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Men’s Style- Best of Menswear Fall 2011 Runway, The Avant Gardes

Runway Review: Dries Van Noten, Jil Sander, Alexander McQueen, Marni, Miharayasuhiro When it comes to men's style, there are two schools on the runway- the classics and the risk takers. We've shown you some of my favorite mens fashion shows from Europe from John Varvatos (the personal favorite for my hubby) , Louis Vuitton, Burberry Prorsum, Emporio Armani, Giorgio Armani, and even some super funk by way of Lady Gaga at Mugler. Then, there are the fashion risk takers. The men's fashion that has a bit more edge than the average guy can pull off, but plenty of style for those up to taking the chance! Naveed Hussain curates his favorite menswear fall 2011 collection from the catwalks of Paris

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Red Carpet Hairstyles- Emmy’s Up Do Makes Up For Fashion Downers

Anna Paquin wearing Alexander McQueen & uber glamourous updo hairstyle stole the show! Sorry, we'd be lying to say that the Emmy's was a mega fashion extravaganza. A few minutes post event and we cannnot remember who wore what. With one very gorgeous exception... Heidi Klum with her updo at the Emmy's Anna Pacquin in a fantastical, yet chic, Alexander McQueen black gown with a heavily embellished gold bodice stole the show hands down. To be fair, there were a few other dresses that probably looked lovely in person but looked either odd or dull on television. Ironically, it is a TV awards show so one would think that the stylists were able to pull photogenic dresses?! There was a

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80’s Avant Garde Style Icons and Their Influence On Fashion Today

Gossip, dish, and inside style tips from back in the day to its influence now...On this week's Focus on Style- Talk, hosting duo Sharon Haver & Brad Boles talk about the style icons of the 80's Leigh Bowery, Klaus Nomi, Boy George, Annie Lenox, Grace Jones, Club Kids, and their influence over the late great designer Alexander McQueen and fashion as a wholeThese provocative visual images were born out of the underground and performance art movements between London, New York and Berlin club scenes. Music and MTV changed an entire generation and how they saw style.Listen to this episode with Sharon & Brad, LIVE, uncensored and off the cuff!Young designers, Lady Gaga and TV shows like Project Runway contestants pull

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Alexander McQueen used makeup to make a statement beyond fashion

Alexander McQueen used makeup & his imagination to create fantasy, rebellion, and edge that was beyond fashion On February 12, the fashion world lost one of their greatest creators. McQueen was a creator and used his imagination to create fantasy, rebellion, and edge to fashion. His unconventional shock tactics earned him the "British Designer of the Year" 4 times during his career. Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Bjork and Sarah Jessica Parker were amongst his clients. Alexander McQueen used makeup to make a statement beyond fashion. Models were sprayed with paint and encased with butterflies at his last fashion show. Pop star Lady Gaga wore 12cm high shoes resembling a lobster claw for one of her videos. The gothic inspired make-up creations

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Printemps Paris Alice in Wonderland store windows salute fashion and whimsy

Printemps Paris Alice in Wonderland store windows Alice in Wonderland mania has taken Paris by storm! Printemps is lighting up the dreary, gray winter with their delightfully whimsical and chic Alice in Wonderland windows. The department store is celebrating the release of the new Tim Burton version of "Alice in Wonderland," starring Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter and Helena Bonham Carter as the Red Queen, with a very French fashion touch. Free rein was given to a group of top international designers to use their imagination to create their own Alice dress. Alice in Wonderland theme in the Printemps Paris windows Haider Ackermann, Manish Arora, Chloé, Ann Demeulemeester, Christopher Kane, Nicholas Kirkwood, Maison Martin Margiela, Bernhard Willhelm, and the late

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Retail Remedy: Target McQ pop up cheap chic

High fashion, street-smart price they say… The billboards are up for Alexander McQueen McQ market, the Target pop up shop in NYC’s MeatPa district (that’s meatpacking for you out-of-towners) just in time for Fashion Week and as a sweet preview to the budget fashion line’s March 4th online debut. From a fast look at some of the styles online, thankfully this high fashion to the masses extravaganza does NOT appear to have that same aura of… shall we call it, crap? Yes, there I have said it. Sorry to be the naysayer in all this designer down-branding, but on the few times that I have actually seen some of these “designer” retail giant lines in the flesh, they looked like

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