Yoox Summer Sale: The Best In Design On The Cheap

Yoox Summer Sale Time: Because who doesn’t like a good deal on high-end fashion that we’ve all been craving straight from the runways?

Do you love a bargain, we sure do!

That’s why we were floored when we saw all of the great designer deals at online retailer Yoox.com that have been substantially marked down to upwards of 70% off. Forget about sample sales and ilk

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First Look- Fall 2012 Fashion Ad Campaigns

First Look at the Fall 2012 ad campaigns has us excited for fall dressing during this brutally hot summer…

Since designer collections make their runway debuts months before they hit sales floors, it’s not usually until we see new ads circulate that we get a clue to the bigger picture behind the season’s story and along with that a dynamic dose of dreamy inspiration -early on!

Surveying

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Balenciaga Fall 2012 Ad Campaign

Balenciaga Fall 2012 Ad Campaign Images – First Look

We loved every look from Balenciaga’s 80′s tinged ode to the working girl’s wardrobe for Fall 2012 and the just released campaign images are equally seductive.

Modern, sophisticated looks are juxtaposed with a faux country setting to highlight each pieces considerate design and hyper-stylized features.

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And the men’s image although shot in a studio, also exhibits a

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Jimmy Choo Fall 2012 Ad Campaign Preview

Jimmy Choo, maker of on-trend, stylish footwear with a cult following debuts its Fall 2012 ad campaign

Inspired by the exuberant glamor of the late 60′s in the midst of London’s swinging rock scene, the Jimmy Choo team tapped infamous lensman Terry Richardson to evoke a sense of ‘feeling cool and going out.’

Which by the looks of it, was a successful mission as the images

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Shoezam! Christian Louboutin Exhibition London Record Breaker

 Girls just wanna look at shoes…

The Christian Louboutin exhibition has broken all previous visitor records at the London Design Museum with an average daily attendance of 910 visitors. Humm, I think there were more Loub fanatics desperately trying to get into the Christian Louboutin New York sample sale!

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‘It’s been a real pleasure to see a lot of my ‘babies’ featured all together for

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Dream Wardrobe Alert! And A Fab SALE Too… Thank You Barney’s

Dream Wardrobe and SALE in the same sentence… I could swoon.

Barney’s just launched its Dream Wardrobe with some pretty fabulous high-end new arrivals for fall 2012. You may want to salivate over here.

The highest price item at the moment of writing is The Kekman Vest from The Row. Frankly, I’m not a fan of wearing vanity fur but this one looks like chiced up roadkill

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Cheap Chic Alert: It’s Official! H&M Collaboration With Maison Martin Margiela

Collab News… Conceptual & timeless style goes mass by way of the H&M Collaboration With Maison Martin Margiela.

Honestly, I’m not sure about this.

I’m a bit selfish on sharing but then again, sure why not. Everyone should get a piece of better than basic, decidedly edgy and almost never go out of style as it’s never really “in style,” just ever so slightly avant grade, yet

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The Ultimate Shorts Trends Shopping Guide

 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.

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Collab News: GUESS by Marciano Teams Up With Fashion Blogger Elin Kling

 It’s a first for GUESS by Marciano.

The iconic brand delivering affordable sexy for 30 years announced this morning, and set to hit stores in November, the Elin Kling for Marciano capsule collection. “When I met Elin, we connected right away. She has style, she has personality, and she is typically our customer,” said Paul Marciano, Chief Executive Officer and Creative Director of GUESS? Inc.

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The collaboration

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CFDA Awards- The faces behind the glam at the fashion industry’s red carpet event

We’re used to seeing their designs on the red carpet on well-styled actresses or pretty young models on the catwalk.

But, in actuality, most of the faces behind the gorgeous designs are normal looking people who know how to get it right. Well, most of the time.

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From some train wrecks to full-out beauties, take a look at designers strutting their own stuff

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