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New York Holiday Windows- Bergdorf Goodman & Saks

Retail Remedy: Voilà, our tour of Paris holiday windows is wrapped up and here we have a quick look at some New York elegance by way of Bergdorf Goodman and Saks Fifth Avenue The BG Follies of 2012 designed by David Hoey is the theme of Bergdorf Goodman's holiday windows for 2012. Bergdorf's windows are always a FocusOnStyle favorite for their whimsical opulence blended with glamorous theatricality. This year was no exception. >> RELATED: Holiday Style and Holiday Dress Tips Bergdorf Goodman New York Holiday Windows, East 57th Street side Entertainment inspiration comes from he Ziegfeld Follies, Vaudeville revues and Busby Berkeley’s Hollywood musicals of the 1930s. There's even an homage to Marilyn Monroe in Some Like It Hot. Bergdorf Goodman New York Holiday

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BHV Paris Holiday Windows in Collaboration with Alexis Mabille

Retail Remedy: We're wrapping up our Paris Holiday Windows series with an unexpected twist from BHV by way of cutting edge designer Alexis Mabille. Sometimes the less glamorous BHV department store gets it together to do cool holiday windows. >>MORE: Holiday Style  BHV Paris Holiday Windows in Collaboration with Alexis Mabille This year they have tapped the hot, of the moment French fashion designer Alexis Mabille to create the windows. These windows seem a lot more kid friendly and have some whimsy to them. Mabille has adorned the front of the store with his signature giant bow in white lights and the windows feature Mabille’s fantasy couture fashions. Artist Marie Beltrami has designed the fun animal heads topping the mannequins. Les fables d’Alexis Mabille (Fairy tales of Alexis Mabille) There is an added

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Paris Holiday Windows 2012: Le Bon Marché

Retail Remedy: Le Bon Marche with beautiful shoes above the Paris sky… oh my. Richard Nahem brings us more Paris Holiday Windows… no airline ticket required! With a more subtle approach, Le Bon Marché has done tastefully appointed windows that show off luxury in an understated way. Gold birdcages decorated with twinkle lights have dazzling evening shoes, jewelry, and handbags inside with doves flying along side. >>MORE: Holiday Style  Le Bon Marche Holiday Windows in Paris Other windows have 3-D backgrounds of the Rive Gauche including rooftops of Haussmann buildings, the Eiffel Tower, and Musée d'Orsay, all to celebrate the 160th anniversary of the store. Did you like my Paris Holiday Windows 2012 series? Wait till tomorrow for a very special Christmas treat. Richard's photo gallery of the Le Bon

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Galeries Lafayette Paris Holiday Windows Loves Louis Vuitton

Galeries Lafayette Paris Holiday Windows
Retail Remedy: Our tour of Paris holiday windows continues with Galeries Lafayette, which kinda sorta reminds us of a not quite as elaborate version of Bergdorf Goodman's New York windows from a few season's back. Or, a tad of  Le Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature in Paris gone fashionista. Let's see Richard Nahem's report. Galeries Lafayette Paris Christmas windows have also been hijacked by a mega-brand fashion label, Louis Vuitton, but at least they are more kid friendly than Printemps this year. >>MORE: Holiday Style,  Paris Holiday Windows Galeries Lafayette Paris Holiday Windows A cute polar bear holding a Vuitton duffel bag, penguins wearing leopard ties and sunglasses, an Afghan dog donning a silk scarf, and a somersaulting panda all proliferate the mighty Vuitton. Galeries Lafayette

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Printemps Paris Holiday Windows- Dior & Marion Cotillard, absolument!

Printemps Paris Holiday Windows
Retail Remedy: The world of Dior for the holidays. Richard Nahem continues to bring us his tour of  Paris Holiday Windows I adore the Printemps windows this year but I have a slight problem with them. As fun and imaginative as they are, they symbolize promoting a brand rather than the spirit of Christmas. The windows are devoted to the Dior brand and their logo and name is bluntly splashed everywhere. As much as they appealed to me, I think tiny tots and kids will be disappointed. >>MORE: Holiday Style  and Dior Printemps Paris Holiday Windows Enough of my grandstanding and back to why I LOVE the windows. They harken back to the original Dior New Look from 1947 with 74 handcrafted dolls/poupettes dressed in Dior haute couture and are hand

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Oggle this! Hermes Paris Holiday Windows for a very luxurious Christmas in Paris 2012

Hermes Paris Holiday Windows 2012
Retail Remedy:  The mother of all luxe, Paris style. Richard Nahem takes us there to start is Paris Holiday coverage this week. It’s time for my annual coverage of magical, enchanting Christmas in Paris. This year the shop windows and streets are especially dazzling. I want to bring the allure of Christmas in Paris to you with my little photographic treats. >>MORE: Holiday Style ,  Paris Holiday Windows and Hermes Hermes Paris Holiday Windows 2012 Hermés as usual is a feast of unbridled luxury and decadence. The windows by Leila Menchari seem a little more Easter than Christmas with the pastel colors and a  bunny rabbit perched on a pistachio green handbag. Ostriches and feathers are heavily used and the animal portraits in fanciful, gilded

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Ta-Ta, Cheerio Tangerine Trend, Emerald Green is THE color for 2013

PANTONE 17-5641 Emerald, a lively, radiant, lush green, is the Color of the Year for 2013.
Woop, Woop: Emerald green is Pantone’s Color of the Year for 2013 Another year, another color of the year. Last year's It color by way of J Brand 811 Mid Rise Luxe Twill Skinny Jeans in Tangerine For 2012, the "it" color was Tangerine Tango, what Pantone describes as a "spirited reddish orange, provided the energy boost we needed to recharge and move forward."  But, that vibrant shade trickled into mass market  to become an overused shade of Boca Coral (yes, I named it; think about it). Bleh. >>MORE: ColorThis year, rather than delving into suburban shades (I'm sorry if you like tangerine/coral, it was OVERUSED) associated with mock turtle T-shirts and pointy manicures, the color of this/next year is

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I WANT: Cute, Fun & Cheap Chic Holiday Gifts $50 and Under

C. Wonder Equestrian Print Pop Up Tote
Stylish Holiday Gift Guide that doesn't break the bank.... I had so much FUN hand-selecting these cute & cheap chic gifts under $50 for our holiday gift guide. REALLY, I did. I want them all.... There's something for everyone in our cheap chic holiday gifts guide... mom, teen, baby, pup, beau, you, and me. A gift should be something special, whimsical, and, perhaps, not something the receiver would ordinarily buy for themselves. BUT, no matter what, it should be memorable (in a good way)  and useful in an unexpected, "how did I live without it" way. Take the  C. Wonder Equstrian Print Pop Tote, pictured at top. A nifty & classy take on schlep bag to tote about time. Multi-Stone Statement Necklace

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Leather Weather: A Black Leather Jacket At Any Age To Suit Your Every Mood!

Kate Moss, Isabelle Hupert, Sarah Jessica Parker in black leather jackets
I'll Have What She's Having: A modern & global spin on a classic black leather jacket as an age-appropriate celebrity favorite Baby, it's leather weather! Not too hot, not too cold (yet) and just right for some hard core downtown motorcycle style done right, may it be city, casual, or dressy. From London, New York, to Cannes, we've got Kate Moss, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Isabelle Huppert sporting a black leather jacket in three ageless ways that will surely suit YOUR wardrobe. >>MORE: Leather Style When it comes to rocking it out whist still being both age-appropriate and ageless, please note that these ladies are in their LATE 30s, 40s, and 50s. Style doesn't have an expiration date when it looks right. Kate Moss in

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The Right Attitudes: Chloe Exhibit in Paris Explores the History of the Fashion House

Chloe Attitudes
Paris In Style: Chloe Attitudes Exhibit at Palais de Tokyo There hasn’t been a fashion exhibit that has wowed me since I wrote about the Madame Grés exhibit last spring. The Marc Jacobs and Louis Vuitton show earlier this year was a letdown for me and far too much a promotion for the brand. I just went to the Chloe Attitudes show and it was a delightful surprise, as I didn’t know much about it before I saw it. Chloe Attitudes The show is a tribute to Gaby Aghion, who started the Chloe label 60 years ago by having a casual show of the first collection at the Café de Flore. In subsequent years she strived to make Chloe a brand that would have the informality of everyday wearable clothes with the luxuriousness

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Women’s Health: Who Control’s Your Body? Protect Women’s Rights

Your views on women's health choice may not be the same as mine. But that's ok. We all hold the right to be in control of our own bodies and our right to choice- that is the most personal decision between a woman and her doctor.  I urge you to keep choice safe and legal. Before you vote tomorrow, please consider your reproductive rights as they may be redefined. Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan, and women’s health as excepted from here: Redefine rape: Paul Ryan co-sponsored a bill that, among other things, narrowed the definition of rape to “forcible rape.” As the National Women’s Law Center explained, the proposal “takes us back to a time where just saying no was not enough.” Ban

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Scottsdale Travel: Lemonade Out Of Lemons: Lessons of Style and Compassion from Hurricane Sandy to Scottsdale

Art and architecture at one with nature at Cosanti
On the Road: The unexpected traveller in Scottsdale, Arizona I've been displaced from my family during Hurricane Sandy. There's a lesson to share here that's bigger than my personal story and something to lean on when the tide literally turns. Before you read any further, I'd like you to bolster American Red Cross support by texting the phrase "REDCROSS" to 90999 to make a $10 contribution for Sandy relief. You can also help via iTunes by using the donate button located on the main page for the iTunes store set up specifically for Sandy relief. Only have a phone?  You can also make contributions by calling 1-800-733-2767. This is the first text message that I received from my son- a photo of

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How to Glam Up Everyday Clothes? Look at Kate Hudson Wearing Ann Taylor

Just out: Ann Taylor’s Holiday 2012 ad campaign starring actress Kate Hudson What makes my morning soar is to see everyday, real world clothes look glam and gorgeous. Not the red carpet fabulouso outfits that are totally aspirational and inaccessible to our real lives- but real clothes designed for regular women, and that they happen to be worn by a gorgeous actress. Marketing genius, yes.  Style strategy to think about-- you bet. Kate Hudson (okay, we won't think about the rumor that she worked out for SIX hours a day to get her post baby figure back in shape) looks marvelous in the clean cut and sophisticated styling of Ann Taylor. What makes these looks pop is Kate's effortless yet styled

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