Topic “style”

By Mary Carol Garrity (Scripps Howard News Service)

When you make your New Year’s resolutions for 2012, don’t forget to include a few that will help your home become its stylish best. Here are a few ideas to inspire you.

1. Organize with Style: If you have storage space in your home that is open to public view, make it look its absolute best. It’s easy to make hard-...

By Chris Kraul (Los Angeles Times (MCT))

BOGOTA, Colombia — The creations of Colombian fashion designers Pepa Pombo, Silvia Tcherassi, Esteban Cortazar and others have lighted up fashion shows around the world in recent years and raised the country’s profile in the world of haute couture.

But the high-fashion clothes of Amelia Toro, a Bogota-based designer, are perhaps the most...

By Rob Dennis (McClatchy Newspapers)

FREMONT, Calif. — Jeanne Chan often finds stuff in her closet she’d like to get rid of, but until now she hasn’t been too happy with the options for doing so.

“I don’t really like selling my items on eBay — I feel like the process takes too long,” she said. “But at the same time, sometimes I’m too lazy to take myself to a thrift store...

By Connie Nelson (Star Tribune (Minneapolis)/MCT)

MINNEAPOLIS — Our cover girl Lashunda Roberts, 21, likes to dress up, but doesn’t often have a chance to do so.

“My life is kind of boring,” she said. “I go to school and go to work.” She attends North Hennepin Community College, works part-time at Wal-Mart and cares for her young son. She’s also a resident at the Jeremiah Program in...

By Melissa Magsaysay (Los Angeles Times (MCT))

If at 16 you went through an intense grunge phase or idolized Kate Moss in her Calvin Klein heyday, then you’re likely to have wimpy little eyebrows that just refuse to grow.

I discovered tweezers around that age and haven’t looked back, using them a couple of times a week to grab a rogue hair here or there. But since being put through a...