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The Distinct Pleasure of the House Dress 8 y
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One of life’s greatest pleasures is coming home from a long day and taking off all of your clothes. Unbuttoning the top button of your pants the minute you step onto the subway feels wonderful but it’s a small consolation prize to closing the door to your home, unhooking your bra and freeing your bosom from its underwire prison. Changing out of your pencil skirt and slipping into a pair of grubby sweatpants and that weird shirt you stole out of the free pile at work is a daily act of self-care that we do without thinking about it. But for me, I skip the sweatpant, and go straight for a h ... read more Artists, Musicians Walk ACM Honors Red Carpet 8 y
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Country music stars and celebrities walked the ACM Honors red carpet at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.
The show focused not only on big country music acts, but also those who work behind the scenes in the industry like Ross Copperman, the ACM Songwriter of the Year who said he was blown away by the honor.
Copperman said he had a tip for songwriters in town.
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”Show up every day and write 15 songs a week. That’s what I’ve done the past 10 years,” he said.
It’s advice that’s worked for him. He’s had numerous #1 hits over the years.
... read more Tourism Minister Warns: Don’t Pack Dresses or Skirts 8 y
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If you’re planning a trip to India, don’t bother packing skirts or prom dress. In a recent meeting with media, India’s tourism minister, Mahesh Sharma, warned that women visiting the country should not wear dresses or skirts, or walk alone at night, “for their own safety,” according to the Independent.
India provides foreign travelers with a kit that “includes the safety guidelines for women.” The tourism minister states that in said kit, they are “given dos and don’ts.”
The welcome kit, intended for female travelers, was introduced last year, and is one of several measures ... read more Married couple re-enact wedding day at Shropshire care home 8 y
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Florence and Ben Chapman re-enacted parts of their ceremony, complete with guests, at Coverage Care’s Stone House care home in the town, where Florence’s grandmother, Jean Hill, lives.
The couple had married at Polhawn Fort in Cornwall earlier this year but Jean was unable to travel. Instead, the couple donned their wedding outfits and performed the ceremony again, together with their flowergirl, two-year-old daughter Nia, and one of their seven bridesmaids, Florence’s sister Jenny Fletcher.
Florence’s parents Margaret and David Bill also took part in the day, and Margaret a ... read more Hunar Hale and Mayank Gandhi get married in Delhi! 8 y
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Indian television actors Hunar Hale (also known as Hunar Hali) and Mayank Gandhi are a married couple now! The two actors who had been dating each other for a while got hitched at a special wedding ceremony in New Delhi. The wedding took place on Sunday, August 28, 2016 and only special guests were present. The pre-wedding engagement ceremony was held on Saturday, August 27 in Delhi, followed by the mehendi and sangeet ceremonies and cocktail party. Bollywood actor Suniel Shetty was present to bless Hunar Hale and Mayank Gandhi. See some of the wedding and pre-wedding pictures of Hunar H ... read more Style in the shoulder season 8 y
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Dear Answer Angel Ellen: How do I extend my summer wardrobe pieces into fall without looking silly?
Dear D.S.: Consider adding a lighter-weight blazer or other fitted jacket (including a cropped tight black ”leather” motorcycle jacket) over a sleeveless celebrity dresses or top. Even a cropped cardigan. Add tights (textured or plain) with dresses that you wore with bare legs in the warmer weather (being careful not to wear anything too heavy with a lightweight dress).
It’s OK to pair a lighter-weight blouse with slightly heavier trousers, and many women feel comfortable wea ... read more EXCLUSIVE: Country Star Jana Kramer Splits From Husband Mike 8 y
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he ”Circles” singer and her husband, Mike Caussin, have separated, ET has learned.
A source close to the couple exclusively confirmed the news to ET on Wednesday, revealing that Caussin is currently being treated in a rehabilitation center for undisclosed reasons.
Kramer, who is currently on tour and promoting her latest album, Thirty One, has been ”trying to put on a brave face and do what’s best for her daughter,” a close friend of Kramer’s says, adding, ”she’s been devastated by this.”
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And a brave face she’s been putting on, indeed! Earl ... read more This woman’s neighbours helped to plan her perfect wedding 8 y
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They just wanted one thing: to get married on the street where Susie grew up, where her parents still live.
Susie had always been ‘very close-knit’ with her neighbours. Each year they all have a block party, every Christmas they put out mini trees, and now and again they do cookie exchanges (which sound like great fun).
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But the couple’s choice of venue wasn’t just sentimental.
Susie’s mum suffers from Alzheimer’s, and Susie and Miles wanted to make sure they could put together their wedding as quickly as possible, and with not much mone ... read more 5 beauty products you can find in your pantry 8 y
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Beautiful, radiant skin doesn’t always come in a shiny tube with a $90 price tag.With hundreds of brands and thousands of products to choose from, beauty has become one of the world biggest industries.
But if like us, you’ve found yourself spending the best part of an hour choosing between three equally unpronounceable and expensive eye creams, then this article might just be for you.
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5 ways to burn calories without even realising
We sat down with Woman’s Day’s skincare guru and Acting Beauty Editor, Kelsey Ferencak, to find out which basi ... read more Fast fashion isn’t fast enough 8 y
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Only 10 per cent of brands today are responding in 90 days or less to trends in music, media and movies, says a global industry expert.
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Apparel retailers need to react more quickly and effectively to what consumers want, according to speakers at the Canadian Apparel and Textile Sourcing Show in Toronto, scheduled for Aug. 22-24.
“Long lead times are a thing of the past — telling the consumer what she wants is not the way to win anymore,” according to global industry expert Jeff Streader, who will deliver the keynote speech at what is being bille ... read more Kareena Kapoor Khan’s stylish pregnancy look will give you 8 y
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Kareena Kapoor Khan has always maintained that she can balance her professional and personal life. Her acting career has not suffered post marriage and she believes that pregnancy too won’t affect it. The actress who is currently filming for Veere Di Weddingplans to wrap her shoot by September, post which she will take her maternity break and prepare for the arrival of her bundle of joy in December.
They say that a lady glows when she is expecting and Kareena Kapoor just proved there’s truth to this belief. The actress, who is now flaunting a prominent baby bump, wants to avoid t ... read more Rwanda's Haute Baso shines at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week 8 y
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Local fashion house, Haute Baso, did the country proud at The Mercedes Benz Fashion Week which was held in Johannesburg, South Africa last week.
The only Rwandan fashion house at the event, showcased a collection themed “Resilience of a Nation”, using military prints and neutral tones.
“As a brand, whenever we travel, it is with great pride that we represent our home because it always inspires well deserved positive comments and praise,” Linda Ndungutse, co-founder of Haute Baso told The New Times.
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RwandAir, the national carrier, spons ... read more Ete Swimwear: the Perth fashion designer taking her bikinis 8 y
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YOUNG fashion designer Jess Williamson will swap sleepy Southern River for the bright lights of the Big Apple this September, when she takes her swimwear label Ete to New York Fashion Week.
The label has been selected to showcase its designs at the Mecca of fashion a mere six months after the 23-year-old launched the business from her parents’ suburban home.
Ms Williamson’s label will be part of New York Fashion Week’s ‘Fashion Palette’ showcase from September 9-11.
Already the business has a strong following on Instagram, with more than 18,000 followers.
She said it did ... read more Trove app marries fashion and tech 8 y
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You might call Mary Orton a problem solver par excellence. As a young investment banker at Deutsche Bank in New York three years ago, she realized there wasn’t much fashion guidance for young urban professional women. So she created a personal style blog called Memorandum that became a successful side job and creative outlet.But with followers increasingly abandoning websites for Instagram (which famously doesn’t allow links) and Pinterest, among others, she saw another opportunity: a platform built specifically for bloggers, by bloggers, that would put content front and center while givin ... read more These Are The Real Reasons Brides Get Cold Feet On Wedding 8 y
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It’s relatively normal to get cold feet before your wedding.
Whether it’s because you’ve been building up a bundle of stress during your planning process, or because you’re starting to choke on the nerves when you think about spending the rest of your life with just one person, pre-wedding jitters can make you want to pack up your things and run away.
So, what should you do if you start to feel like you’re about to walk down the aisle and say hello to a lifetime with a person you’re suddenly feeling iffy about?
Who should you talk to if you wake up in the morning of you ... read more Pride's a two-way street in pageant winner's family 8 y
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This started out as a story about a girl who won a beauty pageant in a $12 plus size formal dresses.
It’s still that. Fifteen-year-old Precious JoLynn Elaine Girsch -- she goes by the first of her two middle names, JoLynn, and often as just Jo -- picked up the used dress at a thrift store in Missoula.
“I’d rather spend $12 than $1,200 on a dress I might wear one time,” says the St. Ignatius teenager.
Since she had to pay for it, and for the two other dresses she wore in the Miss Teen St. Ignatius competition, out of her own pocket -- her mother’s rule -- the thrift store ... read more Hong Kong fashion designer Grace Choi gives classic cheongsa 8 y
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Designer Grace Choi Ngai-ming steps into her showroom in Hong Kong’s Central district wearing a black lace cheongsam from her latest collection. It perfectly fits her figure, the sort of figure that allowed her to work as a top model in the city for more than 10 years, strutting the catwalks for big-name designers including Vivienne Westwood, DVF, Vera Wang, Fendi, Hermès and Oscar De La Renta.
She’s tall and lean and very polite – apologising for being late although I’m not sure why: I was early, she was on time.
While modelling has taken a back seat for Choi, it doesn’t mean she’ ... read more |