Fashion & Lifestyle

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- The Daily Obsession is, well, obsessing over this lovely bag.

- From JD Bliss: Working Mother and Flex-Time Lawyers pick the Top 50 law firms for women.

- 20s Money writes in favor of “Young Professional Networking,” while The Thin Pink Line suggests how to make your introduction count.

- Lifehacker proposes you NOT wait for hot water to wash your hands.

- The LA Times examines the French mystique.

- Woo hoo!  shegotconned is listed as one as the “10 Best Lifestyle Blogs For Women” by All Women Stalk.

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This entry was posted on Saturday, October 17th, 2009 at 3:00 am and is filed under Lifestyle. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.

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- You’re welcome, hubs:  Jezebel notes that the husbands of educated women live longer.  (Pictured:  Graduation Cap Cupcake, originally uploaded to Flickr by clevercupcakes.)

- The NYT talks about the recession and the gender gap.

- Above the Law gives us an update on that female lawyer’s photo that we posted about last week. (Hint: it’s even worse than you thought!)

- Lifehacker advises how to find the best credit card based on your lifestyle, and rounds up the best online free weight management tools.

- Jauntsetter offers some great advice on booking a trip (part 1 and part 2); meanwhile the WSJ has some tips on getting a free upgrade on your next flight.

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This entry was posted on Saturday, October 10th, 2009 at 12:24 am and is filed under Lifestyle. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.

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- Wow — we’re not sure how we missed this last month, but Above the Law brings news that this lawyer (pictured at left) has changed her profile picture to a more sedate one.  ATL notes that they prefer the former, “mildly inappropriate” pic.  Our thought:  mildly?

- Lots of features on inspiring, successful women this week: Forbes introduces us to the leading ladies of Hollywood, while Inc. (our favorite magazine, incidentally) includes several women in their “30 under 30″ roundup of young entrepreneurs.

- Also lots of thoughts on women in the law this week.  The American Lawyer wonders if the bad economy is good for women lawyers; meanwhile, the WSJ’s Law Blog wonders how to get more women partners.  The American Lawyer also ponders a paradigm shift: the power-lawyer mom, and the stay at home dad.

- Our commenters have been mourning the demise of the old Ann Taylor, but SheFinds likes the new one.  (For our $.02, the  jury is still out.)

- The Chicago Tribune tests four pumps for comfort and style.

- Teri Agins at the WSJ weighs in on when it’s appropriate/acceptable to take a purse to a business meeting.

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- Tim Gunn, we love you so; even more so after you announce your hatred of Crocs.  (Hat tip: Jezebel.)

- Fashionista advises folks what to wear if they’re told to “dress down” for a professional conference.  In semi-related notes, Jauntsetter advises women with unruly hair to splurge on an up-do for important travel.

- Rare Vintage suggests great reading on fashion.  (They don’t mention our favorite book for fashion inspiration: The Power of Style, available in new and used copies through Amazon.com.)

- Lifehacker ponders how to best cement a new business relationship, while Ms.JD advises how to network with women.

- WSJ’s The Juggle wonders what the best way is to get a loud co-worker to quiet down.

- Wisebread shares five creative ways to invest during a weak market.  If just watching is more your thing at the moment, The Simple Dollar rounds up nine great financial/business books.

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This entry was posted on Monday, September 28th, 2009 at 3:24 am and is filed under Lifestyle. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.

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- Shopping’s My Cardio has a great round-up of fall cuffed boots (probably not great for the office, but thank goodness for the weekend, right?)  Our favorite from her picks: Ash ‘Olivia’ Tall Boot, available at Nordstrom for $299.

- Should women be forced to wear high heels as part of a workplace “dress code”?  Jezebel covers the controversy.

- OK, we had to post this: Perez Hilton has footage of Sonia Sotomayor doing the salsa. We hate to quote Oprah (and, disturbingly, our father) but: You go, girl!

- If you’re on the verge of a laptop purchase, Gizmodo offers you a few reasons to wait just two months more.

- Fine, fine:  after Jezebel’s glowing review of “Jennifer’s Body,” we have added it to our Netflix queue.

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This entry was posted on Saturday, September 19th, 2009 at 5:49 am and is filed under Lifestyle. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.