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Pros and cons of a money market account
A money market account is a deposit account that earns interest while providing easier access to your cash than traditional savings accounts. You can find money market accounts, also known as MMAs, at banks and credit unions nationwide.
These accounts combine the best features of savings and checking accounts. Similar to a savings account, ...Read more
Anna Wintour attends the CFDA Fashion Awards in signature style
Though Anna Wintour is no longer the editor-in-chief of Vogue magazine (she stepped down earlier this year, and is now the magazine’s “global editorial director“), she still turns up on red carpets sporting her signature ...Read more
Answer Angel: Jaunty or dumb?
Dear Answer Angel Ellen: Can you referee a dispute I’m having with my partner? He says men in what he calls “jaunty” hats look fashionable, noteworthy, interesting and well-dressed. I think that, depending on the hat, they look silly, self-important, foolish, outlandish, embarrassing or just plain dumb.
What is your ...Read more
Angela Bassett’s Gucci gown lights up LACMA gala
I love the way Angela Bassett’s fringe-laden Gucci gown, worn to the LACMA Art + Film Gala at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art earlier this month, seems like it’s perpetually dancing.
And I love the way she appears to be standing in an elegantly lit forest of lampposts, like she’s in a very high-fashion version of “The Chronicles ...Read more
Pros and cons of debt consolidation: Is it a good idea?
Debt consolidation involves combining several debts — such as credit cards, personal loans or medical bills — into a single loan with one monthly payment. This can simplify your ...Read more
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Shoes Are Out: The Barefoot Minimalist Movement in Modern Fashion
What began as a quiet fringe trend — a few runners on trails, a few yogis on beaches, a few brave wanderers padding through grocery stores — has pushed its way to the front row of fashion. The barefoot minimalist movement, once dismissed as a quirky wellness experiment, now sits comfortably inside mainstream style.
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Oversized Cardigans as Status Symbol: How the Humble Sweater Became a Marker of Taste, Comfort and Power
The oversized cardigan has drifted in and out of American closets for more than a century, never quite leaving but rarely commanding cultural attention. Today, however, the soft silhouette once tied to English professors, seaside retirees and midcentury homemakers has become a surprising emblem of modern status. Fashion houses, influencers, and ...Read more
Why Pockets Are a Feminist Issue: The Quiet Fashion Battle Still Being Fought
For generations, women’s clothing has been built around a quiet, irritating, strangely persistent design flaw: the absence of functional pockets. It’s a detail so small it feels trivial — until you need somewhere to put your phone, keys, wallet, or hands. Then the oversight becomes obvious, and the frustration universal.
In an era ...Read more
Answer Angel: Fixing moth damage
Dear Answer Angel Ellen: I have two wool suit vests that have small moth holes in them. They have a small multi-colored pattern.
Do you know of anyone who could repair them? I have tried local tailors, but they are unable to help.
-- Terry William K.
Dear Terry: The service you are looking for is ...Read more
Fashion designer Janelle Abbott creates with zero waste
SEATTLE -- Many things about zero-waste designer Janelle Abbott’s relationship to the fashion industry have changed since she was a kid growing up around her parents' Seattle clothing business. Her stance on the industry’s waste problem isn’t one of them.
Calling it a problem undersells the issue. The United Nations Environment Programme ...Read more
Answer Angel: Hairy situation
Dear Answer Angel Ellen: Your recent question from the self-described successful “smart woman boss” who was too afraid at the salon to tell her longtime stylist how she wanted her hair done? Well, I could have written it!
But reading about that woman’s plight inspired me. I promised myself I would tell my stylist how I ...Read more
Answer Angel: Ponytail cuffs
Dear Answer Angel Ellen: I am seeing a lot of women with long hair — straight or curly — in a ponytail. What I am curious about is that the ponytails are adorned, every inch or two, with what appears to be colored clasps, or other decorative “things.”
What are these called, are they expensive and where can I get some?...Read more
Lucy Liu wears stunning necklace at the Academy Museum Gala
Sometimes, the accessories come first and the dress comes second.
You’d better believe I zoomed in to get a closer look at this necklace on Lucy Liu, worn to the fifth annual gala at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles recently.
Up close, it’s a glorious garden of jewels blooming like flowers (including a rare Australian...Read more
Pop Mart, maker of popular Labubus, opens at Mall of America
MINNEAPOLIS -- Ugly-cute Labubus now will creep out Minnesotans at the Mall of America.
Pop Mart soft-launched its first Minnesota location on Monday (Oct. 27). By Wednesday afternoon, eager customers and curious mallgoers alike flocked to the store, ooohing and ahhing over creepy-cute Labubus, adorable Molly figurines, emotional Hirono ...Read more
What to do with a savings bond from your childhood
If you have a savings bond socked away for a while, or someone opened one up in your name, chances are it’s time to cash it in.
Old savings bonds might be ready to cash in, depending on which savings bond you have and how long it was set to earn interest. If you’re ready to cash in your old savings bond, here’s how to get started....Read more
Answer Angel: Best guess?
Dear Answer Angel Ellen: How much should I believe the lists I see online and in magazines that purport to tell us “the best” of consumer items like kitchen gear and hiking boots, no-smudge mascara, wash machine, hair dryer, dog shampoo, etc.
Whom do I believe?
--BethAnn L.
Dear BethAnn: It ...Read more
A ‘vampire facial’ might sound spooky, but results are anything but
It might be spooky season, but that doesn’t mean your skin has to play the part. Despite its dramatic name, the vampire facial is one of the most natural ways to refresh your complexion using something you already have: your own blood.
The treatment — officially known as a platelet-rich plasma facial — has become one of the most talked-...Read more
