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Runway Look of the Day: Chanel

From Russia (and Paris), with Love — Karl Lagerfeld readily admits his Russian inspirations for this pre-fall collection: the Ballets Russes, Constructivism, Byzantine jewelry, and Slavic folklore. Aptly named “Paris-Moscou”, the collection was full of red, over-the-top furs and embellishments, leather leggings, and fringe. I absolutely was fascinated by the amazing headresses and thrilled with the revival of muffs.
Although it was nearly impossible to pick one look as my favorite, I ended up going with the show-closer, this amazing dress and head piece that succinctly melded several different trends of the collection into one. I loved the way the scalloped layers of the bodice appeared to be breaking away from the ombre portion of the dress.

—Julia DiNardo

Forever 21 Pick of the Day: Rose Cut Stud Earrings, $3.80

Sweet rosettes, both tiny and over sized, have been spotted on everything from winter floral dresses to rings, necklaces, and earrings. We’ve been spotted rocking rosettes for quite some time now, but can always add more to the collection. It was quite wise and stylish of Forever 21 to combine the rose trend with one of the hottest colors of the season, mustard, in these Rose Cut Stud Earrings, for a mere $3.80. If you want to get all matchy-matchy on us, don’t miss the Rosebud Ring for $2.80.

Sample Sales Galore!

It’s official! There are only 12 days left until Christmas! That means that you have less than two weeks to get a gift for the most important person on your list –yourself! And with all of these great deals, you won’t even feel guilty!

• It’s not too late to head to the amazing Diane Von Furstenberg sample sale! Dresses, knits, and more for 75% off!

12/13, 9-3pm; 260 Fifth Ave

• We heart Alexander Wang. Especially at 80% off!

12/13, 10-7pm; 386 Broadway

• Have you always dreamt of a Vera Wang wedding dress? Saturday 12/13 is the perfect day to make this dream a reality. Bridal and bridesmaids dresses will be 35-75% off!

12/13, 9-5pm; The New Yorker Hotel, 481 Eighth Ave., at 34th St.

• What could be better than sitting by the fire, a cup of coco in hand, in a warm and cozy TSE cashmere sweater? Sitting by the fire, a cup of coco in hand, in a warm cozy TSE cashmere sweater that you paid $50 for! The TSE sample sale begins Saturday, 12/13 and you’ll find garments, like cashmere sweaters, ranging in price from $50-$200.

12/13-12/17, 9-7pm; 317 West 33^rd st.

• A vintage designer sale is being held Saturday, 12/13 to benefit the Lower Eastside Girls Club and NYU’s Fashion Business Association. The items will range in price from $5-$200! You’ll feel good saving money and helping others at the same time!

12/13, 6pm-8pm; : La Tiendita, 56 East 1^st Street

• Why not replace your old bag with a Badgley Mischka, Cynthia Rowley, or Franchi one? Need an incentive? Price tags for Mischka bags will start at just $99!

12/15-12/16 9-7pm; 320 5th Ave., Suite 608

• If you’re an Italian brands lover, check out the IT Sample Sale, featuring garments from Just Cavalli, Galliano, Malo, and more at 70% off!

12/15-12/20, 11-8pm, 12/21, 11-6pm; 17 Battery Place South, 5^th Fl

Fashion For Thought: Julia & Yuli Talk Nylon Magazine (The Hipster Edition)

more about “Fashion For Thought 7 Hipsters Edition“, posted with vodpod

Forever 21 Pick of the Day: Chroma Hobo Handbag, $19.80

Once again, leave it to Forever 21 to make designer style accessible to the masses! It was love at first site with this vibrant red/magenta Chroma Hobo Handbag for $19.80. It’s a pretty good “interpretation” of the Prada version, which naturally contains a tiny triangular logo and costs a lot more. The leather strips and colors definitely evoke memories of handbags in the late eighties, but done in a fresh, new silhouette. If you’re not sure if your wardrobe’s color palette works with this one, there’s always the black and cream version to tone things down a bit.

Week in Chic Thursday is Here!

We’ve got even more fantastic posts for you to peruse from some of our favorite fashion, beauty, and lifestyle sites on the web:

The Fashionable Housewife: Like To Layer? Layering is HOT, HOT, HOT this season – and lucky for us all this is an easy and AFFORDABLE trend!

Factio Magazine: We check out shopping for the new digital generation…

Fashion Fille: Fashion Fille adds some major OOOMPH to an other bo-oooo-ring jacket with none other than gold embellishments!

Fashion Pulse: We’re loving the S/S 2009 Rodarte collection — check out our favorite Grecian Goddess Glam Rocker look from the collection.

Fashiontribes: The holidays just got more festive now that Thakoon for Target is coming soon!

Hip Candy: Get your holiday gifts from “Going Out of Business” sales.

Runway To Retail: Dazzle this holiday season with gorgeous and affordable cocktail rings!

The Fashionable Bambino: We’re giving away a handmade “Jooble” toy from Fair Indigo!

The Fashionable Gal: Give the Gift of Variety with Kat Von D’s cosmetic line from Sephora!

Win a $500 fashion & beauty Christmas stocking: The Bargain Queens have teamed up with WORKS by Nicole Williams to give one lucky reader a fabulous Christmas gift

Forever 21 Pick of the Day: Zip Ankle Skinny Jeans, $12.50

I can personally vouch for the fabulousness of Forever 21 jeans — I’ve gotten many compliments on my $13 jeans from the retailer, and have recently told two other people that I liked their jeans, only to discover that they had on Forever 21 jeans too! I really think these Zip Ankle Skinny Jeans, ($12.50) will look right at home with a pair of vintagey booties and long tunic top. Choose from dark denim or indigo. Add $5.95 for s&h.

Links a La Mode: The Independent Fashion Blogger Weekly Roundup

It’s that time again! Check out the fabulous Indepedent Fashion Bloggers’ Best Links of the Week:

Fashion

• A Few Goody GumDrops – A Few Goody Gumdrops is cuffing her wrists with the Red Crocodile Bracelets from Nancy Gonzalez!
• Caged Lilies – Feeling russian. Chanel pre fall 09 review
• Capitola Girl Jewelry Blog – I’m having a girl moment…
• Couture Allure Vintage – Couture Allure takes a look at fashion photography of Hiro from 1966.
• Debutante Clothing – Vintage Dress Silhouettes Over the Decades
• Fashion Birdcage – MATERIALBYPRODUCT Template Spring Summer 09 Collection
• fashion in my eyes – Coco in motion
• Fashion Pulse Daily – Fashion Pulse’s runway look of the day is none other than Rodarte’s Grecian goddess gowns – check out what we think about it!
• Fasshonaburu – Why should the mortgage companies and auto industry get all the breaks? A fashion industry bailout proposal.
• Flights of Fab Fashion Fancy – At Flights of Fab Fashion Fancy diamonds are a girl’s best friend!
• Iole in fashion – Sunglasses
• O.M.O. Writes – FASHION ICON: International Stylist, Catherine Baba. Hailed the “most stylish woman in Paris,” she epitomizes glamour and gaudiness!
• Shopping and Info – The scoop on Nicole Richie and Kim Kardashian wearing Rozae Nichols
• Style Discovery – Introducing young designers from the West Australian Institute of Fashion and Textile. Style Discovery’s show coverage, interviews and more.
• SwanDiamondRose – Mandy aka Yarnageddon is co-author of the upcoming Yarnbombing book.
• The Subadult Years – My fabulous sample sale example with Canadian designer Lucian Matis
• Tierra M Wilson – Fashion Gives Back In Arizona

It’s a little personal

• Being High Maintenance, not Bitchy – How to wear vests part 1: how the ladies rock it
• Dirty Laundry – Red: The first of a week long monochromatic experiment.
• dramatis personae – Bringing Back Burlesque… ways for the average girl to incorporate the glamour and glitz of Burlesque in to her wardrobe.
• Daisy Fairbanks Vintage – Pinkaholism. Love pink? Hate it? Find out more.
• la boudoir – Perfect Party Picks – Dresses to wear to that upcoming holiday party
• Little Black Book – The guide to online clothes shopping and where to look.
• In Life and In Fashion – Hibernation Helper: How to stay stylishly warm when it is c-c-c-cold outside! Brrrr!
• Or False Glitter – -Style crisis! Do we choose our style or does it choose us?
• shopfair – A guide to successful color matching. Find the right colors for your skintone and create colorful outfits.
• Style Symmetry – I Love London! Do you?
• THE COVETED – DIY : Turn old sweaters into lovely opera gloves.

‘Tis the Season

• AlysiaMarie.com – Trend Guide this Season =)
• Diary of a Style Addict – Is telling you how to get 10 smackeroos for your desigenr shopping this holiday season
• Mademoiselle Robot – Stylish gift ideas for your favourite sister (see also mum, grandma etc)
• Retro Chick – Last Minute Gifts for disorganised Retro Chicks
• The Sassy Peach – The Sassy Peach Holiday Gift Guide! 20 gifts under !

You are Beautiful

• ShopDiary – finds some fantastic deals on cosmetics and fragrances at Costco, of all places!
• Summershoes – Tips and Tricks and Beauty Secrets: Easy to make Papaya Mask
• Your Style Star – Hot Lip Tips

Chic Geek

• Independent Fashion Bloggers – IFB Traffic School: SEO a Go-Go
• Petite Bourgeoisie – Fashion Blog Design – The Options
• Technology Starlet – The HP Mini 1000 Vivienne Tam Digital Clutch Is Finally Her

Style Idol: From Knocked Up to Knock Out, Katherine Heigl

Via CollegeCandy:

[Celebrities get paid to look good and serve as a style guide to all us common folk, and part of looking good is flaunting their totally awesome fashion sense. Each week, I will be highlighting my Style Idol of the week: a celebrity who consistently shows keen fashion sense and whose closet I would raid in a heartbeat.

Of course, no celebs are immune to the occasional “what the hell were they thinking?” moment, but for the most part, these celebs look foxy and fabulous and inspire us all to do the same.]

Donning scrubs on her TV show, Grey’s Anatomy, Katherine Heigl is far from a fashionista. Off the set, though, she’s got a great, easy style that always looks polished (to go with that nice polished rock she’s got on her finger).

Katherine isn’t a big risk-taker or a trend-setter when it comes to fashion, but she knows how to put together an ensemble that highlights her curvaceous body without going over-the-top on the sexy factor. Add that with her magical ability to mix prints and colors and you’ve got yourself one fashionable lady. She’s often photographed around L.A. in adorable sweaters, flats and jeans, but when she hits the red carpet, she brings out the va-va-voom and plays up her blonde bombshell status with curve hugging, classically glamorous gowns. There is no need for a little lift or tuck in her wardrobe; this girl has got it going on.

Check out more style posts from our Fabulous Friends at CollegeCandy.

Runway Look of the Day: Rodarte

From Style.com

There’s just so much to love about this look — the soft versus hard elements, the amazing color palette, the sculptural bodice of the Grecian-inspired dresses. Laura and Kate Mulleavy are no one-hit wonder, and you can surely tell by the distinct looks in their Spring/Summer 2009 collection that this sister designing duo are certainly here to stay. The collection overall expressed a sense of cohesiveness rarely found this season, traveling from lightness to darkness with a sense of laid-back ease.

Metallic Holiday Skirts, Starting at $4!

When December comes around, I don’t really tend to don red and green as the colors of choice, however I will sport a metallic something or other. I’ve selected some cute metallic skirts, perfect for December from Target, that add the right dose of sparkle and shine to your holiday occasion or mood.

Xhilaration Foil Miniskirt in Black/ Silver $3.74 (was $14.99)

Xhilaration Foil Miniskirt in Gray/ Silver, $3.74 (was $14.99)

Xhilaration Foil Bandage Skirt in Pewter Foil, $12.99