Getting to the Bottom of the Bell Without Getting Caught in the Fray
It’s eerie. The beautiful people are flocking to clubs to learn slinky new dances, Sylvester Stallone has a hit movie in the theaters and a Democrat is in the White House. It’s the 1970s all over again, and nothing says ‘70s more than the wide, garish bell-bottom pant.
Walk around a local mall and you’ll probably see more women wearing bells than ever before. But many aren’t sure about what shoes to wear with them.
“The bell-bottom is a look from a certain period, so you need shoes from that period to make that look complete,” says Eloise DeLarm of the Lucky Elephant in Fullerton. “You need platform shoes. High heels or flats won’t have the same effect.”
Remember that while your bells might seem too low, that’s the way they should be. But they shouldn’t be dragging on the ground; they should be at least 3/4-inch off the earth. Wear them with pride, and disco on.
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Empty holes: Collar anxiety is a growing psychological disorder in many offices. Guys come to work wearing shirts with pre-cut holes in which a collar bar is supposed to go, except they’re leaving the holes empty, either because they don’t want to go to the trouble of inserting a bar, or they forgot.
“If you’re not going to wear a bar, don’t wear a shirt with holes for a bar,” says Bill Snyder of Posh Gentlemen’s Clothing in Newport Beach. “Try a shirt with collar tabs, which button the collar ends together for the same neat look that you get with a collar bar.”
Probably one of the biggest reasons collar holes go unused is that the tabs on either end of a bar are easily lost. In that case, try one of the bars that clips to the collar.
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Blond overambition: In styling salons, more women change their hair color to blond than any other shade, especially in summer. The goal is to erase any memory people may have of her as a brunette.
But what about those women who try to be “too” blond?
“This usually happens when women try to color their hair themselves,” says hairstylist Frankie DeMello of Santa Ana. “In most cases, a professional can change it to a color you can live with.”
If you find your color is too blond after a bathroom bottle treatment, don’t despair. Make an appointment for a correction and also think about a shorter hairstyle. There are signs that the leaner locks are coming back, and not all of them are Sharon Stone blond. Janine Turner of TV’s “Northern Exposure” doesn’t do that badly (and inquiring minds spread the rumor that she was a blonde who converted).
