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FRENCH CHIC SHIRT LESSON 101: A classic white shirt balances a vivid print a la Leïla Bekhti

I’ll Have What She’s Having: What to wear with a bold print skirt? A white shirt, of course, is oh soooo French Chic! Leïla Bekhti, the French actress, knows that the best compliment to something bold and bright is palette cleansing clean, classic, and crisp starkness by way of a perfect shirt. >> MORE from the French Riviera: Cannes Do Chic Let's review the styling finesse of the bold "Renaissance painting" print Carven skater skirt from last fall that she wore at Cannes the other day. French actress Leïla Bekhti poses during a photocall of the Un Certain Regard jury at the 65th Cannes film festival Take a vivid print-- whether it be as bright as a Lilly Pulitzer or as fashion statement-making as this Carven--

Frieda Pinto wearing a Salvatore Ferragamo midrif baring 2-piece outfit at the Cannes Film Festival

I"ll Have What She's Having: A flirty bare midriff in balance & how to wear the look. I sure know about this one! I think I spent a good decade of my life running around in a variety of bare midriff crop tops! Having a 22 1/2 inch waist at the time I barely (cheesy pun, I know) met a midsection baring top that I didn't like. >> RELATED: AbFab, Rooney Mara in Miu Miu Belly Baring Chic What was big in the eighties was a re-trend from midriff baring tops in the before air conditioned 1950's. And a subtle nod that if you wore them in any one of those decades, this style has reached its expiration point for

It can take a lot of the right makeup to look better than natural on camera. One of my favorite pitstops to see what makeup artist pros use in their kits is The Makeup Show by The Powder Group trade show for beauty gurus. These may not be makeup brands that you see advertised in the pages of magazines, but are the brands used on many the models. >> READ: Professional Beauty Finds- What’s In Your Makeup Artist’s Pro Kit via The Makeup Show 2011 Take a peek at some of my Top 10 latest and tried and true pro makeup goodies from The Makeup Show and consider adding some to your personal makeup kit. What I couldn't resist picking up at

I'll Have a What She's Having: A flattering swimsuit that camouflage figure flaws and spotlights positives Call it a cut out swimsuit or a monokini, the strategically cut out swimsuit is the swimwear must-have this season. Just take a look at Jennifer Lopez photographed by Mario Testino for Vogue magazine, pictured above, looking more than fabulous. BODY GLOVE SMOOTHIES MILEY ONE PIECE- a gorgeous and classic monokini solution for those not on a Gucci budget. Click to buy at Zappos Not quite as covered up as a one-piece swimsuit and not exposing too much flesh as in bikini, the cutout swimsuit is your figure's secret weapon for not quite baring it all on the beach and a particularly stylish

Stylist Advice: Can I wear flip-flops in the city? Oh yes, the "when to wear flip-flops" in place of proper shoes debate continues... Frankly, the idea of wearing flip-flops as shoes in the city wrecks my nerves. UNLESS, you are heading back from a pedicure as Jessica Alba is caught doing in New York. At a certain age, it is no longer cute or stylish to wear your beach shoes like a regular pair of shoes. It doesn't read trendy, but reads lazy. >> SHOPPING GUIDE: Cute Flats There, I've said it, flip flops are not PROPER shoes. No way, no how. They have most definitely had a trendy moment, and may have even morphed into a hipster way of

Alexander McQueen Spring Summer 2012 In Stores Now

Wanted to share a quick little shopping tip from my inbox: For all those Alexander McQueen fans, inspired by the iconic anemone print as seen in the Alexander McQueen Spring Summer 2012 collection, the anemone silk bustier gown is now available online for $6,595 at myTheresa. The dress is gorgeous, we know. For those on a more realistic budget, the McQueen Collection is available online at ShopBop. Not quite the same, but definitely a cheap-chic floaty chiffon number that you can wear during the day, is this nude chiffon maxi dress from Express below... More goodies from Alexander McQueen spring summer 2012: More Alexander McQueen... Photo: Alexander McQueen

An ancient photo of me in Italy with one of the many incarnations of a Vidal Sassoon Salon styled bob

Bet I got your attention with this headline! I got my mom's attention too. I really owe my hair (on a good day) to Vidal Sassoon... well to the salon and their team of precision trained stylists. The hair legend's death this week has me thinking about how his work personally helped create my hair look. >> RELATED: Hair Tips & Trends When I was about 15 my mom must have gotten sick and tired about my three threads of straggly long hippie hair and let me get a haircut at the Vidal Sassoon Salon. It was around the time that people were asking me about possibly modeling (so not for me) and I was starting to hang out with my

It's big designer names, names, names made even more enticing under the flea market tarp!The city of Rome is truly a living architectural museum, but where do all the old fashion relics go?A good chunk can be found on the right Sunday at the Borghetto Flaminio market.Lot's of vintage costume jewelry and even some hard to find pieces at the Borghetto Flaminio from the 1960s and some Hermes.While Porta Portese is the more widely known flea market in Rome, for me, it's a crowded and huge mass of junky new items and a few stalls of ratted up old fur. It's been known that if you dig deep enough at Porta Portese that you will find "something" but for me it was more like something plastic and tacky.Porta Portese

La Dolce Vita (1960) Federico Fellini follows a week in the life of a philandering paparazzo journalist living in Rome played by Marcello Mastroianni

I've always been fascinated by classic Italian cinema and the genius of Federico Fellini. Who knows how that infatuation plays through the tapestry of my life but through the years, I have visited Rome so many times yet never had the opportunity to tour Cinecittà Studios until this trip. What an enthralling opportunity it is! Particularly since Cinecittà Shows Off! A peek inside the cinematic world of Federico Fellini Just standing in the extraordinary Fellini soundstage at Cinecittà, Teatro 5, makes you want to draw on eyeliner, find a black bustier and purr "Marceeeeello," in hopes that Mastroianni may appear on screen before you wearing his iconic rectangular Persol sunglasses, crisp white shirt, black tie and dark suit. The sweet life it is! >>RELATED: Roman Style- Sneakers

Imagine how fun it would be if you could custom design your own shoes or update an old favorite pair in a different color or heel height? Shoes of Prey lets you do that. The Australian company allows you to become your own shoe designer within the bounds of their own samples of heel styles and heights, toe styles, embellishments, and a large variety of fabrications and colors to guide you to custom design your own shoes. >> YOU WILL LOVE THIS: Don't forget to entire to win a $250 gift certificate giveaway to design your own jewelry! You get to "digitally craft" your combinations until you find a style that is unique to you and that you love. The digital mock-up for my shoe,

Win this: Just in time for Mothers Day.... let mom (or you) customize jewelry with our gift certificate giveaway chance, just for joining the FocusOnStyle newsletter! We've got a $250 Gemvara gift card to give out. All you have to do is join our newsletter and like us on Facebook between now and Friday, May 11 (Midnight EST) and we will select one lucky winner at random! I am jonesing for the Naked Emerald Triple Ring with Emerald-Cut Black Onyx, pictured above, but it's price tag is out of the ballpark at the moment. I'll make more than do with the Naked Gems piece that I was invited to create for myself. I decided upon a sweet Naked Cushion Checkerboard London Blue Topaz Petite Bezel Pendant -

Honestly, I applaud anyone who takes a risk in fashion and pulls it off with unfettered style and grace, Particularly, when their everyday outfits border flamboyant costumes, AND the wearers are no spring chickens as they say back in Brooklyn. >> SHOP: Accessories Guides In what will probably be a heart-pounding, fanatical fashion frenzy for the young personal style blogger set and, perhaps, a nod to pull the best of the lots for everyone else, YOU can get a cheap chic bite of over the top fashionista style from Anna Dello Russo (who looks stylishly tame in this photo) and Iris Apfel very soon. The Anna Dello Russo for H&M collection Anna Dello Russo in collaboration with H&M has a line of accessories which

Sometimes age-appropriate casual chic can be a tough call to shop for... a FocusOnStyle reader shares how to work around it... Thanks for the article/photos on Susan Sarandon. Any advice for a retired 60 year-old female graphic artist, (60)? I like to be somewhat trendy/edgy while still being age appropriate and doing it on a budget. I've begun a capsule of sorts (turquoise, charcoal and some violet), and it helps a lot, but if you could recommend basic pieces one should have for a casual wardrobe that's stylish I would appreciate it. Our pretty reader I am petite, about a size 10/12 and gain weight at my waist/midriff. I don't know where to shop. Chico's is usually too glitzy for me, Jjill is

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FRENCH CHIC SHIRT LESSON 101: A classic white shirt balances a vivid print a la Leïla Bekhti

Everything’s right about a bare midriff and how to wear a crop top like Freida Pinto

Top 10 Professional Beauty Finds- Use What Makeup Artist Pros Use via The Makeup Show

Flaunt This Not That: Jennifer Lopez Strategically Cut Out Swimsuits

When to wear flip-flops? Jessica Alba gets it…

Shopping Wish List Reminder- Alexander McQueen Spring Summer 2012 In Stores Now

How I Remember Vidal Sassoon- Some beer and an angry mom!

When In Rome: Flea Market With Vintage Gucci, Fendi, Valentino, Chanel and more

When In Rome- Cinecittà Shows Off Classic Italian Cinema At Its Best

Custom Design Your Own Shoes- Shoes of Prey Let’s You Be A Shoe Designer

$250 JEWELRY GIFT CERTIFICATE GIVEAWAY: Gemvara- Customize Jewelry To Get Get the Rock Without the Fuss

Cheap Chic Alert: Over the Top Fashionistas Anna Dello Russo and Iris Apfel have lines coming to a mall near you

Age-Appropriate Casual Chic for the Silver Hair Set: How To Shop To Master An Ageless Stylish Wardrobe

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