| Fashion trends: Power red, metallics and peekaboo hair
Anorak: At the heart of Michael Kors' Sportluxe collection, the versatile, lightweight jacket turned up again at Burberry Prorsum worn over black tights. Perfect coverup for spring/fall. Peekaboo hair: Dolce & Gabbana, Valentino and John Galliano at Christian Dior had a love affair with 1940s silver-screen sirens and their sultry hairstyles. So don't chop it all off this summer. Metallics: They might look like one of those here today-gone tomorrow items, but they were shining on the Ralph Lauren runway, and plenty of others, for fall. The most forward-looking investment: a bomber jacket. Plaid: Designers at Chanel and Balenciaga were mad for plaid jackets, while Jean Paul Gaultier worked a whole Highlands theme. Burton's lumberjack check luggage is a surprising spin on the trend.
Cloud 9 Salon and Spa named one of the nation
For the fifth year in a row, Cloud 9 Salon and Spa, owned by Kim Cloud, was named one of the 200 fastest-growing salons in North America by Salon Today magazine, a top business publication for the professional beauty industry.The January 2007 issue of Salon Today 200 profiled the selected salons. The 200 salons were selected from applications submitted by Salon Today readers, who represent the 25,000 top-producing salons in the country. The magazine honored the applicants who posted the highest increases in gross sales between 2004 and 2005 and who were on track to increase sales significantly in 2006."The 10th annual issue of the Salon Today 200 continues the tradition of featuring salons with excellent customer service, client retention and growth strategies," said Laurel Smoke, editor-in-chief of Salon Today.
No put-on: Fashion industry going organic
MIAMI - High fashion is going granola. But not the grunge of hippie yoga wear and grainy hemp T-shirts typically associated with organic clothes. Think soft soy dresses, cropped organic terry jackets and slim fit organic denim jeans to pair with stilettos, not flip flops. Consumers worried about ingesting harmful pesticides have long been purchasing organic foods. But the philosophy is slowly hitting mainstream clothing retailers as experts warn about the dangers pesticides pose to the environment. Whether shoppers are buying eco-friendly because it's trendy or because they hope to preserve Mother Earth, they no longer have to sacrifice fashion for philosophy. With major retailers like Target, Victoria's Secret, H&M and Nike joining the green trend, there's something for fashionistas of every price range in 2007.
Hair today but hopefully he'll be gone tomorrow
HAIR has been in the spotlight in recent days and in both cases the reason is absurd. Zimbabwe's more hirsute youngsters have been told to cut off their dreadlocks, an order presumably designed to improve their games, and an instruction that disregards the performances of brilliant sportsmen such as Andrew Symonds and Lote Tuqiri. It's not what is on top of the head that matters. It is the content that counts. Never mind that Zimbabwe has more serious matters to consider, such as a starving population, a disintegrating economy and the collapse of democracy. A pair of scissors was found and before long the floor was strewn with locks. Darrell Hair has also returned to the headlines with his threat to take legal action against the game's ruling body and the Pakistan board.
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