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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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Fabulous Friday- Find a Classic Bag Like This One From Balenciaga

While its double-digit price tag may stop you at hello, there’s no denying the simple sophistication and beauty that this luxury timeless classic bag from Balenciaga boasts, making it the kind of bag to keep your eye out for this season.

Why? Besides its irresistible bordeaux hue, its equestrian inspired details and restrained use of hardware, its signature zipper pulls and tricks lend it a chic yet subtle strength. Not too

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Fabulous Friday- Get A Sheer Maxi Skirt LIke This Fab Maison Martin Margiela Number

The illusion a sheer maxi skirt can offer you may hail from the silver-screen starlet style era, yet the recent maxi comeback to the forefront of fashion has us taking note on this must-have trend…

Why now?

Even  though we saw just about every urban-minded girl about wearing one last summer, the transparency trend works more as a genius layering essential than it does as a

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Fancy Pants Street Chic Sneakers with Roman Style

Shhhh, I’ve been sneaking around and got a taste of  stylish street chic sneakers, Roman style.

Honestly, I’m not a sneaker person. Never was. Being neither Amazonian tall and muscularly lissome, nor the proverbial fleshy tourist, sneakers just never found a spot in my life outside of the gym or a mountain trail.

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Fast forward to a vacation in Rome and a sudden weather

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Must-Have – Roberto Cavalli “Wild Diva” Special Edition Wacky Sunglasses

With slightly kooky, eccentric, even wacky sunglasses all the rage, Roberto Cavalli’s limited edition Spring 2012 sunglasses bring a whole new meaning to the term ‘oversized.’

While placing a heavy emphasis on the browline with a retro minded shape tricked out with juxtaposing skins in ultra rich, deluxe hues, these designer glasses certainly are statement-making.

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‘An earthly paradise populated by creatures of fantasy…the

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White Clothing Care Tips- You Don’t Have To Marry the Drycleaner (if you don’t want too)

White Day at FocusOnStyle continues!

The white clothing trend is certainly gorgeous with the likes of earlier posts about Acne and Comme des Garcons all seeing the white of day this spring.

But if you are like me, you’ll be questioning how much wear you will really get out of the big ticket items when keeping white clean and pristine can be an issue.

We’ve talked about how

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Baby Got Back(less)- Mules are Back! How to Wear Them

Slides, mules, clogs-that oh so familiar clank-clank sound of backless shoes, have once again come around the fashion merry-go-round and are on every must-have ’IT’ list for spring. Are you ready?

No, its NOT the slippery slides that the khaki-clad capri pant crowd refuse to give up. These mules stand tall, strong and have an architectural point of view.

Sure, tracing the backless shoe since their sensual beginings as the footwear of

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TOMS Style Your Sole shoes for a perfect kid for kid party

Everyone likes a little DIY creativity in their life…

Creating something uniquely hand-painted with the added benefit of helping children in need is the best win-win all around.

Add the chronic mommy issue of trying to come up with a special idea for the next children’s birthday party and I’ve got the perfect party solution -kids helping kids.

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To celebrate the TOMS Summer 2012

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Listen Up! Ear Wangs by Fanny Wang Headphones for sound with grown-up style appeal

Sometimes you want a pair of on-ear headphones that don’t look like you’re ready to join the wannabe DJ set. Nothing wrong with the super-sized headphone look but at a certain age you look kinda ridiculous working out with a set of motherships attached to your head, not to mention some blinged out logo.

If you’re looking for something with a stylish yet sophisticated flair,

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Trend Tuesday- Stylist Tips to Wear a Pleated Skirt Like Emmy Rossum, her midi is by Sonia Rykiel

I’ll Have What She’s Having: Vintage Italian actress style that’s smart and sexy

Work it like Gina Lollabrigida on Rome’s via Vento, back in the 50s!

What is not to love about this capricious and classic look; particularly when the pleats are sexy and do not evoke Marion the Librarian.

Shop: Sonia Rykiel at Shopbop

Flirty, romantic and ultra-feminine, pleated a-line knee-length skirts are guaranteed to elicit an ode

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