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Make-Over Monday – Add Prints to Your Summer Look

Master a confident hand at mixing vivid prints into your look this summer for the perfect Make-Over Monday, allowing you a full week to play with prints! Go ahead, attempt to take them for a test drive, just be sure to share your pics with us along the way... Start the week and the season off in on-trend style with our look at one of the season's biggest stories -Prints, and plenty of them. >>MORE: Prints, and how to wear them Take actress Elena Anaya above in Prada as the perfect example on taking a bold print to the max with an ultra-femme shape and shoes to boot. While her dress boasts a vintage smock shape, its novelty print in

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When In Rome: Flea Market With Vintage Gucci, Fendi, Valentino, Chanel and more

It's big designer names, names, names made even more enticing under the flea market tarp!The city of Rome is truly a living architectural museum, but where do all the old fashion relics go?A good chunk can be found on the right Sunday at the Borghetto Flaminio market.Lot's of vintage costume jewelry and even some hard to find pieces at the Borghetto Flaminio from the 1960s and some Hermes.While Porta Portese is the more widely known flea market in Rome, for me, it's  a crowded and huge mass of junky new items and a few stalls of ratted up old fur. It's been known that if you dig deep enough at Porta Portese that you will find "something" but for me it was more like something plastic and tacky.Porta Portese

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Prints Please! Here’s How Camilla Belle Wears The New Floral Dress In Style

I'll Have What She's Having: A floral dress that looks fresh and neither old lady or juvenile Try our expert style tips, on how to wear a floral dress with easy, fuss-free style. Camilla Belle's sexy floral Prada dress gave flower power an entirely new spin at last week's Chanel dinner for the Tribeca Film Festival. I think one you should consider toying with on your own... >>Learn how to Make a Big Impact in Small Prints No shrinking violet, Belle's floral number is one example of the new florals you should be on the look out for as she looks quite the lady while making a statement with crochet detailing in all the right spots. >> MORE: Floral  Like most Prada pieces, her

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Costume Institute Gala at the Met – Red Carpet Style Part Two

Red Carpet Style from "Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations" Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Part Two From the expected appearances in Alexander McQueen to the rather unexpected, this year's Met Gala had some surprises and inspirational looks for sure. Here's a look at a few more highlights from the evening's red carpet arrivals. >>MORE: Drool-worthy Red Carpet Fashion Actress Mia Wasikowska (above) was one of our top favorites of the event in scarlet red Prada that boasted a high neckline, a prim Schiaperelli inspired jet encrusted collar with a full skirt. It was wholely retro but completely in-tune with the girlish, Parisian naiveté that Miuccia Prada has been championing for over a decade and completely on-trend. Other notable looks came from

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Inside the Exhibition: Schiaperelli and Prada – Impossible Conversations at The Met

From The Met comes Impossible Conversations, a look at the work of Elsa Schiaperelli and Miuccia Prada, two of fashion history's most indispensible designers Before heading to yesterday's preview of Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations at The Metropolitan Museum's Costume Institute, we couldn't help but think about how challenging it must have been when trying to top last year's record-breaking retrospective of the work of Alexander McQueen. >>Related: Alexander McQueen's record breaking Savage Beauty at The Met And while the McQueen tribute celebrated the late designer's deft hand at the theatrical nature of high-fashion, this year saw curators Harold Koda and Andrew Bolton mining through the genius work of two women designers, Elsa Schiaperelli and Miuccia Prada. Both of whom are considered to be the

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Costume Institute Gala at the Met – Impossible Conversations – Red Carpet Style

Gisele Bundchen in Givenchy Haute Couture by Riccardo Tisci with husband Tom Brady at "Schiaparelli And Prada: Impossible Conversations" Costume Institute Gala
Red Carpet Style from "Schiaparelli And Prada: Impossible Conversations" Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Time goes by so fast that it's even hard to believe that the Met Gala was here once again just yesterday evening especially after the mega-buzz last year's Savage Beauty retrospective of Alexander McQueen drew. >>MORE: Drool-worthy Red Carpet Fashion But here we are again for another fantastic, intriguing exhibit focusing on the work and uncanny parallels between Miuccia Prada and Elsa Schiaperelli, two women who could easily be considered as the most innovative designers from the past 100 years. >>More Met: Last Year's Record-Breaking Alexander McQueen Retrospective Beyone in Givenchy, post babyweight This year's red carpet had its expected misses (we'll get to those to help you

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Fashion Week In the Bag- Collect a Miu Miu Bag for Each Catwalk City

Last week Miu Miu kicked off New York Fashion Week with an exclusive collection of bags released the first day of fashion week and is set to release more on the first day of upcoming shows in London, Milan and Paris that are certain to be collectible as their whimsical designs are truly covetable. Consisting of 46 limited edition options, the collection features 17 different material combinations and 12 processing techniques in deluxe materials including python, tejus lizard, crocodile, ostrich, linen, glitter and brocade along with studs, jewels, glitter and classic embroidery. Which make for a load of options to suit your personal style while encapsulating the world of Miu Miu beautifully. >>SHOP: Best Bags A favorite of ours is the patchwork

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Freida Pinto Can Make Anything Look Tasteful – Find Out How

While we love just about anything Miuccia Prada creates (her Spring 2012 collection included), we have to admit that sometimes, while intriguing, her ideas can seem hard to imagine in playing a role in real life. Although this season with its retro Italian glamor, wicked hot-rod motifs and red-hot flame prints seemed a tad bit tricky although wholly covetable, served as no exception as it dangerously teetered on the good taste divide with its decadent juxtaposition of references high & low. >>More: Prada But then again, look at how delightful actress Freida Pinto looked in a hot-rod printed number at the recent celebration of Nylon magazine's 13th anniversary while hitting upon the season's must-have color block trend. >>More: Celebrity Style One of the major reasons the

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Revisit In the Details- Fresh Spring Ideas at Milan Fashion Week You Shouldn’t Miss

With rich colors and prints a plenty, some of the more subtle and best ideas in Milan for Spring 2012 may have been easy to miss, so we thought it would be a good time to take a moment and look back before the crush of Paris takes over. Here's a look back at some of the clever details that caught our eye. MORE: FASHION SHOWS AND RUNWAY REVIEWS Prada (and above) Vintage ladylike bags got revved up with ingenious graphic appliqué automobiles complete with Prada license plates that are certain to be seen everywhere come Spring. Fendi The cardigan lost its granny connotations at Fendi via a sheer chiffon base and thick, textural oversized cables smartly placed over the bust. Dolce & Gabbana

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Prada Spring-Summer 2012 Real Fantasies Video Premiere March 12th at 3 PM

Join Prada on the company's Facebook page today as they are set to unveil their latest inspirational set of images and a video just as their Spring 2012 collection hits stores. Each season the company treats fans to a hyper-realized 'lookbook' of sorts and judging by the teasers they've provided, the latest looks equally cool. Which makes us think how covetable the images would be if they were printed on posters. >>Discover More: Prada Fashion Visit Prada on Facebook to see the live launch today at 3pm CET

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Milan Fashion Week: Highlights of the Fall 2012 Runways

While we've reported some of the best fall 2012 / winter 2013 shows that we've seen over the past few weeks with runway reviews, fashion show coverage & backstage beauty, we wanted to take a moment to consider the highlights & top trends to inspire an easy-chic wardrobe update from Milan F/W 2012. >> MORE: FASHION SHOWS AND RUNWAY REVIEWS Jil Sander- Jil Sander Fall 2012 Raf Simons swan song for Jil Sander was a testament not only to the kind of refined couture sportswear the likes of Geoffrey Been & Bill Blass championed throughout their careers, but to the awe-inspiring aura even the most reduced of pieces can evoke when beautifully crafted. Blush tones set the tone for a collection that was polished and refined enough to make it withstand the test of time as

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Adventures in Extremes: Loafers, is it Prada at a fraction of the price?

Loafers are not for the sheer hose set any more! But then again, sheer hose has made a recent come back thanks to Kate Middleton. >>DON'T MISS: Shoe Shopping Guides The loafer, from high-heeled to flat, is fast becoming a wardrobe must-have as they hit upon a more refined look while being completely comfortable. And it's hard not to become infatuated with this pair of Prada Classic Leopard Loafers. Although pricey at $795, they make for a shoe that we bet you would get years of wear from. Vaneli Jabez Camel Jag Hair Calf Loafer at Zappos So, how about a more budget-friendly doppleganger? The Vaneli Jabez Camel Jag Hair Calf Loafer at Zappos is (probably) just as cute, right on trend and

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In the Details- Fall 2012 Menswear Moments You Shouldn’t Miss from Milan

Even though Spring 2012 hasn't hit stores yet, take notes from the recent men's shows while shopping this season to get ahead of the game... With season's now piling up on top of season's, there's too much fashion out there to take note from when considering what's next for the times ahead. Keeping that in mind we've culled a quick list of some of our top not-to-be-missed moments from the Men's Fall 2012 shows in Milan recently like Burberry's decadent patchwork tote (above). Jil Sander A statement-making black leather carry-all that boasts a paper bag shape adds a sinister touch of wit to such an everyday item. >>SHOP: MEN’S STYLE GUIDE TO EVERYDAY CHIC Dolce and Gabbana Paired with a distressed pair

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