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Top 3 Outerwear Essentials to Transition into Spring…

Timeless Chic Outerwear Picks The Top 3 Wardrobe Essentials to Transition to Spring with looks from Burberry, worn by Liv Taylor Timeless Chic Outerwear Picks with looks from Burberry, worn by Liv Taylor, Misha Barton, Gwyneth Paltrow Dear Sharon:It's that time of year again when my winter coat is too warm and I still need to wear something to cover up to transition into spring and bring back for fall. My problem is that I really need to buy a new spring coat or jacket but I'm hesitant to spend a lot of money right now on a style that I may be tired of come fall. Since spring is such a short season I usually buy a trendy, throwaway

Makeup Junkie: Limited edition cosmetics can be better than fantasizing about a one-night stand!

M.A.C. Cosmetics Sugarsweet Collection, back with a very available past love… Any woman who has ever fantasized about a steamy one night stand with a celebrity will understand my love of limited edition cosmetics. You know what I mean– you’re at a bar, you lock eyes with Brad Pitt (or George Clooney, or whoever the hottie du jour is), and immediately you know that this is it, your chance for one amazing evening with him– this chance will never ever come again– and you’ll probably never see him again afterwards. Now, stick with me here for a moment, as I compare this to my favorite lipstick. Last year, as part of their Heatherette Collection, MAC introduced Lollipop Lovin’. Now, I’m

Burberry Prorsum- Womenswear

BURBERRY PRORSUM WOMENSWEAR Fashion Show Photos / Runway Collection Fall Winter / 2009 - 2010Milan Fashion Week collection notes from the designer... "Modern nostalgia – Great British icons… The Burberry trench coat, vintage Burberry check, tweeds,tartans, fair isles and tapestries, florals and barbs. Kilts and pinstripesCharleston, Vanessa Bell, Virginia Woolf and Elizabeth, Countess of Devon Uniting the past and the present using Burberry iconography with a collection that reflects our strengths, softness and contradictions." --Christopher Bailey Click on each picture for an enlarged view. as presented today at 5pm (Milan time) SILHOUETTESOversized and tapered, blanket trench, full skirted coats, great coat, collarless fur cape, frock coat, double breasted Chesterfield, kilt coat, bib front shirt dress, pleat front shirt dress, panelled

Weekly Web Round Up: 3.13.09

Who says what online this week… FocusOnStyle.com says when it comes to fashion rules, make yours golden! Add a dose of gold fashion to your spring wardrobe and stay right on trend. Girlawhirl's spring 2009 fashion wish list. SheFinds wants to ditch the puffer already and pick up some trendy denim jackets for spring. SheZoom shows you how to make your bling sing with the 3 hottest trends in jewelry. StyleBakery.com shows us 4 ways to wear a $29 white blazer Got acne? The Beauty Brains blog about why Thermaclear, the hot anti-acne gadget, really works.

Ooh la la, Barbie In Paris…

Barbie mania is even hitting the super trendsetting Colette boutique in Paris… And you thought celebrating Barbie’s 50th birthday was reserved for Americans?! Well, Barbie is going French chic as a fellow expat American in Paris as she decorates the windows of the always trendsetting Colette boutique in Paris where she celebrates her birthday, March 9th-28th. Always ahead of the curve, never skipping a beat, Colette is the must-have stop for discovering what’s on on the trend radar. And our girl, Barbie is it! Barbie at Colette There’s an in-store Barbie bonanza with Barbie inspired clothing, jewelry, and makeup, and the “Barbie and Ken” exhibition by Karl Lagerfeld!!! Super cute and totally girly goodies like a MP-3 player disguised as

What type of jacket to wear to a formal dinner?

What type of jacket to wear to a formal dinner? How to dress down a cocktail dress Dressing down a cocktail dress... I bought a purple halter cocktail dress, pictured here, to wear to a formal dinner. I'd like to wear a jacket with it, but not sure what style of jacket or shape would work well with my fitted, knee-length satin dress. (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) Your dress has a beautiful fitted hourglass line with an extremely flattering halter neckline. When you want to dress down a fitted dress either to have it look more business-like, conservative, or formal cocktail appropriate, you need to consider a layer that enhances the line of the dress. A shorter jacket with a fitted

The Americanization of Absolutely Fabulous…

AbFab 2 USA - UK ???… How can you not love the comic genius of Absolutely Fabulous – the British TV show, that is? Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley created two of the most iconic, wacky, yet very real fashionable nut jobs that you swear you must know, or are least the friend of a friend. Admittedly, I’m not an avid sitcom watcher yet a decade and a half later I can still find myself quoting lines from Ab Fab– fashmagslag that I am! Well, once again Patsy and Edina (that’s Pats and Eddie for mates) will be recreated as an American TV show. The Daily Mail gives us a peek at the new duo, pictured left. I’m

Gilty Pleasure: Gold fashion is back on track…

From tacky to trendy, gold rocks a new look for spring Gold fashion trend, the Gilty Pleasure: Gold is back on the fashion track.From tacky to trendy, gold rocks a new look for spring. When it comes to fashion rules, make yours golden! It's been quite a while since gold seems right. The gleaming metallic which once gave way to memories of 80's overload, gypsy nights, or visions of one-arm bandit devotees wearing their lucky sequin tunic isright on trend as one of spring's gilty (pun very intended) pleasures-- of course, when worn in just the right modern way. We like a touch of gold as an accent to something more subdued, rather than to blazon oneself in full-out Goldfinger.

Barbie’s 50th Birthday: Photos galore for the doll who doesn’t age

Retail Remedy: Bloomingdale’s largest public display of Barbie dolls in North America ever, and we have the photos!!! You know, we have a thing for our favorite doll Barbie. We were thrilled when we heard Fashion Week Barbie mania was coming. We brought you the Barbie fashion show photos asap. Now, on the day of Barbie’s 50th birthday, we bring over 100 photos in our Barbie photo gallery below of the Barbie 50th Birthday Celebration at Bloomingdale’s New York– the LARGEST public display of Barbie dolls in North America!!! Barbie Exhibit at Bloomingdale's It’s the sickest Barbie bonanza– over 100 Barbie dolls on display. You will go bananas looking down the memory lane of Barbie dressed

PORTS 1961| Runway Fall 2009 Collection-Mercedes Benz Fashion Week… Inspired by exotic India the Ports 1961 fall 2009 collection was beaming with rich color, luxe fabrications, metallics and attention to the tiny details in accessories and overall construction. The fashion show theme was set on the runway with a delightful live band playing lively middle eastern music while the models walked. The models’ eyes were lined with dark kohl pencil and their hair was tied in a very tousled, romantic braid - this overall setting created a warm and exotic mood, taken away to India! >> See our complete runway coverage and fashion show photos The clothing was had a modern take on tradition with some of the cuts, the

CHADO RALPH RUCCI | Runway Fall 2009 Collection-Mercedes Benz Fashion Week… It was like being in an Asia-inspired Blade Runner! Uber futuristic, very slick, the show could have been an action movie, heavily structured garments and lots of technical cut outs, very dark, mostly black, but behind it all was this calming Zen aura that softened the collection. Once again we are seeing solid fabrics but with amazing texture and pattern within. Some of these fabrics I swear were brought back from 2020, they were very high tech looking and again the ultra mod look strengthened that. (See Alix’s photo gallery of the fashion show below) >> We’ve been loving this collection for awhile; please see our past Chado Ralph

ZAC POSEN | Runway Fall 2009 Collection-Mercedes Benz Fashion Week… This was the most stunning production I have laid eyes on all Fashion Week and in general, one of the most classically beautiful shows I have ever seen!!! The scene is this: dark runway with 5 grand pianos lined up down the center, spotlights shine on 5 women and men, dressed gowns straight out of Amadeus, as they walk to their pianos and begin to play, their own part, together as a whole, the lights slowly spread as the first model appears in a gown circa 1770… but in fact it is 2009. Immediately you are transported in time watching each piece come out - rich brocade fabrics and satins,

Weekly Web Roundup: 3.6.09

Who says what online this week… FocusOnStyle.com loves the amazing, ‘fashion on acid feel’ of the fall 2009 Custo Barcelona fashion show and thinks you will too. We just wish Roger Rabbit to have been hopping around the runway with the models starting some shananagans!!! Girlawhirl trainer tiffany davidson’s tips for choosing a personal trainer. SheFinds has a hard time shelling out $80 for a tattoo print prom dress from the new McQueen Target line. SheZoom gets “wrapped up” in scarves for all seasons. StyleBakery.com found 65 Spring wardrobe additions under $50 The Beauty Brains answer the burning question that’s on everyone’s mind: how do clarifying shampoos work?

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