Jan 17

Two Saturdays ago, I woke up at 7:40am when I heard a knock on my front door. I peeked through the blinds and saw an LAPD officer.

Uh-oh.

My heart started pounding because police officers never knock on doors to deliver good news like winning the lottery.

In this case, they were checking to see if I had noticed anything missing or had seen or heard anything suspicious the night before. It turns out that my next-door neighbors living in the house attached to mine had been robbed overnight.

What time did it happen? I asked.

Well, they went to bed about 11:30 or so he started to reply.

Wait!

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Jan 15

Burberry Prorsum has put the outerwear and bags from its autumn–winter 2012–13 menswear range on sale at its website, right after showing it at Milano on January 14.
   The offer is limited: it will only be on sale for one week—till the 21st—for delivery in eight weeks.
   It is part of an internet-based push by the label, which live-streamed its collection at burberry.com and its Facebook page, and viewable on mobile devices including the Ipad.
   The show soundtrack by the Waterboys, the Jam and Jeff Beck is available for download through Itunes, while images were shared through Burberrys Instagram account.
   YouTube and Google Plus content followed.
   Guests included British boxer Amir Khan, actors Harry Treadaway, Luke Treadaway, Giorgia Surina, and Eros Galbiati, British musician Dan Gillespie Sells (The Feeling), lmmaker Ali Mustafa, musician Murat Boz, Eliz Sakucoglu and Turkish broadcaster Burcu Esmersoy. Models Seb Brice,

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Jan 13

Pam Grier turns 62 today. The queen of our favorite 70s flicks has continued to land movie and television work over the past few decades. But if you take a look at Ms. Grier and the various hair styles she has trotted out over the years, you’d barely know she’d aged at all. http://xml.channel.aol.com/xmlpublisher/fetch.v2.xml?option=expand_relative_urls&dataUrlNodes=uiConfig,feedConfig,localizationConfig,entry&id=1000776&pid=1000775&uts=1306437189 http://www.aolcdn.com/ke/media_gallery/v1/ke_media_gallery_wrapper.swf Pam Grier Through the Years The black and curly do is one of the actress’s signature styles. Read more…

Jan 11
Cheer Up Buys for January
icon1 Abigail Hartley | icon2 Apparel Consultant | icon4 01 11th, 2012| icon3No Comments »

On the first day of going back to work, it’s not easy to keep the spirits up. After a week of lying around and scoffing everything in the fridge while leaving a trail of Quality Street wrappers in my wake, reality is difficult to face. I will miss waking up at 11am on a weekday, my most pressing concern getting through the third season of my box set of The Sopranos with the cat at my side. 

With this in mind, there are ways to make January less painful and add a bit of cheer to what feels like the longest month of the year.

I love red lipstick. It’s flattering, bold and elegant. I sp

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