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Choose the Right Bag for Your Body

Are you schlepping around a huge bag? Do you admire how other women's bags seem to compliment, not clash, with their style? Find out how to choose the right handbag for your body.

Saturday August 11, 2007 | permalink | comments (0)

Deal of the Day: Croc Peep-Toe Shoes

I love peep-toe shoes because they show a bit of toe, but aren't limited to just one season like summery whites or strappy sandals. Through the rest of the summer and into fall (when reptile finishes are a hot trend!) these gator-print Italian leather shoes (Buy Direct) will go to work for you in brown, black or bronze. At less than $50 (Marked down to $49.90 from $99.95), you can't miss with these comfort sole shoes. (Photo Credit: Nordstrom.com)

Wednesday August 8, 2007 | permalink | comments (0)

10 Fall Classics You Need to Own

Trends come and go, but classics should make up the core of your wardrobe to keep you going from year to year. Find out which 10 fall items -- including the black pantsuit, left from Marc Jacobs -- you need to own to build a timeless wardrobe. (Photo Credit: Fernanda Calfat/Getty Images)

Monday August 6, 2007 | permalink | comments (1)

How to Develop a Signature Style

Anna Wintour has her bob and dark sunglasses while Donatella Versace has corn-blonde hair. Don't think it's an accident these style arbiters found a memorable look and stuck with it: savvy fashion types know that a signature statement will personalize your look.

Saturday August 4, 2007 | permalink | comments (0)

Celebrity Courtroom Chic: Nicole Richie Latest Fashionista Defendant

Is it right to focus more on what bad-girl fashionistas wear to court than what they did to earn a spot in front of the judge? Absolutely not. Now that we've got that out of the way, let's talk fashion.

Nicole Richie appeared before the judge in her DUI case wearing a sophisticated little black dress from Moschino (pronounced mos-KEEN-O) that was worthy of Audrey Hepburn. She wore her trademark oversized sunglasses (a look well-borrowed from style icon Jackie Onassis) and a neat chignon (a look perfected by Grace Kelly).

Paris Hilton, on the other hand, took a stab at using fellow-acusee Winona Ryder's courtroom trademark, the headband. See more of what everyone from cell-phone-throwing supermodel Naomi Campbell to sticky-fingered Winona Ryder wore on their days in court. (Photo Credits: left, Illustration by Mona Shaefer Edwards/Getty Images; right, Toby Canham/Getty Images)

Monday July 30, 2007 | permalink | comments (2)

The Many Looks of Victoria Beckham

It would be easy to hate Victoria Beckham for her thinviously slim figure and fashion-forward designer wardrobe. After all, she receives pans for her chameleon-like style changes, unsmiling poses and fashion victim status. But you simply can't dismiss Posh Spice as a significant fashion force.

Unlike the handful of fashionable celebrities who have a strong, individual style, Victoria Beckham tends to constantly tranform herself. She started out in the public eye wearing black leather and spiked hair, progressed on to matchy-matchy D & G outfits and hair extensions with her husband, David Beckham, then went to couture looks from Chanel. Like fashion itself, Victoria Beckham is constantly changing.

I think she looks her best in razor-sharp tailoring, like Zac Posen's "Moon" dress (right), paired with the pink ostrich Hermes (although I can't think of any color Birkin I'd like to have less than pink...). The skin-tight pants and rock 'n' roll babe with lip ring look (above, left) is best left to the likes of Joan Jett. See more of her famous looks over the past 9 years in designers like Roberto Cavalli, Azzedine Alaia and more in the Victoria Beckham photo gallery. (Photo Credits: left, Dave Hogan/Getty Images; right, Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

Saturday July 28, 2007 | permalink | comments (0)

Deal of the Day: Flutter-Sleeve Top

Here's a great way to wear your florals and look modern at the same time. This summer you can wear Sunny Leigh's flutter sleeve, silk/cotton top by itself with bermudas or cropped pants; in the fall it makes a vivid layer under a black jacket. Marked to $38.81 (originally $69) Sizes S-XL. Buy Direct (Photo Credit: Macys.com)

Thursday July 26, 2007 | permalink | comments (1)

Fall Preview: DKNY's City Chic

With its sleek, spare shapes and classic urban colors (plus the occasional pop of brights) DKNY's latest line for women is the perfect incarnation of city chic. Since its inception in 1989, DKNY has been the quintessential New York lifestyle brand. Designer Donna Karan -- who started her namesake line in 1984 -- sees her designs as right for "A creative person who never knows where a day is going to take them," according to the corporate website.

For Fall '07, the look features cute little skirts and dresses in tunic lengths that give you the option of layering over leggings or not. Sequined tops under suits, pictured left, are a great day-into-night look. Classic tweeds take the form of slouchy sweater that you'll want to throw over everything or wide-leg pants (pictured right), which looks so great with a black sequined sweater and that fabulous scarf. See all of the looks in the DKNY Fall '07 Photo Gallery. (Photo Credits: © Michael Dumlao, Style & Image Network, licensed to About.com)

Tuesday July 24, 2007 | permalink | comments (2)

Deal of the Day: Pre-Season Sale at Nordstrom

Ed. Note: The pre-season sale at Nordstrom has now ended.

Friday July 20, 2007 | permalink | comments (1)

Style Icon: Dita Von Teese

It's not everyday that a stripper makes a best-dressed list, but burlesque queen Dita Von Teese is not your average pole dancer. The glamourpuss performer is known for her elaborate shows (she bathes in a martini glass) and her incredible sense of style, which has a very strong vintage vibe to it.

Dita Von Teese's life is an exotic mix of Marilyn Manson (her goth ex-husband), fetish (her book "Burlesque and the Art of the Teese/Fetish and the Art of the Teese"), matching Louis Vuitton luggage and Paris couture fashion shows. Which is all pretty interesting, but we just care about the clothes. And nobody looks more at home in elegant gowns and perfect dresses right now than Dita Von Teese, so find your fashion inspiration in our new Dita Von Teese photo gallery. (Photo Credit: MJ Kim/Getty Images)

Thursday July 19, 2007 | permalink | comments (1)