Evening wear this Christmas has a relaxed feel. Popular fabrics of the season are Georgette, sheer, lace, polyester, satin, silk, chiffon, and velvet. Essential colors include wine, gold, silver, bronze, red, teal and turquoise and any type of limestone sequence. Tops Satin tops blend style with comfort and make great evening wear. A bias style shirt with stripes that run along the diagonal can update the look. They have long cuffs that can be... > Full Story

Looking for that special outfit for the Christmas party? Go further than these great ideas to dress it up for some Christmas flare! This season’s look comes in classic shades. ...

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If making homemade goodies is one of your favorite holiday activities, but you don’t want to push your family off the healthy-eating wagon, there may be a sweet solution for...

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“Silent night, Holy night. All is calm, all is bright. . . .” The carols try to tell us that this is a calm and silent time of year. But for most of us, the weeks leading...

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This is supposed to be a season of joy and happiness, but I don’t feel it. Is it common to get depressed over the holidays? What can I do about it? Many people suffer from...

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Centuries ago in Asia Minor (present-day Turkey), a boy named Nicholas loved the story of the Magi, the wise men who traveled from afar to bring gifts to the baby Jesus. He admired...

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This is supposed to be a season of joy and happiness, but many people don’t feel it. Many people suffer from bouts of depression or the blues at different times during the...

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One Christmas, I came across an article in a local newspaper by an articulate columnist named Bill Johnson. His column was titled, “A Lesson in Catching the Christmas Spirit.”...

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