Archive for November, 2006

J Lo, Victoria enter the world of lingerie

Hollywood actress Jennifer Lopez and Victoria Beckham former Spice girl, together are planning to launch a range of sexy ligrerie. Both of the celebrities are experienced as fashion designers.
Jennifer Lopez has already designed for her J LO range and Victoria Beckham has her VB jeans brand. Both the famous personalities are capable of developing a […]

Sunday, November 26th, 2006

Lingerie shop vandalism

At Priscillas in Greenwood some things may be 50 percent off but you can see from the broken out window someone wanted to pay nothing.
The manager says, “Police have pictures. They know what he looks like.”
But the vandal not only hit the store once, he came back two more times. For cash?
We asked store manager […]

Sunday, November 26th, 2006

Fashionable women over 50 balance style and comfort for an age-appropriate effect

A 50-year old woman’s closet can be a perilous place.
Consider Exhibit A, my own overcrowded little nook: short dresses, skirts and heels from my snappy 30s (hey, the ’80s are back!) share racks with the dowdy detritus of my 40s, which seemed like such a relief at the time. (Yes! I’m old! I get to […]

Sunday, November 26th, 2006

Fashion and Beauty

“With fashion, every six months you do things again. With other luxury goods, you create something and it’s there for 10 years,” he says.
Retailers enthuse about Lam’s talent.
“His first collection was so well edited. Everything had a place and was worthy of the runway. That doesn’t always happen with young designers,” says Jennifer Wheeler, vice […]

Sunday, November 26th, 2006

Sexy: Bods laid bare

Summer’s coming; time for girls and women to shed their comforting wintry layers.
RAPPERS AND TENNIS players are the most blessed of blokes; lightly enveloped by cool, flapping volumes of excess fabric. Big pants, huge shirts, ginormous jackets. Yo! ‘Sup! Snug and smug. Of all the members of that gender notoriously coy about showing off its […]

Sunday, November 26th, 2006

Beauty and the Fashion Beast

If you want to know why you don’t look like a model — besides the fact very few of us win that genetics lottery — you will want to know this secret: Most models don’t even look like models.
Need proof? It’s here courtesy of two wonderful online campaigns that shockingly demonstrate that beauty images we […]

Sunday, November 26th, 2006

Women’s Chic and Comfy Shoe Boutique Opens on Swarthmore

The sleek mid-century modern design of Andana, a new high-end shoe boutique at 1045 Swarthmore, has been attracting attention from local business owners and residents this past week. The store opened last Thursday in the 800-sq.-ft. space that was formerly part of Emerson-LaMay Cleaners and is next to Tabitha, the new maternity clothing boutique.
According to […]

Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006

Teen Fashion Designer Dreams About Her Own Wedding Day

It’s no surprise that weddings are a serious business. They are, after all, a $25.3 billion industry.
Not only does the average bride take 7 to 12 months to plan her wedding, but she will also spend some $25,000 making it one of the most memorable days of her life according to the Web site, […]

Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006

Lingerie shop flirts with Greenwood

A new lingerie store opened in Old Towne Greenwood without the blessing of Mayor Charles Henderson.
While some City Council members at their meeting Monday night wished Michelle Kuntz good luck with her new store, Henderson did not.
“It is not the kind of business we want and I hope you are offended enough not to open,” […]

Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006

Fashion: China Lingerie

Models parade in lingerie during a lingerie design contest at China Fashion Week in Beijing Thursday Nov. 16, 2006.

Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006