CyberChic
December 10, 1999 - Vol. I, No. 19

~Get fit
~Good advice
~Read all about it

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Party quick fix
Festive style doesn't always call for head-to-toe glamor. So whether you're
caught short on time or money for holiday
celebrations,
try these fast and easy fashion ideas to help you sparkle and shine.
http://fashion.about.com/home/fashion/library/weekly/aa120799a.htm


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*Get fit
Ever wear a size 6 in one label and a 10 in another? The only way to find get
great fit online is to know your
measurements and
consult the e-tailer's size charts. Even men's sizes, which seem easy because
size usually = measurement, get tricky
with sleeve,
inseam and waist numbers. So grab a friend and a tape measure and find out the
right way to find your size.
http://fashion.about.com/home/fashion/blsize.htm

*Good advice
One thing you can't get too much of in fashion is good information about trends
and "how to" tips. Try new listings like

Productopia, The Trend Report and DailyFashion.
http://fashion.about.com/home/fashion/msub13.htm

*Read all about it
Stay in touch with the latest happenings in the fashion world with links to
major newspapers, plus weekly headline news.

http://fashion.about.com/home/fashion/blheadlines.htm

*Buzz
http://fashion.about.com/home/fashion/blbuzz.htm

*Join!
http://fashion.about.com/home/fashion/gi/membership/join.htm

-------------------Best of the Net----------------------
Last month I awarded the first Best of the Net award -- to Costume National for
the designer category. The company has a
quietly
elegant site that doesn't take forever to wade through or have a lot of
unrelated information. What it does have are
photos of some
of the Fall/Winter designs (displayed quite ingeniously for quick navigation),
shopping information and a brief
biography of
designer Ennio Capassa. Take a look for yourself at
http://www.costumenational.com/home.html
This month's Best of the Net award goes to a very different type of site: a
vintage online store. Vintage Vixen is an
exceptional
site and manages to do what e-tailers with whiz-bang technology and jillions of
dollars can't seem to -- offer a
knowledgeable,
entertaining and efficient shopping experience. The shopping portion of the site
is organized by size, so you don't have
to wade
through
stuff that won't fit. It includes a "rarity" rating, care instructions and
garment details. In the FAQs and history
sections there
are items of interest, from which celebrities collect vintage to details about
the different eras that Vintage Vixen
carries
(Victorian through the 1970s) This site is a must-see.
http://www.vintagevixen.com

(Note to online store owners, webmasters, etc.: Naturally, you think your own
site should be designated Best of the Net.
But please
don't bother emailing me to tell me how much you deserve the award. I tend to be
tremendously put off by self-promotion
and hype. If
you are truly the Best of the Net in fashion, don't worry -- I'll find you.)

-----------------And the winner is-------------------
Congrats to Elly, who won the drawing for "Swell," Cynthia Rowley's new book.
Thanks to everyone who entered. You'll get
other
chances to win because, I'll be giving more stuff away (maybe some makeover
software) next month. Stay tuned and watch
for the
announcement here!

------------------Talking About------------------
*How to get started in the Hollywood costume biz
*Pet peeves
*Favorite outfits
*Why leather is acceptable when fur is not

You can enter the forums as a guest to check it out, but go ahead and take a
second to join (free!) and post your
thoughts!
http://fashion.about.com/home/fashion/mpboards.htm

--------------- Cool Stuff on About.com -------------
*Win a million bucks!
Need I say more?
http://sweepstakes.about.com/trivia/index.htm

*Ground zero
Nobody knows About.com like Editorial Director Jake Levich. His site is a great
starting point to getting the most out
of the
service (don't forget to sign up for the newsletter, About Today, a daily email
digest of news and comment)
http://today.about.com/medianews/today/index.htm

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Q & A
Finally, a chance for you to read some of the questions and answers that have
been piling up from emails. I'll edit the
questions
and answers and only choose the ones with general reader interest (no names or
initials from the readers will be
divulged)

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Feel free to forward this newsletter to friends and family.
Here's to looking great and Happy Holidays!

Cynthia Nellis
About.com Guide to Fashion
http://fashion.about.com
fashion.guide@...

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