Topic “Style”

By Jennifer Barger (The Washington Post)

Neons. Warm-weather leather. Enough black and white to outfit a million Coco Chanel clones. So many trends are buzzing around this spring, a stylista could suffer whiplash. To avoid visits to the fashion emergency room, we suggest a prudent treatment. Dose your closet with a single new item at a time: tropical-print shoes, a lace top, maybe...

By Becky Wright (Standard-Examiner staff)

Watching “The Vampire Diaries” was a strange experience for Heidi Kingman. The Layton woman wasn’t shocked or surprised by the fact that character Abby Bennett Wilson used a potion to put her daughter to sleep.

The thing that sent a chill up Kingman’s spine was that the witch-turned-vampire was wearing a pair of familiar earrings.

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By Valerie Parsons (Standard-Examiner correspondent)

Spring turns my thoughts to nature, rebirth and new promises.

I’ve had an affinity for and curiosity about birds since childhood. One spring, a robin built its nest right outside my bedroom window, and I was able to watch the entire spectacle of a nurturing, sometimes-tough-love mother bird encouraging her babies to leave the nest —...

By Samantha Critchell (The Associated Press)

NEW YORK -- Kim Kardashian: Take note.

To be stylish and pregnant, you need to embrace your new shape. You have to celebrate it. But you also need to be aware of it, and not keep wearing your regular wardrobe -- even if it's a size...

By Simon Doonan (Slate)

NEW YORK — She was the baddest one-chick hit squad to ever hit town. The freak with the ’fro. I’m talkin’ ’bout Miss Sweet Brown Sugar With a Touch of Spice. A sistah with drive who don’t take no jive. I am talking about the Vanessa-Redgrave of Blaxsploitation movies. Have no fear, Pam Grier is here.

I recently spent an entire week...