Our Over-CAFE-inated President

Holman Jenkins has Barack Obama's number for saying and proposing foolish things. In this case, on forcing the auto industry to make lighter, smaller cars, that American car buyers don't want and won't buy.

If ever a president seems to have learned nothing from the times he's living in, Barack Obama is it. Economies around the world are foundering from an accumulation of policy excesses produced by the sort of straight-line, robotic thinking he's applying to so-called corporate average fuel economy rules.

If more money for less work is popular, thought Greece, twice as much money for half as much work will be even more popular.

If 64% of Americans owning their own homes is a good thing, thought Bill Clinton, 67% is better. If 67% is good, thought George Bush, 69% is better.

If forcing auto makers to build cars that deliver an average of 35.5 mpg is good, believes Mr. Obama, forcing them to deliver 56.2 is even better.

Read the whole thing.

DIY inspiration :Versace fluffy dress

Feather dresses have recently been spotted in the latest Versace ad campain,over the Elle US cover and worn by Naomi Campbell. Like furs,feather cloths are the right choice when we want to make an appereance. I recently found this fluffy orange fabric you see above and i thought it could nicely fake feathers so during the next days i'll show you my diy project based on a Versace dress.

Vestiti di piume firmati Versace sono stati avvistati nelle ultime campagne pubblicitarie,sulla copertina di Elle US e indossati da Naomi Campbell. Così come le pellicce (finte),le piume sono sicuramente dei capi che catalizzano l'attenzione. Recentemente mi sono imbattuta in questa stoffa arancione ed ho pensato che potesse simulare l'effetto delle piume. Nei prossimi giorni vi mostrerò il vestito che ho realizzato ispirandomi al vestito di Versace.

Bridal Accessory Giveaway! | Lela New York and Bride's Head Revisited

We are so excited to announce our newest giveaway! Lela New York and Bride's Head Revisited have teamed up to give away a gorgeous crystal, floral bridal veil worth $250. How exciting?!

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Here are the details of the giveaway from Bride's Head Revisited:

     - Beautiful, silk flower veil with Swarovski crystals and silk chiffon

     - Available in ivory and white

     - $250 value

     - Measurment: 6 1/2"

A little bit more about Bride's Head Revisited:

Emily and Alex have combined their love for history and passion for contemporary design to create the very glamourous and chic collections of Bride's Head Revisited.  These two strive to make every bride feel special on their wedding day by designing couture bridal accessories to match each style and personality! Here are a few more pictures of the particular piece featured in the giveaway.

Here's how to enter:
   - Comment on this blog post below and make sure to leave your email address so we can contact you if you win! Also, let us know if you prefer ivory or white in your comment.
   - Like Bride's Hair Revisited on Facebook
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DEADLINE to enter is July 21st!!
One random winner will be announced July 22nd.

Good Luck!
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Details:
Photographer: Dawn Sparks Photography

Tuesday Shoe Day | What Color Wedding Shoe Are You?

Photographer: Jose Villa via Style Me Pretty

Hello All!
In contiunation of the rainbow trend from last week, we are bringing you more color, glitz and glamour with another shopping guide! Brides are expressing their individuality and personality by pairing a colored shoe with the traditional, classic white wedding gown.  So the question is ladies, what color shoe are you?

Details:
1. Jimmy Choo
2. Stuart Weitzman
3. Christian Louboutin
4. Giuseppe Zanotti
5. Kate Spade
6. BHLDN
7. Yves Saint Laurent
8. Valentino
9. Gucci

xo

Thanks For Stopping By, Mark!

Alleged mass-murderer Mark Richard Geisenheyner told an old prison buddy in Trainer he wouldn't be taken alive and he wasn't.

A just and chosen end for an evil man.

UPDATE/Correction: I talked to Gary Krobath, the man whose home Geisenheyner holed up in, and he told me that he is not a prison buddy of Geisenheyner, that the two of them met while working for a landscaping company in Aston 10 years ago.

More on my interview with Krobath in tomorrow's print edition.

A Bad DSK

Dominque is out the frying pan in NYC, only to find himself in the fire at home.

See our editorial.

His reputation as sexual miscreant precedes this incident, making him susceptible to potential “honey pot” ploys and blackmail, something even his supporters have had to acknowledge.

What the future holds for him remains to be seen.

The good news is that ultimately America’s imperfect system of justice more or less worked.

UPDATE: Bret Stephens admits to being a bit disappointed that the case against DSK has cratered.

Not that I ever took any joy in the thought that a presumably vulnerable woman had apparently been raped by a man with a reputation for promiscuous and predatory appetites.

But I did enjoy the thought of this mandarin of the tax-exemptocracy being pulled from the comfort of his first-class Air France seat and dispatched to Riker's Island without regard to status or dignity. And I admired the humble immigrant who would risk so much for the sake of justice. And I smiled at the spectacle of France's Socialists finding their would-be savior exposed by American prosecutors when they had been hypocritically observing a code of silence about his habits. And I liked seeing the IMF red-faced for whitewashing DSK's previous escapades.

OK, me too. But I was skeptical enough to want to see a full-blown investigation into the background of his accuser. And I'm surprised it took NYC police and prosecutors so long to find out and admit she lacks any and all credibility to substantiate her claim.

Tax Them! Not Moi!

Froma Harrop sez: The People Want Higher Taxes.

Poll after poll shows that the American people want higher taxes. That's not the same as liking higher taxes. The people have simply concluded that higher taxes are preferable to the alternative -- so vividly portrayed in the Republican plan to do away with government guarantees in Medicare.

And Republicans don't even have that ugly option to offer anymore. After voters in western New York rioted over it by handing a formerly safe GOP congressional seat to a Democrat, many Republicans have been jumping ship. Odd that House Speaker John Boehner continues to sail on with nothing in the hold but a vague threat to let America default on its debt if ... if what? If Democrats refuse to make the drastic spending cuts Republicans are afraid to push.

But then she adds this fascinating fact:

...A Quinnipiac poll found that 69 percent, including nearly half of Republicans, want taxes raised on households making more than $250,000. A later Ipsos/Reuters polls shows three-fifths wanting to raise taxes to cut the deficit.

In other words, "The People" are for higher taxes as long as they're imposed on Other People. Only one in 50 households in this country take in more than $250,000 a year. Only one in five take in more than $100,000. It's hardly surprising that "The People," who make less are for raising taxes on those make more. Nearly 50 percent of Americans pay NO federal income taxes. Many get direct subsidies from the U.S. Treasury by way of the Earned Income Tax Credit.

The day the Democrats can up the number of people who pay no federal income taxes to 51 percent of the people, they will have a tough-to-beat majority of voters in this country, but hardly a noble one. When it comes to policies that rob Peter to pay Paul, you can always count on the support of Paul.