The First Lady of Style: Michelle Obama WOWS in (Jason) Wu Again for Inaugural Gown, and then some

Truth be told, red is my favorite color for everything except party affiliation. The First Lady broke tide in a STUNNING Jason Wu red halter gown for the Inaugural gown first dance, and maybe, just maybe, that can be a sign of getting us all together.

Far from the more girly white Jason Wu frock from 2009, this red draped chiffon and velvet number was sexy

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Gratuitous Drooling: Tom Ford Spring 2013 Ad Campaign

Afternoon drool time.

The Tom Ford Spring / Summer 2013 ad campaign, photographed by Tom Ford was just released.

We just love a multi-tasker around here… as it’s the best way to get what you want. We’d like love the black jacket, please.

The campaign features models Karlina Caune, in some very out there gold gladiator boots,  and Simon Van Meervenne.

 Too for your blood?  Grab some luxe Tom Ford Nail Lacquer. You’ll

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Golden Globes Fashion- Red Carpet Best, Worst and why you should make sense of this

Monday morning quarterback time.  It’s time to reflect what really stood out– in both a good and eeech way– from last night’s Golden Globes fashion from the red carpet.

If you followed my gut reaction Golden Globes Live Tweets, you have a pretty keen idea of my take on this.  I have a hard time ohhing and ahhing when a trussed up actor is schilling for

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Live Tweet #FoSGG and Watch the Golden Globes Livestream

Watch the Golden Globes Livestream…

Wannna dish live with me? Don’t forget to tweet along @focusonstyle with the hashtag #FoSGG

We’ve got lot’s of red carpet fashion & beauty to keep you busy until the shows starts at tonight at 8PM EST. The “Golden Globe Arrivals Special” will air 7ET on NBC.

Jodie Foster looks chic, comfortable in her skin, and gorgeous at 50, or any age!!! #FoSGG Best yet

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What to Wear: From Now to Spring, try a retro flared skirt

I love a look that’s easy-breazy and flattering on almost every figure type.

As my mom would say, this look has my name written on it. And, it should have your YOUR name on it too.

A retro flared skirt– like the Gucci flared skirt, pictured above– that falls just below the knee to mid calf is back for spring and you can start interpteting the styling

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Fête Fabulous Accessories to Ignite Your Holiday Party Look

Let’s face it, holiday parties for most of us are not a red carpet event. But we do want to get our glam on with more festive, fancy, and fabulous accessories.

Maybe not as fabulous the model pictured left, but most definitely glam in a realistic, wearable way.

RELATED: Holiday Dress Tips

How do I translate wearable? Something that has more than wear once shelf life.

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La Comedie Humaine- Parisian Men’s Shop Inspired by Balzac

Retail Remedy: Men’s style gets intellectual with this clever spin at a Parisian men’s shop. Richard  Nahem reports from Paris…

I decided to take a stroll through Canal St. Martin, as I had not been there in a long time. Always hunting for the new and interesting, I came across an intriguing new men’s shop, La Comedie Humaine.

I started looking through the sparsely stocked racks, the first

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Trendsetters in Training: What’s chic for summer kid’s clothes

Children’s clothing is always so adorable. Add designer names to the mix, and YOU need a drool bib.

The on trend, Italian luxury boutique luisaviaroma.com just loaded up with what’s chic for summer kid’s clothes. Look at the total cuteness in the photo above… sweeeet, right?

From animal prints to bold floral pants. Dusty pastels and lot’s a modern twists on classic denim. I love this photo op friendly

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PERFECT Party Shoes- May the dancing begin!

Party shoe vibes. That's it. I said it. Fantasmatic, Systematic. Par-tay shoes. 'Cause you've got a whole lot dancing to do this holiday season. I pulled a plethora of party shoes to get your engine going. CLICK to fall in

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My Super Expensive Gift Guide: If Money Was Not An Option Kinda Luxury Chic

Need not, want more..

Since I hand-picked the Cute, Fun & Cheap Chic Holiday Gifts $50 and Under earlier, I thought it would be fun to SPIN the tables, to create the total #dreamlist in this Super Expensive Gift Guide.

IF, money was not an option and all our bills and charitable endeavors were covered, of course…. whoosh, that make my woo woo woozy at the thought.

Starting from the

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