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Banana Republic Clones “the” Kate Middleton Reiss Dress

Adventures in (not very) extremes... Remember the beige "Shola" Reiss dress that Kate Middleton wore to meet Michelle Obama? It's "the" $340 dress that stalled the Reiss server? Well, apparently Banana Republic didn't forget it and came out with their own version aptly named the "Kate Sheath" as imitation is surely the sincerest form of flattery. The BR version sells for $130. The Kate Sheath at Banana Republic SHOP: BEST DRESSESHonestly, Banana Republic is a fantastic resource for go-to modern basics so blatantly "reworking" a dress from Reiss, a very close competitor on the obtainable fashion front does seems strange. At least the dress fit Kate better than those pink pants on Pippa. We know, it's Kate Middleton's dress that they were

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Designer Deals- Timeless dresses are on sale now, so don’t wait for Black Friday or Cyber Monday

Gorgeous designer dresses at fantastic savings: YES Dealing with crazed crowds and internet crashes: NOPE Scheduling your day for a "flash" online sale: FORGET IT >> READ: Discount Designer Style Tips- Life secrets for looking great on the cheap It's sample sale time in New York, but there are some warehouse-friendly prices online too. I pulled a few timeless chic pieces for you to think about... click fast, they may sell out! There's plenty on sale at Barney's, but I'm loving the easy, asymmetric elegance of this Carven dress. Top it with an oatmeal merino wool cardigan now, and wear alone come Spring.   Carven Asymetric dress- on sale from $490 to $199. Shopbop's got plenty on sale, including this classic Gryphon

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Age-Appropriate Dress- Real Women Are Pretty Harsh When It Comes To Fashion Choices

I'll Have What She's Having: Style WITHOUT an expiration date I don't think Jane Fonda (70's), Sigourney Weaver (60's), Madonna (50's), and Demi Moore (40's) got the memo from the British ladies polled who seem to think that 30 is the new 60-- well, sort of-- when it comes to style! These gorgeous at any age celebrity ladies were probably too busy being vital rather than worrying if they are too old to wear stilettos. Yes, the study says that at age 51 you're over the hill for high heels. Can you imagine? Madonna wearing a vintage Roberto Cavalli dress from the Spring/Summer 2008 Collection out and about in NY yesterday. Listen, I'd be the first one to tell you

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Royal Wedding Inspired Dresses- Lookalike Fashions for Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge and Pippa Middleton for the Princess in You

We've got the photos of the get the Royal look for less gowns! For every girl who has ever dreamt of being a Princess on her wedding day, now those royal dreams can almost come true! Thank Faviana-- the company known for bringing Oscar inspired dresses to you-- for having their pencils up during the Royal Wedding to sketch both of the gorgeous Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen wedding gowns worn by Kate Middleton. And, both the stunning maid of honor dress and party dress worn by her sister Pippa Middleton. The Kate, Duchess of Cambridge's Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen gown is the inspiration for the Faviana version. Merely a weekend has passed and we have the design room

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What’s Appropriate to Wear to Business Dinner- Impromptu Madness with Sharon Haver and Brad Boles, Episode 31

Fashion Tips: What to wear and still look professional when having dinner with a client We found a lost episode! Ok, you figured out what to wear to a job interview and now you have the job. No time better than the present to help you dress for an important business dinner. Sometimes, it's easier to be casual and trendy but when it comes to hitting the mark and still looking fashionable, stylish AND professional, it can be difficult. You want to look classic and polished, yet take it up a notch for a business dinner or dining with with a big client. Our FocusOnStyle Impromptu Madness video co-hosts Sharon & Brad are giddy with the right type of glam

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Anne Hathaway Oscar Dresses- All 7 of Them, Plus 1 Pants

We were dizzy from all the fantastic costumes changes last night! But, WOW, were they amazing! Hosting the 2011 Oscars has got to be one ma-JAR fashionchallenge. Who to wear? What to wear? How many dreses to wear? Well, why settle for one over-the-top designer gown, when you can have seven, plus one incredible pantsuit! Since we couldn't keep track, we thought you couldn't either so our friends at EW.comhelped with some of the credit list. The designers themselves helped with the others. Anne was styled by stylist Rachel Zoe for the event. >> READ: The Best Oscar Red Carpet Fashion >> SEE OUR PHOTO GALLERY: OSCAR Fashion- Red Carpet Photos 2011 It's all about names, names, names... but we are going to start with the dresses we

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Reality Check 2010- The Worst, Most Annoying and What We Wish Would Just Go Away

Talk Radio: Sharon & Brad let their hair down on the sludge of 2010 With all the focus on so-called reality this year, people are getting faker and faker, and even more bizarre. Co-Hosts Sharon Haver and Brad Boles review some of the ridiculous and stupid fads in fashion, beauty, and style. Brad's on a political tangent and Sharon can't stand clones. Somewhere in between there's behind the scenes reality show dish, insights about performance ski clothes in Jackson Hole vs Aspen, beauty and fashion tips, and some good laughs. You may not agree with them, but you sure want to listen to this episode of FocusOnStyle- talk radio:   Justin Bieber's stupid hairdo. Kim Kardashian's over endorsements... let's hope

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What to Wear to An Office Holiday Party- Impromptu Madness with Sharon Haver and Brad Boles, Episode 17

Fashion Conundrum Solved! Office Holiday Dress Tips Video from Sharon & Brad OMG- it's that time of year where you need to dig up party clothes that you will never wear again! Well, maybe not... Women get so confused when it comes to what to wear to an office holiday party. You want to be festive but not too festive. You want to look professional but not boring. And you never want to look like the drunk girl with the dangling shoulderbag who looks like she wants to hook the boss! Or the wacky chick that Brad remembers from Patricia Fields' party or the poor soul with toilet paper on her heel or her pantyhose stuck in her skirt that

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Michelle Obama wears the matching coat & dress trend- hers is by Moschino

First Lady looks rather Camelot-ish in Moschino coat & matching dress Michelle Obama is very smart indeed when it comes to her fashion choices. On the anniversary of the Obama's first year in the White House and the day after the Republican gain for Teddy Kennedy's Senate seat, Mrs. Obama chose exactly the outfit to make the right statement: A matching coat and sheath dress. If I were the First Lady's fashion advisor, I couldn't come up with a better ensemble for today's photo op. If it was Mrs. Obama's choice, she continues to have marvelous fashion instincts. We most associate the First Lady wearing a dress with matching coat on Inauguration Day—that one was the yellow brocade by Isabel

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Fifty Dresses That Changed the World

Yes, really. These 50 dresses are the best of what we wear today There is no doubt that certain iconic dresses form a lasting visual memory. The dress and its wearer become our personal muse in helping to define our own individual style, or its unique design represents a breakthrough in fashion from that point forward. Then again, we may have simply fallen in love with the style. And love can have no explanation. >> Visit our Best Dress Shopping Guide Topless Dresses- Rudy Gernreich 1970 Consider The Goddess Dress by Madeline Vionnet in 1931. Derivatives of its floaty draping are still grazing the red carpet today. A new era of defiance, resilience, and hope was seen in the full

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