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Website of the Day: My Virtual Model
If you're in the market for a site that combines personalized avatars, fashion, decor and a geek-chic take on shopping, check out My Virtual Model.
The site offers virtual changing rooms and simulators for home decorating — its dressing-room and My Fit features enable consumers to "try on" clothes from stores like H&M on the Internet. The concept is the perfect addition to H&M's high-tech service that allows consumers to make purchases with their cell phones.
My Virtual Model
Working hard at losing (or gaining) those few extra pounds and want to get an idea of how you're going to look when you've reached your goal? The things you can do online never cease to amaze me. My Virtual Model is this cool site that allows you to basically create a virtual you.
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Website of the Day: Frame Finder
The last time I had to pick out a pair of glasses, I felt stricken with guilt that I was taking up too much of the salesperson's time. He'd pick out a style, I'd pick out another one, and it went like this back and forth for about an hour. So you can imagine how happy I was when I discovered a cool site on Digital Inspiration called Frame Finder, that allows you to try on glasses virtually.
Fashion Week Quickie: Arise Magazine Brings Africana to Fashion Week
One of the things I love about attending Fashion Week is the abundance of fash lit. Virtually every local NYC magazine and newspaper creates special spreads for the tents, and Fashion Week Daily is my everyday fashion breakfast/waiting reading.
This Friday, I will keep my eyes peeled for Arise Magazine.
Stress
In This Report- Highlights
- Introduction
- The Body's Response
- Complications
- Conditions with Similar Sym...
- Treatment
- Risk Factors
- Lifestyle Changes
- Resources
- References
- Some people are pre-programmed for a heightened response to stress by conditions in the womb. Pregnant women under stress who eat a diet high in protein and low in carbohydrates have babies with higher cortisol levels. Later on, these levels increase in response to stress.
- The impact of stress on the heart and circulation system is becoming more clear.
Saucy PETA Campaign Links Vegetarianism to Virility
Animal-rights organization PETA is known for its head-turning campaigns, and its latest one is no different. PETA Asia Pacific's newest ads feature model-actress Alicia Mayer in a lingerie set holding a suggestive banana, provoking, "Eating meat got you down? Get it up!
Make Your Photos Look Like Mini Models in Photoshop
Is this a picture of a miniaturized London street? Nope, it's the real deal, just made to look like a tiny version of itself! The effect is called Tilt-Shift and it's totally awesome.
Can You Picture Your Dog on a Billboard in Times Square?
I sure can . . .
Family Ties: Video Conferencing
Last night while I was typing away, I got a pop–up request to accept a video conference call from my cousin in NYC.
As soon as I hit the "accept" key, I saw my cousin, her husband and their precious new baby girl.
We chatted for nearly an hour and showed off our offspring.
François Nars: Today's Culture is "Vulgar"
It's pretty rare to see an interview with François Nars, and even in this one, he's not exactly what you'd call a blabbermouth. But what he does say reveals a lot about his brand philosophy. And he's certainly had great success with his line of cosmetics—making enough money to purchase a small island in the South Pacific.
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