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The Kardashian/Jenner Krew Honor Kris Jenner On Mother's Day

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The Kardashians and Jenners are celebrating Mother’s Day with throwback photos and gifts galore.

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Selma Blair Cast As Kris Jenner In 'American Crime Story'

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While we've thought of casting the Kardashians before, Selma Blair as Kris Jenner never crossed our minds -- and yet, it works.

Entertainment Weekly reports that the "Legally Blonde" star will play the ex-wife of Robert Kardashian, O.J. Simpson's attorney, in the upcoming FX series "American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson."

The 10-episode first season will star Cuba Gooding Jr. as the former football player, Sarah Paulson as head prosecutor Marcia Clark, and David Schwimmer as the late Robert Kardashian.

Jenner was a close friend of Nicole Brown Simpson and wrote in her 2012 memoir that the former model feared her ex-husband would kill her and get away with it.

Today, Jenner is, of course, best known as the matriarch on "Keeping Up with the Kardashians," and we can't wait to see who is cast as young Kourtney, Kim, Khloe and Rob Kardashian, who were still growing up at the time of Simpson's murder trial, which began in 1994.

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Finally, A Website That Makes Shopping For 'Nude' Apparel Possible For Everyone

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Say goodbye to the days of equating nude with beige. Right on the heels of Christian Louboutin's five shades of nude shoe collection debuting at Bergdorf Goodman, yet another company is making it easier to shop your specific skin shade.

Nudevotion is a website that's, well, devoted to providing users with nude apparel according to their own skin tone. It aggregates clothing, bags, accessories, makeup and shoes in a range of shades at all different price points.

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In an interview with Refinery 29, founder Steve Moscetti explains that while these days "all the big brands are offering nude shoe collections, makeup and nail polishes, and lingerie," it can be difficult to navigate through all the offerings. Nudevotion does the work for you, and even gives users the option to browse by darker or lighter shades in its lingerie and shoe sections.

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The shades may not always be exact, because colors in product photos are sometimes inaccurate or altered by monitor display settings, Moscetti told Refinery 29. But offering any range at all is at least a step in the right direction.

Head to Nudevotion.com to browse.


H/T Refinery 29

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Fit Tip: How to Workout in Style

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With warmer temps in full swing, and shorter hemlines on the horizon, it's the perfect time to get your body ready for some fun in the sun. If you're one of the many who have vowed to hit the gym and get bikini ready by Memorial Day, I've got the perfect motivation for you to uphold your resolution: investing in stylish workout clothes you'll actually want to work up a sweat in. After all, the outfit is half the battle.

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Since functional fitness deserves functional apparel, I decided to get my research on to find gear that exemplifies style and doesn't skimp on high-performing fabric.

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From vigorous cardio sweat-sessions, to pumping iron, I'm a firm believer that your fitness gear should work as hard as you do. Looking for a collection that combines fashion and function? Look no further than Crane & Lion.

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Whether you like to saddle up and sweat it out while cycling, channel your inner zen at yoga, push your body to the limit at Equinox's Shockwave, or plan on raising the barre on your regular routine, these Crane & Lion looks will provide a little extra perspiration inspiration.

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From streamlined leggings with a hidden waist pocket to stash your keys, to stylish tops with a iPhone holder, I've culled the best workout clothes to kick-start your hard body ambitions in style. While your gear won't take the place of actual effort ,it can make getting in shape that much easier. Need more motivation? I hate to be the barrier of bad news, but if you want a fit bod, you'll have to work for it. Luckily for you, the team at Equinox has done the legwork for you and found the most effective ways to get fit for life with their custom classes, personal training, and spa services. From dipping down low to lunging to the floor, get ready to feel the burn.

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Winter blahs, I'm making a run for it... whose with me?
By Zoey Gulmi

Photographer: Lisa Richov
Clothing:Crane & Lion
Models: Zoey Gulmi and Amanda Merikas
Stylist: Zoey Gulmi of Style by Zoey
Gym: Equinox

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'Game Of Thrones' Star Emilia Clarke Inspired Channing Tatum & Jenna Dewan's Couple Nicknames

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Daenerys Targaryen's influence has rippled off the screen and into the real world.

Emilia Clarke, best known as Daenerys in "Game of Thrones," covers the latest issue of Harper's Bazaar, in which she talks about the series and how her character has inspired nicknames for celebrity couples. In the magazine's June/July issue, the Mother of Dragons recounts the time she met Channing Tatum and wife Jenna Dewan at a Golden Globes after-party.

"Channing f***ing Tatum came up to me, and his stunning missus, Jenna Dewan," Clarke told Harper's Bazaar. "And they said, ‘We call each other 'moon of my life' and 'my sun and stars' and all that." For those not familiar with "Game of Thrones," Dany and her former husband Khal Drogo used those same nicknames on the show. And Clarke's response to the "Magic Mike XXL" star? "I was like, ‘I cannot contain this. Please, can we all have something sexual together? You’re both beautiful, even just a hug.'"

Check out the cover and photos from Clarke's Harper's Bazaar issue below.

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For the full story, head to HarpersBazaar.com. The June/July issue hits newsstands on May 26.

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Amal Clooney's Niece Is A Designer-Clad, Mini Version Of Her Stylish Aunt

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They say the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. In the case of Amal Clooney and her niece Mia, that sentiment is not just limited to parents and their children.

Mr. and Mrs. Clooney brought Mia along to George's movie premiere on Saturday night. Mrs. Clooney looked radiant in a red-and-black Antonio Berardi dress. More notably, however, was Mia, who stole the spotlight in a strapless floral dress from Giambattista Valli's 2015 resort collection (you know, as 13-year-olds do.)

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Mia also sported the same tousled hairdo as her aunt, making it clear that the preteen is following in Clooney's fabulous footsteps.

What do you think of the fashionable family? Sound off below!

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Asian Eye Makeup Secrets From a Met Ball Makeup Artist

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Jeffrey Paul is one of my beauty bff's and an insanely talented celebrity makeup artist with a spiritual bent that he brings to his work. A beloved beauty guru to top Asian and Bollywood actresses who fly him all over the world, Jeffrey somehow manages to merge East and West to create breathtakingly beautiful modern makeup. So how perfect that he was in New York making up actress Tang Wei (of the Ang Lee film Lust Caution) for the 2015 China-themed Met Ball. Lucky me got the lowdown over miso vegetables at my apartment when he stopped by before heading to the airport. Here's the scoop:

Tang was wearing a gorgeous crystal Burberry gown and wanted her makeup to be a modern take on a classic Chinese look. That translates to a traditional Chinese lined eye (how-to's in a minute) paired with glowy flawless skin and a burgundy lip.

The Eye Makeup:

Jeffrey accentuated and enlarged Tang's eyes using a traditional Asian makeup technique -- the liner veers straight out onto the skin after it passes the pupils, giving an uplifted wide-eyed effect. "It's a trick drag queens always use but the Chinese did it way before the drag queens," he says.

Step 1: Powder lids with a skin-matching face powder to matte them out from lid to brow.

Step 2: Begin lining eye with black liquid liner, starting inside the rim at the inner corner of upper lash line, moving onto the lash line itself before the pupil, continuing straight across after the pupil instead of following the true shape of the eye. Stop at the same length as the outer corner, and then fill in the difference between lash line and liner to create a cat-eye look.

Step 3: A lash strip was then applied starting at the pupil gluing it straight out following the liner (so the last few bits of the lash strip are glued onto lid skin, not lash line).

The Skin:

Jeffrey used an illuminating product under her foundation to give skin a glowy effect (I like NYX Born to Glow Liquid Illuminator, $7.50). A cream foundation was applied on top, and then buffed into the skin with a flat top synthetic makeup brush using circular motions to create the look of fine porcelain instead of makeup. A matte coral cream blush was applied to give cheeks a glow, again blended into the skin to appear internal.

The Lip:

Instead of the traditional Chinese red lip that's more orange-red, Jeffrey went with a burgundy lip color from Burt's Bee. "It's the color of a glass of Bordeaux," he said.

For photos, please visit my blog here.

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WATCH: Fashion Icon IRIS APFEL On the Creative Process of Dressing Up

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Ninety-three year old eccentric fashion icon Iris Apfel is the subject of Albert Maysles current documentary, Iris. I had the pleasure of sitting down with Apfel and we chatted about the challenges of staying unique in the fashion world, the creative process of dressing up and the secret to her marriage to husband Carl Apfel, whom she married in 1948 and who celebrated his 100th birthday in the film.

Unfortunately Maysles passed away in March at age 88 and was not able to see the film's release. Luckily, the unflappable Apfel - also referred to as the 'geriatric starlet' - flew to Los Angeles to promote the film, which was shot in Maysles traditional cinema verite style.

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Natalie Portman Shines in Sequins at UCLA Nazarian Center 5th Anniversary Dinner

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Dressed in a sequined Christian Dior mini dress, Oscar-winning actress Natalie Portman took the stage at The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, CA to present Israeli author Amos Oz with the UCLA Israel Studies Award.

Oz is the author of over 41 books, which have been translated into 42 languages. His International bestselling memoir, A Tale of Love and Darkness has been adapted by Portman who will play the role of Oz's mother Fania. Portman will also be making her directorial debut in this screenplay. The film is slated to premiere at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.

"As both an Israeli and an American, I understand well the importance that Israel is," said Portman. "His beautiful and moving memoir, A Tale of Love and Darkness, which I am so proud to bring to the screen, weaves his own life with a history of a young state of Israel. The two are linked. Thank you Amos for packing your suitcases for this long Jewish travel, putting words to our longings and for never losing to cynicism and your insistence on peace, even when it is not as popular as it should be."


The award presented to Oz is a sculpture created by Soraya Nazarian, an internationally renowned artist and sculptor, and is entitled Strong Roots, Grounded. The tree's strong roots portray identity, origin and strength to weather difficulty and the unknown.

Following the awards ceremony, an elegant dinner was held on the patio catered by Lucques.

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Here's What's Appropriate To Bring To An Engagement Party

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The rules of wedding etiquette are constantly changing, making it difficult for modern brides, grooms and guests to find up-to-date and correct information. That's why we launched #MannersMondays, a series in which we ask our followers on Twitter and Facebook to submit their most burning etiquette-related questions. Then, with the help of our team of etiquette experts, we get you the right answers to your biggest Big Day dilemmas. Check out this week's question below!

"Engagement party: Gift or no gift?" - Lauryn Ricketts/Twitter


Anna Post -- great-great-granddaughter of etiquette guru Emily Post and author of Emily Post's Wedding Etiquette -- is here to help us answer this week's question. Find out what she had to say below:

The short answer is that while giving an engagement gift hasn't traditionally been expected, the trend in most parts of the country has shifted toward giving gifts. Check with your host if you are really unsure.

Back when Emily Post was first writing about etiquette in the early 1920s, engagement parties were very small, and only the closest of friends and family would give a gift. Also, an engagement announcement would often have been a surprise to guests at a party made up of close friends, who therefore wouldn’t have gifts ready to give.

Engagement gifts today are typically small tokens of the marriage to come -- small household items such as picture frames, wine bottle coasters, cookbooks, sets of tea towels, or gifts the couple can share such as a pair of champagne flutes, a bottle of wine or a gift certificate for a dinner out.


You can submit your wedding etiquette questions via Facebook or tweet them to us @HuffPostWedding with the hashtag #MannersMondays.

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Lea Michele Remembers Cory Monteith On What Would Have Been His 33rd Birthday

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Cory Monteith may be gone, but he's not forgotten, not by Lea Michele, who is keeping his memory alive on what would have been his 33rd birthday.

On Monday, the former "Glee" actress shared a photo of Monteith sitting behind a drum kit:




Monteith was found dead in a Vancouver hotel room on July 13, 2013, after he overdosed on a toxic mix of heroin and alcohol. The actor, who was 31 at the time, had been dating Michele for more than a year.

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Chinese Style, Served Over-Easy

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The Met Costume Institute's latest show merits a much more thoughtful wander than the crowds will allow. But do not feel that you've missed a learning opportunity.


The day after this year's Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala in New York, the carcass of a massive, white tent still dominated the monumental staircase up which Rihanna had paraded her much parodied gilded-egg scramble. And that mixed-up metaphor may well be the most accidentally iconic of an exhibition that scores a lot of easy points, but misses so many more important others.

First things first: this year's show, China: Through the Looking Glass, is huge, visually stunning and will be a tremendous success. The beauty of haute couture gowns interspersed throughout the Met's impressive Chinese art galleries is breathtaking.

The show merits a much longer and more contemplative wander than the crowds will allow, if only to fully take in the workmanship of the pieces on display. That said, do not feel you've missed a learning opportunity because, as is all too often the case with fashion, all that brilliance remains on the surface. You'll get the point of it from a simple walkthrough (in fact, you probably know it already).

That is quite a letdown from an exhibition whose opening description sets up complex themes of "subordinated otherness" between the "binaries" of a "simulacrum" West and an "authentic" East, only to drop them in favor of a "positivistic examination" of cross-cultural dialog. Translation: This is all very complicated so we're just going to show you some Chinese looking dresses.

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Left to right: festival robe, Yves Saint Laurent by Tom Ford evening dress, woman's court robe, and Ralph Lauren ensemble. (Image: The Metropolitan Museum of Art/BFAnyc.com/Joe Schildhorn)

Despite liberal use of the word "interpretation" to describe the exhibits, there is a lot more application and appropriation going on here. And some comic misinterpretation. A Christian Dior gown stands in a room of ancient poetry on calligraphic tablets but is decorated in characters copied from a letter about a stomachache. As Fashionista reminds us, "When it comes to cultural appropriation and accidental racism, the fashion industry doesn't have the best track record." To be fair, the many Chinese visitors snapping selfies on the members-only opening day showed no discomfort.

As you read the texts on the gallery walls, the curators clearly see the intellectual shortcomings at hand, but it seems they are content to simply point them out rather than do the harder work of critiquing them and coming up with something new and enlightening.

For example, in a room dedicated to blue-and-white pottery, the contemporary gowns' hourglass shapes bear an uncanny likeness to the ancient urns that inspired them, well beyond just replicating the illustrations. Some, such as 2011 piece by Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen, are even made of pottery shards. It is woman as utilitarian vessel; it is woman as fragile tchotchke; it is woman as luxury object; it is woman confined, broken and reconstructed. It rolls back two centuries of Western feminism with a silent scream about the upper-class subconscious. But apparently it merits no discussion.

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Perhaps that is too heavy a political point for an art museum to make. But there are others, more pressing and relevant to both the exhibition and the world today, which also go implied yet ignored. The Chinese luxury objects on display are centuries, even millennia older than their Western counterparts. It is a reminder to developed, Western countries that the exalted status they have enjoyed for over a century is not a birthright.

History will be quick to remind us that China, India, and the Middle East had rich and refined cultures while Europeans were still struggling through the material and intellectual poverty of the Dark Ages and before the existence of the Americas was even known to them.

Today we debate whether it is possible for a fashion or luxury brand to come from China. The heritage of these goods is French, Italian, and British, n'est-ce pas? But not so long ago, the luxuries these countries enjoyed - silk, spices, carpets, jewels - came from what we now call emerging countries. Europeans were just the ones who turned up with the gold (and eventually the guns) they used to get them.

And the exhibition is strongest in the last galleries, which display the work of contemporary Chinese designers, such as couturier Guo Pei, who spent two years making Rihanna's royal yellow robes. So the cycle may well come around again.

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Chinese designer fashion, coming out of the shadows. (Image: Misha Pinkhasov)

Which brings up another point: The demand for fashion and luxury drove the earliest waves of international trade, cultural exchange, exploration and empire-building, along with the less noble consequences of war, colonization and the slave trade. So this demand, more than simple conspicuous consumption, is a driver of change - either good or bad, depending on our intentions and level of self-awareness.

The title of China: Through the Looking Glass refers to the distortions that occur in stylistic cultural sampling and romanticized misunderstanding. But we know about that already. And like chateau-inspired McMansions, we associate it with cluelessness and bad taste. "This exhibition is not about China per se," says the Met, "but about a collective fantasy of China." But showing us our own fantasy is not enough. A show like the Met's should not succumb to the same naivety.

We count on it to meet us behind the looking glass and bring us out the other side with a better understanding of things. Instead, we are left wondering: Despite this celebration of cultural dialog, how thick is its accent? To what extent does it let superficial enthusiasm pass for real understanding? That is evidenced by the reaction of many Chinese commentators on both sides of the Pacific, left howling by celebrities' clumsy effort to reference the show's theme at the opening gala the night before.

The real "through the looking glass moment" is fashion's consistent ability to genuinely believe it is connecting with an issue while completely missing the point. As the museum says: "...designers are driven less by the logic of politics than by that of fashion, which is typically more concerned with an aesthetic of surfaces rather than the specifics of cultural context." It is fashion being so smug that it doesn't even know how much it doesn't know. And that holds fashion back.

Fashion should be fun, glamorous and all the things this show is. But in the end, the show has too much Vogue and not enough Met. You will come out stimulated, but not smarter. Which is ok if one of the world's leading cultural institutions is happy to reduce itself to a theme park and leave the more important show on the red-carpet outside.

A version of this article was originally published by Luxury Society.

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17 Things Every Former Tomboy Knows To Be True

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In fourth grade, I wore the same pair of overalls every day for an entire year. In fifth grade, it was a pair of Adidas sneakers, which I insisted on slipping my feet into every day until there were gaping holes in the toes. (The only way my mom got me to stop wearing them was by throwing them in the garbage while I was sleeping one night.) I hated the idea of looking "pretty," I always wondered why I had to play softball and not baseball with the boys, and I was never ready for school picture day. I was a "tomboy."

Tomboys are, by definition, young girls who tend to conform to traditionally masculine characteristics and habits when they're young. As a former tomboy, I'm no stranger to dirt, sweat and an overwhelming obsession with Michael Jordan (he was and still is the King).

Of course, there's nothing wrong with being a girl who's more interested in learning to bead or braid than play sports or prefers pink to green. Being "girly" is nothing to be ashamed of -- I was just never that.

My childhood was filled with bruised knees, softball tournaments and cleats. And I know there are many women out there who can relate. These experiences shaped who I am today, leaving me with amazing memories, a specific fashion sense and a wicked competitive streak.

This one goes out to every lady who still has trouble putting on her $1.99 CVS eyeliner. Here are 17 things every former tomboy knows to be true:

1. Your shoe obsession will always be with sneakers, not heels. Practice makes perfect except when it comes to heels and... walking in them.

2. Your favorite movie as a kid was a straight-up action flick. And people still look at your weirdly when you tell them that. (For me, it was "The Fugitive.")

3. You appreciate the beautiful simplicity of a ponytail. Everything else takes too much time.

4. You know how to stand up for yourself. After years of proving yourself on the kickball field with the boys you're not afraid of a conflict or some friendly competition.

5. Putting on makeup is still a big mystery. When you're forced to get dressed up, half the time you walk out looking like this.

6. Your childhood pictures are more embarrassing than most, because you look like a little boy.

7. Sweatpants not leggings. Always and forever.

8. You pride yourself on being competitive in every single sport. Maybe a little too competitive.

9. The girly clothing store "Limited Too" still makes you cringe a bit. So. Much. Glitter.

10. You were one of the only girls who played the saxophone or trombone in middle school. You wanted to be with boys and the flute just didn't do it for you.

11. Wall ball was your jam in elementary school. And if anyone ever challenged you today, you could still (gleefully) crush them.

12. You've broken a bone -- probably more than once. Whether you were playing sports or riding your skateboard, you were always falling and breaking something.

13. Pink will never be your color of choice. In the words of Amy Poehler, "Good for her! Not for me."

14. You constantly have to remind people that just because you happen to be a woman doesn't mean you don't understand sports. So please, stop explaining football to me.

15. You said "dude" a lot, growing up. And you probably still do. .

16. LEGO space ships remind you of your childhood -- not Easy Bake ovens.

17. Instead of hopping on the elliptical at the gym, you head straight to the squat rack. So please, dudes in the weight-lifting corner -- stop looking surprised when I know what a hang clean is.


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Nigel Barker Talks 'Cookie Cutter' Beauty Standards

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As a longtime fashion photographer and HeForShe advocate, Nigel Barker has a lot to say about the definition of beauty within the fashion industry, especially since his mother was a Sri Lankan model in the 1960s.

"Of course, if you think about the '60s and the '70s, there were very few people of ethnicities, of color, modeling and in pictures and in advertising. So that was a very tough time," he told host Caroline Modarressy-Tehrani.

Growing up with such a "powerful, strong matriarchal figure" instilled some serious values about beauty standards in Barker.

She made me realize that if you push through and you struggle and you don't take 'no' for an answer, that you can make a difference. You can make people realize that the face of beauty doesn't have to be whitewashed, doesn't have to be a certain shape or size, doesn't have to be cookie cutter -- that you can change the stereotypes and you can make a difference.


The former "America's Next Top Model" judge also talked traditional gender expectations and how he is raising his children to break them -- starting in the kitchen.

"I bring my son into the kitchen with me and my wife and my daughter and we all cook together," he said. "We all do everything together and there is no you get this and you get that. You're blue and you're pink. You know, you get the cars and you get the dolls."

Check out Nigel Barker's interview with HuffPost Live above.

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Here's What Happens When Daughters Try On Their Mom's Wedding Gown

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As a mom, seeing your daughter wearing your wedding dress can bring on a range of emotions -- tears of joy, nostalgia and quite a few laughs too.

That was certainly the case for the three mothers in a BuzzFeed video posted to YouTube on Friday. One of the dresses was dated ("I just feel like like this looks like the nightgown of a queen in the 1700s" one daughter said), one was ill-fitting ("I could just...bust the whole thing open," another said). But the last one, a strapless ball gown, was the best fit of the bunch.

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"It was very emotional for me just to think that she might try on my dress," the teary-eyed mom said. "It was just nerve-racking to think of this step in her life."

See all of the mother-daughter reactions in the video above.

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Mystery Date and Tinder Swipes

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Circa 1970s, one of my favorite board games was the 1965 edition of Mystery Date. The object of the Milton Bradley game was to collect three matching cards to form an appropriate outfit, giving the player the chance to open the white plastic door to reveal one of six possible dates. If your outfit didn't match the date, you closed the door and waited till the next turn.

Marketed to girls 6 to 14, the 1965 game featured a formal date in a white dinner jacket; a geeky bowler in black glasses; a preppy beach date in flip flops; a suave skier; and... the dud, a dangerous looking dude with a five o'clock shadow, sloppy work pants and a smirk -- to be avoided at all cost.

The game lost its novelty after a few times so I'd resort to ditching the cards in favor of opening the door over and over, trying to figure out how to get the door to catch a certain way to ensure the handsome guy in the dinner jacket.

Fast forward post-Millennium, dating has become an online version of the popular childhood game. When we swipe left or right on Tinder and other sites, we're essentially opening that white plastic door with hope we'll find the guy (or girl) who matches your outfit or lifestyle.

We've bypassed the collecting of cards or getting to know the other as we would if we had met at a party or at the Whole Foods takeout counter. In rare instances, there's a profile to go along with the shirtless photo or posed pic in front of the Eiffel Tower. More times than not, we swipe solely dependent on appearance or image.

When "there's no one new around you," we need to change up the parameters -- or the equivalent of trying to rig the door.

And of course, there's also the possible scenario where you show up in a prom dress (or at least a dress and heels) and your date shows up dressed for the beach -- or worse yet, the dud!

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Plus-Size Model Tess Holliday Debuts First Agency Shoot, And It's Stunning

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Tess Holliday has officially made her debut as a MiLK model.

The plus-size stunner, who signed with MiLK Model Management in January, shared her first agency shoot on Instagram Monday. In the black-and-white images photographed by Catherine Harbour, the 29-year-old poses in a T-shirt and briefs.

"So thrilled that I can finally share these images," she captioned one image. "I shot with @catherineharbour in London last month & this was the result ... Thanks to my agent for pushing me out of my comfort zone!"




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I have so much to smile about these day! Life is good ❤️ Nick made me laugh during the shoot & Catherine captured it perfectly.

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Holliday hopes to change the landscape of the fashion industry.

"I think if someone doesn't look at an image and feel something, you haven't done your job," she told the Daily Mail. "Whether it's a negative or positive, it should evoke something in them. That's what I've always done with my work, I want to challenge society's perception of 'beauty' and what's acceptable in our industry and the world. There is no one way to be a woman, or to be beautiful. We all deserve a place."

She has already been making a name for herself by breaking down beauty barriers. In January, Holliday started the hashtag campaign #EffYourBeautyStandards and encouraged women to share photos of themselves in a move of self-love.

"I created the hashtag [#EffYourBeautyStandards] because I was tired of being told what I could and couldn't wear by the media and how I should cover my body because of my size," she told The Huffington Post at the time. "I decided 'eff that,' I will wear what I want!"

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The Quintessential Style Of Frida Kahlo, An Icon Of Art And Fashion

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Frida Kahlo has long been celebrated for being extraordinary, photographer Ishiuchi Miyako asserts. From her canvases to her love affairs to her penchant for exotic pets and wild brows -- Kahlo's life was filled with distinction. "But coming into contact with her ordinary side," Ishiuchi explains, "greatly sparked my imagination and inspired me."

By "ordinary," Ishiuchi is referring to the personal, mundane aspects of this incredibly well-known painter's life. Those who count themselves amongst the cult of Frida are already privy to momentous details of her existence; her dark childhood marred by polio, the violent automobile accident that colored her early adulthood, a tumultuous marriage to fellow artist Diego Rivera, the miscarriages that haunted her art.

These more exciting and even catastrophic pieces of Kahlo's mythology often overshadow the beautifully banal parts of her that give a glimpse into the woman behind the icon.

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Ishiuchi is familiar with Kahlo's ordinariness. The Japanese photographer, whose images tend to focus on the various faces of trauma in postwar Japan, was granted unprecedented access to Kahlo's personal belongings between 2012 and 2013, when the Kahlo Foundation commissioned her to photograph the pieces left behind nearly 60 years after Kahlo's death.

At that point, the dresses and shoes and sunglasses had been hidden, stored away in Kahlo's former home in Mexico City. Upon Rivera's death in 1957, he made it his wish that the remnants of his wife's life would be sealed for at least 15 years in La Casa Azul. That decade and a half soon turned into much more.

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Ishiuchi ended up shooting 300 artifacts with her 35mm camera, resulting in a comprehensive collection of the very physical traces of Kahlo's existence. For her part, Ishiuchi knew very little of the wild Mexican artist beforehand. She came to know her through her belongings, through corsets and boots, prosthetics and polish. To Ishiuchi, these accessories told a story.

“The form of her shoes shows that Frida accepted the physical scars she had been burdened with all of her life," Ishiuchi added in a statement relayed by Michael Hoppen Gallery, the institution now showing Ishiuchi's compilation of Kahlo-specific imagery. "[She] changed them from something negative into something positive."

Like Kahlo's shoes, the corsets, according to Ishiuchi, represented a certain kind of freedom. "As the breeze ripples through them and dappled sunlight pours over them, the corsets I had found so binding begin to breathe, yielding to liberation."

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"Aside from a shared color palette, they are in many ways complete opposites," gallery owner Michael Hoppen told The Huffington Post. "Ishiuchi Miyako documents other peoples' lives. Frida on the other hand, almost exclusively documented her own life. This contrast I think produced an extraordinary body of work."

An extraordinary body of work that builds on the already fervent collective obsession surrounding Kahlo. In recent weeks, the late artist has dominated the art news headlines, from the sale of her vintage love letters, to a display of her photographs at Throckmorton Fine Art in New York, to a comparative exhibition of Rivera and Kahlo's art-making in Detroit. The New York Botanical Garden will soon open its own recreation of Kahlo's Blue House.

"It amazes me even today with this show the power that she still radiates," Hoppen added. "She is a role role model to so many women we have met through this project ... Her courage is still inspirational in a world where everyone tries to be famous for 15 minutes. Frida showed us how to do it for a life time."

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Ishiuchi Miyako's "Frida" will be on view at Michael Hoppen Gallery in London from May 14 through July 12, 2015. All photos courtesy of the gallery and artist.




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12 Reasons To Date A Woman Who Reads

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Filmmaker John Waters once said, "If you go home with somebody, and they don’t have any books, don’t f**k ’em."

Excellent advice.

I may be biased when I say that readers are cool, dateable people -- after all, I was the kid who brought my books to the dinner table -- but there are definite perks to dating someone who loves to read. And I don't just mean people who are interested in literary fiction and huge war histories -- loving YA vampire novels or thrillers or bodice-rippers is just as worthwhile. Really, there's nothing sexier than someone with a book.

Here are 12 reasons it's great to date someone who reads:

1. You know she’s fine spending time on her own. People who read can entertain themselves for hours without you. Yes, you might get ignored for a couple of days when the new Outlander novel comes out, but a person who can hang out with themselves and a book won't get upset when you work late. Jamie is waiting.



2. She’s empathetic. Studies have shown that people who read fiction are particularly empathetic towards others. This makes total sense -- readers can put themselves in any character's shoes. When you're reading, you're constantly empathizing, trying to understand why a particular character is acting in a particular way.

3. She's a critical thinker. She's someone you can talk through a tough decision with, and know she'll give real thought to all the moving parts. People who read have stronger analytical skills, so a reader will be better equipped to assess a situation and find the right solution.

4. She has a sense of perspective. Her crummy commute is nowhere near as bad as what's going on in The Handmaid's Tale, provided her commute did not involve being transported to a totalitarian society and forced to bear children for other couples.

5. She's easily entertained. Setting her free in a bookstore or stopping to browse at one of those streetside book stalls is her idea of heaven. All a reader needs for an adventure is a place to sit and a good story.



6. She’ll be able to teach you things. Readers accumulate a lot of random facts, and they can usually explain things in a clear, concise way. A reader is the best person to have on your team for a pub quiz, and the worst person to play Jeopardy! against.

7. She's curious. Someone hungry for more out of life -- more stories, more information, more experiences -- will keep things interesting.

8. She’s probably a good listener. Anyone who can spend hours and hours reading someone else’s stories will be just as interested in what you have to say.



9. She’s easy to buy gifts for (and we've got you covered).

10. She has a great memory for detail. Your favorite drink? Your mom's birthday? Your absolute hatred of massages? Covered. Reading improves your memory, and let's be real, it's useful to date someone who will remember to pick up toilet paper on the way home.

11. She’s involved in the world, and I don't just mean whatever fictional universe she's immersed in at the time. People who read are more likely to vote, attend cultural events and be more engaged in their communities.

12. And the best thing about dating a reader? She'll probably encourage you to pick up a book yourself, so you can reap all the benefits reading has to bring. Plus, reading next to each other in bed is so much better than playing Candy Crush.

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Which Feminist Icon Are You?

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Our favorite feminist pioneers are women we all aspire to be like. So which one are you most similar to?

From Ruth Bader Ginsburg to Audre Lorde, the women who paved the way for feminism and gender equality are straight up fierce. These women were feminists way before Beyoncé identified as one.

Angela Davis, bell hooks, Gloria Steinem -- they were the second-wave women who brought feminist thinking to the table and gender equality to the social discussion. Why wouldn't you want to be like these women?

Sure, go-to drinks or favorite colors aren't what make a feminist pioneer, but that doesn't mean you can't have a little fun imagining that RBG or bell hooks are your spirit animals. Take the quiz below and find out which feminist icon you are. (Hint: They're all good choices.)

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