Month: November 2019

Miss America Is Ditching Its Swimsuit Competition

Even if your formal education in pageantry extends only as far as Miss Congeniality (and possibly Miss Congeniality 2), you’re probably aware that the swimsuit and evening gown portions—in which the contestants parade around the stage in order to showcase their talent of wearing things—are a pretty big deal. The tradition dates back almost 100 years, when the pageant was…

By HotelSalesCareers November 7, 2019 Off

5 proven ways to perfect your smile

There is little doubt that a genuine smile is a truly wonderful thing. However, despite laughing around eight times a day, the research shows that, a) a lot of us are self-conscious about our teeth and yet, conversely, b) we’re still not very good at actually looking after our teeth. A survey carried out by…

By HotelSalesCareers November 6, 2019 Off

The best street style from the 2019 Lexus Melbourne Cup

On the tail of a trail of scene-stealing Derby Day street style looks comes the only day on the spring racing calendar that has the strong potential to sartorially out-perform it—the Lexus Melbourne Cup. Keeping racegoers on their toes, today’s race day took its preceding event’s monochromatic black-and-white dress code and turned it on its…

By HotelSalesCareers November 6, 2019 Off

How sustainable is recycled plastic, really?

Image credit: Getty images Recycled plastic is in fashion right now, whether it’s eco-trainers or ready-to-wear pieces by luxury brands. Prada has committed to using only recycled nylon by 2021; Stella McCartney has set a goal of using just recycled nylon by 2020 and recycled polyester by 2025; and Marni and Preen both used recycled…

By HotelSalesCareers November 6, 2019 Off

Italian police break up counterfeit ring producing forged Modigliani and Lucian Freud paintings

Italian police have uncovered a clandestine workshop which was allegedly producing sophisticated counterfeit paintings by Modigliani and Lucian Freud. Police said that if the fake paintings and drawings had been accepted as genuine on the open market, they would have been worth “hundreds of millions of euros”. The allegedly counterfeit art works include nine paintings…

By HotelSalesCareers November 6, 2019 Off