HM Gift of the Day - Hot Jeans

Have you seen H&M’s new jeans on their Gift of the Day campaign? They are sooo hot! And, when I say hot, I mean, these bad boys are super sexy…or maybe it’s just the pair I got…I’m sure the kids jeans have a more classic design. Anywho, I got the Fit Sqin (yes that’s how they spelled it) super skinny jeans. The stretch in them is phenomenal - it’s comfy and stretches to fit your body perfectly. [read entire story]
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Time it! Wow Watches

My favorite accessory is a watch. But I have to admit I’m notorious for not having it set to the right time (or time zone), but that’s another story. I think three fun brands - that don’t fall apart and are also affordable enough to own many - would be Fossil, Timex and Marc Jacobs (darling of the season). [read full article]
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Designer Profile: Michelle Zacks of Spring & Clifton

Born in California and based on the East Coast, Michelle Zacks of knitwear line Spring & Clifton deftly fuses the sophisticated attitude of New York with the easy-going vibe of the Golden State. And she has exactly what you need to bundle up this winter. Read on to hear about Michelle’s design inspiration, her views on expensive clothing (Expensive does not equal Good), and her thoughts on next season’s fashion trends. [read interview]
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Bobbi Brown

In 1990, Bobbi Brown introduced her first 10 series of lip sticks at her store Bergdorf Goodman.Thus, she realized her dream of owning her own brand in NYC. With these 10 different shape of lip sticks, you could achieve many different kind of makeups that last forever. The natural style soon become a fashion trend in the city. [read entire story]
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Introducing: Beauty Marks!!!

The moment has come that we’ve all been waiting for: Beauty Marks are here! What are Beauty Marks you ask…Fab Finding for beauty! We have added a separate feature where you can bookmark your beauty finds and share your findings with the Sugar community. You can Beauty Mark cosmetics, makeup, hair products and styles or even just post a beauty question or tip. In honor of this new feature, this week is Beauty Week so get ready!
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What a Week! Britney Goes Back to Blonde

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This is getting a little silly. How can one woman change her hair color so often? Perhaps Britney saw your opinions about her brunette look on Monday (most of you prefer her as a blonde). Spotted out on Tuesday, the newly single mom seems to have shifted towards more of honey blonde, this time with some extensions. We’ll try to get to the bottom of her constantly changing look and will let you know what we learn. But in the meantime, feel free to discuss amongst yourselves. [Off the Rack]

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Cosa Nostra - Zipper Dress
This is a Ron Herman worldwide exclusive item.

A one-day only exclusive in-store shopping event and PA with Project Runway winner Jeffrey Sebeila and his Cosa Nostra line. Limited edition dresses, jackets, vest, skirts, tops and bags made with the winning green and white striped fabric available for purchase (only on this day). The items in this fabric will not be sold anywhere else at any other time.

What: Cosa Nostra by Jeffrey Sebeila Exclusive Shopping Event
When: Saturday, December 16th
Time: 4-7pm
Where: Ron Herman Melrose (8100 Melrose Avenue @ Crescent Heights in Los Angeles)

Designer Sale, Boucebacks and Free Shipping at RonHerman.com
It is so rare that Chloe and Marc Jacobs ever go on sale but RonHerman.com is making holiday shopping a bit more enjoyable and a little less painless!

*For every $100 spent, receive a $10 gift certificate.
*Fall Fashion Sale - Up to 20-30% off for designers like Victor & Rolf, Chloe, Marc Jacobs, Stella McCartney, Dries Van Noten and tons more!
*Free Shipping for the month of December.

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In honor of the launch of Shoephoria, an exclusive shoe-of-the-month club, Onlineshoes.com is giving shoppers who visit www.onlineshoes.com/getshoephoria from now until December 25 the chance to win an exceptionally happy shoe year with a Shoephoria holiday sweepstakes.

One grand-prize winner will receive a monthly fix of Shoephoria, and six other lucky entrants will score one of two bi-monthly packages or one of four seasonal packages.

Available in monthly, bi-monthly and seasonal installments, Shoephoria offers a perfect fit for everyone on your holiday gift list. Recipients are able to choose from among Onlineshoes.com’s more than 24,000 styles of premium dress, casual and athletic footwear, creating the well-heeled repertoire of their wildest dreams.

In addition, Shoephoria value can be applied toward a wide selection of bags, packs, athletic apparel and accessories. And the ecstasy doesn’t end there – recipients are entitled to a variety of perks such as ongoing fashion updates, access to special sale events and a colorful shoe lovers’ calendar filled with tips to inspire future selections.

Enter for your chance to win!

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Astro Necklace, $175.00

Catdor Necklace, $195.00

Delicato Earrings, $265.00

Looking for the perfect can’t-find-this-just-anywhere gift for your artistic friend, boyfriend or sister? Then check out the collection of Artinjection sterling silver jewelry at LeFashionista. Created by accomplished bronze sculptor Dave Stevenson, these pieces are inspired by the artists larger abstract sculptures, which have been collected by such celebrities as James Cameron. His jewelry has since been making regular appearances on VH-1, soap operas like All My Children and cable television shows.

Stevenson says that many of his fluid and rounded pieces are inspired from the sea, and on LeFashionista, include pendants of dogs, eagles and abstractions. The best thing about these designs? They are totally unisex and versatile, not to mention, completely original.

Editors Pick:

Horse, $245.00

We love this horse necklace so much that we had to blog about it again! How awesome is this? Snap one up for yourself and for a friend before they are all gone.

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DSquared Puff Bomber Jacket- $1,960

DSquared The most spectacular puff jacket of the season! DSquared’s super-cozy bomber is down filled with a nylon outer shell and a glamorous dose of racoon fur lining the tall collar and trimming the removable (zip off) hood.
Nikki Jaggs Tuxedo Belt- $85

Nikki Jaggs This could be the perfect holiday accessory! The black satin tuxedo belt has a cummerbund-like shape.

Chantelle Fox Earmuffs- $125

Chantelle Two fabulous balls of fox fur fluff make up these glam (and warm!) earmuffs.

LaROK Winter Cozy Mittens- $128

LaROK Remember when you were a kid and you had mittens with that long cord that ran through the sleeves of your coat so you wouldn’t lose them? They’re back! We love these chunky knit, cozy and warm mittens from LaROK in their Scandanavian-inspired pattern of brown, ivory, beige and blue.

Celebrate! Great style is back online.

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Thandie Newton (source)

Cameron Diaz (source)

Jennifer Connelly (source)

To me, nothing quite marks off the holiday season like watching “Rudolph the Rednosed Reindeer.” Apparently, these celebs are fans as well, of Yukon Cornelius’ “Silver and Gold” that is.

Whether you are headed to the office Christmas party (or “Holiday” party, if you prefer) or are just looking for a great holiday look, then snap up a frock in silver or gold. Any metallic tone will work this season in pretty much any style from classic (Jennifer Connelly) to mod (Thandie Newton) to contemporary (Cameron Diaz).

Thanks to our friends at Target, you too can have a celebrity inspired holiday look (without paying the holiday bucks.) Check out this sweet, sophisticated (and silver!) dress from Isaac Mizrahi:

Isaac Mizrahi Trapunto Dress, Silver Birch, $49.99

Metallic frocks a little too much for your taste? Not to worry…spice up a little black dress LeFashionista style with an arty silver or gold piece. May we suggest:

Horse Necklace by Artinjection $245.00

Starr Necklace, Boutique 33 $86.00

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Designer Profile: Melody Kulp of Sweetees

Armed with a bundle of t-shirts, scissors, fabric glue, and appliqué, Melody Kulp and her partner (and now fiancé) David Reinstein founded Sweetees in 2002. Four years later, Melody Kulp’s line of of effortlessly luxurious tees, sweaters, and dresses is firmly entrenched in the young contemporary market—and in the closets of celebrity style icons from Sarah Jessica Parker to Beyonce Knowles. Read on for Melody’s Fashion Do’s and Don’ts, where she finds her design inspiration (travel), and how she met her partner in work and life. read more about this amazing tee designer. [Omiru]

Pout-it! The Best Lip Lube

I don’t have a local Sephora (sigh), but I do make use of the interweb to do my ca-chinging. My recent Seattle round let me explore the aisles and find those little treasures that just get lost on the website. A lot of my gals are getting this little find, the Round-A-Pout.
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December Featured Designer - Twospace

Twospace features fab clothing designs for the modern girl at heart. Easy to wear, with simple and sleek lines, this clothing line is a must have for the hip girl’s closet.
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Breaking News? Stefani’s Smelly Perfume Deal

So yesterday I get a “breaking news” email from WWD. Did someone die? Did a fashion house close? Catch on fire? No. Gwen Stefani has signed a global licensing deal with Coty, Inc. Prestige (responisble for bringing us more than 35 celebrity, designer brands such as; JLO, Sarah Jessica Parker, Shania Twain, Celine Dion and mary-kateandashley) to develop and market a line of fragrances for her fashion and accessories brand, L.A.M.B. The first project, an as-yet-unnamed women’s scent, is planned for fall 2007.

Just as I had been singing her praises as being the only ‘Hollywood’ designer I had any respect for (after all she clearly has a hand in creating it, oh and she wears it), she had to go and get herself a perfume deal? Isn’t clothing and accessories enough? Why does everyone feel the need to create an empire? Look and now smell like Gwen? Oy.

This Hollywood perfume thing really irks me. In fact, I think it stinks. Literally. Have you smelled some of these scents? Come on, we all know that these actresses, singers and writers are all chemists too! Let’s review some shall we? read more
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Best Friends, Bad Clothes
In each other’s presence, Paris Hilton and Britney Spears forget not just panties, but fashion sense too.

CORREA: Brit travels with her own French maid.

HANCOCK: The transformation from Cheetos to cheetahs.

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Holiday Delights, Part IIII: Sassy Jammies

PJ Salvage Tattoo Flannel Pajamas, $59

Hope you enjoy part IIII of my Holiday Delights series, I know I do. These sassy jammies make me want to cuddle up by the Christmas tree and soak in the ambience in style. Oh, and open presents Christmas morning! Sweet dreams…
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A Cute, Warm Hat from Element

Inspired by trees & nature and the like. Available at ElementSkateboards.com.
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Shop Le-Fashionista.com for that special gift this holiday season!

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Just as a refresher, Royal Underground is a brand new couture line started by
Nikki Sixx (Motley Crue) and Kelly Gray (St Johns). Together they’ve created some amazing couture pieces with a real rock and roll edge. Its being sold in fine stores currently such as Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom and Bloomingdales. For more information check out www.royalunderground.net

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Attention Fashionistas!

B&LU is having a FABULOUS sale on December 11th & 12th! Everything on the B&LU website is 25% OFF & All orders @ $50.00 and more will quality for FREE PRIORITY SHIPPING… no discount codes required!

If you’re a double-digit diva size 14-30 or shopping for a double-digit diva, get on your lap-top and click your way to www.bandlu.com!

B&LU has a curvy collection of affordable Plus-Size T-Shirts, Fashion Tops, Tanks, Shrugs, Sweaters, Jackets, Dresses, Skirts, Jeans, Pants, Gauchos & Capris. You’ll always find something trendy and mainstream, while being edgy and individualistic. B&LU believes that at any size, any girl can look haute, attractive and confident.

If you’re looking for Plus-Size T’s that are form-flattering and fashionably fitting, B&LU is your personal Plus-Size T-Shirt resource! B&LU proudly offers well-priced Plus-Size T-Shirt designs to young, fashionable women Sizes 1X to 5X. B&LU takes the basic T-Shirt to the next level with edgy prints, lighter weights, longer lengths, reverse seams, attractive sleeves, raw unfinished edges and attitude. At B&LU, a T-Shirt isn’t just a T-Shirt; it’s a statement!

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STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Pop icon Madonna is to design a range of clothes and accessories for Swedish fashion giant Hennes & Mauritz, which will be launched in March 2007, the company said on Thursday.

The Swedish underwear-to-suits firm has signed up a string of designers such as Karl Lagerfeld and Stella McCartney to produce one-off collections.

H&M also provided an off-stage wardrobe for Madonna, her band and dancers for her latest tour and the singer has designed a track-suit for the firm.

“The ‘M by Madonna’ fashion line will reflect Madonna’s timeless, unique and always glamorous style,” H&M said.

“Madonna has an impressive feel for fashion and trends. She was extraordinarily style conscious, passionate and was involved in even the smallest details of every design,” it added.

Analysts said the tie-up would be positive for H&M sales.

“Naturally, it is positive that they are continuing to work with Madonna,” said Stefan Stjernholm, analyst at Swedbank.

“There is going to be lots of interest for Madonna’s collection, but it will also contribute to more interest in H&M in general. Their sales ought definitely to be influenced.”

A second analyst said Madonna would give H&M “very welcome publicity and help sales”.

Shares in H&M were up 0.6 percent at 322 crowns at 8:45 a.m. against a flat Stockholm index.
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