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		<title>They Want Our Shoes Too?</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2012/01/they-want-our-shoes-too/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:16:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Source: Uploaded by user via Hello_Ladies on Pinterest &#160; Some pay us less than our fair share. Some want to control our bodies and make us pay more for health insurance. Others want us to run only after dawn and before dusk and never with headphones and never alone. Being a woman requires nerves of steel. And so many of us reward ourselves for perservering, heck, powering through, by focusing on what&#8217;s fun about being a woman. Like being a mother. And having girlfriends. And shoes. We love our shoes. But now new data threatens to ruin that pleasure. A study from The Journal of Applied Physiology is garnering lots of alarmist headlines: High heels, high danger Study says high heels cause permanent leg damage High heels ruin the way you walk: study Before you toss your Manolos, know this: the researchers studied only nine &#8220;habitual high heel wearers.&#8221; That&#8217;s not a very extensive research field. If you&#8217;ve ever donned a heel higher than three inches, you don&#8217;t need a study to know high heels aren&#8217;t  natural. But sometimes the emotional benefits of wearing a Louboutin outweigh the risks. Just be careful of your calves.  And for more footwear choices, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>News from around the Web</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2011/03/news-from-around-the-web-7/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2011 15:02:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another week as busy as we were. Here&#8217;s what we missed: Charlie Sheen. No we don’t live under a rock. We just have no interest in the demise of a Hollywood actor. But this op-ed in the New York Times, &#8220;The Disposable Woman,&#8221; is a must read. Author Anna Holmes writes of Sheen, &#8220;And while his self-abuses are endlessly discussed, his abuse of women is barely broached.&#8221; Speaking of op-eds, Connie Schultz writes on Cleveland.com about the two fetuses who testified in court last week in Ohio. Yes, you read that right. Two fetuses were witnesses at an Ohio legislative committee contemplating a bill that would outlaw abortions after the first heartbeat can be detected inside a woman&#8217;s womb – in other words, often before a woman even knows she is pregnant. Speaking of abortion, The House Judiciary Committee cleared the way for the full House to debate H.R. 3, the &#8220;No Taxpayer Funding for Abortions Act,&#8221; but they did remove the outrageous &#8220;forcible rape&#8221; clause. Federal funds are not used or allowed for abortions under the Hyde Amendment. Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) said &#8220;this bill seeks to expand restrictions in current law and to impose an unprecedented penalty — [...]]]></description>
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		<title>If Husbands Were Shoes</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2011/03/if-husbands-were-shoes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 11:39:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(This post first appeared on Skirt!) If husbands were shoes, I always thought I’d marry a stiletto. A stylish, beautiful stiletto of course, maybe a Manolo Blahnik or a Jimmy Choo. If I didn’t marry a stiletto I’d at least end up with a Prada pump. I imagined Mr. Right wearing a well-tailored suit to the office every day. He would work in the city in finance or law. On Friday nights we would open a bottle of red and order take-out from a Thai restaurant. But when it came time to settle down, I made a very different choice. The truth is I never even dated stilettos or pumps. They sounded great on paper, but in real life I was always attracted to loafers. If my husband was a shoe, he’d be a loafer &#8212; not a Gucci, not a J.P. Todd, but a Bass Weejun, to be exact. It turns out the Weejun is the perfect fit. Weejuns are classic like Levis, navy blazers and Timex watches. They have solid New England values. With a Bass Weejun, what you see is what you get. They are never pretentious and they don’t make other shoes feel bad about themselves. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Footwear and the Midterm Elections</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2010/08/footwear-and-the-midterm-elections/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 12:43:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes, I know I like something, but I don’t know why. I could be enjoying a cabernet sauvignon, for example, and then someone with a better palate than mine says, &#8220;This is so deep and rich. So many tannins. Do you taste the chocolate?&#8221; And bingo! It all becomes clear. And so it is with politics. For years I thought my interest stemmed from a sense of civic duty, a desire to make the world a better place, from wanting to hold my legislators accountable, demand justice, transparency and equality. But recently it&#8217;s become clear to me. I am interested in politics because I love shoes. Shoes, you see, matter a great deal in politics. The voters in Colorado understand this. They just gave the GOP primary nod to Senate hopeful Ken Buck, the man who said he deserved the vote because he doesn&#8217;t wear high heels. He will face Senator Michael Bennet in the general election. Bennet is too frequently photographed from the waist up and so I need to learn more about his footwear. Florsheim? Cole Haan? Gucci? Time will tell. And Bennet should not take this scrutiny lightly. After all, you remember what happened in the Massachusetts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stop with the Female Empowerment</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2010/06/stop-with-the-female-empowerment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 02:43:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I mention to people that I write for a feminist blog, they sometimes get uncomfortable. The &#8220;F&#8221; word can really make people squirm. Personally, I think the other phrase that begins with &#8220;f&#8221; is much more disconcerting. I&#8217;m talking about &#8220;female empowerment.&#8221; Search for the phrase on Google. Mixed in with articles about teaching girls in third world countries to support themselves financially, you&#8217;ll find stories about &#8220;Sex and the City 2&#8220;, pole dancing, stripping, red lipstick, high heels, Spanx and vajazzling. Yes, I said vajazzling. Vajazzling, for those of you who remain blissfully ignorant, is the art of bedazzling your vajayjay. And guess what? It is supposedly empowering. That&#8217;s right, according to some people, calling your vagina a made-up word and decorating it with crystals somehow sends a message to the world that you are woman, hear you roar. I haven&#8217;t quite figured out how. Go ahead and own your sexuality. Adorn your body. That&#8217;s all great. But don&#8217;t tell me that anything involving your &#8220;precious lady&#8221; and a $100 cash outlay is empowering. Fashion items and beauty habits that take up our precious time and hard-earned money aren&#8217;t acts of empowerment. They are simply fashion and beauty. And even that&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>So if Robin Givhan isn’t sexist…</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2010/05/robin-givhan-sexist-or-incompetent/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 00:38:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By now you&#8217;ve probably heard that Washington Post fashion columnist Robin Givhan took on Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan and her wardrobe in Givhan&#8217;s column this past weekend. She wrote about Kagan, &#8220;mostly she embraced dowdy as a mark of brainpower.&#8221; Why is it the media always assumes women who don&#8217;t relish fashion are making some kind of statement? Last month Kate Betts at The Daily Beast tackled Hillary Clinton&#8217;s wardrobe and &#8220;distinctly dowdy pumps.&#8221; Betts wrote about Clinton&#8217;s Oscar de la Renta suits, &#8220;She wears them to fit in, not to stand out, and that’s what bugs me.&#8221; How does Betts know that? And how does Givhan know Kagan dresses to send a message about her brains? They don&#8217;t. Yes fashion can make a statement – a powerful one at that – but only for the people who care about that stuff. Remember that episode of &#8220;Sex and the City&#8221; when Berger says to Miranda about a guy who never called after the first date, &#8220;he&#8217;s just not that into you&#8220;? Well guess what Givhan and Betts, some people just aren&#8217;t that into fashion. Some people, believe it or not, wear clothes because they have to – clothes keep them [...]]]></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>
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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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		<title>Fall Fashion Trend: Naked with a Burberry Umbrella and a Diet Coke</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2009/10/naked-with-my-burberry-umbrella-and-my-diet-coke/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:14:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Karl Lagerfeld says curvy women can't sell clothes. Rallp Lauren distorts a model. I would rather go naked.]]></description>
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		<title>Why I Hate Breasts</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2009/10/why-i-hate-breasts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:15:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Get a mammogram.]]></description>
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