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Summer Sandals Guide… because your pedicure looks so good!

 It’s hot out and with that comes a special Summer Sandal Guide with essential tips for you to keep in mind!

With so much chic, accessible fashion out there, who says summer style should be only about comfort and practicality. From must-have flats to on-trend wedges, there’s something out there for everyone at any budget -so think twice about those flip-flops, especially with these expert

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Everyday Mom Chic: Julianne Moore gets how to wear a cute summer hat and not look like a run of the mill hipster

I’ll Have What She’s Having: A cute summer hat that’s classic and chic with easy, non affected summer style

 Hipster hats are really ironic.

Afterall, the hipster style point of view for wearing a hat is to kinda look like an independent thinking progressive, anti-establishment cool dude. Yet, if everyone is running around wearing the same dang fedora, doesn’t that morph into looking like an über establishment

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The Ultimate Shorts Trends Shopping Guide

 Are you game?

I’m not sure when the moment was exactly that took shorts from the casual comfy set to a de rigueur piece  in so many women’s wardrobe, but it did.

The thing is, when it comes to shorts trends, MOST women just can’t get the styling to work. No matter how much they try or OVER try.

Let’s get it right with the hottest styles this summer.

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Collab News: GUESS by Marciano Teams Up With Fashion Blogger Elin Kling

 It’s a first for GUESS by Marciano.

The iconic brand delivering affordable sexy for 30 years announced this morning, and set to hit stores in November, the Elin Kling for Marciano capsule collection. “When I met Elin, we connected right away. She has style, she has personality, and she is typically our customer,” said Paul Marciano, Chief Executive Officer and Creative Director of GUESS? Inc.

>> SHOPPING GUIDES

The collaboration

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Geek Chic: The Best iPad 3 Keyboard Case is the Logitech iPad 3 keyboard case by Zagg

Some girls lust for fab shoes. I also lust for tech gear that looks as good as it solves a problem.

I’ve been on a hunt for the best iPad 3 keyboard case that was neither bulky, ugly, or had weird squishy keys. Who knew that geek chic would be such a tough call?

Honestly, I had no idea how hard it was to find something

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Top 10 Professional Beauty Finds- Use What Makeup Artist Pros Use via The Makeup Show

It can take a lot of the right makeup to look better than natural on camera. One of my favorite pitstops to see what makeup artist pros use in their kits is The Makeup Show by The Powder Group trade show for beauty gurus.

These may not be makeup brands that you see advertised in the pages of magazines, but are the brands used on many

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Shopping Wish List Reminder- Alexander McQueen Spring Summer 2012 In Stores Now

Wanted to share a quick little shopping tip from my inbox: For all those Alexander McQueen fans, inspired by the iconic anemone print as seen in the Alexander McQueen Spring Summer 2012 collection, the anemone silk bustier gown is now available online for $6,595 at myTheresa.

The dress is gorgeous, we know.

For those on a more realistic budget, the McQueen Collection is available online at ShopBop.

Not quite

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When In Rome: Flea Market With Vintage Gucci, Fendi, Valentino, Chanel and more

It’s big designer names, names, names made even more enticing under the flea market tarp!

The city of Rome is truly a living architectural museum, but where do all the old fashion relics go?

A good chunk can be found on the right Sunday at the Borghetto Flaminio market.

While Porta Portese is the more widely known flea market in Rome, for me, it’s  a crowded and huge mass of junky new

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Custom Design Your Own Shoes- Shoes of Prey Let’s You Be A Shoe Designer

Imagine how fun it would be if you could custom design your own shoes or update an old favorite pair in a different color or heel height?

Shoes of Prey lets you do that.

The Australian company allows you to become your own shoe designer within the bounds of their own samples of heel styles and heights, toe styles, embellishments, and a large variety of fabrications and colors to guide

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$250 JEWELRY GIFT CERTIFICATE GIVEAWAY: Gemvara- Customize Jewelry To Get Get the Rock Without the Fuss

Win this: Just in time for Mothers Day…. let mom (or you) customize jewelry with our gift certificate giveaway chance, just for joining the FocusOnStyle newsletter!

We’ve got a $250 Gemvara gift card  to give out. All you have to do is join our newsletter and like us on Facebook between now and Friday, May 11 (Midnight EST) and we will select one lucky winner at random!

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