Reminiscence of Jelly Shoes

Some of us may remember sporting these shoes on our feet. Of course women and girls wore them. I will give two hints: these were the shoes of the 1980s and early 1990s and made from plastic. Still did not get the hint?

Does jelly shoes or "jellies" ring the bell? For some individuals, it will and for others, it leaves a blank slate. It definitely rings a bell for me because I owned more than a few pair growing up. These shoes were plastic to the max!

As a kid, I used to think when many people mentioned jelly shoes that they meant that there was jelly jam inside. How wrong was I? Wrong as wrong can get! In fact, they were these hard plastic shoes that were very easy to tear up and in many cases, it made very sore feet. As an alternative to prevent sore feet, individuals installed pads in the shoes to keep comfortable and in style simultaneously.

What were these jelly shoes made from? Jelly shoes are the products from a plastic known as PVC, or polyvinyl chloride. This allows the plastic to have more flexibility. Like various plastics, this type of plastic can be molded into many different colors and designs, whether it is clear or yellowish with glitter.

Jelly shoes, for the most part, were very flat. In some instances, there were some with a very small heel. In addition to being flat and/or having a small heel, it had many beautiful designs and motifs on the shoes. Of course, they were considered as sandals. Besides having the beautiful loopy design features, glitter was the ultimate stand out feature on the jellies during the 1980s. It also included other designs such as circles and flowers.

During my days of being the owner of the "jellies," usage out of these shoes was very plentiful. (I owned an approximate total of eight jelly shoes). This is a large number for jelly shoes. The two main problems that I had with these shoes were that my end toes always managed to sneak out of them and very sweaty feet. As a result, I began wearing socks with them.

They were very beautiful shoes when they were in existence. But just to be truthful and honest, I do not think that the jelly shoes, or "jellies" should make a comeback on the fashion scene due to its fragility.

Source:
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-jelly-shoes.htm

The Hollywood Money Makers

We all know that many celebrities make a lump sum of money, which includes movies and/or television work, endorsements and fashion deals. These are often A-list actors and actresses. Anyway, here is the rundown on the earnings of the top five actresses:

Making the number one list is Cameron Diaz. During the past year, she has made fifty million dollars. This is due to her very demanding recurring role as princess/ogre Fiona in the "Shrek" franchise.

Fans are more accustomed to her portraying ditzy characters, Diaz stars in the movie, "What Happens in Vegas," a comedy with Ashton Kutcher. In the future, she will star in a best-selling adaptation by Jodi Picoult, "My Sister’s Keeper" and a fourth movie version of "Shrek."

Guess who is in second place? British actress Keira Knightley. Her annual earnings are a whopping thirty two million dollars. Within one year, Knightley managed to star in the two very popular movies, "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End" and "Atonement." In addition to these two movies under her belt within a single year, she also has various ads for the Chanel’s Coco Mademoiselle perfume campaign.

Number three on the list: Jennifer Aniston. Within the year, she has racked up approximately twenty-seven million dollars.

Despite being smothered by these crazy tabloids on her private life, Aniston is still managing to make films such as "Marley & Me" and the ultimate dating movie, "He’s Just Not That Into You." Besides the income from her movies, she also receives income from the syndication of "Friends" and endorsements from Smartwater. Although her face is published worldwide to brands such as Heineken and L’Oreal, the Smartwater deal will be her first American endorsement.

Reese Witherspoon and Gwyneth Paltrow have made it to the number four spot. They both made twenty-five million dollars in the past year.

Witherspoon will be starring with Vince Vaughn in "Four Christmases" this upcoming winter. Not only she is starring in the movie; she will also be the producer. Away from the movie set, she had a three-year contract approximately thirty million dollars to promote Avon Cosmetics as the brand’s first worldwide ambassador, in the manner of speaking.

As with Gwyneth Paltrow, she stars with Robert Downey, Jr. in the summer blockbuster hit Iron Man. Summer is not quite over, but the movie has made a lump sum of five hundred sixty-eight million dollars at the worldwide box office. Box Office Mojo reported this.

Paltrow has picked up a multi-year contract to be a spokeswoman for Estee Lauder.

This is good news to hear that these actresses are being very productive in the limelight. Good luck to them!


Source:
http://omg.yahoo.com/news/hollywood-top-earing-actresses/11852