Nepalese Pedicurists Must Overcome Aversion to Strangers’ Feet

Many immigrants from Nepal work in New York beauty salons, but giving pedicures can feel uncomfortable because in their homeland, women customarily don’t touch strangers’ feet.

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The Protégé’s Pen: Portrayal or Betrayal

A biography of the former Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee has the author’s mentor, Bob Woodward, upset — and much of Washington is talking.

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T Magazine: Bookshelf | ‘The Brooklyn of Fashion Insiders’

A portable handbook celebrates and explores Kings County businesses and their cool, laid-back attitudes.

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Opening Ceremony launching fashion magazine for ‘new generation’

Fashion designers Humberto Leon and Carol Lim (L)Opening Ceremony is launching a fashion magazine this August, called OC Annual, with the specialty store aiming for it to become a “collectible publication for a new generation.”

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Be a screen siren: Echo Cannes Festival icon Marilyn Monroe’s style

Marilyn Monroe is official icon for the Cannes Film FestivalThe 65th Cannes Film Festival kicks off May 16, and with late Hollywood beauty Marilyn Monroe as the event’s official icon, fashionistas can expect to see an array of A-list actresses echoing her old school glamour on the red carpet. See how you too can get the look.

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The Met Gala: Beyoncé’s dramatic arrival and Bruno Mars’s performance

The Met Gala: Beyoncé's dramatic arrival and Bruno Mars's performanceThe Met Gala took place Monday night in New York to launch the opening of The Metropolitan Museum’s new exhibition Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations. Bruno Mars’s performance and Beyoncé’s entrance were among highlights noted on Twitter.

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British style guide: Get the Alexa look

British model Alexa ChungIn honor of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee coming up next month, closely followed by the Olympic Games, Relaxnews offers a guide for fashionistas hoping to get in touch with their inner Brit.

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Fly the flag for British fashion in 2012

Vivienne Westwood Red Carpet Capsule CollectionBritish designers including Vivienne Westwood and Alexander McQueen have been getting into the spirit of the upcoming Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations and London 2012 Olympic Games with an array of patriotic creations ranging from high fashion ball gowns to practical Wellington boots.

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Front Row: Linda Evangelista Goes to Court Dressed Like a Star

When Linda Evangelista went to court seeking child support, she dressed like the successful model she is, not a prim single mother in financial need.

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Scene City: Clothes Are Art at the Met Costume Institute Party

The preview of the museum’s Schiaparelli-Prada show brings out stars, designers and Tim Tebow.

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