marie claire for example we consider ourselves the bible of working women.ou have more women in the work force than ever before. historically we're doing better than we ever have. women are getting married later. we're making more money, more household decisions. money is a big deal to us and a bigger deal than it's ever been. we're interested in taxes. we're interested in employment. we're interested in health care. we're interested in small business initiatives. all the things that the republicans could leverage the heck out of and yet you don't hear anything about this from them because it's all about women's issues. and so if you're a moderate republican who agrees with that side on fiscal policy you're sort of, you know, backed into a corner because you're saying socially why is this the -- of all the things going on in this country, why is this the priority? and that's what the message is, out of all the issues this has become the priority and a lot of republican women are saying it's not my priority. >> i have long said that i'm not a republican becau

"marie claire's" joyce chang was with cyrus an hour after she heard the news. good. >> reporter: these days, the diamond is far from the only thing that looks different about cyrus. the former brunette-turned blonde, was once criticized for her weight. but now, has a washboard stomach. she credits pilates, which she posted this twitter pic. >> that's being comfortable with who you are. iver gotten more comfortable with that. >> reporter: "marie claire" is quick to point out the change, too. saying cyrus bears about as much resemblance to herself as a mojito to lemon aid. >> there's more zing to it and more spice to it. and she's not hannah montana anymore. >> reporter: as far as the nuptials, she says they're in no rush. they want to have a long engagement. she doesn't care about the wedding or the piece of paper, as much as the promise they've made to each other. this edition of "marie claire" hits stands august 19th. >> thank you so much. lara? >> thank you, amy. >>> now, we turn to the latest spot for husbands and wives to bond. couples going in for his and

here to help you get over it is "marie claire's" executive editor joy chang and diane hart. >> they callng out. it's a phenomenon that's taken over the planet. we want to do it all as women and men, too. and have it all. we live in a society full of choices. that's a very lucky thing. however, with those choices comes actual choices. you have to choose something. for lots of people, it can be very overwhelming. so they develop a major case of foma. >> aren't there people who are that type of person. i could be talking to you and i want to go over and talk to tara. i want to get through that because i want the next thing. >> sure. there are people like that. the problem is with the event of social media, we are even more like that. we have become our own publicists. we are working to figure out what we can put out there. that's why people do really dumb things online and put pictures up they should absolutely not put up. >> arrested development. at some point you put away childish things and start acting like an adult. >> you might think. it's a good idea. >> why do you share your rotten

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here is "marie claire's" fashion senior editor and "today" contributor.at you. welcome to the party. this is one of those things when you're looking for a job, that is especially important, and you're trying to figure out what is appropriate and not appropriate to wear, right? >> absolutely. there is an interesting statistic that says in the first three seconds somebody sees you they form an opinion. 97% of that is what you're wearing. it's so important to dress the part of the part you want. >> doesn't it depend on the job you're seeking? >> 100%. >> if you want to work at hooter's, i would think that you would think differently or you want to work at a law firm. a different approach. >> if you're working at an accountant or fashion magazine, there are rules and don'ts. >> what are they? >> microminis are never going to be appropriate. >> they're good at hooter's. >> never going to be good. do the sit test. if you sit down, it's up here, people will look at you and be distracted. you don't want to distract people and think you have other things on your m

"today" fashion contributor, a london native, marie claire senior fashion editor.k? >> it's basically the equivalent of american main street, mass market retail. british high street has been known for pushing it on a little more, a little more avant-garde. >> i would say everything we're going to see you can get online even though these are uk retailers. >> absolutely, everything available online. >> first is quicky and flirty. jazzy is our model. >> she looks very jazzy. she's wearing a peek-a-boo vintage dress, a british store but available online. the whole concept is inspired by carey mulligan, kyra knightley, a list celebrity adopting vintage looks. >> next is a modern minimalist. we think of posh spice. beckham look. >> victoria beckham coined this look, high-impact minimalist, about the dress. it has an optical illusion because of the panels. >> very flattering. you can't smile. if you want to do the posh spice, no smiling allowed. >> the great accessories, clutch, killer heel, and be careful about underwear, no nicker line. >> british kate moss definitely s

and joanna kohls, the editor-in-chief of "marie claire." >> good morning. >> good to have you with us though out of afghanistan. >> our "starting point" this morning is breaking news out of afghanistan. a man wearing afghan military uniform who opened fire on u.s. troops this morning killing three soldiers in the country's southern helmand province. >> chris lawrence is live for us again there at the pentagon. and you're getting new information. tell us what your sources are telling you about this attack. >> right now, brooke, they are trying to figure out if this was a taliban infiltrator or if this was simply an afghan policeman who just turned on his american allies. the taliban is claiming that it was an afghan policeman who lured the soldiers to a dinner to break the ramadan fast, and then had the plan all along to shoot and kill them. this issue of so-called green on blue attacks has been a rising concern in afghanistan. in fact, earlier this year, at one point, one out of every four nato troops that were killed were being killed by their afghan allies. in fact, there have been

"today" fashion contributor, a london native, marie claire senior fashion editor.what is the high street look? >> high street is basically the equivalent of the american's main street. it's where you find mass market retail stores. british high street has always been known for kind of pushing it on that little bit more, being a bit more avant-garde. always for a fraction of the price. >> i should say everything we're going to see today you can get online. even though these are uk retailers. >> absolutely. everything available online. >> first is quirky and flirty. jazzy is our model. >> she looks very jazzy. jazzy is wearing a peek a boo vintage dress. a british store but available online. the whole concept is inspired by carey mulligan, kyra knightley, a list celebrity adopting vintage looks. >> next is a modern minimalist. this is somebody we think of posh spice. victoria beckham has made this fashionable. we have starlet giving an example. >> victoria beckham coined this look. it's a high-impact minimalist look, we're calling it. it's always about a body contour

and lea goldman features director marie claire magazine. >> what about those martinis. >> what do theyomen's auxiliary of eric can't for mcmccanter mcmccarter. 12,347 do you think that will win women over. >> i have not met a cocktail, no, i have had a couple of cocktails that won me over with a couple of bad guys-- >> we won't talk about that, this is family show. what would up win them over, a prime target for republicans and democrats. >> we hear from a lot of our readers that they're sick and tired, frankly of this agenda being the agenda of the right. women's magazines are often dismissed as being propaganda on the left. we hear from women on the right conservative women who say they agree that these are not the issues they want to talk about that's all well and good. these are the only issues that the republicans seem to be talking about. they've been backed into this corner where even if they would have voted for romney, they have no interested in voting for that party because these debates are so retro. >> jennifer: i find that interesting because before we came into this progr

here is "marie claire's" fashion senior editor and "today" contributor. >> hello. >> look at you.u don't want to distract people and think you have other things on your mind other than the part in hand. >> one agent i had said don't dress for the job you have, dress for the job you want. make sure you look like you're ready for new york if you want to work in new york. >> look at what your boss wears, look at people in your environment. emulate that. use these people as supplementals, if you like. >> that's how you know the culture of where you're working. you have pedestals here. some are the dos and some are the don'ts. >> make-up. it's almost as bad to wear too much make-up as nothing. concealers are important. they cancel out red. dry shampoo. time is of the essence. please remember to brush it out. there is nothing worse than the dead give away of dry shampoo. >> those things are great. >> we have great kitten heels that are back as opposed to the big heels. comfort, gives you enough lift and says professional. >> they are different from hooker heels. >> and having the right