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Behind the Scenes of my Fashion Week Video for Grazia

15 Feb

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I’m a huge fan of Grazia, a British fashion and beauty weekly magazine, so during a recent trip overseas, I made a stop in London to chat with them about my fashion week wardrobe.  Their Fashion Issue, always a must read, is also being accompanied by behind the scenes videos.  Check out my video on [...]

How to Have a Healthy Love Life: 5 Tips from Deepak Chopra

14 Feb

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- By Teresa Greenfeld -  Showing that special person in your life just how much you love them, and celebrating that love,  is something we should do every day of the year – not just on Valentine’s Day.  Instead of giving lavish gifts and flowers because the date on the calendar says so, learn to [...]

How To Rock: Printed Pants

2 Feb

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- By Sarah-Leigh Wade -  As each and every ready-to-wear season floods our desktops, our favourite glossies and our best boutiques rails, a wave of statement pieces never fail to pop up, professing to be the latest ‘it’ item. Trends come and go but we as consumers remain hungry for the Next Big Thing. – [...]

Fasten-ably Chic

31 Jan

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- By Loren Olsen – Many of us have romantic notions of making our own clothes from scratch. While this DIY dream can be realized with appropriate time and training, a winter coat is perhaps not the best place to start. However, there is a related project anyone can take on, likely to yield professional [...]

I Want What She’s Wearing: Bright Colors & Animal Prints

16 Jan

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- By Teresa Greenfeld – -  They say we will spend a third of our lifetime sleeping.  If this is indeed true, it’s safe to assume that I will spend at least a quarter  of my life standing in my closet, staring at my clothes with an expression of vacant exasperation.  Deciding what to wear [...]

How To Rock: Fur Ear and Hand Muffs

6 Jan

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- By Sarah Wade – - Whether bona fide or faux, fur is undoubtedly experiencing a renaissance, with accessories being a must this season. Ear muffs and the traditional hand muff should top of every girl’s  winter wish list,  yet many may leave them off, as they’re possibly two of the trickiest seasonal pieces to get [...]

Imported Editorials – Self-Service, Paris

27 Dec

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- By Elizabeth Brockway – Happy holidays everyone. Now that we are back from a well-deserved Christmas vacation we thought we’d share a another one of our favorite imported editorials with you. From Paris is Self Service, a biannual magazine focusing on fashion and culture.  Calling Self Service a magazine may be a bit misleading, [...]

A Gift for Your Bestie

21 Dec

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- By Sara Micelotta – Though almost everyone knows that the easiest way to shop for a best friend is to pick out something you would like for yourself, holiday shoppers often find themselves too caught up in cookie making and fabulous holiday parties to shop for the perfect gift. For this reason, we’ve taken [...]

Haute Tip: How to Shop for Shoes

20 Dec

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- By Tina Aldatz -  When shopping for shoes proper fit is key: Over 90% of people have different sized feet.  When buying shoes, buy shoes that fit your larger foot (commonly up to a ½ size difference).  You never want to wear a shoe that is too small!  You can really damage your feet from [...]

Coffee Table Book: Helmut Newton Polaroids

16 Dec

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- By Carson Sieving – A first glance through Helmut Newton Polaroids is both familiar and unsettling: Familiar because the book includes Newton’s most iconic images – and unsettling because the pictures aren’t quite as one remembers them. The book includes over 300 Polaroids, documenting shoots for Paris Vogue, Yves Saint Laurent, and other projects.  As the introduction explains, [...]

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