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© Scott Schuman, The Sartorialist
Talk about style! Here’s a beautiful image from The Sartorialist, Scott Schuman, of an older woman from Stockholm, Sweden. Plain, simple, nice contrast, and vibrant. This is how you combine style with personality in a quietly dramatic way.

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Say what you want about Britney Spears’ bad behavior, this girl smokes up the camera like an egg sitting out on the desert highway at high noon. The latest rage in jeans seems to be exposing your ass crack. We’re down with that. Britney ain’t no plumber!
Allure Britney Spears Outtakes

Every summer needs a national anthem. This year it seems to be Rihanna’s Umbrella. Like most pop songs, the lyrics are trivial; it’s the beat that gets tucked into your ear and won’t leave. Say farewell to cloudy skies…

When the sun shines
We’ll shine together
Told you I’ll be here forever
Said I’ll always be your friend
Took an [...]

Baby Boomers spend $43 billion a year on apparel and yet clothing manufacturers have no clue how to design for them. Ann Taylor wants a piece of the action, so the company is putting out its hat like a sidewalk performer and hoping a few kindly Baby Boomers toss a few bucks into it. Hint: [...]

© Scott Schuman, The Sartorialist
The Sartorialist Scott Schuman snapped designer Giorgio Armani’s picture recently. He has a fascinating description of how Armani labored over the details of his pose in order to insure that the resulting image conveyed an emotional feeling that matched his own inner perception of himself. Fascinating. Be sure to click on [...]

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The Queen of all Media known as Perez Hilton had some kind words for actress Joan Collins who is vacationing in St. Tropez. Life is good.
“It’s Joan Collins! Looking hot as hell!!! She’s 74, bitches!!! The Dynasty alum was summering in St. Tropez, with everyone else, on Tuesday. Perfection from head to [...]

Ford Models has an open casting call for anyone who wants to join the Paris Hilton fame club. Unfortunately they are looking for models aged 16 to 35. Hey, why not show up in a two-piece bikini and demand a chance to become a Ford Model. Tell them Baby Boomers are the largest and most [...]

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CNN has a curious map up on their site. It shows which states in America are suffering most from obesity. The southern middle states are the worst. Gee, is there a connection between poverty and obesity?

© Christopher Peterson
A stylish gentleman who was salsa dancing at the 5th Annual Kingston Latino Festival at the historic Rondout waterfront district in Kingston, New York.

For those of you who think drinking diet soda is a better alternative than drinking the sugary real thing, take note: recent research suggests diet soda may play a role in fattening you up. Don’t bother listening to the soda pr mouths denying the claims, they have a vested interest in protecting market share. Drink [...]

Fashion is a tight rope that everyone takes their turn falling off of…even those who churn out the stuff. Jeans these days are either practical or ridiculously expensive in the name of exclusivity. Those who pay $200 for their jeans are more likely to get arrested for drunk driving (Paris, Lindsay) than get caught visiting [...]

The best commercials usually make a connection between something in real life and your worst fear or pleasure. Then the marketers go to work to exploit the connection for boatloads of money. This Old Spice commercial created by Wieden and Kennedy takes that dreaded pubic hair that gets left behind on a bar [...]

Getting older is sort of like taking a ride on Disney’s Space Mountain. You’re in the dark for most of the ride, but the car keeps twisting and turning until finally it comes to an abrupt end. Never fear, the journey need not be this way. How so, you ask? Consult with Clarins oracle, [...]

The next time you turn on the TV and see Heidi Klum, beware, she’s being paid by Guthy-Renker to hustle skin care products. Since the magic of skin care products is invisible, it’s pretty hard to communicate what exactly it is you’re buying. That’s why companies hire beautiful models. Somehow by buying the products you, [...]

Meet vintage collector Morgan Yakus and stylist Karin Bereson. They have a simple goal: to bring you an updated vintage 1960’s look. Yes, those hippie summer of love trips are making a return to the streets. Light, open, airy, breezy. Great for easy access for you know what. It is the digital age, though, so [...]

© Joyce Tennyson
Now here’s a good coffee table book: Joyce Tennyson’s Wise Women. It’s described as “a celebration of the power and beauty of women in the third phase of their lives.” Her photographs make you feel like you’re an invisible guest sitting inside the temple of an Egyptian queen. Stunning!
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Salvatore Ferragamo is celebrating his 80th birthday, so he (or his company) commissioned writer Annamaria Sbisà to pen a children’s story, with illustrations by Michele Petoletti. The illustrations look amazing. See how selling and emotionally connecting with your customer goes hand in hand these days…
Story synopsis:
“Adrift in a hot air balloon, Leonardo Leopard and [...]

© Christopher Peterson
One advantage of being young is acting oblivious to those around you. Take for example this young lady reading a book in Central Park. You wake up. You throw on a two-piece bathing suit. You grab your favorite book. You head to the park for a day of relaxation. Who cares if those [...]

© Scott Schuman
A very stylish lady snapped by Scott Schuman, the Sartorialist, on 57th and 5th Avenue. You see, ladies, all it takes is a fashion eye and a couple of bucks to stay in the game!
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Actor Clive Owen takes it on the chin for Lancome by offering up his endorsement services for their Age Fight product. This is an “anti-aging perfecting fluid.” If you are 30-40 years-old, then obviously you need an “anti oxidative stress shield to fight 1st lines day after day.” 92 percent of men experienced “energized [...]