TREND WATCH: COCKTAIL DRESSES - Feathers & Lace

For many, New Years Eve is the only time they can show off a fabulous cocktail dress. Two current trends that you should consider are dresses with feathers or lace. I just luv Banana Republic’s new ad showing the interracial couple...bravo BR!

Victoria Beckham wearing a little black lace dress

Banana Republic Lace Dress

Karina Smirnoff in feathered skirt

Marcino Feathered Dress so cute!

Sue Wong Feathered Dress at Neiman Marcus

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Alberta Ferretti L.A. Flagship Store Opening

Alberta Ferretti opened her U.S. flagship in Los Angeles instead of New York City, near Balenciaga and Alexander McQueen's new boutiques. All celebs present wore Alberta Ferretti to the opening.

Alberta Ferretti and Rachel Zoe...luv you Rachel, but the fur rugs must go!

Zelda Williams

Nicky Hilton

Amy Smart & Ali Larter

Emmy Rossum and Sanaa Lathan

Marisa Tomei, Lucy Liu, and Nicole Richie, all in Alberta Ferretti

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Victoria Beckham RTW Collection On Sale Monday

Victoria's celeb friends, like Eva Longoria, have been stepping out in her designs for a while, and now you'll be able to get your hands on Posh's designs too as her new dress collection finally goes on sale next week. To showcase the dresses, which hit Selfridges on Wednesday, she has launched a new website dedicated to Victoria Beckham dresses.
The collection, which she unveiled to the fashion press during New York Fashion Week in September is made up of chic, lady like, structured and tailored styles.
On her new website you'll be able to see the 10 strong collection of styles and watch a short film, starring Mrs Beckham herself, talking about her creations.

www.victoriabeckhamcollection.com

WATCH VICTORIA'S COMMERICAL FOR HER DRESS LINE HERE

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I BAG YOUR PARDON

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Isn’t it fabulous when someone stops you to ask where you got your shoes, coat or handbag?? I love it. And a cutesy clutch will do just that. I found some very affordable clutches (all under $100) in brilliant colors and jewels that will give your holiday outfit that extra something.








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TREND ALERT: Spanish Fragrances

Latin fever is sweeping the Dillard’s Department Stores fragrance counter, just like Ricky Martin shook his bon bon all the way to the top of the charts, Jennifer Lopez took the throne as a pop music diva and Javier Bardem triumphed over last year’s Academy Awards. Straight from the rich cultural heritage of Spain – one that heralds the quirkiness of a Pedro Almodovar film and the Hollywood chic-ness of Penelope Cruz -- a new selection of exhilarating fragrances has landed at 50 doors of the Southern-tiered clothing stores Dillard’s. These high-style Spanish scents crafted by Idesa Parfums, S.A., and Perfúmes y Deseño, are a highly-prized, exotic complement to Dillard’s already “prestigious” fragrance counters and enforce the retailer’s ongoing runway worthy expansion of luxury fashion brands.

Hummm…No Dillard’s in Chicago, and I’d rather go to Neiman Marcus to see if they are selling any fabulous Spanish imports!

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2008 American Music Awards - Red Carpet Trends

Rihanna shows off one of the hott trends of the night wearing Zac Posen, soft pastels and gray-plum nail color. Also, eye catching bead work was a popular red carpet trend tonight.

Pussycat Dolls & Nicole Scherzinger (wearing Christian Seriano dress & plum-grey nail polish)

Singer Taylor Swift

Christina Aguilera

Leona Lewis & Pink

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TREND ALERT: Gray Nail Polish for Fall '08

The answer to last fall's black nail craze is GREY nail polish. I've seen grey nails popping up here and there. If you recall, I trended grey polish this summer after seeing it on Rihanna. I tried a dark grey-metallic myself last week but I have dark skin and something about the color combo was off. Therefore I suggest our paler ladies to go for the med-dark grey nail polish like Rescue Beauty's Stormy or OPI Give me the Moon and darker skins to try a pale grey shade like Moon over Mambi by OPI. Lippmann has a very dark grey metallic polish if you dare! I believe Gwen Paltrow is wearing Sephora by OPI, Metro Chic , a smokey gray purplish hue.

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ALWAYS BET ON BLACK..

Black is ruling closets & red carpets this week. Whomever said black is boring doesn't know a thing about fashion. A little black dress or something funkier is always fabulous especially when paired with audacious jewels.

Lindsay Price

Cameron Diaz

Kate Beckinsale

Ricky Lake

Stylist Rachel Zoe

Rihanna

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Gilt Groupe provides invitation-only access, to men's and women's coveted fashion designer brands(Chloe, Marc Jacobs, Herve Leger, Donna Karen) at prices up to 70% off retail. Each sale lasts only online for 36 hours and many items sell out quickly, so check it out before it's too late!

For those of you still not signed up..you missed Herve Leger bandage dresses on sale for $300 on Monday!

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Vogue Russia's 10th Anniversary Grand Gala Dinner

Fashionable models and designers attended Vogue Russia's 10th Anniversary grand gala dinner on November 20, 2008 in Moscow, Russia. Can you tell the color theme of the night??

Naomi Campbell and hottie boyfriend Vladislav Doronin

Daria Zkukova and Kamilla al-Fayed, wearing the trendy metal finger-rings.

designer Alena Akhmadullina

teenager..I mean designer Kira Plastinina

model Anna Selezneva, love the comfy emerald color boots..check something similar out at Aldoshoes.com

Polina Kitsenko

actress Svetlana Metkina

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