National Geographic Traveler recently published “Drives of a Lifetime: The World’s Greatest Scenic Routes” on their website.
Sometimes it’s the journey, sometimes it’s the destination—and sometimes, it’s both. National Geographic Traveler has scoured the globe for the world’s most beautiful, interesting, and off-beat road trips.
It’s worth a look.
Men’s Health, one of the few magazines I still subscribe to, published “50 Ways to Add Years to Your Life” on their website. A lot of it is stuff that was lectured to us as kids growing up, some are still debatable (For example, is coffee really good for you?), there were others that were interesting, like “Stash a Cinnamon Air Freshener in Your Car.”
Here are the ones that stoodout to me: … Continue Reading
By Melissa Magsaysay
February 22, 2009
Serene Cicora craved a new black bag last fall, but couldn’t come to terms with the $1,000-plus price tags on the styles she liked. So Cicora, an L.A. publicist, took her brown Mulberry Bayswater bag from several seasons ago and spent $120 to have it dyed black. The makeover gave her a key “new” piece — and moved her $1,800 bag back to the front of the closet.
Such accessory updates are simple, and they’re a smart way to extend the life of basic pieces, customize sale finds or reinvent something for a new season. A brown hobo bag, for example, loses the bohemian vibe when dyed black or deep gray. It can get even more sophisticated if you replace the rustic brass hardware with pewter or brushed silver.
We’ve found four local cobblers who don’t just fix shoes and bags, but also rework, reconstruct and update them. They can restyle a pump, turn a gladiator sandal into a T-bar and give a trendy clutch new life as a classic evening bag.
