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Best Emmy Style: Red Carpet fashion with lessons that make sense for your wardrobe (really)

I'll Have What She's Having: The best Emmy style of clean chic red carpet stunners You know that I'm generally not jacked up about red carpet fashion. Too often, it's overdone celebrities wearing costumes that look like they were stolen from a five-year old's fantasy dress up closet. OK, lucky for them that their stylist secured that fancy free dress for the night, but what does that have to do with YOU? There was some of that schmaltz at tonight's 65th Emmy Awards, for sure. But, I'll ignore that. What I don't ignore are the few women who opted for stellar chic and clean lines that didn't wear them. Stunning numbers that stood out in a sea of too much. And isn't

You know how I love Cannes for high fashion inspiration that makes luscious, elegant, and real sense in all of our wardrobes. Join FocusOnStyle as we continue to explore the best of Cannes Do Chic to help you get it together with ease. I'll Have What She's Having: A crisp + chic white button down shirt on the red carpet? Absolument, mon cherie. And for real life too, learning how to wear a white top and black bottom is one of the easiest, most flattering style tricks you can master! Discover the possibilities: Simple. Easy. Unfettered & accessible style. And long before today's starlets went mad for Louis Vuitton's mod homage to graphic inspired black & white optical combos for spring 2013, the simple sophistication

Celebrity Spanx- what shapewears do the stars wear on the red carpet

And, the shapewear Oscar goes to… Celebrity Spanx Moments… Who sucks what in…. Shapewear, baby, it's THE way to go! Red carpet fashion can be a bit awe-inspiring and unreachable. And, what about those killer bods underneath those gorgeous dresses? Well, many of the bodies that are worked out to an inch of their lives get a little extra "help" too. Celebrity Spanx! There should be a red carpet for what is surely NOT your mama's girdle. Thanks to a not so secret weapon against lumps and bumps, shapewear comes to the rescue-- it's something that we all can emulate, and maybe make our personal dressing look that much better for it. We got the peeps at Spanx to dish on

While maxi dresses come and go in & out of fashion as quickly as skirt hems rise & fall, there's something to be said about the subtle grace and elegance actress Michelle Williams radiated in Tokyo in an ivory Grecian maxi dress from Alexander McQueen. >> RELATED: How to wear a maxi skirt By forgoing jewelry and accessories to highlight the purity of her dress' design, Williams looks all the more cool, collected and sophisticated. Which is something you should keep in mind as many fall victim to over loading their maxi dresses with too many bulky accessories when less should always me considered more, especially if your dress is printed. >>More: Celebrity Style Follow the actress's lead and look for full

Men's Style Note: Zac Efron Shows You How to Make Printed Sunglasses Work Ah, ha... he does look good. With bold, unexpected prints quite the rage as of late it was only a matter of time til we saw the trend work its way into the eyewear arena and surprisingly enough we look to Zac Efron on how to make it work for you. Prism London "Paris" Unisex Sunglasses at Shopbop As is the case with options full of personality, Efron's Prism unisex sunglasses' wild zebra print that gives off a gorgeous marble effect are made wearable by adding them to the simplest of classical looks. His white tee works as the perfect starting point to such a distinguishable pairs of shades

I'll Have What She's Having: Clean, timeless figure-flattering lines One-shoulder dresses are not so easy to wear and after having a huge fashion "moment" a few seasons back, can look dated if not styled correctly. But when worn, right, a one-shoulder dress is a total WOW. Thandie Newton made a chic red carpet statement in an elegant, minimal one-shouldered column dress from Osman that made for a perfect starting point for her classically chic hair and accessories. Try this T by Alexander Wang One Shoulder Dress for your off the red carpet moments. At Shopbop. For starters, her maxi dress' print and detail free composition works as an uber-chic foundation while highlighting her svelte figure as her sleek gold belt

While Cate Blanchett made a stunning recent appearance in the black version of the sculptural white Givenchy dress Rooney Mara wore last week in Tokyo for the premiere of The Girl With A Dragon Tattoo, Mara made a case for alternative red carpet dressing in winter white and looked all the more memorable for it. Consider white as a fresh alternative to party dressing and the ubiquitous L-B-D as it is certain to make you stand out from the crowd in a discreetly chic manner when planning your next night out on the town. For Mara, the color choice also highlighted the piece's decadent peplum waste, frothy ruffles and the actress's flawless milky complexion. >>Make Peplums Work for You: Peplum

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Best Emmy Style: Red Carpet fashion with lessons that make sense for your wardrobe (really)

Cannes Do Chic! How to Wear a White Top and Black Bottom for Elegant Accessible Style

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Celebrity Watch- Michelle Williams Makes a Maxi Dress Work

Guys, you can add edge to your men’s style with some printed glasses like Zac Efron

Celebrity Watch- Style inspiration from Thandie Newton on how to make a one-shouldered dress look modern and sleek

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