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A Traveler's Guide to Packing: Less Is More

Lisa Mirza Grotts | Posted 05.07.2013 | Travel
Read More: Summer Travel, Winter Travel, Less Is More, Packing List, Trip Packing, Carry on Luggage, Color Palate, Dirty Soiled Laundry, Travel News
Lisa Mirza Grotts

For my honeymoon, I packed two large suitcases. We were off to Paris. It was winter, and I thought I needed every coat in my closet. Nearly twelve years later, it's all about carry-on luggage, and I still don't wear everything I bring. That's progress, but it took years of practice.

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The New Hair Trend is "Less"

Janet Zeitoun | Posted 04.22.2013 | Style
Read More: Hairstyles, Natural Hair, Hair-Beauty, Celebrity Style, Hair, Hair Styles, Less Is More, Style News
Janet Zeitoun

If we were to look back in time as far as the 1800s, hairstyles were more complex than a math equation. I still marvel at the old black and white films that conveyed some of the most elaborate and obscure hairstyles ever created. Today, hairstyles are far more simplistic. Thank God right?

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Is It Really an Ear Infection?

Wendy Sue Swanson, MD, MBE, FAAP | Posted 04.30.2013 | Parents
Read More: Otitis Media, Ear Infections, Less Is More, Antibiotics, Immunizations, Ear, Unnecessary Antibiotics, Vaccines, Parents News
Wendy Sue Swanson, MD, MBE, FAAP

Fortunately the majority of children recover from ear infections without any intervention. But about 20-30 percent of the time, they need help fighting the infection.

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Happy Birthday, Mies van der Rohe!

Posted 03.27.2012 | Arts
Read More: Video, Seagram Building, Mies Van Der Rohe, Modernism, Less Is More, Architecture, Crown Hall, Modern Architecture, New York Herald Tribune, International Style, Farnsworth House, Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe, Arts News

Happy birthday to one of the principal shapers of our modern world, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Along with other post-World War I architects, such a...

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Dressed for Success: Style vs. Trends

Lisa Mirza Grotts | Posted 05.27.2011 | Style
Read More: Healdsburg, Pants Suit Tuxedo, Dresses, T-Shirts, Personal Shopper, Personal Style, Fashion, Cocktail Attire, Suits, Casual Friday, The White House, Dress Shirts, Dress Etiquette, San Francisco Magazine, Sunday Best, Fashion Industry, Models TV Ads, Party, Wardrobe, Boutiques, Different, Harpers? Bazaar, Bogner Techno Pant, Pumps, Haute Couture, CoCo Chanel, Trends, Evening Bag, Season, White Tie, Less Is More, Style Is Eternal, Invitation, Susan Graf, Kid Gloves, Fashion Week, Evening Dress, Jeans, Vogue, Elizabeth Varnell, Jewels, Women, Style, Black Tie, Dress for Success, Helpers House of Couture, Weekend Wear, Fashions Fade, Department Stores, Chic, Sloppy, Blouses, Occasion, Slacks, Polos, Style News
Lisa Mirza Grotts

Of the over one hundred etiquette subjects I have taught, dress and etiquette are always in the top ten. Dressing is not like setting the table, where rules rule. Are there rules for dress? You bet, but there's a lot more freedom of style.

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Failure Is Indeed An Option

Matthew Owen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Iphone, New Year's Resolutions, New Years Resolution, Resolutions, Iphone Stanza, Saving Energy, Less Is More, E-Books, Doing Less, Ecofont, Green Living, Spranq, Green News
Matthew Owen

When it comes to being green, the emphasis is already on consuming less and in the spirit of lethargy and laziness, there are so many ways we can do less without almost any real effort at all.

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