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Born-Again Vintage, eco chic budget fashion re-do…

How-to recycle your wardrobe with style Born-Again Vintage, book review - eco chic budget fashion re-do. How-to recycle your wardrobe with style. How many times have you looked at something and thought to yourself, "Humm, if that collar was a bit smaller, the waist nipped in more, maybe as a vest and not a dress, or it doesn't really look like it did in its eBay photo?" Well, put a twist where it outta be! Born-Again Vintage: 25 Ways to Deconstruct, Reinvent, and Recycle Your Wardrobe by Bridgett Artise and Jen Karetnick helps you transform your wardrobe and vintage finds into your own unique and timeless look. It's the ultimate eco chic book to rethink fashion on a budget with

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Hey mom, look what I bought!

Fashion show video to show latest shopping goodies… I stumbled upon this clip and think it is very charming. Margaret Maloney made a little “fashion show” video, with clever commentary, to show her mom some of the clothes that she bought herself this weekend. She even has some Anne Klein from Macy’s! “Yes, mom, I will wear something else over the arms,” tells us that mom does like to get her fashion two-cents in… sound familiar? Hey Margaret, you know you have it going on! “Clothes I purchased this weekend with Christmas money, gift certificates, and my own hard-earned cash. I made this video so my mother could see what I got.” Vimeo.  

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John Varvatos – Men’s Collection

JOHN VARVATOS Men's Collection Milan Men's Fashion Week FW 09/10 Men's Collection from the designer... Collection Inspiration John Varvatos looks to rock and roll's fashion heritage to shape his fall 2009 collection, reworking it into a dressed-up line that's polished with a glamorous edge. Every element of the collection: silhouette, detailing and proportion, is given a contemporary gloss. The palette is dark, moody and elegant. Black reigns, with charcoal, burgundy and rich chocolate accented by tones of grey and inserts of white. (continues below) Click on each picture for an enlarged view. Distinguished by its hourglass shape, John Varvatos has softly evolved his silhouette into a more modern, sleeker profile. A slender but well-defined shoulder skims down to a nipped

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Fashion Video: Spring – Summer 2009 Affordable Fashion Trends

Behind the scenes at the H&M photo shoot and what to wear on a budget… Retro Romantic, Timeless Tailoring, and Art & Architecture are the big, affordable fashion trends at H&M for spring - summer 2009.Take a behind-the-scenes video invitation at a photo shoot for ways to style the looks and commentary from Scott Schuman of The Sartorialist, Camilla Morton the fashion journalist Harpers Bazaar & Vogue.com, Sophia Neophitou the Editor in Chief 10 Magazine, Ann-Sofie Johansson the Head of Design H&M, and the photo shoot’s stylist Robert Rydberg. There’s nothing like fantastic styling to prove that you can master can-do chic on a budget with just the right knack and combination to style your look in a way that’s

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FocusOnStyle Mobile: Fashion headlines on your phone

Get Focus on Style fashion updates on your cell phone… Life is fast and we are always moving, but you don’t want to miss one fashionable thing. Don’t fret, http:/FocusOnStyle.mofuse.mobi is all you need to add to your phone and you will have our sparkling beauty, style, and fashion content on the go. So easy, so good, so chic! For a faster set-up fix, snap the FocusOnStyle QR Code, below: Tip: A QR Code is a bar code that can be scanned by most camera phones and read using a QR Code reader. A QR Code is essentially a link to our mobile site. Anyone with a camera phone can take a picture of it and if you have a

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Pencils up, you won’t want to miss this fashion photography exhibition… What’s beautiful and captivating as an art form, yet really designed to promote a fashion or beauty product? One of the images from over forty of the most influential contemporary fashion photographers presented at the International Center of Photography exhibition, Weird Beauty: Fashion Photography Now. In keeping with the original context of these photographs hundreds of tear sheets, along with approximately twenty original photographic prints, and online media will also be presented. The ICP is just across the corner from the tents of New York Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, so do drop by.   Details: Weird Beauty: Fashion Photography Now International Center of Photography 1133 Avenue of the Americas at

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The Worst Holiday Gifts Beyond Regifting

Thumbs down to fugly fashion gift certificates… A friend of mine came back in a sweat after spending over 2 hours in the local, rhymes with Freako’s, not for want, but out of desperation. Seems that my friend in question was the proud recipient of a $100 gift certificate that she couldn’t find a way to spend in the store known for dressing that hunky swimmer’s mom when she was in the limelight. However, my friend has quite the Barbie doll body and not typically seen in stamp-printed camp shirts, shapeless floral cardigans, or elastic waist midcalf skirts. Fashion legend Diana Vreeland embraced the notion of bad taste, but “No taste is what I’m against,” she said. Let’s just call

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Spring Preview: Armani Accessories – Shoes and Bags

Giorgio Armani and Emporio Armani… Wish now, buy later in February when they start to hit the stores… the showstopper of the spring / summer preview for Giorgio Armani bags and shoes is the Montenapoleone Bag, a woven fabric handbag with triangular sides to maximize capacity yet maintain a sleek and feminine look. In combination with its leather handle, the Montenapoleone Bag comes in fresh, city shades of cream and beige. Why stop at a gorgeous bag when you can have complementing shoes like a Giorgio Armani thong in printed ivory calfskin with an elegant metal criss-cross strap? (See photo gallery below). All those extra goodies that we tend to take along in the summer can be beautifully ensconced in

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GOSSIP GIRL Jewelry, Mama knows best when it comes to gorgeous baubles…

Badgley/Sneed Designs Gossip Girl jewelry What's utterly divine, rich with intrigue, terribly chic, and quite addictive? "Gossip Girl," of course! As well as its mama-lode of fabulous jewels. Frequently seen on the hit television show are some of the most fantastic rocks of genuine precious and semi-precious stones and cultured freshwater pearls in combination with mostly 14K or 18K gold findings. It's very uptown chic, so these necklaces fit the bill of elegance. And, they just happen to be have a pedigree that is very close to home... The "Gossip Girl" jewelry we love is from Badgley / Sneed Designs, the design duo that by chance is Penn Badgely's mom, Lynne Murphy Badgley and his godmother, Jan Sneed. Oh, yes

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Grunge Fashion: Part Deux…

Coffee Beans and Warm Leatherette Grunge Fashion: Part Deux, Coffee Beans and Warm Leatherette- it's all about designer Glam Grunge Seattle had it. Marc Jacobs put it on the fashion map. Kurt Cobain gave way to Kate Moss, and the early 90's are a lifetime away. Well, except in the land of the unwashed, granola-with-a-toke dudes and dudesses where it possibly never went away. Grunge is back in a big fashion way! This time it's glam grunge, if you will. More Alexander Wang with a dash of Balenciaga inspiration rather than a thrift shop overkill of fill-your-bag-for-five-bucks at the Haggle ‘N Hoard. Modern grunge one-ups the thrift shop rag version and is more about well-honed vintage mixed with good design

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Online Deals: ShopBop 30% Off Discount Code

Act fast, this discount code expires faster than you can say “I want it”   A little birdie told us that ShopBop.com is having a hush-hush limited time sale and offering 30% off just about EVERYTHING in their fabulous array of all the top trends that get your heart racing. Just put in the special code, see below, and look amazing! So much fashion, so little time.   This are some of our favorite looks from ShopBop, what are yours? Code and offer terms below the gorgeous goods… Where: ShopBop.com Code: 30% off EVERYTHING* with code EARLYGIFT at shopbop. *excludes sale, jewelry & accessories Discount: 30% off EVERYTHING (excluding sale, jewelry and accessories) Starts: November 12th at 12:01AM PST Ends:

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  My old (in an ageless, where does time fly kinda way) colleague from my SHNS newswire days, Lee Woodruff, one the brightest and funniest pr babes to ever pitch a lipstick, wants to share something on far more serious note than the right shade of gloss for the holiday season, “Support Our Troops" is no longer a slogan. It's an action.” Helping someone is indeed bigger than a lipstick, but you can kill two birds with one very amazing stone– get an early start on holiday shopping and do some good for someone who has sacrificed so much! Look at the gorgeous goodies up for grab that benefit Remind.org, the Bob Woodruff Foundation dedicated to helping to heal the

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Oslo Style: How to get new outfits for free

Home Town Style: Oslo, Norway… Get some Oslo stye: Retail remedy tips to shop your closet. I know, going shopping with an empty wallet is not easy. Trust me, I am the kind of person who always finds great things to buy- - no matter what, no matter where, and especially when I cannot afford to buy a thing. However, from time to time many of us do have to rethink before buying that pair of boots that are just a bit too expensive for our empty wallets– even though we try to convince ourselves that the quality justifies its price since they will last forever… yeah right. Sometimes budget overtakes the lust for something new. Since many of us

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