The Anna Beck jewelry line is now popular with the likes of Cameron, Paris, and Kirsten, but it wasn't always that easy.

It all started out with L.A.-based designer Becky Hosmer losing her dot-com job in 1999 and taking the opportunity to travel through Southeast Asia. While vacationing, Becky discovered a jewelry technique in Bali called Armadillo, which gives pieces a textured, three-dimensional quality, as seen on the earrings at left. She officially started her Anna Beck line three years ago, and it has become so popular that she's beginning to start experimenting with stones. As long as she keeps the Armadillo technique - I love how it looks, especially on the two-tone piece below!

The line is available at Anna Beck's online store, and runs from $78 to $400.

To see more pieces from the Anna Beck collection, read more

Banish cold weather blahs forever with the upcoming bold & bright Fall offerings. Seriously, if I had these rich and electric colors in my wardrobe come January I think the snow would instantly melt wherever I went - take this fabulous Versace fruit punch coat, for example. Say hello to scarlet, vermilion, fuchsia, peacock, eggplant and grape - your new BFFs. Paired with noir and greys, get ready to shock the system.

Check out all my Fall 2007 coverage here!

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If you love drama drama drama, this book is for you! The Beautiful Fall: Lagerfeld, Saint Laurent, and Glorious Excess in 1970s Paris, $16.49, is well-researched by author Alicia Drake, and follows the lives of both Karl Lagerfeld and Yves Saint Laurent from when they were nobodies to the fashion strongmen they are now.

This book follows everything - not only the high points, but the low points too - and there's definitely a fair share of sex, drugs, and rock and roll (Mick Jagger gets mentioned a time or two). A good read, and afterwards, you'll realize - fashion may be pretty on the outside, but the industry itself can be pretty ugly.

Calvin Klein's lower-priced White Label, which includes everything from sportswear to underwear, jeans, shoes, sunglasses, and watches, is going full-speed ahead!

Five stores are opening this November: at Beverly Center in Los Angeles; Lenox Square in Atlanta; Cherry Creek in Denver; The Mall at Partridge Creek in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and Natick Collection in Natick, Massachusetts. Another five stores are to be opened next year - the potential locations could be in metropolitan New York, Boston, Miami, Orlando, Las Vegas, San Francisco, San Diego, Dallas, Houston, Chicago or Scottsdale, Arizona. CK designs at a better price - what's not to like?!

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Though I'm a tad tired of the one-shoulder look that many celebs have been sporting, I'm definitely not bored with the color pink! Ashlee Simpson, here at the Stride Gum celebration of Summer Solstice, looks surprisingly girly and put-together. I wish she had pulled her hair back, but I'm not going to be picky as this is a major improvement from some of her recent shabby outfits. Keep it up, Ash!

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A few weeks ago, we were all about the wedding planning and the big event itself, but this week it's Honeymoon Week! One of my good friends is getting married in a couple of months, and instead of doing the typical, albeit fabulous, beach honeymoon, they decided to do something they've both always wanted to do and trek around Europe!

Help my friend out and pretend you're in her fabulous shoes - find her an outfit that will be attractive to her new hubbie, but at the same time, comfortable enough for her to wear while toting luggage, riding trains, and boarding planes!

I'll start you off with these Versace Round Sunglasses, $190, that will keep the sun out of your eyes (and hide your sleep-deprived puffy eyes!)!

Let's all go Fab Finding for an outfit to wear while trekking through Europe on your romantic honeymoon! Come back and tell me when your Fab Finds are up and tag them with europe honeymoon.

Oh! Now, you can build outfits by creating a list of clothing items. We have everything you need to build outfits with and you can use your Fab Find bookmarks too. This is an even better way to put together an entire outfit when you are completing your Fab Finding missions.

To learn what a Fab Find is and how to make one, click here. For a more detailed explanation of bookmarks from geeksugar click here.

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What a way to get the party started! shoeaholic was looking all heavy metal at a birthday party - I love how she paired the eye-catching metallic skirt with a much more casual message tee. This outfit has a great balance going on - it looks comfortable but edgy at the same time!

Here's what she has on:

• Top: Versace
• Skirt: French Connection
• Shoes: Zara

Congrats to shoeaholic!

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

This week, your Fab Finds are all about neutral colors: beiges, nudes, ivories, khakis, and browns! I agree; neutrals are great for summer - they keep you cool by not absorbing heat because they're light-colored, and they go with pretty much anything because they're...well...neutral! My favorite way to play with neutrals is to accessorize with a bright-colored bag or shoe.

The Fab Finder of the week is ina717, who found these really cool pebble-shaped lounge pillows! 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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• Livingstones Lounge Pillows, found by ina717.
• Prada Khaki Logo Patent Trim Wedges, found by bellahoney.
• Whim Knit Tie Waist Kimono Cardigan , found by klynnmorton.
• L.A.M.B Paneled Wrap Dress, found by CariStar.
• Society Harness Tank, found by montaglookalike.
• Gryphon's The Hitchcock, found by uacosj.
• Marc by Marc Jacobs Poppy Stripe Dress, found by fashionstar.
• Kenneth Cole New York 'Strappy Together' Tote, found by lilxmissxmolly.