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Thanks for reading my post! I'm Style Expert + Success Strategist for women entrepreneurs helping you and your business get out there so you can attract the high-level clients you want. All my tips come from my real world professional experience. As a bootstrapping entrepreneur with a business degree in Marketing and a graduate of an extensive amount of business and personal development programs and high-level masterminds, my advice is based on how I successfully run my online business since 1999. Previously to be being the founder of FocusOnStyle.com, I was a well-known New York fashion stylist on major photo shoots for 15 years, where I styled everything from Vogue covers to advertising campaigns for cheesy products that I made look so good that you would actually want to buy them. I've also had a syndicated newspaper fashion advice column and featured in lots of media. Learn more...  About Sharon Haver | Press Clips | Start Here | Work With Me Let's get social... Facebook  |  Twitter   |   Instagram   |   Pinterest   |  YouTube

Behind the Scenes at Alexander McQueen- The Beauty, the Splender, the Drama

 "I was thinking about a woman as an object of desire. We go to such lengths to adorn ourselves that we almost become our clothes or are taken over by them. This is a collection about excess - an exploration of ideals of beauty at their most extreme." - Sarah Burton, Creative Director of Alexander McQueen How often do we have the rare chance to be mesmerized by the beauty and intimacy of a collection so magical? Sit back and inhale the luxury of this exclusive backstage footage of Sarah Burton and the Alexander McQueen team preparing for the Spring/Summer 2012 runway show during Paris Fashion Week-captured in a short film created by filmmaker Sean Frank. MORE: Alexander McQueen In their

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Holiday In New York- Lord and Taylor Christmas Windows 2011

"Happy Everything" Lord & Taylor Holiday Window Unveiling
Retail Remedy: There's nothing that says  holiday shopping more than the launch of Christmas windows Of all the department holiday windows in New York, Lord & Taylor is a perennial favorite as one of the most classic and heartwarming. This year's theme being “What is Christmas Made Of?”  The store asked children from Women In Need shelters and local schools to draw what they believe Christmas is made of. The mechanical holiday windows were inspired by their art and feature 125 of the original drawings. MORE: Holiday Windows One  of my favorite snippets from the store's window, pictured right,  is "Holiday is for Everyone, " featuring a rather chic woman in a red jacket trimming the tree with a Chanukah menorah

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Designer Deals- Timeless dresses are on sale now, so don’t wait for Black Friday or Cyber Monday

Gorgeous designer dresses at fantastic savings: YES Dealing with crazed crowds and internet crashes: NOPE Scheduling your day for a "flash" online sale: FORGET IT >> READ: Discount Designer Style Tips- Life secrets for looking great on the cheap It's sample sale time in New York, but there are some warehouse-friendly prices online too. I pulled a few timeless chic pieces for you to think about... click fast, they may sell out! There's plenty on sale at Barney's, but I'm loving the easy, asymmetric elegance of this Carven dress. Top it with an oatmeal merino wool cardigan now, and wear alone come Spring.   Carven Asymetric dress- on sale from $490 to $199. Shopbop's got plenty on sale, including this classic Gryphon

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First Sarah Jessica Parker, now Blake Lively sports the fugliest Loubes

Christian Louboutin "Alex"
Help, I'm a celebrity and I'll wear anything for attention! I'm sorry, but in my opinion, you really MUST be a fashion victim to find these "lion paw" shoes remotely attractive.  We're not really fans of  designer damning around here, but these Christian Louboutin "Alex" pumps are for the birds. People see doctors to cure themselves of this First, Sarah Jessica Parker sported them in Moscow this summer and now Blake Lively is wearing them on the set of Gossip Girl. All I can say is that it's the one year anniversary of my foot surgery and I don't even think my feet looked that bad post op.  RadarOnline says they cost about $5,000.... Would you wear these? >> SHOP: Animal Prints

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How to Look Sexy and Modern? Try some well-placed slits like Eva Green in Alexander McQueen

Eva Green an AW11 black split sleeve dress and Pre AW11 leopard print peep toe shoes by Alexander McQueen to the ‘The Rum Diary’ London
I'll Have What She's Having: Streamlined and bold slits in just the right places There's something about actress Eva Green's smart sexiness that reminds us of  the raw style of Italian actresses back in the 1950's via Veneto days. It's a control over non-fussiness and an emphasis on dynamic sex appeal and sultriness, best mastered in sleek, non revealing lines. Case in point: Eva's on trend, but not trendy, double-slit & slit sleeve Alexander McQueen LBD from AW11. Oh, and those luscious leopard print peep toe shoes also by Alexander McQueen.  WATCH: How to Accessorize a LBD and more LBD posts Smoldering liner and red lips keep the look graphic, clean and bold We saw the sexy open back slit on Amber

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Lady Gaga wore this dress and you can too, or stick it in a museum as it’s the first Lady Gaga dress to ever come to public auction

Juliens Auctions Lot 1404 MADAME FIGARO MAGAZINE FEATURING LADY GAGA (4)
    Lot 1405: LADY GAGA PHOTOSHOOT WORN ENSEMBLE A sculptural dress and shirt worn by Lady Gaga for a photo-shoot and seen on the cover of the May 21, 2011, Madame Figaro magazine. The ensemble consists of a blue metallic organza shift dress with an under armature that expresses geometric forms on the surface of the dress. Accompanied by a long-sleeve black cotton shirt with matching geometric styling. Designed by Irina Shaposhnikova. No size present. Estimate: $10,000 - $20,000 Must admit that Lady Gaga looks rather chic in this geometric design by Irina Shaposhnikova from her  'Crystallographica' collection at Royal Academy at Fine Art in Antwerp (see it here). Lady Gaga wore the dress on a photo shoot and cover

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Hysterical SNL Kim Kardashian divorce skit spoofs anal bleaching and Bruce Jenner’s frozen face

Did you see the hysterical Saturday Night Live skit last night about the Kim Kardashian - Kris Humphries divorce? Nasim Pedrad does her spot on vapid Kim Kardashian impersonation, Kristin Wiig is the attention starved Kris, Taran Killam's frozen-faced Bruce Jenner is that accident you can't stop giggling about. Not to fret, we've got it here: In the spoof, the Karadashian Kuties are waxing poetic about bonding over anal bleaching. What's anal bleaching you ask? Well, according to Cosmo, "It’s exactly what it sounds like and what is sounds like is frankly some sort of torture technique. An acid is applied to your freshly waxed anus and rubbed in, according to the spas we contacted that provide the service. Most

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Bette Midler Auction- Costumes and Possessions from the Divine Miss M

Bette Midler Auction
You could probably clue in that I wasn't a generic kind of kid when I had to reach to "someone" I admired for a school project and that someone was Bette Midler... fresh out of her bath house days and immersed in campy chutzpah. Honestly, I think my mom was more impressed at the time that a large 9x12 envelope from Ms. Midler's agent/manager arrived in the mail addressed to me with clips and autographed photos of her Divineness.... my mom never let me forget how "valuable" those items are, and they were never discarded but buried around here somewhere. I still love the Divine Miss M and her couture campiness and if I were her, every last bedazzled and platformed

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Adventures in Extremes- The shearling jacket… Rag and Bone or Old Navy

I'm doing the math here on this fashion double-take and one jacket is $2,420.06 less than the other. How can you not love the Rag & Bone Shoreditch Shearling Jacket? But at $2,500, timeless or otherwise, it may be a bit too much style for your bank account.   Enter Old Navy's Women's Faux-Shearling Moto Jacket at $79.94. Quality-schmality, it's cute as a button and will get you through some very stylish occassions. Just saying, it's a smart buy. And, it comes in plus size too! Did you see our earlier post today about The Best Coats of the Season?  We've got an UGG & Shearling Boots Shopping Guide too

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The “Lucky Stars” Material Girl Model Search Video with Mama Madonna and Lola

It's comforting to know that even in this behind-the-scenes' mockumentary, like any other teenager and their worrywart mom, Madonna's daughter Lola (yes, Lordes) doesn't pay much attention to her either. Madonna even accuses Lordes of being a lookist and an ageist... well,  we know those stories. For all the moms who still have it going on and who happen to have a mini me, take a peek at the Material Girls "Lucky Stars" model search video: For more on the Material Girl model search, go to materialgirlcollection.com/fall_2011/ for contest details. SHOP The Material Girl Collection in stock at Macy's: In their words... Madonna and Lola announce the Material Girl “Lucky Stars” Model Search with Macy’s. A celebrity-driven panel of judges, led

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Kate Middleton wears a rather bare dress for her and it looks amazing

Catherine, Duchess Of Cambridge Attends 'In Kind Direct' Charity Event At Clarence House
p.s.. It's not from this season! It's a First Lady and Royal day here at Fos today. I have to say that we've kept our pledge of only covering the looks that we feel are worth the second notice and offer something that YOU can take away. Kate Middleton stepped out for her first solo engagement as a royal yesterday and the blogosphere was aflutter about a perceived mark that was thought to be that of hair extensions. Instead, according to the dailymail.co.uk, "The spokesman for the Duchess at St James’s Palace confirmed last night that it was the result of surgery as a young child. ‘The scar related to a childhood operation,’ they said." Catherine, Duchess Of Cambridge Attends 'In

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HALLOWEEN DOG COSTUMES at The 21st Annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade

The 21st Annual Tomkins Square Dog Parade
FocusOnStyle is going to the dogs today and we love it! >> Try some ready made Pet Costumes You all know that we're suckers for a pooch in a good costume around here, so without further adieu.... we bring you 500 dogs, 3,000 spectators, and a wild and wooly time for all, with some of our faves from the 21st Annual Tompkins Square Dog Parade this weekend. My Donald Trump Boys Two-headed poodle Princess Beatrice's fascinator  More dogs in halloween costumes, 'cause we know you love it too!  [nggallery id31]

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