Posts for November 14th 2006

Kate Spade

Chic Business-Card Cases

Business cards seem so old-fashioned in the digital age, but high-powered people still love to swap them.

Business cards seem so old-fashioned in the digital age, but high-powered people still love to swap them. So if you have to tote them around, you might as well have a chic business-card case to carry them in. Really, don't we all want an excuse to buy another accessory? Here are some of my favorite fashionable finds from the posh to the playful.

Kate Spade Jane Street Business Card Case, $55, available in three colors here.

Sieger Design Typology Business Card Case, $29, available here.

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Look of the Day

Look of the Day: Style on a Budget

The key to wearing budget fashion from stores such as Wet Seal and Old Navy is buying items that don't look cheap and putting them together in a chic and polished way.

The key to wearing budget fashion from stores such as Wet Seal and Old Navy is buying items that don't look cheap and putting them together in a chic and polished way. On that note, we could take a lesson from Masqueraded_Angel, whose smart style earns her today's TeamSugar Look Book Look of the Day. (To learn how to upload your own looks, click here.) I really love the shape of this sweater, and the red belt just makes the outfit. The sassy pose doesn't hurt either. Here's what she's wearing.

  • Top: Wet Seal
  • Belt: Wet Seal
  • Jeans: Wet Seal
  • Boots: Wal-Mart
Handbags

Online Sale Alert! Kate Spade Sample Sale

We're already agog over the deals at the Benefit Friends and Family sale.

We're already agog over the deals at the Benefit Friends and Family sale. Now, Kate Spade is hitting us with an amazing online sample sale, which starts today and goes through Friday, Nov. 17. You'll have to register on the site to view the sale items, some of which are discounted by as much as 70 percent. Here are some of my picks.

Merrywood Baylor, $342 reduced from $525.

Lexington Striped Shea, $90 reduced from $225.

Cashmere Scarf in Pink, $99 reduced from $175.

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Link Time

Link Time!!!

  • November Vogue Italia Spread mixes the Sixties and the Nineties — Fashionologie
  • Get Kelly Clarkson's holiday red dress on the cheap — Fashiontribes
  • Kiss buyer's remorse goodbye by shopping and donating at the same time — SheFinds
  • Christian Louboutin is going Sci-Fi — The Bag Snob
  • Fab plus-size line B&LU is offering a 20% online discount — Couture in the City
  • Smashbox creates an undereye brightener to cure signs of a smashing evening — The Beauty Addict
  • Alexander McQueen designs a purse straight out of Dungeons and Dragons — The Purse Blog
  • Find TONS of online friend and family deals in time for holiday shopping — Delight
  • MAC's latest eyeshadow palette: The Smoky EyeBlogdorf Goodman

  • November Vogue Italia Spread mixes the Sixties and the Nineties — Fashionologie
  • Get Kelly Clarkson's holiday red dress on the cheap — Fashiontribes
  • Kiss buyer's remorse goodbye by shopping and donating at the same time — SheFinds
  • Christian Louboutin is going Sci-Fi — The Bag Snob
  • Fab plus-size line B&LU is offering a 20% online discount — Couture in the City
  • Smashbox creates an undereye brightener to cure signs of a smashing evening — The Beauty Addict
  • Alexander McQueen designs a purse straight out of Dungeons and Dragons — The Purse Blog
  • Find TONS of online friend and family deals in time for holiday shopping — Delight
  • MAC's latest eyeshadow palette: The Smoky EyeBlogdorf Goodman

gifts

Great Buys For Holiday Eyes

It's hard to be thrifty during the holidays.

It's hard to be thrifty during the holidays. So many gifts to buy, so may sales to explore, and endless errands to run you wind up spending more than expected. That's why these amazing eye palettes and gift sets are a sensational bang for your buck — they are priced well below half the original retail value. Not only will you look extremely generous, but your wallet will thank you. Here they are.

Lorac Social Beautyfly is a $150 value but sells for a whoppingly low $49. This palette will not only make you cool with the in crowd, but it has all of your must-haves going into the new year! Talk about an awesome gift for your beauty junkie buddy. It contains: six eyeshadows, a blush, a Pink Champagne lip polish, and an After Glow face and body luminizing powder. Available here.

Lola LuminEyes Eye Colour Collection is a $120 value and costs $44. This palette contains eight eyeshadows and four metallic liquid eyeliners. Everything can be worn alone or layered for a more dramatic look. The shimmer in these liners is incredible, and each of the vials are interchangeable allowing you to mix and match depending on your mood and outfit. Available here while supplies last; this is a limited edition.

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Celebrity Style

Celebrity Style: Christina Aguilera

Marriage sure does suit Christina Aguilera well.

Marriage sure does suit Christina Aguilera well. She looks sophisticated yet chic sporting her signature red lips, a matching red belt, and boots from her beloved Christian Louboutin. I love her fashionable and cozy Fall outfit so much that I thought you might too. Here's how to get the look.

Christian Louboutin Suede Knee Boot, $1,295, available here.

Vince Turtleneck Dress, $290, available here.

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Celebrity Style

Modern Leather Motorcyle Jackets

There are some fashions you put on that just make you feel cool: fabulous sunglasses, form-fitting jeans, black nail polish, an incognito trench, and killer heels.

There are some fashions you put on that just make you feel cool: fabulous sunglasses, form-fitting jeans, black nail polish, an incognito trench, and killer heels. But the ultimate cool item spotted during these transitional Fall-to-Winter days has got to be the leather motorcycle jacket. As Keira Knightley and Lindsay Lohan have proven, this can be a pretty fierce cover-up. Our favorite way to wear these updated styles is over a feminine dress, the way the too-cool-for-school models have sported it. There are also more color options out there; browns and greens are a muted alternative to classic black. Check out some of my favorite finds at both designer and non-designer prices.

Keira's Mike & Chris Maxwell Black Leather Hoody, $792, available here.

Lindsay's Charlotte Quilted Hooded Leather Jacket, $695, available here.

Generra Girly Taupe Motorcycle Jacket, $595, available here.

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Fab Finding

Fab Finding Follow-Up: Cold-Weather Clubbing

It's easy to dress for a night of dancing when the weather is warm, but when it gets chilly, I'm not as keen to throw on my favorite skimpy party top.

It's easy to dress for a night of dancing when the weather is warm, but when it gets chilly, I'm not as keen to throw on my favorite skimpy party top. So before my night out with the girls on Friday, I asked you guys to come Fab Finding with me to put together a cold-weather clubbing outfit around this Bebe Crochet Cowl Neck Sweaters, available for $98 here. (In fact, one of my friends on Friday showed up wearing an almost identical look.)

I asked you all to find shoes, a bag, bottoms, and a coat. The results were by far some of my favorite Fab Finds in a long time. (To learn what a Fab Find is and how to make one, click here.) Here are some of the best cold-weather clubbing looks.

Look #1, found by Atoxicsparkle, who built a killer outfit around a pair of gray Chloe boots and a Bebe pea coat to wear to the club then leave in the car "while freezing in line."

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Trend Alert

Trend Alert: Slouchy Knit Hats

I've had a number of FabSugar readers write in coveting the cute knit beret that Lindsay Lohan was recently spotted wearing.

I've had a number of FabSugar readers write in coveting the cute knit beret that Lindsay Lohan was recently spotted wearing. After searching high and low for this hat, I'm beginning to think LL knitted this thing herself! However, I have found a number of equally stylish slouchy knit hats that will help you get Lindsay's look on a big or small budget. Here are some of my picks.

Marc Jacobs Kelly Hat, $154, available here.

Knit Beret, $25, available here.

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Love It or Hate It

Miu Miu Hand-Painted Dress: Love It or Hate It?

Talk about fashion as art.

Talk about fashion as art. This Miu Miu Hand-Painted Dress takes a traditional, almost stodgy jacquard and enhances it with a free-painted motif that looks like a bumblebee or a grenade, depending on your perspective. The mustard-hued fabric is elegantly draped, from the slouchy bow on the shoulder to a very trendy asymmetrical bubble hem. I am in awe of the craftsmanship, but I'm just not feeling the overall look. You can buy the dress for $4,705 here, or just tell me whether you love it or hate it below.