Should You Pierce Your Ears?

Getting your ears pierced becomes a permanent decision that leaves a visible imprint. Take time to carefully evaluate this choice.

In various public areas you may see a family strolling along with a cute infant in a carriage. Then you notice the baby’s ears are pierced. Her parents have made this life-long decision for her.

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How to Care for and Clean Vintage Coats

Vintage and antique outerwear needs special care to look its best and provide years of wear. Advice and helpful tips from a pro.

Vintage coats need special care and handling to look their best. With the right cleaning, storage, and maintenance techniques, you can wear vintage and antique outerwear for many years.

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Fashion Tips for Petite Women

Petite women have special challenges in finding quality fashion clothes. Read ahead for tips on finding clothes to fit and flatter a petite frame.

Contrary to popular belief, petite applies to any woman who is 5 or shorter, regardless of clothing size. In a world where the majority of clothes are designed for supermodels, who are nowhere near 5, we petites often have to get a little creative with our wardrobe.

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Colors and Fashion: When to Wear Red

Fashion tips and advice on the holidays, occasions and events where red clothing and accessories are appropriate.

Red is a powerful and exciting color. We are introduced to the color red at a very early age in life; in fact, red is one of the primary colors we learn about in Kindergarten.

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Fashion: Styles That Conceal Big Arms

Have flabby arms you want to conceal? Try these fashion tips to disguise your arms.

Unless you ask a woman who runs full marathons twice a month and bench presses two hundred pounds, if you ask how she feels about her arms, she will quickly stare at them with disgust, lift up her arms and proceed to shake them so you get a feel of the arm flab she has accumulated over her triceps.

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