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Spring 2009: 12 Trends to Watch 09/16/2008, 04:52 PM 1) TRIPLE-TIERED FLOOR-LENGTH SKIRTSChris Benz, Erin Fetherson, Catherine Holstein – Spring 20092) BODY WRAPPINGHerve Ledger by Max Azria, Marc Jacobs, Thakoon – Spring 20093) GENIE PANTSJill Stuart, Joanna ... Read More Full Figured Fierceness: Chewing The Fat at Fashion Week 09/03/2008, 04:46 AM With the average American woman weighing in at 160 (give or take a few pounds), achieving the ideal 'size zero' physique of the average runway model is a pipe dream in itself. But for the fuller figured woman, it's a don... Read More Wiener Love 08/31/2008, 06:34 AM In grade school, my family owned a bad ass little red dachshund named Gretchen. The boys down the street used to harass her daily, and she'd tear after them like a lion in heat, hell bent on nipping the first exposed ank... Read More Black, Strappy, Sexy, and On Sale! 08/29/2008, 06:32 PM BALLY 'Chivas' Sandal >> BUY NOWPrice: $110[You Save $255]daniblack 'Nola' Ankle Strap Sandal >> BUY NOWPrice: $50 [You Save $120]Pelle Moda Urban T-Strap Wedge >> BUY NOWPrice: $51[You Save $119]Pour L... Read More The Year of the Fashionable Nun 08/27/2008, 01:15 PM With the Catholic church shrouded beneath a dark cloud of priestly misdeeds last year, one might think that shifting the focus onto something that doesn't involve alter boys would be a welcome distraction. But, if I had ... Read More All Hail the "Skong" 08/26/2008, 01:23 PM Designer Ann Sofie Back's thong-a-licious Fall '08 collection (which featured sleeves, trims, accessories, and even an entire skirt made from lacy thong underwear) was a concerted -- albeit unsuccessful -- attempt at exp... Read More Neato Tuxedo 08/24/2008, 03:33 AM Can somebody please explain how the tuxedo didn't make it onto style.com's fall 2008 trend report? It would seem that every major runway had some iteration of the classic tuxedo -- from neck-cinching bowties and pleated ... Read More Anna Sui Fall '08 Style On a Budget 08/24/2008, 03:26 AM Anna Sui's fall 2008 collection is not only colorful and eclectic, it's expensive. So, for those of you not ready to drop a large chunk of change, here are five inspired looks -- all for less than $100 each. (As a matter... Read More Don't Put Your Axe Away Just Yet 08/22/2008, 04:49 AM The plaids this fall seem a bit more refined than the lumberjack grunge trend of 2007. (More Scottish bagpiper than Paul Bunyan, if you catch my drift.) But when paired with this season's woodsy accessories -- deers, tr... Read More Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? 08/21/2008, 01:29 AM Most of us grew up with the story of Little Red Riding Hood, the girl who encounters the Big Bad Wolf while walking through the forest to her grandmother's house. But the earliest known printed version from the 17th cent... Read More 'Bound' To Fashion: Shackle Couture 08/13/2008, 06:04 PM A trend no longer relegated to secret dungeons and fetish clubs, shackles (minus the chains, of course) have emerged for fall 2008. Wide cuffs, one on each wrist [or ankle], preferably in black leather, and you've got yo... Read More Bow Down To the Dragon Lady 08/12/2008, 05:04 PM First Gucci with the Jeweled Dragon Chain Handbag. Then Prada with a Black Crosshatched Leather Studded Dragon Handbag. Vivienne Tam, Yohji Yamamoto, Ed Hardy, and Kenneth Jay Lane quickly followed suit with dragon-inspi... Read More Fall 2008: In Search of Joan of Arc 08/12/2008, 04:58 PM Legend has it that Joan of Arc was heavily clad in 50+ pounds of embellished armor when she lead the French army to several important victories during the Hundred Years' War. How else could a woman of small stature lead ... Read More When Art Becomes Fashion 08/12/2008, 04:52 PM As a rule of thumb, most fashion designers would fancy themselves as artists in every sense of the word. On the flip side, few painters, sketchers, sculptors, etc. would fancy themselves to be fashion designers. But that... Read More Is The Apron Bringing Sexy Back? 07/14/2008, 02:45 PM I have often wondered what it is about a woman in an apron that turns a man on. Perhaps it's the fact that we appear to be domestic goddesses ready to cater to their every need? [Insert 'Oedipus complex' here] Or perhaps... Read More Jean Paul Gaultier's Giant Cicadas 07/14/2008, 02:40 PM Jean Paul Gaultier isn't getting any pats on the back from the fashion world for his seemingly uninspired fall/winter 2008 collection. And to that I say, Tsk, tsk. According to style.com, Gaultier stumbled this season be... Read More Rodarte's Siamese Fighting Fish 04/18/2008, 09:31 PM Years ago, a Siamese fighting fish was gifted to me by a love interest. (Little did I know that it was his summer of love and I was only penciled in for spring). Eventually, the love turned into like, and the fish (appro... Read More When I'm In Paris, I Don't Stay At the Hilton 04/08/2008, 06:24 PM When Forbes recently reported that Paris Hilton was the most overexposed celebrity in America, was anyone really surprised? After all, WE [insert your name here] are the reason she's overexposed. She's a train wreck we c... Read More Face Paints: Pretty Palette Patterns 04/08/2008, 06:13 PM In the immortal words of Fashion Binge, I am not a beauty blogger (or, at least not in the traditional sense). However, I am still a sucker for pretty patterns and intricate details. So, it should come as no surprise tha... Read More Designer Elie Saab's "Dia de los Muertos" 04/08/2008, 06:12 PM Elie Saab's fall/winter 2008 collection could not have been more feminine and sublime. (According to style.com, his collection was inspired by Piet Mondrian's canvases, each painted to reflect an idealized view of realit... Read More Girly Style: Should We Be Playing With Dolls? 04/06/2008, 08:25 PM If 2007's shapeless, airy frocks were about looking like a doll, then 2008 is about being a girl again. Ballerinas and school girls have been crowding the fall/winter 2008 runways. Gwen Stefani announced the release her ... Read More Spray It Like It Is: Graffiti Style 03/31/2008, 02:27 PM According to the book Graffiti World, the art of vandalism is as old as cities -- from the political slogans that were scribbled on public buildings in the ancient Roman cities of Pompei and Herculaneum, to anonymous spr... Read More Braccialini Spring Bags Are Giving Me Butterflies 03/31/2008, 02:21 PM Braciallini bags (by Italian designer Carla Braciallini) are best known for their impeccable detail and fashion storytelling. But I love them for their optimistic style and relentless experimentation. For Spring '08, I a... Read More Dandy Style: Girl, Rock That Neck Tie 03/31/2008, 02:18 PM When Barbey dAurevilly said that dandyism is as difficult to describe as it to define, he wasn't kidding. Unlike the modern-day meterosexual (who's all about moisturizer and eyebrow plucking) the classic dandy was more c... Read More Is Covering Your Face Fashionable? 03/23/2008, 09:28 PM Naoto Hirooka's masked models at Japan Fashion Week have me once again asking the question, Am I missing something? No, Hirooka isn't the first. (Louis Vuitton has been toying with the look for some time now with sheer a... Read More Hair Wear: [Artificial] Flower Power 03/20/2008, 02:33 PM I was always determined to wear fresh flowers in my hair on my wedding day until a friend had a bee swatting incident during her nuptials that ended badly. (She had to remove her veil during her vows because the bee actu... Read More Ryunosuke Aoyagi's Sweet Tooth 03/20/2008, 02:28 PM There is something sickly-sweet (and undeniably satisfying) about Ryunosuke Aoyagi's 2008 autumn/winter collection. (Either that, or I'm in dire need of some Ben and Jerry's.) Sweet dreams!See more sweet designs from the... Read More Gasoline Is So Last Year 03/17/2008, 09:46 PM I'm finally getting my ass in gear by putting my name on the list for a new Smart Car. (I'm just bummed because the pink edition isn't available.) But I have to admit, some of these up-and-coming electric cars have my na... Read More Green Dressed Up, Green Dressed Down 03/17/2008, 09:44 PM Pia Wallen's Handbag at aplusrstore.com Milly Silk Twill Dress at net-a-porter.com Drop Green Stone Earrings at monsoon.co.uk Suede Knotted Ballet Flats at gap.com Animal Print Cocktail Ring at portiajewelry.comGreen Is ... Read More India Fashion Week: Manish Arora's T'ang Dynasty 03/17/2008, 04:35 AM At first glance, the models in Manish Arora's autumn/winter 2008 collection looked like they stepped right out of a science fiction movie. But, if you study each outfit closely, you can see strong influences from the T'a... Read More How To Get Lit, Fashionably 03/16/2008, 07:48 PM I was pleasantly surprised to see this illuminated creation from the Ele Tra '08 autumn/winter collection at Japan Fashion Week. For a moment, it brought me back to Hussein Chalayan's '07 Winter Collection (a mesmerizing... Read More Indian Designers Pay Homage To Hollywood Brats 03/16/2008, 07:38 PM Designers Paras Bairoliya and Shalini Jaikaria of Geisha Designs poked fun at Paris Hilton and other celebrity socialites yesterday with an evening wear collection designed to capture the haughty self-display among Holly... Read More Koi: The Fashionable Fish 03/13/2008, 04:25 AM A recent trip to Koi, one of my favorite L.A. restaurants, reminded me of how much I love the various colors, patterns, and personalities of these fish. Koi can recognize the person feeding them and will gather around th... Read More Fashionably Modern Bamboo 03/12/2008, 12:55 AM I'll be the first to admit that bamboo calls up images of Panda bears chewing on branches and rustic, woven patio furniture in my mind. Don't get me wrong, I love bamboo. But until recently, I never imagined myself doing... Read More Bad Ass: Panties That Work For So Many Reasons 03/12/2008, 12:47 AM I don't know about you, but I live in my underwear. (Well, at least when I'm at home.) Put me in an oversized t-shirt and a pair of cotton panties and I'm ready to eat dinner on the sofa while watching Rock of Love. (But... Read More Alexander McQueen's Fall/Winter 2008 Collection Trips The Light Fantastic 03/04/2008, 12:32 AM Alexander McQueen' s fall/winter 2008 collection took my breath away -- and in a good way! Reportedly, the collection was based on a story he dreamed up of a girl who lives in a tree and comes out of the darkness ... Read More Just When You Think Tattoos Are a Fad... 03/04/2008, 03:21 AM I' m not going to lie -- I have two tattoos. One on my foot and one on my back. The first happened at about 2:30 a.m. on my 18th birthday. The other was supposed to ' forever bind me' to my first husband (who, as you pro... Read More Cigar Bands: Slip One On 03/03/2008, 04:22 PM As the annual Habanos Havana Cigar Festival winds down in Cuba, I thought it was only fitting to pay homage to the intricately detailed, and generally overlooked, cigar band. (You know, that pretty piece of paper wrapped... Read More Puma + Hussein Chalayan: Collaboration or Contradiction? 03/01/2008, 03:10 AM It appears that Puma is ready to add full-time chic to it' s line with the addition of innovative fashion designer, Hussein Chalayan (best known for his complex collections and fashion storytelling). Puma, who isn' t a s... Read More The Forgotten Fashionable Fan 02/28/2008, 11:58 AM Bright colors and floral prints are getting a lot of props for Spring 2008. But one trend seems to have been overlooked: The fan. Not only does it have an intrinsic cross-cultural appeal, but it' s one of the few element... Read More Paris Fashion Week Takes Flight 02/26/2008, 04:38 PM The Fall/Winter 2008 ready-to-wear preview in Paris (which began as a seemingly uninspired who can make the most God awful creations event) has blossomed into a can't take my eyes of it event. Particularly impressive are... Read More Maison Martin Margiela's Fall 2008 Collection: Tired For So Many Reasons 02/26/2008, 04:53 AM Obviously, Belgian designer Maison Martin Margiela didnt get the memo about the horrific practice of necklacing before allowing these monstrosities onto the runway yesterday. (For those of you not familiar with necklacin... Read More London Fashion Week: French Victorian Style 02/25/2008, 04:14 AM The French Victorian era was known for its eclectic interpretation of historic styles as well as the introduction of cross-cultural influences from the middle east and Asia. Made popular by its 'organized chaos,' French ... Read More London Fashion Week: D&G's Russian Peasants 02/23/2008, 05:45 PM Leave it Dolce & Gabbana -- once the sultans of sexy -- to bring ' Russian peasant style' to the runway. As the models took to the catwalk to preview the D&G Fall/Winter 2008 collection, two themes -- ' Pimp My B... Read More Where the Red Fern Grows 02/23/2008, 05:42 PM For most people, ferns invoke images of warm climates and lush tropical forests. But for me, the lush fern print of Tuleh' s dark copper-red strapless dress (recently revealed as part of the Fall 2008 Ready-to-Wear colle... Read More Living the Chocolate Life, Fashionably 02/23/2008, 04:49 AM Maybe you' re a lover of all things chocolate, but have you ever dreamed of living the ' chocolate life' ? You know, 24/7 chocolate. Frankly, it sounds a little nuts to me, but maybe I' m missing something. * A Japanese ... Read More Mishmash Mesh: The Ornj Bag 02/22/2008, 08:01 PM My favorite accessories are usually intrinsically unique and highly functional. I am not a splurger, so it's gotta be the right price and I must covet it accordingly. This morning I was introduced to the Ornj bag, by de... Read More Cosmetics: Inside These Walls 02/20/2008, 02:14 AM *Sigh* There is something so immensely visually satisfying about double-walled cosmetic packaging. (I could just sit here and stare at them all day. Does that make me a total nut case? Y-E-S!) But, until recently, packag... Read More Members Only Jackets: "When You Put It On, Something Happens"....To Your Wallet! 02/20/2008, 02:05 AM Apparently, Members Only Jackets are back. I hardly remember this trend, as I was too busy wearing matching sweatsuits and playing with My Little Pony, but I am familiar with the sarcastic undertones of this classic look... Read More Fashionable Folds: Origami-Inspired Accessories 02/19/2008, 01:30 AM If you weren' t aware of the origin of the word origami, it comes from ori meaning folding, and kami meaning paper. This seemingly harmless ancient Japanese art of paper folding consumed me as a child after our family ho... Read More Shiny Lip Candy: The Best Kiss-Inspired Accessories 02/17/2008, 07:06 PM Like most of you, I wasn' t born with big, luscious lips. Sure, I've used tricks like plumping gloss and lip liner to make them look fuller. (Still haven' t tried injectables--sounds waaaay too painful.) But with no fix ... Read More

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