spring 2011

Buzzing Through NYFW- Rebecca Taylor and Luca Luca Spring 2012

Listen up! I've discovered a really great energy boost that doesn't come in a bottle when I popped over to  Chic Week Retreat at Robert Verdi's Luxe Laboratory. It's called Sheets Energy Strips.  Absolutely will revolutionize the way you get through your day - 50mg of caffeine that doesn't give you a headache plus B6 and B12.  Plus, it fits in your pocket and contains calories and zero sugar! Check it out at GNC nationwide. >> MORE: FASHION SHOWS AND RUNWAY REVIEWS If its good enough for Labron James, co-founder and brand ambassador, and Amare Stoudemire and Pitbull, then you don't want to miss out on this burst of energy! That burst helped me get thru my last few days of fashion week including

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Chanel Haute Couture

CHANEL HAUTE COUTURE Fashion Show Photos / Runway Collection Spring / Summer 2011 Paris Couture Fashion Week   Karl Lagerfeld said he had "Gossip Girl" star and new Chanel spokesmodel Blake Lively in mind when designing the spring-summer 2011 haute couture collection, which layered delicate hand-beaded jackets over skinny jeans and flats, as stated on AP   >> MORE: CHANEL Click on each picture for an enlarged view. Photos via focusonstyle.onsugar

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Spring 2011 Fashion Ad Campaign for Burberry Exotics

Spring 2011 Burberry Exotic Icons: We have not much to say other than it's stunning! Burberry's new advertising modus operandi is to release a new ad campaign each month with a new theme and new cast members. Hot off the presses is its March ad campaign images featuring Tali Lennox and Tara Ferry in their first big advertising campaign for the British models. We have the sneak peek photos and video for you here. >> MORE: Burberry Brand The campaign features some of our favorite animal prints of the season, please check Burberry.com for more. If a bit too rich for your tastes and only as an inspiration, please check out our Animal Prints Shopping Guide. Photos: © Copyright Burberry

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Best of Haute Couture Spring 2011

Runway Review: Paris Couture Fashion Week Givenchy, Bouchra Jarra, Valentino I don't if it's because of the mass appeal of Juicy Couture or simply the way its meaning evolves as it filters into mainstream vernacular, but "haute couture" although commonly perceived as a custom item of clothing of any sort or price, in actuality is a term protected by law and defined by the Chambre de commerce et d'industrie de Paris with very specific rights. Haute couture is a luxury allowed to a privileged few. Naveed Hussain, brings you his thoughts on the Spring 2011 Best of Haute Couture. -- S.H. A look at the Spring 2011 Haute Couture Paris shows only leads one to further reevaluate the basic relevance

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Daniel Vosovic- Up Close Backstage and Spring Fashion Show

Runway Review: Project Runway protege Daniel Vosovic rocks it out at his Spring 2011 fashion show Our photojournalist and design doll, Alix Kivlin is back from her year long trek around the world and is hitting the catwalks of New York. Here, she catches up with her old friend Daniel Vosovic backstage at his Spring / Summer fashion show. -- S.H. Confession: Daniel Vosovic is an old, dear friend of mine. But of of more relevance, a finalist and most loved contestant in season 2 of "Project Runway." Daniel has stomped his way on to the fashion scene successfully and on opening eve of the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Daniel Vosovic presented his 3rd collection. And in my opinion his best.

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Spring Fashion Week Preview- Edition by Georges Chakra

The Paris Couturier returns to New York for ready-to-wear Design Sketch #4: LOVE! Inspiration: "“While studying in Toronto I was always captivated by the curvature of the Absolute Tower…I have used the towers coiled arches as inspiration for my spring 2011 collection by creating a series of bands and straps to lay alluringly against a woman's figure…” -- Georges Chakra Some may know of the collection from the Devil Wears Prada. Others may have spotted it on celebrities like Emily Blunt, Jennifer Lopez, Beyoncé, Carrie Underwood, Marcia Cross, Helen Mirren and Tyra Banks. Then there are those of us who have wished that they had the luxury of owning one of his haute couture pieces that are shown during Paris

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Cheap Monday is Really Cheap Chic- An Affordable Designer Brand To Wear

Affordable fashion Alert: Love the Spring 2011 collection at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Stockholm & I'm wearing it now- so should you! Forget cheesy fast fashion, get designer style at an affordable price... Ironic, but true, as I'm reviewing runway photos from the Cheap Monday Spring 2011 collection that just showed at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Stockholm, I'm wearing a Cheap Monday T-shirt. Yes, I'm attempting to be on vacation and more casual, but even some of my more urban everyday outfits involve some Cheap Monday. I probably buy a handful of their things every season and they inadvertently become go-to pieces that I mix with much higher end designer pieces from Jil Sander, Maison Martin Margiela, Rick Owens (oh, I want

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Cheap Monday

CHEAP MONDAY Menswear & Womenswear Fashion Show Photos / Runway Collection Spring 2011 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Stockholm DESIGNERS FOR THE SS-11 COLLECTIONOrjan Andersson & Ann-Sofie Back >> Cheap Monday is one of our favorite affordable fashion lines... read why   SHOP Cheap Monday at ShopBop   Click on each picture for an enlarged view. In their words... Cheap Monday was born in order to offer an alternative for people who wanted fashionable jeans but didn't agree with the increasing prices of the brands which were popular at the time. The first 800 pairs with the characteristic skull logo hit the market in 2004. Since then, the production has reached a new level in terms of pieces as well as in

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John Varvatos -Menswear

JOHN VARVATOS Fashion Show Photos / Runway Collection Spring / Summer 2011 Milan Fashion Week - Menswear "My brand is celebrating its tenth year this season. The signature handwriting was developed early on – a mix of rock sensibility and old-school savoire faire with an emphasis on exclusive fabric and leathers in unexpected finishes and those all-important little details – and it's remained consistent as we kept evolving through the years," John Varvatos >> SHOP John Varvatos at Bloomingdales and johnvarvatos.com   >> More on John Varvatos Click on each picture for an enlarged view. In their words: "My brand is celebrating its tenth year this season. The signature handwriting was developed early on – a mix of rock sensibility

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