Thursday, August 26, 2010

Feminist Says “Don’t Burn Bras, Create Them!”

Clever and attention-grabbing, U.K.-based artist Laura Ann Jacobs is unleashing her feminist anger through her new collection of underwear sculptures. The different pieces, over 100 in the series, display some seriously outrageous bras with names like bras that pinch, garden of eatin’ and would he or woody knot.

Some of her styles, which may be purchased from her website www.laurasaura.com, (send her an email) are described as Dali-inspired to antique glass. They are purposely designed to bring attention to the fact that feminism has been countered by, in Jacobs' words, “today’s ever-present porn industry and freaky surgery makeovers.”

Jacobs continues, “Today's self-assertive, self-reliant, independent modern woman is more man made than ever before, still shaped by man's DIC-tates.”

Power to the sista! Would you buy one of these?

The collection also includes corsets and shoes - they must be pricey!

Thursday, August 19, 2010

The Winkee Has You Covered – Literally!

Long ago were the days when a plunging neckline was frowned upon in society. Today, many of us make a living out of flaunting the girls, and some of us may even resort to paying for the extra cleavage - just look at Pamela Anderson and all of Hugh Hefner’s lovely ladies.

But, if you are one of those ladies who likes to avoid tops that are too revealing or needs to cover up in a professional work environment, a new product called The Winkee may be a good solution. This mock cami is a stylish, light-weight bra accessory that can help cover cleavage without added bulk. And if you’re thinking “my girls are just too big,” you are wrong. one Winkee size fits all, and for curvier ladies, make sure to request the long-tab Winkee which has more fabric.

Although I haven’t sampled one yet, this bosom buddy seems like a great alternative to wearing a bando top underneath a low cut blouse or using a safety pin to prevent cleavage exposure – yes I have done this numerous times and ruined many expensive tops.

So what exactly is the Winkee? The Winkee combines the concept of a tank top layer with the added benefit of being removable, allowing women to cover cleavage when they need to and giving the option to switch from a day-to-night look without changing outfits. The Winkee kit comes with 10 Winkeedots, disposable double-sided adhesives securing fabric-to-fabric, that are good for 3-6 uses...I would stock up on these.

All you have to do is stick the Winkeedots on the inside of each of the three Winkee tabs, wrap the top side tabs around straps of the bra and wrap the bottom tab under the middle of the front of the bra – and now you are Winkafied!

Colors: Try ivory or black if you are looking for something simple and if you want to dress it up, Winkees new line includes fun styles and colors like aqua lace, sugar coral and café au lait.

Cost: $17-20 and can be purchased online at thewinkee.com; a pack of 50 extra winkeedots is $8.

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

China reports: Female Infants are Growing Breasts

The fourth largest country in the world is reporting even bigger news, and people are not happy.

The official Chinese Daily Newspaper reports that female infants in China who have been fed milk formula by baby formula company Synutra are growing breasts. Call it another hormone disaster, but medical tests performed on babies being fed Synutra formula found levels of estrogens circulating in their bloodstreams that are as high as those found in most adult women. These babies are just between four and 15 months old.

Synutra denies being the faulty party, and perhaps the hormones that somehow entered the food chain root back to the farmers who reared the cows - they currently use growth hormones to promote greater milk production (source: Chinese Dairy Association).

So who is responsible? It hasn't been determined, but fears are escalating that some of this tainted formula could make its way to the U.S. - after all, a surprising number of food products sold in the U.S. come from China. And what's worse, at this point it's impossible to detect if the infant formula you purchase has been made with milk products from China. Makes me think about all the food we consume and where it really comes from...

Check out the Huffington Post article for more riveting details.