Table of Contents 

• What is style?
• 2008 Summer Fashion Trends
• Hair Style
• Blue Jeans
• What is Fashion?
• The History of Cosmetics
• Why High Heels
• Are Hat coming back in Style?
• About Jewelry
• Traditional Birthstone
• Modern Birthstone
• Birth Flower
• In Style Radio Podcast
• Featured Lenses
• The Virtual World is Here
• Won't you sign our Guestbook.
• So You Want To Be A Star
• Learn More About Becoming A Podcast Programmer
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What is style? 

Style is a relative term. What is your style?

Do you follow the latest trends? Or are you a trail blazer?

Do you dress for style or comfort?

You will hear of and see many aspects of this and be able to have input.

Are you Stylin'?

2008 Summer Fashion Trends 

Visit New Looks for Summer Fashion for details.
From Cynthia Nellis,
Your Guide to Women's Fashion.

Brights
Safari/Tribal
Ombre
Maxi Dress
Print Bag
Jumpsuit
Polka Dots
New Florals
Gladiators

Hair Style 

New Trend

Let Your Roots Show
A dark part used to mean you missed a salon visit. But imperfection can be cool, provided roots are only a few shades away from your highlights.
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The term hairstyle generally refers to the cutting or styling of head hair. Hair is generally adorned as a form of the expression of personality, religious practice, or rank in society. Most hairstyles conform to socio-cultural influences and are gender biased.

Fashion trends have the greatest influence on hair styling today.

What hair styles are the Stars wearing?
They seem to set the trends.

Blue Jeans 

Not just western wear anymore

Pants made from denim. Originally intended for work. In 1950, they became popular among teenagers.

Jeans can be worn very loose in a manner that completely conceals the shape of the wearer's lower body, or they can be snugly fitting and accentuate the body.

Historically in the decades before they became a staple of fashion, jeans generally fit quite loosely, much like a pair of bib overalls without the bib. Indeed, until 1960, Levi Strauss denominated its flagship product "waist overalls" rather than "jeans".

Today jeans are a very popular form of casual dress around the world and come in many styles and colors, with the "blue jeans" particularly identified with the American culture, especially the American Old West.

What is Fashion? 

Fashion is a term that usually applies to a prevailing mode of expression, but quite often applies to a personal mode of expression that may or may not apply to all. Inherent in the term is the idea that the mode will change more quickly than the culture as a whole.

The terms "fashionable" and "unfashionable" are employed to describe whether someone or something fits in with the current popular mode of expression. The term "fashion" is frequently used in a positive sense, as a synonym for glamour and style. In this sense, fashions are a sort of communal art, through which a culture examines its notions of beauty and goodness.

The term "fashion" is also sometimes used in a negative sense, as a synonym for fads, trends, and materialism. Fashion capital cities are actually Milan, Paris, New York, but other cities like Rome, Tokyo and London are becoming very famous.

The History of Cosmetics 

The first archaeological evidence of cosmetics usage is found in Ancient Egypt around 4000 BC. The Ancient Greeks and Romans also used cosmetics. The Romans and Ancient Egyptians used cosmetics containing poisonous mercury and often lead. The land of Palestine was influenced by cosmetics as recorded in the Old Testament-2 Kings 9:30 where Jezebel painted her eyes-approximately 840 BC. The Biblical book of Esther describes various beauty treatments as well.

In the western world, the advent of cosmetics was in the middle ages, although typically restricted to use within the upper classes.

Cosmetic use was frowned upon at some points in history. For example, in the 1800s, make-up was used primarily by prostitutes, and Queen Victoria publicly declared makeup improper, vulgar, and acceptable only for use by actors Adolf Hitler told women that face painting was for clowns and not for the women of the Master Race.

By the middle of the 20th century, cosmetics were in widespread use in nearly all societies around the world.

Cosmetics have been in use for thousands of years. They also attached silk or leather with adhesive to cover a blemish. The absence of regulation of the manufacture and use of cosmetics has led to negative side effects, deformities, blindness, and even death through the ages. Examples of this were the prevalent use of ceruse, or white lead, to cover the face during the Renaissance, and blindness caused by the mascara Lash Lure during the early 1900s.

Information from Wikipedia

Why High Heels 

Today, high-heels are typically worn by women, with heights varying from a Cuban heel of 1½" height to a stiletto heel (or spike heel) of 4" or more. Extremely high-heeled shoes, such as those higher than 5", are normally worn only for aesthetic reasons and are not considered practical. Court shoes are conservative styles and often used for work and formal occasions, while more adventurous styles are common for evening wear and dancing. High-heels have seen significant controversy in the medical field lately, with many podiatrists seeing patients whose severe foot problems have been caused almost exclusively by high-heel wear.

Reasons for wearing high heels, which are almost exclusively aesthetic, include:

. they change the angle of the foot with respect to the lower leg, which accentuates the appearance of calves
. they change the wearer's posture, requiring a more upright carriage and altering the gait in what is often considered a seductive fashion.
. they make the wearer appear taller
. they cause the wearer's legs to look longer
. they make the foot appear smaller
. they make the wearer's glutial muscles more defined while wearing tight pants

Reasons for not wearing high heels include:

. they can cause foot pain
. they can create foot deformities, including
hammertoes and bunions
. they can cause an unsteady gait
. they can shorten the wearer's stride
. they can render the wearer unable to run
. The altered forces at the knee caused by walking in high heels, may predispose to degenerative changes in the knee joint.

Are Hat coming back in Style? 

Hats may be worn for protection against the elements, for religious reasons, for safety, or as a fashion accessory. In the past, hats were an indicator of social status.

There are hats for men and hats for women, as well as hats worn by both sexes. Purveyors of men's hats are called hatters and purveyors of ladies' hats are called milliners.

Check out Syle.com article about hats.

Photo credit - Bill Ingalls

About Jewelry 

Jewelery is a personal ornament, such as a necklace, ring, or bracelet, made from gemstones, precious metals or other materials.

The word jewelery is derived from the word jewel, which was anglicised from the Old French "jouel" around the 13th century. Further tracing leads back to the Latin word "jocale", meaning plaything. Jewelery is one of the oldest forms of body adornment; recently found 100,000 year-old beads made from Nassarius shells are thought to be the oldest known jewellery.

Although during earlier times jewellery was created for practical uses such as wealth storage and pinning clothes together, in recent times it has been used almost exclusively for decoration. The first pieces of jewellery were made from natural materials, such as bone, animal teeth, shell, wood, and carved stone. Jewellery was often made for people of high importance to show their status and, in many cases, they were buried with it.

Traditional Birthstone 

January garnet
February amethyst
March bloodstone , jasper
April diamond , sapphire
May emerald , agate
June alexandrite , emerald
July ruby , onyx
August sardonyx , carnelian
September sapphire , peridot
October tourmaline , pearl
November citrine , topaz
December zircon , ruby

Modern Birthstone 

January garnet
February amethyst
March aquamarine
April diamond
May emerald
June moonstone
July ruby
August peridot
September sapphire
October opal , rose or pink zircon
November topaz , citrine
December turquoise , blue topaz

Birth Flower 

January Carnation, Snowdrop
February Violet
March Daffodil (Jonquil)
April Daisy, Sweet Pea
May Sunflower, Lily of the Valley
June Rose, Honeysuckle
July Larkspur
August Lily, Gladiolus
September Forget-me-not, Morning Glory
October Calendula (Marigold), Camellia
November Chrysanthemum
December Holly, Narcissus

In Style Radio Podcast 

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Let's just say that life after 50 can be as rich and adventuresome as you choose. If you are in the over 40, or over 50 crowd, you may be looking forward to retirement with great mixed emotions. Or you may already be retired. This lens is a comp...

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Welcome, Baby Boomers, as we explore life "Off the Beaten Path".  Are you the kind who wonders what's just around the corner? Do you want more out of life?  Are you curious about what mainstream media leaves out?  Do you want...

The Virtual World is Here 

Virtual Hairstylist

Do you want to try a new hairstyle, but not sure what will be best for you. Upload your photo and "try on" different styles and colors of hair-do's with the Virtual Hairstylist for the best "fit" for you.

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See hair transformations on the stars.

Beauty - Get The Look

What works best for you, your tastes, your shape, your style.

MSN Lifestyle - Beauty and Fashion

Frank discussions on Beauty and Fashion.

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Whether your accessory tastes crave the Native American Cultural styles, or those of Pearl and Crystal elegance, you will find unique pieces that are sure to you to see more.

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So You Want To Be A Star 

So, You Want To Be A Star

Many people have something to say, but they may not have a venue with which to get their message out.

They may be budding, or accomplished speakers, or perhaps they are amateurs with the will to communicate a message that they feel strongly about.

Do you feel passionate about something that has the potential to help your part of the world, or even the whole wide world, if only you could let people know?

Let's face it. In many parts of the USA and other countries of the world, radio and television reception is still limited if not completely non-existent. Yet the internet reaches places that conventional radio and TV are inaccessible.

Do you have a passion to get your message heard in a way that will do the most good? Then perhaps you should be a podcaster.

A "podcaster" is a person with a message, who creates a program which can be posted to a website as a "click and play" audio file. Then anyone in the world who has access to the internet may either click-and-listen to the program, or they may download the program to their iPod, computer, or other mp3 format player.

Sounds easy enough, right?

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Learn More About Becoming A Podcast Programmer 

Be A PodStar! - LEARN MORE

Be a PodStar! Have Your Own Show on PodStar Network / Yaktivate.com.

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If you can use a telephone and you can write an email, you have the skills you need to podcast your own show.

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