Jewelry designer Diana Warner at The MakeUp Bar
Mark your calendar. Jewelry designer Diana Warner will make a personal appearance at a trunk show Thursday through Saturday at The MakeUp Bar, 7646 N Western. If you need more information, call 810-1226.
Taylor Swift’s new creative outlet: writing greeting cards
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift may be the most sought after 19-year-old. She recently walked away with Entertainer of the Year and three other awards at the Country Music Association Awards. She’s featured in 3-D on the cover of InStyle magazine. She has a clothing collection at Wal-Mart and now she’s writing greeting cards.
The country/pop superstar will create a line of greeting cards, gift packaging, stationery, online photo personalization products and online greetings for American Greetings Corp. Look for them in spring 2010.
The cards and products will reflect and demonstrate not only her personality, but bring her stories and words to life.
“My idea of a great song is a song that says how I feel better than I could. I feel the same way about greeting cards,” she said. “I’ve always been fascinated by feelings and how we express them to each other. Getting to write and design these cards is a wonderful experience.”
Tim Gunn talks “Project Runway,” meltdown and Lifetime
Tim Gunn of "Project Runway"
“Project Runway” faithful have tuned in weekly to see their favorite competitors, judges and mentor. Teasers keep viewers on the edge. A Tim Gunn meltdown? Hmmm.
Here’s a story from the Los Angeles Times.
East Central University to present fashion show
Get ready, it’s almost show time.
The East Central University Family and Consumer Science Department Retail Fashion Promotion class will hold its annual fashion show at 7 p.m. Nov. 19 in the ECU Ballroom.
In keeping with ECU’s centennial year, the Fashion Promotion class will partner with the Ada Historical Society and area merchants to present “A Century of Style from Past to Present.”
The show will include current style trends as well as popular fashions from 1909, which will be provided by the historical society.
The show is free and open to the public.
“Fashion for Passion” style show in Norman
Attend a fashion show and help raise money for Children’s Miracle Network.
Sounds like a win-win to me.
“Passion for Fashion,” a style show featuring clothing from area retailers, will begin at 7 p.m. Nov. 18 in the Ballroom in the OU Student Union. The show is being put together by Dance Marathon, an 8-hour dancing event that raises money for Children’s Miracle Network. The fashion show is the biggest fundraiser for Dance Marathon.
Tickets are $4 in advance and $5 at the door.
On the red carpet during the CMA Awards
Here’s a red carpet video from The Nashville Tenessean’s shopping diva. She was on the red carpet for the Country Music Association Awards, talking to the celebrities about their clothes.
Women want men to do more body hair grooming
Listen up, guys.
According to a new survey by Remington Products, a company specializing in men’s grooming tools, women want you to do a little more grooming below the neck.
The nationwide poll asked 435 males about their personal grooming habits and 440 females about what male grooming styles they find the most attractive. The results: both men and women prefer a clean-shaven face and said grooming is key to making a first impression. More than half the women (57 percent) think poor grooming is a major turn off – if not a total deal-breaker.
But the sexes are at odds about how much to trim. For example:
- Back hair – Nearly three-quarters of the women (71 percent) prefer men at least trim their backs to avoid looking like Neanderthals, and 33 percent would prefer a complete shave. Three-quarters of the men, however, said they don’t.
- The bum – Eighty-three percent of women think men should do a little neatening back there, too, but nearly two-thirds of the men (63 percent) said they don’t.
- Ears, eyebrows and nose hair – Forty-four percent of women find it troublesome when this hair is left untouched, but nearly a quarter of the men (24 percent) said grooming there isn’t even a factor in whether they think they look their best.
- Chest – More than half the women (53 percent) who are casually dating or divorced think a man should at least give his chest a simple trim so it doesn’t look like a sweater. Overall, 40 percent of the women agree. However, 43 percent of the total women surveyed prefer men keep all their chest hair, considering it a sign of masculinity. And 17 percent want a smooth chest without a single hair. For the men, 83 percent said they have just let their chest hair grow.
- The, um, groin – Sixty percent of the women who are casually dating said there should be some trimming around the groin, as did more than 56 percent of the women who are younger than 40. Of the total women surveyed, 42 percent prefer that look, but another 42 percent think any grooming down under would comprise a guy’s manliness. The other 16 percent? They’d like it clean as a whistle. Nearly two-thirds of the men (63 percent) said they’re still as hairy as God made them.
One key take away from the survey: men and women should tell each other what styles they think look best. Fifty-two percent of the men said they would consider shaving if it was important to their significant others, and 34 percent of the women said their men do, in fact, need to spend more time grooming. Yet one in five (21 percent) of the women said they wouldn’t broach the topic to avoid hurting feelings.
Cindi Shelby back at Ruth Meyers
In my column in today’s Life section, I wrote about Cindi Shelby’s return to Ruth Meyers, an upscale women’s clothing boutique. She was a fixture at the store for years, always welcoming and helpful as women sought her advice and relied on her impeccable fashion sense. This time she comes back as owner and president.
Cindi says her return comes at the perfect time — God’s perfect timing. She has raised her children, and now she’s ready to turn her attention back to fashion. Next time you’re near Nichols Hills Plaza, stop by and wish her well. She has lots of ideas, and I am eager to see how she puts her own stamp on the store while keeping the tradition that Ruth put in place 35 years ago.
New gift card with no monthly fees or expiration date available at Penn Square Mall
It’s no secret that gift cards are super popular, especially for the holidays. But how many times have you discovered a gift card months or even years after you received it and, alas, it was no longer good or worth way less than when it was issued?
Now comes word that the new American Express/Simon Giftcard with no monthly fees or expiration date on the funds is available at Penn Square Mall. The cards are available in three designs, and any customer who purchase three will receive three decorative tin holders, while supplies last.
”The American Express/Simon Giftcard is a real game-changer because it is 100 percent gift,” said Audrie Thompson, manager of Penn Square Mall. “There are no fees after purchase – no fees for checking a balance, no fees for monthly servicing, no fees for card replacement, and the funds on the cards never expire. The American Express/Simon Giftcard always maintains its value and with the new holiday design cards certain to please, it is the perfect holiday gift.”
Industry research indicates that nearly half of all gift cards sold annually in the U.S. are purchased in November and December.
Thompson said the new American Express/Simon Giftcards can be purchased in any denomination between $20 and $500 – not just the usual $25, $50 or $10.
There is a $2.95 handling fee at the time of purchase. The new American Express/Simon Giftcards can be purchased at Guest Services at Penn Square Mall.
Part 2: Proposals gone wrong and lost engagement rings
The story about the minister who dropped the engagement ring from a hot balloom triggered David Mamane, CEO of MyJewelryBox.com, an online jewelry boutique, to come up with these suggestions. (Read the story about the minister here.)
Top 5 places NOT to put the engagement ring before you propose
1. Inside a hot air balloon: Pastor James Ng learned the hard way when he dropped his MyJewelryBox.com engagement ring hundreds of feet from a hot air balloon during his proposal. At least the whole situation wasn’t full of hot air … she said yes and a week later he found the ring.
2. In a cup: It really stunk when a New jersey man had to go through more than 10 tons of garbage to retrieve the wedding ring his wife placed in a paper cup, which he accidently threw away.
3. On a boat deck or pier: Crashing waves while proposing is romantic, but if you drop the ring into the water — a dive team search and rescue is not.
4. On a bridge: How depressing, a guy approached by the police-suicide prevention squad on the Brooklyn Bridge had to explain that he wasn’t trying to commit suicide, rather he was looking for the engagement ring that he had just dropped.
5. Jidden in food: It might be hard to stomach, but women have swallowed the ring their fiancée had hidden in champagne, dessert, and even a Wendy’s Frosty.
If you would like to speak with David Mamane about how to store and keep your engagement / wedding ring secure, please contact me.
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