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It is not longer ‘not done’ for young women to show their grey hairs.
More strongly yet,  it is definitly thé new (hair)trend in 2010. 

It is classic and it fits perfect by the time of the year. 

To a large extend in London is the trend good visible, but also on the catwalks in Paris the grandmother-look became frequent noticed. (For example the last shows of Giles Deacon and Gareth Pugh.)

This winter and in the beginning of 2010 these "Granny Grey" look will be the new trend  under young, trendy girls and women.

Trendy fashionista’s & stars as Pixie Geldof, Victoria Beckham, Pink and Karen O, that previously often went for blond locks in their hair, are you already for and hide away their grey hairs not longer.  They choose now also for a hair style that looks like on that of their grandmother and it can and may this year also.  So, do you have already spot grey hairs into your coupe, don’t panic.  And when you really might wanna run to the hairdresser, do not paint your hair in brown or blond then, but (only) totally grey! 

If you want  to create a Punk look, then paint some single blue highlights in your grey granny coupe (or someone else fierce color) only not too much. 

This is the first article I picked from our MW-Social Network.
 

Title:  The worst fashion trends of 2008
Author: ModernWoman

Are you someone who always wears the latest fashion, or do you have an own style? 
There are trends that return so now and then, or stay a little longer than a season or one year. Think for instance of the sunglasses and Uggs.

There are many sites that are informing you about the latest trends in fashion. A number of that sites even gives tips about the do’s and don’ts of particular clothing. “The worst fashion trends” are often found amongst celebs, and these are often discussed on the Internet. Quite frequently these celebs try to develop their own style and completely ignore the modern do’s and don’ts of fashion and even ignore the fashion advise of their (wardrobe) stylist. (This results in long talks/discussions about wrong clothes combinations on forums and fashion magazines).

I have too admit that I don’t follow all the trends. I try to combine the fashion trends I like with my own fashion style & items, so I can develop my own style.
But there are trends that I TRULLY dispice. Even when they’re HOT items, are the celebs wearing them or are they made by a famous designer, that doesn’t matter to me.

Below a list with 10 trends from 2008 I REALLY don’t like that much. 

My absolutely number 1: Uggs
2: Gladiator Sandals
3: men in skinny jeans ( for women okay, even the skinny jeans is not made for every woman, but I saw several men wearing skinny jeans and that raised my eyebrows, OMG this is so wrong!!)
4: High-Waisted Jeans
5: Full skirts (skirts with a lot of Volume, my opinion is that it make look you fat!)
6: Bikini jeans
7: Sunglasses at Night
8: Open-toe shoes with tights
9: high Thick, chunky heels or Tapered heels
10: Celeb Perfumes

Read more articles written by ModernWoman.

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It’s almost flipflop time again  wiihoe. Not only because I love summer time but I am a real shoe- and flipflop addict   I can say that I own dozens of pairs of shoes and flip-flops. There is a big chance that when you walk into my room, that you stumble over a few shoes of mine. If it were up to me I’d walk on flip-flops the whole year thru. But unfortunately the weather in Holland do not permit this  )

Today I saw an advertisement about healthy flipflops, called Fitflops. Marcia Kilgore (personal trainer) came with the idea to make a shoe that burns your fat, take care for a better posture, ánd strengthens your muscles.(developed by Darren James and Dr David Cook at London South Bank University) This wonderful and definitely great idea came reality and are now the UK’s hottest fitness shoe’s.

I saw this flipflops today (03 may 2008) just for the first time but they already exist since 2007. . Meanwhile already in various variants and color to obtain and now also for men!
This evening I told about these fitness shoes against my boyfriend, maybe he can write about it on his own blog if he like.

Note: I have not tried the shoes yet, but all I have read about is very positive and I think to buy some pair of them.

But one important thing: you must not OVERUSE them because this can damage your health. Doctor Barry Francis says “people wear flip flops all the time they are constantly scrunching their toes up into a claw. ‘That can cause problems such as tendonitis and even shin splints. People go to work in them and stand in them all day. They are also extremely unstable so you are more likely to trip over and hurt yourself. “

But for summer periods it’s ok to wear flipflops, fitflops or flat shoes. Make sure you save them for the beach and replaced with shoes with backs or proper straps to hold the foot in place.

So, if you are too busy? Is there no time to go to the fitness but do you really want to sports daily? Then these FitFlops are perhaps something for you!

Why wearing FITFLOPS?

1. FitFlops give you a workout while you walk.
2. They challenge hard to reach muscles more.
3. Every step you take in your FitFlops helps tone and trim your legs
4. FitFlops work your bum muscles more. FitFlops have been clinically proven to increase the amount of time that the gluteus maximus muscle is ‘activated’ during every single step. 
5. FitFlops have been shown to have a significant effect on the toning muscles of your thighs: The rectus femoris muscle (one of the large muscles in the group of muscles in your thigh) is activated for a longer period of time while walking in FitFlops than while normally shod or barefoot.
6. Walking in FitFlops is like walking barefoot, but a little bit better
7. FitFlops make it easier to stay in shape.

Wanna know where to buy these lovely fitflops? Or in wich styles you can get them?

Check the official fitflop site at http://www.thefitflop.com for more info and get yours today!