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Tuesday, 01 February 2011 21:59

fashion-granny Allow me to introduce myself! I AM FASHIONGRANNY!

I take great pride in my title as I have earned it with the blood, sweat and tears that the Fashion Industry can put you through!

I survived! My credentials include: an over-extended stay in Roma, Italia for 20 years (starting in the 1960�s); working the runways of the best Fashion Houses in Europe, serving as a fitting model for Valentino, doing movies for Fellini� and throw in a few Spaghetti Westerns! I designed, manufactured and marketed my own accessories line for mainstream stores, moved to a cosmetics career of R&D and � whew! � purposefully landed here in Paradise to rest my broken heels in bliss and beauty!

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Now, one might think that I would be finished with clothes and creams, but it ain�t so! I�m still driven to observe, critique and comment on all of the above, and � lucky me! � I now have the opportunity to answer questions about your personal fashion and the fashions of today!

A little tweaking from FASHIONGRANNY will have you looking and feeling better� and hopefully having some laughs while you�re posing!

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IN THE RED...

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Q. Dear FASHIONGRANNY,

Welcome Back and Happy Valentines Day!

Your short time fan has a dilemma, and it�s the same dilemma every year around this time. Midriff Bulge! At least that is what they called it back in my day!

My figure hasn�t rebounded � in the waist department � from the Thanksgiving eat-a-thon, and my knockout red Valentines Day dress doesn�t fit! I have a date! I�m frantic! I need a quick fix! (Also, is red pass�?) You�re the FASHIONGRANNY. Help!

- Merry Widow

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A. Dear Merry Widow,

Wow! Where did you come from? You have way too much energy for these parts! Frantic? Quick fix? Why, that�s city talk, young lady! This is the Lowcountry! We�re slow as molasses in January.

I�m excited to meet a gal who still observes a Holiday by dressing to meet its requirements. Let�s talk about the color red first!

On Valentines Day we think lovely thoughts, we give gifts, dress-up and dine out. Red is a passionate color, and men love red! Once a forbidden color for �ladies,� red was perceived as being worn only by hussies and Santa Claus! Yet, it�s a new day, and verboten is kumbayah!

Red can be beautiful; especially the right red for you! This is important, as the wrong red will sabotage your complexion and true beauty. Rose red, ruby red, blood red or Ferrari red� If you�re going to wear red, wear it now!

To answer to your Midriff Bulge� problem, one word: SPANX!

(By the way, we now call that problem, �Muffin Top.� You have a Muffin Top, Madam. Welcome to my world!)

Do not pass go, SPANX is your quick fix! If you don�t own a pair, buy two! If yours are old, buy a new pair. For those of you who don�t know about SPANX, all you need to know is that they work and they are not your Mother�s girdle! The best style I have found, covering a multitude of sins, is the �Power Panties� style. They appear to reduce you by inches, keeping your stuff from spilling out. I love them! (Do remember to hold your tummy in. anyway!) Have fun, Happy Valentines Day, and follow Miss Piggy�s diet advice: �Never eat more than you can lift!�

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