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Dress Hot in the Cold!

From: cleverhive.com

Dress Cute, Even in Cold Weather

general info

DIFFICULTY:
Okay

TIME:
about 20 minutes from start to finish

WHAT YOU'LL NEED:

* a wardrobe full of options
* possibly some spending money if you want a few new items to update your existing wardrobe
* a general idea of just how cold it is out


By Gwyn E.
Dressing for the cold is all about layering. So fling open those closet doors, pull out your dresser drawers, and pile on the clothes! Well, don’t over do it, you’re going to want to be able to re-adjust your outfit for the heated indoors and as long as you’re well covered, your bod won’t freeze!

1. Pick an item of clothing to build around—it can be anything: a shirt, a pair of shoes, an accessory…
Not everything goes together, so it’s usually helpful to start with something particular that you want to include in your ensemble.

2. Build your base layer around that item.
So if it’s a shirt, pick pants that will go with it. If it’s a pair of shoes, pick a complimentary top and bottoms. You get the idea.

3. Layer on a sweater, cardigan, blazer, vest, or light jacket.

4. Accessorize with a hat, gloves, and/or a scarf, depending on how cold it is out.
The possibilities are endless; you can pick something that has a neat print on it, that’s soft and cozy, that’s a gorgeous color that brings out your eyes, that’s pretty and sparkly, or even a matching set—you choose.

5. Pick shoes to go with your outfit.
In cold weather, boots are great—sweater boots, motorcycle boots, cowgirl boots, Ugg boots—but anything that will cover your feet and keep them warm will do. (Just don’t forget warm socks!)

6. Finish with a coat.
One that is a basic shape and color will go with almost anything, but it should have a little flair to compliment your body & unique style!

Women's attractiveness depends on waist-to-hip ratio

Beauty, they say, is in the eye of the beholder. But it is actually far less subjective than that, research suggests.

A woman's attractiveness relates to the size of her waist compared with her hips, it has been found.

Scientists have discovered the ratio which, they say, makes for the perfect figure.



New Zealand anthropologist Barnaby Dixson set out to find what makes a woman attractive to men.

A group of volunteers were presented with various pictures of a woman in which her bust, waist and hips had been digitally altered and asked to rate the image for attractiveness. Infra-red cameras tracked their eyes as they looked at the photos.

HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR WAIST-TO-HIP RATIO



1. Stand with your stomach relaxed

2. Find the narrowest point of your waist and measure in inches

3. Find the widest point of your hips and measure in inches

4. Divide the measurement from step 2 by the measurement from step 3. This is your waist-to-hip ratio

Source: ehow.com

Although most were initially drawn to the woman's cleavage, her hips and waist were key to attraction.

A waist-to-hip ratio of 0.7 - or a waist measurement exactly 70 per cent of the hip circumference - scored the highest marks.

Examples include some of the world's most beautiful women. Marilyn Monroe, modern-day starlet Jessica Alba and Victoria's Secret model Alessandra Ambrosio all possess the perfect figure.

As does Kate Moss, despite her apparent lack of curves. And the attractiveness of the hourglass figure holds true across countries and cultures, research shows.

Studies show that men in the UK, Cameroon, Germany and China, agree with those polled in New Zealand.

History tells a similar story, said Dr Dixson, of Victoria University of Wellington.

It is thought that a small waist-to-hip ratio is equated in the mind with good health and high fertility.

Dr Dixson said: 'It is likely that perfect 0.7 ratio sends a biological signal to men that that woman is most fertile and most likely to produce a healthy offspring, no matter what size that woman is.

'It is all about the distribution of fat which is directly linked to fertility.' His views chime with German research released last year. The University of Regensburg study found an hourglass figure to be more attractive than even athletic types or long-legged, bigchested 'Barbies'.

As for what women want, Dr Dixson said that men were wasting their time pumping iron in the gym as women invariably preferred a leaner, less muscle-bound physique.

'On a biological level, women are more likely to pick a leaner, even slightly more effeminate man as they equate those physical traits with being more caring and gentle and therefore a better prospect as a partner.'

He added: 'Humans simply do not mate randomly.'



SOURCE: Daily Mail