Win This! Nautica "Sleep In For The Cure" Bath Robe
Nautica is sponsoring the Susan G. Komen "Sleep In For The Cure" initiative to raise funds for breast cancer research. You see, not everyone is able to lace up their sneakers for Race For The Cure. Some people are too ill, are caring for a loved one, or simply have to work on race day. Instead, Susan G. Komen For The Cure and Nautica want participants to fight breast cancer from the comfort of their beds. That sounds like a workable plan for me. How about you? [Susan G. Komen for the Cure]
"WIN THIS! We're giving away one plush Nautica Sleep In For The Cure bath robe, but you have to work if you want it. In the comments, tell us how you pledge to lead a healthier life and offer support to those in need by 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010. We'll pick our favorite response and announce the winner Friday, Sept. 10. You must live in the U.S. or Canada to win. (Read the official rules here.) Good luck!
W Magazine Says "The Girl Who Eats Her Feelings" Is A Back-To-School Look
"The girl who eats her feelings" is a new trend-setting clique to emulate, says W magazine's recent piece on back-to-school style. If they were trying to describe the trend of wearing "curve-enhancing dresses worn with plenty of attitude," why would they call that dressing like "the girl who eats her feelings"? That's just ... being curvy.
What The Hell Are "Treggings"?
There's leggings. There's jeggings. So what the hell are "treggings"? It belies my maturity level when my first guess was "triceratops leggings." But no, treggings are a cross between leggings and trousers. A hybrid, if you will. Treggings are formfitting from the thighs to the legs, but are more structured on top and often have a zipper. Personally I would just call these "tight pants," but what do I know?
Anyone else think the cutesy names for various types of leggings are getting silly? [FabSugar]
Cheapskate: Workout Wear From $6
When it comes to working out, you'll usually find me in a large random T-shirt and a pair of leggings that aren't nice enough to really wear as an outfit. But now, as the summer is coming to an end, I've promised myself to keep up with my exercise. It's funny how being excited about a new garment or outfit can motivate us to get up and do something. With that and my promise in mind, I went searching for cute and affordable workout wear. Check out what I found, after the jump.
Bloomingdale's Has Just The Dress For Your Wonky Elbow!
Sometimes I think Jezebel is a little too anal in their war on Photoshop (for example, I disagree that Rolling Stone gave the women of "Mad Men" "brand new torsos"); however, sometimes the blog hunts down some truly gross examples of retouching gone wrong. Like this photo from Bloomingdales.com of a model wearing a Diane Von Furstenberg dress which, apparently, is the height of fashion for women with bizarrely dislocated elbows. Yikes! [Jezebel]
Frisky Q&A: Jessica Simpson Talks New Jeanswear Line And Fall Fashion
If you've tried Jessica Simpson's shoes, then you've probably fallen in love with them. Now, Jessica, who pretty much exemplifies modern American style with her love of denim and rock T-shirts, is bringing jeans to the stylish woman on a budget. Jessica Simpson Jeanswear, a denim-inspired line that includes jeans and woven and knit tops, has launched on JessicaSimpsonCollection.com. But before you run out and purchase these ultra comfortable, affordable, and chic jeans (I have a pair that fits like a glove), why not hear from Jessica, herself, about the new line, the fall must-haves, and making denim work at work? Keep reading for an exclusive Q&A with Jessica ...
H&M Scores Lanvin Collab In What Is Probably The Biggest High-Low Coup Yet
The speculation and rumors have been confirmed. Lanvin will indeed be designing a collection for H&M, due in stores November 23. Although H&M wasn't planning on disclosing the answers to their mysterious designer interview videos, the interwebs went nuts after guessing that one video featured Lanvin designer Alber Elbaz, so the retailer released a clip revealing Elbaz's face. In the video, the he says, "When H&M approached us to do this collaboration, they asked if I could actually translate the dream that we created at Lanvin to a bigger audience. It wasn't a project about a dress for less ... I loved the idea that H&M is going luxury rather than Lanvin is going public." Interesting. Does that mean we can expect price points to be higher than normal for H&M?
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from: Effective Sunglasses
Shades, specs, sunglasses (pair of), and dark glasses, all with different names but same item. And sunglasses are now dime a dozen all over the world. These can be found anywhere from your discount store to the high end boutiques, even to the street store to the biggest shopping mall. But whether you are buying a Giorgio Armani, Gucci or just a one-dollar sunglasses, more often than not, they offer the same protection that you need.
Costly sunglasses does not guarrantee you that it offers better protection over the inexpensive ones. Basically, sunglasses have been introduced to protect the eyes and an effective pair of sunglasses should offer proper UV protection, the protection against dusts and also from shatter.
Excessive exposure to UV rays can cause short term and long term eye problems and contributes to cataracts, macular degeneration of the retina and blindness, and worst forms of eye cancer. This is the reason why the public is advise to wear sunglasses. To get cautioned against these, sunglasses lenses can be customized to have UV protection coating. Industry standard is pegged at UV400 and this specification protects your eyes about 98 percent of the harmful rays.
In terms of protection as we have emphasized earlier, consumers cannot guarantee that a pair of sunglasses can have an optimal UV protection based on the price of the item.
When selecting, it would be better to look for the specifications of the item to check if the sunglasses falls under industry standard.
If we return to the thinking if what is the sunglasses originally falls, aside from UV protection, basically, having a pair of sunglasses also protects the eyes from dusts, or if you work out of doors or spend a lot of time on the water or snow, then polarized sunglasses are what are needed. These provide a great amount of glare protection.
Nonetheless, still, many people buy sunglasses not as for protection but as a fashion statement. Most designers sunglasses nowadays provide just as much protection. But take note, that when buying sunglasses, do not only think of its brand. See to it that you look and feel good about it while at the same time providing the protection that you need against the harmful UV rays.
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