Sudan: Girl Lashed 50 Times Over a Skirt
A 16-year-old Christian girl from southern Sudan said Friday she was lashed 50 times for wearing a skirt deemed indecent by the authorities in the north. nytimes.com |
Beauty: Back to nature
Everyone wants shiny, naturally beautiful hair and increasingly people want natural ingredients to get it.Until recently the options haven't seemed that varied.If you're keen on finding a good botanically based shampoo, then... nzherald.co.nz |
Trelise unruffled as author mocks fashions of the rich
Her trademark designs involving opulent frills helped Trelise Cooper establish a multi-million-dollar fashion empire.But her elaborate dresses - and the women who wear them - have been ridiculed in the latest book by one of New... nzherald.co.nz |
Letters: Plus-Size Wars
“With obesity afflicting more than one-third of the country, perhaps we should be less concerned about how best to disguise excess flesh with leopard prints.” nytimes.com |
White shirt looks set to be everywhere next year
Sometimes the simplest of garments brings out a display of virtuosity in designers more effectively than anything more obviously sensational in flavour. You can, for example, tell an awful lot about a creator's aesthetic from the... nzherald.co.nz |