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

Giorgio Armani – Men’s Collection

GIORGIO ARMANI- Men's Collection Autumn/Winter 2009-2010 Milan Men's Fashion Week NEW CLASSIC from the designer... Contemporary with a deliberate sense of shape: a dual approach that transcends that boringly traditional look so often confused with classic style. A new way of dressing in which the choice of fabrics and their combination in different weights results in a totally renewed vision of the classic, a union of powerful fabrics that emphasizes the impact of the garment.(continues below) Click on each picture for an enlarged view. A fitted silhouette with restrained saddle shoulders defines the formal wear, while the sportswear, with its recognizable urban flavor, goes for soft volumes and suggests warmth without bulk. Colors are mostly dark - including brown juxtaposed

John Varvatos – Men’s Collection

JOHN VARVATOS Men's Collection Milan Men's Fashion Week FW 09/10 Men's Collection from the designer... Collection Inspiration John Varvatos looks to rock and roll's fashion heritage to shape his fall 2009 collection, reworking it into a dressed-up line that's polished with a glamorous edge. Every element of the collection: silhouette, detailing and proportion, is given a contemporary gloss. The palette is dark, moody and elegant. Black reigns, with charcoal, burgundy and rich chocolate accented by tones of grey and inserts of white. (continues below) Click on each picture for an enlarged view. Distinguished by its hourglass shape, John Varvatos has softly evolved his silhouette into a more modern, sleeker profile. A slender but well-defined shoulder skims down to a nipped

Emporio Armani – Men’s Collection

EMPORIO ARMANIAutumn/Winter 2009-2010 Men's Collection Fashion Show PhotosMilan Men's Fashion Week GREEN TOWN from the designer... A thought, a sensation, a green emotion. This world encompasses all of the facets of green, in a palette that merges into grey, darkens into black, picks up the brown of tree trunks and bare earth, and includes soft touches of white. The colors and materials create the image of winter warmth: not just because of the layering and quilting, but also because of the actual quality of the wool. (continues below) Click on each picture for an enlarged view. Forceful and precise treatments emphasize the city mood of the sportswear. A touch of class for a young man who has no wish to

The right strapless bras to avoid slippage in a one-shoulder dress…

Tips to find the right strapless bras to avoid slippage in a one-shoulder dress How to find strapless bras with stay-put action I've become mesmerized with one-shoulder dresses but fear the inevitable; my girls will be out of control. I am not overly busty, but do need to wear a bra. How can I tell if a strapless bra will stay in place? (Toledo, OH) Love it or leave it, The First Lady's inaugural gown has created quite a buzz about a top spring trend- the strapless dress. Whilst most of us don't have the opportunity to wear a lavish one-shoulder gown, like the Naheen Kahn one pictured here, there are certainly plenty of short day to evening styles that

Michelle Obama: First Lady, first gown, first dance

Jason Wu is Smithsonian bound… While I love their style separately, the combination may not be as divine. Michelle Obama chose a very of-the-moment one-shoulder, white airy gown by Jason Wu as her much coveted First Lady ball gown. The sheer, floatiness of this cream, organza gown is probably quite amazing and spectacular in person– it undoubtedly will be a showstopper in the Smithsonian First Ladies Collection and a rather sublime choice historically. However, on television, in photos… not so much on the First Lady herself. Obama has a very keen sense of her own personal style and wears what both flatters her and what she feels comfortable wearing. Today, with all the pressure, I feel she feel prey to

Michelle Obama: First dress, First Lady

She’s gearing up to First Lady… The Obamas made their first appearance for Inauguration Day with Michelle Obama looking rather regal in a golden yellow brocade coat and dress ensemble. Yes the color is stunning on her. However, isn’t she looking a bit too First Ladyish? Read: Dowdy?! Not since Jackie Kennedy has anyone been excited about the style of the First Lady. Perhaps, because not since Jackie Kennedy has a First Lady had much notable style! Let’s hope that this outfit is a respectful nod to the the day and not a representation of the Mrs’s Obama’s otherwise modern and clean chic appearance. –January 20, 2008 >> READ: Michelle Obama Style: Today's power dressing

Here’s a cute fix for inauguration day… Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore will “try to semi report live” from the inauguration for Ashton’s channel on Qik.com. Sure, why not… let’s go >> READ: Michelle Obama Style: Today's power dressing muse Demi and Ashton talk about sharing their experience with you: >> READ: Michelle Obama Style: Today's power dressing muse

Michelle Obama gets it right with a Narciso Rodriguez encore

Narciso Rodriguez to the front again… Hope in modern elegance continues with Michelle Obama’s selection of a gorgeous, simple chic and timeless beige coat and slender skirt ensemble by Narciso Rodriguez for yesterday’s star-studded We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration At The Lincoln Memorial. Repeating her unerring good taste with a modern flair from the fabulous Narissco Rodriquesz red dress and black cardie which Mrs. Obama chose for the election eve acceptance speech, her clean chic look continues. According to morning news reports, Mrs. Obama has not selected her wardrobe for tomorrow’s inauguration as of yet. The First Lady is said to have been busy with the family move and has much on her plate to be be fretting

Winter Whites… Can you really wear a white dress in January? Hi! First off...LOVE YOU! Quick question-- it is currently the month of January, so the middle of the winter. Going along with the whole "don't wear white after Labor Day" thought, can you reallywear a white dress after Labor Day? I'm thinking about wearing a white dress with black buttons, a black belt, black tights, and black pumps. Is this okay? (Geismar, LA) Ah thanks, I love those who love me too (big wink)… LOL! White worn in the winter is more about its fabric rather than its shade, and, of course, the climate. It can be just the right color to transition you into spring or to brighten up

Golden Globes: Red Carpet fashion hits and misses

Golden Globes Red Carpet fashion review… Okay, we have our red carpet fashion favorites at tonight’s 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards, and even one big “what was she thinking?” Love it or leave it, Jennifer Lopez , pictured here, in an almost recreation of her past, now iconic, plunging Versace number. La Diva Lopez knows how to get attention in this Marchesa golden gown… we are really hoping that it looks better in person and sorry that Mr. Blackwell isn’t here to tell us why. We are always infatuated with Rene Zelwegger’s stunning and edgy style and tonight was no exception with her go-to designer, Carolina Herrera. Olivia Wilde was both chic and elegant in a froth of a lavender

Jane Birkin, bags a new album

So sorry, couldn’t resist that Googly pun… Most fresh-faced fashionistas associate the British-born French singer and actress Jane Birkin solely as the muse for the iconic Hermes Birkin bag. And, perhaps, as the mother of modern muse and singer Charlotte Gainsbourg, from her relationship with Serge Gainsbourg, or her other daughter actress, model, and designer of her eponymous Lee Cooper denim collection, Lou Doillon, from her relationship with Jacques Doillon. That’s a whole lot of French chic pop culture namedropping, which is what makes Birkin’s new autobiogrphical album, Enfants d’Hiver a Francophile must-have. As reported in today’s The New York Times, her first fashion collaboration since the Hermes Birkin bag will be a cashmere, V-neck sweater produced by Lutz &

Shoeaholics Beware: You can get zapped at Zappos for 50K

A little sexist, absolutely! But genius just the same... Here’s a marketing ploy that falls somewhere between a left-handed compliment, a Henny Youngman wannabe, and a crack that a country club gent would gloat about over a gin and tonic and a smoke, “It only cost me $50,000 to stop my wife from shopping at Zappos.com!” Bah-dum-dum. Noting the company blog, it appears that “due to the tsunami of calls received in 2008 by the Zappos Customer Loyalty Team from spouses of loyal customers lamenting that the web site was causing relationship and financial strains,” the mega online shoe retailer, and now purveyer of almost everything else including a Terraillon Linear Vocal Scale to place alongside the kitchen sink, is

Jumpsuits: Are you willing to take the plunge?

It's the fashion trend that's not in your wardrobe Jumpsuits: Are you willing to take the plunge?It's the fashion trend that's not in your wardrobe Times are tight and who doesn't watch what they buy right now. Well, at least until next season. So when you do get something new, make it something that says wow and certainly isn't hanging in your closet, unless you are still hoarding onto designer relics from the early 1990's... oops, that would be me! If you want to buy just one thing to update your wardrobe, the jumpsuit is it! It may be the item that separates the new fashionista from the one who has seen a few decades of style come on go,

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