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In the old days, medical students used to walk around with pockets bursting at the seams. Why? Because they were carrying around hand-written notes, cards, and mini textbooks to help them remember all the information they were trying to learn. Many people have described the medical school...

Patients and their families often do not want to be hospitalized over a weekend; Hospital staff does not want to keep patients over a weekend. But, could the push out the hospital door have serious implications for patient morbidity and mortality? Several studies have shown that the timing of...

If you’ve had heart problems, chances are you’ve received some advice from your doctor on how best to care for your condition. Maybe you were advised to take an aspirin daily, exercise regularly, or cut down on the salt in your diet. Maybe you were handed a sheaf of prescriptions bearing...

We all know the stereotype: French women are commonly thought to have impeccable style. Though this may just be a vast generalization, it’s certainly true that many French women have become fashion icons due to their unique, effortless senses of fashion. French women just seem to have that extra...

Since the release of their breakout single “Mr. Brightside” in 2003, rock band The Killers have been creating radio hit after radio hit. Comprised of frontman Brandon Flowers, guitarist Dave Keuning, bassist Mark Stoermer, and drummer Ronnie Vannucci Jr., the boys of The Killers look great...

You’ve probably all seen a bunch of nail polish finishes in your young, fashionable lives, but I’m willing to bet you don’t know exactly what they are called or what the difference between them really is! That’s where this handy go-to guide comes in. While there are somewhere between 20-25...

She was a martial arts instructor with commitment issues. He was a quick-witted tea shop owner and con man. She was a queen reigning over a parallel universe called Wonderland from the comfort of her casino castle. If this doesn’t sound quite like your average telling of Alice in Wonderland...

Erin’s style really captures how to put together an outfit for a cold climate. I chose to photograph her twice because her outfit was so delightfully original, both indoors and out. Her look is quite gamine, and reminiscent of a young Audrey Hepburn meets the au courant, effortless style of...

This week’s Fabulous Find is an adorable tee from Old Navy – and probably the most versatile item I’ve featured yet! At only $14, you can’t go wrong with this basic tee – especially because it’s striped. Stripes are easily the most versatile pattern to work with under any circumstances...

As requested by many of you amazing CF readers, Quinn James is the subject of the fourth (and final!) installment in the One Tree Hill fashion series. Over the last month, we’ve discussed the styles of Brooke, Peyton and Haley, and given you tips for incorporating each of their unique styles...

Every week, I scour the web to find inspiring outfits on your favorite celebs and help you recreate their looks! This week, I was inspired by Whitney Port, Jessica Alba, and socialite Poppy Delevigne. Read on to see how you can get their looks for yourself. Look 1: Whitney Port’s Colorful...

Our newest series, “Beauty by the Decade” explores beauty trends from the past and transfers them into wearable, updated ideas for hair and makeup. In case you missed last week’s edition, see: Beauty by the Decade: The 1970s. The Roaring Twenties were a time of dancing the Charleston, The...

Orange on the runway Orange seen on the runways at J. Mendel, Marc by Marc Jacobs and Lacoste. Color trends have a way of gradually fading in and out of style with the seasons. And the most recent “it color”, according to the New York Times, is bright orange. If you think about it, it makes...

Maybe it was my exposure to Cher Horowitz at any early age or the Mean Girls-style pressure of high school, but for years I actually thought it was unacceptable to wear things more than once. Pretty silly, right? Luckily, I came to my senses and grew out of that phase, and with the epiphany that...

If you’re anything like me, you’ve suddenly found yourself at an awkward point in the semester. Classes have been in session for almost a month and things are juuust starting to get busy (and stressful!) again. Oftentimes, there’s only one thing to do during these limbo points between the end...

We have been rather spoiled in Los Angeles over the past few days. The weather has been absolutely gorgeous and LMU students are loving it! Sunnies and smiles are abundant and everyone is looking fashion-forward as we bring in the new semester. On one of these beautiful days, I spotted Alicia...

With the rise of the internet and fashion blogging, today, many of us are more inspired by what we see on the pages of a blog than by fashion magazines. We are inspired by real girls, with real bodies, who look like us. These girls don’t have the budget of a magazine editor or the wardrobe of a...

If you’re hip to trends (and since you’re a CF reader, we’re sure you are), you know that wide leg jeans and flare jeans are making their triumphant comeback this year. I know, I know — we just got the hang of skinny jeans! To be honest, I could not be more excited to see this trend rise in...

With the recent bout of awful weather we’ve seen across the US, it seems the “winter blues” are starting to set in just about everywhere. (Yup, you’re not the only one who let out a triumphant yell when the groundhog didn’t see his shadow yesterday. 6 more weeks of winter? No thanks!) But...

The humble beginnings of Gucci are well known throughout the fashion community, but many people who own Gucci products aren’t familiar with the man in the background – or his catchy first name! Gucci might even be the first fashion-oriented word you heard when you were young, but do you know the...