Sharon Haver- style expert, online business success strategist for women entrepreneurs, fashion stylist, founder & editor in chief of FocusOnStyle.com

Betsey Johnson

Share | Betsey Johnson - Spring 2009 Fashion Show Runway Photos Betsey Johnson No one can resist the upbeat charm and quirkiness of a Betsey Johnson collection. This season Betsey had open arms for granddaughter number two! Like every downtown girl understands, sweetness meets frisky, in just the right ways. Get Betsey Johnson online. Click on each picture for an enlarged view.

Burberry

Share | BURBERRY - Spring / Summer 2009 Fashion Show Photos Burberry BURBERRY Spring / Summer 2009 Collection Fashion Show Photos Click on each picture for an enlarged view. All photos, this page only: Burberry

Carlos Miele

Share | Carlos Miele - Spring 209 Fashion Show Runway Photos Carlos Miele from the run of the show... This collection is a dance between nature and the female body. Carlos Miele's love for architecture, music as well as his core influences such as Brazilian landscape artist Roberto Burle Marx, led him to design his island hideaway in Florianapolis. The houses' garden and its natural diversity together with the designers' thoughts about morphology of nature inspired this collection. Click on each picture for an enlarged view.

Chado Ralph Rucci

Share | Chado Ralph Rucci - Spring 209 Fashion Show Runway Photos Chado Ralph Rucci from the run of the show... In a natural evolution fro his last collection, Ralph Rucci is expanding upon his use of sheer fabrics and experimenting with transparency and texture for his Spring 2009 Collection... Click on each picture for an enlarged view.

“I”ll Have What She’s Having: Mary J. Blige’s Little Black Dress”

Yes, simple chic can absolutely rock out when you know how to do it right, like Mary J. Blige. When you start with a wardrobe that has solid core basics in perfect shapes all you can do is build upon it. No fuss, no extremes, simply great pieces that always look elegant and can update in a snap. There is nothing more versatile and timeless than a black sweater dress in an always classic turtleneck. Sleeveless or long-sleeved, that’s your choice, but the flattering length is what works (hint: it is not a mini) for seasons to come. I hate to use the phrase “investment dressing,” but this type of essential dress really pays off in style. >> Watch

Forever 21 Hair Accessories Channel Madonna, sort of?

Souped up hair ornaments at rock bottom prices Back in May, Madonna wore a Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton number with a funky little headpiece to the "The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion" Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The blogosphere tongues were wagging. They called Mama Madonna’s headdress a pair of bunny ears, the worst outfit they ever saw, and lots of yadayada trash talk for an otherwise slow news day. I thought it was creative genius. ?In that crowd of every best-dressed supermodel and ingénue, whom do you remember still? Madonna, the muse who really is forever 21! Fast-forward five months to today. ??Cheap chic emporium Forever 21 is no chump when it comes to

Grrrrowl…. There’s a Fierce Fashion Forecast

Animal prints, furry accents, and wildlife references Lions, and tigers, and snakes, oh my! Add some instant zap to your wardrobe with your own reserve of fashion fierceness. There's nothing short of walking on the wild side with bold animal prints, maxed-out faux fur accents, and sleek black leather to pack some pow into your core wardrobe. Reptile is a bit edgier and more unexpected than classic leopard, but that's doesn't mean you need to forgo big cat patterns, simple wear them in a more modern way. A zebra pattern sweater with strong shoulders, perhaps? Or try a blast of cheetah on the wedge of a simple bootie. You can also go gaga over crocodile-print leather, perhaps a jacket this

I’ll Have What She’s Having: Erin O’Connor in Harem Pants

Harem pants or voluminous pegged leg pants are tricky to pull off. More times than not you end up looking like you swiped the pants right off the back of Bozo the Clown... yikes! But when worn just the right way, as Erin O'Connor demonstrated on her way into the Vivienne Westwood Red Label Show during London Fashion Week, the end result is sublime. Here's why... Counterbalance extreme volume on one part of your body with something shaped on your other half. A boxy jacket in a contrasting color would add bulk, like it did in Sienna Miller's case. However, Erin selected a a jacket with a fitted waist, strong shoulders, and an open V-neck in a in the same

20 Seconds to Wigstock, a short film by Vincent Gagliostro

Certainly, you have noticed a new look here at FocusOnStyle.com in the past few days. While we are live in our new design, we are still in Beta (almost there to non-techies), but surely you can see the fabulousness of it all. And, only guess at what's to come! Most in part to the creative vision of our art director Vincent Gagliostro. Besides being a recognized force in the fashion industry for the past two decades, Vincent is also a fine artist and filmmaker. Vincent Gagliostro’s short film, 20 SECONDS TO WIGSTOCK was selected for the upcoming A Shaded View on Fashion Film Festival presented by Diane Pernet a.k.a. ASVOFF FESTIVAL 2 to premiere in Paris on September 25. The

While we're not self-professed Lindsay Lohan watchers here, I do love the way she's paired a very sculpted and structured leather jacket with soft jeans. I think you should take note too! Here we have Lindsey Lohan wearing Recession Denim Gypsy pants with a structured leather jacket in NYC. LL is walking alongside Recession denim designer, Danialla Siri and toting her blue jean Hermes Birkin bag, along with a few more pairs in hand from the Recession denim line-- looks like a fruitful meeting! But what we do love-- and think that you should know about-- is the way a very structured and sculpted leather jacket looks so right when paired with loose-fitting, wide leg jeans. The contrast of a

Killer Shoes

When fashion gets overly literal They're fabulous, but can you walk in them? We're spotting girls all over the place wearing the most to-die-for uber glam towering heels. Heels so high, that they verge on fetish shoes. They're fabulous, but can you walk in them? We're spotting girls all over the place wearing the most to-die-for uber glam towering heels. Heels so high, that they verge on fetish shoes. Now, these aren't old school stiletto fu*ck-me-pumps. They are covetable chunky, sculpted works of art for your feet. We love them. We are in awe of them . We want them to sit on our dresser and gawk at them like a puppy in love. But do we want to wear

Colorful Shoes Belong in Every Fall Wardrobe…

Punch of bright color adds instant zest to basics Get one pair of brilliant and bright shoes this fall. You just may become addicted to color! If you have to buy just one thing this fall, a bright, bold and very colorful shoe should be it! The more vivid the color the better, but we are loving electric blue, lipstick red, royal purple, shocking punk, emerald green, marigold, teal blue, and fuchsia. You can love whatever shade suits you. >> SHOPPING GUIDES: Shoes High heels, cute flats, buttery leather, the suede that we are partial, sexy stilettos or powerful platforms, sandals or booties are all secondary to a very brilliant punch of color that instantly updates any neutral wardrobe. The

Fashion’s Night Out from Giorgio Armani to Brad Boles

The fabulousness never ends… Dear Diary: Fashion’s Night Out started out as a must-see stop for me at the Giorgio Armani boutique to hear a special reading by Rosie O’Donnell from “Love, Loss, and What I Wore,” a new play by Nora Ephron and Della Ephron, based on the book by Ilene Beckerman. The evening instead turned into my own version of loving, loss, and what I wore! I have to admit that unless it’s embedded in my brain from some cosmic cryptoid, there is a very good chance that I will end up at the wrong address on the wrong date. Starting my evening out with all good intentions downtown, I found myself weighing through the gang of girls

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