I think everyone knows how glad I will be to see winter end and spring begin with all its warmth and glory.
I'm so over the winter wardrobe and just want to hang up my winter jacket for a short sleeve shirt and pair of sandals.
But
even I know it's still just a little too soon to jump on the spring
bandwagon. We are still in for a few more cold snaps. However, that
doesn't mean we can't still have just a little preview of things to come
this spring.
So
let's keep it real and start small. For the first preview of spring,
I'm starting with nail polish. It's something that we all can wear and
it doesn't discriminate on size or age.
Other than my “rosy tosies,Canada Goose Expedition Parka”
I'm not a hard-core nail polish wearer. I will, however, take time out
on a Sunday afternoon for this hot spring shade – nudes.
What
is so great about the color nude — or lack thereof — is that it allows
anyone wearing nail polish the freedom to not be the perfect manicurist
and also to give wearing nail polish an honest-to -goodness try.
When
talking to other women about nail polish, many, including myself, are
kind of intimidated about what a “color” will look like once it's on all
10 fingers.
Its
one thing to try it on your thumb at the store, but another to pay $7
and then get home and find that your fingers look like they're bleeding
or losing circulation. I have a lot more things I can buy with $7 than
one-time-use nail polish taking up residence in my makeup drawer.
So
if you want to start out slow, try a nude. There is nothing wrong with
color, but sometimes less is more. As always, here are some nude shades
to try for each skin type. Happy polishing.
Legler
has a tattoo on her neck that says "Leviathan". "I once dreamed about
whales for six months straight," she says. She tells me the story of
Jonah. How he ran away when God asked him to be a prophet, and ended up
in the belly of a whale, and how, when he later sat in the desert, spat
out and burning, God told him life is about, "doing your part, however
it lands". This – fashion – is where Legler's work has landed, she says.
"My job is to be brave. And to show what that looks like," she
half-whispers. "And if that moves other people to be exactly who they
are – shit, this is going to make me cry – that's what it's for. This,"
she gestures to her hair, to her body, "is just what it looks like for
me." Talking to her feels Berocca-like: it's refreshing to talk to
somebody who can discuss gender in terms of their own body and work, and
who is excited about what that might achieve.
In
2011, when Love magazine published an androgyny-themed issue, featuring
a cover with Kate Moss kissing transgender model Lea T, Vogue described
gender as a "trend". Caroline Evans, professor of fashion history and
theory at Central Saint Martins, scoffs. "It's not a 'trend' – what
nitwits! It's who we are." And Legler agrees. Trends are fleeting.
Androgyny without context is just, she says, a trick of the eye. Without
context it is voyeuristic. "What I really hope is that there aren't a
bunch of girls out there cutting their hair, unless they want to.canada goose chilliwack parka That's
not what this is about," she stresses. "It is why it's happening.
Fashion will do what it needs to do, but this" – this truth that women
don't always look like girls – "exists already on its own." And the best
thing about it, she says, excited, is that by playing with gender so
publicly, by "just being myself", she can help make room for everybody
else: she can help widen our ideas of what is beautiful. A masculine
girl makes way for a feminine boy, and an older woman, and a size 18. Of
course, she is acceptably different – she is slim, tall, white and
classically attractive, but still, she is both boyish and feminine. She
is different. She is helping chip away at walls. She's knocking through
to the kitchen.
We
finish our lunch, and she unfolds herself from the bench. She shrugs on
her jacket, and the people behind the bar give her sly, appreciative
looks. She pulls back the table, she pushes in my chair, she makes
space.
2013年3月3日星期日
Pregnant Duchess of Cambridge stays off the slopes as her husband and Prince Harry enjoy skiing
However,
there were no such restrictions for the Duke of Cambridge and Prince
Harry on their long weekend at a wedding of close friends in the Swiss
Alps.
The Duchess, 31, who is an excellent skier, would normally have joined her husband and brother-in-law schussing down the runs in the resort of Arosa, but her pregnancy meant she had to swap skis for a traditional wooden sledge.
While the Duke, 30,canada goose chilliwack parka and Prince Harry, 28, joked around with friends on the piste, she occupied her free time by taking a quiet walk by herself with a bodyguard amid the spectacular mountain scenery.
At one point the Royal brothers, fully kitted up in skiing gear, were each seen to be hugging a different woman on the slopes.
However, the pregnant Duchess was able to enjoy the wedding to the full and was said to have celebrated late into the night.
The Royal party travelled to Arosa on Friday for the marriage of Laura Bechtolsheimer, who won a gold medal in the team dressage for Britain at London 2012, and Mark Tomlinson, who plays polo with both princes.
The candle-lit wedding service in the resort’s Protestant church on Saturday afternoon was conducted in English and German jointly by the local pastor Thomas Muller-Weigl and Canon Christopher Mulholland, the former rector of Little Badminton, Gloucestershire, and a close friend of the Prince of Wales.Canada Goose Expedition Parka
The Duke, who wore a traditional dark morning suit, pink tie, blue waistcoat and a white rose in his button-hole, acted as an usher.
At one point he almost slipped over but avoided embarrassment by grabbing hold of a fellow usher’s jacket to steady himself.
The Duchess looked warm but stylish in a cream coat with fur trim, a brown hat and drop-pearl earrings. She wore high-heeled shoes, which experts recommend pregnant women should limit to special occasions.
After attending the wedding ceremony, the Duke, Duchess and Price Harry joined about 250 other guests for a lavish reception at the magnificent five-star Tschuggen Grand Hotel.
After aperitifs on a terrace overlooking the Graubunden mountains and a seven-course meal, the revellers moved on to the hotel bar for further celebrations.
“Let’s just say it was a good party. No one retired before midnight,” a source said.
Miss Bechtolsheimer and Mr Tomlinson, who attended the Duke and Duchess’s wedding in April 2011, treated their friends and family to an all-expenses paid weekend in the ski resort.
The guests arrived at the hotel on Friday to find skis, poles and ski passes already waiting in their rooms. The sledge had also been arranged for the Duchess.
A source said: “The attention to detail was incredible and the family were very generous hosts. Everything was so well organised. The skis in the room was a lovely touch. They took the hassle out of everything.”
The slopes of Switzerland have formed an important backdrop to the Duke and Duchess’s relationship over the past decade.
Their romance was first confirmed when they were pictured skiing in Klosters together in March 2004, and they were photographed kissing in public for the first time during a break at the same resort in January 2006.
The Duchess, 31, who is an excellent skier, would normally have joined her husband and brother-in-law schussing down the runs in the resort of Arosa, but her pregnancy meant she had to swap skis for a traditional wooden sledge.
While the Duke, 30,canada goose chilliwack parka and Prince Harry, 28, joked around with friends on the piste, she occupied her free time by taking a quiet walk by herself with a bodyguard amid the spectacular mountain scenery.
At one point the Royal brothers, fully kitted up in skiing gear, were each seen to be hugging a different woman on the slopes.
However, the pregnant Duchess was able to enjoy the wedding to the full and was said to have celebrated late into the night.
The Royal party travelled to Arosa on Friday for the marriage of Laura Bechtolsheimer, who won a gold medal in the team dressage for Britain at London 2012, and Mark Tomlinson, who plays polo with both princes.
The candle-lit wedding service in the resort’s Protestant church on Saturday afternoon was conducted in English and German jointly by the local pastor Thomas Muller-Weigl and Canon Christopher Mulholland, the former rector of Little Badminton, Gloucestershire, and a close friend of the Prince of Wales.Canada Goose Expedition Parka
The Duke, who wore a traditional dark morning suit, pink tie, blue waistcoat and a white rose in his button-hole, acted as an usher.
At one point he almost slipped over but avoided embarrassment by grabbing hold of a fellow usher’s jacket to steady himself.
The Duchess looked warm but stylish in a cream coat with fur trim, a brown hat and drop-pearl earrings. She wore high-heeled shoes, which experts recommend pregnant women should limit to special occasions.
After attending the wedding ceremony, the Duke, Duchess and Price Harry joined about 250 other guests for a lavish reception at the magnificent five-star Tschuggen Grand Hotel.
After aperitifs on a terrace overlooking the Graubunden mountains and a seven-course meal, the revellers moved on to the hotel bar for further celebrations.
“Let’s just say it was a good party. No one retired before midnight,” a source said.
Miss Bechtolsheimer and Mr Tomlinson, who attended the Duke and Duchess’s wedding in April 2011, treated their friends and family to an all-expenses paid weekend in the ski resort.
The guests arrived at the hotel on Friday to find skis, poles and ski passes already waiting in their rooms. The sledge had also been arranged for the Duchess.
A source said: “The attention to detail was incredible and the family were very generous hosts. Everything was so well organised. The skis in the room was a lovely touch. They took the hassle out of everything.”
The slopes of Switzerland have formed an important backdrop to the Duke and Duchess’s relationship over the past decade.
Their romance was first confirmed when they were pictured skiing in Klosters together in March 2004, and they were photographed kissing in public for the first time during a break at the same resort in January 2006.
Jeans geniuses
Donna
Ida Thornton (pictured above), 39, founded the denim-only boutique
Donna Ida in 2006. There are now four branches in and around London. She
recently launched IDA, a collection of high-waisted jeans
Buying denim is deeply personal because you are confronting your body shape. At denim 'clinics' in the shop, women liken it to trying on swimming-costumes.
But it's not just about shape. Body proportion is more important than dress size. Thirty per cent of women don't know if they are long- or short-waisted. If you are long in the torso with short legs, you need a high waist to trick the eye and give you 'more' leg. Plus, it's much more comfortable for the wearer - you don't feel like you're losing your jeans! If you have a short body with a larger bust, a mid-rise waist is going to look better.
The biggest mistake women make is wearing jeans too big, which makes them look fat.Canada Goose Banff Parka You should spend a minute wriggling into them. You should feel them digging in to your waist. You should suck them in to do them up. Think of them as a foundation garment. Only when you are breaking out in a sweat should you go up a size.
Finding jeans that fit in that Brooke Shields way is possible, but only with an alteration. If you have really skinny legs with a round middle we can put in a wedge of elastic. We do loads of that sort of thing. I get my waist and hem altered.
There is no such thing as the one perfect pair of jeans. I've got 20 pairs all perfect for me. My J Brand Houlihan skinny cargos have a great fit. I love my Paige Hoxtons because they are high-waisted; it makes you stand up straighter, like wearing a corset. When you look at pictures of Marilyn Monroe and Brigitte Bardot in jeans they wear high-waisted. They prompted my new range, IDA.
I think 150 for jeans is justified if you are going to wear them a lot and they keep their shape. I wear jeans five to six times without washing them and only ever cold-wash and line-dry them. Hot temperatures ruin jeans; 30° is hot. I mean, how dirty are we?
Donna's top three jeans: IDA Jeanie cigarette-leg: The perfect slim-leg, high-waister. The back pockets create maximum pertness. 150, J Brand 811 Revenge: A great-cut skinny. Mid-rise, flatters the waist and keeps its shape.Canada Goose Expedition Parka Buy tight. From 175, Current/Elliott roller: A mid-rise, feminine fit of boyfriend jean. Flatters curvier figures. About 200
Chloe Lonsdale ,canada goose chilliwack parka 33 , relaunched the 1960s jeans brand Made in Heaven in 2005, rebranding it as MiH Jeans. Fans include Gwyneth Paltrow and Rachel Weisz
Jeans shouldn't be about making a fashion statement. You shouldn't force yourself to be a boot-cut, skinny or flare girl unless the style suits you. Jennifer Aniston wears that same boyfriend style because it works on her petite curves. Jeans are timeless. I saw a photo of Lauren Hutton in a pair of Levi's 501s recently and she looked so modern.
I don't wear anything but jeans.prada bags I want them to be understated yet aspirational. Smart enough to go with a Céline jacket, Stella McCartney top and Robert Clergerie heels but also a shirt, simple blazer and Converse. I'm a mother; I need to bend down and run around.
You don't have to be stick thin to get into our jeans. Jeans look best with flesh on hips and a bum to fill them out. I'm inspired by my mother, Chekkie, who was a top denim model. In the era of Twiggy she was booked for her curves.
For the past three years there's been a lot of 'novelty' denim. I think women have forgotten all they need is a great pair of jeans in a beautiful denim wash. Joanna Coles, the editor of American Cosmopolitan magazine, said that the MiH Oslo is a style every woman should have because it bridges the casual/smart gap. This has everything to do with quality of fabric, fit and colour, and with MiH being about women designing jeans for women.
Apart from my husband, it's all women here. We've all experienced that 'I feel fat' moment. You won't find any lumps or bumps in our jeans.
Buying denim is deeply personal because you are confronting your body shape. At denim 'clinics' in the shop, women liken it to trying on swimming-costumes.
But it's not just about shape. Body proportion is more important than dress size. Thirty per cent of women don't know if they are long- or short-waisted. If you are long in the torso with short legs, you need a high waist to trick the eye and give you 'more' leg. Plus, it's much more comfortable for the wearer - you don't feel like you're losing your jeans! If you have a short body with a larger bust, a mid-rise waist is going to look better.
The biggest mistake women make is wearing jeans too big, which makes them look fat.Canada Goose Banff Parka You should spend a minute wriggling into them. You should feel them digging in to your waist. You should suck them in to do them up. Think of them as a foundation garment. Only when you are breaking out in a sweat should you go up a size.
Finding jeans that fit in that Brooke Shields way is possible, but only with an alteration. If you have really skinny legs with a round middle we can put in a wedge of elastic. We do loads of that sort of thing. I get my waist and hem altered.
There is no such thing as the one perfect pair of jeans. I've got 20 pairs all perfect for me. My J Brand Houlihan skinny cargos have a great fit. I love my Paige Hoxtons because they are high-waisted; it makes you stand up straighter, like wearing a corset. When you look at pictures of Marilyn Monroe and Brigitte Bardot in jeans they wear high-waisted. They prompted my new range, IDA.
I think 150 for jeans is justified if you are going to wear them a lot and they keep their shape. I wear jeans five to six times without washing them and only ever cold-wash and line-dry them. Hot temperatures ruin jeans; 30° is hot. I mean, how dirty are we?
Donna's top three jeans: IDA Jeanie cigarette-leg: The perfect slim-leg, high-waister. The back pockets create maximum pertness. 150, J Brand 811 Revenge: A great-cut skinny. Mid-rise, flatters the waist and keeps its shape.Canada Goose Expedition Parka Buy tight. From 175, Current/Elliott roller: A mid-rise, feminine fit of boyfriend jean. Flatters curvier figures. About 200
Chloe Lonsdale ,canada goose chilliwack parka 33 , relaunched the 1960s jeans brand Made in Heaven in 2005, rebranding it as MiH Jeans. Fans include Gwyneth Paltrow and Rachel Weisz
Jeans shouldn't be about making a fashion statement. You shouldn't force yourself to be a boot-cut, skinny or flare girl unless the style suits you. Jennifer Aniston wears that same boyfriend style because it works on her petite curves. Jeans are timeless. I saw a photo of Lauren Hutton in a pair of Levi's 501s recently and she looked so modern.
I don't wear anything but jeans.prada bags I want them to be understated yet aspirational. Smart enough to go with a Céline jacket, Stella McCartney top and Robert Clergerie heels but also a shirt, simple blazer and Converse. I'm a mother; I need to bend down and run around.
You don't have to be stick thin to get into our jeans. Jeans look best with flesh on hips and a bum to fill them out. I'm inspired by my mother, Chekkie, who was a top denim model. In the era of Twiggy she was booked for her curves.
For the past three years there's been a lot of 'novelty' denim. I think women have forgotten all they need is a great pair of jeans in a beautiful denim wash. Joanna Coles, the editor of American Cosmopolitan magazine, said that the MiH Oslo is a style every woman should have because it bridges the casual/smart gap. This has everything to do with quality of fabric, fit and colour, and with MiH being about women designing jeans for women.
Apart from my husband, it's all women here. We've all experienced that 'I feel fat' moment. You won't find any lumps or bumps in our jeans.
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