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Idol Worship…

Justin Guarini's Curls are Just in Time for Runway Style "*Gimme a head with hair…" Face it, idol worship has been going on for longer than you can flick your remote control. And, art does imitate life. So what if uber-hottie, Justin Guarini rakes in an almost win on American Idol? His wild locks hit a best in show-runway that is. Cascading curls, mop-top 'fro, the guy with the big poodle hair is it. When imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, the crooning cutie should be beaming with a trendsetting sense of what's to come from his front row seat at New York's Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2003 Collections Mega Denim show.   "*I want it long, straight, curly,

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Wheels, Italian style…

Vespa Motor Scooter Rides Again Wheels, Italian Style... Vespa Motor Scooter Rides Again. The Euro way to buzz around town or country disappeared from the American scene for 15 years. But now, the Italian motorscooter is back and the perfect vroom vroom style staple to get around in for summer. There's something classically cool about the films of the fifties to early sixties… La Dolce Vita - directed by Federico Fellini, starring Marcello Mastroianni and Anita EkbergRoman Holiday- directed by Billy Wilder and starring Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn The World of Suzie Wong- directed by Richard Quine, starring William Holden and Nancy KwanAn American in Paris - directed by Vincente Minnelli, starring Gene Kelly and Leslie CaronL'Avventura - directed

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Kid Rock…

Cool Newborn to Toddler Clothes for Your Favorite Little Punk Get your face out of that scrunch! Yes, it's the return of green eyeshadow and you will love it. For those who find the irony of The Osbournes way more captivating than the saccharine of Ozzy and Harriet then this StyleThing! is for you. As if someone would think that a parent who loves cutting-edge style would dress kiddy darling in putrid pastels or those fuddy-duddy pre-coordinated matched sets. Well, stop thinking and start rocking! Collect some über-cool baby onseies and toddler T-shirts with graphic declarations that have their tongue firmly planted in their cheek. Consider-- "Scream Queen","Little Punk", "Evil Genius For A Better Tomorrow," "Super-Duper Pooper", a "Mom" tattoo,

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Flowers Power Up…

Spring Hair Accessories Blossom Let's face it, good, bad, or indifferent your choice of car says plenty about your style. Then what happens when top fashion designers get inspired by the classic American dream car? You get some pretty nifty "Thunderbird-inspired" trend-setting sportswear and accessory designs from John Bartlett, Carolina Herrera, Marc Jacobs, Gene Meyer, William Reid, Diane von Furstenberg, Lambertson Truex, Jack Spade and, Oliver Peoples. If it's hot right now, it's a Stylething from Focus on Style by Sharon Haver. The best buds right now nestle in a little bobby pin placed ever so casually in your unabashedly messy hair. If you are thinking one gigunda silk flower—a la Sex and the City—or, a headband full of ruffled

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Wheels of Inspiration…

Fashion and Thunderbird team up for charity Let's face it, good, bad, or indifferent your choice of car says plenty about your style. Then what happens when top fashion designers get inspired by the classic American dream car? You get some pretty nifty "Thunderbird-inspired" trend-setting sportswear and accessory designs from John Bartlett, Carolina Herrera, Marc Jacobs, Gene Meyer, William Reid, Diane von Furstenberg, Lambertson Truex, Jack Spade and, Oliver Peoples. If it's hot right now, it's a Stylething from Focus on Style by Sharon Haver. Wood-paneled station wagon soccer grandmum Monster truck guy with a helluva lot of testosterone Antiquated jalopy Beverly Hillbillies "I see a car as a little home that can move and take you

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Birds, Bees, and Diamonds…

A Girl's Best Friend Has a Birth Certificate The Rand Diamond comes with it's very own birth certificate- Provenance Report to be techy correct- that chronicles each individual diamond's "chain of custody" from mine to retail jeweler. Where did you two meet? How long are you together? What does he do? And, what's her story? Questions, questions, questions. Well, let those snoopers go totally crackers when they decide to ask, "where did that diamond come from?" The Rand Diamond comes with it's very own birth certificate- Provenance Report to be techy correct- that chronicles each individual diamond's "chain of custody" from mine to retail jeweler. For those who want to witness everything, the report also provides a photographic record of

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If The Shoe Fits, Glow With It…

Better Yet, Just Glow! If The Shoe Fits, Glow With It… Better Yet, Just Glow! Our kind of high maintenance. Not for nothing, but… Place: Bergdorf Goodman's The Finals shoe clearance. Atmosphere: Frenzied, panic-stricken shoppers, desperate to find their size. Scene: Woman admiring her high-heeled splendor in the mirror while contemplating how many pairs of stilettos to buy.   She Thinks Aloud: "Don't Manolo Blahnik's just light up a room?" Peanut Gallery: "Yes, they have that reflective quality!" Whatever. Our opinion: Reserve high maintenance ditties to be dribbled with something delicious like Star High Maintenance luxury hand and body lotion. Of course, while still maintaining our feet firmly planted in a good pair of slingbacks. Je ne sais quois? --January

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Put Words In Your Mouth…

How to Say Thank You Oh, you remember thank you notes- they are one of the things that etiquette experts harp about and just the things that leave linguistic acrobats in a flutter. Well, now there's no excuse to procrastinate about writing a witty and meaningful thank you. Stylething from Focus On Style, the latest trends, hippest ideas, coolest things in beauty, fashion, and style. If it's hot right now, it's a Stylething! Someone gave you a gift. Someone went the extra line. Someone is just wonderful. Well, say thanks darn it!!! No, no, not those mumbled words in passing. Not even an instant replay of Steve Martin's famous "Nooo, thaaaaank yooooooooou" skit. Something more worthy of another's thoughtfulness… yeah,

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In the Diaper Bag…

Do's for the Stylish New Mom Listen up funky mama, who's toting the bag? It's about you, not Pooh! So, don't forsake your personal style when it comes to schlepping, diapers, wipies, pacifiers, bottles, bibs, toys, and a little book. As if a brand-new baby won't rock your world, what happens when, suddenly, you go from looking cool, stylish, and collected to a land of putrid pastels? You lose a big sense of yourself, that's what! Listen up funky mama, who's toting the bag? It's about you, not Pooh! So, don't forsake your personal style when it comes to schlepping, diapers, wipies, pacifiers, bottles, bibs, toys, and a little book. Enhance your style with the new breed of diaper bags

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The ‘Roids That Rule…

Wallet-Sized Photos in a Snap The Polaroid Mio Instant Camera camera snaps wallet-sized instant photos that can easily be stashed between your credit cards and business cards. Stop feeling stupid because you don't have a photo of your precious darling to yank out of your wallet and show the forced to be admiring crowd. Not everyone can get it together to make little wallet-friendly photos and, face it, it's just not cool to schlep around a mini-photo album. But Polaroid[/link] took away the shame in not being able to share. The Polaroid Mio Instant Camera snaps wallet-sized instant photos that can easily be stashed between your credit cards and business cards- they're so sleek that even grandmamá may want to

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An Elephant Never Forgets He’s Chic…

Babar Turns 70 Babar, King of Elephants, Turns 70 French sailor t-shirt, classic. Hermes scarf, classic. Chocolate croissant, classic. Babar, classic children's reading for the pre Tintin set. The "King of Elephants" who has a flair for wearing a stately green suit is about to celebrate the big 7-0. In an oh-sooo-French simple, elegant way, Babar's whimsically illustrated adventures promote kindness, courage, and patience… lessons you are never too old to practice. With more than seven million books in circulation in 17 languages, Babar, first written and illustrated by Jean de Brunhoff, then continued by his son, Laurent who has since created and published 30 Babar books of his own, began as a bedtime story and turned into a modern

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Sliver Glasses…

Lilliputian Reading Glasses Wink At Your Inner James Bond Sliver Glasses...Lilliputian Reading Glasses Wink At Your Inner James Bond Nobody does it better than Bond,James Bond. He has a mini-gadget for everything. Well, 007 inspiration for those things great and small must have been in the dreams over at Micro Vision Optical when they developed reading glasses so skinny that they slip into their own pen, mascara wand-size tube, or what could be confused as a silver-tone cigarette lighter case. No more apologizing when you can't read a menu in a restaurant so dimly lit that you need to bring Sebastian, the seeing eye spaniel along to aid in negotiating your Jimmy Choo shoes around the joint- whip out your

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Who Can Turn the World On With Her Smile?…

Move Over "The Thinker," Here Comes Mary Richards. Taste The Hamptons-Recipe to take a bite out of style from The Barefoot Contessa. Okay, so she was a thirtyish TV icon thirtyish years ago. But Mary Richards still rules. That's Mary, the stylish lead character, in Mary Tyler Moore's eponymous named Seventies hit television show . No matter how ever so slightly dated the single, independent Mary now appears, there's always something modern about the way she wears her flares, belts her shirtdress, or how her hair flips. Most important, there's something completely empowering about the way she tosses her beret. The Wall Street Journal* writes- on it's front page- that a bronze statue of tam-tossing Mary Richards will be placed

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