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Treat Yourself to a Spa Day

Kids can wear you out fast! It’s pretty much a well-known fact that mothers put themselves last when it comes to reducing stress and relaxing. Because they make so many sacrifices, and do it with so much love, the rest of the family may not recognize their need to relax. If you’re one of these mommies, then take charge of the situation and make it a spa day. Don’t ask for permission. You’re an expert in taking charge. Now it’s time to take charge of your own well-being.

If the idea of a spa is foreign to you, just visit Canada 411 for a listing of facilities in your town. Different spas offer different services. If you’re looking for a massage, but aren’t interested in getting your hair and nails done, you’ll probably want to focus on wellness type facilities. If you want to feel gorgeous, then you may prefer a spa that can give you a facial, new hair style, and a great mani-pedi. Once you try it, you may want to make spa day a regular “time out” day. In that case, you may want to find a spa that also offers an exercise facility.

All moms have shared stories of weight gain due to participating in more activities with the kids than for themselves. A facility that allows you to get in a good workout before you get that massage is not only relaxing and great for stress reduction, but it will also help you maintain your health. After all, you don’t get to stop being a mom just because you get sick.

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Green Movement Hits Fashion

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Fashion reflects society the way art mirrors life. With the current green movement sweeping the world, it’s no surprise that fashion is following suit. Here are some of the latest green fashion crazes.

Dresscue Me

“Dresscue Me,” a show on the Green Channel, follows a vintage-turned-chic boutique as its designers take older pieces and turn them into a new, modern, and inexpensive dress. The “star” of the show is Shareen Mitchell, well-known Los Angeles vintage goddess known for dressing quirky, vintage-loving celebrities. Her boutique caters exclusively towards women. “Dresscue Me” focuses on the client as much as Shareen and her shop crew: we see a woman with a story come into the store, try on vintage digs, and leave with a dress that has its own story. Shareen makes over vintage pieces from any decade or designer, giving fresh looks to the likes of vintage Oscar de la Renta or Ralph Lauren.

New Dress a Day

Blogger Marisa Lynch was in a creative funk. So she decided to spend a year revamping old dresses and turning them into fabulous new frocks. She gave herself a budget of one dollar per day to give herself a completely new wardrobe using only her wits and her trusty sewing machine. Her New Dress a Day blog features daily projects, dying tutorials and readers’ own makeover projects. Lynch soon gained a large internet following, and when the project was over, Lynch decided to spend another year making over other people’s donations. This creative recessionista landed herself a book deal and has inspired tons of DIY fashion-lovers to revamp their own closets.

 

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Just Do It!

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Most of us are familiar with the Nike athletic clothing company, but how many know that the name Nike came from the Greek goddess of victory? When Nike wore her wings, she was known as a fierce warrior; without her wings, she was a messenger of peace.

The Nike Company came from humble beginnings and originally went by the name of Blue Ribbon Sports. After a few years of distributing other brands of shoes, the founders decided to design their own sports shoe; the famous Nike brand was born. Later, the company changed its name to match its best selling product and Nike, as the company, became the official title.

Today, Nike is not only a leader in sport shoes but is also a prime supplier of athletic clothing. Besides the famous Nike running shoes, Nike athletic clothing includes shorts and jerseys for all sports disciples. This ranges from all-American sports like basketball and baseball, to the intense one-on-one disciplines, such as lacrosse.

Some of the greatest sports icons in the world endorse Nike; these celebrities include players like Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods.  Besides the Michael’s Air Jordan line, Nike has developed an urban fashion line for youth, including special shoes for skateboarding and other extreme sports.

The success that Nike has gained because of its quality products has allowed it to make societal contributions, such as being one of the top three environmentally compatible businesses in the world.

Nike has also developed the most popular slogan in corporate history and one that is considered one of the top 5 slogans of all time, Just Do It.

Nike lives up to this everyday.

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Society’s Obsession With Celebrity

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We want to look like them, dress like them and in some circumstances actually be them. For centuries society has had an obsession with celebrity in some way or another. From European royalty to Hollywood royalty, what is it about these enigmatic characters that have us so intrigued?

The obsession has become so dramatic that psychological researchers have even dubbed it “celebrity worship syndrome”. The main symptom of celebrity worship syndrome is a completely unhealthy interest (a.k.a obsession) with the lives of the rich, powerful and famous. This syndrome is way beyond the vague interest that many people have in celebrities. A person with this literally spends hours every day obsessing over one or many different famous people. A celebrity stalker would easily be classified as having celebrity worship syndrome.

The reason for this syndrome lay in the person’s level of self-esteem and feelings of fulfillment. A person lacking in these things will look for a way to escape, to seek out a more fulfilling life through fantasies and by living vicariously through others. Many people look at celebrities and envy the life they lead, full of excitement, glamour and decadence. These people achieve a certain level of satisfaction within themselves by becoming preoccupied with the lifestyle of someone in a seemingly better position. However these people fail to see that celebrities have the same problems, if not more, than any other person.

The world of celebrity seems to many to be a magical world full of cocktails, parties and extravagant homes and cars. Many in society become obsessed with this world to escape his or her dissatisfying one.

 

 

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Celebrity Impact On The Youth

Who doesn’t like to be rich and famous? Well everyone likes to be an icon. Many people follow celebrity fashion just to look like them or get compliments. People love to emulate their favorite celebrities. They like to dress up like them or sport haircuts or shoes like them. Youngsters like to copy football players and various sports persons. This has given a rise to first copy or imitation markets of various products. One can see various imitations of Gucci or Versace being sold off the shelves at ridiculously low prices. That’s not all; hair stylists need to be abreast of latest celebrity haircuts and hair colors as that is exactly what their clients would demand.

Youngsters are more prone to celebrity impact as they are in the age and the stage of experimenting. They are more casual and hence are flexible in adapting new styles. Moreover, the youngsters often are the most ardent fans of celebrities. Considering these things, the celebrities need to understand their responsibility. They need to be choosy about what they endorse and how they behave in public. Most youngsters resort to smoking or alcohol because they have seen a celebrity endorse it or use it in some movie or a sitcom.

Parents need to ensure that they educate their children about the way media industry works. They need to tell them that these celebrities are paid handsomely to endorse these products and it is not necessary that they use it. Youngsters are very easy to influence and hence it is the responsibility of the media and the society to work towards creating positive celebrity impact. Positive celebrity impact will benefit the society, the media and the youngsters on the whole.

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New and Interesting Ways to Put a Jean Outfit Together

In the fashion world, jeans are here to stay, and over the years, there has been interesting and fashionable ways to mix, match, and combine additional pieces of clothing that go well with jeans. If you ever feel unsure of how to put together your jean outfits and want a few tips, the following are ideas on some new jean trends that may get you going in the right direction. With a purchase of some fabulous jeans, you can create fun and interesting outfits with your jeans that incorporate some aspects of the 70s, which is popular this year, while still keeping your look updated.

Trouser Jean

If you plan to experiment with a look utilizing the fashionable wide-legged trouser jean, this is a great look for someone who wants a relaxed dressed-up look. You can dress these jeans up with a nice, crisp, white button-down shirt that has a collar and quarter-length sleeves. This look is dressy enough to wear to the office or to a business luncheon. Wear a pair of medium-heeled ankle boots to finish off the look. If you want to dress this look down, wear a pair of colorful beaded flip-flops and a shirt with the colors found in the sandals. This look will still be stylish, but it is great for a family picnic or an afternoon lunch.

Mid-Rise and High-Waisted Jeans

Mid-rise and High-Waisted jeans are great for creating a dramatic statement. This type of jean is for everyone. This look is great with a slim shirt and a couple of other items for layering, such as a jacket, sweater, or scarf. An outfit like this has a slimming effect.  This is just one of the many popular and new jean trends that can make you look your best.

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Fashion, Celebrities and the Media

If you are like millions of people around the world, you keep up on the latest celebrity news and gossip. It is not uncommon for people to want to know what the rich and famous do in their everyday lives. Fashion and celebrities goes hand in hand. If you want to know what fashions are in style, all you have to is open up a magazine and you will see the amazing, beautiful and sometimes odd styles that celebrities are wearing.

The media and celebrities keep the world informed on the latest fashion news. People need the media to know what celebrities are doing and wearing. Celebrities need the media to keep them in the spotlight and help their celebrity status. This is why you will often see some famous people wearing outrageous clothing. They do this for a number of reasons. They want to express themselves and their personal style. They also want to capture the attention of the media.

The media will show you what someone is wearing, when they are wearing it and where they are at when they are wearing an outfit. Anything you want to know about a celebrity, you can find out with ease, thanks to the media. When you watch your favorite awards show and admire all of the beautiful fashions, you are able to do this because of the media. Without the media, these celebrity events would never make It on the television or into the magazines.

It is safe to say that the media helps create celebrities. It is also safe to say that celebrities help keep the media in business. Fashion is a part of this. Clothes are something that everyone has and everyone needs. When the media puts the spotlight on a celebrity wearing designer clothes, those clothes will quickly increase in popularity. Fashion, celebrities and the media are a group package.

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What are the Hottest Trends?

If you’ve been searching online for the newest fashion trends in 2011, you will find that there are numerous sites that will give you their opinion. Looking at the spring 2011 fashion shows; you will see that many past trends are being revamped and reworked into whole new collections. Let’s see how things have changed.

What is in right now?

If you’ve loved how designers have brought back certain aspects of the ‘50s and ‘60s fashions, you will certainly enjoy what they are doing with ‘70s fashions this year. Many designers are bringing back the ‘70s bohemian and glamour looks. Think of beautiful flowing dresses and high-waisted pants and elegant blouses. Another trend that is going to be popular in the spring of 2011 will be the biker look. Black leather jackets, lots of buckles, and boots are all going to be seen evolving on the runways of the spring fashion shows. One of the favorite classic looks that are making a comeback this year is the ‘60s “lady-like” look. Beautiful but simple sheath dresses that accentuate the female curves and below-the-knee hemlines are making a wonderful comeback, but with newer, more up-to-date fabrics such as prints, fresher colors and light summery weight fabrics.

What is out?

Fashion trends that are out this year include those long maxi dresses, knee socks and boots, shrunken vests as well as patent leather clothing. If you want the leather look this year, go for the real leather!

If you haven’t been able to find fashion trends online that work for you, check out actual designer’s websites for the lines they are putting out this spring. If you can be one of the lucky ones, travel to NYC or another large, hip city where the newest fashions are shown on the runway, and learn first-hand what is “in” and what isn’t this year!

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Celebrities: Leaders in Fashion Trends

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When looking back over the past decades, you will see many fashion trends. Most of these were started by celebrities. Celebrities are a huge influence on fashion. Average people see their favorite celebrities wearing certain clothes or styling their hair a particular way and they want to look like them. It has been that way for years. People will change their clothes, their makeup and their hair to look like a celebrity.

Looking back, one popular celebrity trend was the “bad boy” look. This has always been a popular look since James Dean rolled on to the movie scene. Young men wanted to look like this dashing character. Fast forward to the popular television series about Beverly Hills. Luke Perry had that same look and again, the youth of that generation followed his lead.

Another example of a celebrity creating a fashion trend is the look of Madonna. Madonna has always started fashion trends. From wearing her unmentionables on the outside of her clothes to the tousled hair of the early years, people have been dressing like Madonna for years. Even today, although Madonna is a mature woman who seems to have toned down her flamboyancy, you can still find people that have her younger look.

Haircuts have also been mimicked. Jennifer Aniston created a hairstyle rage with her character on a series about friends living in New York City. You may have even had a “Rachel” style several years ago. Farah Fawcett also had a popular hairstyle during her youth. When the Beatles were making history, millions of young fans were copying their look. The youth of the world enjoy the rich and the famous. They enjoy copying their style. This is not likely to change anytime soon. Celebrities have been influencing fashion trends for years and they will always influence the trends. The influence of a celebrity might diminish as they step away from the limelight, but there will always be someone ready to take their place.

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Celebrities and the World of Fashion

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When it comes to the world of fashion, celebrities have a huge impact. Celebrities change their styles every day. They wear only the latest fashions, many of them right off the runway. Celebrities also get plenty of free clothes because designers want their fashions on famous people. If a celebrity gives a designer negative feedback, you can be sure that particular designer will suffer financially.

If you want to be a fashion icon, you can model your wardrobe after those of the rich and famous. You do not have to spend a fortune on clothes to look like you did. You just have to watch what the celebrities wear and follow their lead. It is important to remember that you do not want to follow the odd looks unless you are ready for some criticism! After all, celebrities are constantly scrutinized for their choice of clothing.

It is a bit amazing how society will follow the famous people and model their lives after them. Celebrity gossip is a prime way to earn a profit. People enjoy gossip and they love knowing how the rich and famous live their lives. Society loves to see celebrities dressed in gorgeous clothes. However, they also love to see them in wild outfits that land them on the worst dressed lists. Celebrities are leaders in the fashion industry.

While it is fine to imitate your favorite celebrity’s style, you should always try to make the style your own. Add your own personal touches to your outfits so that you create a look that represents you, not the celebrity. Your favorite celebrity will be wearing something different in just a few days. Unless you are rich, you cannot possibly keep up with the changing styles of celebrities. You may not have much faith in your sense of style, but if you are admiring the looks of celebrities, you already have good fashion sense.

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