Quality makes judging difficultTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:10AMA traditional English garden, a floral lighthouse and a student-designed courtyard were among the winners at the Ellerslie International Flower Show in Christchurch yesterday.
In My Shoes: Clothing has a powerful ability to evoke memorySaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:17PMOpening a drawer in a bedroom of my late parents’ house, I found two dresses folded and wrapped in plastic. One was the beige floor-length dress my mother bought to wear to my sister’s wedding. The other was the pastel color-blocked dress she made for me to wear to the high school junior ring dance. Two dresses. Old, but not quite vintage. Of a size I’ll never fit into again. Worth sentimental ...
Hearth & Home: Color your dreamtimeSaturday, February 27, 2010 @ 2:12AMConsider the master bedroom. For some, it's a sanctuary, a personal retreat that spells relief. For others, it serves as a jammie-friendly extension of the office. It's a room where you sleep, to be sure, but lounging, enjoying a movie or dining are common.
Cozy layers, wools set tone at New York fashion weekThursday, February 18, 2010 @ 5:45PMNEW YORK, Feb 19 — Designers showed cozy layered looks in New York this week, wrapping thick scarves over chunky sweaters and rugged jackets in hopes that a trend of casual comfort will appeal to consumers coping with uncertain times. Warm layers of hand-knit sweaters, roomy tweed coats and softly distressed leather jackets dominated the runways at New York Fashion Week, where scores of ...
Cozy layers, wools set tone at NY fashion weekThursday, February 18, 2010 @ 5:37PMNEW YORK (Reuters) - Designers showed cozy layered looks in New York this week, wrapping thick scarves over chunky sweaters and rugged jackets in hopes that a trend of casual comfort will appeal to consumers coping with uncertain times.