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More black women embracing beauty of natural hair
September 17, 2011 by editor (View Source)
(usat) More black women are opting to go natural, with styles ranging from afros of varying lengths to braids to locs to hair straightened with heat rather than sodium hydroxide and other chemicals.
For the previous generation of black professional women, relaxed hair was a version of the white soccer mom's blunt cut.
Braids, afros and other natural hair styles struck many as "too ethnic," a sense confirmed in 1981 when a federal district court upheld American Airlines' decision to fire Renee Rodgers because she wore her hair in braids. Women devoted hours and hundreds of dollars to relaxing their hair. . More...
The One-Piece Bathing Suit is Back! Thank Goodness!
June 11, 2008 by editor (View Source)
(msn) When it comes to bathing suits, less isn't necessarily more. Ditch your previous notions of the one-piece swimsuit as a conservative beach garment — recent runways have been red-hot with reinvented versions of this sizzling style. From iconic images of Farrah Fawcett and Bo Derek to a modern design as seen on Katie Holmes, the fashion-forward one-piece can be sexier than a bikini.
Just like the little black dress, the "LBBS" is a classic that every woman should own. Understated yet chic, a black one-piece is sexy in a subtle way. More...
