30 is the new black

Jumpsuits are gracing Spring 2009 collections from the likes of Dolce and Gabbana, Stella McCartney and Gucci and are a key look for Spring/Summer 09. There is something quite childlike and innocent about the jumpsuit or the aptly named shorter playsuit.

It brings you back to your childhood; hopscotch, pigtails and having a crush on the boy next door. You may never get that dream job or marry your childhood sweetheart but at least now whatever you’re doing, you can look good doing it.

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Looking for a new post while still at your old one takes skill, writes Gillian Nalletamby.

Finding a new job is hard work. It’s like going into battle – a battle of wits, that is. Job searching takes discipline, determination and just a little bit of stealth and cunning. Here are some tips from a trained veteran to get Operation Job Search under way and get you job ready.

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Keep everyone guessing with innocent bows one day and going wild with tribal accessories the next. Louis Vuitton heralded the trend with the heavily embellished ‘it’ shoe, Spicy platform sandals, unveilled in their Spring/Summer 2009 collection.

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Waiting for a train, I was confronted by a guy I dated in my mid 20s. All of a sudden, my dating life flashed past my eyes and it wasn’t pretty. As I desperately tried to remember why we stopped dating, I was interrupted on my trip down memory lane when he said to me that I didn’t like him because he was a nice guy. However, this is where men make the majority of their mistakes. Women want to be with nice guys but men need to redefine what they think a ‘nice guy’ is.

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Much like Mr Right for the Moment, bows are playful, fun and frivolous. And just like that significant other who isn’t all that significant, bows are a fad that won’t last forever. You shouldn’t place much emotional investment on a casual relationship so similarly only invest in clothes and accessories that you think will last the distance.  Here is a selection of bow inspired accessories.

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As 17 year old Cassi Van Den Dungen, the runner up of Australia’s Next Top Model, turns down a lucrative contract with local agency Priscillas and international agency Elite Models and walks away from modelling as fast as her four inch heels will take her in favour of staying with her labourer boyfriend, it makes me question my choices in life.

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Audrey Hepburn is a style icon who epitomised style, elegance and grace. Her groundbreaking dress sense still influences fashions of today. She was the popular muse of French couturier, Hubert Givenchy, a collaboration which produced some of the most iconic fashion images in cinematic history.

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