Are you looking for a terrific holiday gift idea for the cooking enthusiasts on your Christmas shopping list? Why not give a gift that will bring a smile to the face of the recipient several times each year? When you give cooking magazine subscriptions for Christmas, the lucky person who receives the gift will be [...]
By Harnessing the power of “word-of-mouth” advertising Patti Ainalis has driven her fashion label a long way from its humble beginnings in a spare room.
As a 21-year-old, Ms Ainalis decided that the three-by-two room opening onto a footpath, was perfect to display her women’s suits to the public.
“I thought, ‘Well, we’ll open the doors and [...]
According to Mintel’s new Cookware report, in 2003 just 24% of people said they always cooked from scratch, but today this has risen to 41%. Furthermore, only 11% of us now regularly use the microwave to cook an evening meal.
Many of us are also expanding our culinary repertoire, with 29% of adults always willing to [...]
No question, the ANZ Championship is a courageous initiative by the New Zealand and Australian netball bodies.
Ideally it will provide a model by which womens sport in this part of the world can provide an avenue into professional sport for a number of women, rather than just the special few who earn enough to concentrate [...]
No question, the ANZ Championship is a courageous initiative by the New Zealand and Australian netball bodies.
Ideally it will provide a model by which womens sport in this part of the world can provide an avenue into professional sport for a number of women, rather than just the special few who earn enough to concentrate [...]
As the morning sun pours into his studio, designer Robert
Rodriguez shows off luxurious lace dresses and silk tops with
cascading flowers, a far cry from the street wear so prevalent on
the Los Angeles streets outside.
His modern showroom and atelier reflect the upscale aspirations
of this city’s apparel industry, which is yearning to raise its
profile - even though [...]
His modern showroom and atelier reflect the upscale aspirations of this citys apparel industry, which is yearning to raise its profile - even though it already dictates what much of the world wears every day.
%26quot;It would be nice for people to be more open-minded about designers in LA,%26quot; said Rodriguez, whose creations are sold in [...]
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Breakdancing, the 1980s
urban performance phenomenon that went from the streets of New
York to mainstream TV and the stages of America’s cultural
landmarks, faded from the U.S. scene with the turn of the
decade. But rather than disappearing altogether, the pastime
migrated overseas, gaining popularity in Europe, Asia and South
America.
Filmmaker Benson Lee [...]
By Justin Lowe
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Breakdancing, the 1980s
urban performance phenomenon that went from the streets of New
York to mainstream TV and the stages of America’s cultural
landmarks, faded from the U.S. scene with the turn of the
decade. But rather than disappearing altogether, the pastime
migrated overseas, gaining popularity in Europe, Asia and South
America.
[...]
A promising idea is beginning to take shape after two years of planning: 21 women have pledged $500 apiece, and two business groups have each provided $20,000 for the development of a 10,000- to 15,000-square-foot mall of shops. Plans are to rent space in an undisclosed Minneapolis building by this summer, with perhaps 50 women [...]
