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Fall Trend Accessories Report- The Oversized Clutch

The Top Seven Accessory Trends for Fall 2011 with StyleSight, Day 3 From Miu Miu to Margiela, this season the ubiquitous clutch goes from compact and evening appropriate to practical and ready for the girl-on-the-go in charmingly oversized proportions with a vaguely 40's inspired sensibility and glamorous ease. SHOP: Best Bags Large, like a statement making giant box discreetly folded in the crook of your arm, these beefed up pochettes boast soft, unstructured construction balanced with a minimal, professional direction and feature sophisticated logo placements or a lack there of. More Miu Miu...And with Prada's ingenious boxy handstrap clutches, the idea of a daytime clutch now comes with a little more security. Think about pairing the season's giant proportions with

Fall Trend Accessories Report- Camels and Tans

The Top Seven Accessory Trends for Fall 2011 with StyleSight, Day 2 Day two at our look at Fall 2011 with StyleSight's Top Trends has us in neutral with the season's rerun of heritage minded camel & tan offerings. See by Chloe 3 Buckle Booties in of the moment camel color And while cosmetic tones have dominated colorways for the last few season's, the new neutrals of today in peach, taupe and sand work their way full circle back to one of the easiest tones of all, khaki.That's right, khaki is no longer reserved for the preppy set. Instead, its been re-imagined in an an array of propositions from hats to the now ubiquitous pleated trouser in tones that range

Fall Trend Accessories Report- Boho Baroque

The Top Seven Accessory Trends for Fall 2011 with StyleSight, Day 1 As the new season is approaching and Fall/Winter garb is finally making its way into shops, join us as we look at the Top Seven Accessories Trends over the next week that are sure to amp your wardrobe and help you edit your future buys.More: StylesightGet into fall's rich Baroque takes on ultra-luxe bohemian accessories with Claire Foster, StyleSight's Accessories Editor, who pulled together some helpful trend boards for us covering key points on all the latest accessories of the season. Boho Baroque- With the holiday season ahead come a slew of party-ready heavily decorated, bejeweled and luminous extras inspired by Baroque opulence from designers as disparate as

Michelle Obama Style Alert- It’s Back to Clean Chic With Vibrant Skirt and Simple Tank

I'll Have What She's Having: Easy, breezy late summer style When I first saw this photo of the First Lady this week, I was loving the simple clean chic style that best flatters Michelle Obama's strong and statuesque frame. There have been a few missteps in outfits that were a bit too fussy or girly for her, but this Suno skirt and tank gets an A+! -- S.H. Michelle Obama wore Suno again for the fourth time in Martha's Vineyard this weekend & radiated beachside chic in the label's graphic pleated Spring Beach Geo skirt. >> MORE: Michelle Obama Style Like a smart dresser would, she plays up its bold color-blocking with refined basics and simple hair for a look

Rihanna Rocks Some Very Cool Sunglasses- That is if you can get past the rest of her prom queen Muppet look

I'll Have What She's Having: If you look beneath the overworked mess Yes, Rihanna, when it comes to your celebrity style, sometimes, well, most of the time, you work the living daylights out of it. Exhausting. But, the rest of you can find a golden needle in this mishmash of too many style things... Despite Rihanna's questionable 80's era Miss Tennessee inspired up-do and the fact that her feathery ensemble looks akin to a Jim Hensen Muppet creation, what does work and what one could take note of is her exotic cream snakeskin covered Linda Farrow Luxe shades. MORE: Sunglasses While they instantly illuminate the face, they also happen to hit upon fall's full on reptile print trend in a

Loving the Vintage Vibe at Camilla and Marc’s latest CM Resort Swimwear Collection

Early Marilyn Monroe rocked a high waist 2-piece & so can you! I've been vacating at my Western retreat and have suddenly become fixated with one of my collection of retro Hollywood ski and Western photos that I used in the decoration of our place out here. It's an early photo of Marilyn Monroe on snow skis at the beach. The color-blocking of Marilyn Monroe's swimsuit looks so fresh to me now. Don't think it's the cutesy gimmick of the shot or the technicolor lighting that I'm focused on. It's what Marilyn is wearing that suddenly seems to look so modern and fresh to me. Her color-blocked, high waist 2-piece swimsuit seems so of the moment. And, yes, I'm grooving

In The Bag: Marc Jacob’s Must-Have Crosby Bowery Handbag

Most-Wanted/Must-Have: We love a bag that you will want to wear everyday! Channel the heritage mood that's been brewing over the past few season's with Marc Jacob's latest update on the classic tote, the Crosby “Bowery.” Styled with an unmistakable dome shape and boasting a rich fall color palette of black, espresso, slate and Bordeaux, it's contrasting details and sleek, unadorned surface is destined to make it quietly stand-out for seasons to come. Get It: Marc Jacobs Mercer, NYC and Saks.com More Marc Jacobs Bags for Fall/Winter 2011 available at the shop and click to buy at Saks: Marc Jacobs Grey Nubuck “Eddie” Marc Jacobs Beautiful People Metallic Patent “Olga” Marc Jacobs Beautiful People Metallic Patent “Sofia” >> SHOP: Best

Cheap Chic Alert- Missoni for Target Preview Pictures

Must-have & fab home style offers that will easily fake out high end pieces- for real! The label queen in all of us will love this collection! It should come as no surprise that we are big, big fans of Missoni's timeless yet distinctive graphic signature designs and like many of you out there, we are stoaked about their expansive 400+ piece collection for Target which bows Sept. 13th. And with prices starting at $2.99, the deals can't get any sweeter. Of, course there's fab fashion too! SHOP: Get it at Target! Besides a full men's, women's and children's range featuring the iconic house's classic way with knits, color and prints, what we are really looking forward to is their

Luxury Children’s Clothing- Kiddie Couture from Chloe, Lanvin and Stella McCartney

Top children's fashion design... for the little ones. When Oshkosh is not an option, the sky is the limit for luxury children's clothing... With luxury houses zeroing in on the children's market come three impressive collections from Chloe, Lanvin and Stella McCartney. As you'd expect, Lanvin's recent 25 piece kid's outing is for the pint-size princess in your life with prices hovering around an exorbitant $800 mark, while the Chloe range tightly mirrors it's women's. Chloe for kids RELATED: Cool Kids Clothing From AllSaints For Your Fashion Angels The most surprisingly affordable and maybe the most adorable line of the three comes from Stella McCartney whose giddy confections come at friendlier prices with sweaters averaging at about $60. McCartney's line

Mali Fashion Week- A new player on the fashion calendar

Head's Up: There's a new fashion player around With scores of designer's and fast fashion labels alike mining the rich visual and sartorial resources of the many diverse regions of Africa comes Mali's first ever fashion week this December. Hosted by New York's premier African boutique BEBENOIR at the Musee Du Mali in Bamako, Mali, this historical event will boast a roster of lesser known African designers from Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana and even the Caribbean. >> MORE: Fashion Shows and Runway Reviews And with tribal prints and ethnic garb inspiring the fashion world at large over the past five-plus seasons, we couldn't think of a better time to nurture and celebrate the talent of Africa's up-and-coming young designers and think their unique ideas

I'll Have What She's Having: Rachel Weisz Best Dressed / Warm Weather Leather Looks The proposition of the summer leathers we've been seeing on the runways for the past few seasons has always seemed a little questionable, if not completely daunting. That is, until we saw Rachel Weisz donning a leather dress from See by Chloe's Resort 2012 collection so effortlessly mid-summer. Take a cue from the relaxed ease and classic, uncomplicated shape of her striped frock that's got a kicky a-line hem to help your body breathe. >> MORE: Resort Fashion Selected Femme Bella Leather Dress on SALE at ASOS In a demure, lady-like shape with graphic ivory stripes, she takes the aggressive nature out of leather garb by

Yoox Summer Sale: The Best In Design On The Cheap

Bargain Alert: Who doesn't like a good designer deal on high fashion? Come on, you know that Sharon is the bargain queen when it comes to GOOD clothes around here. Well, we at FocusOnStyle have always been about a good deal and by the looks of Yoox.com's Summer Sale, there's plenty of sweet deals up for grabs on some of our most coveted must-haves from season's past. >> More: Shopping With discounts of 70%-90% off and a mile long designer roster, we've spent a major portion of the past week perusing the goods and one of us was even lucky enough to nab last summer's seen-everywhere patchwork Chloe jeans which were originally $950 for $125, talk about a deal! Here's

Neon Girls- Backstage at Christopher Kane Spring/Summer 2011

Stylist Advice- Go Bright & Get It Right! Neon can be so tricky to wear and, as it is so bright, certainly a fashion mistake that won't go unnoticed. But if you get it right.... WOW! All you need are a few food stylist tips to understand how to wear the neon trend. Take a cue from Christopher Kane's updated ladylike lace neons, pictured above right, and Raf Simon's vivid techno take on sublime couture at Jil Sander, pictured below, for a summer look that's bold and rich in riotous, unforgettable colors. The two designers along with many others made a strong case for forgoing basic black and mellow pastels for confident looks in a range of eye-catching, energizing shades

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