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Palette Cleanser: Neutral Coats by way of Naomi Watts’ Carven + Paris Street Style Ladies for a Fresh Start

Neutral Coats in gray or beige for celebrity style, like Naomi Watts in Carven or the chic Paris streetstyle ladies are the perfext palette cleanser for your transition wardrobe.
I'll Have What She's Having:  Neutral coat newness in an understated gray coat like Naomi Watts or  beige à la the Paris chic set Need Transition Inspiration? Neutral coats in gray or beige for celebrity style, like Naomi Watts in Carven or the chic Paris street style ladies are the perfext palette cleanser for your transition wardrobe. Naomi Watts in a Carven coat Naomi Watts wore a modern classic Fall 2012 Carven coat while out & about recently that got our attention with its crisp lines and timeless spirit. Then, with a second look at the neutral newsness by way of the beige clad Paris Street Style Ladies, above, we couldn't think of a smarter palette cleanser just before the start of a new season. A new

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Street Style Trend Report: Red Coats at Paris Fashion Week

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

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

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.  >>

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

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,

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

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

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Scarf This Up: Mommy Chic Wrap & Spiffy Bowler a la Alicia Keys

Alicia Keys arrives on a flight at the Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport with her son Egypt in Paris, France.
I'll Have What She's Having:  A voluminous scarf  and a menswear hat to effortlessly glam up the most basic outfit. It REALLY is that easy. Getting out of the house sometimes, can be an effort in itself. Particularly, on those down low, kick back (ha!), whirlwind of errands and mommydom days. Or maybe, just a work at home, no one sees me until, crap, I have to go out and look good kind of day. Now what? Oh yeah, for many of us this kind of day is far more realistic than a pair of stilettos and a slinky sheath.  On the dressier side, it's almost by route, You pull a perfectly fitting dress off a hanger, add some gorgeous shoes. Off you

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Leather Weather: Black (leather pants) + White = Italian Style

I'll Have What She's Having: Black leather pants that look so right Yesterday, we talked about the ageless chic of a black leather motorcycle jacket, and today it's time to talk about your lower half. >>MORE: Leather Style There's an off-handedness that Italians have. They could be wearing the most extravagant item -- think a healthy dose of gold, a swath of fur, ornate embellishments, or in this case, black leather pants-- and throw it together in a manner that's effortless and molto elegante, and even casual in their own way. Never garish. Always fun. >>RELATED: When in Rome Black leather pants are one of the hottest trends this season, and we all know how tricky they can be. Let's look at

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I’ll Have What She’s Having: Alexa Chung’s Smart Transitional Sweatshirt Chic

T.V presenter & DJ Alexa Chung makes a smart case for the versatile, yet chic possibilities of a classic sweatshirt cut in a more fashion friendly silhouette just as the temperature becomes more volatile Much like our new-found appreciation of a classic denim jacket, one look at Alexa Chung front row at the recent Mulberry show had us longing for chic sweatshirt options as the weather changes dramatically throughout the day as we transition into fall. >> MORE: FASHION SHOWS  In a Mulberry 'velvet tee' paired with Mulberry accessories, Chung beckons a new case for the sweatshirt as she looks easily chic in quite a comfortable manner. >>DISCOVER: How to wear printed pants... Why does it work when sweatshirts most often conjure

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Stylist Advice- What To Wear For A Ladylike Labor Day Weekend Look

Looking for a chic ladylike look to salute Labor Day weekend and one of the last weekends of summer with while making a transitional statement in style? Go ahead, make the season's last hoorah a call for glamour, have fun with it! We suggest taking inspiration from actress Guei Lun-Mei who in Jil Sander Fall 2012 at the Taipei Film Festival Awards exuded a retro elegance that was alluring, unexpectedly modern yet sublime. While on-trend to boot. >>MORE: Stylist Advice and Figure Out What to Wear And with the end of summer beginning to approach, think about spoiling yourself this upcoming holiday weekend with a dress that is celebratory of the ladylike mandate for the season ahead. One that's certain to have many admirer's while

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Jessica Biel Works the Nude Trend – Trend Tuesday

With wedding season and summer events still ahead, take a style note from Jessica Biel's gorgeous nude number at a photo call for 'Total Recall' We've all been there, how does one go formal when special events are held outside far away from black-tie halls come summertime? How does one even go formal when they'll be facing the outdoors in general? >>MORE: Celebrity Style When considering such obstacles we suggest you look no other than Jessica Biel's head-to-toe nude number that while a far cry from the comforts of black garb, is still precisely formal while looking easy on the wear. >>STYLIST'S ADVICE: When can you wear nude hoisery?  From weddings to graduations to birthdays, you name it -this is

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Jeans – Classic Vs. Trendy on Kate Middleton and Diane Kruger

When it comes to denim, you can go any way you want, from dressed up to comfy and fuss-free, just take a look at Diane Kruger and Kate Middleton who both worked denim to their advantage from the oh-so trendy to the discreetly classic... The other day Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, wore a classic pair of dark skinny jeans at the Cross Country Equestrian competition at the 2012 London Olympic Games and looked polished and quite glamorous to boot. What made it work besides a great fit on a toned bod was her pairing of a natty fitted blazer and a forever-chic white button-down -which you can never go wrong with. >>MORE: Kate Middleton Style And across the pond actress

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Beauty & Brains: Supermodel Discovery To Reduce Cellulite With BelleCore Bodybuffers

Nancy Donahue
I'll Have What She's Having: Bellecore bodybuffer, an anti-cellulite product that is so good, it becomes addictive! Supermodel Nancy Donahue, a refined blonde in the way that makes the straightest of men drop to their knees is the genius behind Bellecore body buffers. Nancy and I have known each other for years as we share a mutual friend, Vincent Gagliostro, art director of FocusOnStyle. The thing is that when it comes to reducing cellulite, someone as lithesome as Nancy could be the last person who I would think would need to concern herself with orange peel skin. I was wrong. Nancy's discovery in the anti-cellulite wars is the Bellecore bodybuffer, a magical little gizmo that takes 5 minutes in the morning and 5

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Timeless Style – Black And White Fashion Never Goes Out of Style

 Timeless Style with classic black and white options hasn't looked so fresh in a while thanks to an abundance of printed options taking their toll on even the most trend-less types... Sure, we ourselves got in on the big print story that has been making its way throughout the fashion universe but first look at Alexander McQueen's forever-chic Resort 2013 outing had us aching for a new direction. One that goes back to the classic combo of black and white for they are tried-and-true but also, color restricted pieces can work as one sure-fire foundation to play just about anything up against. Take a look at actress Cate Blanchett at a premiere for 'Uncle Vanya' above, who chose a Givenchy number

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