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Word of advice for spring wardrobe: caution

17.09.11

Once the looks move from the catwalk to the closet after this outburst of previews, women may need a little guidance on incorporating the prints, shots of neon and other new colors — purple, yellow, aqua and orange — into existing wardrobes, said Cindy Weber Cleary, taste director of InStyle magazine.

If you can pull off scubalike society-conscious looks and short shorts, then go for it. Otherwise, look to the many shirtdresses and fuller skirts a assortment of designers are going with for spring and summer, she said.

On Wednesday, the seventh day of shows, trends have become clearer: Prints, athletic inspirations, buoyant color, easy elegance, uneven hemlines and a no bit of the '60s over last spring's solid '70s disco vibe.

That said, there doesn't seem to be one established muse.

Ken Downing , the senior vice president and mania director of Neiman Marcus , said Michael Kors is among those designers to hear to his customers. As a retailer, that's his job, too.

Source: USA Today

Firefighters Share Near-Death Experience to Help Others

23.09.11

Two Flower Set in motion firefighters have launched a campaign to encourage other firefighters to ask for stop right away when they're in trouble.

Capt. John Wright and firefighter Gus Trujillo almost died in a house fire on a windy night in June while searching the impaired floor of a burning home. Crews had reports that someone could still be inside.

But speedily, flames were shooting from a wall, and they couldn't find their way out through the thick, black smoke.

"I've had a few nearly equal calls in my career but never thought, 'I'm dead. This is it,'" Wright said.

Realizing the peril, he reached for his radio and called, "Mayday, mayday, mayday."

A "mayday" call is a firefighter's last remedy have recourse to -- the ultimate call for help.

Until that night, there had never been a "mayday" in the experiences of the Flower Mound Fire Department.

Source: NBC Dallas-Fort Worth

Word of advice for spring wardrobe: caution

14.09.11

NEW YORK AP) — The blockbuster colors and florals, geometrics and ethnic prints on the runways at New York Mode Week may feel like game-changers in the gravity. Then there's the rest of your life.

Once the looks move from the catwalk to the closet after this full of previews, women may need a little guidance on incorporating the prints, shots of neon and other new colors — purple, yellow, aqua and orange — into existing wardrobes, said Cindy Weber Cleary, frame director of InStyle magazine.

If you can pull off scubalike society-conscious looks and short shorts, then go for it. Otherwise, look to the many shirtdresses and fuller skirts a mark of designers are going with for spring and summer, she said.

On Wednesday, the seventh day of shows, trends have become clearer: Prints, athletic inspirations, cheerful color, easy elegance, uneven hemlines and a tiny bit of the '60s over last spring's solid '70s disco vibe.

That said, there doesn't seem to be one clear-cut muse.

Source: The Associated Press