in a straight jacket, and I still can’t get out of this stupid tunic top. Panic is setting in. My heart starts to fibrillate. What am I going to do? The department store dressing rooms are full, people are waiting, and I’m trapped inside a little “boho chic” number that’s obviously a size-and-a-half too small.

You can get the 'Obama dress,' but not until August

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

A $148 little number that Michelle Obama recently wore on "The View" sold out quickly on the White House/Black Market Web site. But you can still buy it, if you're willing to wait.

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Vamp'ing like it's 1965

Friday, June 20, 2008

They called them Vamps and this 1965 issue of Playgirl (not THAT Playgirl) assured its readers that men WOULD make passes at girls who wore these glasses.

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VIV mag saves trees

Thursday, June 19, 2008

If you feel a pang of guilt every time you add another magazine to the recycling bin, check out this slick women's publication that's strictly online, and the price is right - it's free!

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From 'Old Lady' to 'Young & Hip'

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

With a title like "How Not to Look Old," Charla Krupp has tapped into every woman-over-40's deepest, darkest fear: looking OL (Old Lady).

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Lisa Perry's 12 favorite things

Sunday, June 8, 2008

Fashion designer Lisa Perry may have been voted "Best Dressed" back in the late 1970s at suburban Chicago's Deerfield High (wearing purple bellbottoms with suspenders in the yearbook picture), but she didn't find her own style until she walked into the Andre Courreges store in Paris 10 years ago.

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In praise of 'preppy' style

Thursday, June 5, 2008

Summer will soon be here, and this widely misunderstood and underrated style can be your best style for sunny or rainy days, especially with heat and humidity serving as a challenge to the stylishly inclined.

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Glasses join the style parade

Monday, June 2, 2008

Philip Meltzer is an optometrist. Some days, he's also a marriage counselor. Occasionally customers return glasses because their husbands or wives hate them, says Meltzer.

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In 2008, everything old is new again

Saturday, May 31, 2008

Call it fashion fatigue. It sets in when you spot the 10th pair of gladiator sandals for sale, the 20th lemon-yellow tunic top. It reaches its apex when you see yet another rack of pretty, swingy dresses. Wasn't 2007 the Year of the Dress?

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The Cameo: Art Carved

Friday, May 30, 2008

Like most little girls, Fort Worth resident Susan Smith spent happy childhood hours digging through her mother's jewelry box. But one particular piece held her memory: a carved-shell cameo of a young woman, tousled hair piled on her head.

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