NewsOK.com Blogs » life http://blog.newsok.com blogging community on NewsOK.com Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:11:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Michael Jackson’s white glove sells for $350,000 http://blog.newsok.com/fashionmatters/2009/11/23/michael-jacksons-white-glove-sells-for-350000/ http://blog.newsok.com/fashionmatters/2009/11/23/michael-jacksons-white-glove-sells-for-350000/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:11:37 +0000 lmiller 16.5659 How much would you pay for a glove?  Just one.  One well-known glove.

Reuters reports that Michael Jackson’s iconic white glove sold for $350,000 — seven times its asking price – at a rock ‘n’ roll memorabilia auction in New York City.

Jackson slipped…



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Carrie Underwood arrives at the…



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First American Cash Advance is asking for coat, scarf, hat and glove donations for its coat drive that continues…



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Who better to ask for beauty suggestions than Paul Begoun, beauty expert, author and founder of paulaschoice.com.  She travels ore than 100,000 miles every year from Australia to Mexico…



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From Sept. 28 through Nov. 1, the two Beauty Brands locations donated 100 percent of sales from their Redken Guts…



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Lillian Collins

L’Oreal Paris has named a Clinton woman one of its 10 “Women of Worth” for her work with the Eastwide Academy, an after-school program in Clinton.

Lillian Collins, 50, earned the recognition for her “unwavering commitment to her community and…



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This is a very precious Thanksgiving message from the Girl Scouts….we add our own message of  thank yous to those who make differences in our lives. HFW

This is the season of giving thanks to…



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Anyway, I’ve been a fan of Spanx for years. I’ve looked at other brands, but really haven’t been tempted to shimmy into them. Now comes one that I may try.

It’s the Unbelievabra by Shapeez.…



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100 paintings at the “Small Works” show at JRB Art at the Elms. (Photos by David Faytinger).

JRB Art at the Elms “Small Works” show was one hundred paintings by one hundred artists.

Gallery owner Joy…



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Who saw it? Buy any pieces? Let us know what you…



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Eli, just misses the final four on Top Chef.

Nice run for the Joe Wertz

This is not Eli, it's Gazette Entertainment Editor Joe Wertz (glasses not pictured)

lookalike, but Eli will not make it to Napa.
It’s down to Kevin, Jennifer and the…



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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie

The number of actors, actresses, singers and celebrities who DON’T  have their name connected to a fashion or jewelry collection or a fragrance is getting smaller.

The latest to join the crowded design arena: Brad Pitt and Angelina…



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The Avenue and Miss Oklahoma Plus America Pageant will presents a winter fashion show and free audition for the 2010 competition from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 21, with…



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ETIQUETTE  QUESTION #3  on Parties Extra! – This question came to us from….Twitter

YOU ASK—WE ANSWER—YOU DECIDE!

(Callie, a college sophomore,  is a debutante this year and has been in many new social situations recently and Lillie-Beth is a former  debutante and…



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Wagyu Wednesday is under way at Red Primesteak.

Videographer Tanner Herriott and I recently visited Red Prime Steak, 504 N Broadway Ave., which recently was listed one of the top 10 steak houses in the United States by msn.com, to learn…



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Walter Gaylord at work, as he has been for 30 years, at the Tulsa Country Club.

In today’s column, I mentioned an honoree who has been washing dishes at the Tulsa Country Club for three decades. Here’s a story we ran,…



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Sharon Stone and Elton John

Actress Sharon Stone always looks amazing. Here she is at the 8th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation “An Enduring Vision” Show in New York.
 
“Sharon wore the most amazing couture Galliano gown with black knitting on top…


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