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Want It Wednesday – Isabel Marant Limited Edition Watch

Leave it to Isabel Marant to make one covetable, must-have watch - a limited edition timepiece with 50 produced, is sure to be a collector's item for the many devout fans of the French designer. >>More: Isabel Marant Inspired by her father, the watch boasts a timeless sophistication that's certain to appeal to those looking for that certain indiscriminate sense of Parisian cool and will be available at her NYC & Paris locations. Set your alarms, these won't be around for too long.. A selection of Isabel Marant awaits you online now: More Isabel Marant...

Take a cue from Gia Coppola's fresh ladylike take on the classic juxtaposition of leather & lace and make it work for you: Known for her strikingly girly take on deluxe classics, last week Gia Coppola turned heads in a fiery red Valentino leather and lace combo that spoke volumes on the sophistication leather has taken hold of over the past few seasons. >>More: Valentino Imagined in virtually every iteration possible, leather is one key trend that remains at the top of every fashion insiders list as it adds a cool, albeit sexy note to just about any look. >>MORE: Leather StyleWhat made it work on Coppola without looking like a tart (we are talking red leather & lace here) was her

Pinks, from left to right: Michael Kors, Tory Burch, H&M Design Award, BCBGMaxAria

Full disclosure: Pale pinks excessively worn on a grown-up woman makes my skin crawl. There, I've said it. Elizabeth and James Spring Jim Blazer and Pants in Tiger Lilly (at Shopbop). There has always been something about a woman of a certain age (post student years in this case) drowning in otherwise wimpy goo-goo-gaga colors that just sucks the va-va-voom out of her style and her presence. But take that same hue and amp up the volume and you have got one VERY hot color palette that is worthy of a second look. >> MORE: Color posts Fuchsia, poppy, American beauty, neon, hot pink, Tiger Lilly... these are NOT baby pinks or great-aunt Tilly's rose hue. It's the power shade

Everyone likes a little DIY creativity in their life... Creating something uniquely hand-painted with the added benefit of helping children in need is the best win-win all around. Add the chronic mommy issue of trying to come up with a special idea for the next children's birthday party and I've got the perfect party solution -kids helping kids. >> RELATED: Shoe Shopping Guides To celebrate the TOMS Summer 2012 Collection, I was invited to the brand's Style Your Sole party. I got to thinking that this was a fantastic idea for a Kids for Kids children's party as for every pair purchased, TOMS will give a pair of shoes to a child in need. One for One, and your little ones can get

Lily Collins updates the idea of a summer maxi dress... While the idea of wearing a printed maxi dress seems like nothing new and quite uninspiring to say the least, actress Lily Collins brought a new lease on the languid looking, enviable comfort inducing maxi last week in Peter Som. >> RELATED: How to wear a maxi skirt The dress' hybrid capelet shape lent the piece's faded digital print a sophisticated and even unexpected dose of elegance while keeping the young starlet age-appropriately covered up and all the more inspiring for it. We suggest you take a cue from Collins and shop for maxi's that evoke a subtle change in direction when it comes to silhouette as there's nothing more

METROPOLITAN OPERA Season V – PREMIERE OF MASSENET’S MANON Looking back at last week's opening of the Metropolitan Opera's new season with a slew of celebrity attendees decked out in Yves Saint Laurent, one can't help but take note of the accessible, inspirational takes on French Chic each guest radiated in their own way. Model Dree Hemingway in a relaxed ivory suit brought to mind an ultra glamorous twist to Bianca Jagger's infamous 70's era white bridal suit, with its languid fabrication signaling today's need for low-key understated glamor. In ivory, it gives off a boudoir sensuality, yet in basic black, it could take you from work to after dinner drinks in no time. >>Just Can't Get Enough French Style Inspiration

Let's be frank: There comes a time when fussy becomes unfashionably fatiguing and plain is boringly aging. >> Day Two of the three-part FoS series Age-Approriate French Chic At A Certain Age But, pairing a well-cut trench coat and sultry smokey lined eyes, is a time-tested fashion recipe that never spoils! Take, for instance, French actress and chanteuse Patricia Kaas who understands the understated elegance of a lightweight, well-cut trench coat- a hallmark in dressing with French chic style. It's not any ordinary trench, but one that wraps in a way that always creates a sexy silhouette without being vulgar or tricked up. It's flow is more dressed up than the basic double-breasted trench coat, yet it's not overwhelming on her frame. The

Basic black becomes beautiful black when it's worn in the right French Chic way... It's funny how there are photos of us that almost instantly look dated and others that have timeless perfection. What we are wearing plays a huge part in what sustains looking chic and vital rather than overdone and garish. Take for instance, the style power and endurance of perennially black clad Juliette Binoche and Malgorzarta Szumowska pictured here. >> Day One of the three-part FoS series Ageless & Age-Appropriate French Chic At A Certain Age Let's think about this: every season there is a trend color; something eye-catching to refuel your need to buy something new. You wear that color. Like this season's trendy shade of coralish-roseish-tangerine formerly rightly reserved

Sometimes you want a pair of on-ear headphones that don't look like you're ready to join the wannabe DJ set. Nothing wrong with the super-sized headphone look but at a certain age you look kinda ridiculous working out with a set of motherships attached to your head, not to mention some blinged out logo. If you're looking for something with a stylish yet sophisticated flair, Ear Wangs by Fanny Wang Headphones Co. in the "freshly squeezed" Duo Color 1000 Series may just be it. Ear Wangs by Fanny Wang Headphone Co. at Amazon.com RELATED: Music Posts Besides a sleek look that's clean and chic, and lightweight, Fanny Wang’s custom-paired titanium-plate drivers are "tuned to deliver natural, thumping bass with crystal clear mids

When editor Mark Evan Chimsky asked me to write a 'Master Your Look' essay for the anthology 65 Things to Do When You Retire, 65 Notable Achievers on How to Make the Most of the Rest of Your Life (Sellers Publishing), I couldn't refuse. Besides having the opportunity to share my senior style tips for a time in your life when coveting the latest it thing is not as relevant as revitalizing your most age-appropriate personal best, my essay would be in the book along such esteemed notables as my feminist idol Gloria Steinem, former President Jimmy Carter, Jane Fonda, John E. Nelson, (What Color Is Your Parachute?), and a host of other experts and achievers on how to make the most of the rest of

We are going to start a chronicle to look at the personal style of some of our FocusOnStyle readers. Hey, that could be YOU next time! Jump to the end to see how to share your personal style with us. Lindsay Webdell is one of our Twitter friends and jumped to the chance to share her look with all of us. Lindsay is pretty nifty too... she has a fun and colorful spin on French Chic style in her choice of classic pieces that flatter her figure while being extremely distinctive and modern. Best off it's all affordable fashion. She's pretty cute, don't you think? Now, heeeeeeeeeere's Lindsay.... -S.H. Lindsay's touch of fun accessories I'd call my style "classically and affordably fun." I'm drawn to timeless

Claudia Schiffer in her iconic bustier shot from the Guess 1989 campaign

Can you believe that it was 1989 when Claudia Schiffer starred in her first black & white Brigitte Bardot-esque, and now iconic, GUESS ad campaign, pictured above? Time flies when you STILL look fantastic! That would be both for the supermodel and the brand. In celebration of the 30th anniversary of GUESS, Claudia is back starring in its campaign shot again by Ellen Von Unwerth and guided by the creative direction of Paul Marciano, CEO and Creative Director at GUESS? Inc. . An image from the 30th anniversary GUESS campaign with Claudia wearing denim cigarette pants with bold daisies that channel a classic GUESS look. “Claudia exemplifies everything the GUESS woman stands for,” said Paul Marciano. “Her timeless, distinctive style and infectious energy

How to Wear Eyelet And Look Like A Grown-Up Like Fashion Designer Charlotte Ronson With signs of an early spring blissfully taking hold over much of the states, designer Charlotte Ronson's recent appearance at an NYC Ferragamo event in an on-trend white eyelet dress had us looking forward to the sartorial season ahead while taking note of her well styled look. While eyelet often tends to bring little children's dresses and oversized beach caftans to mind, Ronson's take on the fabrication raises its level to an unthought of level of cool. >>More: Charlotte Ronson >> Shop the Charlotte Ronson collection at Shopbop By pairing her frock with a boyish nautical fitted blazer, chunky gold bracelets and a pulled back hairstyle, she gives an entirely

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French Chic at a Certain Age: A well-cut trench coat a la Patricia Kaas

French Chic at a Certain Age: The power of black a la Juliette Binoche… not so basic!

Listen Up! Ear Wangs by Fanny Wang Headphones for sound with grown-up style appeal

Senior Style: 65 Things to Do When You Retire, My Essay On How To Master Your Look (book excerpt)

She’s Back! Claudia Schiffer is the face of Guess to celebrate the brand’s 30th Anniversary Ad Campaign

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