From Kashmir, India:Kashmiri militants push for Taleban-like dress code
Rebels Threaten to Shoot Unveiled Women
Threat to shoot Kashmir women
From WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, USA:Macho models take a toll
Obsessing about body image not just for teen girlsTeen-age boys are also becoming obsessed with body image and exercise.
From Georgia State Univ., Georgia, USA:Living without the BIRDS and the BEES
People who feel themselves to be unattractive can end up being involuntarily celibate with consequent difficulties.
From London, UK:The face, wrinkles, ageing, sagging, and what to do about it.
From Los Angeles, California, USA:Battling Vanity and the Pull of Cosmetic Surgery
A well-written article by a journalist who declined cosmetic surgery after he realised that the "fault" the surgeon suggested be corrected actually identified him with his father.
From East London, South Africa:Bogus contestants, not from the areas they claimed to be, spoiled the Miss Buffalo City beauty pageant in South Africa.
From Kashmir, India:Kashmir rebels query Islamic dress code
Some Muslim separatist groups are saying that Lashkar-e-Jabar, a Muslim militant group which has ordered Muslim women to wear traditional Muslim dress or face attack, may not even exist and are querying the notion of imposing a Muslim dress code.
From the USA:Hurley hurled.
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From Kashmir, India:Kashmir rebels order dress code
The bloody battle in Muslim dominated Kashmir for separation from predominantly Hindu India continues. Extremist Muslim separatist groups have ordered Muslim women to adhere to a strict Islamic dress code and be veiled and covered up. They have told Hindu women to wear a bindi (coloured dot) on their foreheads and Sikh women to cover their heads with a saffron coloured cloth. This is to differentiate them from Muslim women. Muslim women who have disobeyed have had acid thrown on them or been shot in the past.
From Alexandria, Virginia, USA:Today's low-cut look will vanish without new rules
With back-to-school in the USA there has been a lot of controversy about teen styles and dress codes. Many young girls have been copying the look of Britney Spears and Jennifer Lopez leading to school dress codes and a call for a return to uniforms. This is a well-balanced and thoughtful piece on school dress codes by a teacher.
From Louisville, Kentucky, USA:Classic look returns to bolster business climate
The demise of the dot.coms and the subsequent economic downturn have led to a move back to more traditional/classic business wear.
From New York, USA:Fashion Week gets underway in New York
Sex and duds and rock 'n' rollDesigners Hit New York Runways in Day of Extremes
It's that time again.
From Los Angeles, California, USA:Read about the new treatments available to the Hollywood Stars.
From Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA:Some beauty queens fail pop quiz
Did you know the answers?
From London, UK:This time it is "for fun"-so says the fashion professor. ???
From London, UK:The new fashion of stick on body stones which can be used to give interesting effects.
From London, UK:Boots 'faces health and beauty setback'
In the UK an increasing proportion of the health and beauty market is being captured by the large supermarkets.
From London, UK:Liz Hurley still friends with Estee Lauder
Ageing and beauty, Liz Hurley and Estee Lauder.
From Kashmir, India:Women in Kashmir are being forced to adopt traditional Islamic dress codes or face the threat of acid attacks and shootings.
From New York, USA:Gap Chief Dresses Down
Stores' Sales SlideOh well, you win some and you lose some.
From the USA:In these days of an economic downturn think twice before getting a tattoo-as least in a visible place.
From the USA:JonBenet 'confession' posted on website
A new twist in the tragic story.
From London, UK:Makes for an interesting read.
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From Kashmir, India:Kashmiri militants divide the sexes
Going to the beauty salon in Kashmir can be very dangerous these days. Muslim militants are imposing a strict dress code.
From Des Moines, Iowa, USA:Exposed belly buttons are bellyicious. Des Moines, can you handle this?
From New York, USA:Lifestyles of the Rich and Heinous
Are the "rich and fashionable" really as shallow as this makes them out to be?
From the UK:Lauder turns in Hurley for younger model
Even though she's not quite a wrinkly Elizabeth Hurley is being replaced by a younger model. She says she is happy about it.
From the USA:LIPOPLASTY: POSITION STATEMENT AND GUIDELINES
From The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. Improvements in techniques, training, and patient selection have led to a reduction in the mortality rate from 1 in 5,000 to 1 in 47,415.
From Chicago, Illinois, USA:On a makeover mission
Miss America seeking to update pageant's imageMiss America is going to become more like "Survivor" and other "realtiy TV" shows. Reality TV?
From Atlantic City, New Jersey:Parents say singers’ fashions too seductive for young girls
Parents are waking up to what American beauty culture is doing to their daughters.
From Jacksonville, Florida:Good article on the influences young girls are subjected to.
From London, UK:Celebrities call the shots in fashion stakes
Designers have to try to get celebrities to wear their clothers.
From London, UK:The return of Absolutely Fabulous to the TV has inspired some to tell "true" stories. It's funny as a sit-com but depressingly sad in true life.
From New York, USA:New-Millennium Corsets Squeeze Into Fashion Scene
The return of the corset to the mainstream but except as outwear.
From Toronto, Ontario, Canada:Eating disorders rising among girls: study
Eating disorders or disturbed eating habits are being found among younger and younger children-especially girls. Hardly surprising and almost certainly linked with the premature sexualisation of young children through the fashion industry and music television.
From Baltimore, Maryland, USA:Tummy tucks aside, it's still not a perfect world
According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons the five most popular aesthetic surgery invasive procedures for men in 2000 were nose reshaping, eyelid surgery, liposuction, hair transplantation and breast reduction.
From the UK:Expansion into male beauty promises to be close shave
An interesting article about the development and hoped-for-expansion-into-the-American-market of KMI- virtual manufacturers of King of Shaves.(I just use soap which works as well as anything for me.)
From New York, USA:Get out of the salon and get a life
Successful Big Apple women are opting out of the time-consuming, high-maintenance, hair-done-twice-a-day look as they begin to really appreciate how time consuming it is. "Indulging yourself" is really hard work.
From Asahi, Japan:No one entered the Miss Miyakejima contest.