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Trend Alert: Taste The Rainbow

FabSugar — Thu, 15 May 2008 10:00:22 PDT

So you wear black year 'round. Does that mean you can't taste the rainbow? Every gal should have a pair of crazy varicolored shoes in her collection - what better way to add some flair to an LBD, or a LWD for that matter? And believe me, these kind of fun, flirty shoes get lots of attention. Do I have your attention?

Flip Flops For Your Final Fling

FabSugar — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 18:50:20 PDT

I actually live in flip flops year round, but even if you don't, you are still going to need a pair for your final weekend of Summer, which is coming up faster than you want to believe.

Here are a few for you to consider:

You really can't go wrong with a pair of Reefs. I have two pairs, both of which I have had since college. They have been literally everywhere with me over the past 10 years and they are good as new. Well, maybe not brand-new, but you get the idea. You can buy them here for $19.95

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read more Another great option are Havaianas. They are super comfortable and come in all kinds of fun color options. I also have a pair of these and I love them. A little softer on your foot than the Reefs. I have not had them for ten years, so I can't attest to their longevity, but so far so good. Available here for $10.95. For a daytime outing, not necessarily the beach, these Jack Rogers Navajo Sandals are everywhere this summer. Available here for $79. and finally, I had to include these cute preppy flip flops from J.Crew. They are $22.50, but 20% off if you buy two pairs. Available here.

Are Classic Fairy Tales a Thing of the Past?

LilSugar — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 07:00:00 PST

Are the fairy tales we grew up with (not to mention our parents and grandparents) too scary and politically incorrect for our children? According to a nationwide survey in Great Britain, The Baby Website found that one in four moms forgo classics such as Sleeping Beauty and Little Red Riding Hood over The Very Hungry Caterpillar or The Gruffalo.

Traditional fairy tales were first popularized in the early 1800s with the publishing of The Brothers Grimm's Fairy Tales in 1812 and Hans Christian Andersen's Complete Fairy Tales and Stories in 1835. The stories have been told to generations of children through various waves of social reforms, but today's parents deem the classics to be too scary (Hansel and Gretel are abandoned in a forest) or not PC (the dwarfs in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs). The survey revealed that parents feared that this text would give their tots nightmares, with 65 percent saying they purposely choose happy stories for bedtime reading.

Tell us, have you abandoned traditional fairy tales for more modern storytelling? To see the survey's top 10 bedtime storybooks, as well as the classics we are neglecting,

read more. TOP BEDTIME STORIES OF 2008 according to The Baby Website

The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Eric Carle
Mr Men, Roger Hargreaves
The Gruffalo, Julia Donaldson
Winnie the Pooh, A.A. Milne
Aliens Love Underpants, Claire Freedman & Ben Cort
Thomas and Friends from The Railway Series, Rev.W.Awdry
The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame
What a Noisy Pinky Ponk!, Andrew Davenport
Charlie and Lola, Lauren Child
Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Robert Southey

TOP 10 FAIRY TALES WE NO LONGER READ according to The Baby Website

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Hansel and Gretel
Cinderella
Little Red Riding Hood
The Gingerbread Man
Jack and the Beanstalk
Sleeping Beauty
Beauty and the Beast
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
The Emperor’s New Clothes

Source

Paul Smith - S7LP-A761 (Multi) - Sold Out	JACK ROGERS SANDALS Navajo Black Patent/Multi Trim - Sold Out
Kate Spade - Hart Multi Snakeskin - Sold Out	Fendi Patent Rainbow Flat Sandal - Sold Out
Blume Cognac Multi - Sold Out	Betseyville Women's Valentin Sandal - Sold Out
Tipperr Cognac Multi - Sold Out	Rainbow Narrow Strap Sandal (Women) - $48.95
MIA Women's Aztec Sandal - Sold Out	Moschino Rainbow T-Strap Peep Toe Sandal - Sold Out