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Don’t Miss The TOP 6 Paris Fashion Week Trends + Street Style From Fall 2013 To Wear NOW

Prada Fall 2013 It's French Chic from the runway to the real way! This is your ULTIMATE PARIS LOOK BOOK TREND REPORT: Paris closed the season with an extension of key style notes best executed there than anywhere else. Rich, dense textures have been on many Fall runways, and so have big coats and the quiet decadence of the 40's & 50's. But in Paris, those ideas really came to light and pushed the envelope. Lots to take note of here folks.... >> MORE: FASHION SHOWS, RUNWAY REVIEWS, and FASHION WEEK STREET STYLE Mid Century- Prada goes Mid-Century F/W 2013 Seen at: Rochas, Miu Miu, Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, Prada >> LOOK SEE: Have you been following our Paris Fashion Week street style reports on how

I'll Have What She's Having: A suckerpunch of red coats and jackets to add instant WOW to any dreary day Flame, grenadine, lobster… vivid red coats by any name are the perfect late season into spring style zipper-upper. Need inspiration to get your wardrobe out of the doldrums? Look no further than these super chic woman snapped at Paris Fashion Week who certainly know how to stand out ahead of the pack from outerwear to suiting. The vivacious shade plays well against black but also in combination with a very non-Christmasy green. >> MORE: Paris and French Chic Trends These AMAZING street style chic ladies are the perfect amalgamation of many of the not only runway, but real way fashion week styles that we've been

Go for comfy & cozy with cool plush layers + furry accents like the ladies at Paris Fashion Week First we saw all the crazy colored & patterned fur, and faux fur, on the New York runways. As winter continues to linger, the real way ladies in Paris show you a thing or two about layering in a fun way with plush layers of all manners. From a shearling lined moto jacket to pink fur, who says you can't make a statement in a winter coat? >> Get Inspired: Snaps of the Paris Fashion Week Street Style Let's start with the basics... If you want to punctuate your end of the season look, try working outerwear that is textural, faux or

From Paris Fashion Week, CHLOE Fall 2013: After a few season's at the helm of storied ultra femme Parisian go-to Chloe, designer Clare Waight Keller delivered her best outing yet. Fall 2013 was heavy on deluxe daywear and delivered a fresh mix of the labels signature girlie elements with a clean, modern spirit. >> MORE: FASHION SHOWS AND RUNWAY REVIEWS It was exactly the kind of nuanced collection that we've long admired Chloe for, with the right kind of subtle coolness thats made a Chloe purchase one that stands the test of time. We can imagine a place for these looks just about anywhere, from 9 to 5 and late into the evening. Harness details and a mod sensibility gave pinafore dresses and

Straight from Paris Fashion Week comes sporty street style inspiration to pep you up now... Go Varsity! Sound familiar? We brought the sporty Varsity insignia trend to your attention back in July with our coverage of one of Raf Simons final hit collections at Jil Sander straight from the runway -in case you missed. For pre-fall, Simons was serving a nod to the ultimate in chic retro prep, but the charming redhead here adds a touch of relaxed, everyday cool that's worth taking note of. >> MORE: Paris and French Chic Trends What works above is that while it is indeed a highly recognizable piece, the outfit has a lived in feel thats luxe but worn in a way that pays a

I'll Have What She's Having: A fresh, late season update by way of you belt your coat, just so Let's face it, we are all getting a bit sick of winter. We probably already bought what we could from the sales yet still may be craving a late season picker-upper. Rethink! Yup, rethink what we wear a different way. Get creative and get more style fast. >>MORE: Fashion Week Street Style Take a look at our lovely lady above snapped at Paris Fashion Week and notice how she added a simple ruff hewn luggage tan color belt to cinch in the waist of her otherwise unbuttoned coat. It looks fantastic and changed the line, in a great way, to her straight, slim coat. >>

Leave it to the French to take it up a notch. We saw those carefree and adorable boyfriend beanies on the street style ladies of London Fashion Week. And, now for Paris Fashion Week, we have the super chic knit hats by way of a turban and an oversized pom-pom looking so right with dressed up city fun colors. >> MORE: RUNWAY & STREET STYLE TRENDS I have to admit that I've always been a bit shizzled about wearing turbans. There was a black leather Hermés turban that I snagged at a sample sale and felt a bit overwhelmed wearing. I gave it out for consignment, and like a side street fortune-teller, it vanished without a trace, along with my

I'll Have What She's Having: Paris Fashion Week street style proves to have zippy classic age-appropriate inspiration with business chic takes on animal print skirts. Animal prints can have a fabulously downtown cool edge, like our street style ladies and their leopard pants from London Fashion Week, yet too much fierceness may get out of hand for work. But not always, especially if you follow the super chic cues from these two sophisticated ladies, above, snapped at Paris Fashion Week. Either like the red Balenciaga print, left, or the more classic, big cheetah, pictured right, choose your style weapons and work it! >> MORE: I'll Have What She's Having and Fashion Week Street Style When you want to wear a business chic & age-appropriate animal print skirt,

I'll Have What She's Having: Classic styling in yet difficult-to-wear pieces in this first in a series of Paris Fashion Week Street Style Trends Beautiful, volume-packed pieces that look oh so gorgeous on the hanger. Yet, when you put them, you may look like you were the last one sitting at the ribfest. But, when worn RIGHT, the result is MAGIC, like our lovely lady above snapped at Paris Fashion Week. >> MORE: I'll Have What She's Having and Fashion Week Street Style The key to pulling off volume is to balance fuller pieces against slimmer fitting pieces, and show a little skin, like this cute crop top, doesn't hurt either. (Rewind: we highlighted camel crop top sweaters in our Milan Fashion Week

Retail Remedy: Just in time for Fashion Week, Printemps salutes Paris shopping with a special homage to Chloe. >> MORE: Paris Printemps is blowing out the candles on the 60th birthday celebration of Chloé big time. Gaby Aghion, the founder of Chloé, started the label in 1953 with a modest show at the Café de Flore. Since then it has grown into one of the most beloved and respected French fashion brands and is sold internationally. Aghion’s original theory was to do casual, free spirited clothing and accessories but with a couture backbone. Chloé has had an outstanding succession of designers over the years and the alumni incudes Karl Lagerfeld, Martine Sitbon, Stella McCartney, Phoebe Philo, and Hannah McGibbon. The current designer is

Valentine's Day Paris: What could be a more romantic way to cover Valentine's Day than Valentine hearts from the City of Love? Let Richard Nahem virtually whisk you away for some Valentine's wishes, Parisian style. --xoxoS Valentine's Day Paris Valentine's Day in France isn’t as big a phenomenon as it is in the U.S., where people go all out to express their love. France does it on a much smaller and subtler scale. The chocolate shops don’t have massive displays of chocolates in their windows, just a small selection with Valentine’s motifs on them and flower shops hardly have any fanfare about Valentines Day. >> RELATED: Need more than a French Kiss? Check out our Sexpert Chic Tips and Valentine's Day

Ohh la la, the French really have a reason to stay too long at the fair! Forget Las Vegas, when there are fantastic and feathery costumes in Paris at the Musée des Arts Forains (the Museum of Fairground Art). Richard Nahem takes us there, cancan costumes included. --S.H. The Musée des Arts Forains, the Museum of Fairground Art, is only open to the public once a year for a two-week period between Christmas and New Years. Luckily, this year I had to opportunity to visit. >>MORE: Costumes As I have mentioned before, I spent my summers as a child and adolescent on the boardwalk in Wildwood, New Jersey and have vivid memories of carnivals, rides, fairgrounds, amusement parks, cotton candy, custard,

To most of us it seems that fashion has more seasons than a calendar can hold. The prelude to the next big runway fashion week season is Pre-Fall 2013. But you don't have to wait. I've pulled key looks from the Sonia Rykiel Pre-Fall 2013 Look Book with styling tips to wear their nuances now. The Sonia Rykiel collection is inspired by Andy Warhol's Factory "where the anonymous came back out as icons." Spark your style by the effortless of great classics with a modern spin to stay fresh vis-à-vis these looks. 7 Ways to Step Up to Pre-Fall 2013 NOW: The ease of sport inspired separates continues as an easy-breezy way to dress up casual looks. The subtle steely edge and mixed metallics by way of

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Don’t Miss The TOP 6 Paris Fashion Week Trends + Street Style From Fall 2013 To Wear NOW

Street Style Trend Report: Red Coats at Paris Fashion Week

Street Style Trend Report: Plush + Furry Accents at Paris Fashion Week

CHLOE Fall 2013 Runway Photos- Milan Fashion Week

Street Style Trend Report: Sporty Varsity Style at Paris Fashion Week

This is how you Belt your coat à la Paris Fashion Week Street Style Trend

Paris Fashion Week Street Style Trend Report: It’s chilly, wear a fun + chic knit hat, like a turban or a big pom-pom!

Afraid to wear an animal print skirt to work? Think again, just add Paris Fashion Week Street Style for age-appropriate business chic

This is how you wear Camel + Red + Volume à la Paris Fashion Week Street Style Trend

Paris Shopping- Printemps Props the Chloé Edition Anniversaire Boutique

Happy Valentine’s Day… A big French Kiss from Paris with love!

Looks like showgirl costumes to me- Musée des Arts Forains, Paris fantasy costume museum

Wear It Now: 7 Ways to Step Up to Pre-Fall 2013 by way of the Sonia Rykiel Lookbook

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