Style and Fashion
Utterly Unsuitable: Choosing a Swimsuit for an Older Woman
With older women and men doing water aerobics and swimming laps, wouldn’t you think the bathing suit manufacturers would twig to there’s a huge market out here? We buy suits more often than teenagers because we’re harder on them. No lying still on a beach blanket for hours, or languidly standing around the lifeguard’s chair. more »
Desert Jewels - North African Jewelry, Flamboyant and Conspicuous Works of Art
Many materials are thought to have protective and healing qualities as well as symbolic meaning. Silver is linked with honesty and purity, and when combined with certain stones it can heal select ailments. Red Mediterranean coral, associated with life-sustaining blood, is prized for its healing properties. It is worn to promote fertility and to prevent harm to children. Yellow amber attracts sunlight and deflects darkness. more »
Not So Sexy - The Health Risks of Secret Chemicals in Fragrance
The average fragrance product tested contained 14 secret chemicals not listed on the label. Among them are chemicals associated with hormone disruption and allergic reactions, and many substances that have not been assessed for safety in personal care products. more »
Walk This Way Exhibit; Shoes include a Manolo, a pair of slap-sole shoes and a pair worn by Marilyn Monroe
Slap-sole shoes: White leather upper, toe and instep covered with salmon silk embroidered with silver yarns, wires and spangles in conventional motif; narrow lappets with white and salmon silk ties with tassels cross behind and tie through pointed tongue; silver bobbin lace across instep, at top, lappets. more »