Parasols: Lightning rod for gawkers? Apr 13, 2008
Parasols: Lightning rod for gawkers ... Parasols, aka sun umbrellas, had a noticeable presence on the spring runways, have seen sales grow and are carried by or for celebrities trying to shield their skin from harmful UV rays ... Even though I ve seen parasols at fashion shows and in the stands at the U.S. Open, I can t recall ever seeing someone walk down the street with one. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Racy fashion! Apr 12, 2008
Designer Gauri Karan says, "Hat is a must, else youll be left out in the fashion race. Big sunglasses, trendy belts, scarves around the neck, purses, wedge heels, pearl string, gloves, brooches, thick bangles and vibrant parasols are most wanted for this look.". Minimum make-up, maximum impact: How can a woman step out without make-up. (India Times, India)
Kontokali Bay Resort & Spa Hotel Feb 21, 2008
With two private beaches, complete with free sunbeds and parasols, there s plenty of space to top up your tan or while away the hours with a good book. After dinner head down to the open-air theatre for a little entertainment, or chill out to the soft sounds of piano music in the main bar. (Suite101.com)
Grammy Awards: Amy Winehouse Wins Big, Kanye West Loses Album Of The Year To ... Herbie Hancock? Feb 11, 2008
was in fine form and, as always, dressed to impress in a gold brocade jacket and yellow pants during a run through the band's hit, "Jungle Love." The Time also backed Rihanna as she sang along with a group of dancers in gold and silver miniskirt/shorts combinations holding up leopard-print umbrellas (from the singer's line of parasols, one would assume). They also added some Twin Cities soul to Rihanna's "Don't Stop the Music," before it morphed back into "Jungle Love" again. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Send in the clowns to honor their muse Feb 4, 2008
LONDON - Brilliantly colored wigs, parasols and minuscule hats filled the nave as men and women sporting white face-paint, polka-dot bow-ties and bright red noses sang hymns and said their prayers. The 350 people gathered Sunday at Holy Trinity Church in east London were remembering one of Britain's best-known clowns as well as recently departed friends in their own, unorthodox way. (MSNBC -- International)
'27 Dresses' Jan 19, 2008
But Jane hasn't altered, donated or recycled her 27 bridesmaid gowns; they are all squeezed into a closet in her New York apartment, complete with matching parasols, purses and other accessories. She was 8 years old when she fell in love with weddings and has been content to serve -- instead of star -- until now. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Bridesmaid dresses wedded to memories Jan 16, 2008
A "Gone With the Wind"-themed bridal party includes unwieldy hoop skirts and parasols. There's an outdoor wedding in Los Angeles, an underwater ceremony and some dusty nuptials on horseback. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Sacred Africa: You don't have to be a believer Jan 8, 2008
Under the hot African sun, a knot of clergy in maroon, peach, and royal blue robes raises parasols and brass crosses. When the parade pauses, a cleric wipes the foreheads of two high priests, wrapped in velvet and balancing replicas of the tablets of Moses on their heads. (MSNBC -- Travel)
The price of a parasol often depends on its handle Dec 31, 2007
Parasols are devices with origins that can be traced back to ancient times when Kings of Nineveh used them for protection from the broiling sun, and Egyptian royalty and other personages employed them for the same purpose. Originally, parasols were made from a variety of substances including feathers and palm fronds ... Today, parasols are somewhat out of fashion in most Western countries but in other sunnier, hotter climes they are still used widely. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Climate Consensus Busted? Dec 22, 2007
Second, there is a wider debate over what to do, or not do, about climate change, with peoples preferences (a carbon tax, a technology push, building dikes or parasols in space) not so much a function of science as values. And values are shaped by all manner of things, including how you were raised and where you live. (New York Times)
WIU theatre troupe captivates Kid Zone audience Nov 30, 2007
The stage was Hawthorne's gym; the set was several umbrellas from large beach umbrellas to colorful rain umbrellas and smaller parasols. Some were on wheels to move around and were alternately trees or shelter; some umbrellas laid open on the floor, creating a screen for the actors to hide props until needed and change costumes between scenes. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
10/27-28: Thai Cultural Days Oct 28, 2007
And what many of those people come for is the Avenue of Parasols, a sea of hand-painted gold, fuchsia, pink and green rice-paper parasols of all sizes. Sukpon says it's the largest display of Thai parasols in the nation ... "I bring a lot of parasols," Sukpon says. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
* Sheikdoms with less glitter can still shine Oct 17, 2007
The clientele varies, making for interesting people-watching: from local women covered from head to toe and relaxing under poolside parasols to thong-clad pasty Russians sipping cocktails while a Filipino house band plays A Whiter Shade of Pale. But these days, there are several new arrivals: one is the 250-room Fujairah Rotana Resort 971-9-244-9888; www. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Cate Blanchett keeps it real Oct 16, 2007
Hoist those parasols, girls. SO, WHAT drew Cate again to Queen Elizabeth I. (Variety)
Paris designers show off spring and summer finery Oct 15, 2007
The audience left the show dizzy with visions of young girls romping in the Tuilerie Gardens on a windy day, dressed in airy pastel gowns, clutching parasols and bouquets of peonies. The cardigan sweater is a major theme at Nina Ricci and Junko Shimada, worn loosely and degage over short dresses or long gowns. (San Francisco Chronicle)
San Franciscos Chinatown Oct 14, 2007
Smocked clerks place wicker baskets of miniature tea sets, paper parasols and embroidered satin baby slippers outside a variety store. Next door, a jeweler meticulously places jade and gold pendants on the black velvet boxes in his window. (Suite101.com)
Muscatine! the Musical update: Costumes inspired by fashions of 1896 Oct 6, 2007
MUSCATINE, Iowa Ostrich plumes and parasols swaying in a sea of frothy lace and bodacious bustles will dress up the stage at the world premier of Muscatine. the Musical Friday, Oct. 12. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
The leap from Pele to ballet Sep 22, 2007
He did not know what the peculiar dance was, but the ballerinas immediately spoke to his senses as they spun around like Japanese parasols, elegant, delicate and light. All too soon the usher arrived to remind him that he was poor and black, and to kick him out into the street. (Guardian Unlimited)
She Aint No Hollaback Girl Sep 6, 2007
The looks - including parasols, white suits and flesh-pink tulle - were long on romance and short on practicality. But theyre so pretty, well play along. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Marching onWhat jazz funerals and parades mean to New Orleans' culture Sep 2, 2007
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Turmeric: a VIP among spices Aug 19, 2007
These rewards were dark green and turmeric colored cotton parasols and gave the holder the right to VIP treatment. At certain regional wedding ceremonies, turmeric is used to color raw rice grains, which are later tossed toward the bridegroom when he enters the house of his spouse-to-be. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Code Pink Seeing Red Aug 14, 2007
It is filled with shelves and boxes of art supplies, make up, and a Vegas dancer's lifetime supply of costumes and accessories: pink doctor's outfits, pink police costumes, pink parasols that open up with slogans ("We often go out on the water with those," said Benjamin), tutus and pompoms for when they do "radical cheerleaders," pink gowns with sashes like "I Miss Liberty," pink slips (it's a joke), constitutions to pin on your clothes, pink hula hoops, tambourines and make-shift noisemakers... (New Republic)
Islamist dreamMuslims in Indonesia explain why they want a unified Muslim state Aug 13, 2007
On their parasols, one word is printed over and over again: Khilafah, caliphate. This is the reason why people have come here. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Getting to know-know-know them Aug 10, 2007
The result of the cross-country recording is a goulash of '80s hip-hop, electro-pop, and shameless disco shaken in a rhinestone-studded tumbler, poured into Smurf-shaped highball glasses, and garnished with tiny paper parasols. The album has the distinct feel of Laursen and Mortensen throwing a party on the Lido deck of "The Love Boat" with guest stars Salt-N-Pepa and Charo, and go-go dancing by cruise director Julie McCoy. (Boston Globe)
Lodges with Southern flair Aug 9, 2007
Another of my all-time favorite places to escape from today's incredibly hectic pace, the Jekyll Island Club Hotel is a reminder of parasols and Sunday clothes and getting out your feathers, patent leathers, and beads and buckles and bows. As we say in the South, there is a gracious plenty to do here at this magnificent hotel balanced between the Intracoastal Waterway and the Atlantic Ocean, including birding, shelling, fresh- and salt-water fishing, exploring the grand architecture of the... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
1910 yearbook yields fascinating facts Aug 5, 2007
Yearbook ads reflect an era of carriages and confectionaries, cigars, pool parlors and soda fountains, corsets, parasols, long, flowing skirts and huge, flamboyant hats. New-fangled contraptions called automobiles coughed and chugged valiantly along city streets, but most people still depended on horse-drawn transportation. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
In the mood to dance Aug 1, 2007
Pocatello Idaho State Journal. Three international dance teams graced the stage Tuesday night as part of the Idaho International Dance and Music Festival. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Locals Get Work in Print Jul 20, 2007
The next party is called Mary Poppins Tea, and parasols are recommended. Another Place 'n' Time is on N.M. 337 just south of Old Route 66. (Cedar Crest East Mountain Telegraph, NM)
Crowds fill uptown's streets for arts festival Jul 8, 2007
Elfline said she is astonished that more people dont use parasols for sun protection. You carry the shade with you, she said. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Parasols, picnic and music for Old Miners Jul 4, 2007
Women wore petticoats and antique jewelry, twirled parasols and carried genuine artifacts from the period. Men wore badges, gun holsters and suede. (Big Bear Grizzly, CA)
In the competitive growers' realm, you rarely stop and smell the roses Jun 23, 2007
It's as if the garden is blooming with those fruity Polynesian drinks decorated with paper parasols. Q: These rose growers typically tote toolboxes with them to the big shows. (AZCentral -- Home)
Southern hospitality Jun 4, 2007
Both resorts are throwbacks to a bygone era of parasols and steamer trunks but with all the modern amenities, plus spas, golf courses made famous by Sam Snead, even skeet shooting, fly fishing, and falconry lessons. And, of course, they offer in abundance that most ingenuous of qualities: Southern hospitality. (Boston Globe)
Spray-on Tanning Is a Safe Alternative to Sun Exposure May 29, 2007
Suntanned skin was once considered a negative, a mark of the working class who labored outside, while the rich hid under parasols, making their pale skin a sign of leisure. But when the rich took to traveling, they enjoyed returning from resorts with a show-off tan, proof that they could afford to spend idle time by the sea. (The Ledger)
Tanning Troubles: Sensible Fun in the Sun May 23, 2007
Decades ago women used to seek fair white skin, using wide-brimmed hats and parasols to keep the suns harsh rays off delicate skin ... The problem is, no one wants to cover up with wide-brimmed hats and parasols. (The Daily Universe, UT)
Quito's Plaza de San Francisco May 20, 2007
Quito's historic heart shines anew / Magnificent colonial churches, plazas, homes rescued from decades of decay. " To the right of the monastery's main entrance, a door opens onto the Museo Franciscano, which houses one of the city's many collections of religious art. On a tour of the museum, one begins the visual journey into the haunting world of the Escuela Quitea (Quito School of Art), a renowned body of Catholic religious art produced by indigenous sculptors and painters during the 17th... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Paul Poiret: Pre-Modern magic at the Met May 8, 2007
They included charming scent bottles, parasols, fans and headdresses. Denise's hosiery, in vivid colors like purple, grass green and mustard - is proof that Poiret was raising hemlines and showing legs well before the 1920s flappers; and also that he reintroduced vivid color, what he called "a few rough wolves," after the dusty Edwardian gentility. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Japan's love affairs with sex Apr 30, 2007
"The younger women melt men's hearts with rouge and powder and songs and smiles," wrote one Oe Yukitoki in the late 10th century, "while the older women give themselves the jobs of carrying the parasols and poling the boats. If there are husbands, they censure their wives because their lovers are too few. If there are parents, they wish only that their daughters were fortunate enough to be summoned by many customers. This has become the custom, although no human feeling is involved.". It must... (News on Japan, Japan)
Candle-light procession to cover 1.6km route Apr 26, 2007
Unlike the more common processions of decorated floats, Nalanda's will see a sedan bearing Buddha's image accompanied by colourful lanterns, streamers, and traditional parasols. Two traditional Nagas (dragons) will also enliven the procession and the entourage will be led by flag bearers carrying Buddhist flags and banners. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Match pits warriors against poets Apr 22, 2007
Some were clad in festive filmy dresses, others wore crisp white naval uniforms, and there were straw hats and parasols all around the college's "great lawn.". "We were so distraught when we lost, we took a year off from school," Evans-Wilent, a lanky junior, said as he and Mules gulped champagne after their match yesterday. (SunSpot.net)
National Gallery hosting Boudin exhibit Apr 13, 2007
The smartly dressed men and women -- with parasols and billowing skirts -- who populate the art are characters of wistful days gone by, radiating the youthful joy of being on vacation. "Eugene Boudin at the National Gallery of Art," in Washington, brings together more than 40 of his paintings, watercolors and sketches as the opening exhibit celebrating the centenary of Paul Mellon's birth. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Summer comes early to Harding Mar 22, 2007
One of the segments of the show featured fifth and sixth grade girls wearing beautifully intricate lacey Betsey Johnson dresses, complete with matching parasols. They were the more sophisticated ones, Bierly said. (Madison Eagle, NJ)
Girl Scouts use food as a passport to understanding other countries Feb 20, 2007
She learned that the parasols are extremely delicate when one of them ripped. Meanwhile, the gown was tight and had a tendency to choke her whenever she sat down. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
'The Color of Dreams' Feb 6, 2007
Suddenly, she noticed two women in the distance, finely dressed and teetering on their parasols. "Did they see me?" Hilda worried, but maintained her confident gait. (Buffalo News -- Arts)
A boom of her own: Retailer grows online Feb 3, 2007
Inside, the building is a colorful cornucopia of dress hats, fancy silk gloves, parasols and various other hard-to-find clothing items that Kiesling sells on Greatlookz. com and seven other Web sites she owns. (AZCentral -- Business)
Two sets of eyes Jan 27, 2007
Others lope along the sand, tantalizingly veiled by boldly patterned parasols. Munkcsi was a shameless lover of the feminine, of sunlit hair and casual athletic grace. (Newsday -- Entertainment)
The king and I Jan 7, 2007
Now it played host to a vast array of tents and parasols, under which cast, crew and 30 or 40 Ugandan extras lounged waiting to be called for their scenes. Elsewhere, in the costume tent, cast members were putting on items of 1970s clothing: platform shoes, kipper ties, high-hipped trousers, shirts with long collars. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Philly Mummers: A wild old time on New Year's Dec 29, 2006
The Comics, one of three divisions that make up the Mummers Parade, are known for their three-tiered parasols ... Three other divisions still march in the parade that begins at 9 a.m. and ends around 5 p.m. The Comics with their signature three-tiered parasols start off at 9 a.m., the Fancies clad in elaborate garb and accompanied by floats and brass bands commence at noon and the string bands, at 1:30 p.m. Every year, around 15,000 people march in the parade. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Top 10: The world's best bars Nov 28, 2006
Too self-consciously trendy with its dazzling white loungers and parasols, ambient house tunes and designer waiters but I couldnt help it. Its like a little slice of Miami has been airlifted and plonked on the Mallorcan coast. (Guardian Unlimited -- Travel)
The top 20 games of 2006 Nov 13, 2006
The challenge is to rescue the last few remaining survivors but you could find yourself sidetracked by the amusing way you can dispatch the walking dead using anything from acoustic guitars, parasols and bowling balls, to shotguns, chairs and chainsaws. A camera in your inventory allows you to snap photos of the action, which the game scores depending on the scenes you capture. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Dress the part Oct 16, 2006
The Oriental spills over with boas, hats, gloves, jewelry, shawls and parasols. The store also carries petticoats, pantaloons, corsets, camisoles, and even wedding dresses. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
42 years later, Marta reflects on her role in 'The Sound of Music' Oct 11, 2006
For 'The Sound of Music's' Marta, life is still a search for pink parasols ... I begin with the actress who played Marta, the next-to-youngest von Trapp daughter, who included pink parasols among her favorite things. (Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, VA)
Dueling Pianjos returns to Erin's Isle Sep 28, 2006
For added fun, the pair included parasols that hang on a rack in front of the keyboard ... About 20 women - including moi - proudly carried the parasols with everyone clapping along and having an old-fashioned good time. (Marco Island Sun-Times, FL)
Romance, Russia and billy goat fluff Sep 28, 2006
"We were carrying pink parasols," Colbert said. "You know, we collect antique ones." Little did they know that Karl Lagerfeld had already given parasols to his front-row guests ... "Karl noticed us with these parasols and motioned for us to be ushered over to him," Colbert said. (International Herald Tribune)
More of this story..... Sep 28, 2006
Women in full-length dresses holding parasols walked in-between the tents alongside visitors in jeans and a T-shirt. I come for the fun, said Sonora resident Dave Big Wave Wirt, and getting dressed up. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
FILM REVIEW: 'Fearless' China lacks 'Hero' passion Sep 23, 2006
During Yuanjia's absence, foreign interests had infiltrated Tianjin with the likes of camels and parasols and boxers (oh my. . (U-Wire.com)
The spirit of Hiawatha Aug 31, 2006
Striped blazers, straw boaters, parasols, shady hats and long dresses. A petticoat frill of wake across the jade-green water. (Toronto Star -- GTA)
Bush, Gulf Coast Mark Anniversary Of Katrina Aug 30, 2006
I still cry when I see the footage of last year," she said. "But you have to be hopeful. " People held vigils in pockmarked neighborhoods choked with weeds, in church pews and in gutted community centers. They rang bells to mark the collapse of the city's biggest levee and laid wreaths at the site of each successive break in the concrete structure protecting the city. At a midday interfaith prayer service, Mayor Ray Nagin told the city it was time to take responsibility for rebuilding. "If... (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- News)
Grieving death, celebrating life Aug 30, 2006
They played a dirge for the city's watery death, then exploded into a boisterous and joyful rhythm, opening colorful parasols as they danced the city back to life. Outside the city's convention center, where thousands waited in vain on the sweltering pavement for food, water and a way out, residents dedicated a memorial to Katrina's dead. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Thousands of tourists evacuated as forest fires ravage resorts Aug 23, 2006
"This morning when we got up there was ash everywhere, it's just a big cloud of ash," she told the BBC. "It's amazing how close it got to the hotel, it's just round the borders, literally round the borders of the hotel and the parasols round the pool are all burned, so it's really lucky the hotel didn't go up.". Dozens of people were admitted to hospital yesterday with breathing problems and burns as acrid black clouds continued to fill the air. (Guardian Unlimited)
The Boy Friend Aug 6, 2006
Across the back of the set, Farnsworth has "planted" a wavy line of blue, long-stemmed open parasols like tall waving poppies. Against a simpleterrace overlooking a scaled-down vista of Nice carved from sand, it all suggests ideal sunny-sky happiness via the simplest of means. (Variety)
Temps hit 100 in Pa.; 'Queen Elizabeth' makes best of it Aug 4, 2006
Several girls who belonged to a visiting Brownie troop from Pottstown shaded themselves with parasols. "Some of us bought fans, because it's super hot," said 8-year-old Ashley Tammany, who had a parasol and a paper fan. (NEPA News, PA)
Belmont Mansion to host 19th-century clothing exhibit Aug 3, 2006
In addition, clothing accessories such as jewelry, parasols, shawls, shoes, boots and a collection of early photographs, including daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, carte-de-vistes, and tintypes will be on display. Serious researchers are welcome to closely examine the artifacts. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Third annual city-wide garage sale set for Saturday in Sealy Aug 2, 2006
"I have a lot of big pictures that you hang on the wall. There's one with old-time ladies in those big dresses sitting by the lake with parasols. I just got tired of them and wanted to change them out.". Whether it's furniture or clothes or miscellaneous knickknacks, Meloneck said she is sure everyone will be able to find something to "treasure.". (Sealy News, TX)
Autos added to Relay for Life Aug 1, 2006
While they didn't wear grass skirts, the paper parasols came in handy in the hot sun. The team offered 5 wheelchair rides around the walking course as one fund-raiser. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
Catfights and penis pin-buttons: Paris shows not so glamourous Jul 22, 2006
At Chanel's display last autumn, some editors walked away with half a dozen pink parasols stuck under their arms. Backstage, designers often reveal astonishing details about their collection or philosophy of life. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
