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Uma Thurman’s Motherhood was my yucky pill

Let's call this week's review of  FocusOnStyle's 15th anniversary online post, the anti- Mommy Chic battle of those who overdo and those who purposely schlump out, and the relvelation that comes from their "sameness," even though they may think they are light years apart. As we gear up to Mother's Day let's look back at the neighborhood of the mom's at my son's elementary school, the ones I called the YUMDAF's and the OAFH's. -S.H. Mommy (Un)Chic: Mommyheads Blowin' In The Wind... Dear Diary: One of the more interesting aspects of motherhood is that you find yourself thrown into a pool of people whose interests and social makeup are as dissimilar to yours as a bee is to a baby elephant. But that should make it interesting,

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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? RYKIEL ENFANT - COTTON JERSEY FRILL DRESS From animal prints to bold floral pants. Dusty pastels and lot's a modern twists on classic denim. I love this photo op friendly polka dot dress above from Rykiel Enfant. Can you imagine an adorable toddler twirling in it? >>MORE: Kids PAUL SMITH JUNIORFLUORESCENT COTTON JERSEY PRINTED ROMPER This fun hipster in the moon romper from Paul Smith is a whimsical gift idea. If you're going on a  warm weather

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Back to School with Ralph Lauren Kids Fall 2012

It's back-to-school season and while we've recently shown you the best from high-end brands like Chloe and Stella McCartney for inspiration, here we pay a nod to Ralph Lauren's smart, preppy and attainable line of Kid's clothes. From the master of American sportswear and one blockbuster designer that virtually every single person owns an item from comes a line of colorful classics with Lauren's signature notes. >>> MORE: Ways to spoil your kids in style Ralph Lauren Kids >>MORE: Inspiring Kid's Clothes >>Meet the RL Gang and shop their looks... View the range: [nggallery id121] Stylish children's options starting at just $20 online now: More Dolce & Gabbana... Photos: Ralph Lauren via Facebook

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Missoni Girls Fall/Winter 2012- Must-Have Knits for Your Pint-Size Trendsetter

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Who needs Missoni for Target mayhem when you can dress your kiddies in the real, quality deal? Girls and petites rejoice, Missoni girls latest range delves into the house's mastery of optical knits for adorable plays on proportions in vibrant color ways and playful silhouettes that are charmingly girlie without being too saccharine sweet. And while the price-points may not be the friendliest, keep in mind that they are certain to last well into the beyond for durable, covetable hand-me-downs. Looking for something cool but more attainable? Discover All Saints children's line today: All Saints Kids on FoS [nggallery id56] In their words... The little girl from the Missoni F/W 2012 collection looks like she just walked out of a

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Beyonce bought this lucite crib and it’s pretty darn fab!

Vetro Crib
I can see clearly now, the baby's here... First time moms always lament over the right crib to buy... I know I drove myself crazy. Cribs, for the most part, are not particularly decor friendly when you live in a modern home. Then there are the cribs that look like prisons with their  safety rails blocking view of the precious one. US magazine reports that Beyonce purchased a lucite Nurseyworks Vetro crib back in November for baby Blue Ivy. The crib has a hefty price tag, but if you can afford it, it offers a full-on view of baby so concerned parents can have an uninterrupted view of their little one. It's gorgeous and super sleek too. Available at Amazon.com

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Luxury Children’s Clothing- Kiddie Couture from Chloe, Lanvin and Stella McCartney

Top children's fashion design... for the little ones. When Oshkosh is not an option, the sky is the limit for luxury children's clothing... With luxury houses zeroing in on the children's market come three impressive collections from Chloe, Lanvin and Stella McCartney. As you'd expect, Lanvin's recent 25 piece kid's outing is for the pint-size princess in your life with prices hovering around an exorbitant $800 mark, while the Chloe range tightly mirrors it's women's. Chloe for kids RELATED: Cool Kids Clothing From AllSaints For Your Fashion Angels The most surprisingly affordable and maybe the most adorable line of the three comes from Stella McCartney whose giddy confections come at friendlier prices with sweaters averaging at about $60. McCartney's line

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Behind the Scenes On Retouching for a Photo Shoot

Do you think what you see is what you get when you see a photo in a catalog, magazine or ad? Not always. Expert retoucher Sharon Daniels shares some profrssional retouching tips on what happens behind the scenes on a commercial campaign that uses mostly "real people" instead of fashion models. -- S.H. My partner and I recently retouched the images below for the Lindsay Phillips fall campaign for SwitchFlops. Before we began retouching the images Lindsay's creative director expressed that conceptually they were interested in keeping the images realistic and appearing spontaneous. The models in the shots included Lindsay Phillips herself, some of her friends, and one professional model. My retouching work for most clients typically involves perfecting faces

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Cool Kids Clothing From AllSaints For Your Fashion Angels

Forget the pastels, mama wants children's clothing with edge! Mini Me Delight... As soon as I walked into the new store in SoHo, the downtown NYC the city mom in me fell completely in love with the most adorable, on trend, and cool kids clothing that were on display at the British AllSaints Spitalfield store. It was a total mini me mecca of the hippest (and not insanely expensive) kids clothes that I've seen in a long time-- from a rugged motorcycle jacket, to architecturally gathered dresses, ruffed up lace-up boots, skull T-shirts that don't look juvenile or Jersey Shore, and knits with the AllSaints signature asymetric cut-- just everything that a kid with downtown style would want to wear!

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Cynthia Rowley Designer Diapers are the Posh Pampers

Cynthia Rowley designed Diapers for Pampers Road to style can be spotty... Another mom note from today that even the Material Girl can't top. I'm totally mixed on this one. Cynthia Rowley has designed 11 styles of Pampers, including pastels, stripes, madras and ruffles. On one hand, sure why shouldn't diapers be cute? On the other hand, what about my pet peeve with all those moms, dads, and nannies who let the kid run around with a full load. Gross as that is, a pretty diaper is another excuse to look, sniff the other way. >> SHOP for some Diaper Bags just as cute as the designer diapies They'll be offered in Target Corp. stores beginning in mid-July Ok, moms...

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Madonna the Mommy Talks on Video About Her Material Girl Clothing Line With Lordes

Madonna's Material Girl Collection with Lordes Last week we announced that Madonna's Material Girl Collection is the ultimate Mommy and Me clothing line. Now we have a video of Madonna the Mom talking about what it's like to have a very stylish child. Her concerns and proud mom moments sound pretty much the same as most parents who live in an urban environment and happen to have a rather sophisticated kid-- it's rather cute and endearing. Material Girl clothing launches at Macy's on August 3 and Madonna talks about hoping to get a Material Girl float for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. I was hoping to get a pass to the bleachers the year that I had my TV commercial

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Katy Perry Smurfette Blue Hair Wig Is California Gurls Cool on the Red Carpet and we found the matching baby wig

I heard a little rumor over the make-up counter this weekend while I was shopping for a new lipstick. It seems that Katy Perry will be unveiling some rather fantastical and wild wigs in her new video... we'll see if those coiffed confectionery creations come to be. In the mean time, I'm totally in love with her electric blue, Bettie Paige-esque, glam girl hair that she sported at the MTV Music Awards this weekend. It is full-on wacky color, but the super coiffed style brings it up a notch to be super chic-- hey, that's Katy Perry's style in a nutshell! The blue hair is really not out of the blue for Katy, she also sports blue hair on the

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Jennifer Garner wears polished Mommy clothes

Jennifer Garner at the the Milk + Bookies First Annual Story Time Celebration in Los Angeles Jennifer Garneris that she looks so normal when off the red carpet. We spotted her at the Milk + Bookies First Annual Story Time Celebration in Los Angeles event and although her outfit is far from exciting it does have the right polished element to make any busy mom's day at the playground wardrobe work: a shrunken blazer. There's a funny sloppiness that occurs in many a mom's wardrobe that can easily be solved by adding one polished element to your daily playground uniform. A tailored blazer in a modern cut instantly does the trick. We found a few that we like like the

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TOMS Altruistic Chic: Look good, do good…

Shoes to look cute and help a poor child TOMS Shoes to look cute and help a poor child. Altruistic Chic: Look good, do good. We think of footwear as an accent to our outfits, something that both looks great and is comfy... well, most of the time. However, in many developing countries most children grow up barefoot and walking is often their primary mode of transportation. Children have to walk for miles get basics like food, water, shelter, and medical help. Some cannot even attend school as shoes are part of their uniform. Wearing shoes enables them to walk the distance that they could not barefoot. It prptects their feet from cuts and sores from unsafe roads and contaminated

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