Style Goes Strong

Max Von Sydow: Talks Oscar for "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close"

cpearlman — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:25:50 +0000

At an age when many actors would have retired, Max Von Sydow is having an "extremely loud" winter.

He received an Oscar nomination for the new film "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" about a young boy's (Thomas Horn) quest to make sense of the father (Tom Hanks) he lost during 9-11.

Von Sydow, 80, plays a mysterious man who just shows up suddenly after the September 11 tragedy and starts to live across the road with the grandmother of the boy who lost almost everything.

Trends I Hate: Curtain Chic

cynthianellis — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:20:27 +0000

Florals can be gorgeous on middle-aged women. Especially painterly florals (like soft watercolors) or even bold, hothouse florals.

Wallpaper, bedspread, curtain florals? Not so much.

But that's exactly what Valentino showed during a recent couture show, which was — not unsurprisingly — called things like "modern glamour" (Vogue) and charming (Telegraph.)

Martin Sheen: Talks Charlie Sheen and "Who Do You Think You Are?"

cpearlman — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:08:33 +0000

He wasn't the president of the United States, but he did play one on TV.

It's follows that you must ask Martin Sheen, 71, a crucial question when it comes to the fate of the United States.

Giants or Patriots in the Super Bowl on Sunday? Sheen, one of the big and small screen legends, doesn't give some ambiguous answer.

No waffling. No trying to please everyone.

"I hope the Giants win," he says. "I don't know why. They beat my favorite team the 49ers last week, and they are the ones that I'd like to win."

Injectables and Needle Fatigue

Gerit Quealy — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:39:57 +0000

Injectable fillers and toxins have been little mini miracles for all those hoping to stave off aging a little longer and, especially, avoid having a facelift.

Although many experts will tell you that injectable fillers like Restylane are only delaying the inevitable facelift, for many women (yes, and men), a little smoothing out of the forehead or plumping up those naso-labial folds are all they really want to ease them into eventually looking older.

Bras, Shoes and What’s Really Nude

Gerit Quealy — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:04:59 +0000

Bras are in the news. Why? It's actually not surprising. It all has to do with the color Flesh. Or Nude. Or whatever you want to call it.

In short, bra makers need to get with the program. After all Crayola changed its Flesh color crayon to Peach way back in 1962.

But it's taken clothing manufacturers a very long time to get the Flesh color memo. Particularly undergarments

Great Gift Ideas for Your Fashionista Friends

cpearlman — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:54:55 +0000

Early this morning, my friend Vickie called me with a perplexing problem.

She asked, "What do you get a friend who is a fashionista and literally has it all? Her closet is filled with Louis Vuitton, Chanel, and Prada. Now it's her birthday and what could you possibly buy for her?"

You've come to the right place.

Here at StyleGoesStrong our mission is to help you solve your most worrisome fashion questions that are keeping you up at night and causing fine lines and wrinkles to form.

Men: Is It Too Late To Save Your Hair?

Gerit Quealy — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:40:25 +0000

Hair loss in men is apprently not inevitable. It's true, not all men lose their hair as they get older.

So I thought, how lucky are the men who have a full head of hair — one less thing to worry about. Not that I care mind you (I've written about the sexiest bald men, and I'm sure there are more that should now be added to this list), but because I see men get so anxious about male pattern baldness.

Beauty 911 Moments: The Fixes

cpearlman — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:15:37 +0000

Got a beauty issue? Try a tissue.

I mean this in the most literal sense — and not to dry up any tears.

I love the answer Sarah Jessica Parker once told me about how she does a quick makeup fix in a pinch. She'll take a tissue and blot her face gingerly. The makeup stays in place while the shine is instantly gone. A makeup artist told me an even better solution to shine, which is to grab a toilet seat cover. Yes, the kind found in any bathroom in America. Rip off a piece of it and do the same blotting. This works even better than a tissue.

Look Younger, Tip #11: Ditch Matchy-Matchy

cynthianellis — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:46:21 +0000

Twinsets. Pantsuits. Matching bag and shoes.

Are you guilty of these matchy-matchy looks?

If so, they may be aging you.

Instead of opting for matched sets, the more modern approach is to mix things up a little to give yourself a fresher look.

Take the twinset, for example. Instead of wearing a matched twinset and a pearl necklace, pop on something more casual under the cardgian like a white tee.

What Do You Know Now: Terrence Howard

cpearlman — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:22:20 +0000

WHAT DO YOU KNOW NOW THAT YOU DIDN'T KNOW IN YOUR 20s and 30s?

TERRENCE HOWARD, star of new movie "Red Tails."

"I was suspended from school at least 15 times when I was a young man. I was expelled from four different high schools for insubordination. I had a real problem with authority."