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This image provided by Kim Kimble shows a portrait of the stylist in Los Angeles. Kimble is among thousands of ancillary workers in the entertainment industry impacted by the Hollywood strikes. (Kim Kimble via AP).

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Celebrity hair, makeup and nail stylists: How the Hollywood strikes have affected glam squads
By LEANNE ITALIE - AP Entertainment Writer
Fri,08/11/23-9:12AM , 330 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Film, television, fashion: You name it and Kim Kimble has done it in her 30-plus years as a hair stylist in Hollywood — but even through the good times, she never gave up her backup plan.

Until the pandemic.
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This combination of photos show adaptive shoes by Billy Footwear. More companies are offering adaptive wear and accessories. (Billy Footwear via AP).

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Clothes for kids with disabilities get better, but teens see a lack of fashionable options
By LEANNE ITALIE - Associated Press
Thu,08/03/23-7:26AM , 286 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Mindy Scheier was working in fashion before her son, Oliver, was born with muscular dystrophy. As he grew, and she watched him struggle to get dressed, her eyes were opened to her industry's limitations for people with disabilities.
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CORRECTS LOCATION TO DENVER - Wedding guest Maggie Long, left, poses in a group photo with others including groom Travis Holquin, in green tux center left, and bride Hannah Holquin, silver gown in center, at a dive bar themed wedding in Denver on April 1, 2023. (Bre Holligan Photography via AP)

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Space Disco Cowboy? Couples ditch traditional wedding dress codes in favor of out-there themes
By LEANNE ITALIE - Associated Press
Wed,06/28/23-8:04AM , 262 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — “Space Disco Cowboy.” “Yacht Shabbat.” “Burning Man Formal”? More couples are tossing tradition when it comes to what wedding guests should wear, to some befuddlement among invitees.
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Christian Cooper poses for a portrait to promote the book "Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World" on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Matt Licari/Invision/AP)

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Central Park birder Christian Cooper is turning his viral video fame into a memoir and TV show
By LEANNE ITALIE - AP Entertainment Writer
Fri,06/16/23-9:01AM , 298 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — There's nothing that can keep Christian Cooper from enjoying his “happy place,” the bird-friendly Ramble of Central Park — not even his tense, viral video encounter three years ago with a woman walking her dog off leash in his refuge.
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