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Join the fight against breast cancer while treating yourself (or your mother, aunt, or a friend) to something special.
Do your reverse-warrior pose in style with these slimming, two-tone yoga pants. The best part: The high waistband will keep your bum covered so you don't end up flashing any skin during downward-facing dog.
$84, BeyondYoga.com; 25 percent of proceeds goes to Making Strides Against Breast Cancer charity walk
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If there was ever a time to roll out of bed and show up to work in my Mickey Mouse fleece jammies now would be it—as October is National Pajama Month [as reported by Glamour.com]. But if your boss isn't the type that would look fondly upon you swapping out your black pumps for bunny slippers and your pencil skirt for pajama pants, then at least use this as an excuse to treat yourself to a new set of PJs to slip into after hours. We like this owlish pair from Piggy Pajamas (at left) that gets softer with every wash and donates 20 percent of sales to the National Breast Cancer Foundation in honor of another worthy October cause—National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
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A pink dial surrounded by 20 diamonds will make getting to that early-morning meeting a lot more glamorous. Plus, this Citizen Watch is water-resistant up to 100 meters, so forgetting to take it off before you shower or tackle a sink of dishes is no longer an issue.
$395, Macys.com; $100,000 will be donated to Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation
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Created by radiation oncologist Dr. Elizabeth Chabner Thompson, this duffle is packed with all the necessities a woman needs after surgery or during chemotherapy visits. The designer bag has metal feet to keep it off hospital floors and is filled with everything from playing cards (for stress relief and waiting room entertainment) to a heart-shaped microbead pillow (for placing under the arm and taking pressure off the area where lymph nodes are frequently sampled during treatment).
$99, BFFLCO.com; 15 percent of net profits will go to The Cancer Resource Foundation
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This happens to me a lot.
Apparently I am indistinguishable from the legions of other shortish bespectacled brunettes rocking cardigan sweaters and canvas tote bags. And, apparently, I'm not alone in being unorginal: Dutch artists Ari Versluis and Ellie Uyttenbroek have made a career of categorizing people's styles. They choose a setting (Italian cafes, for example, or Beijing campuses) and scope out the streets. Once the patterns emerge -- older ladies in furs, geeks in glasses -- they invite people to be photographed (in their own, original outfits) and eventually create these stunning arrangements of groups of shockingly similar strangers. What's so eerie is not necessarily the accidentally coordinated clothes but the similarities in these people's attitudes (helped along by their matching poses).
You have to see it to believe it: Slate's Browbeat blog has an amazing slide show of the photographs.
The results are as visually striking as they are thought-provoking. We say so much about ourselves, about the way we want ourselves to be, by how we present ourselves to the world. And when we think we're being unique -- check out the groups of identical goths in the slide show! -- we might just be joining up with another, more specific group.
Of course, I'm not the same person as the 9 other bookish ladies who had passed the Greenpeace girl that morning. But I'm not upset that they exist. The world can be a lonely place, and I'm choosing to see these Dutch artist's project not so much as an argument against uniqueness as it is a way to see the connections between us.
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Join the fight against breast cancer while treating yourself (or your mother, aunt, or a friend) to something special.
If the friendship bracelet-making skills you once learned at summer camp are a little rusty, give the pals in your life this sophisticated, handmade (by someone else!) version dotted with glass crystals instead. Created by designer Chan Luu, the colors represent the Think Pink, Live Green initiative—which teaches women and girls how to reduce their lifestyle and environmental risk factors for breast cancer.
$20, ChanLuu.com; 50 percent of each sale goes to BreastCancer.org
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Join the fight against breast cancer while treating yourself (or your mother, aunt, or a friend) to something special.
The Danielle Nicole Jelly Shopper Tote—made of water resistant PVC and accessorized with leather accents—holds and protects all your essentials, and then some. Best of all, this durable material won't sag or lose its shape under the weight of your iPad, extra pair of flats and five-pound wallet.
$68, Danielle-Nicole.com; 20 percent of proceeds goes to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation
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Join the fight against breast cancer while treating yourself (or your mother, aunt, or a friend) to something special.
Bid on one of these four Fritz Hansen Swan Chairs (or 15 others) customized by interior designers, architects, and fashion icons—all part of The Pink Swan Project. There's something to suit every taste: from the flashy (one chair is covered in Swarovski crystals) to the minimal (like Oprah-favorite Nate Berkus' version covered in a classic white wool boucle and accessorized with sleek leather). The online auction runs through the end of October—keep an eye out to secure a one-of-a-kind creation and conversation piece for your living room or home office.
80 percent of each sale will go to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation
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* This color-blocked shoe gives classic camel a whole new vibe. $30; amiclubwear.com
* Add a black cashmere sweater to this tricolor skirt, and you're good to go. $275; dkny.com for stores
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