http://www.fashion-deals.com/fashion-talk.html Fashion talk from networlddirectory, the place for information. Wed, 13 Feb 2008 01:47:13 GMT en-us http://fashion-deals.com/images/blogs/fashion-news-321.jpg http://www.fashion-deals.com/fashion-news.html 75 100 http://www.fashion-deals.com/blogs/permalinks/2-2008/luxury-site-vivre.html http://www.fashion-deals.com/blogs/permalinks/2-2008/luxury-site-vivre.html Wed, 13 Feb 2008 01:47:13 GMT Vivre combines luxury shopping with the very best of lifestyle tidbits to keep you hanging around the site dreaming of your next cruise vacation. "Eva's Obsession" covers the very best from around the web for the resort scene, including Top Ten Picks, Scent Guides, and Style Picks. To quote the image-boosting site, "Welcome to the world of Vivre - a world where life is celebrated." And is totally stylish, of course! Take your pick between lifestyle features and online shopping for brands like Roberto Cavalli, Michael Kors, and Vera ......... ]]> http://www.fashion-deals.com/blogs/permalinks/12-2007/ferrari-looks-and-ford-power.html http://www.fashion-deals.com/blogs/permalinks/12-2007/ferrari-looks-and-ford-power.html Sun, 16 Dec 2007 14:22:08 GMT The Intermeccanica Italia Spyder is a rare example of a period when Italian specialist builders frequently used American V-8's because manufacturers like Ferrari and Maserati weren't keen on selling their exotic engines to potential rivals. In addition, the big eights were powerful, reliable, and relatively simple to maintain. An article in tells the Intermeccanica story from an interesting perspective: the writer, Carl Bomstead, owns one. He explains that Carrozzeria Intermeccanica was established by Frank Reisner, who was born in Hungary, raised in Canada, raced sports cars and ......... ]]> http://www.fashion-deals.com/blogs/permalinks/8-2007/work-those-pvc-leggings.html http://www.fashion-deals.com/blogs/permalinks/8-2007/work-those-pvc-leggings.html Mon, 06 Aug 2007 03:21:43 GMT How amazing do these girls look in those PVC leggings? I'm suddenly regretting that I returned mine. Okay, not really, because mine were too big. But I wish I was able to get a pair in my size.

Here is definite proof that PVC can be worn by anyone, as long as they have enough attitude. I love how the first girl paired hers with a dress and cardi for a great girly-tough contrast, while the second girl (Agathe from Style Bytes) paired hers with a black T and killer heels for a sort of rocker look. Of course, the girls' great legs don't hurt either. ......... ]]> http://www.fashion-deals.com/blogs/permalinks/7-2007/girls-dressed-by-boys.html http://www.fashion-deals.com/blogs/permalinks/7-2007/girls-dressed-by-boys.html Thu, 19 Jul 2007 01:17:07 GMT This poster advertisement meant for promoting a TG4 television program entitled Paisean Faisean, attracted fierce criticism in Ireland for being offensive and degrading women. The poster advertisement showed a teacher dressed a very short skirt and fishnet stockings and the poster carried a tag line that reads, Girls dressed by boys. Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland received many complaints about this advertisement asking them to place a ban on it. The complaints alleged that that the advertisement portrayed women as a mere sexual object, simplifying women and was insulting and ......... ]]> http://www.fashion-deals.com/blogs/permalinks/7-2007/extreme-home-organization-sloan-edition.html http://www.fashion-deals.com/blogs/permalinks/7-2007/extreme-home-organization-sloan-edition.html Sat, 14 Jul 2007 23:38:29 GMT Okay, as I promised, here is my update on my home organization project!

This past weekend, I took inventory of all that needs to be done and what resources I currently have to perform.

The biggest issue I seem to have is lack of “order.” However, as I searched through my house, I realized that I had a lot of space not being utilized to its capacity and some not being utilized at all. So, my first order of business has been to list each room, where I have found disorder, and what organization resources I have available in that room.

My next plan of this ......... ]]> http://www.fashion-deals.com/blogs/permalinks/7-2007/kitchen-organization-great-how-to.html http://www.fashion-deals.com/blogs/permalinks/7-2007/kitchen-organization-great-how-to.html Sat, 14 Jul 2007 07:51:12 GMT I found this in my quest for organizing my kitchen. It's simple and practical!
9 Traits of Organized Kitchens 1. The number one rule of an organized kitchen is to store items where you use them. Put your plates near the table, glasses near the fridge and cutting knives and board near island or counter where you cut up produce.

2. If you do any baking, set up a baking section. Store together all items you use when baking.

3. Clean and organize your fridge and freezer. Do a quick upkeep once a week on trash day. If you don't use it, get rid of it.

4. Move ......... ]]> http://www.fashion-deals.com/blogs/permalinks/7-2007/slimming-chris-olivers-story.html http://www.fashion-deals.com/blogs/permalinks/7-2007/slimming-chris-olivers-story.html Wed, 04 Jul 2007 02:30:23 GMT Slimming is never easy.

A life time of frustration and yo-yo dieting, often to to avail. For those with serious, life threatening obesity one of the options is gastric banding.

The brief mention of Chris Oliver's blog in this week's BritMeds attracted a lot of interest. Chris is an eminent orthopaedic surgeon in Scotland and has particular interest in upper limb problems especially involving the hand and elbow.

Chris tells his own slimming story.


As a youth Chris was a keen sportsman; white-water expedition kayaking, kayaking sprint and long distance racing, ......... ]]> http://www.fashion-deals.com/blogs/permalinks/3-2007/gay-gaze.html http://www.fashion-deals.com/blogs/permalinks/3-2007/gay-gaze.html Fri, 23 Mar 2007 01:11:36 GMT Thanks to BoingBoing for pointing us to this amazing study demonstrating that, while both men and women concentrate on faces when looking at pictures of men, men's eyes naturally wander south. This may not be news if the phrase 'my eyes are up here' is running through your head, but that isn't what the study showed. In fact, the truth is farther south. Just a touch below the equator........ ]]> http://www.fashion-deals.com/blogs/permalinks/3-2007/irresistible-shoes.html http://www.fashion-deals.com/blogs/permalinks/3-2007/irresistible-shoes.html Fri, 23 Mar 2007 01:11:36 GMT Have I mentioned that D'Orsay shoe style is going to be a really big trend this summer? Well, it is, so when I saw these beauties I knew I hade to let you ......... ]]> http://www.fashion-deals.com/blogs/permalinks/3-2007/home-based-knitting-business.html http://www.fashion-deals.com/blogs/permalinks/3-2007/home-based-knitting-business.html Wed, 14 Mar 2007 03:10:05 GMT This is the second part of the Home Biz Idea of the Week featuring Working from Home as a Knitter. It's first part includes the tools and other requirements on starting a knitting home ......... ]]> http://www.fashion-deals.com/blogs/permalinks/3-2007/who-is-happy.html http://www.fashion-deals.com/blogs/permalinks/3-2007/who-is-happy.html Tue, 06 Mar 2007 10:58:01 GMT Psychologists have been fond of stating in recent years that human happiness, or what psychologists call subjective well-being, is largely independent of our life circumstances. The wealthy arent much happier than the middle class, married people arent much happier than single people, healthy people arent much happier than sick people, and so on........ ]]> http://www.fashion-deals.com/blogs/permalinks/2-2007/green-resistor-triplets-necklace.html http://www.fashion-deals.com/blogs/permalinks/2-2007/green-resistor-triplets-necklace.html Tue, 06 Mar 2007 10:58:01 GMT I am commonly not a big fan of jewelry made out of used (or new) electronic parts; I find them generally too clunky for my taste and not especially wearable. The Green Resistor Triplets Necklace though is surprisingly nice and definitely something I could see myself wearing. The little green resistors can be recognized as such only from a close distance and can be easily mistaken doe "precious" beads crafted together in a very elegant design. The necklace is available for $120 at fractalspin, where you can also purchase a pair of matching earrings for $15. (They also ship to Europe)........ ]]> http://www.fashion-deals.com/blogs/permalinks/2-2007/lifetimer-for-your-lifetime-memories.html http://www.fashion-deals.com/blogs/permalinks/2-2007/lifetimer-for-your-lifetime-memories.html Tue, 06 Mar 2007 10:58:01 GMT How much additional functionality can you include in a clock other than its most elementary features of time and alarm? Looks like quite a few other people have pondered over this question already. So we now have clocks which talk, scream and even counsel. Along comes another one for those people obsessed with count-downs - the LifeTimer. 3 more months to your birthday, 5 since you last had a date, and probably a 100 more for you to contribute anything remotely significant to mankind in this lifetime - fascinated with such time-stamps? Then just to help you along, the Lifetimer is designed to hold all such important events of your life. Punch in the events of the past or future into the timer and you can retrieve the number of minutes, hours and seconds left before (or passed since) the event. The clock has buttons on its face which you press to retrieve a particular count-down (or count-up). Its somewhat cute-looking round LCD screen reminds me of the dialing pads which were so prominent on the finger-based dialing telephones of the 80s. Apart from this, the Lifetimer includes the other normal features of date, time and alarm........ ]]> http://www.fashion-deals.com/blogs/permalinks/2-2007/which-products-sell-better.html http://www.fashion-deals.com/blogs/permalinks/2-2007/which-products-sell-better.html Tue, 06 Mar 2007 10:58:01 GMT Does whitening toothpaste whiten teeth better than toothpaste that whitens and prevents cavities? Does a printer/fax/copy machine make lower-quality printouts than a standalone printer? In the recent issue of the Journal of Consumer Research, a fascinating new study by Alexander Chernev (Northwestern University) reveals that people perceive products that emphasize a single feature to be more effective than products with multiple features........ ]]> http://www.fashion-deals.com/blogs/permalinks/2-2007/its-not-easy-being-green.html http://www.fashion-deals.com/blogs/permalinks/2-2007/its-not-easy-being-green.html Tue, 06 Mar 2007 10:58:01 GMT Being a green consumer is hard work, as per new research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). The study highlights a need for more practical help and incentives for green consumers, if we are to achieve a more sustainable society. The University of Leeds-led study observed that consumers who try to live a sustainable lifestyle have difficulty deciding which product to buy. "Consumers find that being green or ethical is a very hard, time consuming, and emotional experience," says Dr William Young. Apart from the usual issues such as price, reliability, and colour, they have the added complication of researching and weighing up all the environmental and ethical issues before purchasing a product, he explains........ ]]> http://www.fashion-deals.com/blogs/permalinks/2-2007/looking-for-love.html http://www.fashion-deals.com/blogs/permalinks/2-2007/looking-for-love.html Tue, 06 Mar 2007 10:58:01 GMT If you're hoping for Cupid's online arrow, then watch out for tall stories and wide fabrications. Online daters, both men and women, commonly fib about either their height or weight, and sometimes their age, as per a Cornell University communication researcher. This study will be published in an upcoming Proceedings of Computer/Human Interaction (April 2007), an annual peer-evaluated journal, to be released this spring during a Computer/Human Interaction conference in San Jose, Calif........ ]]> http://www.fashion-deals.com/blogs/permalinks/1-2007/mood-food-connection.html http://www.fashion-deals.com/blogs/permalinks/1-2007/mood-food-connection.html Tue, 06 Mar 2007 10:58:01 GMT People feeling sad tend to eat more of less-healthy comfort foods than when they feel happy, finds a new study co-authored by a Cornell food marketing expert. However, when nutritional information is available, those same sad people curb their hedonistic consumption. But happier people don't. In the recent issue of the Journal of Marketing, Brian Wansink, the John S. Dyson Professor of Marketing, Applied Economics and Management at Cornell, and two colleagues describe several studies they devised to test the link between mood and food. For example, they recruited 38 administrative assistants to watch either an upbeat, funny movie ("Sweet Home Alabama") or a sad, depressing one ("Love Story"). Throughout the viewings the participants were offered hot buttered, salty popcorn and seedless grapes........ ]]> http://www.fashion-deals.com/blogs/permalinks/1-2007/winter-skin-guidelines-and-tips.html http://www.fashion-deals.com/blogs/permalinks/1-2007/winter-skin-guidelines-and-tips.html Tue, 06 Mar 2007 10:58:01 GMT Dr. Kaplan is THE dermatologist to the stars, who happens to have his own, pretty pricey, skincare line. While it might be a bit of a stretch to spend $50 on his eye cream, you can use his tips for getting rid of the ash and keeping skin glowing and gorgeous in winter months. 1. Use a humidifier. Air inside your home becomes very dry in winter, particularly if your windows are closed and the heat is on. A humidifier will replace moisture in the air. If you do not have a humidifier, using a few open pans throughout the house, particularly near any radiators, will also work. Keep indoor air moisture levels at 40 to 50 percent. A good rule to remember is if your turn up the heat, turn on the humidifier........ ]]> http://www.fashion-deals.com/blogs/permalinks/12-2006/fastest-cookie-maker-with-39-pieces.html http://www.fashion-deals.com/blogs/permalinks/12-2006/fastest-cookie-maker-with-39-pieces.html Tue, 06 Mar 2007 10:58:01 GMT What could be better news for you than an easy way to make cookies for this Christmas! BonJour Cookies factory is here to give a tasty delight to you and your family. With the pressing of a button, you can easily make your favorite cookies. The 39-piece set includes a jumbo cookie barrel, a traditional cookie barrel, 10 large cookie discs, 15 traditional cookie discs, 10 decorating and filling tips, and a recipe booklet........ ]]> http://www.fashion-deals.com/blogs/permalinks/12-2006/why-we-buy-bad-gifts-for-loved-ones.html http://www.fashion-deals.com/blogs/permalinks/12-2006/why-we-buy-bad-gifts-for-loved-ones.html Tue, 06 Mar 2007 10:58:01 GMT This holiday season, another woman who loves the rock band No Doubt will. receive a plaid skirt that only the band's singer, Gwen Stefani, could pull off. Another athletic guy will receive an oversize sports jersey even though off the field he prefers Brooks Brothers. Why are we so terrible at predicting the tastes of the ones we love? A new study from the recent issue of the Journal of Consumer Research explains why familiarity with another person actually makes predicting their tastes more difficult........ ]]>