Wabi-Sabi Design Uncovered


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What Is Wabi-Sabi?

We've seen a lot of wabi-sabi design out there — but not a lot of explanation. If you're scratching your head wondering what wabi-sabi is, here's your chance to learn a little something new about this ancient Japanese style. While it includes an entire Japanese philosophy of living, wabi-sabi also applies to a specific design style that celebrates rustic imperfection, mismatched items, and Read more

Best of 2011: Our Favorite Advice From Celebrity Trainers


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Fitness Advice From Interviews With Celebrity Trainers

Celebrities spend thousands of dollars to work one-on-one with trainers like Tracy Anderson and Harley Pasternak. This year, we got the star treatment and chatted with a host of celeb trainers about what it takes to be healthy and fit. Keep reading to see what some of their best advice was this year! Tara Stiles on letting go: From mastering a pose to worrying about slipping on your mat, yoga Read more

Celebrity Trend Alert: Shoulder-Baring Frocks


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Off-the-Shoulder Dresses For Spring

Unlike a mini or maybe a plunging neckline, there are a few ways of revealing some skin that never feel, well, too revealing. At the top of our list currently are shoulder-baring frocks, just the way fashion pack Alexa Chung, Michelle Monaghan, Abbie Cornish, and Julia Restoin-Roitfeld are showing them off. They're sexy, but not overt, leaving an exposed neckline to adorn with a fabulous Read more

Lil Links: David Beckham Is Building Muscles With Baby Harper


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David Beckham Carries Harper's Car Seat

David Beckham is a car seat-carrying kind of dad — Celebrity Baby Scoop A baby sling never looked so sexy! — The Stir Meet Eric Church's son Boone! — Celebrity Baby Blog The meaning behind your discharge — FitPregnancy Look to the stars with your zodiac compatibility — Parenting Flashmom exposes public breastfeeding — Momformation When parents disagree on discipline techniques — Read more

Glee-ful Highlights From Episode "I Kissed a Girl"


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Glee Recap "I Kissed a Girl"

Everyone's got election fever on this week's Glee, and we find out the results of both the student body and congressional race. Because of the political ad threatening to expose Santana, we watch her deal with her sexuality, and the support she gets (and doesn't get) from those around her. It brings out a soft side of Finn (no, that's not a reference to Santana's preferred insults for Finn), who Read more

Get in the Spirit: Holiday Party-Perfect Looks from Madewell’s New Catalogue


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Madewell Holiday Dresses 2011

We're excited to announce our new partnership with one of our favorite sites, Fashionista. We'll be bringing you some of their best fashion finds, shopping stories, and style news. Today, you'll want to check out their look at Madewell's holiday dressing: Is this cold and rain making you feel a little bah-humbug-y for the holidays? I know, us, too. And, trust us, the last thing we wanted to do is Read more

Katie Holmes Slips On a Sexy Dress For the Women on Top Awards


Updated 10/21/11 7:10 AM · Posted by · 5 comments

Katie Holmes at Women on Top Awards in NYC Pictures

Katie Holmes was wrapped in a long-sleeve navy dress for the Marie Claire Women on Top Awards at Hearst Tower in NYC today. She was joined by the magazine's Fashion Director Nina Garcia and Editor-in-Chief Joanna Coles for the event, which celebrated women under 40 who are making a mark on their industries. Katie was not only in the spotlight this evening, but she's also front and center on the Read more

3 Ways to Keep Cell Phone Hackers at Bay


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Smartphone Security Apps

We protect our house with keys and an alarm system, our banking with passwords and pin numbers, and our computers with spam and virus filters, so why do we leave our cell phones open and exposed? Celebrities like Scarlett Johansson, Prince William, and Blake Lively are just a few unlucky victims of cell phone hacking. Since we increasingly put more personal information on our phones, including Read more

10 Stars on Their Bullied Past


Updated 04/06/11 8:46 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

Celebrities Who Were Bullied

With the world following her every move and little girls everywhere looking up to her, princess- and bride-to-be Kate Middleton seems to have it all, and it's difficult to imagine her as an object of Mean Girls-style teasing and name-calling. But a book coming out next month is reportedly going to expose Kate Middleton's bullied past at prestigious public school Downe House (possibly a reason why Read more

Allure's Linda Wells Reflects on 20 Years of Beauty


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Allure Editor in Chief Linda Wells on the Magazine's 20th Anniversary 2011-03-18 10:55:35

This year, Allure celebrates 20 years of covering all things beauty. While shipping the next issue and jetting off to global fashion weeks, Editor in Chief Linda Wells reflected on Allure's two decades of growth. To find out how the magazine has evolved, what Wells thinks about bringing curvier women into the fold, and the best beauty advice she knows, read on for our Q&A. Read more