It’s easy to look like a star these days. Just a little right hair and make-up here, and the right outfit there. Before your know it, you a sporting a look that could be as good as any star out there today! So I am always on the lookout for that fashionable celebrity look for less! Yes it does not have to be expensive or exactly the same. As long as it shows a similar trend and technique, that is what counts! Now I chose Anne Hathaway looking quite dapper at her red carpet event. She was dressed to impress in this very cute gold Marchesa dress, where she made an appearance at the Shakespeare in the Park’s ‘Twelfth Night’ Premiere in New York City.
Now here is how I recreated that style!

Top Shop’s Scallop Skirt Dress in lemon has that same feel and design just like Anne’s dress. And for $135.00, it is a far less cry for a girl on the cheap!

Go for the gold strappy sandal when you want to repeat that look or style like Anne’s. Here is a great gold high heel from Top Shop’s shoe collection. For $145 it is a real steal!

NEOCUTIS makes sun protection simple and easy by combing the most effective anti-aging ingredients with SPF 30 in a fragrance-free, weightless formula, making JOURNEE the essential product for preventative and restorative skin care. Nothing is more important than sun protection (especially in the warmer months) and NEOCUTIS JOURNÉE is the ideal product for summer skin care!

JOURNÉE is one of the best day face creams that I have ever used. Now having to try all kinds of beauty products, JOURNÉE as one might think is just like any other face cream. But hold on, it is not! To my pleasant surprise upon first application I noticed how smooth the lotion went out. It has a creamy texture, and one would think that it would leave an oily film behind. But it didn’t, which I found just fabulous. I have used this lotion almost every day, and it has given my skin a brightness and firmness, were other lotions can fall short. How do I rate it? Five Stars!

Being the most complete anti-aging day cream it includes delightful ingredients such as PSP®, anti-oxidants, hyaluronic acid and UVA/UVB protection SPF 30+ to rejuvenate, protect and hydrate skin.
Formulated with PSP®, Cytokines and Interleukins available to rejuvenate and soothe skin, JOURNÉE helps to smooth the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. And provides long lasting hydration for radiant, luminous skin! It also has a potent anti-oxidant blend of polyphenol rich green tea extract, stabilized vitamins C and E plus melanin act synergistically to help protect against daily environmental assault.

JOURNÉE retails for $75.00 (0.5 fl oz) or $120.00 (1 fl oz) and is sold online or at Dermatologist offices nationwide.

LaRok Jersey Swing Tee Dress - $248

This awesome Jersey Swing Tee Dress is going to be your “go to” dress for casual wear this spring. Comfortable, but sexy, the  LaROK Jersey Swing Tee Dress is a circle tee that is long enough to be a dress. Hitting above the knee, the dress is gray with an underlayer of fine nude colored netting. In back is a silver industrial style zipper. This top pick for spring is casual and comfortable, but never boring! It is available in light heather gray made from 88% modal, 12% viscose.

Sinful Clothing Guardian Lion Tee - $44

Baby tees are once again popular for spring, and one smokin’ example is this Guardian Lion Tee by Sinful. Made from 100% cotton, it features black flocking and black lava wash. This official Sinful top by Affliction is bound to get a lot of wear this spring. Available in small or medium, this tee is designed to fit close to the body.

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Phillip Lim’s Fall 2009 Ready to Wear collection in New York last month had a certain, “Recession? What recession?” vibe, filled as it was with not only a packed house, but also with many “mod” pieces that would make Mary Quant take notice. This youthful show featured marabou, bohemian dresses, and coats – plenty of coats. In short, the look was about having fun and enjoying beautiful clothes when the rest of the world feels weary and unsafe.

Since 2005, Lim, with the help of venture capital from his friend and fabric dealer Wen Zhou, arrived on the scene and quickly won over critics and shoppers. With cinema’s “It” girls wearing his designs around New York, Phillip Lim was getting $12 million wholesale after only two seasons. The Lim look is girly and relaxed at the same time, with quirks like sequins and crystals adorning his latest confections. It just may not be possible to be anxious about the state of the world while wearing a Phillip Lim sequined minidress topped with marabou and black velvet.

Alice + Olivia Samba Top with Self Tie in Berry/Light Pink - $178

The Alice + Olivia Self Tie Samba Top in a luscious Berry-light pink color combination might possibly be enough to distract young ladies coveting the Alice + Olivia Talulah Tank Dress with and wondering if short dresses are OK for prom.  For this top is pretty enough to go to a prom, or to reliably lift sprits when spring forgets to be warm and drenches everyone with rain.

The Samba top is cut generously, yet doesn’t look the least bit hefty or overdone. Rather, it drapes gorgeously, tying at the waist and ending flirtatiously at the hip. With its rich, true color, combined with its sexy-but-not-exhibitionist styling, this top is destined to be borrowed by daughters from their mother’s closet, or vice versa, for a long time. Combining frivolity with function is the genius of this, and so many of Alice + Olivia designs.

Since launching in 2002, the Alice + Olivia line now includes children’s clothing, yoga clothing, and ready to wear. Lucky enough to be home to standalone Alice + Olivia boutiques are New York, Southampton, Malibu, Los Vegas, and Los Angeles

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The lookbook for Vivienne Tam’s fall 2009 collection brings to mind crisp blue skies and nippy mornings, with nature’s glorious colors putting on their own fashion show. The tweed jacket and skirt shown above manage to be just as work-appropriate as the boring old suit-with-floppy-tie-blouse look that reigned in the 80s, but they are much more feminine and interesting. The contrast of the thick tweed with the sheer blouse is a genius move that allows the wearing of hefty tweeds while the weather is still too warm for fall sweaters under jackets. And of course, you can’t go wrong with the combination of black stockings and black shoes, which have been visually elongating legs for years now. No wonder they’re classics.

After winning Season Four of Project Runway, designer Christian Siriano immediately endeared himself to women everywhere by designing a collection of reasonably priced shoes and handbags for Payless. Inspired by colors and textures of northern Africa, these teetering platform heels let someone else get on with the standard blacks and grays of fall clothing. Featuring a gorgeous Persian green like in the ankle boots above, the Christian Siriano collection gives women something totally new to look forward to. In designing a collection for Payless, Siriano joins fashion luminaries such as Patricia Field, Lela Rose, and Stacey Bendet of Alice+Olivia. The shoes will retail from $25 to $45 when they hit the stores for fall.

For more information visit www.paylessontherunway.com. 

Well award season has finally come to end. And it could not have been more glamorous than Sunday nights 81st Oscars! The Red Carpet sizzled with the brightest stars in some of the most beautiful and timeless gowns yet! Join me as we reflect with this season’s 2009 Oscars Red carpet from the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California!

Kate Winslet won for ‘Best Actress’ for The Reader. She looked all Hollywood glamour at the 81st Annual Academy Awards. From her hair, make-up and gown. Kate is not only raking the awards this season, she is also raking ‘best dressed’ on the Red Carpet. And for that my dear I crown you my favorite at the Oscars and for this year’s awards season!

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie looked just fabulous on the Red Carpet! Our Hollywood sweet hearts and favorite couple surely looked sharpe and elegant individually, as well as together. Angelina in her gorgeous classic black gown. Also dazzled us with her emeralds which were truly divine. And Brad looked very dapper in his tuxe.

Newcomer Freida Pinto looked just beautiful in her electric blue Dior gown. She has come along way from the ‘Slum Dog’ backstreets of Bollywood. To Hollywood Red Carpet royalty. Slum Dog Millionaire swept most of the Oscars Sunday evening, including ‘Best Picture’.

Natalie Portman presented at the Oscars and looked stunning in this soft pink ensemble.

Beyonce Knowles took a very daring leap and wore this wonderfully brocaded gown in gold and black.

Robert Downey Jr. nominated as ‘Best Supporting Actor’ looked fantastic and sharpe with his wife on the Red Carpet.

The man of the evening Sean Penn won ‘Best Actor’ for Milk and shone brightly at the 81st Annual Academy Awards.

Source for images: Getty Images

Article by © Jacqueline H. - Senior Writer & Editor, West Coast 2009

What a great way to end fashion week than with designer Michael Kors. I really loved his fall collection. And I really felt that it offered everything a women will need in her fall wardrobe. From great dresses in an assortment of refined and classic cuts. You can wear any of these fine ensembles for work, travel, vacation or evening event. I loved the belts which accented the dress, as well as the fantastic neutral colors. (Gray’s, black’s, white’s, khaki and pink). Which really are so down to earth and so very easy to wear for the everyday women. But that is what Kors is famous for, keeping it simple, but adding the touch of class which isn’t overbearing to wear. The collection was uplifting - from cool casual to puffy cashmere coats. Including some very hot and bright colors in oranges and lime greens. A very well executed fashion show with every look included. Michael knows how to dress a modern women, while keeping it down to earth, but fun as well. What a great way to end New York fashion week for fall 2009! Michael we applaud you with standing ovation my dear!

Article by © Jacqueline H. - Senior Writer & Editor, West Coast 2009

Now we have to go ‘Haute Couture’ upon visiting fashion week. And my choice designer for that category is Marc Jacobs with his fall 2009 collection. To the large assembly of freezing paparazzi outside the Lexington Armory, the Marc Jacobs show kicked off with a portrayal of sculptured designs. And of course a lot of fashion composition and flare. But what are we seeing here? Fun 80’s fashion being revived? With a touch of color desperation? But wait a minute. Those colors do fair well, and bravo Marc for going all the way. I am enjoying the combinations of crushed purples, mixed with greens. Or those very bold gold and yellow numbers. But hey it works, especially for dressing the ‘young’ elite of Hollywood. This collection is bright and electric. And really what more do we expect from Marc? Then these over the top and daring designs. He really has never played it safe. But with such international recognition in the fashion world, we just could not over look this playful jester’s world.

Article by © Jacqueline H. - Senior Writer & Editor, West Coast 2009