Launched in 2006, my-wardobe.com has always been about offering a choice of aspirational, but not intimidating, clothes. “Everyday luxury” is the brand’s mantra. According to Curran, a “blended wardrobe” is how we dress now. “It’s not about a split between working and weekend,” she says. “It’s either dressed up or dressed down.”
For Curran, the “relaxed Riviera” look she’s wearing would take her from a board meeting to a business dinner. Printed palazzo pa [...]
The founder of my-wardrobe.com offers her tips for your summer wardrobe
Launched in 2006, my-wardobe.com has always been about offering a choice of aspirational, but not intimidating, clothes. “Everyday luxury” is the brand’s mantra. According to Curran, a “blended wardrobe” is how we dress now. “It’s not about a split between working and weekend,” she says. “It’s either dressed up or dressed down.”
For Curran, the “relaxed Riviera” look she’s wearing would take her from a board meeting to a business dinner. Printed palazzo pa [...]
Microfinance in Madagascar helps small businesses buck the system
Justine Sija, 60, begins her day at 4am, when she buys catch from local fishermen to hawk on the streets of St Augustin village, in Madagascar‘s southern Atsimo-Andrefana region. The work is hard, but in the past year, access to microcredit has boosted both her business and her hopes for the future.
“Before, I used to make 10,000 to 20,000 ariary ($4.50-9.00, about £3) a day. Now, with the credit, I can make double that amount,” she told IRIN. “I can put my four [grand]children in school, buy some livestock and sa [...]
The womenswear buyer of Asos offers her tips for your summer wardrobe
Take a good look at the jeans Emma Fox is wearing. What you see before you is the shape of things to come: the boyfriend jean. “The skinny jean is still the best performer, but our Asos boyfriend style, the Brady, is doing really well. Especially the ripped version,” says Fox.
Much as she loves fashion, it isn’t the catwalk that motivates the Asos customer as much as the invites on her mantelpiece (or, more likely these days, in her inbox). “Our woman is very occasion-led, and that means dresses. We have a range of [...]
‘Why would we wait?’: 3 sisters face Jolie’s cancer dilemma
John Makely / NBC News
Sisters Cathy Balsamo, left, Patti Broccoli, center, and Cindy Lepore, right, have all tested positive for the BRCA1 genetic mutation that raises the risk of breast and ovarian cancer. All three sisters have had preventive surgery to have their breasts and ovaries removed. Two weeks after her surgery, Broccoli was diagnosed with breast cancer.
Actress Angelina Jolie’s revelation this week that she’d had both breasts removed to lower her elevated risk of cancer came as a bombshell to many — but not to three [...]
From the archive, 18 May 1978: ‘Now I shall sue Smith’
Two Rhodesian policemen gave evidence for the prosecution at my trial in Salisbury nine weeks ago. One produced a copy of the Guardian which, he said, he had bought on holiday in London, and which contained an article I had written about Rhodesian military involvement in Mozambique.
The other policeman said that he had been listening to BBC broadcasts and had recorded two of my reports on that same border situation. In both reports I had said that Rhodesian troops and planes were operating across the Mozambique border, and had been doing [...]
Ferguson criticises Mancini sacking
Sir Alex Ferguson has criticised Manchester City over the sacking of Roberto Mancini.
Mancini was
dismissed by the club on Monday
after three-and-a-half years in charge and three major trophies.
But Ferguson, who retires after Sunday’s game against West Brom, has sympathy with his old rival.
“It was quite amazing. He has won the FA Cup, been in the final, second in the league and won the league and it’s not good enough?” he said.
“I was surprised, but actually no, you can’ [...]
The founders of Plümo offer their tips for your summer wardrobe
For the Roth sisters, an open-minded approach to is key. Esther is the business brain behind Plümo, the brand she set up 15 years ago and where she was joined seven years later by her younger sister, Verena, who focuses on the creative side. Both have what Esther calls “a magpie eye – we love fairs and car-boot sales”. It’s a trait that’s evident on the site, which sells a mix of independent designers, fair trade goods and artisan fashion.
There is a look, but it isn’t about trends – it’s about layering [...]
Afghan MPs halt women’s law debate
18 May 2013
Last updated at 03:50 ET
Hundreds of people have been jailed under the current law to prevent violence against women
A debate by Afghan MPs about beefing up a law to prevent violence against women was halted amid angry scenes.
Parliament’s speaker ended the debate after 15 minutes after traditionalists called for the law to be scrapped.
A law banning violence against women, child marriages and forced marriages was passed by presidential decree in 2009, but did not gain MPs’ approval.
Hundreds of pe [...]
The Latest Hardware Hacking Tool: A Machine that Carves Custom Circuit Boards
Otherfab’s Othermill is a small, lightweight, mill that can be used to make custom circuit boards and more.
A cool-looking Kickstarter project from San Francisco-based machine company Otherfab offers an affordable, portable way for anyone to make custom circuit boards that can be used for building your own electronics or adding connectivity to existing devices.
Called Othermill, it’s a 10-inch-square three-axis, computer-controlled mill that etches or cuts away at a solid material. And while Otherfab says it’s intended for printi [...]
Russia reveals CIA chief’s identity
18 May 2013
Last updated at 03:35 ET
This handout photo from the Russian FSB shows a man named as Ryan Fogle, arrested on suspicion of spying
Russia has named the alleged US intelligence chief in Moscow – a move seen as breaching diplomatic protocol.
It follows Moscow’s decision to expel US diplomat Ryan Fogle, who was accused of trying to recruit a Russian intelligence officer as a spy.
Mr Fogle, a purported CIA agent, was arrested on Tuesday while wearing a blond wig and was briefly detained.
Russia says it [...]
Kuroda inspires Yankees, Detroit edge Rangers
Sat May 18, 2013 3:27am EDT
(Reuters) – Japanese ace Hiroki Kuroda pulled out his best performance of the season as the New York Yankees cruised to a 5-0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday.
Kuroda (6-2) allowed just two hits in eight innings and lowered his ERA to 1.99 to keep the Yankees (26-16) on top of the American League East Division while ensuring the Blue Jays (17-25) remain rooted to the bottom.
Boston (25-17) kept pace, just a game behind the Yankees, with a 3-2 win over Minnesota (18-20) in 10 [...]
The Impending Headache of Google Glass Apps
Glass office hours at Google I/O this week. Will these desks one day be as common as the Apple genius bar?
Would you want your daily horoscope beamed to your right eye? That’s the vision of the future I saw when I tried out the fashion magazine Elle’s app for Google Glass yesterday, one of several apps announced at the extravagant software developer love-fest the internet company puts on every year.
The Elle app will feed information to Glass wearers’ timelines, including horoscopes, select headlines and fashion photos. Elle’s own [...]