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"What do Ava Gardner, Karl Lagerfeld, and Winnie Cooper from The Wonder Years have in common? Anna: "I'm only aware of Silly Bandz because my boss has two children under the age of 5. But now that they make one in the ...

Men get guidance for modest haircuts

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Women in Iran must cover their hair in public to comply with Sharia law, and men, too, are expected to have modest haircuts -- but what exactly does that entail?A new set of hairstyles has gone on display aiming ...

Iranian men get guidance for modest haircuts

TEHRAN (Reuters Life!) - Women in Iran must cover their hair in public to comply with Sharia law, and men, too, are expected to have modest haircuts -- but what exactly does that entail?A new set of hairstyles has gone on display ...

Wonder Woman gets 21st century makeover

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comic book superheroine Wonder Woman has traded in her spangled hot pants for urban leggings and upped her street smarts in a 21st century make-over for the 69 year-old character.J.Michael Straczynski, the new writer for the DC Comics ...

Shapewear: Can clothes make the workout?

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - If you could slip into Scarlett O'Hara's wasp waist at will, would you still spend sweaty hours on that Pilates mat?Shapewear, bodywear and shapers are figure flattering foundation garments that use the latest technology to smooth away ...

Players' hair turns heads at World Cup

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters Life!) - The shaggy manes and bushy moustaches of soccer days past have been replaced by bleached beards, "city boy" crops and headbands at the World Cup in South Africa.Players; hairdos are a perennial talking point at soccer's biggest spectacle ...

Modern Etiquette: What not to wear to work in summer

BURLINGTON, Vermont (Reuters Life!) - Summer is full of wonderful distractions, but co-workers' skin shouldn't be one of them.The formality of office attire often diminishes as temperatures rise. Every workplace is different and some are a lot more relaxed than others but ...

McQueen hanged himself after drugs: report

LONDON (Reuters) - British fashion designer Alexander McQueen hanged himself after taking a mixture of cocaine, tranquillizers and sleeping pills, the inquest into his death concluded.According to the BBC, the London inquest was told that the world famous designer was under pressure ...

Diana's former home becomes the "enchanted palace"

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - British fashion designers including Dame Vivienne Westwood and William Tempest have transformed Princess Diana's former home into an "Enchanted Palace."The Kensington Palace exhibition, which will run for two years, explores the lives of seven princesses who lived at ...

After "Avatar," Japan fashion show to go 3D

TOKYO (Reuters Life!some of Japan's top models will strut down the catwalk in a 3D fashion event this weekend, highlighting the increasing dazzle of the third dimension beyond the movie industry.Japanese fashion magazine Non-no is teaming up with satellite broadcaster BS-TBS and ...