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Under wraps: Belts, collars, buttons shine
Buying a winter coat is one of the high points of the shopping year. For the upcoming winter, coats are still structured, but feature fewer architectural details. You’ll still see ruffles and skirted coats, but this year’s more popular...
Herbs provide sage advice for grooming products
Long before we had huge cosmetics companies producing grooming products, humans had to rely on unprocessed herbs to clean up nicely. But even now that we can go completely away from nature to get a clean person, cosmetics companies are busily...
You don't need the real thing to be fur-and-leather fashionable
Yes, it’s time to bundle up — and this year’s looks are heavy on the leather and fur. Even if you love the look of fur, you can shop compassionately this year; at every turn, there are cruelty-free fur and leather options. Every...
New shop caters to hip clientele
T rue to its name, the recently opened Niche Boutique occupies its own distinct spot in the Indy shopping scene. Owned by Erica Lundeen, the Broad Ripple shop features a heavily stylized Western feel with a rocker edge. Light shines off the dark...
Midwest Fashion Week will showcase hot, new designers
New York, London, Paris, Milan — the eyes of the world turned to the fashion industry’s major cities last month as designers debuted their Spring 2010 collections. Indianapolis, as you likely know, is not one of the hard-hitting fashion...
October campaigns hope to raise funds, awareness during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October campaigns hope to raise funds October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The observance started in 1985 as a weeklong campaign by two cancer survivors aimed at promoting awareness of the disease. Now, 25 years later, the 10th month is...
Spring forecast
The designers have spoken: Spring 2010 will be elegant, versatile and a bit somber. New York Fashion Week introduced us to designers’ visions of what we’ll be wearing some six months from now. Granted, most of us won’t be wearing...
Handbags full of charm
Trudy Gumbel is a true bag lady. After all, handbags “always fit,” she says. “What a great little accessory.” Gumbel, who is serving as one of three judges for the local Bags2Riches Gala this week, began making bags about 10...
Where are you shopping: Gifts galore
Sisters’ Northside shop is bright and welcoming Enter Twisted Sisters Gift and Home Boutique on East 71st Street and you’re greeted by three adorable poodles and their owners. With the shop’s lime green and coral walls, delicious...
What are you wearing? Polished look
Every inch of Ken Gilbert’s 6-foot-3 frame is well-dressed. By virtue of his height and his handsome attire, he’s hard to miss. But he’s pretty modest about it. “I certainly don’t see myself as representative of any...
Apparel on TV gives vintage vibe
Women want to wear the look they see on ‘Mad Men’ AMC’s hit show “Mad Men” kicked off its third season recently and, from all of the reactions I’ve seen, one thing is obvious: People don’t just love the show...
Peace sign grows up
The peace symbol is more than half a century old — just like baby boomers — celebrating its 50th birthday last year. It has come a long way from 1958 when it was originally designed by artist Gerald Holtom as a symbol for the British...
Designer bargains
Before the Internet really took hold as a viable shopping tool, luxury was almost out of reach for us Midwesterners. Yes, there was Saks Fifth Avenue, if you were lucky enough to live in a town that had one, but the Mecca of luxury goods was New...
Dress like an Egyptian
Parts of their lives might have been shrouded in mystery, but one thing is certain: The ancient Egyptians had style. That’s one thing visitors of “Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharoahs” will glean, says Mark Lach,...
Cosmetics go green
Organic lines mean more choices for consumers Trinia Price, owner, aesthetician and masseuse at Complexions on Mass Ave., carries organic lines that are good enough to eat. “Look at (hair and skin-care products) like you look at food,”...
Products to keep an eye on
Relastin Ultra Emollient Zinc Firming Complex contains caffeine, but it gets you going in a different way from your regular cup of joe. The multi-tasking moisturizer uses vitamins and nutrients — along with the caffeine — to reduce the...
Don't give up on hard-to-find shoes
There she was, on the subway. She was wearing a lovely, bubble-hemmed rain jacket, carrying an adorable parasol, but all Ireallysaw were her shoes. Oh, they might not be your taste, but for me, those nude-colored, peeped-toed, triangle-heeled sling...
Experience better British lashes
If British women have better eyelashes than us Yanks, it’s only thanks to Rimmel London mascaras. Try out the company’s two new selections, Glam’Eyes Lash Flirt Mascara (about $7.29) and Sexy Curves Waterproof Mascara (about $7.99)....
Perfumer gives advice for the sunny months
As with just about everything else, perfumes are seasonal. What you wear as a heavy cloak in the wintertime should be cast aside in favor of a light, loose-knit sweater. Donnetta Moorman, owner of Moorman’s Perfume on 86th Street, has been in...
Wear what suits you
If you haven’t hit the pool yet, don’t fret, you still have lots of time. Whether you’re planning to soak up the sun from a deck chair or put in some miles in the pool, here are some of my favorite suits of the season. Some of us...
Reading in style
Try these frills to dress up your literature You might have eschewed them in favor of Kindles or talking books, but old-school books with paper pages are still the easiest to consume and chicest way to get the words you want. It’s no surprise...
The value of custom suits
Even if you don’t buy a pricey suit, you can get rich look While many of us have dads — or are dads — who consider a T-shirt as dress-up wear, some folks actually get style inspiration from their fathers. Andrew Porter is one of...
Want to save money? Think resale, not retail
Gone are the days when some of us could buy a $600 purse and a $300 pair of shoes without batting an eyelash. But, with a little research and a different mind-set, consumers can find the same goods without the high price tags. In fact, there are...
Counter summer's hair-raising habits
Your hair is on high alert: Summer is coming, and your lovely locks are facing a harsh season. Emmett Cooper, co-owner of Emmett’s the Studio, 4907 N. Pennsylvania St., knows all too well the dangerous elements summer exposes your hair to: sun,...
Village Experience
From the moment you enter the Village Experience, the new addition to Broad Ripple and to the fair-trade shopping scene, you are in for a rare experience — a shopping trip that will help you learn about the world. The words painted over the...
Feet first into spring
As we inch ever closer to sandal season, it’s time to start toeing the line of pretty feet. “You want to make sure you take care of your feet,” says DeAnna Murphy, 35, nail technician at the Southside’s Transformations Salon...
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Breast Cancer Awareness month continues — this time with local hair-care company Kenra’s Volume 25 Spray. The four-time winner of the Stylist’s Choice favorite hairspray comes in a tall, pink bottle; the company will donate $25,000...
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Using recycled and new materials, Indiana-based artist Jeannine Perdue sells her jewelry through her Etsy site, jcjools .etsy .com. What I like most are the warm colors and the innovative ways Perdue imagines her pieces. Better still, she sells at...
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Everyone is shaped differently, and that’s a great thing. But how do we survive in a world full of ready-to-wear garments made for set body types? “Curves Rule and Flat is Fabulous,” by Rita Mauceri and Elycia Rubin (Citadel Press,...
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You want to preserve for posterity your family memories. Why not do it in a special way? Locally based Tru Originals, www.truoriginal.com, run by Jill Metz, offers collage kits to help you create your own heirloom art. “Our kits are great for...
