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		<title>Joan Crawford Quotes</title>
		<link>http://ninapetronzio.com/blog/2011/10/15/joan-crawford-quotes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2011 23:20:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nina</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BEAUTY & FASHION]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GEEK STUFF]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Joan Crawford]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hollywood is like life, you face it with the sum total of your equipment. I am just too much. I believe in the dollar. Everything I earn, I spend! I have always known what I wanted, and that was beauty... in every form. I love playing bitches. There's a lot of bitch in every woman [...]]]></description>
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<pre>Hollywood is like life, you face it with the sum total of your equipment.</pre>
<pre>I am just too much.</pre>
<pre>I believe in the dollar. Everything I earn, I spend!</pre>
<pre>I have always known what I wanted, and that was beauty... in every form.</pre>
<pre>I love playing bitches. There's a lot of bitch in every woman - a lot in every man.</pre>
<pre>I need sex for a clear complexion, but I'd rather do it for love.</pre>
<pre>I never go outside unless I look like Joan Crawford the movie star. If you want to see the girl next door, go next door.</pre>
<pre>I think that the most important thing a woman can have - next to talent, of course - is her hairdresser.</pre>
<pre>I think the most important thing a woman can have - next to talent, of course - is her hairdresser.</pre>
<pre>I was born in front of a camera and really don't know anything else.</pre>
<pre>I, Joan Crawford, I believe in the dollar. Everything I earn, I spend.</pre>
<pre>If you have an ounce of common sense and one good friend you don't need an analyst.</pre>
<pre>If you've earned a position, be proud of it. Don't hide it. I want to be recognized. When I hear people say, 'There's Joan Crawford!' I turn around and say, 'Hi! How are you!'</pre>
<pre>It has been said that on screen I personified the American woman.</pre>
<pre>Love is a fire. But whether it is going to warm your hearth or burn down your house, you can never tell.</pre>
<pre>Recently I heard a 'wise guy' story that I had a party at my home for twenty-five men. It's an interesting story, but I don't know twenty-five men I'd want to invite ta a party.</pre>
<pre>Women's Lib? Poor little things. They always look so unhappy. Have you noticed how bitter their faces are?</pre>
<pre>You have to be self-reliant and strong to survive in this town. Otherwise you will be destroyed.</pre>
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		<title>Future Heirloom: Gatsby Dining Table in Walnut Burl</title>
		<link>http://ninapetronzio.com/blog/2011/10/13/future-heirloom-gatsby-dining-table-in-walnut-burl/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:28:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nina</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[FURNITURE DESIGN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GEEK STUFF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gatsby dining table]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lyres]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[plush home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[walnut]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[walnut burl]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wood finish]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here's a factory photo of our PLUSH HOME Gatsby Dining Table in an exquisite piece of walnut burl veneer. The table legs (lyres) are made of solid walnut with a Plush Home finish.  The exotic veneer accompanied with a high-sheen finish makes for a very formal dining table that is designed to last as a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<pre>Here's a factory photo of our <strong><a href="http://www.plushhome.com/">PLUSH HOME</a></strong> <a href="http://www.plushhome.com/ph_content.php?menu=home&amp;itemnumber=W5004-86-MA">Gatsby Dining Table</a> in an exquisite piece of walnut burl veneer. The table legs (lyres) are made of solid walnut with a Plush Home finish.  The exotic veneer accompanied with a high-sheen finish makes for a very formal dining table that is designed to last as a one day family heirloom.</pre>
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		<title>Old School Barber Shop at Jonathan Club</title>
		<link>http://ninapetronzio.com/blog/2011/08/20/old-school-barber-shop-at-jonathan-club/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2011 17:22:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nina</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BEAUTY & FASHION]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GEEK STUFF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES GO TO SPOTS - MY FAVES!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MY HUSBAND'S A STUNTMAN]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[downtown los angeles]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Steven at the barber shop at the Jonathan Club in Downtown LA &#8212; when we stepped inside this room it felt like we traveled there from our time machine Delorean. Even the products are original to the time period.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Steven at the barber shop at the Jonathan Club in Downtown LA &#8212; when we stepped inside this room it felt like we traveled there from our time machine Delorean.  Even the products are original to the time period.</p>
<p><a href="http://ninapetronzio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/steven-ho-jonathan-club-barber-shop1.jpg"><img src="http://ninapetronzio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/steven-ho-jonathan-club-barber-shop1-764x1024.jpg" alt="" title="steven ho jonathan club barber shop" width="764" height="1024" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-4148" /></a></p>
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		<title>Conan O&#8217;Brien the Barbarian</title>
		<link>http://ninapetronzio.com/blog/2011/08/07/conan-obrien-the-barbarian/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2011 18:09:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nina</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[GEEK STUFF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MEDIA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MY HUSBAND'S A STUNTMAN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oh, btw...]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SEEN IN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[conan obrien]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[steven ho]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stunt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tbs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Check out this new montage of Steven&#8217;s stunts with Conan.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Check out this new montage of <a href="http://stevenhomartialarts.com">Steven&#8217;s</a> stunts with Conan.</p>
<p><iframe width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/MLWaPPC57Lk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p><img class="alignleft" title="PLUSH HOME LOGO" src="http://ninapetronzio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/PLUSH-HOME-LOGO3-300x49.jpg" alt="" width="112" height="18" /><a href="http://ninapetronzio.com/"><img title="nina petronzio logo" src="http://ninapetronzio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/nina-petronzio-logo-300x49.jpg" alt="" width="112" height="18" /></a><a href="http://www.plushhome.com/mm5/merchant.mvc"><img title="e-shop copy" src="http://ninapetronzio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/e-shop-copy-300x49.jpg" alt="" width="112" height="18" /></a><em> </em></p>
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		<title>Just because&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://ninapetronzio.com/blog/2011/08/05/just-because/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 18:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nina</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[GEEK STUFF]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[eighties]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[madonna]]></category>

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<p><img class="alignleft" title="PLUSH HOME LOGO" src="http://ninapetronzio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/PLUSH-HOME-LOGO3-300x49.jpg" alt="" width="112" height="18" /><a href="http://ninapetronzio.com/"><img title="nina petronzio logo" src="http://ninapetronzio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/nina-petronzio-logo-300x49.jpg" alt="" width="112" height="18" /></a><a href="http://www.plushhome.com/mm5/merchant.mvc"><img title="e-shop copy" src="http://ninapetronzio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/e-shop-copy-300x49.jpg" alt="" width="112" height="18" /></a><em> </em></p>
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		<title>This duckling wouldn&#8217;t stop following me&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://ninapetronzio.com/blog/2011/07/29/this-duckling-wouldnt-stop-following-me/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 16:44:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nina</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[GEEK STUFF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coronado island]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[duckling]]></category>

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<img class="alignleft" title="PLUSH HOME LOGO" src="http://ninapetronzio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/PLUSH-HOME-LOGO3-300x49.jpg" alt="" width="112" height="18" /><a href="http://ninapetronzio.com/"><img title="nina petronzio logo" src="http://ninapetronzio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/nina-petronzio-logo-300x49.jpg" alt="" width="112" height="18" /></a><a href="http://www.plushhome.com/mm5/merchant.mvc"><img title="e-shop copy" src="http://ninapetronzio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/e-shop-copy-300x49.jpg" alt="" width="112" height="18" /></a><em> </em></p>
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		<title>Smurfette Style: Accessories That Pop</title>
		<link>http://ninapetronzio.com/blog/2011/07/27/smurfette-style-accessories-that-pop/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:30:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nina</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BEAUTY & FASHION]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GEEK STUFF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MEDIA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oh, btw...]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SEEN IN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dolce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lanvin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[louis vuitton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marc Jacobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[smurfette]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Smurfs movie]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Feeling blue? Make like Smurfette, star of the movie The Smurfs, and step out in the season’s best accessories. Read more: Smurfs Wearing Designer Accessories – Fall Accessories on Smurfs &#8211; Harper&#8217;s BAZAAR]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Feeling blue? Make like Smurfette, star of the movie The Smurfs, and step out in the season’s best accessories.</p>
<div id="attachment_3945" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://ninapetronzio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/HBZ-Smurfs-0811-4-mdn.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-3945 " title="HBZ-Smurfs-0811-4-mdn" src="http://ninapetronzio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/HBZ-Smurfs-0811-4-mdn.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="400" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">She&#39;s Mad for Marc. Beret, $685, gloves, $400, fur bag, $4,695, socks, and shoes, $895, Marc Jacobs. </p></div>
<div id="attachment_3947" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://ninapetronzio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/HBZ-Smurfs-0811-2-mdn.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-3947" title="HBZ-Smurfs-0811-2-mdn" src="http://ninapetronzio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/HBZ-Smurfs-0811-2-mdn.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="400" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">She&#39;s Lovely in Lanvin. Hat, $1,720, gloves, $790, cuff, $1,495, necklace, $1,485, and shoes, $1,345  </p></div>
<div id="attachment_3948" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://ninapetronzio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/HBZ-Smurfs-0811-1-mdn.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-3948" title="HBZ-Smurfs-0811-1-mdn" src="http://ninapetronzio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/HBZ-Smurfs-0811-1-mdn.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="400" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Dancing in Dolce Bag, $995, hat, $425, earrings, $225, cuff, $225, and pumps, $575, Dolce &amp; Gabbana.  </p></div>
<div id="attachment_3949" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://ninapetronzio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/HBZ-Smurfs-0811-3-mdn.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-3949" title="HBZ-Smurfs-0811-3-mdn" src="http://ninapetronzio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/HBZ-Smurfs-0811-3-mdn.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="400" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Prancing in Vuitton Hat, $1,230, bag, by special order, and boots, $940, Louis Vuitton. </p></div>
<p>Read more: Smurfs Wearing Designer Accessories – Fall Accessories on Smurfs &#8211; Harper&#8217;s BAZAAR</p>
<p><img class="alignleft" title="PLUSH HOME LOGO" src="http://ninapetronzio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/PLUSH-HOME-LOGO3-300x49.jpg" alt="" width="112" height="18" /><a href="http://ninapetronzio.com/"><img title="nina petronzio logo" src="http://ninapetronzio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/nina-petronzio-logo-300x49.jpg" alt="" width="112" height="18" /></a><a href="http://www.plushhome.com/mm5/merchant.mvc"><img title="e-shop copy" src="http://ninapetronzio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/e-shop-copy-300x49.jpg" alt="" width="112" height="18" /></a><em> </em></p>
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		<title>Tuesday&#8217;s Tip: Summer Work Wear Etiquette</title>
		<link>http://ninapetronzio.com/blog/2011/07/26/tuesdays-tip-summer-work-wear-etiquette/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:49:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nina</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[appropriate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[michael kors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[summer]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When the temperature rises, inhibitions seem to drop. Everyone pretty much accepts that most attitudes are a little more relaxed during the summer, but it's important to present yourself in a professional manner all year round. Here are some great Summer work wear tips from Michael Kors... Show off with color (not skin). DO play [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<pre>When the temperature rises, inhibitions seem to drop. Everyone pretty much accepts that most attitudes are a little more relaxed during the summer, but it's important to present yourself in a professional manner all year round. Here are some great Summer work wear tips from Michael Kors...</pre>
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<h4><strong>Show off with color (not skin).</strong></h4>
<pre><strong>DO</strong> play with pops of brights when the temp rises. Try a colorful cardigan or a grass-green skirt to break up your neutral wardrobe.</pre>
<pre><strong>DON’T</strong> pile on head-to-toe brights for work or you risk looking like a toucan on a cruise. One piece is enough.</pre>
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<h4><strong>Keep your feet looking professional, too.</strong></h4>
<pre><strong>DO</strong> live in covered-up sandals with chunky straps like Eva Mendes’. They look great with dresses, skirts and pants, and won’t be as hot as pumps or loafers.</pre>
<pre><strong>DON’T</strong> wear flip-flops for work unless your job involves sitting at a lifeguard station.</pre>
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<h4><strong>Lighten up your accessories.</strong></h4>
<pre><strong>DO</strong> switch your work handbags to a summery shade like peanut or vanilla. It keeps things businesslike but airy, even if the purse is leather.</pre>
<pre><strong>DON’T</strong> rely on the same huge black leather bag. It’s off balance with lightweight summer clothes.
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<h4><strong>Go for dresses you can breathe in (aah!).</strong></h4>
<pre><strong>DO</strong> live in easier summer dress shapes for the dog days of summer. Floaty looks in light fabrics are the way to go.</pre>
<pre><strong>DON’T</strong> pour yourself into too-tight, ultra-short numbers at work. Uncomfortable. Unprofessional.
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<h4><strong>Stay cool, but be smart about it.</strong></h4>
<pre><strong>DO</strong> exercise your right to bare arms. Think Jackie O and Mrs. O: chic, timeless and perfect day to night.</pre>
<pre><strong>DON’T</strong> wear strapless or show cleavage or a bare back at the office unless layered under a cardigan or jacket. The rules have changed—but not that much!</pre>
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		<title>Finally&#8230;.The List Collective</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 21:08:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every brilliant idea seems obvious in hindsight, but that certainly doesn't mean that it was easy to pull off. And this is certainly the case with Elaine Bauer Brooks' new website, The List Collective. Former Style network studio suit, Elaine's new website compiles an impressive group of Angelino mavens representing different fields and backgrounds, then [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<pre><a href="http://ninapetronzio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/IMG_1166.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-3913" title="Elaine " src="http://ninapetronzio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/IMG_1166-200x300.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="300" /></a>Every brilliant idea seems obvious in hindsight, but that certainly doesn't mean that it was easy to pull off.  And this is certainly the case with <strong>Elaine Bauer Brooks</strong>' new website, <strong><a href="http://thelistcollective.com/">The List Collective</a></strong>. Former <em>Style network </em>studio suit, Elaine's new website compiles an impressive group of Angelino mavens representing different fields and backgrounds, then reveals their favorite resources and experiences in Los Angeles.</pre>
<pre>Duh, right?  It's a brilliant and functional resource that I'm sure took a long minute to put together....but lucky for us that someone did it.</pre>
<pre>So, for example if you'd like to try a new restaurant, why settle for random stranger's feedback on Yelp...when you can look up <strong>Neal Fraser</strong>'s (owner/head chef <a href="http://www.bldrestaurant.com/">BLD</a>, Grace) favorite noodle joint on his list?</pre>
<pre>Give it a surf, subscribe, you'll adore it.  <a href="http://thelistcollective.com/">www.thelistcollective.com</a></pre>
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		<title>Kate Middleton brings back pantyhose. Bare legs are so 2010.</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kate Middleton’s latest contribution to fashion: pantyhose. After two straight weeks of pairing knockout designer dresses with '80s-style sheer stockings, the Duchess of Cambridge has proven that everything she touches—really everything—turns to style gold.   The last time Legs were in fashion, Melanie Griffith was teasing her hair and rambling on about 'Trask'. But after a few months [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<pre><a href="http://ninapetronzio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/kate-middleton-panty-hose-sheer.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-large wp-image-3893" title="kate middleton panty hose sheer" src="http://ninapetronzio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/kate-middleton-panty-hose-sheer-413x1024.jpg" alt="" width="413" height="1024" /></a>Kate Middleton’s latest contribution to fashion: pantyhose. After two straight weeks of pairing <a rel="nofollow" href="http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/beauty/kate-middletons-tour-outfits-which-is-your-favorite-so-far-2507986;_ylt=AuAf473HsDHAcMra7C3P5U9pbqU5" target="_blank">knockout designer dresses</a> with '80s-style sheer stockings, the Duchess of Cambridge has proven that everything she touches—really everything—turns to style gold.  

The last time <a rel="nofollow" href="http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/beauty/panty-hose-former-symbol-of-womena-s-lib-dead-at-43-187286/;_ylt=AuR3BxwzfmFrw_QB_OpxEAlpbqU5" target="_blank">Legs were in fashion</a>, <a rel="nofollow" href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=AjQQOcwjyOtlM_HwAZVW.OJpbqU5/SIG=12153alht/**http%3A//ca.shine.yahoo.com/the-office-ready-beauty-guide.html" target="_blank">Melanie Griffith was</a> teasing her hair and rambling on about 'Trask'. But after a few months and a <a rel="nofollow" href="http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/sex/kate-and-wills-royal-p-d-a-2508848;_ylt=AptEx1rGy5OLvqurTAaaY5dpbqU5#photoViewer=1" target="_blank">North American tour</a> showing off shimmering gams, Kate's bringing back the look for a new generation. 

Egg-crate color is out, and clear, almost fairy-dusted iridescence is in. But the song remains the same: she's got Leggs and she knows how to use them.

“Sheer pantyhose look quite elegant,” writes the <a rel="nofollow" href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=AmpE5Ujk6Sv0QiViViUXA8ppbqU5/SIG=12udgegjh/**http%3A//articles.boston.com/2011-07-07/lifestyle/29748093_1_stockings-sheer-hose-red-shoes" target="_blank">Boston Globe’s Beth Teitell</a>, after scanning photos of Prince William’s wife in a carousel of dresses over the past two weeks. Teitell welcomes the redux as an antidote to shaving cuts and dry, unevenly fake-tanned knees. 

Already, the trend has caught on in the UK, with a significant spike in nude hosiery sales since Kate's made them part of her dressing routine, <a rel="nofollow" href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=AmB7VlJy4w3RR3uVtvISf2xpbqU5/SIG=13vbu8tkg/**http%3A//www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2011197/Kate-Middleton-How-sparked-American-Tan-revival.html%3Fito=feeds-newsxml" target="_blank">according to the Daily Mail</a>.

But skeptics say Kate's hosed-up look has less to do with her own invention and more to do with protocol. It's an unwritten rule that royal ambassadors and guests attend events dressed to make the queen proud: closed-toed shoes, mid-length skirts and pantyhose. Lady Di’s sheer stockings (DKNY’s were her brand of choice) were such a staple of her regal look, they were incorporated into replica Franklin Mint dolls. Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, a former cutting-edge catwalker, has been spotted at official events in the less-than-edgy hose. Even Kate’s sister Pippa Middleton, a by-proxy royal, has been <a rel="nofollow" href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=AkZkR_XXw98FpGAEwimHpn5pbqU5/SIG=133979m8e/**http%3A//www.shine.yahoo.com/channel/beauty/the-secret-to-pippas-legs-ice-skating-tights-2492302" target="_blank">spotted in the sheer legwear</a>.

On a recent royal visit, Tom Hank’s wife, Rita Wilson complained that she was required to wear hosiery for an event at Buckingham Palace, sparking murmurs of a palace dress code. “Women must wear closed-toed shoes – and get this: stockings! Sheer disbelief – I don’t even own a pair of sheer hose,” she told Harper’s Bazaar.

According to the <a rel="nofollow" href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=AnTWpptOt0vhleOj0ENQRBhpbqU5/SIG=12o4u7taj/**http%3A//www.royal.gov.uk/LatestNewsandDiary/Mediaguidelines/Overseasengagements.aspx" target="_blank">official royal website</a>, the palace no longer has a dress code, but those hoping to gain admittance to royal events in the UK or abroad,  even members of media covering an event, are expected to “comply with the dress code on formal occasions out of respect for the guests of The Queen, or any other member of the Royal Family.”

For guests of a royal wedding that means evening gowns. For female journalists at any type of palace-sponsored event that means trousers or a skirt suit. And if we’re talking skirt suits, a staple of the '80s business woman and the queen, we’re also implying sheer tights.

In the office, sheer stockings have become dividing <a rel="nofollow" href="http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/beauty/do-you-wear-pantyhose-in-the-summer-180799;_ylt=Apqy1FR06rNLtNFaKzi1iTtpbqU5" target="_blank">line between two generations</a>. The younger, embracing bare legs and self-tanner, over the old guard’s corporate mandate of stockings. But in the business of being a royal, the queen still has an indisputable style influence, even over one of the world’s biggest trendsetters. Now it looks like that influence is spreading internationally.

But don't expect it to overtake the White House. First Lady Michelle Obama, though known on occasion to sport the legwear, is not a fan. "I stopped wearing pantyhose a long time ago, because it was painful and they'd always rip," Kate's fellow style icon announced on "The View" in 2008. "Put 'em on, rip 'em..it's inconvenient."</pre>
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