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Le Classic White Shirt: C’est French chic street style that you can wear from Paris Fashion Week

French Chic white shirts I'll Have What She's Having: A classic French Chic white shirt that's just a touch special I'd like to think of this as a palette cleanse from all the too-too of Fashion Week. Something so simple, so easy, that you may even have in your closet. I just love the simplicity of her look. The rolled sleeves, crimson lips, undone hair, and THOSE pants! So effortlessly chic. You can dress IT up, wear it to tone down something very bold, make it girly yet chic, or wear it with tuxedo flourish to a modern pantsuit. But, don't think that this kind of off-handed style is NOT strategic. The effortlessness of this very laid back classic style

FocusOnStyle.com- new fashion website design

It's a new fashion website. Right here… Okay, so some people leave the bloopers for the end of a video. Eh, I start out with my webcam bloopers:) All in the effort to share my exciting news with you, F-A-S-T. Do you notice something different? There's a NEW web fashion website blog style here on FocusOnStyle! It's a bit more open design, more personal, and VERY Beta at the moment (that means we don't have all the bells & whistles done quite yet). Do you love the look? So far? It's a genius New York, Paris, London collaboration with my art director Vincent Gagliostro of GagliostroStudio and fashion technologist & web designer Chloé Watts of Chloedigital, and me! It's almost all

We've always said you need to have a Barbie doll body to pull off a bodycon Herve Leger dress. The Hervé Léger by Max Azria Barbie doll Here you go with life imitating art (or toys). The Hervé Léger by Max Azria Barbie doll is on its way. A far cry from the more classic Coach Barbie, the Hervé Léger Barbie is tight and sexy… bandage dress and sexy shoes included! Afraid to see the mother / daughter combo, but matching life-size dresses will also be available. Available mid October:Hervé Léger by Max Azria retail storesSelect Neiman Marcus retail storesBarbieCollector.com for $150.Life size dresses will be available at Neiman Marcus and Hervé Léger by Max Azria retail stores. Photos: Hervé Léger by Max Azria

You know we love our Barbies here at FocusOnStyle! So how can we not share the cutest new doll in town… meet Coach Barbie! For the first time in Barbie history her accessories are produced in the same way as the design house she’s collaborated with…. what a girl! P.S. Did you see what happened when Ryan doll paid a visit to Sharon's Barbie shelf? Could it be cougar Barbie? (wink, wink). >>MORE: Barbie Coach Barbie available at Coach

Cate Blanchette & her Birkin in Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine

Entertain yourself with these style inspiring treats of a woman who lost it all (Cate Blanchett in Blue Jasmine), a gang who wants it all (The Pink Panther crime ring in Smash & Grab), and a performance artist (Marina Abramovic) who breaks the walls to connect art and audience in its deepest simplicity of being. Blue Jasmine Really, it's not the new Woody Allen movie. It's THE new Cate Blanchett movie Ahh, the aftermath of a boushy life. There's a rigid lifestyle credence when you're a tightly wound Upper East Side New York socialite. Once the smoke and mirrors are gone, Cate Blanchette's Jasmine character is left with not much more than her Birkin, a Chanel jacket, and a riviting performance that should

I'll Have What She"s Having: Do you want a versatile dress that goes from summer to fall with a few styling tweaks? Kate Moss is wearing a gorgeous Prada one for some styling inspiration. I know it's late in the season and you may not want to buy another summer item, especially if the sale isn't too great. I get it. Me too. But, what if you found a versatile dress (maybe even in your own closet), that happens to be a LBD to make life easier, and always looks chic AND is transitional into the next season? The perfect fit and flare little black dress is it! Just look at Kate Moss in Prada, above, and ask no more.

Little Black Dress Exhibit, Mona Bismarck American Center

Everyone wants a perfect Little Black Dress, or two or three in their wardrobe. But imagine when not "little" but MAJOR black dresses are curated into one exhibition, and that's in Paris…. ohh la la, it's drool city. Take an inspirational tour of the Little Black Dress Exhibit at the Mona Bismarck American Center Paris with Richard Nahem as your guide and tell me which LBD is tops on your wish list? Oh, yes, and Richard met his fashion idol, let's see who… -S.H. >> WATCH: How to accessorize a little black dress Yesterday was one of those surprising days where I had an unexpected pleasure bestowed upon me when I went to see the Little Black Dress exhibit at the Mona Bismarck American Center. I was about

From Philadelphia to Monaco: Grace Kelly - Beyond the Icon at the McCord Museum Montreal

I'll Have What She's Having: French Canadian Chic Week continues with timeless Grace Kelly style via the "From Philadelphia to Monaco: Grace Kelly - Beyond the Icon" exhibition in Montreal. The Grace Kelly exhibition at Museum McCord in Montreal is more biographical than costume. As you walk through the galleries, what you see is deeper than the clothes themselves. It becomes the story of a young woman who rose from model to actress to Princess to style icon. From Philadelphia to Monaco: Grace Kelly - Beyond the Icon at the McCord Museum Montreal >>MORE: I'll Have What She's Having What is the most apparent is that the clothes on their own are all lovely, if not even dated or dowdy in some

French Canadian Chic: The best of Montréal

Bonjour, Hello- It's my cheat sheet for a Montreal + Quebec City Travel Guide travel guide & a superb dash of French Canadian Chic… Vrooom… on the road with hubby, kid, and poodle for a family road trip to visit our splendid French Canadian neighbors up north. It's no secret that I've always had a travel crush on Montreal. Way back when, I even entertained the idea of applying to McGill University. As a New Yorker, there's something sweet about hopping on a plane and in about an hour landing in the midst of Euro-ish culture for a fun weekend getaway. >>RELATED: Travel Inspiration It's been awhile since I last visited both Montréal and Quebéc City and this time we decided to try it as an

L’Eclaireur and Habitat 1964 at Les Puces St.Ouen

I don't know about you but I LOVE a good flea market. Introduce a vintage home style collaboration and magic! Oh, wait, AND Paris too… yowza… let's let Richard take us there for some divine interior design inspiration… L’Eclaireur, one of the top fashion retail boutiques in Paris, and Habitat, the furniture and home shop chain, have recently opened new spaces at the St. Ouen flea market. In an abandoned, graffiti covered courtyard on the rue de Rosiers, the main street of the flea market, a new, more modern and conceptual area has arrived. L’Eclaireur and Habitat 1964 at Les Puces St.Ouen >>MORE: Home Style Inspiration In the last few years, L’Eclaireur has subtly added furniture and home accessories to its cutting edge fashion boutiques and has now

Prada Spring 2014 Direct from Milan: Mens Style Spring 2014 Runway Trends & How to Wear them... Ok guys, some of you want to put their peacock feathers on and we have some men's style from Milan, from everyday to avant garde. Spring 2014 Mens Collections saw the city up its ante on style with a dozen or so incredibly strong outings, chock full of inspiration for now. In all, classic tech sport apparel met romanticism for a duality that wasn't unnecessarily intellectual, but instead full of wearable, great items. Think rethought and repurposed sweatshirts, bomber jackets, shorts, and t-shirts that were fresh, and easy on the wear. >>MORE STYLE TIPS: Runway Trend Cheat Sheet Fall 2013 Bomber Jackets- Doubled-up

I can see the lines around the block now... The Isabel Marant for H&M collaboration will launch in around 250 H&M stores worldwide and online on November 14, 2013. Surely resusitation masks will be in order. I'm not sure if there is an official count but I would dare to guess there are 50,000 knock offs inspired versions of her what is now iconic wedge sneaker. >>MORE: Isabel Marant For those of you who can't wait for the Isabel Marant for H&M goods on the cheap (her first men's line too), you can get her edgy French Chic in-stores now & probably on sale too! Here's the H&M microsite. Take a look at regular Isabel Marant in store now: [raw][/raw]

Sarah Jessica Parker wearing Level 99 Janice Ultra Skinny jeans

I'll Have What She's Having: Shazam, I have it already! Everyday style inspiration by way of Sarah Jessica Parker, Charlize Theron, Jessica Alba and Katherine Heigel You gotta love the headline, "Celebrities in jeans looking normal" because rather than oohing and ahhing about a fantasy gown or talking about their bodily (im)perfections, let's look at what celebrities wear when they are just being normal. Duhhh, it looks a lot like us. >> MORE: Jeans See, it takes some tzuj to get all aspirational and starlike. During the day, while running errands, having Mommy time, or simply working from home, these "big" names look pretty dang normal. Doesn't that make you feel better? SJP in Level 99 Twisted Seam Tomboys in Crater

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Le Classic White Shirt: C’est French chic street style that you can wear from Paris Fashion Week

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Doll It Up! Hervé Léger by Max Azria Barbie

Hey Doll, Coach Barbie is here

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How to Wear It: A versatile dress to wear from summer to fall, year after year. Look at Kate Moss in Prada for fit and flare inspiration!

See: The Perfect Little Black Dress in Paris… all here!

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Vintage Home Style Collaboration at the Paris Flea Market- L’Eclaireur and Habitat 1964 at Les Puces St.Ouen

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Cheap Chic Alert: Isabel Marant for H&M [video]

Celebrities in jeans looking normal- no big woot, just as it is

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