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		<title>Where Do You Buy Your Work Clothes?</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2011/06/where-do-you-buy-your-work-clothes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 15:56:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We’ve tackled some tough issues this month &#8212; gender discrimination, pay inequity and the working mother&#8217;s juggle. So we’re going to lighten it up this summer Friday. Let’s talk about clothes. A working woman’s wardrobe may not be as serious as some of the other topics we cover at Hello Ladies, but building a work wardrobe can require just as much finesse, strategy and fortitude as managing a career and a family. That&#8217;s because the middle-of-the-market designers seem to have forgotten the middle-of-her-life woman and the doesn&#8217;t-quite-have-a-middle-woman. It is possible to find decent clothes at the high-end, but the economy stinks and not every occassion, job or budget calls for Akris. Last week I shopped for some staples and a few new pieces to get me through the summer.  It wasn&#8217;t easy. With a small budget, and even smaller amount of free time, I stuck to the higher-end mall stores like Banana Republic, J. Crew and Ann Taylor. And what did I find? Not much that&#8217;s wearable. The stores are stocked with: 1. Tissue tops. They just don&#8217;t cut it. Or cover it for that matter. Those of us above a size 4  need some fabric on our bodies. I&#8217;m not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Best and Worst of the 83rd Annual Academy Awards</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2011/02/best-and-worst-of-the-83rd-annual-academy-awards/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 14:11:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  The red carpet was fantastic at last night&#8217;s 83rd Academy Awards. We loved all the red dresses. Anne Hathaway, Jennifer Lawrence, Sandra Bullock and Jennifer Hudson (although hers was actually tangerine) sported this year&#8217;s &#8220;it&#8221; color. Purple was the other color of choice. Natalie Portman&#8217;s deep purple Rodarte gown was stunning. Mila Kunis and Cate Blanchet looked lovely in paler shades of purple. Offsetting the vibrant hues were nudes and metallics – a trend that carried over from last year. But this year, the shimmer, feathers and jewels made the dresses look fresh and fantastic. Gwyneth Paltrow, Hailee Steinfeld, Hillary Swank and Halle Berry all wore beautiful, pale gowns. Ponytails were the hot accessory this year. Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon both wore this year&#8217;s version of the updo. And in the can’t remember the gown, but aren&#8217;t these women stunning category – Mandy Moore and Sharon Stone both looked great. We only have one winner for the worst category: the show. Yawn. We turned it off.     Images used with a  Creative Commons license.]]></description>
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		<title>Does Fashion Matter?</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2011/01/does-fashion-matter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Jan 2011 17:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hello Ladies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The other day I opened my email and there was an offer to review a pair of Pajama Jeans. If you don&#8217;t watch late night TV, you may not have seen the commercials for these so-called jeans that supposedly fit and feel like pajamas. At first I was offended. I don&#8217;t wear Crocs, see no reason for flip flops and I would never wear pajama jeans. Then I was intrigued. I did break down and by UGGs after all. And then I remembered a favorite motto &#8211; Just because you can, doesn&#8217;t mean you should. The whole three minute incident prompted me to revive this essay which  first appeared on My It Things in 2007. Enjoy. Does Fashion Matter? At the risk of incurring Miranda Priestley’s infamous Cerulean speech from “The Devil Wears Prada” when she verbally shreds her assistant for referring to fashion as “stuff”, I need to ask the question: Does fashion matter? Here’s the thing: I am an unfashionable size 12. I live in a middle class suburb. I work in a male-dominated industry in a blue-collar town west of Boston. My social life consists of family movie night every Friday (microwave popcorn and a Disney DVD), SwimTots at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hello Ladies Picks the Best and Worst Oscar Moments</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2010/03/hello-ladies-picks-the-best-and-worst-oscar-moments/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:40:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lying on my couch dressed in yoga pants, my husband&#8217;s long-john shirt, and UGGs, wearing drug store makeup and a ponytail, and honored for absolutely nothing, I decided to judge the celebrities who walked the red carpet on Oscar night. It’s good to be an American. From a fashion perspective, I loved the metallics and the blush colors (especially on Demi Moore&#8217;s dress) but I had hoped to see more color. And if I had paid a stylist to dress me in silver or gold, I would have been furious when Sandra Bullock, Kate Winslet, Helen Mirren, Jennifer Lopez, Miley Cyrus, Amanda Seyfried, and Cameron Diaz all showed up with the same idea. I loved the color of some gowns but felt they missed the mark on cut (Vera Farmiga, Penelope Cruz, Zoe Saldana, Maggie Gyllenhaal). Finally, I loved how the regular-sized and plus-sized actresses lent perspective on the red carpet. When Mo&#8217;nique stood next to her fellow Best Supporting Actress nominees during a pre-show interview, some of her peers looked absurd with their protruding bones and hollow cheeks. Eat something ladies. Anyway, here are the Hello Ladies picks for Best and Worst Oscar Moments at the 82nd annual Academy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fashion Week</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2010/02/fashion-week/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:55:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hello Ladies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s Fashion Week in New York and it&#8217;s school vacation week here in Boston. But for the ladies it&#8217;s been work, work, work. So while we pay the bills, here is a little fashion fun for the rest of you. The Peabody Essex Museum recently hosted an exhibit titled &#8220;Rare Bird of Fashion: The Irreverent Iris Apfel&#8221; featuring  more than 80 ensembles from the personal collections of style icon Iris Apfel. Apfel is an interior designer who once worked at Women&#8217;s Wear Daily. She is best known for her eclectic style and uncanny ability to mix &#8220;junque&#8221; store finds with haute couture. Although the exhibit has moved on, the museum still features a fun, interactive web page where you can style an Iris paper doll. Check it out here. Forget the over-hyped, over-marketed looks under the tents this week. Get creative and experiment with your style on these paper dolls. But be careful, we are now obsessed with finding the perfect turquoise statement necklace (or six). Enjoy!]]></description>
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		<title>If the Shoe Fits</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2010/01/if-the-shoe-fits/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:37:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hello Ladies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a January 2 interview on NPR, the fabulous Simon Doonan, creative director of Barneys New York, talked about woman&#8217;s fashion during the last decade. His take: the last ten years was a masochistic period for fashion. His examples, &#8220;shoes became ridiculously high and very painful to wear&#8221; and women thinking &#8220;legs never long enough, boobs never big enough, faces never Botox enough.&#8221; What do you think? Are you wearing higher heels? Or are you still trying to rock the Croc?* When you look at these shoes do you think fashion forward or iron maiden?  What about these boots? Dominatrix or dominated? Ironic isn’t it, or maybe just plain hypocritical, that Barney&#8217;s sells all of these shoes. They also sell 17 so called beauty treatments that contain hyaluronic acid. From Wikipedia: Hyaluronan (also called hyaluronic acid or hyaluronate) is an anionic, non-sulfated glycosaminoglycan distributed widely throughout connective, epithelial, and neural tissues. … One of the chief components of the extracellular matrix, hyaluronan contributes significantly to cell proliferation and migration, and may also be involved in the progression of some malignant tumors. T… Hyaluronic acid is also a component of the group A streptococcal extracellular capsule,[3] and is believed to play [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shopping: Recession Style</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2009/11/shopping-recession-style/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:51:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hello Ladies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like most born salespeople, I enjoy the hunt &#8212; even when it comes to shopping. I find the pursuit of the perfect black pump or patent tote bag immensely more satisfying than the actual purchase. This trait has served me well during a recession. Money is scarce, but I still need to dress for success. Luckily, I&#8217;ve been able to use my prospecting skills at thrift stores, consignment shops and on Ebay. And I&#8217;ve &#8220;closed&#8221; some incredible deals. I bought a Sonia Rykiel coat for $8, brand new Prada boots for $44, an Escada sweater for $4 and a vintage Douglas Stannard necklace for $29. Thrifty shopping requires a mix of luck and skill. As far as the luck, you&#8217;re on your own. But I can help with the skill. Here are my top ten tips for thrifting.  1) Shop frequently: Merchandise moves fast in thrift stores. Shops usually bring in new stock weekly. Find out when the new inventory arrives and try to visit the same day. 2) Be willing to leave empty handed: If you don’t find something you need or love, don&#8217;t buy. Remember, an acrylic sweater with appliqué flowers is always hideous &#8212; no matter how [...]]]></description>
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