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OPINION

10 Days Is Enough 
 of the French Lifestyle 

Writer follows French Women Don't Get Fat advice, with mixed results

Oct 15, 09 12:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Finding herself in Paris for the fall—and wearing sweatpants and a holey T-shirt to the local bakery, as opposed to the French uniform of ankle boots and a mini-dress—Marisa Meltzer decided it was the ideal time to try following the advice of Mireille Guiliano, author of the More »

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diet • style • French • diet books • Jay-ZTV • Mireille Guiliano

fashion

 Suddenly, Everyone's 
 Copying Rick Owens 

Designer's dark style spawns wealth of imitators

Sep 3, 09 12:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - In every decade, says a retail expert, there’s a time when “everybody seems to be on the same wavelength, and for now that wavelength is Rick Owens.” The California designer has stayed true to his “angular flaps, zigzagging zippers, gossamer T-shirts and biker jackets” for years—... More »

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fashion • style • fashion designer • American Apparel • Topshop • Alexander Wang • Rick Owens

 Why Bardot Is Back in Style 


Aug 22, 09 7:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Brigitte Bardot's pouty, carefree sexuality is back, and just in time for her 75th birthday next month. With fashion designers aping her look and London girls imitating her outfit in And God Created Woman—cropped jeans, pumps, and striped top—John Walsh looks back in the Independent at the sex... More »

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fashion • style • Brigitte Bardot • female sexuality



 The New Science 
 of Vintage Tees 

Burning, shooting make new look old

Aug 17, 09 11:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - T-shirts were once simple sweat absorbers, then for a few decades they were "movable billboards," but in the 21st century, the "cutting-edge T-shirt is all about the T-shirt," writes Hugo Lindgren in New York magazine. Comfort, not logo or slogan, is the name of the game,... More »

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fashion • style • clothing • vintage • t-shirts • Jay-ZTV

FASHION

 How to Dress Like 
 a Mad (Wo)Man 

Tips from sexpot to buttoned-up

Aug 11, 09 12:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mad Men fever is sweeping the nation—if you want to copy the looks of the women behind the Mad Men, heed these tips offered by Raakhee Mirchandani in the New York Post:
  • Curve-hugging styles like “fitted blouses tucked into tight pencil skirts under snug sweaters”
... More »

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entertainment • fashion • style • trend • Mad Men • Jay-ZTV

 The Most Stylish 
 Cities in the World 

Paris, Milan top Forbes list

Jul 1, 09 2:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Weighing everything from fashion to architecture to street life, Forbes rates the 10 most stylish cities in the world. The best of the best:
  • It doesn’t get any more chic than Paris
  • Milan: “flashy” fashion and cool contemporary design
  • New York: a shopping spree from Brooklyn to
... More »

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fashion • London • New York • design • Rome • Donatella Versace • Paris • Milan • style • Hermes • Roberto Cavalli • Chanel • fashion designer • La Dolce Vita • Jay-ZTV • Charlotte Gainsbourg • Villa Borghese

Businessmen Strip Off the Power Suit

As bankers fall out
of fashion, so do
their stodgy duds

May 14, 09 8:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - To the list of casualties of the economic crisis, add the three-button power suit. And don't cry for the fashion industry—men are investing in replacements for their cookie-cutter wool security blankets, making men's clothing priced over $100 one of the few bright spots in the bleak retail landscape, reports... More »

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Wall Street • fashion • recession • fashion tips • Zac Efron • style • men's magazines • Jay-ZTV • gingham • GQ magazine

OPINION

The—Problem—With—Em—Dashes

Lionel Shriver laments the loss of the semicolon to its curt cousin

May 8, 09 3:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - A punctuation plague is raging through contemporary prose, indulged in by ordinarily excellent writers and hacks alike. It’s the “em dash,” writes Lionel Shriver for Standpoint—that punchy, aggressive punctuation mark beloved for its flexibility. It can replace the geriatric semicolon, linking two elements of a single... More »

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writing • journalism • style • punctuation • opinion

(Newser) - The wildly popular British clothing store Topshop opens its first outpost in New York this week, and Emily Rotberg has advice for uninitiated Americans. First and foremost, “don’t be afraid to push" she writes in the Guardian. "They’re not your friends.” Other nuggets:
  • "
... More »

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fashion • shopping • Kate Moss • style • clothing • retail stores • Topshop

OPINION


 Saggy-Pants 
 Debates Just 
 Hot Air 

'Legislative tailors' have their way across America

Mar 4, 09 1:51 AM CST
(Newser) - Legal battles against sagging pants are being waged across the US at an absurd rate, writes Greg Beato in Reason. Detractors argue that exposing large “swathes of underwear” should be banned, particularly because the  style emulates prison attire and to wear them is “to embrace criminality.” “... More »

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fashion • crime • baggy pants • style • jeans • Bill Maher Grid

OPINION

 Let's Face It: 
 Michelle 'Is 
 Not Exceptional' 

First Lady is 'extraordinary' but her defenders need to relax

Feb 14, 09 4:50 PM CST
(Newser) - Before Michelle Obama’s acolytes start enshrining her portrait next to Mother Teresa's and Mahatma Gandhi's, Robin Givhan hazards a word of sacrilege: “Obama is extraordinary, but she is not exceptional.” The Washington Post columnist chastises the first lady’s virulent defenders, who are “intent on keeping... More »

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Michelle Obama • Vogue • style • first lady

 Tweet Happens: Twitter 
 Style Guide in the Works 

E-book on proper micro-blogging form to hit iTunes at the end of the month

Feb 13, 09 5:13 PM CST
(Newser) - A style guide for Twitter will hit iTunes by the end of the month, the New York Times reports. The e-book, 140 Characters: A Style Guide for the Short Form, will lay out key style points from the Twitter canon, supported with examples of notable Twitterers. Also covered are things... More »

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social networking • Internet • writing • text message • style • Twitter

First First Lady Was No Frump

Forget the unflattering paintings; Martha Washington was
quite the fox

Feb 2, 09 9:27 AM CST
(Newser) - Chances are when you think of Martha Washington, you imagine a frumpy old fat lady smothered in lace. Not so, say those who study her and her husband. If you ignore the unflattering images painted years after her death, and instead focus on tailors' records and letters from Martha's youth,... More »

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shoes • history • style • first lady • George Washington • portrait • Martha Washington

Rafa, What's With the Collar?
And ... Sleeves?

Nadal dons polo, ditches capris in
Nike makeover

Jan 23, 09 12:38 PM CST
(Newser) - When Rafael Nadal emerged a few weeks ago without his signature capris and—gasp!—wearing a polo shirt, many fans of the top-ranked tennis player began grumbling. And now his Australian Open outfits, though a bit less Roger Federer-esque, are still no longer pirate chic, but more “retro... More »

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Roger Federer • tennis • Rafael Nadal • Nike • style • Australian Open • clothing

 Girls Wear 
 J. Crew to 
 Inauguration 

First lady Michelle, a fan of the brand, also had on J.Crew gloves

Jan 20, 09 1:50 PM CST
(Newser) - Malia and Sasha Obama turned up for Dad’s swearing-in today dressed in clothes from J. Crew, Us reports. Malia, 10, appeared in a periwinkle double-breasted coat with a blue-ribbon bow for a belt, while Sasha, 7, wore a pink coat with an orange scarf and satin belt over her... More »

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fashion • Michelle Obama • style • clothing • inauguration • first lady • first daughter • Malia Obama • Sasha Obama • J.Crew

 Not Priceless: 
 Palin's $2500 
 RNC Jacket 

VP nominee has secret stylists

Sep 17, 08 10:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin has attracted notice for her designer glasses and highlights, but the New York Post is more interested in the $2,500 silk Valentino jacket she wore during the Republican National Convention —and the secret team of stylists it reports dress her for campaign events. "They do... More »

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clothes • style • Valentino • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • Republican National Convention

 How Palin 
 Got Her 
 Political 
 Updo 

Palin, stylist collaborated on business-like look

Sep 13, 08 3:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Beehive Beauty Shop is an unassuming bubble-gum pink cut-and-color salon, but it’s in this little Wasilla establishment that Sarah Palin forged her trademark look, the New York Times reports. As mayor, Palin often wore her hair down, but when she jumped into the race for governor, she... More »

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Alaska • hair • style • Sarah Palin • Wasilla

 Ivanka Tops Best-Dressed List 

She and Michelle Obama lead the way, but list is heavy on royalty

Jul 31, 08 8:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Vanity Fair’s International Best-Dressed List holds few surprises. True, it includes David Beckham while omitting his wife, Victoria, but overall the roster is rich with royals and light on poor people. The top 10:
  1. Heiress and exec Ivanka Trump
  2. Would-be American first lady Michelle Obama
  3. French first lady
... More »

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fashion • Kate Middleton • Michelle Obama • Vanity Fair • list • Michael Bloomberg • Ivanka Trump • style • Sarah Jessica Parker • Carla Bruni • Tilda Swinton • Diana Taylor • Julia Koch • Princess Mathilde • Evelyn Lauder

 McCain Spiffing Up His Act 

He's working to improve stilted speeches, onstage awkwardness

Jul 6, 08 6:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - With his small stature and tendency to stumble over words, John McCain struggles behind a podium, the New York Times notes. “The only time I would put him behind a podium at all” during the campaign “is when he’s announcing a policy position,” said his former... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • style • speech • Election 2008

 Hairy Fad: Boys Dig Long Locks 

Celebs, boys-next-door alike let their hair grow

Jun 30, 08 7:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - In what could be a frightening nod to the '80s, more and more boys are growing their hair out. And while most deny pop culture inspired the barber boycott, long locks can be spotted on everyone from the Jonas Brothers to celebrity tots. Despite sometimes being mistaken for girls, notes... More »

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fashion • Disney Channel • hair • style • Nickelodeon • boy

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