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Sunday, September 23, 2001
Outside the box

AVOID THESE 7 FASHION SINS
   Not everyone can look like People's glamour girls Julia Roberts, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Nicole Kidman. But West Coast style editor Steven Cojocaru and other magazine staffers offer the "seven deadly sins" that anyone can avoid.

Don't wear pantyhose with open-toe shoes.

Don't mismatch daytime and nighttime looks, and colors that don't complement each other.

Don't wear socks with sandals.

Do get adequate support by wearing a proper-fitting bra.

Don't wear too-short pants.

Do shave your underarms if you're a woman and you live in the United States.

Don't show panty lines, especially in body-hugging garments.

   HERE'S WHAT HOLLYWOOD STARS FIND SUPER SEXY

   What's sexy?
   It's not always a fishnet-clad leg, a goatee or even a candlelight dinner that stirs the blood.
   When In Style magazine asked some Hollywood up and coming actors what they considered sexy, some offbeat opinions emerged. Kate Hudson said nudity is sexy. Kate Beckinsale, an actress in "Pearl Harbor," gave her vote to corsets. Heather Locklear touted jeans, cowboy hats and good, decent men.
   Rosario Dawson of "Josie and the Pussycats" said flowers are sexy. ("I can sit and look at them for hours," she said.) Nicolas Cage favored cars. And Laura Linney enthused about hammocks. If unsure, try them all.

   HAVE THE KIDS MAKE A DECORATED T-SHIRT

   Decorated T-shirts are all the rage. Help your kids design and make a sandpaper-transfer shirt.
   Place a sheet of sandpaper on a warming tray, smooth side down. Use wax crayons to draw a design on the rough side of the sandpaper (the heated surface melts the crayon images as they're drawn, creating a painted effect).
   Next, insert a piece of cardboard or foam-core board between the front and back of the shirt, to create a flat work surface and protect the back of the shirt. After allowing the design to cool and dry on the sandpaper, place it face down on the T-shirt.
   With a warm iron, apply heat to the smooth side of the sandpaper. Press the image for as much as 10 seconds to re-melt the crayon design and transfer it to the fabric. Allow the shirt to cool. Adults should supervise iron use.
   - Caller-Times wire services

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