Thong malfunction
Who knew thongs could be hazardous to your health?
Macrida Patterson, 52, of
The lawsuit was filed last week, but the incident happened a year ago. Read the story here.
Any thoughts?
Guess who’s confident in a swimsuit?
Here’s one good thing that comes with age: Women over 40 feel more confident in their swimsuits. That’s according to1,400 women who responded to a survey by More magazine and Lands’ End.
The survey found that 47 percent of respondents have gained swimsuit confidence as they get older, especially after they turn 40. What’s more, some 95 percent of the participants said women older than 40 can truly look and feel fantastic in a swimsuit.
“Forty-something body confidence is in,” says Regina Haymes, fashion director of More magazine.
While fewer than 10 percent fully embrace wearing a swimsuit, 60 percent of survey respondents said they really don’t mind it and deal with it in stride. Seventy-one percent of those surveyed have learned the key to confidently wearing a swimsuit is to maximize the good parts and minimize the rest.
“We are not surprised women are confidently embracing just how great they can look at any age while wearing a swimsuit,” said Tara Ellef, senior vice president of merchandising, Lands’ End. “While swimsuit assurance may come with age, it may also result from over 20 years of swimsuit shopping experience. We’ve found over time women come to better understand which swimsuit styles and fits will best flatter their body shape.”
Click here to see The Oklahoman’s swimsuit slide show. And here’s our video swimsuit fashion show.
Calling all tall girls
I’m working on a story about tall women who have trouble finding pants, skirts and dresses that are long enough. If that’s you, send me an e-mail at lmiller@oklahoman.com and tell me your frustrations — and solutions. Be sure to include your name and phone number so I can contact you.
Underwear required
Queen Elizabeth II and her grandaughter, Zara Phillips
The Royal Ascot horse race in England is the social and racing highlight of summer, so invitations carried a reminder that formal dress is required. And that includes knickers — er, underwear.
The five-day event continues through Saturday, and with the Queen in attendance, organizers didn’t want any slip-ups.
The Royal Enclosure, the most sought after part of the course, has strict dress codes for men and women, with morning suits and top hats for men, and conservative dresses and hats to be worn by women.
Off-the-shoulder dresses, halter necks, spaghetti straps and mini skirts are all forbidden, as are streaky fake tans. Showing too much skin, it seems, is not very classy for a such a prestigious event that started 300 years ago. Neither is leaving home without your knickers.
A racegoer at the Royal Ascot.
High heels for babies
What does every baby girl need? A pair of high heels, of course.
At least that’s what the founders of Heelarious think. Britta Bacon and Hayden Porter have introduced soft high-heel crib shoes for newborns up to age six months. These shoes, priced at $36, aren’t intended for walking and the heel will collapse with weight.
The women say the shoes are fun, intended as cute little baby gifts. Others argue it’s another way young girls are being pushed to dress sexy or to grow up too quickly. Some contend high heels for babies is just a silly idea and not worth all the fuss.
Let me know what you think.
Check out the Web site at www.heelarious.com. Watch the video from Fox & Friends.
Corsets for small busted women
When it comes to corsets, evidently small-busted women have been ignored. Well, no more. Lula Lu, an online store specializing in petite lingerie, has introduced a corset avilable in AA and A cup sizes.
The Lula Lu Petites line caters to small- busted women and offers beautiful lingerie in sizes that are difficult or impossible to find at department stores. The purple and black lace corset costs $86. Check out the Web site at www.lulalu.com
Trisha Yearwood and Coldwater Creek
Trisha Yearwood … helping fight breast cancer.
Coldwater Creek and country music singer Trisha Yeawood are beginning a journey they hope will end with a cure for breast cancer.
Yearwood and Coldwater Creek women’s apparel retailer have launched the fundraising program, “Share your journey … for the Cure” for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
Yearwood is author of “Georgia Cooking in an Oklahoma Kitchen,” a passionate breast health advocate and wife of Oklahoma-born Garth Brooks. They live in Owasso.
“I’ve walked 60 miles in the Breast Cancer 3-Day event to help find a cure, but the real journey has just begun” said Yearwood of her support of “Share your Journey … for the Cure” fundraiser.
To help, pick up a donation card at any Coldwater Creek store (there’s one in Penn Square in Oklahoma City) or log onto www.coldwatercreek.com/journey. After making a donation online, everyone will receive a referrer ID and email to pass on to friends, family, and coworkers, breast cancer survivors and co-survivors, inspiring additional donations along the way.
Passing it on to others is the key to success. If eight people pass it on to eight people and they pass it on to eight people, what a powerful way to share the message and make a real difference.
No purchase is necessary to activate the card and the minimum donation amount is just $1.
Having a ball, but I’d like to leave the cap behind
I’ve been out of town for three days, and most of that time was spent in a convertible.
That means hat hair. Or in my case, cap hair.
If I don’t wear a ball cap, my hair blows all over the place and I can barely run my fingers through it, much less a brush. When I wear a cap, which is almost always, my bangs get plastered against my forehead and the rest of my hair does this wild flip. It isn’t pretty, especially when I take my cap off, which I try not to do unless I have to, but at least my hair is not a tangled mess.
I’ve tried wearing a straw cowboy hat, a visor, a scarf (folded lengthwise and wrapped around my head and tied in the back) and a doo rag. If you’re looking at my picture and trying to imagine me in a doo rag, let me tell you right now that I didn’t leave the house in it. I looked so ridiculous that I started laughing out loud. Now you knowhow desperate I am.
I see women in convertibles all the time and their hair seems to hold up better than mine. If my hair was longer, I could slick it back in a ponytail. If it was super short, I wouldn’t need a ball cap. But it’s the length I like, and I love the convertible.
Summer’s just starting and that means many more weekends on the road. Anyone got a suggestion?
A freebie for you
From me to you: One set of five samples of the new Manuel Canovas fragrances. The set includes Pink Riviera, L’ile Bleue, Anse Turquoise, Ballade Verte and Route Mandarine.
Manuel Canovas is a French textile house, and the fragrances were inspired by the Mediterranean, the Orient, remote Mexican pueblos and the French Provence.
Be the first to e-mail me at fashionmatters@oklahoman.com, and I’ll mail you the set. Please include your name and address.
Take a sniff
Good things do come in small packages.
Check out Trish McEvoy’s new Pocketable Fragrance Trio, three favorite fragrances designed for pocket-sized convenience.
The scents: #3 Snowdrop and Crystal Flowers, #6 Mandarin and Ginger Lily and #9 Blackberry and Vanilla Musk.
The trio set is $42. Trish McEvoy is available at Balliet’s, 50 Penn Place, Oklahoma City.
