Botswana dress code is sexist says women's group

The Botswana government have issused a ban on women civil servants wearing clothes that are too tight or too revealing and a women's group says that is sexist. The new rules state that if women come to work in too tight skirts or trousers or sleeveless tops or showing too...

Skirts for Men Trend Hits Runways in Paris and Milan

In an unstable economic climate where retail stores are faltering and restructuring their entire business models (or closing entirely), it seems an unlikely time for designers to attempt to introduce skirts into the...

How To Build The Perfect New Years Outfit - Female Edition

New Years is coming, and if you're like most people I know; you're planning to party hard and look damn good in the process. Thankfully, demiCouture.ca has provided us with the exact formula to create the perfect outfit! There are a few things you can do to to make the...

Armani Breaks his No-Fur Promise

Armani's unveiling of his new collection at Milan Fashion Week has many people up in arms, as the designer pledged last year that he would stop using fur in his designs."Last year Armani told Time magazine that...

NY Times Goes Gaga for Gore

The NY Times reviewed Machine Girl.  I think they liked it:" The Japanese obsession with cavorting ninjas, cunning hardware and comely young avengers in abbreviated plaid skirts reaches some kind of climax with “The Machine Girl,” a riotous blend of arterial spray...

Longer days lift spirits, while shorter skirts bring on the flirt

"Buds are sprouting, birds are twittering and the convertibles and sunglasses are coming out.Even though the overnight temperature still drops to near freezing, the flirting season is on. Everyone knows that even the most tender ray of sunshine warms not only the cheeks, but...

Is this offensive?

I find it interesting that New Zealand casinos have in recent times not shown any moral or ethical judgement when it came to dealing with extreme "problem gamblers" (go to Listener article). I also agree with...

Britney Spears 'hit rock bottom'

... surprisingly she says it's after she married "K-Fed""Britney Spears tells fans she 'hit rock bottom' Updated Tue. May. 29 2007 6:37 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES -- Britney Spears says she "hit rock...

Britney Skewered as 2006's "Most Controversial" Celebrity

Pop princess Britney Spears has been named the most controversial celebrity of the year. The singer, whose wild antics have raised eyebrows in recent weeks since her split with husband Kevin Federline, beat out competition from other potential candidates - including Mel...

Road sign sex change

"A Spanish town council has vowed to banish sexism from street signage by demanding half of all road signs and traffic lights show female figures with skirts and ponytails. Fuenlabrada, which lies south of the...

What's wrong with dressing sexy at work?

"Please settle an argument. My daughter is bright, articulate, and ambitious. She is 26 and has worked her way up from an administrative-assistant job to loan officer at a large bank in Miami, and I really believe (okay, maybe I'm biased) that her talents and excellent people...

South Korea to Allow Wearing of See-through Dresses & Miniskirts

Daily News "Legislators reach the final revision of an indecency law prohibiting people from wearing see-through or revealing outfits. Official said the law is once implemented in the 1970’s when the...

We All Need to Belong

Donald Crowdis is a 92 year-old Canadian blogger, which makes him one of the world's oldest bloggers. (Don was also the first host of the CBC show "The Nature of Things.") After reading What's Your Herd? I...

No skirts for MP

"Moral police is on the prowl in Madhya Pradesh. A fortnight after a ban on fashion shows in government-run colleges, the women's commission of the state is considering a dress code for girls in educational institutions. "

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