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First let’s look at exercise then diet for a healthy heart. The hardest part of any exercise routine is getting started. However, once you’ve set on a routine, you’ll find yourself following it. So, how do you get started? Your doctor can recommend the specific kinds of exercise for your own individual needs. Generally, however, these guidelines should get you going.
As we know, exercise will only become a habit if it’s fun. Pick something you will enjoy doing. If you like being with a group of people, try a team sport like basketball or soccer. You don’t have to be a super athlete. Anyone can exercise. Social activities like dancing and mall-walking are also good. If you’re more of a loner, try bicycling or swimming.
Don’t kid yourself. Be honest about what you realistically think you can do. If you have always hated to climb stairs, step aerobics probably isn’t for you. Maybe a walk around the neighborhood would be more pleasant. Many people today are walking toward fitness. Consider your current state of physical fitness. If you haven’t exercised in years, you’ll definitely want to start with some modest activities. As you get adjusted, you can increase your activity.
Consider your schedule. Are you a morning person? Then plan to exercise in the morning. If you’re addicted to your snooze button, plan to exercise in the evening. Start with just a small block of time, maybe fifteen minutes. As you get into your routine, you probably won’t mind increasing to twenty, and then thirty, minutes. In order to be effective, you’ll need to repeat your exercise routine 3 or 4 times per week. Exercise should improve your health, not risk it. You also need to consider your diet.
If you learn to eat for a healthy heart, you’ll find that your priorities change. The way your body feels after a healthy meal will become more important to you than the instant pleasure of having something loaded with fat or sugar. You’ll also enjoy healthy food. You can live without chips and sodas and you’ll gladly give those things up once you experience how your body feels after healthier meals. You’ll still be able to enjoy your favorite foods. But, instead of having it several times a week, you might indulge once or twice a month. You’ll get rid of the guilt. By not indulging every time you want a treat, you’ll savor it even more. You’ll see food in a different light. It will start to mean something different to you. Food becomes fuel rather than something that controls your life. If you exercise, you’ll learn very quickly how food affects your workouts. Eating a heavy, fatty meal makes you tired and your workouts suffer. Soon, you’ll want better workouts which will motivate you to eat better. You’ll also become more adventurous. Eating healthy often opens the door to more options than you usually give yourself. You’ll try new vegetables and grains and experiment with herbs and flavors you’ve never tried. Your friends and family will benefit. Even if you’re the only one eating healthy, those habits rub off on others. Being a good role model for your kids or co-workers is one way to teach them how to live healthy.
Finally, you’ll have tools to deal with temptation. Healthy eaters are much better at avoiding the usual pitfalls like party foods or overloaded buffets. They make an effort to eat regular meals so they’re not starving, fill up on healthy foods first to eat less of the bad stuff, and choose a few quality treats to enjoy instead of everything in front of them.
These changes in exercise and food consumption come over time, sometimes weeks, months or years of slowly working on your habits and choices. Allowing yourself this time is crucial for permanently changing how you look at food and healthy eating.
Some kids have it made. Let’s look at the fabulous lives of celebrities and their kids. Celebrities are notorious for dropping large amounts of money on themselves, but they also spend lots and lots of money on their children. Celebrity kids have wardrobes packed with designer labels and funky, fun mini-fashions. Some of the outfits that these kids wear may cost more than your monthly car payment, but not all of these famous kids’ fashions are over-the-top expensive. Some online boutiques are selling mid-priced items that are fun, fashionable, and affordable, so any kid can be dressed like a celebrity kid. What are celebrity kids wearing, and where do their famous parents shop?
One choice is; Glamajama. Glamajama creates clothing for babies, toddlers, tweens, pets and their mommies with a distinctive glam meets rock-and-roll look. Glamajama’s comfy lounge wear is made in the USA of super-soft, ring-spun brushed cotton. Their cozy duds are embellished with metallic studs and quirky sayings to create their signature look, glam mixed with a dash a humor. Glam-at-heart Moms will love their Mommy and Baby Lounge Sets. Britney Spears and Kate Hudson both have items from Glamajama. Demi Moore didn’t want to be left out, so she got black beater tank sugar, pink cap sleeve tee babygirl, and a black cap sleeve tee love for her three daughters.
There’s also a crib Rock Couture. Welcome to a place where the Three Blind Mice totally rock and Little Miss Muffet had a hit tour. It’s true, and Crib Rock Couture has the concert tees to prove it. By mixing nursery rhymes, rock tees and hot colors, Crib Rock Couture has designed an innovative, fun and stylish line of kids’ wear. Which is why they’ve quickly become the hot new label in funky, stylish mini-fashion. Celebs and cool moms and pops across America are snatching up their rocking tees. Of the many famous customers, you’ll find Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck, Matt Damon and his wife Luciana and Denise Richards and Charlie Sheen.
Lifesizekids.com is the online version of the Lifesize Kids department of Fred Segal on Melrose. Now, those of us who do not live in the LA area, but still want to buy the same high-end designer clothes that celebrity kids wear, can shop at Fred Segal online. At Lifesizekids.com you can find the latest and greatest in up-scale, trendy kid wear. Their list of available brand names reads like a who’s who in fashion with labels like: 7 for all mankind; Barefoot Dreams; Diesel; Oink Baby; Petit Bateau; True Religion; and their house-line of baby basics, Lifesize. Guess who shops there. Kate Moss, Denise Richardson and Madonna.
Mighty Politey tees for tots feature a simple, but interesting concept of combining one word with one picture to make a quirky statement. With combinations such as “Stud Muffin”, “Cutie Pie” and “Potty Mouth”, Mighty Politey shirts are cracking people up all over the country. Stars just love them for their little ones and you will too. Recently purchased by Courtney Cox Arquette, Debra Messing and Britney Spears. Now you can shop where the stars shop.
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Pizza is often called pizza pie in the US is an oven-baked, flat, disc-shaped bread with toppings. These toppings can be hundreds of possibilities but are usually tomato sauce, cheese and various vegetables and meats. Since the original pizza, several other types of pizzas have evolved. Originating in Neapolitan cuisine, it has become popular in many different parts of the world. A restaurant that makes and sells pizzas is called a pizzeria’.
To look at a bit of history, the Ancient Greeks covered their bread with oils, herbs and cheese. The Romans developed placenta, a sheet of flour topped with cheese and honey and flavored with bay leaves. Modern pizza originated in Italy as the Neapolitan pie with tomato. In 1889 cheese was used. King Ferdinand I, who lived from 1751 to1825 is said to have disguised himself as a commoner and, in clandestine fashion, visited a poor neighborhood in Naples. One story has it that he wanted to sink his teeth into a food that the queen had banned from the royal court. That food was reported to have been pizza.
In 1889, during a visit in Naples, Queen Margherita of Savoy was served a pizza resembling the colors of the Italian flag, red (tomato), white (mozzarella) and green (basil). This kind of pizza has been named after the Queen as Pizza Margherita.
The best tasting pizzas come from an oven with with stone bricks above the heat source. Pizzas are also made in electric deck ovens, with a conveyor belt oven or, in the case of more expensive restaurants, a wood- or coal-fired brick oven. On deck ovens, the pizza can be slid into the oven on a long paddle, called a peel, and baked directly on the hot bricks or baked on a screen. When making pizza at home, it can be baked on a pizza stone in a regular oven to reproduce the effect of a brick oven. Another option is grilled pizza, in which the crust is baked directly on a barbecue grill. Greek pizza, like Chicago-style pizza, is baked in a pan rather than directly on the bricks of the pizza oven. This is necessary because the pizza is so thick.
Let’s take a quick look at the many types off pizza. Neapolitan pizzas are typically made with tomatoes and Mozzarella cheese. Lazio style is available in variations. Pizza romana has tomato, mozzarella, anchovies, oregano, oil. Pizza viennese has tomato, mozzarella, German sausage, oregano, oil. Pizza capricciosa has mozzarella, tomato, mushrooms, artichokes, cooked ham, olives, oil. Pizza quattro stagioni has is simiar to capricciosa. Pizza quattro formaggi has tomatoes, mozzarella, stracchino, fontina, gorgonzola. Sicilian-style pizza has its toppings baked directly into the crust. White pizza omits the tomato sauce, often substituting pesto or dairy products such as sour cream. Most commonly, especially on the East coast of the United States, the toppings consist only of mozzarella and ricotta cheese drizzled with olive oil and spices like fresh basil and garlic. In Rome, the term pizza bianca refers to a type of bread topped with olive oil, salt and, occasionally, rosemary sprigs. It is also a Roman style to bottom the white pizza with figs, the result being known as pizza e fichi. Ripieno or calzone is a turnover-style pizza filled with several ingredients, such as ricotta, salami and mozzarella, and folded over to form a half circle before being baked. In Italian calzone literally means ‘large sock’, while the word ripieno actually means just ‘filling’ and does not by itself imply a form of pizza. If you ever have calzone, be careful not to burn your tongue – the filling is usually pretty hot!
There are so many styles of pizza and each country seems to have its own style that it considers authentic. This makes it more matter of opinion if you want to say which pizza is authentic or the best tasting. It becomes a matter of familiarity or habit or experience. With so many choices, the adventure to find the best can be an experience that dazzles and taste buds and makes the belly super-full.
Prada is such a famous fashion statement that a novel a film and a band are all called: “The devil Wears Prada”. Let’s learn a little about this famous fashion house.
Prada S.p.A. is an Italian fashion label specializing in luxury goods for men and women including ready-to-wear, leather accessories, shoes, luggage and hats. It was founded by Mario Prada. The label is referred to by some people as a status symbol, and rightly so.
For a bit of history, the company was started way back in 1913 by Mario Prada and his brother Martino as a leathergoods shop called ‘Fratelli Prada’ which means ‘Prada Brothers’ in English. The location was Milan, Italy. Initially, the shop sold leather goods and imported English steamer trunks and handbags.
In those days, many women didn’t get the chances that men did and Mario Prada did not believe that women should have a role in business, and so he prevented female family members from entering into his workshop. Unfortunately for him, Mario’s son harbored no interest in the business, so it was his daughter Luisa Prada who took the helm of Prada as his successor, and ran it for almost twenty years, doing wuite well. Her own daughter, Miuccia Prada, joined the company in 1970, eventually taking over from her mother in 1978. So much for thinking women sholdn’t be involved.
Miuccia inherited the company in 1978, and with a business manager, Miuccia was allowed time to implement her creativity onto design. She would go on to incorporate her ideas into the house of Prada that would change it. She released her first set of backpacks and totes in 1979. They were made out of a tough military spec black nylon that her grandfather had used as coverings for steamer trunks. Initial success was not instant, as they were hard to sell due to the lack of advertising and high-prices, but the lines would go on to become her first commercial hit.
In 1987, Miuccia and Bertelli married. Prada launched its women’s ready-to-wear collection in 1989, and the designs came to be known for their dropped waistlines and narrow belts. Prada’s popularity skyrocketed when the fashion world took notice of its clean lines, opulent fabrics, and basic colors. Time magazine described the apparel as ‘unassertive, combining traditional good manners and an ultramodern industrial sleekness.’ Truly, the designs to come out of the House of Prada reflected the feminine worker aesthetic, which made it quite unique in contrast to other high-fashion brands. It would be identified with affluent working women who held demanding jobs.’ Thus, it is no surprise that Miuccia took it upon herself to call her women’s bags ‘uniforms’.
Prada’s originality made it one of the most influential fashion houses, and the brand became a premium status symbol in the 1990s. The signature Prada look encompassed luxurious fabrics in mostly black, browns, grays, greens, and creams to create simple, yet provocative styles. ‘Life in Italy’ is quoted as saying that clothing was ‘sexy and spoke of confidence without revealing too much skin. Accessories included skinny leather belts, elegant high heeled shoes, and of course, the classic handbag.’
In 1992, the high fashion brand Miu Miu, named after Miuccia’s nickname, launched. Miu Miu catered to younger consumers, such as celebrities. By 1993 Prada was awarded the Council of Fashion Designers of America award for accessories. Prada manufactures in Italy, apparently keeping labor costs down by using Chinese laborers at the plants. Usually, there is one model chosen as an exclusive to open a Prada show. An exclusive or opening spot in a Prada show is among the most coveted bookings in the modeling world. Lucky models.
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The New York Fashion Week is held in February and September of each year in New York City. It is one of four major fashion weeks held around the world. The other 3 are in Paris, London, and Milan.
The first New York Fashion Week was actually the world’s first organized fashion week. It was held in 1943 and the event was designed to attract attention away from French fashion during World War II. At that time, fashion industry insiders were unable to travel to Paris to see the French fashion shows. It came about when fashion publicist Eleanor Lambert organized an event she called ‘Press Week’ to showcase American designers for fashion journalists, who had previously neglected their innovations. Buyers were not admitted to the shows and instead had to visit designers’ showrooms. Press Week was a success all around and fashion magazines like Vogue increasingly featured American fashion instead of the French designs they previously adored.
In 1994, the event was moved to its current site in Bryant Park, where it is held inside a series of large white tents in the almost-block-long park. Admission is by invitation only, to the fashion industry, fashion press, assorted celebrities, and internet based Fashion press. Beginning in February 2009, many designers opted out of their usual Bryant Park tent fashion shows because of the economy and held their own smaller presentations.
At the Fashion Week of Fall 2009, the public got to sample technology as it is shaping the future of fashion. It is not only making it cheaper and easier for designers to create their collections, it is also saving them travel time as many broadcast their lines over the Internet. Some designers opted to not only market online but also sell online exclusively. Norma Kamali and the Polo Ralph Lauren Rugby brand both have an application for the Apple iPhone. In the Vivienne Tam show, models walked the runway carrying Hewlett Packard mini notebook computers instead of the usual handbag.
The recession has had an impact on the New York Fashion Week. Previously, fashion houses would be preparing for up to $750,000 to produce a quality runway show. Now, the idea of using mannequins to display clothing was used by established designers Betsey Johnson and Vera Wang as a way to cut model and runway costs. Mara Hoffman, Sergio Davila and Nicholas K saved 40 percent of their costs and combined their separate lines into one show. There was also recession friendly fashion to be seen. A number of pieces displayed were items that could be worn in the fall and carry over to the spring. A popular staple was bold color dressed that could be worn over a turtleneck in colder weather and stand alone in the spring; convertible blazers were introduced by Vera Wang and Karen Walker as a way to get double the wear out of one piece. This type of frugality is not usually associated with fashion shows.
Although practicality must have its say, there are always indulgences and frivolity to enjoy. New York fashion week marches on despite the slump in the economy and promises to come back with a self-indulgent vengeance just as soon as finances allow. For now, it’s frugal fashion.
One of the easiest things to change about your look is to change your hair. It can be simple and easy but make a big splash on your appearance. This marks the opportunity for redefining one’s outlook and what better way to do it than through a new hair cut, style, or color?
The latest hairstyle trends will feature a lot of new looks. There are new trends influenced by catwalks, and there are the reworkings and evolutions of last year’s hair trends. One new trend is Plaited & Braided hair. The popularity of milkmaid braids in 2009 became the braided hairstyle trend for this year. It’s natural for hair trends to evolve between the years and the resurgence of this style is mostly as a result of the hairstyle heavily featuring on the Spring 2010 catwalks. Two braided hairstyle looks include the long side braid and the fish plait.
Some benefits of the braided style are that they are great with any hair color, the side braid can be paired with the slicked side hair style for an edgy interpretation. You could say that the fish plait is 2010′s take on the simple pony tail. Both the side braid and the fish plait work great with a fringe.
Another great choice is the long waved hair inspired by the 1940s. Although they started to get big in 2009, they are getting bigger as 2010 marches forward. 1940s hair styles will continue as an inspiration for women’s hairstyles. How to do it? Your waves should be firm but not curly. It is suitable for all hair colors, though less effective on black hair. You should try it with an off-center or side part, not a center part. Try to match this distinctive style with clothing from the 40′s to enhance the look.
Don’t forget the long hair inspired by the 1970′s. There aren’t many things to say about long and straight hair, but here are a few. It should be slickly styled, but not so slick that it seems overly styled or straightened. It should also be voluminous. This kind of look works especially well with winter-wear. Try it with long coats and heavier dresses.
There are also the gelled hairstyles. This one simply screams attitude. Perfect for the younger set, there are three slicked hairstyles to try out. There’s the ‘Slicked Back’. Slicked back with gel, with fingers or a wide toothed comb providing the texture, this slicked back hairstyle mixes hair slicked back across the top of the head with textured length. Though we’ve seen a dry, heavily brushed texturing for the length, avoid it and stick to a wet look. Then there’s the ‘Slicked Side’. This is the perfect alternative to 2009′s half-shaved head hairstyle, the side slick is the strongest of the three slicked hairstyle trends. All attitude, it marries an overall wet and tousled look with a side part. And the last of the slicked style is the masculine or unisex slicked hair. The slicked side becomes the slicked all-over for this masculine take on a wet look hairstyle. This is a hair trend that also perfectly suits one of the year’s fashion trends: the female dandy.
Let’s look at some of the hair color trends that are gaining popularity as the year closes out. With so much attention paid to hair styles and hair cuts, hair color is often looked at last. But that’s not to say that hair color trends don’t exist. Peroxide Blonde is a sure contender for the most popular. Bordering on white blond hair, peroxide blond is the color of choice for a striking look in 2010. Best of all, there are a number of ways to style it. If you’re after an edgy look, choose a peroxide blond color that, while working with your skin complexion, is obviously dyed. Peroxide blond can also be styled particularly well with the slicked and manish style. It also works best with short hair cuts, particular those with a longer fringe and shorter back. Then there’s the ‘Golden Blond’. Because peroxide blond isn’t for everyone. For the rest of us, that shouldn’t rule out blond as a hair color altogether. Natural in its tones, golden blond is the best way to describe it. Unlike peroxide blond, it doesn’t have the extreme white coloring nor should it be dyed to be obvious. Remember that golden blond hair is not the same as dirty blond. There should be one predominant color, though your roots could be mildly darker. Golden blond also should not be confused with strawberry blond.
Remember, whatever choice you make for your hair, you’ll be sure to add some zest to those sometimes otherwise uneventful days doing what you do. We all have them, so why not spice them up a bit? It’s as plain as the hair on your head.
Fendi, the Italian high fashion house best known for its ‘baguette’ handbags, was launched in 1925 as a fur and leather shop in Rome. It is a multinational luxury goods brand directed by Karl Lagerfeld. This is just one of the many companies owned by LVMH. LVMH is held by Christian Dior.
LVMH stands for ‘LVMH Moët Hennessy • Louis Vuitton S.A. (Euronext: MC)’. It is a French holding company and one of the world’s largest luxury goods conglomerates. It is the parent of around 60 sub-companies that each manage a small number of prestigious brands. These daughter companies are, to a large extent, run autonomously. The group was formed after mergers brought together champagne producer Moët et Chandon and Hennessy, a leading manufacturer of cognac. In 1987, they merged with fashion house Louis Vuitton to form the current group.
Christian Dior, the luxury goods group, is the main holding company of LVMH, owning 42.38% of its shares, and 59.3% of its voting rights. Bernard Arnault as the majority shareholder of Dior, is Chairman of both companies and CEO of LVMH. His successful integration of various famous aspirational brands into the group has inspired other luxury companies into doing the same. Thus Gucci and Richemont have also created extended portfolios of luxury brands. The oldest of the LVMH brands is wine producer Château d’Yquem, which dates its origins back to 1593.
Here are a few summary facts about LVMH. Their industry focuses on Luxury goods. They were founded in 1987. In 2009, they made 17.05 billion Euros with a profit of 1.755 billion Euros. They have 77,300 employees around the world, and their home office is in Paris, France. 30% of LVMH’s staff work in France. LVMH operates over 2,400 stores worldwide. Its current business plan aims to tightly control the brands it manages in order to maintain and heighten the perception of luxury relating to their products. For example, Louis Vuitton products are sold only through Louis Vuitton boutiques found in upmarket locations in wealthy cities or in concessions in other luxury goods shops.
Here’s a partial list of LVMH’s brands and subsidiaries. How many do you know? In the Wines and Spirits Category there are: Moët et Chandon, Dom Pérignon, Krug, Veuve Clicquot, Mercier, Château d’Yquem, Hennessy, Glenmorangie, Ardbeg, Belvedere Vodka and Domaine Chandon California. In the Fashion and Leather Goods category, they own Fendi, Donna Karan, Givenchy, Kenzo, Berluti, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, Loewe, Celine and Thomas Pink. In Perfumes and Cosmetics, they own: Parfums Christian Dior, Guerlain. In Watches and Jewelry, they own: TAG Heuer, Zenith, Hublot and Chaumet.
The largest stakeholder in LVMH is Bernard Arnault. He was born on March 5th, 1949. He is a French businessman and the founder, chairman, and CEO of LVMH. According to Forbes Magazine, Arnault is the world’s 7th richest person, with a 2010 net worth of $US27.5 billion. There is certainly a profit to be made in luxury goods. If you see Mr. Arnault, you may want to ask about the future of the luxury goods market. He may be one of the top deciders.