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What to wear to a Christmas party when it’s cold
What to wear to a Christmas party when it's cold Is it ok to wear a short-sleeved dress to a Christmas Party even if it is 30 degrees outside? I am going to wear a shawl but would like to take it off I don't want to look so conservative, just be warm. I am a young 40 and it is a corporate Christmas Party. (Via Comcast email) Look how Claudia Schiffer dresses up for a cold night It can get tricky to look glamorous while not freezing your petunias off. No matter what the occasion is, dressing appropriately for the weather is common sense. Lucky you, it's a Christmas party and not a red carpet event, when wearing a
Christmas Windows Paris- Galeries Lafayette & Printemps
Printemps Paris Holiday Windows Printemps Paris Holiday Windows Printemps Paris Holiday Windows Printemps Paris Holiday Windows Galeries Lafayette Paris Holiday Windows Galeries Lafayette Paris Holiday Windows Galeries Lafayette Paris Holiday Windows Galeries Lafayette Paris Holiday Windows Stay tuned for more holiday treats from Paris.-- Richard, the Paris Insider Visit on your next trip to Paris:Printemps64 Blvd. Haussmann,9th arr. Metro: Havre Caumartin Galeries Lafayette40 Blvd. Haussmann, 9th arr. Metro: Chaussée-d'Antin Photos, this page only, eyepreferparis.com
Chai Chic! Designer Dreidels by Jonathan Adler
A modern dreidel to drool over It's been a while since we last brought you the modern menorah and it's not for lack of trying. Chanukah may be the Festival of Lights, but it's pretty dim on the design side. All we want for Chanukah are decorative objects that offer the same design aesthetic as any other item in our home. There should be a bit of whimsy for the children, but not goofy. It should incorporate tradition and modernity. It should be more than "descent enough" for Chanukah. It must be gorgeous enough to stand on its own design merits. Well, after sifting through a slew of tchotchkes, we finally turned up something cute. Jonathan Adler's mod enamel driedels
Jimmy Choo. H&M. Celebrity Hoopla!
The ultimate in star studded cheap chic Would you ever imagine Paris Hilton, Nicky Hilton, Hayden Panettiere, Kate Walsh, Olivia Wilde, Sheryl Crow, Cat Deeley, Angela Lindvall, Maggie Grace, and Mini Andén on the red carpet all decked out for cheap chic fashion? Well, when it's the Los Angeles launch of the Jimmy Choo for H&M collection, the celebrities hit the red carpet in droves. This is a party collection, arriving just in time for the holidays and a perfect solution to throwaway cheap chic to wear, love, and not worry that you'll never have a place to wear it again. Best bet, it's not just shoes. There are killer clothes and accessories too, all under the Jimmy Choo for
Home Town Style: They do Christmas big in Brooklyn
Dyker Heights takes holiday decoration to new heights… Growing up in Brooklyn, NY, I was always amazed at the extensive holiday house decorations in some areas of the borough– too much was never enough to create a holiday wonderland on the front lawn. Friend and now Brooklyn resident, Mark Moskin of Salient Design photographs some of the most outrageous and brilliant Christmas house decorations around. Mark shares his shot of a “classic” house done up in true Dyker Heights style– a fave to date. True to the ‘Brooklyn does it betta’ motto… enjoy! Photo credit: ©2005 Mark Moskin/SalientDesign.com –December 25, 2008
Retail Remedy, Not: The Ugly Christmas Sweater Calamities
What not to wear… Admittedly in the land of the fashion free for the holidays, where 3D crochet ornamentations and stamped-on snowflakes are the poor excuse for something cute. I didn't happen to stumble upon these garish and homely machine made, ugly Christmas sweaters, they were proudly displayed right up front in the big store in town, waiting for some poor sole to gobble them up and gift them to Great Aunt Tilly or have same gift them to her cherished niece. Don’t. Stop. Say NO to fugly fashion. You can't even regift these shapeless atrocities. Even when worn in jest, ugly Christmas sweaters are just not funny or ironic. Demand that clothing should be both flattering to the wearer
Retail Remedy: NY Christmas Windows Whimsical Take
Bloomingdale’s, Lord & Taylor, Macy’s, and Sak’s Fifth Avenue holiday windows for the kid in all of us… New York Christmas windows are famous for the animated displays which put put a smile on all our faces, and not just the the young children hoisted up onto their parent’s shoulder. Sak’s Fifth Avenue has whimsical animated windows about a “different” snowflake named Mike for the tots and for the glamazons, there are the opulent “Crystal Lized Made with Swarovski Elements” showstoppers. Lord & Taylor stays with its classic, vintage Christmas window display which evokes childhood memories. Bloomingdale’s Third Avenue side has a fun Juicy group of windows with fab Dangerous Liaisons type wigs. Of course, Macy’s does not disappoint in
Retail Remedy: NY Christmas Windows, Stylish and Artful Elegance
Bergdorf Goodman and Louis Vuitton New York holiday windows… In what are probably one of the most visually stunning New York Christmas windows, Bergdorf Goodman creates artful displays that recreate the feel of the dioramas of the Natural History Museum. The store’s Fifth Avenue windows are an opulent white on white homage to the four seasons, plus holiday all combining the unique mix of natural wonders and Bergdorf Goodman luxury fashion. While the East 58th Street and Bergdorf Goodman Men’s Store windows create a more allegorical display of animals and fashion. East 57th Street windows are a whimsical play on black, white, plus red. All are absolutely amazing and quite a scene to get your turn to photograph. In
Retail Remedy: Hermes Paris Christmas Windows
Nothing says oh la la luxury more than Hermes Paris… Richard Nahem, the Paris Insider has brought us the gorgeous Paris Christmas windows at Galeries Lafayette and Printemps and now the very short list of luxury and absolute elegance with the Paris Christmas windows from Hermes, Paris. The House of Hermes began as a harness and saddlemaker in 1937 and has continued to be the measure for timeless elegance, supreme quality, and to many the epitome of classic chic. Savor their holiday window display from a silver leather and ostrich horse saddle to a pearl encrusted Kelly bag. Hermes… life can be so beautiful!