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Best of 2009, a Focus on Style Flashback

December 27, 2009

Photo by Tinko Tinko Czetwertynski

A look back at our favorites stories in fashion beauty, style, wellness, travel, and more

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Feet RX: Foldable Ballet Flats slip into your bag

December 21, 2009

Foldable Flats

Collapsible shoes for when you need to take it down a notch

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Christmas Windows Paris- Galeries Lafayette & Printemps

December 11, 2009

Printemps Paris Holiday Windows- Christmas 2009

Retail Remedy: Windowshop the gorgeous holiday windows in Paris without leaving your computer

Printemps & Galeries Lafayette, The Big Paris Department stores go all out for the holidays and it's very chic, of course!

Christmas holiday magic in Paris is back again this year full steam ahead. The city is awash with mesmerizing lights, enchanting store windows, designer Christmas trees, and a unique ice sculpture show on the Champs Elysees.

Since there is such an abundance of visual treats, I will be showing you some of the best in holiday windows over the next few weeks so you too can explore Christmas time in Paris. Don't miss the photo gallery below.

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Travel: Vietnam bound? Try the tailors of Hoi An

November 17, 2009

Alix trying on her new creation.

The ultimate shopping guide for custom clothing in Hội An, Vietnam

Alix and Colin are almost midway through their trip around the world.

Their global backpacking adventure to all points exotic took a very chic turn when they stopped off to sample the custom clothing and shoes from the tailors and cobblers in Hội An, a city located in the South Central Coast of Vietnam.

According to Wikipedia, in 1999, the old town of Hoi An was declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO as a well-preserved example of a Southeast Asian trading port of the 15th to 19th centuries, with buildings that display a unique blend of local and foreign influences.

Here, Alix and Colin share their Vietnam shopping diary with you, and they were certainly roused by the trading of local and foreign influences!

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It or Miss: Jessica Simpson piles it on at the airport

October 30, 2009

No sweatpants and sneakers for Jessica Simpson

Jessica Simpson's travel style, is it an it or a miss?

Sometimes living out of a suitcase isn't easy.

There are those who, sadly, opt for the schelpper look when traveling with saggy sweats and clunky sneakers.

Then there are the travelers who get their basics all together. So chic, so jealous.

Some are pack rats who wear whatever doesn't fit in their suitcase.

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The Perfect Gift to Bring Back from Paris

October 20, 2009

Serge Lutens - Manderine fragrance

Look no further for some gift ideas that brim with Paris chic. Richard Nahem who designs custom walking tours of Paris helps a reader receive the perfect gift from Paris!

Question: I have a fairly wealthy male friend who lives in Paris and Deauville, as well as Andorra. He is coming to visit in three weeks and wants to know what I want him to bring me from France.

I don't want him to choose clothes for me, for obvious reasons-- what does he know and will it fit?

What would be something totally cool that I could ask him to bring that not your typical girl from Kentucky would have? Scarf? Handbag?

I just wanted to know what the Paris trends were and something a man can just go and buy, and not use his own intuition.
I don't want anything I can get here, say, at Macy's. (Louisville, KY)

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Paris Fashion Week: A History of French Vogue Magazine Covers Line the Champs Elysees

October 09, 2009

A History of French Vogue Magazine Covers Line the Champs Elysees

I see your picture everywhere

work, turn to the left

work, now turn to the right

work, sashay shante

A parade of Paris Vogue covers, on the Champs Elysees!

Oui, oui, oui, we know.

You wish you were in Paris to walk alongside the "catwalk" of glamour, but you don't have to be. We have the photo gallery of some of the best French Vogue covers that line the Champs Elysees right now.

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On the Road: Authentic western looks are more romance than reality...

September 03, 2009

My favorite find for the campiness of its marques alone was Redneck Chic, a consignment emporium in Kalispell, Montana. Amazing jewelry and the right sense of irony sets this shop apart from the rest.

Road trip shopping in Montana and Wyoming for iconic western fashion

Oh, give me a home where the buffalo roam…

Where seldom is heard a discouraging word, except when it comes to the fashion that’s cloudy all day!

City slicker fashion peeps have a romantic and idolized view of Western clothing. We assume that the fabulous fringe, perfectly worn in cowboy boots, dusty dark jeans, and delicately beaded belts are an easy find in any shop in a town where lodgepole pine outweighs cement or old time shoot ‘em up references still apply.

>> Check out our trendy western boots shopping guide

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Diane von Furstenberg - Twisted Wilma Dress

Everything we love about a DVF dress in a fantastic purple color, with an on-trend and flattering drape.

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TopShop - Military double-breasted coat

On-trend and classic at the same time. We love the figure- flattering A-line cut of this double-breasted coat with gold buttons and shoulder detail. A fashion keeper!

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