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Bird's Eye n. A fabric woven with a pattern of small diamonds, each having a dot in the center. Usually found on skirts, blazers, trousers and socks. As evidenced by the sample fabric, the pattern is very subtle and can only be discerned up close. The pattern above is from this Chloe Bird's Eye Mini Skirt, $710. Cute, huh? Read more
We are excited to share one of our fave stories from Shape here on FitSugar. This week Shape turns to Cynthia Sass, a registered dietitian with master's degrees in both nutrition science and public health. If you couldn’t let anything cross your lips from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m., but you were allowed to eat anything you wanted for eight hours a day and still lose weight, would you try it? Read more
Just when we thought Soludos's collaboration frenzy couldn't get any better, the brand, founded by Nick Brown, enlisted Mara Hoffman to design a four-piece Summer collection of printed espadrilles. The collection, which just launched online today, features exclusive Mara Hoffman prints ranging from bold Aztec bird and Tiki stripes patterns, to Egyptian eye prints. We suggest pairing them with Read more
If you're itching for a culinary adventure, there's no need to leave your home! Escape to Avery Island for a crawfish feast with Food Orleans. This was my lunch. I ate it all. Avery Island is a gorgeous place; it's surrounded by a long lace of bayous, has plenty of wildlife roaming around freely (deer, bears, raccoons, alligators), and houses the beautiful Jungle Gardens and Bird Sanctuary. Read more
Rihanna, dressed in blue and gold Pucci, joined her Battleship costars Brooklyn Decker, Alexander Skarsgard, and Taylor Kitsch today at the film's world premiere in Tokyo. Rihanna debuted her darker hair color yesterday at a press conference aboard the USS George Washington in Yokosuka. The stars were whisked back to Japan's capital via helicopter following the press event. Rihanna and Brooklyn Read more
From home decor to fashion, needlework is all the rage. This daringly dressed model was seen today on the catwalk during the Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology Graduates Show 2012 at China Fashion Week. Her sculptural dress is created from loops of thread stitched using a crewel technique. Crewel embroidery, also known as crewelwork, is at least 1,000 years old. Traditionally, it's used Read more
Even when the product is supposedly "disposable," you can always reuse it. Wise Bread shares awesome ways to reuse these 21 disposable products. It’s said that we live in a disposable society. But the word "disposable" is a misnomer. Disposable is considered throwaway, something you use once and dump, regardless of the life that may be left in it. As a frugal shopper with a concern for the Read more
For me, yellow is one of those colors that epitomizes Spring. Maybe it's the added daylight that has me reaching for this sunny hue, but I always find myself gravitating toward this color in early Spring. One of my favorite ways to instantly brighten a space is to introduce yellow. Whether it's a countertop staple or a tabletop accessory, you'd be surprised at how uplifting a pop of this cheery Read more
We love seeing the dresses from the front, but this year, a big treat was seeing red-carpet gowns from the back, thanks to the influx of long trains. It may just be another symbol of a return to ladylike glamour, but long trains were all over the Oscars red carpet tonight — Michelle Williams in Louis Vuitton and Penelope Cruz in Armani were highlights. We're giving you a birds-eye view — take Read more
We're thrilled to present this smart Kiplinger story here on Savvy! If you got your first job last year, you may have been agitated every payday to see how much of your salary was going to the tax man. If you’re like most taxpayers, tax filing time is payback time. So don’t think of filling out your tax forms as a pain. Instead, think of it as sending a bill to the IRS, demanding a refund of Read more
