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Life's a Beach: Go Bold and Bodacious

FabSugar — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:00:22 PDT

Why not go bold and bodacious with your swimwear this Summer? Sexy, loud prints are a fun way to kick in the waves and best of all, they can camouflage any minor imperfections. This yellow confection by the king of prints, Emilio Pucci, is the perfect example of bold bravery. Dramatic side-swept hair like Kim Noorda optional!

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How Many Swimsuits Do You Purchase Per Year?

FabSugar — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:21:44 PDT

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2008 Swim: Jessica Simpson

FabSugar — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 19:00:04 PDT

Hot, hot, hot - that's all I can say about Jessica Simpson's 2008 Swim collection. And would you expect anything less from the hottie herself?

A bit of print overload - there's something for everyone. From flirty polka dots to nautical stripes to a humble paisley and refreshing geometric print, these suits had personality. As for the cuts, it was a circus of skimpy strings, sexy bandeaus, sporty ruched numbers and some super sexy cut-out one pieces (my personal faves). The fun accessories: cowboy hats, head scarves, tousled curls, and biggie sunnies all added sass; oh, and the signature cowboy boots too. I definitely saw some of all-American Jessica in this collection - maybe she's found her true calling!

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Thanks, but No Thanks: How to Turn Down Used Items From Friends

Guest Writer — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:15:55 PDT

The following is a guest post by Kimberly Palmer, the author of Generation Earn and creator of The Baby Planner: A Step-by-Step Guide to Getting Ready For Baby, Without Going Broke!, available on Etsy. She is also the personal finance columnist at US News & World Report. Take it away, Kimberly!

As a relatively frugal person, I’m usually happy to accept hand-me-downs from friends. Got a bread-maker you no longer use or shirt that doesn’t fit? I will take it off your hands! But some items just shouldn’t be shared - and that’s where things can get awkward.

Recently, a friend offered me her used Diaper Genie. For anyone who is unaware, this is a receptacle used for dirty diapers. You can imagine how disgusting it can get. But instead of politely declining her offer, I thanked her for it and brought it home. I didn’t want to be rude. The next day, I put her Diaper Genie outside in the trash, where it belonged.

I’ve also been offered five bags of old clothes at once, car seats that no longer meet safety requirements, and a crib that had been recalled after being deemed dangerous. (It was a beautiful, $600 crib, but still, I’m not putting my baby in anything that the federal government has declared unfit for use.)

The problem is that it can be uncomfortable to turn down a friend who has made a kind and generous offer. Just how do you tell someone that you would prefer not to wear her party dress from 2008, even if it carries a designer label? And especially if it has a stain on it?

Read on to find out more about this awkward etiquette situation.

Meet Charlene Wittstock, the Future Princess of Monaco

Annie Scudder — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:49:54 PDT

If there's one thing the Monaco royal family wants you to know about Prince Albert's fiancée Charlene Wittstock, it's that she does not have cold feet. The 33-year-old South African beauty is set to marry the tiny country's reigning Prince Albert, 53, this weekend, amidst rumors that she might become a runaway bride before that can happen. But the palace has flatly denied the story appearing in the French press that Charlene tried to go back to Africa after learning "Albert had not been leading the exemplary life she thought."

Once she becomes the princess of Monaco and fills the role that Albert's mother, Grace Kelly, once held, the people of Monaco will not-so-patiently wait for Charlene to have a child. Prince Albert has sired two children out of wedlock, and his lack of a legitimate heir has caused concerns about the future of the monarchy and Monaco's independence from France.

Before she entered into Riviera royalty, Charlene was part of sports royalty as a member of South Africa's Olympic swim team in 2000 and 2008. It was swimming that brought her to the prince in 2000, when she traveled to Monaco for a competition, but they did not become a public couple until stepping out together at the 2006 Winter Olympics. After their engagement on June 23 of last year, Charlene, a former Protestant, converted to Catholicism - she also learned French and the Monégasque dialect as part of her princess training.

Following the civil marriage service on July 1 and a religious ceremony on July 2, Charlene will take the elegant title of Her Serene Highness The Princess of Monaco. Before she walks down the royal aisle, take a look at her past glamorous, and sporty, moments now.

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