Accessories

Pussycat Bow, no problem! How to instantly accessorize your outfit and think out of the box! [Quick Tips Video]

Think like a stylist and learn how to accessorize your outfit in a snap! When you're packing for a business trip, like I was for a speaking engagement, you want to add interesting accessories but don't want to go overboard. Here's my video quick tip to create a pretty pussycat bow from a men's scarf. MORE scarf tips, here. FocusOnStyle Quick Tip Videos with Sharon Haver are on the go (unedited, undone, real life) one take, one minute videos designed to help you elevate your business, life and style each day. For the QuickTips Video Library, click here. Video Library Binge watch on the FocusOnStyle Video Library. Subscribe in YouTube Don't miss any of my Quick Tip Video. Subscribe in YouTube,

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Le Dress: C’est French Chic Street Style That You Can Wear From Paris Fashion Week

I'll Have What She's Having: French Chic Street Style styling details to amp your dress I'm a little obsessed with the ease and élan of these Paris Fashion Week street style snaps. Let's once-over what makes the styling work & how you can get inspired to update your wardrobe like the lovely ladies (and gent) that Richard snapped at Paris Fashion Week. Scroll to the very end for similar styling to shop right now. Ladylike Classic with quirky youthful edge     A bit of Bourgie breaks through stuffy connotations when the styling has a pop of quirky chic. Harken  your inner blue blood with finely tailored pieces that have a youthful air. Don't fall prey to leaving out the irony.

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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. Fabulous accessories that add the razzle dazzle at the right time, and can also add subtle glam to your regular wardrobe. Maison Martin Margiela Feather Neck Tie Take for instance, something fluffy and sexy like this Maison Martin Margiela Feather Neck Tie. See how it is styled with clean chic classics for everyday? It does double-duty when

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Fashion News: Reed Krakoff CFDA Accessory Designer of the Year Award 2012

In their words... The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) has announced Reed Krakoff as the winner of the 2012 Accessory Designer of the Year Award. This honor is given to the designer who has made the most outstanding contribution to and has influenced the direction of accessory design, with his or her Spring and Fall 2012 Collections. >> SHOP: Best Bags This is Reed’s first win for his namesake label. The 2012 CFDA Fashion Award winners were announced this evening at the annual gala at Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the CFDA. Pictured, Reed Krakoff Boxed Leather Tote at mytheresa. About Reed Krakoff American fashion designer Reed Krakoff’s most recent venture

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Cheap Chic Alert: Over the Top Fashionistas Anna Dello Russo and Iris Apfel have lines coming to a mall near you

Honestly, I applaud anyone who takes a risk in fashion and pulls it off with unfettered style and grace, Particularly, when their everyday outfits border flamboyant costumes, AND the wearers are no spring chickens as they say back in Brooklyn.  >> SHOP: Accessories Guides In what will probably be a heart-pounding, fanatical fashion frenzy for the young personal style blogger set and, perhaps, a nod to pull the best of the lots for everyone else, YOU can get a cheap chic bite of  over the top fashionista style from Anna Dello Russo (who looks stylishly tame in this photo) and Iris Apfel very soon. The Anna Dello Russo for H&M collection Anna Dello Russo in collaboration with H&M has a line of accessories which

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Wear Big Earrings Like Jennifer Hudson & Get A Little Gypsy In Your Soul

I'll Have What She's Having: My Kind of Hoop Dreams By Way of Modern, Enviable Gold Earrings While the recent wave of minimalism that swept through fashion made earrings and other baubles take a backseat, Jennifer Hudson's gold lapis hoops she recently wore at a signing for her new book "I Got This" made a case for the easy flair a bright pair of earrings can add to just about any look. Pairing them with a simple, unadorned orange dress, her hoops add a burst of cool azure with a hint of the exotic while decadently framing her face. Forever21 deal! And since her's are classic and universally appealing and come in a medium size, we're certain she'll get plenty

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Dior Goes Neon Pop with Anselm Reyle for Dior Collection

Anselm Reyle for Dior
Ohhh, how we quiver with gorgeous anticipation whenever we open correspondence from the House of Dior. When it includes the fantastic melding of art meets glam, our pointy toe pumps click to attention. German artist Anselm Reyle collaborated with the iconic French fashion house on a new capsule collection of bags, shoes, costume jewelry, sunglasses, small leather goods, scarves, and beauty products for the Anselm Reyle for Dior collection. All feature bright, color saturated & fluorescent camo prints based on the artist's freestyle interpretation to shake up "the codes of the mythical Avenue Montaigne Couture House, which offered all its savoir-faire to serve his imagination." Anselm Reyle reinterpreted the Lady Dior and Miss Dior handbags with a wild and chic dose of street chic that has a sense of graphic

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Fall Trends Accessory Report- The Choker Necklace is the IT Jewelry Trend

Trend Report: The Choker Necklace is the IT jewelry trend for fall 2011
The Top Seven Accessory Trends for Fall 2011 with StyleSight, Day 6, is Jewelry Day! Our last day of looking at Accessory Trends with StyleSight leaves us with the re-imagined Choker necklace adding a concise, tailored, industrial and ultimately sophisticated finishing touch to Fall's minimal glamour. From Louis Vuitton's harmonious take on the Peter Pan collar in metallics and leather to Lanvin's maximalist chunky floral choker, these statement making necklaces are the last word on polished, put together confidence. We suggest channeling the late 90's iteration of the choker by pairing it with a quintessentially chic white button-down and simpler, less cumbersome tops, but who's to say the architectural austerity of a plunging neckline or a low-cut back won't suffice?

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Men’s Style Fall Trend Report- The Color Is Russet Orange

Men's Style Fall Color Report: Russet Orange
The Top Seven Accessory Trends for Fall 2011 with StyleSight, Day 5 is Men's Style Day What men want this fall, is a pop of vivid color! With every fall menswear season comes a heady mix of flattering autumnal hues to add a dapper bit of unexpected hits of color to even the most utilitarian of winter weather ready garb. More Paul Smith... Men's Fall 2011 colorways came in a rich mix of brown ranges, country greens, bold blues including electric and lapis that were masculine yet fashion forward and a firey russet orange paired with charcoal and new colors for men in berry tones and transitional, palette cleansing taupe in softer shades. From gloves, to hats, to bags, men's

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Fall Trend Accessories Report- Snakeskin, Python, Croc and Stingray

Exotic Skins - StyleSight Fall Accessories Trend Report
The Top Seven Accessory Trends for Fall 2011 with StyleSight, Day 4 It's the skins... Snakeskin, Python, Croc and Stingray ... Snakeskin whether in print or genuine python, was clearly on almost every major designer's runway for Fall 2011 from Chloe, to Dries Van Noten to Prada, skin is back in. From classic boots to aviator caps to full-on print, from Mod to Charlie Girl, high doses of snakeskin came in literally every iteration. Python, croc and stingray were used to add a luxe texture and pattern play on tricked out accessories in neutral, metallic and color-blocked colorways with a ferocious graphic impact via natural markings. Even jewelry was amped with leather applications that give off a tactile warmth for the

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Fall Trend Accessories Report- The Oversized Clutch

The Top Seven Accessory Trends for Fall 2011 with StyleSight, Day 3 From Miu Miu to Margiela, this season the ubiquitous clutch goes from compact and evening appropriate to practical and ready for the girl-on-the-go in charmingly oversized proportions with a vaguely 40's inspired sensibility and glamorous ease. SHOP: Best Bags Large, like a statement making giant box discreetly folded in the crook of your arm, these beefed up pochettes boast soft, unstructured construction balanced with a minimal, professional direction and feature sophisticated logo placements or a lack there of. More Miu Miu...And with Prada's ingenious boxy handstrap clutches, the idea of a daytime clutch now comes with a little more security. Think about pairing the season's giant proportions with

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Fall Trend Accessories Report- Camels and Tans

The Top Seven Accessory Trends for Fall 2011 with StyleSight, Day 2 Day two at our look at Fall 2011 with StyleSight's Top Trends has us in neutral with the season's rerun of heritage minded camel & tan offerings. See by Chloe 3 Buckle Booties in of the moment camel color And while cosmetic tones have dominated colorways for the last few season's, the new neutrals of today in peach, taupe and sand work their way full circle back to one of the easiest tones of all, khaki.That's right, khaki is no longer reserved for the preppy set. Instead, its been re-imagined in an an array of propositions from hats to the now ubiquitous pleated trouser in tones that range

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Fall Trend Accessories Report- Boho Baroque

The Top Seven Accessory Trends for Fall 2011 with StyleSight, Day 1 As the new season is approaching and Fall/Winter garb is finally making its way into shops, join us as we look at the Top Seven Accessories Trends over the next week that are sure to amp your wardrobe and help you edit your future buys.More: StylesightGet into fall's rich Baroque takes on ultra-luxe bohemian accessories with Claire Foster, StyleSight's Accessories Editor, who pulled together some helpful trend boards for us covering key points on all the latest accessories of the season. Boho Baroque- With the holiday season ahead come a slew of party-ready heavily decorated, bejeweled and luminous extras inspired by Baroque opulence from designers as disparate as

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