Some trivia about the British origins of Tussie Mussies ~ A small vase with flowers
Tussie-Mussie is a small bunch of flowers, typically given as a gift. They have existed in some form since at least medieval times, when they were carried or worn around the head or bodice to mask the unpleasant smells of the time - literally, to keep the nose gay (to keep the nose happy). In their current form, they rose to popularity during the reign of Queen Victoria, from 1837 onwards, at which time the tussie-mussie became a popular fashion accessory.
Here are some pictures and descriptions of various clip styles. The simplest and least intrusive style is this horn clip Pull the scarf end through opposite sides as you see in the picture with the blue scarf. The vertical picture shows the scarf with BOTH ends pulled TOGETHER through the clip. Another one that is interesting is the brooch scarf clip. As a scarf clip, it has the added feature of being able to pin the clip to your top so it doesn't move. The brooch can be worn as that alone without a scarf. These pictures and descriptions of various styles are just a few of the many options available. Click here to check out the ETSY website - you'll find thousands of options!
Don't be shy! Drop me a note if you have any questions ([email protected]) or if you'd like to share some photos of a cool design you came up with. HOW MANY CANDLES are on your birthday cake? If there are 50 or more, it's time to change the way you exercise. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), we all need at least two and a half hours of moderate aerobic activity per week and twice-weekly sessions of strength training to improve our health, no matter our age.But this changes when you reach your 50th birthday, and different aspects of fitness become more important. Strength training, for example, becomes a priority because the risk of falling increases. According to the CDC, more than one in three people age 65 or older fall each year, resulting in fractures in the hip, pelvis, spine, arm, hand and ankle.“One of the things that older people worry about is falling, and the ability to stop yourself once you start falling is due to the power of your muscles,” says Costco member Todd Miller, an associate professor in the Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences at George Washington University. “That's why strength training is so important.” According to the CDC, one New Zealand study of women 80 years of age showed a 40 percent reduction in falls with simple strength and balance training. Mixing up your routine by including strength training, following a variety of workout options and focusing on flexibility helps keep you functionally fit after 50 by making you strong and mobile, experts advise. Use the following tips to get started. Variety Trying new ways to exercise, like Zumba, spinning and swimming, can keep you motivated and, by working different muscle groups, improve your functioning and mobility as you age. “Exercise can become boring if you get locked into the mindset of doing just one thing,” says Fantigrassi. Setting goals “When it comes to choosing an exercise plan, it helps to think about what your goals are: What do you want, need and enjoy doing?” says Dan Ritchie of Functional Fitness Solution, which specifically targets baby boomers. “Do you want to travel, or play with your grandchildren, or stay independent? Once you decide what you want your life to look like, you can work toward that goal of functional fitness.” Published originally The Costco Connection January 2015. Keep moving to get the most out of the golden years By Heather Larson First appeared in The Costco Connection, January 2015 ALTHOUGH RETIREMENT means the end of the 9-to-5 workday and the beginning of more leisure time, retirees need to spend some of that time getting a healthy dose of physical activity. Recent studies indicate seniors who exercise every day reduce their risk of Alzheimer’s and have the healthiest hearts. Move more to improve health The National Institute on Aging says people with arthritis, heart disease and diabetes benefit from regular exercise. It also helps people with high blood pressure or balance problems, and those who have difficulty walking. Even healthy seniors should incor- porate physical activity into their day so they can maintain their health and independence. Just one hour of activity a week reduces the chance of Alzheimer’s, says Dr. Hanh Nguyen, an internist and geriatrician with Kaiser Permanente San Francisco. “The benefits are very clear,” says Nguyen. “Not being active has some severe risks. We’ve noticed patients who [are sedentary] lose calcium in their bones, their muscles shorten and their balance and coordination suffer.” When you’ve been sedentary for a long time, the hardest part is beginning to move your body again, says Dr. Marc Leavey, a primary-care specialist at Lutherville Personal Physicians, a Mercy Medical Center community physician site in Maryland. Begin slowly In addition to scheduling a checkup with your physician, Leavey, also suggests hiring a trainer to ensure you’re doing the best exercises for your needs the correct way and that you’re not on a path to injure yourself. A personal trainer can help you build up your regime gradually. To find a trainer who is certified through the National Strength and Conditioning Association, visit (nsca.com.) Don’t set impossible goals for yourself, says Nguyen, and then quit when you can’t meet them. Find what fits your lifestyle and create a time for activity in your schedule. Once you’ve incorporated physical movement into your routine for one or two months, it becomes a habit, and after six months you’ll find it difficult to stop. Ed Cook in Bellingham, Washington, has lost 100 pounds since he retired 17 years ago. He wasn’t really trying to lose weight; he felt fine at his heavier weight. Still, he made sure he ate healthy food, began working out in a gym for an hour, four mornings a week, and increased his time on the golf course from three times a month to four days a week. Measure your steps Devices that measure your movements, like accelerometers, motivate you because they give you an accurate picture of how much you’re actually moving, says Scott Danberg, director of fitness at Pritikin Longevity Center + Spa in Miami.The usual daily requirement is 10,000 steps a day, Danberg says, but for beginners he cuts that in half and recommends his clients take 5,000 steps a day. That makes the approach much friendlier and more doable. Danburg concurs with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which says you should accumulate a minimum of 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity, such as brisk walking, per week. “Simply break up your day into three 10-minute durations,” says Danburg. “It’s a good start and most often builds a base and motivation to do more and more movement.”Walking up and down the aisles of yournearest supermarket or mall is a great way to get in 10,000 steps, says Linda Perlmutter, a retiree in Wellesley, Massachusetts. “Shop and exercise at the same time,” she says. She notes that the axiom “Use it or lose it” becomes more important as we age: “When I use it, I feel better both physically and mentally.” C Tips for easy exercising DR. MARC LEAVEY, a primary-care specialist, suggests revisiting activities you did when you were younger, like tennis or basketball, but pursue them at a level that currently suits you. He’s also a staunch supporter of swimming for retirees, because of its overall conditioning properties and low impact. For balance and stamina, try yoga and Pilates. Tai chi can be valuable, and for those who can’t stand for long periods, he recommends “chair chi,” which is done seated. Strength training for healthy older men and women firms muscles and improves endurance and aerobic power, and can help slow bone density loss. Dr. Julia Samton, who is board certified in psychiatry and neurology in New York, says thinking outside the box and pursuing activities like kayaking, gardening, walking with friends and sightseeing while on vacation make physical activity fun. Harvard Medical School’s website includes “Easy Exercises for Couch Potatoes” (search “couch potato” at health.harvard.edu). You can do them during commercials when watching TV. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends its “Growing Stronger” program for retirees, online at growingstronger. nutrition.tufts.edu.—HL Schiaparelli began by designing trompe l'oeil sweaters in the mid-Twenties, and, by 1930, her firm was grossing millions of francs a year. The designer's fantasy looks included a dress in organdy featuring Dalí's design of a lobster, complete with parsley, which Wallis Simpson bought for her trousseau when, in 1937, she married the Duke of Windsor. There was an evening coat of blue silk jersey detailed at the back with a motif by Jean Cocteau with a trompe l'oeil urn, created by two facing profiles and filled with three-dimensional silk roses. "I believe that surrealism was her great theme and her great motivating force, all the way up through 1936 or 1937," the author adds, "and the reason why she failed after World War II [the business went bankrupt in 1954] was that surrealism was no longer in the ascendant."
Ralph Lauren Launches Pink Pony Fund Ralph Lauren Corp. is launching its latest Pink Pony Fund initiative with a social-media campaign – and a hefty donation. To help fight cancer, the brand will donate $10 every time someone shares their personal message about wellness, encouragement or prevention, with a picture and the hashtag #PinkPonyPromise, on Instagram, Twitter or ralphlauren.com this month. It is a way for Ralph Lauren to get its social-media fans involved in the fight against cancer during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The funds will go to the Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Care and Prevention and the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Lauren's goal is to reach $1 million in donations in the first few days. And he hopes that by making the process as simple as possible – participants just need to write their promise on a piece of paper and be photographed holding it – the initiative will go viral. The company is encouraging the entire fashion industry, influencers in the digital space, celebrities, and all others to help spread the Ralph Lauren will be following and tracking posts daily and will donate an extra dollar or each friend (up to 5 friends) tagged in a photo on Instagram or Twitter. In the past, Pink Pony Fund money-raising events included benefit at Lincoln Center with Oprah Winfrey, or online auction. "Instagram didn't exist then," Lauren said. "Those things, at the time, were so high profile, but we didn't have the benefit of social media. Now, we decided to just focus on social media. All you need is your mobile phone." 1889-2014
Jeanne Lanvin was born in Paris in 1867, At the age of 22, she created her first millinery workshop. In 1897, her daughter Marguerite Marie-Blanche was born. In 1907 Lanvin and her daughter, Marguerite, go to a costume party, and a famous photograph is captured, showing the designer and daughter in matching costumes and hats. A stylized version of the image by Paul Iribe later becomes the logo of the house. Pictures of Lanvin's apartment Her 1925 apartment was designed by her in collaboration with Armand-Albert Rateau in the 7th arrondissement of Paris. In these pictures you see her boudoir and bedroom in signature Lanvin blue and her lavish marble bathroom. In 1965, the entire contents was donated to the Les Arts Decoratifs for their Art Nouveau and Art Deco department for a major 1966 retrospective.
Since the passing of Jeanne Lanvin,in 1946. the fragrance label changed hands numerous times. It is still a big business today. Lanvin fragrances are among the top-selling brands in the company's portfolio carried in more than 10,000 stores worldwide.
Lanvin has relied on accomplished photographers, top models and sometimes surprising casting to portray its humor, intelligence and elegance- values that founder Jeanne Lanvin held in high regard when she created the label in 1889.
Nordstrom Joins the Rush to Canada.On Friday September 26th Nordstrom opened it's first store outside the US in the Chinook Centre in Calgary. It's the chains 118th full-line store. Pete Nordstrom, president of merchandising for Nordstrom Inc., said, "We're not looking to create some kind of Canadian Nordstrom. We want to operate the best Nordstrom we can and there is a lot of commonalities between what we sell in Calgary and the US." Nordstrom has five more stores planned for Canada, in Ottawa's Rideau Centre March 2015, Pacific Centre, in Vancouver, in September 2015, and three units in Toronto in 2015 and 2016. All the stores are unique. It isn't a cookie-cutter thing.
"There's a pioneering spirit here again. The enthusiasm of our team is palpable. Our people are proud of what they are doing." declared Pete Nordstrom.
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AuthorI've been a fashionista since the age of 7 when my Grandmother taught me how to sew clothes for my dolls. At age 10 I started making clothes for myself. I've taken college courses in textiles and garment construction. These days I work in the retail fashion industry and love helping my clients look great! Categories
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