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Wide Leg Jeans Tips- How to Wear the Pants Trend

The secret to pulling off this super hot fashion trend is more than just the fit! We certainly all have plenty of skinny jeans in our closets, and I am assuming that you've gotten the memo that they look the most modern these days when paired with a ladylike pump or rolled at the hem with flats. So enough about that. Let's go all the way to other side. Citizens of Humanity - Hutton High Rise Wide Leg Jeans It may be the inner 70's child in me, but I must admit, I always have a special place for wide leg pants and platform shoes. When worn right, the look is crisp, lean and iconic. Wide leg jeans have been

Sharpen Your Rag Picking Prowess with Tips to Shop the Pasedena Flea Market, Cruze-arati Style

Repurpose some Fashion Unexpected at the Pasadena Rose Bowl with Strim Vintage Designer, Wendy Mirts! I love a good flea market for its unexpectedness and odd one-of-a-kind items. I've picked up some incredible vintage finds from Paris to New York, and many dusty points in between. So when I heard that The Curvy Fashionista Marie Denee had some super tips by way of Strim Vintage Designer, Wendy Mirts on how to shop a huge flea market, like the one in Pasedena, I had to have her share her tips with you! Marie Denee one of the bloggers scouting out finds across the country on behalf of the Chevy Cruze-arati team, so who knows where she'll turn up next. Watch how

I Didn’t Need A Study To Tell Me That I’m a Shoe Queen. Listen, YOU Should Be Too

Poll Finds Women Own (MERELY) 17 Pairs of Shoes... are they "fashion" women? Where is your inner Imelda, ladies? Don't get me wrong, I completely have respect for bag people. But the idea of of changing my handbag every 5 minutes never really thrilled me. However, in full disclosure, I do own a lot bags and some very "good' ones. Yet, it's still not my thing. BUT, can we talk shoes?! Worth the Investment: A classic, yet super stylsih pump, like these Giuseppe Zanotti Tapered Toe Pumps will last for seasons to come! Maybe it's from having big feet and I feel a need to compensate. Maybe it's simply that you can ruin an outfit with the wrong shoes and

Makeup Tips for Everyday Beauty Video- Impromptu Madness with Sharon Haver and Brad Boles, Episode 30

WATCH Makeup Tips for Everyday Beauty Video- Impromptu Madness with Sharon Haver and Brad Boles, Episode 30: Although, you could drown in a pool of eye makeup remover before you can get him to do your face these days, Brad started out as a sought after makeup artist. Sharon picked up a thing or two in dressing rooms while she was a stylist, and years of being a fashion and beauty editor, but owes her "basic face" to makeup tips that she learned when she was a teenager at a model search event, and still applies those basic tips to her makeup today! >> MORE: Impromptu Madness with Sharon Haver & Brad Boles Here's some everyday beauty advice from the video-

Runway Review Snippets: Our top 5 from Paris are Balenciaga, Chloe, Miu Miu, Rick Owens, CarvenParis Fashion Week, as always is the most directional of cities when it comes to silhouettes and attitudes.This season, without exception, the Parisian runways offered a dramatic shift in form to a more oversized, almost cocoon shape and many with strong exaggerated shoulders. A shape that is strikingly visual on the runway and may need some modifying for the everyday woman not to appear bulky.>> MORE: Fashion Shows and Runway ReviewsThere's a very distinct shift in shapes that you should note, both for next fall, and what you can scout on on the racks now. Did you notice that Chloe made it on our list again?

From stylist to mega brand “A stylist is a behind-the-scenes job,” Rachel Zoe says in the new issue Hollywood Reporter that names her the #1 stylist and has her as its cover girl that hits the stands tomorrow. “I'm never a star when I'm with a star — ever. HR tells of Zoe's amazing ascent from stylist to star to a ground-breaking brand name, and she certainly has done that brilliantly. Does Rachel Zoe feel feel the breathe of her style power? “No,” she is quoted in the article. “Oprah is power — she is everything. Martha, she can make a house out of a piece of paper. I have incredible respect for women like that because it's not easy.

Government Hooker, the Director's Cut of Lady Gaga's Video from the Mugler fw11 fashion show

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Retail Remedy: Le Bon Marché in Paris showcases the Eternellement Dior We know how much Richard Nahem loves the Paris that he shares in his walking tours, and he will be tipping FocusOnStyle during Paris Fashion Week. Designer John Galliano has been certainly in the news this week for his rather horrific alleged comments caught on a cell phone video. I've been interviewed a bit for my opinion on this and, based on what I have seen thus far, personally support the House of Dior in its termination of the designer as its creative director in the wake of this situation. You can see the video on The Sun, here. Le Bon Marche Rive Gauche, a major Parisian department store

Spring 2011 Burberry Exotic Icons: We have not much to say other than it's stunning! Burberry's new advertising modus operandi is to release a new ad campaign each month with a new theme and new cast members. Hot off the presses is its March ad campaign images featuring Tali Lennox and Tara Ferry in their first big advertising campaign for the British models. We have the sneak peek photos and video for you here. >> MORE: Burberry Brand The campaign features some of our favorite animal prints of the season, please check Burberry.com for more. If a bit too rich for your tastes and only as an inspiration, please check out our Animal Prints Shopping Guide. Photos: © Copyright Burberry

Runway Review Snippets: Prada, Jil Sander, Missoni are my top 3 shows A quick little baci from Milan Fashion Week... Leave it to Milan to amp up Fall 2011 with a series of forward thinking outings that were as full of nuanced personality as they were of wearable ideas. Here's a quick look some of my favorites, destined to inspire wardrobe additions and style inspirations. --Naveed Hussain >> MORE: Fashion Shows and Runway Reviews Prada An intoxicating mix of nostalgia from Yves Saint Laurent in the 80's to sci-fi mermaids with an achingly hip 60's undercurrent to the demure dolly-girl dresses, Muiccia Prada's Fall outing was hedonistically other worldly pastiched with the most charming display of femininity. Jil

We were dizzy from all the fantastic costumes changes last night! But, WOW, were they amazing! Hosting the 2011 Oscars has got to be one ma-JAR fashionchallenge. Who to wear? What to wear? How many dreses to wear? Well, why settle for one over-the-top designer gown, when you can have seven, plus one incredible pantsuit! Since we couldn't keep track, we thought you couldn't either so our friends at EW.comhelped with some of the credit list. The designers themselves helped with the others. Anne was styled by stylist Rachel Zoe for the event. >> READ: The Best Oscar Red Carpet Fashion >> SEE OUR PHOTO GALLERY: OSCAR Fashion- Red Carpet Photos 2011 It's all about names, names, names... but we are going to start with the dresses we

I'll Have What She's Having: Perfect styling for a pregnant figure All eyes are on what pregnant Natalie Portman will wear to tonight's Oscars. But, let's take a pregnant pause as to what the Oscar-nominated acress wore last night to the 26th Film Independent Spirit Awards. Why? Because it is perfect maternity chic styling for a dressy night out. Natalie Portman wore an empire-cut, short, full-skirted dress in beige silk chiffon and pleated cotton poplin incrusted with acid yellow lace from Givenchy Haute Couture by Riccardo Tisci outfit. SHOP: Maternity Style The empire-cut dress is one of the best, if not THE best, style to flatter a pregnant figure- whether it be speifically a maternity dress or a just a lasrger size.The contrasting belt below the

The Alexander McQueen legacy is coming to New York City on May 4th, The Box makes it to London and is graced with the like's of bad boy Damien Hirst, Kate Moss, Tilda Swinton and Daphne Guinness! London Fashion Week proves to be filled with lots of Tartan... As Season 2 of "The Real Housewives of New York City" is airing in England, I'm getting an extra dose of dish from the other side of the pond. One of the pleasures of being the contributing editor at large here at FocusOnStyle is that I get all the really cool news from my tipsters around the world. This just in: "Savage Beauty", the upcoming exhibition to honor the brilliance of the

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Wide Leg Jeans Tips- How to Wear the Pants Trend

Sharpen Your Rag Picking Prowess with Tips to Shop the Pasedena Flea Market, Cruze-arati Style

I Didn’t Need A Study To Tell Me That I’m a Shoe Queen. Listen, YOU Should Be Too

Makeup Tips for Everyday Beauty Video- Impromptu Madness with Sharon Haver and Brad Boles, Episode 30

Best of Paris Fashion Week- Fall 2011 from Balenciaga, Chloe, Miu Miu, Rick Owens, Carven

Rachel Zoe Leads the Hollywood Reporter Top Hollywood Stylist List

Government Hooker, the Director's Cut of Lady Gaga's Video from the Mugler fw11 fashion show

House of Dior Homage Exhibition for Paris Fashion Week

Spring 2011 Fashion Ad Campaign for Burberry Exotics

Best of Milan Fashion Week- Fall 2011

Anne Hathaway Oscar Dresses- All 7 of Them, Plus 1 Pants

Red Carpet Maternity Chic- Natalie Portman in Givenchy Haute Couture

London Fashion Week Gossip Recap- From the legacy of Alexanader McQueen to Mark Ronson’s fete, my tipster has the dish

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