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Actress Dixie Carter, who passed away this weekend at the age of 70, was best known for her role as Julia Sugarbaker on Designing Women — a refined Southern woman and liberal intellectual who contrasted her beauty-pageant winning sister Suzanne. While real-life Dixie Carter was a registered Republican who disagreed with many of the character's more progressive views, you would never know it by Read more
Dixie Carter passed away on Saturday, her publicist has confirmed. Most recently Carter played mother to Orson Hodge on Desperate Housewives, but I'll always remember her most as the outspoken and fabulous Julia Sugarbaker on Designing Women. Our thoughts are with her family. Read more
Every Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie and the winner gets a BuzzSugar t-shirt! Last week, we considered "Designing Women," the show about four sassy Southern belles (and an ex-con) who run an interior-design business. Oddly, of all of the classics we've Recast so far — from Casablanca to "Cheers" — this one Read more
Every Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt! I don't know about you, but I have a weakness for "Designing Women," the show about four sassy Southern belles (and an ex-con) who run an interior-design business. The series ran from 1986 to 1993 but lives on Read more
We may have Valentine's Day on the brain, but February also marks an important time of the year — Black History Month. In honor of Black History Month, let's take a look at some of our favorite geeks, both past and present. Everyone on this list has made vast contributions to furthering tech as we know it. Dwayne McDuffie — The recently passed McDuffie wrote comic books for both Marvel Read more
Check out our latest BellaTV episode and some of our favorite stories from the week: See how women washed their hair in the 1950s. Which hairstyle best suits Cameron Diaz? Break out of the January slump with these pretty new hair and makeup ideas. Watch out! These five skin mistakes can sneak up on you. Make a real change in 2012 with six Read more
Designer Prabal Gurung has just previewed the new uniforms he designed for Sephora, and they're a big change from the plain black ensembles you're used to seeing. Now, male "cast members" will have their choice of sleek, black separates with red detailing, and women will be wearing fitted pantsuits with blazers or black trapeze dresses with red accents. The classic palette and sophisticated feel Read more
If you're on the hunt for beautiful block-printed and handmade textiles for your home, check out a relative newcomer to the market, Allem Studio. Founded as a design collaboration between friends Mitali Seth and Lovisa Shergill in 2009, Allem Studio creates lovely hand-embroidered and block-printed textiles for the tabletop, bedroom, and living room. Their collection of pillows, bedding, and Read more
Roberto Cavalli has a few new women in his life. This week, the designer revealed two intriguing tidbits: we got a few more views of Elisa Sednaoui, the face of his new fragrance, and it also appears that the designer has a new girlfriend. The mystery lady came to light on Cavalli's dishy new personal blog. In his latest post, Cavalli mentions the heretofore unknown woman in his life and admits, Read more
Macy's just unveiled its next designer collection with Doo.Ri, launching in stores and online on Feb. 15. Staying true to her modern aesthetic, designer Doo-Ri Chung's capsule collection for Macy's shows a range of art-inspired printed dresses, knit and leather leggings, and silk-print tops. "My clothes have always been about making women feel elegant and modern, which is why I am so excited Read more
