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Palette Cleanser: Neutral Coats by way of Naomi Watts’ Carven + Paris Street Style Ladies for a Fresh Start

Neutral Coats in gray or beige for celebrity style, like Naomi Watts in Carven or the chic Paris streetstyle ladies are the perfext palette cleanser for your transition wardrobe.
I'll Have What She's Having:  Neutral coat newness in an understated gray coat like Naomi Watts or  beige à la the Paris chic set Need Transition Inspiration? Neutral coats in gray or beige for celebrity style, like Naomi Watts in Carven or the chic Paris street style ladies are the perfext palette cleanser for your transition wardrobe. Naomi Watts in a Carven coat Naomi Watts wore a modern classic Fall 2012 Carven coat while out & about recently that got our attention with its crisp lines and timeless spirit. Then, with a second look at the neutral newsness by way of the beige clad Paris Street Style Ladies, above, we couldn't think of a smarter palette cleanser just before the start of a new season. A new

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Carven Menswear Spring/Summer 2013 – Full Collection

Carven Men's Spring/Summer 2013 outing was yet another winning proposition from the now go-to label... What can we say, we can't get enough of the sporty Parisian naiveté that Guillame Henry has been stirring up at the storied house of Carven ever since he took his post. >>MORE: FASHION SHOWS AND RUNWAY REVIEWS Each season he continues to deliver wearable clothes with a distinctive signature twisted take on classic, preppy notes with enough wearability to justify just about any purchase from the label what-so-ever. Spring 2013 worked as a continuation of Henry's plays on abbreviated proportions juxtaposed with unexpected volume, prints and splices of saturated color. -And we loved it! Carven Spring Summer 2013 A timeless tie-inspired print first brought to the forefront by

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Carven & Celine Wear It Now! Cropped Printed Pants- Resort 2013 Highlights

Resort 2013 Highlights that you can wear now! Take note ladies, no need to wait until December to get your hands for top inspiring trends to hits stores... First up, cropped printed pants. >>More: On Mastering Printed Pants The 2013 Resort collections may not be hitting shops until months from now, but we take that as even more reason to take a cue and get ahead of the game by paying attention on how to wear the latest future looks now, especially come the transitional weather many of us are currently facing. >>MORE: FASHION SHOWS AND RUNWAY REVIEWS Our first look at key notes that caught our attention at the Resort shows that everyone can instantly adapt into their summer repertoire were a smart

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Revisit Best of Paris Fashion Week- Balenciaga, Carven, Celine, Limi Feu, Rochas – Spring 2012

Now that the month-long block of consecutive international fashion show's has come to an end, here's a look at our favorites from Paris, the city of light and superior design(in our minds). From Balenciaga's thoroughly modern take on 60's futurism to Limi Feu's wearable avant-garde goods, there was plenty of high-style propositions for everyone. MORE: FASHION SHOWS AND RUNWAY REVIEWS Balenciaga (and above) After 10 years of riveting, out-of-this-world collections season in & season out, Nicolas Ghesquiere was back with another astounding sci-fi take on 60's futurism mashed with the rigor and depth of Cristobal Balenciaga's couture minded trapeze shapes. Paired with his sense of futurism, his continual references to the house's heritage have made his latest collections enviable winners. Opening with a selection of chic foamy color-blocked

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Complete Carven- Everything You’ll Want From Spring 2012

Being big fans of Carven, the young chicster's go-to label for individual and achingly cool pieces, as we are, you can imagine how excited we are to take in all that's set to come out for Spring 2012. From the best separates to a trove of must-have bags, jewels and shoes, it looks safe to say that til spring, we'll be pining away for the chance to nab as much Carven as we can. Take a look at some of our favorites and check out the complete range's slideshow below. A cute pairing of full-on prints looks disarmingly chic while the outfits shoes add a grounding dose of strength to an otherwise girlie look that's become the labels signature. This

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Men’s Style- Best of Men’s Paris Lanvin, Dries Van Noten, Carven Collections for Spring Summer 2012

Runway Review: An edited look at cutting edge Paris men's fashion shows Khaki pants and polo shirt guys need not apply. There's a bounty of fashion-forward styles for guys who are not afraid to go the extra style mile. >> MORE: Fashion Shows and Runway Reviews While the styling may be a bit risky for the everyday man, there certainly are some very clean and modern pieces that can easily be adapted to any cool guy's wardrobe. Take away the runway theatricality and there are plenty of looks to think about here. Our faves... Lanvin- Lanvin Men's Spring 2012 Runway Lanvin Men's Spring 2012 Runway Ditching past season's youthful plays on techno hiking garb and tricky 70's era David Bowie

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What We Love About Carven Pre-Spring 2012

Runway Review: The re-birth of a label with a limitless reach, what with it's friendlier price-points and ageless appeal. We've been big fans of designer Guillaume Henry's charmingly off-kilter bourgeois chic propositions at Carven ever since he took the reins of the quietly storied French maison two years ago. >> MORE: Fashion Shows and Runway Reviews His first ever Carven Pre-Collection for Spring 2012 is packed with the kind of easily wearable and distinctively designed pieces that should take this label from the minor leagues to cult status without fail. Carven Pre-Spring 2012 Taking his cue from a holiday in Switzerland, Henry added a playful addition of vintage map and postcard collage prints on separates that were layered with his

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Best of Paris Fashion Week- Fall 2011 from Balenciaga, Chloe, Miu Miu, Rick Owens, Carven

Runway Review Snippets: Our top 5 from Paris are Balenciaga, Chloe, Miu Miu, Rick Owens, CarvenParis Fashion Week, as always is the most directional of cities when it comes to silhouettes and attitudes.This season, without exception, the Parisian runways offered a dramatic shift in form to a more oversized, almost cocoon shape and many with strong exaggerated shoulders. A shape that is strikingly visual on the runway and may need some modifying for the everyday woman not to appear bulky.>> MORE: Fashion Shows and Runway ReviewsThere's a very distinct shift in shapes that you should note, both for next fall, and what you can scout on on the racks now. Did you notice that Chloe made it on our list again?

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Chic Business Style- What to wear to work resource guide

Business Chic Style Resource Guide
Business Chic Style Guide- What to wear to work I've got your business style figured out- from what to wear to pitch to investors, your next big meeting, creating the allure of success, or even casual work from home garb. In fact, this FocusOnStyle Chic Business Style Resource Guide is created just for you!  What to wear to work, career chic and dress for women entrepreneurs can get confusing. Not to worry. Here, we have chic, practical + stylish business style solutions that will carry your wardrobe throughout the year. All you need to do is to CLICK the headline of each story that you want to learn more about. >>RELATED: All our tips & tricks to help you master your Business Chic Before

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Dresses to Dream About: The Paris Haute Couture Exhibition

We've got the inside scoop on Paris Haute Couture show…. Our Paris insider Richard Nahem, got up close & personal with his iPhone to take these exclusive pics for you. The stunning retrospective spans 150 years of haute couture with over 100 outfits selected from the 20,000 plus Musée Galliera collection. The Paris Haute Couture Exhibition presented by Swarovski at the Hotel de Ville/City Hall spans the history of haute couture in Paris from the late 1800s to the present time and designers include Chanel, Christian Dior, Worth, Yves Saint Laurent, Balenciaga, Poiret, Lanvin, Vionnet, Patou, Molyneux, Rochas, Nina Ricci, Schiaparelli, Jacques Fath, Grès, Balmain, Carven, Givenchy, Cardin, Courrèges, Jean Paul Gaultier, Lacroix, and Alaïa. Sketches, photos, and accessories are also exhibited. >>RELATED: FASHION

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Don’t Miss The TOP 6 Paris Fashion Week Trends + Street Style From Fall 2013 To Wear NOW

Prada Fall 2013 It's French Chic from the runway to the real way! This is your ULTIMATE  PARIS LOOK BOOK TREND REPORT:  Paris closed the season with an extension of key style notes best executed there than anywhere else. Rich, dense textures have been on many Fall runways, and so have big coats and the quiet decadence of the 40's & 50's. But in Paris, those ideas really came to light and pushed the envelope. Lots to take note of here folks.... >> MORE: FASHION SHOWS,  RUNWAY REVIEWS, and FASHION WEEK STREET STYLE Mid Century- Prada goes Mid-Century F/W 2013 Seen at: Rochas, Miu Miu, Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, Prada >> LOOK SEE: Have you been following our Paris Fashion Week  street style reports on how

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Men’s Style Cheat Sheet- Fall 2013 Men’s Fashion Runway Trends and How To Wear Them Now- like in your wardrobe, really!

Hello gentlemen, before you get your back up, let's get inspired to add a little  f-a-s-h-i-o-n into your wardrobe, by at least looking at what is going on for men's style Fall 2013 runway trends that you can add to your wardrobe now. Great style is all about interpretation on how it best flatters you. We made it easy with some how-to's and  reason's why you should consider these fashion looks.We even have some real way shopping picks at the end--S.H. >>MORE: Men's Style With the Fall 2013 season ahead comes a clear heritage moment where advanced fabrication and a restrained attitude lent the season a calmly alluring set of new tricks to contemplate -along with some ideas on how to

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First Look- Fall 2012 Fashion Ad Campaigns

First Look at the Fall 2012 ad campaigns has us excited for fall dressing during this brutally hot summer... Since designer collections make their runway debuts months before they hit sales floors, it's not usually until we see new ads circulate that we get a clue to the bigger picture behind the season's story and along with that a dynamic dose of dreamy inspiration -early on! Surveying Fall 2012 ads from our favorite image makers that have hit the web so far leads us to believe that almost every label is continuing on in now signature directions. >>MORE: Fall 2012 Runway Coverage From Celine's Juergen Teller snapped shots of Daria to Valentino's trio by Deborah Turbeville to Miu Miu's star campaign

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