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Beautiful Women Come In Every Shape, Color And Size

Frangi Pangi Visits With Retailers

We always love to get out into the "real world' where the pantyhose meets the legs, so to speak.

Having fun at Idiom New Haven
with customer

Idiom New Haven with owner Kim

Sales Rep Kathy Barbour

How Much Does Small Screen Fashion Affect Everyday Fashion?

Fashion has become a most sought after identity. People, both men and women, are constantly after the newest fashions. Fashion can be an idea, a sense of dressing, or just a statement of oneself. The role of television on fashion has never been higher. There are now many channels that promote and feature nothing but fashion.

While fashion status is on the rise, there are both positive and negative effects on the viewing public.

Positive Effects of Television on Fashion; such as:

• New designs
• Showcasing talent
• Bringing fashion into every household

Negative Effects of Television on Fashion; such as:

• Vulgarity
• Copying
• Peer pressure

Fashion influence on the small screen will always have an affect on our everyday lives. It's up to us to determine just how much, how large, that affect is.

During the month of October we will see hundreds upon hundreds of ads, inspirational quotes, memorials and testimonies relating to National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The truth is: Breast Health is something that should be remembered, and celebrated, every day of the year.

Take a look at this brief video that lets us all know that simple steps like watching our diet and exercise, over time, really do matter.

When Fashion Cents Makes Fashion Sense

Face it; how many times have you window-shopped only to have that feeling down in the pit of your pocketbook knowing that your fashion appetite was a little too big for your not so deep bank account? If you're like most folks, frequently.

The good news - there are a number of ways that you can use your fashion cents to make fashion sense. You can be a frugal fashionista - all it takes is a little effort and imagination.

Let's take a look at some simple and relatively inexpensive options for making your wardrobe appear - well, for lack of a better phrase, more expensive than it is:

• Buttons: Replace those cheap plastic buttons on your coat or jacket - go for the gold! Spend $4 for gold plastic buttons and spend ½ hour sewing time to make them look more upscale.
  
  
• Handbag: KISS! The Keep It Simple Solution. Clean and neat equals elegance. Elegance equals sophistication. Sophistication equals fashionista! Keep the hardware to a minimum. More often than not, the brighter the bling the more zing to your pocketbook.
  
  
• Shoes: Go for the lower-priced pumps in faux suede rather than leather. From a distance no one will be able to tell the difference but at a less expensive price tag your bank account will know.
  
  
• The raggedy look: That's right, the raggedy look. Invest in a steamer for $$ and give your clothes that wrinkled look that you would spend a fortune on off the rack.
  
  
• Slip: Invest in a cheap slip to wear with your inexpensive skirts and dresses. As most inexpensive skirts and dresses aren't lined it will not only prevent wardrobe malfunctions but give you that breezy flow that more expensive clothes will have.
  
  
• Fabric: Go for the cottons, tweeds and linens. They often look more expensive even when they're not.
  
  
• Give your clothes a shave: Invest in a fabric shaver to keep you knits looking new. It will also make them last longer and help you save some $$!
  
  
• Get in the black: Black colors automatically hide any of the telltale signs that what you're wearing didn't cost the price of a mortgage payment.
  
  
• Belt out the belt: Often, less expensive coats and dresses will come with a belt that makes the whole piece appear to be cheap. Simply swap out the belt to kick the pizzazz up a notch.
  
  
• Visit a cobbler: Nothing looks worse than worn down and scruffy shoes. For a relatively inexpensive price you can have them redone and looking brand new again. Don't get rid of - get retreaded.
  
  
• Tailorize it: While it may cost a few dollars upfront, a trip to the tailor to have a tuck here and there will make you look more expensive and feel great about yourself.

8 Beauty Myths That Are Actually True

Just be careful reaching in fridge and grabbing the wrong thing!

Feeling Good About What You're Wearing Can Boost Self-Confidence

Would you believe that something as simple as how you dress could affect your attitude and self-confidence? The truth is, how you dress is related in some way to how you feel. Just think of a time when you didn’t feel well, did you want to pull out all the stops and dress smart? Probably not. You probably reached for the closest thing to you, regardless of what it was and what it looked like. Chances are you dressed the way you felt - not too well. Human nature says we feel first, dress after.

But can you change the way we feel by changing the way you dress? Absolutely! When you dress well and look good you automatically feel better about yourself. When you feel you look good you are far more likely to feel good on the inside about yourself - and others. You will probably have more spring to your step and overall energy as well.

Feeling good about what you're wearing, looking poised and feeling self-assured is more than just knowing and wearing the latest fashion trends however. It's also about knowing the who's, when's, where's, and how's of managing your wardrobe.

• Who is your audience going to be?
• What is the occasion and where and when is it taking place?
• What is your personal style?
• How do colors affect the way you look?  

Who is You Audience?

Quite simply - anyone and everyone you come in contact with. Dress to fit the image of how someone in your position should dress, based on the perception of those you come in contact with. Your clients, customers, bosses, colleagues or peers. When you are dressed outside of your perceived role your viewed competence is diminished. Would you expect to see a lawyer in a courtroom dressed in jeans and a t-shrit. Of course not. Always view yourself as if you're looking from their perspective.

Frangi Pangi founder, Jocelyn Maminta, on Being a Journalist, Philanthropist, and Entrepreneur

New Self Help Internet Radio with Magnificent Time on BlogTalkRadio

23 Uses For Your 2nd, And Even 3rd Life, Frangi Pangis

So, your Frangi Pangis (FPs) are a little worn. They've gone through 2nd life and now it's "about that time". Wait! Don't say goodbye just yet. Here are 23 uses for them around your house that just might prove to be invaluable.

Ah, those FPs, they just keep giving and giving.....

Secure Trash Bags 

How many times have you opened your kitchen trash can only to discover that the liner has slipped down (and that someone in your house has covered it over with fresh garbage anyway)? You can prevent such “accidents” by firmly securing the garbage bag or liner to your trash can with the elastic waistband from a recycled pair of pantyhose; tie a knot in the band to keep it tight. You can also use this method to keep garbage bags from slipping off the edge of your outdoor garbage bins.

Make a pot or dish scrubber

Clean those stains off your nonstick cookware by making a do-it-yourself scrub pad. Crumple up a pair of clean old pantyhose, moisten it with a bit of warm water, add a couple of drops of liquid dish-washing detergent, and you’re good to go. You can also make terrific scrubbers for dishes — as well as walls and other nonporous surfaces — by cutting off the foot or toe section, fitting it over a sponge, and knotting off the end.

Store flower bulbs in winter

Pantyhose legs make terrific sacks for storing your flower bulbs over winter, since they let air freely circulate around the bulbs to prevent mold and rot. Simply cut a leg off a pair of pantyhose and place your bulbs inside, knot off the end, and place ID tags on each sack using a strip of masking tape. Hang them up in a cool, dry space, and they’ll be ready for planting in the spring.

How Did Frangi Pangi Get Started?

Caroline's Room

Frangi Pangi is rooted in the belief that to do well in life or in business means doing good in your community and beyond. That's why company founder and CEO Jocelyn Maminta spends so much time and energy supporting non-profits in her adopted state of Connecticut and as time and travel allows, elsewhere too. But the organization which owns her heart is Caroline's Room - named for her daughter who died after two months in the neo-natal intensive care unit (NICU) of Yale New Haven Children's Hospital.

Caroline's Room builds safe havens in the NICUs of hospitals across the country. These are elegant, professionally and custom-designed rooms for families facing the uncertainties of having a baby born too soon. These rooms can be used for the many consultations and family time needed to deal with a premature baby and to consider the many options and outcomes that come with it. These rooms can also be used for the initial trauma of end of life which happens in about 15% of cases. Caroline's Room also advocates for issues relating to healthy babies and NICU research.

Profits from Frangi Pangi support this work which was begun in 1997. There are currently ten Caroline's Rooms in Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, Missouri, Texas and Virgina. This year, we will be adding rooms in Dallas and Columbus, Ohio.

Read more about Caroline's Room HERE.

Nude Hosiery, Designed for Women of Every Colour, By a Woman of Colour

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There are over 30 shades of foundation and face makeup, but generally only three different shades of stockings? If you ask me, there’s nothing more bizarre than seeing somebody with a different shade of skin on their face, arms, and legs. Thanks to the beauty world, there are more than enough options to overwhelm you in picking a shade to match your face, but that still leaves the rest of your body. Stockings are always going to be part of a lady’s wardrobe, so it’s time we step up our game and offer more options, it just makes sense!

Although women of color have always testified that finding pantyhose to match their skin tone has been difficult, they are not alone. No matter what your race is, there’s no way to assign just one color to such a large group of people. Just as women of color can range from very light to very dark, paler skinned women have difficulties as well. Frangi Pangi aims to take this element completely out of the equation when faced with the problem of picking out an outfit.

Besides the fact that skin tone is similar to a fingerprint in uniqueness, we often forget that everybody’s skin tone can change. Again, Frangi Pangi realizes this, so aside from wanting to serve all women of all skin tones, we understand that even one person isn’t necessarily getting the same product all year long.

With 10 different shades, you will find one that works with your skin tone, so you can go out showing a little (or a lot of!) leg while still staying covered.