The customizer provides a live preview as you play with Appearance settings, and can be used to customize a live preview of a new theme before you activate it, or to make changes to your existing theme. It allows you to edit the site title and tagline, custom headers and backgrounds, navigation placement, front page selection, and other options that vary by theme. It works with both free themes and premium themes. Shall we take a test drive?

Imagine you want to change themes. As you are browsing on the Themes screen, notice the new “Live Preview” link and click it.

You’re taken to the customizer. As you make changes, the preview in the right-hand part of the screen updates live so you can get things just right.

When things look the way you want them, click the Save & Activate button in the lower left (or Save & Purchase if it is a premium theme) and boom, your new theme and custom settings are live!

You can also use the live preview feature to customize your existing theme. On the themes screen in your dashboard, you’ll now see a “Customize” button that launches the previewer.

And don’t worry, you still have access to the regular screens for adjusting these and other features. Just use the navigation for the Appearance section like you always have.

So, please try it out, and let us know what you think in the comments! I hope you like  it as much as we do. If you hit any snags, let us know in the forums so that we can help.

But wait, there’s more!

Yes, more! Here are a couple of smaller additions also aimed at making it easier to customize your site and make it look just the way you want it.

• When choosing a custom header image, you can now choose from your Media Library. I looove this, because I have uploaded the same header image at least a dozen times to re-use it when I changed themes.
• For themes that support it, custom headers now have a recommended size rather than a fixed required size, so you can be flexible with the height and width of your header images. I love this too, because sometimes I really like a theme but the header image I want to use is taller or shorter than the theme design allows. Now, the power is in your hands to decide! The goal is for as many themes as possible on WordPress.com to support this feature, but you can see if we’ve added it to yours yet by checking the list of supported themes.

And one last thing…
If you know HTML, you can now add links and a little bit of formatting to your image captions. This is great for people who want to link a photo credit to the photographer’s blog or to a Creative Commons license, or want to make some text bold or italicized. At some point in the future we may add a WYSIWYG option, but for now you’ll just need to learn some basic HTML tags if you want to use this one. Just type the HTML right into the caption field in the image uploader, and your links will appear like magic. So this:

becomes this:

You can adopt adorable kittens at your local Humane Society.
Make a new friend and save a life today!
Photo by Jane Wells, saver of kittens

I’ve been wanting this feature for four years now, so I’m really excited.

Have fun with these new features!

*Fun Fact: While this feature was in development, it was originally conceived as a wizard, or guided walkthrough. We codenamed it Gandalf.

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We are on Day 2 of 65th Cannes Film Festival! Oyes!

Jane Fonda, Eva Longoria and Freida Selena Pinto stole the show with their signature styles as they attended the Day 2 Cannes Film Festival Event. The three celebrities of course didn’t fail to wow the crowd  flaunting their super elegant long gown- &&  proving that age is just a number  and has nothing to do with how young or old one is. Being Beautiful is all in the Attitude .

Freida Pinto, 27.  Walked wit her fashionable  lime green Atelier Versace gown on the red carpet.

Eva Longoria, 37.  showed off  some cleavage with her white classy Emilio Pucci dress.

Jane Fonda won my-  THE BEST GOWN.  She was wearing an “Atelier Versace”  proving that she still have that nice curvy shape even at the age of 74.  Can you believe it?  She completed her  glamourous look with a metallic Versace clutch , Chopard jewels and  a peep-toe heels.  I just love love that bronze gown. She looks very Stunning! I hope I’d have that nice figure when I reach that age . )

FYI:  The Atelier Versace Fall Gown worn by Jane Fonda was presented last year and I’m pretty sure a lot of you is dying to see it. There you go!

From left:  Freida Pinto, 27; Eva Longoria, 37; Jane Fonda, 74 at the Cannes Film Festival.

Tell me who’s your favorite among the three.

Source:  Dailymail.co.uk

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Soooo get ready and feast your eyes for all the Fashionistas are surely preparing for a host of glamorous soirees0 .  I will keep ya’ll posted on what is happening through photos and videos- soonest!

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Fear not, my fellow blogging friends. We’ve got you all covered today with a theme that will make you want to stop time and write about everything in your lives until you can’t write anymore.

A Simpler Time, designed by Denise Chandler, is a theme that’s beautiful, bold, and memorable—pretty much exactly like the types of stories you’ll be writing alongside it on your WordPress.com blog:

A Simpler Time: Single Post

It’s a traditional blog theme in the sense that it offers everything you’ve come to expect from a WordPress theme—widgets, custom menus, and custom headers, and more—and it also looks incredible. If you’d also like to mix it up with different colors and fonts, try the Custom Design upgrade. You can do all of that and more.

A Simpler Time is a premium upgrade for your blog; read more about its features on the Theme Showcase or dive right into previewing it on your blog from Appearance → Themes.

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The most common effect of the UV rays on one’s complexion is sunburn and extreme skin dehydration. You may say that sunburn and extreme skin dehydration is nothing to be concerned about, but did you know that sunburns and extreme skin dehydration can cause premature ageing effect on your skin?

Yes, you can actually look older than your actual age if you expose yourself to the harsh UV rays without protection too often. You wouldn’t want that to happen now, would you?

Here’s some tips on how to maintain a healthy skin and prevent premature skin ageing, even when you need to go out of the house and frolic under the sun often:

Moisture is the key to a healthy complexion, so keep your skin moisturised at all times. Drink plenty of water daily to maintain your skin from within, and apply moisturising lotions on your skin generously whenever you go outdoors.
Eat more fruits and vegetables. Fruits and vegetables are skin food. They are something that should always be included in your diet if you want to have radiantly beautiful skin.
Use sunblock at all times when you’re outdoors. sunblock cream or lotions with SPF-25 should suffice, but if it’s too hot outside, sunblock with SPF-50 will definitely be more helpful in blocking those harmful UV rays.
Notice a few wrinkles and fine line? No problem, use anti-ageing products. It’ll help you erase those unwanted fine lines that will make you looks older than you are.

Always remember to take good care of your skin, ladies and gentleman. Keep it moisturised at all times and nourish it with plenty of skin food and skin care products. Taking good care of it will not only make you appear younger, but healthier too.

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Over the years, Louis Vuitton has collaborated with famous artists, decorators and artisans of different times to create unique and innovative products.

Objets Nomades is a project to continue this philosophy by working with novice designers for a collection of foldable furniture and accessories that have been inspired by some of Louis Vuitton’s most iconic, historic trunks. Ingenious creations include the hammock alluding to the bed trunk, the desk reminiscent of the Stokowski trunk, as well as stools, home lighting and small travel accessories.

Desk by Christian Liaigre

Hammock by Atelier Oi

Stool by Atelier Oi

Images via Louis Vuitton

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I love Onna Ehrlich handbags and greatly admire the designer herself because she, along with her hubby, have managed to create handbags with new silhouettes with unexpected vibrant colors and exotic materials which make each a modern classic.  I was really excited to come across this E!Online behind the scenes video of Onna Ehrlich in her design space because my dream job is work for a handbag company, and eventually design my own collection.  I studied apparel manufacturing so I totally enjoyed the glimpse that the video offered – Onna’s concept of a certain bag from the sketches to prototype to the finished product.  Congratulations on yet another fabulous collection!

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Women In Philanthropy’s 9th Annual Power of the Purse is this Thursday, May 17th!  We have an amazing mix of bags including Tory Burch, Coach (several styles!), Louis Vuitton, Felix Rey, Ellen Allen Annapolis, Eric Javits, Nana by Sally, Ivanka Trump, Miche, Beijo, Onna Ehrlich, Haute Latitude, Amykathryn Handbags, d’andrea handbags, Mia Cotone gift set, original designs from up and coming designers and much, much more!

Power of the Purse is an official Columbia Style Week Pre-event with Wink Magazine as the digital media sponsor!  What does that mean exactly?  Power of the Purse is going to be bigger and better than before, so come out and shop for a cause! Buy your tickets now by registering online at www.womeninphilanthropy.com.

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Check out Columbia Style Week on Facebook for daily announcements and follow Columbia Style Week on Twitter too!

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Jill’s Consignment has a gorgeous neon pink Judith Leiber Karung Snakeskin Clutch that is so on trend!  It’s not often that I find a Judith Leiber bag that I would actually carry since most of the ones I see are on the red carpet.  It’s made of Karung snakeskin with gold-tone hardware.  Features include an interior flap closure with magnetic snap, removable shoulder strap and swivel top handles.  It has pink fabric lining with main compartment flanked by a zippered pocket and a long open pocket.  It also comes with a change purse.  This bag is in pristine condition with dust cover.  Price: $575.00.

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