by Reena Daruwalla, guest writer for Nancy Hayssen.com

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Something I read recently reinforced Nancy’s view of “Thin is not In…” This article I read just a couple of days back seems to indicate that there is a small but perceptible shift of perceptions in the fashion industry and the ‘heroin chic’ look that has dominated a lot of the catwalks the world over is perhaps on the wane. The article talks about how at the New York Fashion week, models are no longer just a size 0, and are now up to sizes 2 and 4. Still not anywhere near a normal sized woman, but the absence of the anorexic look marks what may well be a paradigm shift in the world of modeling.

While there were fewer numbers of jutting collarbones and visible ribs on display there were more curves and smiles to be seen. The fashion editor of Harper’s Bazaar opined that this was a healthier ‘look’ and that “We’re obviously going through a season of a less cookie cutter look.” Continue Reading…

by Reena Daruwalla, guest writer for Nancy Hayssen.com

Recently I read an article on how Nutisystem, the ‘send you the food’ diet plan is the fastest growing American company which has enjoyed phenomenal success in spite of the general slowing down of the economy and the ongoing recession in the US. This is an indicator of the American preoccupation; even obsession with weight loss. Continue Reading…

by Reena Daruwalla, guest writer for Nancy Hayssen.com

For one or another reason, I had been feeling a bit down in the past few days and was looking for a way to break out of the down turn that my usually sunny spirits had taken. I usually find by solace in books etc., but this time my usual favorites failed to bring cheer.

I then decided to make a survey of an old box of music CDs that remained packed and unopened in a corner of the house, since we shifted here almost a year ago. I had not seen or heard them literally in years. They were my classical music collections, which I seemed not to have found time for in recent times what with how crazy busy life has been in the recent past. Continue Reading…