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Will Bethlehem athletes have to wear masks for winter sports?
Bethlehem Area School District student-athletes who are unvaccinated against COVID-19 will likely have to don masks for winter sports this year. Superintendent Joseph Roy said he and district health experts are leaning toward a two-tier masking policy for district athletes. Currently, Pennsylvania requires anyone in a school building over age 2 to wear a mask, regardless of vaccination status due to the coronavirus pandemic. But the current mask mandate order carves out an exception for students participating in sports outdoors or inside. Roy and the district’s health team of St. Luke’s University Health Network and Bethlehem Health Bureau officials find
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Comfortable, Stylish Athleisure You Can Wear Anywhere
Remember when we were all investing in high-end sweatpants because there was no point in buying any other item of clothing? Even though the days of full-on lockdown are over, the appeal of stretchy, comfortable wardrobe staples remains as strong as ever. Except now, we’re all about versatility with a touch of sophistication—basketball shorts and your old college tee work just fine for a full week spent on the couch, not so much for our new hybrid world. Our ideal look for this season takes us from WFH to a casual lunch to an afternoon workout (even if that just
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21 Best Tennis Outfits to Wear 2021
Tennis, a perennially preppy and fun sport is having a huge moment right now. You can hardly scroll through Instagram or TikTok without seeing someone playing a quick game, set, match, and further, wearing some ultra-sleek threads while doing so. Because with the explosion in the activity’s popularity, so too has the level of fashionable apparel to wear while playing—and without a loss of function. Case in point: you’ve probably noticed Gen-Z and beyond is wearing the tennis skirt on and off the court. But beyond the skirts there are skorts, crops, dresses, hoodies and sweatshirts and shorts galore. Here,
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What to Wear Under Your Wedding Dress
The undergarments you wear are the base of your wedding day look, and the right foundation can enhance the fit of your dress. “Your underpinnings help form the shape and structure of your dress and how it drapes on your body,” said Lori Kaplan, the founder and owner of Bra Tenders in New York City. Ms. Kaplan suggests choosing undergarments even before committing to buying your dress and taking them with you to your dress fittings. “I recommend first finding options of shapewear and foundation that will work with the dresses you’re eyeing.” She added, “So many brides have dreamed
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Olympic uniforms: Why do beach volleyball players wear bikinis?
TOKYO — No, women are not required to wear bikinis to play beach volleyball at the Olympics. Yes, TV cameras do tend to linger on their glutes when they hold their hands behind their backs to pass signals to each other. And no, that’s not a problem for the players who believe that those who see the sport will remain fans. “I have always felt like when you get somebody drawn in, however you get them into beach volleyball, they fall in love with the sport,” said American April Ross, a three-time Olympian. “So, hopefully that happens also.” Beach volleyball
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Tips on what to wear back to the office
Your work wardrobe hasn’t lifted a finger in more than a year and a half, and why should it? Since March 2020 when the coronavirus pandemic forced office spaces to close, our business suits, dress shoes, ties, fitted dresses and skirts have done nothing more than hover on hangers gathering dust in the closet. But now that you’re heading back to your office, do you throw on those same old clothes? (And honestly, do they fit? We’re looking at you, COVID-19 weight gain). And friends, it’s not just the abandoned workwear at issue, there is another uncomfortable reality as offices
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Pearland ISD junior high, high school students get OK to wear shorts
This year, back-to-school shopping for Pearland ISD students can include shorts for junior high and high schoolers and warm-up pants for all grade levels, clothing items that recently made the grade per changes to the district dress code. The upcoming school year kicks off Aug. 18. Kelly Holt, the district’s executive director of high schools, said young men also will also be able to sport facial hair as long as it’s kept “neat and trimmed.” Shorts, like skirts, can be no shorter than mid-thigh. For a full look at the new dress code, visit https://bityl.co/84Lj. Holt said the school
