What Length Is Considered Proper for Pants? | yohana

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What Length Is Considered Proper for Pants? | yohana

I just got a new pair of pants and I want to know where the hem should exactly fall? Should your shoes be completely covered or should they peep out?  I've seen so many celebs wearing pants that drag on the floor lately!
We've seen this pant-dragging phenomenon you speak of, and we're not pleased. We're not about to believe Abigail Breslin can't afford a tailor! To avoid her pants predicament, your first task is to figure out whether you want to wear your bottoms mainly with flats or heels. Once you've decided, there's a magic measurement between your pants and the ground that works every time. And the number is…
One to one and a half inches is the perfect distance between your hemline and the floor. Take off any more and it'll look like you're preparing for the flood; any less and you'll be tripping over your hem. You should aim for just a peep of shoe poking out. After all, you don't want to completely cover up those cute heels!
If you're more of a visual gal, check out Ashley Olsen in her perfectly-hemmed pantsuit. See that pop of yellow heel? Perfection! To see how not to do it, check out how AnnaLynne McCord's pair are just a tad too high.
Now that you've got the gist, we're got a few pointers for hitting the alterations shop:
• Before you go, make sure to wash and dry your pants at least once. This way if they shrink up a bit in the wash, you can adjust for the difference in length and won't have any unpleasant surprises.
• Bring the shoes you plan to wear the most with the pants to the alterations shop with you, so you can get your pants hemmed to the perfect height.
• Always ask the seamstress to leave an inch or two of extra fabric underneath, so there's material to work with if they are accidentally sewn too short.
• When you return for your newly-hemmed piece, try it on to make sure it is the correct length before you leave. Most tailors will be happy to fix any errors free of charge.
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How to Make Wellness Your Focus in 2012? | yohana

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How to Make Wellness Your Focus in 2012? | yohana

Tick-tock... the clock strikes midnight and you clink your champagne glasses in celebration of the new year. And then have another glass of champagne, followed by a little more food. And maybe just one more glass of champagne. We have all been having the "little extra" in the name of celebrations and the little overindulgences add up. Even your resident wellness coach starts to feel the sins of her food transgressions after the holiday season! We can get right back on track and feel fit, fab and amazing in the new year without being a slave to diets or the gym.
1. Begin to record all the things you eat. During the holidays we slip up because we allow ourselves to indulge in all the little things in celebration of the season. I have clients write out what it is they are eating and they become more aware of why and when they decide to eat. Use this trick. There's even research to suggest that sharing your weight loss efforts on social media - think Facebook and Twitter - leads to greater accountability and support.
2. Drink - and eat more - water! Your body is an amazing detox machine given the right food and plenty of hydration. There's zero need for a crash diet or low-calorie starvation misery. Your liver will do all the work if you take the junk out of your diet - like processed and sugary foods - and give it plenty of water-based foods, like fruits and vegetables.
3. You don't have to kill yourself at the gym to peel off a few extra pounds from the holiday season. Try one to two weeks of your pre-holiday routine and notice if your body corrects for the holidays. If you don't have a favorite sweat-it-out routine take the advice of one of my favorite physicians, Dr. Mike Evans. His"prescription" will have you back to the normal you in no time at all with a minimal amount of sweat.
4. We love to swear off our holiday transgressions with  "I'll never..." statements. Turn these into positive statements and actions that lead to your goal. It's difficult enough to eat healthy at times without Grandma's famous cookies staring you down from across the kitchen. Clear out the tempting goodies, stock healthy foods and set reasonable goals, like trying to cook 3-4 healthy meals for yourself each week.
We all had our fun over the holidays and there's zero shame in having had a little too much fun as long as you curb the holiday behaviors and put them away for the rest of the year. Recognizing what we can do to control holiday weight gain and learning from the previous year is a big help in staying healthy, happy and stylish all year long!
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