Topic “Style”

By Melissa Magsaysay (Los Angeles Times/MCT)

LOS ANGELES — The wardrobe surrounding summertime travels and events (think warm Sunday afternoon barbecues, outdoor dinner parties in bare feet and long weekends outside of the city) doesn’t call for cumbersome statement jewelry. But it’s still enjoyable to punctuate a long simple dress or tissue-thin T-shirt and cutoffs with accessories that...

By Jenn Harris (Los Angeles Times/MCT)

LOS ANGELES — With “Sex and the City,” Sarah Jessica Parker and Carrie Bradshaw became fashion trendsetters. Viewers tuned in every week to watch what the frenetic, shoe-obsessed Bradshaw would wear next, while in the real world the paparazzi snapped pictures of everything Parker had on, be it a gown at the Met Ball or jeans at the grocery...

By Mary Carol Garrity (Scripps Howard News Service)

For most of us, the kitchen is the heart of the home, and some of our best memories are made when it’s filled with family and friends. If you have an island in your kitchen, chances are this is the hub around which all the love and laughter is shared.

Since your kitchen island is such an important place in your home -- and in your life...

By Melissa Magsaysay (Los Angeles Times/MCT)

LOS ANGELES — When it comes to eyelashes, the mantra has always been “the bigger the better.” And now beauty brands aren’t stopping at full and lush. They’re taking it to the extreme with products that offer intense, almost spider-webby lashes that fall somewhere between a 1960s Twiggy and a 1980s Tammy Faye Bakker.

The look was all over...

By Courtney Ortega (McClatchy Newspapers)

Stuck in a nail polish rut of baby pinks and crimson reds? Then why not shake things up this summer with the shade du jour: purple. Whether you choose to go with a low-key lilac or find yourself brave enough to sport neon grape, we’re almost certain you’ll be sorry to see summer go so soon.

Lucky for you, however, you don’t have to be....