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How to Glam Up Everyday Clothes? Look at Kate Hudson Wearing Ann Taylor

Just out: Ann Taylor’s Holiday 2012 ad campaign starring actress Kate Hudson What makes my morning soar is to see everyday, real world clothes look glam and gorgeous. Not the red carpet fabulouso outfits that are totally aspirational and inaccessible to our real lives- but real clothes designed for regular women, and that they happen to be worn by a gorgeous actress. Marketing genius, yes. Style strategy to think about-- you bet. Kate Hudson (okay, we won't think about the rumor that she worked out for SIX hours a day to get her post baby figure back in shape) looks marvelous in the clean cut and sophisticated styling of Ann Taylor. What makes these looks pop is Kate's effortless yet styled

When it comes to denim, you can go any way you want, from dressed up to comfy and fuss-free, just take a look at Diane Kruger and Kate Middleton who both worked denim to their advantage from the oh-so trendy to the discreetly classic... The other day Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, wore a classic pair of dark skinny jeans at the Cross Country Equestrian competition at the 2012 London Olympic Games and looked polished and quite glamorous to boot. What made it work besides a great fit on a toned bod was her pairing of a natty fitted blazer and a forever-chic white button-down -which you can never go wrong with. >>MORE: Kate Middleton Style And across the pond actress

Grown-Up Denim Dresses like Diane Kruger's hybrid number from Chanel puts a new spin on true-blue standby's Leave it to the forever-stylish actress Diane Kruger to signal a new era when it comes to denim dresses. After all, the last three to four season's have seen denim rethought in every iteration possible, from Chloe's patchwork moto jeans to Celine & Stella McCartney's must-have tunics -denim has come a long way. >>MORE: Celebrity Style What made Kruger's so statement making was Karl Lagerfeld's irreverent take on classic silhouettes of the Victorian era, rethought here in an abbreviated length and in denim for an ultra modern look. Anyone of literally any age should take advantage of grown-up denim. >>EXPERT ADVICE: Denim to

How to Wear Eyelet And Look Like A Grown-Up Like Fashion Designer Charlotte Ronson With signs of an early spring blissfully taking hold over much of the states, designer Charlotte Ronson's recent appearance at an NYC Ferragamo event in an on-trend white eyelet dress had us looking forward to the sartorial season ahead while taking note of her well styled look. While eyelet often tends to bring little children's dresses and oversized beach caftans to mind, Ronson's take on the fabrication raises its level to an unthought of level of cool. >>More: Charlotte Ronson >> Shop the Charlotte Ronson collection at Shopbop By pairing her frock with a boyish nautical fitted blazer, chunky gold bracelets and a pulled back hairstyle, she gives an entirely

I'll Have What She's Having: A flattering leather skirt that is both chic and modern. Leather skirts can look tacky, we know. Particularly when you are not a rail thin beanpole but a lady with some gorgeous womanly curves. But, if you wear leather right, wow... MORE: I'll Have What She's Having By pairing a demure silk blouse in an elegant jewel tone, songstress Alicia Keys managed to evoke an elegant allure in a statement making leather paneled pencil skirt that hit the leather trend on the dot in a completely classy way. That's what's made leather's comeback in separates such an important proposition this time around as the notion is to use hides as an ultra deluxe way to add

La Maison des Champs Elysees Hotel by Martin Margiela

There's no secret around here at FoS that I'm a huge Martin Margiela fan. There's a minimalistic, yet futuristic simplicity of perfectly pared down, yet well-designed pieces that are always timeless, yet still maintain an avant-garde edge. So when a favorite label fashion expands it's aesthetic to interiors, like Rick Owens or Jean Paul Gaultier, I'm sold... well, more so if that winged back chair was perched in my living room. Let Richard Nahem take you on a tour of the super stylish hotel in Paris. -- S.H. I have always loved designer Martin Margiela's obsession with the color white. And while Margiela retired as chief designer from his eponymous label a few seasons ago, the brand continues to flourish with his design signatures. Maison

The French Chic Formula for Everyday Style a la Emmanuelle Alt

I'll Have What She's Having: Off-handed, easy, wearable Parisian style Emmanuelle Alt Makes Cool French Chic Look So Easy, so can you! Style is a lot like cooking. If you start out with poor ingredients, no matter how many spices you add, the dish doesn't work... well, at best, it could be just passable. But if there are a few very special ingredients, the result can be superb! I've been observing the very covetable, easy-going style of Emmanuelle Alt for some time as she is one of my poster girls for pulling off everyday élan in an attainable, distinctive and fuss-free way. Emmanuelle Alt attends the Jean-Paul Gaultier show as part of the Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2011

Once a Pop Up Pavilion for Chanel, Architect Zaha Hadid’s Work Is Displayed in Paris

Cutting-edge woman architect's is work on display at Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris In the courtyard of the Institut du Monde Arabe, in the Latin Quarter at the start of Blvd. St. Germain, is a shiny, curvaceous white structure resembling a spaceship. It's the mobile art pavilion designed by Zaha Hadid and features a retrospective of the last 30 years of her cutting-edge architecture. Hadid originally designed the structure for Chanel in 2008 as a traveling art exhibition showcasing artists designing special edition handbags for Chanel and toured Hong Kong,Tokyo, and New York before arriving in Paris. Recognized as one of the most respected architects in the world right now, Hadid was the first woman to win the Pritzker

Supermodel Style- Claudia Schiffer and Yasmin Le Bon Get Casual Chic Right

I'll Have What She's Having: We get so caught up in red carpet fashion, but it's everyday style that most of us need! Sure, it's fun to ogle red carpet fashion and photos of today's young crop of models, but what's supposed to inspire a real woman over 30ish? Really, when was the last time you wore a ballgown or a pair of cut-off shorts and thigh high boots? Not too recently, I'll bet. We need grown-up ageless style that we can wear everyday of our life, not in some fantasy. We are old enough to see trivial trends come and go and savvy enough to know what works on our body... what we want is realistic fashion without an

80’s Avant Garde Style Icons and Their Influence On Fashion Today

Gossip, dish, and inside style tips from back in the day to its influence now...On this week's Focus on Style- Talk, hosting duo Sharon Haver & Brad Boles talk about the style icons of the 80's Leigh Bowery, Klaus Nomi, Boy George, Annie Lenox, Grace Jones, Club Kids, and their influence over the late great designer Alexander McQueen and fashion as a wholeThese provocative visual images were born out of the underground and performance art movements between London, New York and Berlin club scenes. Music and MTV changed an entire generation and how they saw style.Listen to this episode with Sharon & Brad, LIVE, uncensored and off the cuff!Young designers, Lady Gaga and TV shows like Project Runway contestants pull

Cleopatra As Fashion Muse from the fall catwalks to Sex and the City 2

Beauty & Jewelry Trend Report: Miss Cleo the Modern “It” Girl The Miss Cleo trend in beauty at L.A.M.B. for Fall 2010 Why wait for fall? Everyone wants a jump on a fashion trend, especially when it's something that you can glom onto, run with, and make personal... before it is even “in season,” the proposed season, that is. Look no further than some blunt bangs, heavily lined cat eyes, and very royal and sensual jewelry in a BC kind of way. Hold your cobra, Cleopatra is our favorite muse of the moment! There certainly was no shortage of models with a ‘Walk Like An Egyptian' vibe on the fall catwalks, or even some not so subtle nuances to Elizabeth

How to Look Chic, Not Cheap. Paris Hilton in a Hot Pink Bikini OR When Paris Isn’t Always Chic

Two blondes, two Chanel classic flap bags, two red carpets, two cities... what in carnation went wrong?! Cardinal Fashion Rule #1: Just because you are wearing expensive things does not mean that you cannot look cheap I am the first to admit that we kinda love Paris Hilton for being the modern day Charo when it comes to hoochie-coochie styleŚ someone needs to be kooky colorful on the red carpet and it may as well be her. But as a fashion plate? Not so much. For all you label queens out there, sorry to report that looking chic is not always in the bag, no matter how luxurious that handbag may be. Marie-Josee Croze in Paris looks stunning and chic

RuPaul is America’s Sweetest Drag Queen and Still Prettier Than You

"Workin' It! RuPaul's Guide to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Style," honey, SHE has got it going on! Read it, turn to the left Read it, now turn to the right Read it, sashay shante I have one thing to say... you better read it, bitch! RuPaul is on my mind quite a bit. Not because of his television show, “RuPaul's Drag Race, “ or because I seem to always have the ending lyrics to Supermodel (You Better Work) stuck in my head every time deadlines get heavy. RuPaul is on my mind for another reason—it's because I cannot believe how many female reality TV stars look like a family of drag queens! It's impossible to count how many

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How to Glam Up Everyday Clothes? Look at Kate Hudson Wearing Ann Taylor

Jeans – Classic Vs. Trendy on Kate Middleton and Diane Kruger

Grown-Up Denim Dresses – Diane Kruger In Chanel

Celebrity Personal Style Watch- Charlotte Ronson Gets Eyelet Right, Here’s how you can too

Celebrity Watch- Alicia Keys Shows You How To Pull Off a Leather Skirt with Class

Fashion Meets Interiors- Martin Margiela designs La Maison des Champs Elysees Hotel in Paris