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Punk Inspiration? Here’s some luxe punk to rev up your look!

Once upon a time there was the Rich Hippie Look, now thanks to the Met, the latest fashion oxymoron is the Luxe Punk.

Take punk inspiration from Chaos to Couture and try these tough looks on for instant edge, and an easily accessible update that’s daringly fun and always hip

The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s much hyped, Punk Inspired costume exhibition which opened yesterday, had us thinking

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Top 4 Trends To Transition to Spring – What to wear everyday when the runway seems so daunting?

Transition to Spring 2013 with catwalk to closet trends to ease into your wardrobe…

Switching  your wardrobe to transition to spring, or any season,  can be challenging, especially with crazy Global Warming shaking up the temperatures. Sharon & I thought that we’d like to wet your feet (dang, those April showers) with some bright offerings to cheer up your day.

As Spring weather came into town for

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5 Trends to Trash or Switch to Update Your Look for 2013

Lose This, Redo That in 2013…

Truth be told, I HATE telling anyone to ditch something trendy. Something that is such a quick fad should not be in a chic wardrobe to begin with. There IS a sophisticated difference from looking on trend and  being trendy… particularly, after 25ish.

Trendy is a blip on the style meter that spoils faster than a gallon of milk and dates

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Timeless Style – Black And White Fashion Never Goes Out of Style

 Timeless Style with classic black and white options hasn’t looked so fresh in a while thanks to an abundance of printed options taking their toll on even the most trend-less types…

Sure, we ourselves got in on the big print story that has been making its way throughout the fashion universe but first look at Alexander McQueen’s forever-chic Resort 2013 outing

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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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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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Trend Tuesday – Michelle Obama and Samantha Cameron in Top Spring Business ChicTrends

Why do we tip off what works about these two political ladies?

Because both Michelle Obama and Samantha Cameron have mastered sophisticated business chic, and here’s how you can add polish to your workwear wardrobe  too!

Call it a double-impact dose of top Spring cool when Michelle Obama & Samantha Cameron are paired together…

MORE: Michelle Obama Style and Samantha Cameron

The duo looked easy- business chic last week

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Affordable Fashion Alert- Top 5 looks from the Zara Spring Lookbook

First Look: The Zara Spring 2012 Lookbook just arrived in our inboxs and I couldn’t wait to share them with you.

Zara is always a fantastic resource to get the latest trends at a great price in durable fabrics. Blend their pieces in with your designer pieces or wear alone, no one will be the wiser that you didn’t spend a fortune on an entire

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Ab Fab- Rooney Mara in Miu Miu Spring 2012

I’ll Have What She’s Having: Belly Baring Chic

Cropped tops paired with flirty a-line skirts in an ode to retro Italian starlet style were de riguer on many of the Spring/Summer 2012 runways and were one of the season’s most surprising trends to take in considering that it takes not only confidence to pull off, but a killer, toned body as well.

While on a photo

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How to Wear Mixed Prints and Patterns

How to Wear Mixed Prints and Patterns.Mixing prints and patterns is a top trend but how do I pull it off without looking like a lunatic escaping a fire?I've been seeing reading all sorts of tips about how to mix prints but whenever I try to wear a combination of different prints, I always feel like a fashion disaster. I must look like a

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