The third nominee for FabSugar Designer of the Year is what you get when you pair one of the oldest French fashion houses with one of New York's fashion darlings. In 1997, Marc Jacobs was crowned the designer for Louis Vuitton and his collections have been spot on ever since. Pre-LV Marc Jacobs designed for Perry Ellis in 1986, and his tightly-knit polo shirts and cable knit cashmere sweater dresses gave way to grunge. Still remembered in fashion circles, the fashion wunderkind sent combat boots and dirty plaid down the runway, to very mixed results. Jacobs was fired in 1992...yes, fired! But whatever, that's just fashion history.

Marc immediately began an incredibly lucrative clothing business while modernizing Vuitton by collaborating with such artists as Stephen Sprouse (who irreverently graffitied bags) and later Takashi Murakami (who added a bubble-gum anime humor to the line). This year his Fall '06 collection was a trailblazer and his Spring '07 collection offered a big dose of true romance. Both would have made Mr. Vuitton proud.

Tune in tomorrow for our fourth nominee for FabSugar Designer of the Year and the voting will take place this Friday.

For Louis Vuitton's complete Fall 2006 & Spring 2007 collections, read more

It is a well known fact the way you smell has an impact on the impression you make. Why not make a bold impression this holiday season wearing one of these red hot holiday fragrances bottled in what else but a RED bottle! Enjoy.

Délices de Cartier Parfum, $160 for 1 oz., is Cartier's newest scent. This decadent treat is ultra feminine with strong notes of fruits, flowers, iced cherry and golden jasmine.

Red Delicious Women by DKNY, $36, is the second apple fragranced scent from Donna Karan. This limited edition is stronger than the first and packaged in a fun apple shaped bottle. You'll surely feel golden delicious wearing notes of lychee, raspberry, apple, rose, violet petals, vanilla bean, patchouli and amber. Mmm, Mmm, good.

For more red hot holiday perfumes, read more

A week devoted to the color red would not be complete without a story about fabulous red handbags. I was really excited to put this one together so enjoy the ride! Here are my designer and non-designer faves:

Cynthia Rowley Ophelia Burgundy Handbag, $349.95. This one is a bit more street - looks like it could take a beating in style.

D&G Patent Leather Vivid Red Shoulder Bag, $495. This bag has classic written all over it with the red patent leather and minimal hardware.

Cole Haan 'Lilly' Croc Cherry Red Bag, $375. Looks like crocodile but at the cost of leather - yay!

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When you find a wonderfully cute coat it changes your outlook on life. Life is better, happier and more fabulous - it may be a temporary euphoria but whatever floats your boat right? I can see this excitement in fashioncat's posting of this cool girl in a way cool coat outfit. This is her selection for sightseeing and shopping in San Francisco, way cute if you ask me. She is today's TeamSugar Look Book Look of the Day! To submit your own look, click here.

Here's what she put together:

• Smokey blue coat: Marc by Marc Jacobs
• Jeans: Levi's
• Grey boots: Vintage
• Bag: Botkier

Congrats fashioncat!

Everyone else, submit your looks today and I just might feature you on FabSugar! Do you live overseas and have fab outfits to share? Join the Overseas Fashionistas Group and to submit a Look in this group learn how to post a blog.

Yesterday I wrote about RetailMeNot.com, a website where you can find out checkout codes when online shopping. Shortly thereafter, I received a note from a reader about another one called reesycakes.com.
This site works a little differently than RetailMeNot.com. To see the most recent postings, just click on the "Added" heading, and it will sort the codes in chronological order. This site also has more fashion-oriented boutiques, shops you are all familiar with like Revolve Clothing, Shop Intuition, Alloy and Bloomingdales. Reeseycakes.com also provides the tools you need to make savvy purchasing decisions. They have store listings and reviews, coupons, designer reviews, a jean guide, style tips, sale listings and more. Check them out and let me know what you think. A big thank you to our mystery reader!

With all this talk about how wonderful the holidays are, there are some negatives that come with: stress, overspending, weight gain and pimples! I think pimples might be a byproduct of all of these and I'm sure you all have some pimple banishers to share. Mario Badescu Drying Lotion is no doubt one of the best zit zappers out there but here's the thing: I walk my little Annabelle before bed and first thing in the morning and I can't have pink spots all over my face! I'm looking for a just as good pimple eliminator that is CLEAR.

Let's all go beauty marking to find a clear pimple banisher! Be sure to come back and tell me when your Beauty Marks are up, or just tag your choices with pimple banisher. To learn what a Beauty Mark is and how to make one, click here. To see some of my favorite online beauty stores, read more

This adorable and compact Laura Mercier Red Micro Mini Brush Set was created by one of my all time favorite makeup brush makers! I have several of Laura Mercier's brushes and I love them all! They last long with the proper brush maintenance, the handles don't chip and the bristles won't shed.

This little micro mini makes for a great holiday gift....or a great one for yourself! The brushes come in this chic red lizard holder which sells for $45. Inside you will find:

• Rectangular Mirror
• Mini Cheek Color Brush
• Eye Color Brush
• Lip Color Brush

Enjoy!

Did any of you ever see the TV series Freaks and Geeks? After a few friends raved about this little show I rented the first, and only, season to see what the hoopla was about. It was a joyous month of laughs for me; the show is like That 70's Show meets The Wonder Years meets Dazed and Confused. So, don't ever talk jive about my girl geeksugar! Here are some cool, geeky gifts for her. To see all of my gift guides, click here. To learn how to contribute you own fabulous finds to our Fab Gift Guide, click here.

Under $50

The OtterBox for Ipod Mini, $29.95. A waterproof case for your Ipod mini - Fit are you seeing this? You can swim laps to music!

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