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Kate Middleton Is Major on Polished, Professional Fashion Style

I'll Have What She's Having: Timeless & ageless elegance that's neither stuffy nor trendy Kate Middleton on a visit to Northern Ireland. I get asked so many times about what to wear to work to still look professional, yet not rigid or boring. So many readers get caught up in the glamour of red carpet fashion or the fashion trend of the nano second, but when it comes to looking professional at work, get stymied. >> WATCH: What TO Wear On A Job Interview and How to Pull Off Office Chic For me, looking professional and chic always involves a bit of timeless elegance... the kind of style that looks great in photos that are a few years old, or

Get A Stylish Umbrella Before April Showers Dampen your Mood

Weather Girls: Amp up your rainy days blues with a grown-up designer umbrella Listen, we've all been there as the one with the cheapie umbrella from the street vendor that implodes with every gust of wind. Practical in a pinch--sort of-- but it does nothing for your style. stylish umbrellas, designer umbrellas, umbrella, Every once in awhile we should all invest in more stylish, if not fun looking umbrella to lift our spirits on a crummy day and look a whole lot better for it. Black may be best, but if you tzuj up your look, why not try the perfect umbrella as an accent? >>SHOP: Rain boots There are high designer umbrellas, fun one from Macr Jacobs, and a

Home Style- French Furniture House Taillardat Adds a Fashion Touch to Marie Antoinette, Louis XV, Louis XVI, Empire and Directoire pieces

Style Where You Sit: A modern spin on high-end 18th century furniture reproductions You all must know that I cannot possibly imagine living in a home without the benefit of having something beautiful to look at and inspire by way of its furniture. For me, in particular, the chair can take so many artistic and creative forms that I wish I could collect as many as my other obsession- shoes and boots! >>MORE: Home Style I've almost run out of any possible space to add another "interesting" chair in our loft, so I've come to admire from afar, particularly ones that have a different design aesthetic from my home. Richard Nahem, who has a pretty fab pad in Paris, came

Fashion Flashback to Stylist & Makeup Artist: The VOGUE Mexico Cover Days- Big Jewels, Major Dresses, and Even Bigger Hair

Fashion Archeology: We thought you'd like to dig deep into our careers and share some fab magazine covers that Brad & I worked on together! Brad Boles and I met a million years ago when I was just starting out as a stylist- fresh from a month on location in Saint Marteen for a sportswear campaign. A model had told me that Brad was looking for a stylist to work with on some covers he was doing for VOGUE Mexico and I should meet him. Brad and I hit it off like mad-- maybe too mad at times-- and started a styling team that went on for years to come with a variety of different clients and jobs. Besides, our

What’s Appropriate to Wear to Business Dinner- Impromptu Madness with Sharon Haver and Brad Boles, Episode 31

Fashion Tips: What to wear and still look professional when having dinner with a client We found a lost episode! Ok, you figured out what to wear to a job interview and now you have the job. No time better than the present to help you dress for an important business dinner. Sometimes, it's easier to be casual and trendy but when it comes to hitting the mark and still looking fashionable, stylish AND professional, it can be difficult. You want to look classic and polished, yet take it up a notch for a business dinner or dining with with a big client. Our FocusOnStyle Impromptu Madness video co-hosts Sharon & Brad are giddy with the right type of glam

Elizabeth Taylor Style, A Legend Beyond Her Fashion and Beauty

I'll Have What She's Having: A true movie star, a fashion icon, and a tireless activist to raise AIDS awareness As we grow older, we hold close the memories-- or visual snapshots-- of our youth and coming of age. Through all the celebrity gossip, a dark suntan, big boobs, tremendous jewels, flashy outfits and many husbands, what I remember first about Elizabeth Taylor is her devotion to her family, pets, and to raising AIDS awareness. Then there was her fashion --particularly through the 1950's 1960's, and 1970's-- that for better or worse was more than memorable. I'll let Brad Boles share the rest about this very smart and philanthropic legend—and that is the classiest of all that is glamour and

Inbox Alert: Fashionable First Lady emails are still coming in like mad I've put a kibosh on reporting on what Mrs Obama has been wearing lately as I am : a) getting bored with the chronic pr emails about almost every bit of clothing that the First Lady wears and assume you are too. b) not always impressed with Mrs Obama's style as she gets more experimental and into a girlier mode, which I don't find as flattering on her figure asher signature clean chic crisp tailored pieces. c) would like the rest of the non-fashion media to spend some time focusing on her duties as a First Lady beyond her wardrobe. But never say never, as Michelle Obama selected

The Flatform Shoe is Fashion’s Newest Buzzword, Just Think Flat Platform Wedges

Goodbye jegging, sayonara, shootie, it's hola flatform! Say hello to fashion's newest hybrid buzzword. It's "flatform" floogie with a floy floy. Floy doy, floy doy, floy doy JAVA CORAL SUEDE PEEP TOE PLATFORM WEDGES at Topshop.com The Flatform Shoe. One part flats. One part platform. Looking best when on a wedge. What's made an impact on the Spring 2011 runways, and a staple in my personal closet, is a very wearable, flat platform that's been dubbed a flatform and causing a bit of emails around here today as the buzzword du jour. While the buzziness of the shoe trend that was seen on the runways of Chanel, Prada, Vena Cava, Derek Lam, Fendi, Marnie and more may be big news,

Stylish Table Setting Inspiration from DIFFA's Dining By Design NY

Home Style: Inventive table settings to make any dinner party a special event! Okay, you've got the fancy tablewear, have a menu planned but need something extra special to make your dinner party unforgettable. Look no further than DIFFA's Dining By Design 2011, held this past weekend in New York held in conjunction with the Architectural Digest Home Design Show-- another treat for the home design senses. The DIFFA (Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS) annual spring event brings together some the most creative minds in fashion, interior design, art, and architecture, along with next generation designers from the Student Design Initiative, to envision the Pier 49 venue as a blank canvas and then let themselves go to create wildly imaginative

Mugler- Men’s Collection

MUGLER Men’s ready to wear collection by Creative Director Nicola Formichetti Fashion Show Photos / Video / Runway Collection SPRING / SUMMER 2012 "BROTHERS OF ARCADIA" COLLECTION MEN'S FASHION WEEK PARIS MORE: Mugler Click on each picture for an enlarged view. Teaser to the controversial X-rated erotic fashion film video version on Xtube... In their words... MUGLER - BROTHERS OF ARCADIA MENSWEAR COLLECTION S/S 2012 Collection notes ‘I was interested in the idea of fantasy, dreams and voyeurism. I also liked the idea of modern and ancient myths,’ says Nicola Formichetti, the Creative Director of Mugler, about his thoughts behind this season’s collection and film. ‘I live in New York now but grew up in Rome with the

Louis Vuitton- Men’s Collection

LOUIS VUITTON Men's Collection Fashion Show Photos / Runway Collection SPRING / SUMMER 2012 MEN'S FASHION WEEK PARIS The debut collection from designer Kim Jones. Click on each picture for an enlarged view. Photos: Louis Vuitton / Ludwig Bonnet

Sneak Peek Video-HM Conscious Collection is Cheap Chic Eco Chic

It's budget friendly & eco-friendly, what's not to love? Cheap Chic Eco Chic, say that ten times fast! We have the sneak peek video of the new H&M Conscious Collection set to launch in all H&M stores on April 14th. It's quite lovely! Typically, eco-friendly fashion is either difficult to come by, pretty darn hideous by "regular" fashion standards, or fairly high priced. Not this time! The H&M Conscious Collection is in the most modern silhouettes of the moment with emphasize on the summer white trend, and of course- sustainability. > SHOP: Eco Chic We're jonesing for the eyelets and soft tailored jackets. What about you? Watch the H&M video: H&M IN this H&M video, the collection is

Mugler

"Anatomy of Change"Debut womenswear collection under the creative direction of Nicola Formichetti Fashion Show Photos / Runway Collection FALL / WINTER 2011> 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.

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