Time does not tarnish its allure -- it just makes the price climb higher. Gold is on a roll, having soared a breathtaking 400 per cent to almost $1,400 an ounce since 2001. And fashion has caught the gold bug, in clothing, shoes, bags and, naturally, jewellery.
Every so often, a trend comes along that knocks the socks off some followers of fashion — and scares them off everyone else. These are usually the same trends that spur polarized reactions and fuel many a conversation.
Swimsuit shopping: For most women, that tiny phrase is enough to instill a fear so great that a baggy old bathing suit and ragged over-sized T-shirt seem like logical beach wear.
For holiday parties, you may need to rethink your bag options. Your go-to leather tote or work satchel will look completely out of place with festive attire.
My favourite Jerry Seinfeld joke goes: "I don’t understand how a woman can take boiling hot wax, pour it on her upper thighs, rip the hair out at the roots and then still be afraid of a spider." If Jerry could only fathom the other places where many women, and a few men, are willing to get waxed he’d probably faint.
British and Italian men will be hoping to catch a whiff of celebrity this Christmas, according to a survey released on Friday.