Women Weblog - Part 4

Tips for Building Professional Wardrobe: College Chameleons

1 Comment 24 December 2009

Since the seventies the college uniform has been denim. Denim skirts, denim totes, denim hats and denim jeans (from hipsters to 501s and back again). Since the seventies the business uniform has been suits. Pant suits, velvet suits, pinstripe suits, summer weight suits and basic black suits. Making the leap from the world of casual [...]

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Nine Ways to Crack The Office Dress Code

0 Comments 19 December 2009

There is no such thing as morally neutral fashion, the writer Martin Amis once quipped, and anyone who works in an office knows what he means. Success dressing in many ways is style under pressure, that delicate balance between personal flair and professional clout. I honed my own professional dress code from many messy encounters with [...]

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How to Build a Better Bra Wardrobe

0 Comments 09 December 2009

Lingerie fashion can be positively fascistic when it comes to the breast. The modern bra can make every bosom a perfect, foamy sphere. While the bottom ala mode jiggles freely in a G-string thong, the breasts are tightly confined — more so than in the 30s when camisoles were the vogue, more so than in [...]

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Winterproof Your Skin: 12 Easy Steps

0 Comments 29 November 2009

Winter is a good season for reading novels, roasting chestnuts and dehydrating your skin. Strip down in front of the roaring fire at the ski chalet of your dreams and you may find shins that are scaly, elbows that are flaky and the baby wrinkles around your eyes have become ravines. Ouch! Wind burn, central [...]

Baby & Pregnancy

Understanding Baby’s Ear Infections

0 Comments 27 November 2009

How can I tell if my baby has an ear infection? The easiest way to tell whether your baby has an ear infection (also known as acute otitis media) — or any other illness, for that matter — is a change in her mood. If she turns fussy, or starts crying more than usual, you [...]

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Holiday Style Do’s and Don’ts

0 Comments 22 November 2009

It usually begins in the office, that first little tinkle of holiday cheer expressed by a receptionist in a reindeer sweater or a jolly co-worker dangling Christmas bells from each ear lobe. Ho, ho, oh no! Not holiday dressing, that weird time of year when grown women wear white lace tights, floppy velvet scrunchies and [...]

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Extreme Eyes Liner & Color Tips For All Ages

0 Comments 20 November 2009

Diana Rigg sported them in The Avengers along with her leather catsuits. On Audrey Hepburn, they created the perfect mix of pixie and sophisticate. Now Renée Zellweger is resurrecting the look in her new movie Down with Love. Lined lids are everywhere right now, and we mean lined. Not smudged or smoky, but drawn-on and [...]

Baby & Pregnancy

Traveling With a Baby

1 Comment 20 November 2009

Realistically, you don’t want to go anywhere with your newborn except straight home. She requires almost nonstop attention, feedings, and diaper changes, and the risk of infection from a stranger is too great. Besides, you’ll probably be exhausted. But by three months or so, young babies are pretty good candidates for travel — as long [...]

Baby & Pregnancy

When Your Baby Starts Teething

0 Comments 20 November 2009

When will your baby start getting teeth? The vast majority of babies sprout their first teeth when they’re between 4 and 7 months of age. An early developer may get her first white cap as early as 3 months, while a late bloomer may have to wait until she’s a year or more. (In rare [...]

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How, When to Expand Your Baby’s Menu

0 Comments 19 November 2009

When should you introduce your baby to solid foods? Nutrition experts maintain that solid food should rarely be started before the fourth month. Many pediatricians go even further and suggest waiting until your baby is at least 6 months old. In fact, in 1997 the American Academy of Pediatrics changed its recommendations and now advocates [...]

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