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The 5 best trends from resort 2014 to wear NOW

Resort, the little season that could… Fill you with inspiration now on what to buy, what to keep, what to dig out with the 5 best trends from resort 2014 Honestly, I have to make a confession. I haven't turned my closet over from winter to summer yet! I know it's June, don't remind me but with work, family, friends, travel, and entertainment my life has gotten in the way of spring closet cleaning (again) and I'm pulling out what's in the front of my closet when it's time to get dressed. Are you in the same boat ? However, from a professional point of view, it's my job to review collections & trends and share that with you. Right now

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This is how you wear mixed prints paired with classic à la Paris Fashion Week Street Style Trend

  I'll Have What She's Having:  The pizzaz to wear mixed prints with a classic balance like our lovely lady above, snapped at Paris Fashion Week. Yes, bold and OTT mixed messages have been big trends on many a runway, but what make's this woman's otherwise quirky prints look so elegant is that everything is quintessentially ladylike.  >> MORE: I'll Have What She's Having and Fashion Week Street Style From a structured lady bag to her foundational coat casually placed over her shoulders, the attitude of everything present is pitch perfect and fine tuned. >> RELATED: How to wear mixed prints and patterns She's got all the elements of refined daywear down pat, and that's how a purple bag, tropical printed pants, a floral

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Prints Please! – Fashion Week Street Style & Runway Trend Report NYFW Fall 13

Prints Please! – Fashion Week Street Style & Runway Don't say it - make your statement by wearing it!!  Prints and patterns have been seen on many Fall 2013 runways at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in New York, as well as on the showgoers.  Small, subtle, tonal, oversized, geometric, psychedelic, paired with solids, stripes, or complimentary patterns...anyway you like it, there's a print for you.  Solids just look plain boring these days without one! -- Alix Kivlin  >> MORE:  RUNWAY & STREET STYLE TRENDS and FASHION SHOWS, RUNWAY REVIEWS >> Here's some fav pics from the recent runway and show goers…. [nggallery id224] Runway photos from: Rebecca Minkoff,  Mara Hoffman,  Tracy Reese,  DVF,  Marc by Marc Jacobs,  Thakoon,  Lela Rose,  ICB Prabal Garung Photos & Words: Alix Kivlin

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Don’t you want some prints like these? Tracy Reese Fall 2013 Runway Review and Fashion Show Trends

Tracy Reese Fall 2013 Tracy Reese Fall 2013 Runway Review:  Tracy Reese always delivers spot on for the young, hip, contemporary woman who is not shy of color and pattern and her Fall 2013 collection shown at Mercedes Benz Fahsion Week in New York is no exception to that rule.  This will be the collection to rock when you want to turn heads and make a fun statement - full of colorful animal prints, mixed prints, vibrant colors, and plush textures - you'll have an array of options to mix and match. >> MORE: FASHION SHOWS AND RUNWAY REVIEWS Tracy Reese Fall 2013 >>MORE: Tracy Reese The classic sweatshirt is making a huge transformation for Fall 2013; the slouchy shape is getting sequins, placed intarsias, and chunky knits which allows you to take it

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How about pretty prints, yes please… you are in the right place! Mara Hoffman Fall 2013 Runway Trends and Fashion Show Review

Mara Hoffman Fall 2013 Mara Hoffman Fall 2013 Runway Review: If this is Fall 2013 in the eyes of Mara Hoffman, then we all should consider heading south of the border once the cold weather starts to set in! Hoffman, the queen of quirky and pretty prints, showed a brilliantly colored, airy collection at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in New York that was more Summer than Fall in feeling; certainly a feeling we all long for when it's freezing.  >> MORE: FASHION SHOWS AND RUNWAY REVIEWS Mara Hoffman Fall 2013 The huge scale prints laced with peacocks, and geometric patterns had a strong Mayan vibe radiating from them.  The vibrant colors looked outstanding paired together, but if you're more hesitant to that, anything can be

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Get the Trend – Floral Printed Shoes- Want It Wednesday

Printed Matter: Prints we know, are nothing new, but what is new amongst the print heavy trend that's been cycling through fashion is the idea of a shoe with a contemporary silhouette in an unexpected print.... One that does all the talking for your outfit -in a manner of speaking, of course. After all, prints, especially the head-to-toe variety we've seen friends challenge themselves with as of late, simplay aren't for everyone. >>TAKE A LOOK: SHOE SHOPPING GUIDES Well, we're happy to report that there's no need to worry about missing out when you consider the myriad of easy ways you can incorporate the idea into your current wardrobe. Versus by Christopher Kane >>DISCOVER: How to wear printed pants... No

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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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The Ultimate Shorts Trends Shopping Guide

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 Are you game? I'm not sure when the moment was exactly that took shorts from the casual comfy set to a de rigueur piece  in so many women's wardrobe, but it did. The thing is, when it comes to shorts trends, MOST women just can't get the styling to work. No matter how much they try or OVER try. Let's get it right with the hottest styles this summer. We've even pulled some fab styles in the FocusOnStyle Ultimate Shorts Trends Shopping Guide at the very end (good things are worth waiting for). >>RELATED: How to Wear Shorts: The good, the bad, and the very ugly… What's on trend now are high waist shorts, Bermuda shorts, colored denim, and bold prints. My mom and

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FRENCH CHIC SHIRT LESSON 101: A classic white shirt balances a vivid print a la Leïla Bekhti

I’ll Have What She’s Having:  What to wear with a bold print skirt? A white shirt, of course, is oh soooo French Chic! Leïla Bekhti, the French actress, knows that the best compliment to something bold and bright is palette cleansing clean, classic, and crisp starkness by way of a perfect shirt. >> MORE from the French Riviera: Cannes Do Chic Let's review the styling finesse of the bold "Renaissance painting" print Carven skater skirt  from last fall that she wore  at Cannes the other day. French actress Leïla Bekhti poses during a photocall of the Un Certain Regard jury at the 65th Cannes film festival Take a vivid print-- whether it be  as bright as a Lilly Pulitzer or as fashion statement-making as this Carven--

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Dita Von Teese Shows You How To Make A Big Impact In Small Prints at Coachella

Dita Von Teese in Sonia Rykiel. Photo: Sonia Rykiel I’ll Have What She’s Having: On trend all-over small prints easy on the eye, big on style... Attendees high & low at this year's Coachella music festival worked quite a few enviable looks that are certain to keep the blogosphere abuzz including the always on par Dita Von Teese, who, as expected , forego rocker grunge for elegance. That's why we look at her for today's example of how to wear small prints, with big style. >> RELATED: How to wear head to toe prints Von Teese has beyond proven her mastery of capturing flawless retro glamor in contemporary garb and nailed wearing head-to-toe prints in a Sonia Rykiel jumpsuit covered in a

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Guys, you can add edge to your men’s style with some printed glasses like Zac Efron

Men's Style Note:  Zac Efron Shows You How to Make Printed Sunglasses Work Ah, ha... he does look good. With bold, unexpected prints quite the rage as of late it was only a matter of time til we saw the trend work its way into the eyewear arena and surprisingly enough we look to Zac Efron on how to make it work for you. Prism London "Paris" Unisex Sunglasses at Shopbop As is the case with options full of personality, Efron's Prism unisex sunglasses' wild zebra print that gives off a gorgeous marble effect are made wearable by adding them to the simplest of classical looks. His white tee works as the perfect starting point to such a distinguishable pairs of shades

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Stylist Advice- Wall Flower! How to Wear Prints Head to Toe

Prints, patterns and bold unsolicited colors have been making a move throughout fashion circles for the past few season's and why not? Wallpaper prints make for an especially easy, elongating look and take the idea of sophisticated uniform dressing to a place once unimaginable. Thanks to digital prints and technological fabric advancements, full-on prints haven't looked any better and are an attainable way at creating foundational looks that'll make you stand out gorgeously in any crowd. All while getting a smart two-in-one you can also separate. READ: How to Wear Mixed Prints Pair the pants with a sweater and natty collared shirt or wear the top with a flirty a-line skirt- the options are endless. Here's a look at some favorite looks

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Printed Matter- Mastering Printed Pants

Printed trousers have been making their way onto runways the world over for quite a few season's and judging by the Pre-Fall collections we've seen so far for 2012, there's more to come. So how does one don prints on a part of the body most people try to distract the eye from? Here's a look at how to make them work for you while instantly updating your wardrobe and options. These days, clashing print on print head-to-toe looks are the norm however keep in mind the importance of proportion and fit for a flawless look Make sure the print and color-way of printed pants go with your own style- no need to stand out if you're uncomfortable with the

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