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French Chic Christmas Tree Inspiration- from Mary channeling Lady Gaga to Stella McCartney yarn tales

Christmas in Paris: Les Sapins de Noel des CréateursWho doesn't need a little edgy style boost for their holiday tree? And why not make it a very French chic designer one at that? Richard Nahem takes on a visual tour of some very Parisian inspired Christmas trees for a bit of design inspiration and to benefit a very charitable cause . --S.H. SEE: Holiday Windows It's that time of the year again, tis' the season, HO-HO-HO, and all that to focus on the magical lights, done-up store windows, and abundance of trees, all to celebrate the Christmas spirit of Paris. MORE ABOUT: French Chic Les Sapins de Noel des Créateurs, now in its 16th season, is a collection of original Christmas trees from

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Victoria Beckham wins Designer Brand Award and Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen wins Designer of the Year at British Fashion Awards- video

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The British Fashion Council is what one would say is the CFDA of England. The annual British Fashion Awards yesterday had some pretty keen picks as winners: Sarah Burton of Royal Wedding fame, for Alexander McQueen won Designer of the Year (video below jump) Victoria Beckham won the Designer Brand Award (video below jump) Alexa Chung won the British Style Award Christopher Kane won the New Establishment Award  while Sam Gainsbury of Gainsbury and Whiting won the Isabella Blow Award for Fashion Creator Stella McCartney won the Red Carpet Award Watch Sarah Burton's acceptance speech for Alexander McQueen as she won Designer of the Year at the British Fashion Awards: Alexander McQueen in stock now: More Alexander McQueen... "I am absolutely thrilled

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Fashion How-To’s -Short Heels That Aren’t Short On Style

Think of this as your "How To Wear Low Heels" tip sheet... Blame it on the abundance of too-high heels, walking behind girls fumbling in them, or our admiration for the cool retro sophistication that Rochas has been championing as of late, but we are beginning to rethink the short heel and their recent wearable reemergence on the scene. Once matronly and down-right blase, the updates to what we consider the "smart" heel height offer an entirely new way to think about proportion and comfort. From gram to grand slam, there's plenty out there to give you an alternative to ho-hum ballerina flats. >> SHOPPING GUIDE: Low Heels We'll take the printed Rochas slingbacks above and our top three picks as featured below and

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Shopping the Trends of Fall 2011- The Peplum

Body-defining, figure enhancing peplums have been working their way on quite a few runways over the past few seasons(including next spring) so we couldn't think of a better time to take note on how to incorporate them into your repertoire for an unexpected dose of lady-like chic. We've pulled together some of our favorite uses of peplums for Fall 2011 and jotted a few quick notes down on how to pull them off and make them work for you. >> MORE: FASHION SHOWS AND RUNWAY REVIEWS Stella McCartney (and above) For Fall, Stella McCartney managed to incorporate 80's era touchstones such as bold polka-dots, sculpted shapes and peplums for looks that were achingly feminine with a controlled sense of cool(via ingenious tromp l'oeil patterns)

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Luxury Children’s Clothing- Kiddie Couture from Chloe, Lanvin and Stella McCartney

Top children's fashion design... for the little ones. When Oshkosh is not an option, the sky is the limit for luxury children's clothing... With luxury houses zeroing in on the children's market come three impressive collections from Chloe, Lanvin and Stella McCartney. As you'd expect, Lanvin's recent 25 piece kid's outing is for the pint-size princess in your life with prices hovering around an exorbitant $800 mark, while the Chloe range tightly mirrors it's women's. Chloe for kids RELATED: Cool Kids Clothing From AllSaints For Your Fashion Angels The most surprisingly affordable and maybe the most adorable line of the three comes from Stella McCartney whose giddy confections come at friendlier prices with sweaters averaging at about $60. McCartney's line

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Yoox Summer Sale: The Best In Design On The Cheap

Bargain Alert: Who doesn't like a good designer deal on high fashion? Come on, you know that Sharon is the bargain queen when it comes to GOOD clothes around here. Well, we at FocusOnStyle have always been about a good deal and by the looks of Yoox.com's Summer Sale, there's plenty of sweet deals up for grabs on some of our most coveted must-haves from season's past. >> More: Shopping With discounts of 70%-90% off and a mile long designer roster, we've spent a major portion of the past week perusing the goods and one of us was even lucky enough to nab last summer's seen-everywhere patchwork Chloe jeans which were originally $950 for $125, talk about a deal! Here's

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Get the Clean Chic Look from the Paris Fall 2010 Runways

WHERE IT NOW: Streamlined, timeless, and elegant style that works so well in this economy Look ahead to your future shopping and back in your closet for the pared down and simple classic looks that paraded the Paris fall runways. Clean chic and minimalistic stylings that are unfussy, easy to wear, and most important timeless yet modern. If that's not recession-proof fashion, we don't know what is. Celine Fall / Winter 2010 There is a seasonless aesthetic to palette-cleansing Clean Chic simplicity that works so well in this economy. The luxury of the pureness of the designs is what always looks right and never dated. It's all about perfectly stripped down and high style silhouettes that endure time and make

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Skinny pants, slouchy tops, the right fit at the right price

It must be the launch of Stella McCartney for H&M Skinny pants, little jackets, the right fit at the right price.It must be Stella McCartney for H&M. Stylething from FocusOnStyle.com for the latest trends in fashion. Stella McCartney for H&M sizzles with high style fashion at a low price. We can't forget the fashion frenzy when Karl Lagerfeld debuted his heavy on style, easy on the pocketbook collection for H&M last year. Well, fasten your fashion seatbelts- it's going to be a bumpy ride trying to catch one of the 30 fantastic and affordable fashion pieces in the Stella McCartney for H&M autumn collection that debuts November 10 in approximately 400 selected H&M stores in 22 countries worldwide. This look

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