So I'm off to another fashion week — this time in the land of sun, celebs and sin — LA! While I'm looking forward to a more mellow fashion adventure, as opposed to the insanity of New York Fashion Week, I'm sure it will be just as fun. Stay tuned for juicy stories from the LA runways and parties and be sure to check me out as a guest blogger on ELLE.com again. It's been a while since I was down west, here's a pic of me last time, chillin' with some plants. LA here we come!
In the past couple of years, celebrity stylists like Rachel Zoe have really been thrust into the limelight. But the position has been around since the '30s, and the job description typically covers much more than making sure an actress looks Fab on the red carpet.
Stylist: The Interpreters of Fashion, $48, by Sarah Mower, examines the role of stylists in fashion — from overseeing a magazine's photo shoot to organizing a designer's runway show.
It spotlights 16 stylists, including Vogue Paris editor Carine Roitfeld and Vogue creative director Grace Coddington, but omits celebrity stylists like Zoe and L'Wren Scott, who works with Nicole Kidman. Each featured stylist has their own chapter, filled with their iconic work as well as personal looks at their own lives and tastes.
This is definitely a book I will be curling up with!
We've all seen the Ray Ban Wayfarers on the likes of Kirsten Dunst, Mischa Barton and Drew Barrymore a trillion times. But what's new in the Wayfarer world is they have just come out with foldable version, $109. How cool is that? So you can neatly fold and tuck them into your purse until you're ready to show them off again. It comes in black, tortoise (pictured), amber and dark brown.
To get your eyes in them, look for a Ray Ban store nearest you.
Angelina Jolie's Look for Less Angelina Jolie wears her fall whites with casual panache. Capture this easy elegance with these inexpensive finds.
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Jewelry designer J. Mundo and her husband live in Scottsdale, Arizona, where she creates her affordable and one-of-a-kind vintage jewels. She gathers her pieces at flea markets, antique shops and from the personal collections of family and friends. New materials are combined with vintage elements to make for unique designs. All of her pieces have a fun name relating to past and present movies that the duo loves. And Now Presenting (left), $58, is just one of the many feminine and beautiful creations by J. Mundo. Prices range from $12 to $70.
To see more from J. Mundo, read more
Emmy showed up to the Visions of Hollywood party on Saturday night looking like a Park Avenue princess. Not that there's anything wrong with that — in fact, I quite like her beaded white dress and cute little silver clutch. This outfit reminds me a lot of something Blair Waldorf would wear on Gossip Girl. In fact, Blair even resembles Emmy. Interesting...
Remember that gorgeous sequined Balenciaga babydoll dress Sienna Miller wore to the premiere of Factory Girl? Well, during my usual morning visit to PopSugar today, I caught Katie Holmes wearing the same dress seven months later! This is a tough call because both ladies are wearing black opaque tights and patent pumps — almost identical. I approve of both. Who gets your vote?
It's no secret that designers try their darndest to get today's most popular stars to wear their duds on the red carpet. I mean, why wouldn't they? It's priceless exposure for them and their brand. Or is it? It's being reported that the red carpet has turned into somewhat of a fashion real estate market and designers are paying big bucks to celebs who will wear their creations. Besides the regular ad-campaign route (a la Catherine Zeta-Jones and high-end jeweler Di Modolo), some designers are paying hundreds of thousands to actresses for just one red-carpet appearance. Their rationale is that their name will be televised and the item will show up in national magazines around the world.
To read more and to find out which designer is the most pushy, read more
Call me crazy, which I may very well be from looking through your Fab Finds this week. Crazy patterns were bright, dizzying and busy! They consumed jackets and tops, but far and away they covered dresses with their repetitive patterns and graphic shapes. Okay, I have to go take a breather now, before I end up in the looney bin...
The Fab Finder of the week is littlemissme, who found this pretty floral dress. Every week the Fab Finder I announce Monday morning will receive either a TeamSugar or FabSugar baby tee shirt. I thoroughly enjoy perusing your Fab Finds every week, so dare to be a Fab Finding trendsetter and you just might win a Sugar tee!
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Agyness Deyn for Topshop? As if the celebrity clothing arena weren't crowded enough, rumors in London are afoot that Brit model Agyness Deyn is set to design a line for Topshop. Hmmm, not so sure how I feel about this. I love Agyness but her personal style is a bit niche.
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