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I inadvertently started my blog during my infant son’s nap time back in 1999… before the term ‘blog’ was even popular.

Through it all, I believe…

Your style is your fingerprint in all that you do… it’s how you see the world + how the world perceives you.

 

The blog archives go back to the beginning and are updated regularly.  You’ll find 1,000’s of posts about modern business, branding, positioning, marketing, photos, fashion, style, beauty, lifestyle… and most importantly, how to do anything authentically. Enjoy!

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Mackage

MACKAGE Fashion Show Photos / Runway Collection FALL / WINTER 2011 Mercedes Benz Fashion Week New York DON'T MISS: Mackage Runway Review from our Alix Kivlin... "Always well-tailored with a body hugging fit, the Mackage Fall 2011 collection holds this true to form. I have always been a huge fan of their outerwear and their impeccably fitting pants, this collection I will add a nod in the direction of the overall RTW look." SHOP: Mackage at Shopbop Click on each picture for an enlarged view. Photos: Mackage

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Mugler

MUGLER "Anatomy of Change" Debut womenswear collection under the creative direction of Nicola Formichetti Fashion Show Photos / Runway Collection FALL / WINTER 2011 Paris Fashion Week >> WATCH: Lady Gaga's new video for the menswear show   Did you notice Lady Gaga walking in the show? The show featured a never-before-heard track, "Government Hooker," by Lady Gaga, the show's Musical Director. Note: The collection was previously known as Thierry Mugler and has been renamed Mugler since Formichetti took over creative direction.   >>SEE: Mugler menswear f/w11 fashion show photos Click on each picture for an enlarged view. Before the show, a set of three photos were leaked to the media, as follows: Mugler Sneak Peek #1 Mugler Sneak Peek

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Giorgio Armani Fashion Show Photos and Video – Fall 2011 – Milan Fashion Week

Womenswear Collection Fashion Show Photos / Video Runway Collection FALL / WINTER 2011 Milan Fashion Week "The Boudoir" Collection >> More on Giorgio Armani A collection based on movement, only to be successfully accomplished by the hands of a master craftsman in draping and design, such as Mr. Armani- S.H. >> More on the Armani brand Click on each picture for an enlarged view. Watch the show: In their words... GIORGIO ARMANI | AUTUMN/WINTER 2011-12 "BOUDOIR" An image that suggests a world of dreams, dreams that evoke tales of passion. The Giorgio Armani woman, as reflected in the mirror of her own fantasies, explores the full range of her senses, becoming protagonist of a style that cleverly emphasises the beauty

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Emporio Armani Fashion Show Photos and Video – Fall 2011 – Milan Fashion Week

Fashion Show Photos / Video Runway Collection FALL / WINTER 2011 Milan Fashion Week "The Spy" Collection >> More on Emporio Armani >> More on the Armani brand An exemplary collection of sleek essentials to be the core of every modern wardrobe, in more than basic black.-- S.H. Click on each picture for an enlarged view. Watch the show: In their words... Emporio Armani | Autumn/Winter 2011-2012 "THE SPY" Inspiration In the style of a film noir, beauty is concealed behind a pair of dark glasses and under a hat tilted over the forehead to suggest a hidden mystery. This enigma is heightened by the perception of a life without frontiers, according to a plot that follows an aesthetic journey

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Christian Siriano

Fashion Show Photos & Video / Runway Collection FALL / WINTER 2011 New York Fashion Week Staying true to his glamazon ethos, the fall Christian Siriano collection brims with a beautiful old school meets modern glam sensibility for a very wearable collection that also has the few showstoppers not to disappoint reality fans or Nicki Minaj. SHOP: Get a a piece of Chritian Siriano at Payless Click on each picture for an enlarged view. Video of Christian Siriano fashion show:   Photos: Image,net & focusonstyle.onsugar  

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Chris Benz

CHRIS BENZ Fashion Show Presentation Photos FALL / WINTER 2011 Mercedes Benz Fashion Week New York SHOP: Chris Benz at Shopbop Click on each picture for an enlarged view.   In their Words... The Fall – Winter 2011 CHRIS BENZ Collection marks a return to pastoral American elegance, and the temptations of mysterious, dark beauty. Inspiration is drawn from Southern Gothic's romantic visions of Savannah, Georgia and the restrained spirit of the American South. The supernatural, ironic, and grotesque all play wildly into the Collection. American glamour, Georgian decorum, witchcraft, and the ghostly muse all play starring roles in CHRIS BENZ' garden of Autumn delights.. Savannah's mix of eccentric dynastic society with art school experimentation form the basis for Fall's

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Calvin Klein Collection – Womenswear

BY FRANCISCO COSTA Fashion Show Photos / Runway Collection FALL / WINTER 2011 Mercedes Benz Fashion Week New York We love the clean and crisp shapes with a mod influence for a fresh take on wearable sleek proportions that hallmark the Calvin Klein Womenswear Collection by Francisco Costa for fall 2011.   MORE: Calvin Klein Click on each picture for an enlarged view. In their words... CALVIN KLEIN WOMEN'S COLLECTION BY FRANCISCO COSTA | FALL 2011 RUNWAY SHOW Francisco Costa presented 34 looks to an audience which included Kate Bosworth, Zoe Saldana, and Kerry Washington who were all wardrobed in looks designed by Mr. Costa. Other notables in attendance and wardrobed in Calvin Klein Collection were Amanda Brooks, Fabiola Beracasa,

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Schumacher

SCHUMACHER Fashion Show Photos / Runway Collection FALL / WINTER 2011 Berlin Fashion Week Click on each picture for an enlarged view. Photos: Image.net

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Royal Wedding Fashion- Second Wedding Dress for Kate, Duchess of Cambridge

Another fabulous dress at the reception First, we had the wedding dress that legends are made for the morning ceremony. Then for the reception, Kate chose a second Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen dress. A clean and simple number without the frivolity or garishness of so many celebrity red carpet dresses is what stole the show. The white satin strapless evening gown with a circle skirt and diamante detailing around the waist was worn with a fuzzy angora shrug. ROYAL WEDDING RELATED: HOW TO GET THE ROYAL DO- HAIRSTYLE TIPS ROYAL WEDDING FASHION ROYAL WEDDING FASHION- SECOND WEDDING DRESS FOR KATE, DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE KATE'S HONEYMOON GETAWAY COMFY WEDGE PUMP ESPADRILLE SHOES ROYAL WEDDING INSPIRED DRESSES LOOK FOR LESS KATE

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Royal Wedding Beauty- Hairstyle Tips to Get Kate’s Royal Do

You too can look like a Princess Bride with these easy-to-follow hair tips Now that you know about Kate Middleton's wedding dress it's time to try your hand at looking like a Royal! You may not have a Duke to drive you away from Buckingham Palace in a Aston Martin DB6 with both balloons and your hair blowing in the breeze yet can get the look. There's nothing easier or more affordable than to mimic the the Royal Do. Celebrated and celebrity hairstylist Gad Cohen shares his expert hair tips on how you can get HRH Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge's wedding day hairstyle on your own! Gad's hair tips don't stop here as he joining our salon of expert Contributors...

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Michelle Obama Wears Easter Yellow Tracy Reese Dress To Watch the Eggs Roll

The annual White House Easter Egg Roll is a family must for the little ones! I received a pr head's up about the 1950's inspired yellow floral Tracy Reese dress that First Lady Michelle Obama wore at yesterday's White House Easter Egg Roll. It got me thinking about our family trips to Washington, D.C. and our time at the annual event on the Great Lawn of the White House. For our time at the White House Easter Egg Roll, Bill and Hill made their entrance from a balcony. Janet Reno read from a children's book. Festive fun and a patriotic sense of oneness ensued. Somewhere, we still have the banner from the event and some other souvenir mementos from that

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Gossip Recap- The Real Housewives of New York City, Season 4, Episode 4

Brad Boles isn't pulling any punches on what went on with those Housewives last night From the class of the Royal wedding fashion, to the crass of some of those RHONYC, we've got our favorite Queen, Brad Boles, aka Jill Zarin's gay husband dishing the dirt. --S.H. Does anybody really need to see a pathetic middle-aged women pull her broken laments out of a Hermes box?! Cindy Barshop didn't win any favors by asking Sonja Morgan downtown for lunch at Ciprinani's only to let vanity get in the way! What was Sonja's comment about her driver boy taking her downtown where she won't go even for her best friend, "Nose Bleed”! She made it clear she won't go to Quogue,

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Royal Wedding Fashion, from Kate Middleton to Duchess of Cambridge in Elegant Sweep of a Gown Befitting of a Future Queen of England

Traditional, timeless, and terribly chic: A wedding gown that will withstand the test of time in its elegance. There's nary a soul on this side of the pond who didn't wake up to the news of "Here comes the McQueen," as in Sarah Burton the designer for the Alexander McQueen label. THE Royal Wedding dress that took Kate Middleton from commoner to Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge was both timeless and elegant, and most important, right in line with what we have come to know as Kate Middleton's polished style. And, I love it! Catherine Middleton waves to the crowds as her sister and Maid of Honour Pippa Middleton holds her dress Although, personally, from a glam factor, I would have

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