Topic “Style”

By Booth Moore (Los Angeles Times (MCT))

“The Hunger Games” is a visual smorgasbord of a movie, a cast of hundreds dressed in everything from utilitarian garb with Depression-era grit to glam-gone-grotesque Gaga get-ups inspired by the latest haute couture. Then there’s that dress worn by the young heroine Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) that goes up in flames.

It may seem as if it...

By Mary Carol Garrity (Scripps Howard News Service)

You can fill your home with fabulous furnishings and killer accents, but if you don’t finish off with walls of dramatic artwork, the place will never feel finished. Artwork is one of the most powerful forces in decorating, because it gives a space heart and soul.

Creating drop-dead-gorgeous artwork displays is a lot easier than you think...

By Cindy Kent (Sun Sentinel/MCT)

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Creating interest is something Venus Williams has not had to worry about.

Tennis fans have been hooked for years. She turned pro in 1994, has held the world No. 1 ranking and won 21 grand slam titles in her career.

So, when Williams launched Jupiter, Fla.-based V*Starr Interiors in 2002, her on-court...

By Jenn Harris (Los Angeles Times/MCT)

Paris Fashion Week runways generated quite a bit of buzz this month, drawing editors, socialites, actresses and musicians for a taste of the lush garments on display.

But the runway wasn’t the only place generating style buzz. Some of the best looks were spotted off the runways, worn by spectators in the front rows and in the streets...

By Susan Thurston (Tampa Bay Times)

Twelve years after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, Adam Gottschalk has trouble walking and talking. He drops things because his hands shake. He had to give up playing the guitar.

But he can smell the subtleties of a wonderful perfume.

Gottschalk, 42, makes natural perfume out of his home in Land O’Lakes, Fla. He calls the...