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02 September, 2010 21:57
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USA > Fashion and Style
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Is Silver The Color Of Spring 2011?
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Style File
? ‘Tis the season to make jewelry More and more of New York’s ready-to-wear designers—suffering, we’re sure, from an overabundance of free time—are adding custom or collaborative jewelry to their collections for the Spring ‘11 season And if you’re a fan of silver, you’re in luck Jen Kao has collaborated...
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02 September, 2010 16:56
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USA > Fashion and Style
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Alexis Bittar Hangs His Hat In L.A.—And His Two-Headed Elk, Too
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Style File
Alexis Bittar Hangs His Hat In LA—And His Two-Headed Elk, Too Alexis Bittar, the recently crowned CFDA Accessory Designer of the Year, is heading west The charming French-born jeweler with the Lucite bent already has three Manhattan locations, but this month, he opens three more in California—one in San Francisco and two in Los Angeles...
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02 September, 2010 11:24
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USA > Fashion and Style
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Cocktail Dresses Under $200
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About.com Women''s Fashion
All of that red carpet fashion the other night got me in the mood for special occasion dressing The most versatile of all special occasion dresses -- the cocktail dress -- comes in variations from full-on beaded to low-key black jersey Some of the most flattering and modern versions of the cocktail dress borrow heavily from the red carpet: black lace,...
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02 September, 2010 02:34
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USA > Fashion and Style
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Restaurateurs Under Siege
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WSJ.com: Lifestyle
Some of the city's hottest chefs and restaurateurs are increasingly being targeted by lawsuits filed by a handful of attorneys on behalf of small numbers of employeesThis week's targets include Michael White and Chris Cannon's restaurant group, which runs three upscale Italian restaurants in Manhattan, and Masaharu Morimoto of "Iron Chef" fame They...
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02 September, 2010 02:29
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USA > Fashion and Style
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Blond Ambition: Can You Pull Off That Style?
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WSJ.com: Lifestyle
You're due for a haircut so you start scouring magazines for styles that you think will work with your face At the salon, you hand the ripped-out picture to your stylist and hope for a miracle There are dozens of virtual makeover websites designed to take the guesswork out of your next cut and color We decided to test four sites where you can upload...
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01 September, 2010 22:24
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USA > Fashion and Style
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What To Wear To Court
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There's a place where first impressions are even more crucial than at a job interview or at dinner with our future in-laws: the courtroom Yet court officials are constantly surprised by the imprudence of people's courtroom-clothing choices One doctor in Texas appeared at his own medical-malpractice trial in blue jeans "In the old days, parents used...
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01 September, 2010 16:51
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USA > Fashion and Style
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Nicholas Kirkwood Goes Pop
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Style File
Nicholas Kirkwood was in Hong Kong this week to launch his new space in On Pedder at Joyce, the city’s go-to accessories mecca But the real excitement wasn’t about real estate—it was the sneak peek he gave of his latest collaboration, with the estate of eighties Pop artist Keith Haring“I watched this documentary called The...
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01 September, 2010 02:08
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USA > Fashion and Style
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Stimulus Projects Worsen Holiday Traffic Woes
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WSJ.com: Lifestyle
I'm planning a road trip this Labor Day weekend, along with as many as 344 million of my fellow Americans I just hope I can get out of townThanks in part to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, I'll have to dodge orange and white highway construction barrels no matter what direction I go from my home in Washington, DC, to reach my destination...
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01 September, 2010 01:12
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USA > Fashion and Style
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New Bikes Teach Kids to Ride
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WSJ.com: Lifestyle
Learning to ride a bike usually involves bumps, bruises, lots of practice—and back-breaking pain, too, if you're the parent running hunched over behind your child's wobbling cycle A new breed of bicycles that claims to help improve balance and allay jitters is changing how kids reach this childhood milestone The bikes promote a simple strategy:...
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31 August, 2010 23:42
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USA > Fashion and Style
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Advice on Giving Advice to 20-Year-Olds
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WSJ.com: Lifestyle
When Amy Turek informed her parents that she wanted to have a destination wedding—on the beach in South Carolina—they gave her their best advice"They told me, Don't do it It's too inconvenient for guests, too 'vacationy,' too selfish" Her parents and other older relatives "were actually horrified," says Ms Turek, who is 28 years old and...
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31 August, 2010 23:28
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USA > Fashion and Style
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In Japan, Men Vacation With Virtual Girlfriends
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WSJ.com: Lifestyle
ATAMI, Japan—This resort town, once popular with honeymooners, is turning to a new breed of romance seekers—virtual sweethearts Since the marriage rate among Japan's shrinking population is falling and with many of the country's remaining lovebirds heading for Hawaii or Australia's Gold Coast, Atami had to do something It is trying to attract...
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31 August, 2010 22:47
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USA > Fashion and Style
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Major Actor, Minor Artist
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WSJ.com: Lifestyle
Los Angeles 'Dennis Hopper: Double Standard," at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles gathers together the contents of a unique American career that was as admirably persistent in its yearnings as it was crazily scattered and, it seems, oddly unfulfilled Dennis Hopper: Double Standard Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles Through Sept...
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31 August, 2010 16:28
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USA > Fashion and Style
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The New-Old, Old-New, And The Old-Old At Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar
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Style File
The New-Old, Old-New, And The Old-Old At Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar is a shopper’s Shangri-la, but (surprise, surprise) all isn’t as it seems On the hunt for jewelry, you quickly realize that the many black-around-the-edges estate pieces that catch your eye probably aren’t much older than a kindergartner...
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31 August, 2010 14:30
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USA > Fashion and Style
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First Look: A MAGAZINE By Giambattista Valli
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Style File
Some people dream of opening their own boutique Some people dream about editing their own magazine Giambattista Valli gets to do both: Valli (left) is the guest editor of issue No 10 of A MAGAZINE, which will launch in tandem with the opening of his first store, in Paris this November Following designers such as Yohji Yamamoto, Riccardo Tisci, and...
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31 August, 2010 02:49
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USA > Fashion and Style
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When Creator and Owner Clash
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WSJ.com: Lifestyle
David Ascalon, an Israeli-born sculptor living in Cherry Hill, NJ, who had lost his grandparents and other family members to the Nazis, was perhaps an obvious choice to create a Holocaust memorial in Harrisburg, Pa His design—a stainless-steel Star of David base from which arises a series of shiny stainless-steel poles, seemingly bound up by a...
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31 August, 2010 02:12
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USA > Fashion and Style
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Workout Gear That Goes Easy on Joints
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WSJ.com: Lifestyle
Every week, Greg Berman squeezes in a total-body workout at home He doesn't lift barbells and there's no room in his 1,000-square foot condo for a treadmillInstead, Mr Berman steps onto his San Francisco deck and straps into something called the TRX Suspension Trainer, a 18-pound piece of equipment that at $18995 fits in a shoebox and leverages his...
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31 August, 2010 01:56
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USA > Fashion and Style
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Theaters, Airplanes to Post Calories
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WSJ.com: Lifestyle
Regulators' appetite for calorie counts is about to extend beyond restaurants to thousands of other places that offer food, including airplanes, movie theaters and convenience stores The expansion stems from provisions in the health-care overhaul enacted in March The government wants calorie listings posted to make it easier for consumers to select...
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31 August, 2010 01:09
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USA > Fashion and Style
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Surfer Statue Stokes Controversy
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WSJ.com: Lifestyle
CARDIFF-BY-THE-SEA, Calif—The botanical society in this beachfront town thought it was honoring surfers when it spent $120,000 to erect a 16-foot tall statue of one riding a wave Instead, it inspired a wave of humiliation for the hapless bronze dude Locals nicknamed it the "Cardiff Kook," derisive surfer slang for a wannabe surfer Critics also...
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31 August, 2010 01:44
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USA > Fashion and Style
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Medical Bracelets Go High-Tech
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WSJ.com: Lifestyle
It's a simple step, but one many doctors forget to remind patients to take: Wear a medical-alert braceletA growing number of American adults and children face complex medical conditions like heart disease and diabetes They may have drug or food allergies, suffer from disorders like autism, or take medications like the blood thinner coumadin that medical...
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