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Best of 2008: Fabulous Fashion Week Shows

FabSugar — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 10:30:08 PST

2008 spawned a tremendous flurry of fabulous Fashion Week shows. Let's see, there were New York Fall and Spring shows, Milan Fashion Week, Paris Fashion Week, London Fashion Week, and LA Fashion Week. Oh, and don't forget all of the ravishing Resort and Pre-Fall collections. Some of my faves were Proenza Schouler's Fall line, Alexander Wang's Spring offerings, and Balmain's Spring collection in Paris. All different, all divine. Which were your favorites? Jog your memory, and check out all of our 2008 Fashion Week coverage.

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Guess Who Quiz Roundup!

FabSugar — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 04:30:08 PST

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Best of 2008: The Return of the Supermodel

FabSugar — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:00:08 PST

While it's fun seeing celebrities model high fashion, we were ecstatic to witness 2008 as the year of the return of the supermodel. Claudia Schiffer, Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington, Stephanie Seymour, and our fave, Kate Moss, came back full throttle across numerous Fab ads showing us what separates the super from the model. Past, present, and future; these ladies will always reign supreme.

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Best of 2008: Tremendous Target Collaborations

FabSugar — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 17:33:33 PST

I love it, you love it, we all love Target. This year, we were blessed with a tremendous amount of Target collaborations from some of our favorite designers such as Jovovich-Hawk, Richard Chai, Erickson Beamon, Sigerson Morrison, and Alexander McQueen. Alas, some of these collections have yet to hit the racks but all in due time, my dear. Take a trip down memory lane and check out all the Target team-ups in 2008. Which was your favorite?

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Best of 2008: Rest In Peace

FabSugar — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 07:00:22 PST

This year, our condolences were not only extended to people, they were also given to businesses. It was the gasp heard around the world when Yves Saint Laurent passed in June. Mr. Blackwell, the man known for his annual worst-dressed list, also left us, as did Pinup queen Bettie Page. But more shocking were the deaths of longstanding retail stores such as Mervyn's and Steve & Barry's. What's more, Bill Blass decided to close its doors and the great Valentino Gharavani retired. Let's pay homage.

Valentino bids adieu to the fashion world.
Rest In Peace Yves Saint Laurent.
Rest In Peace Mr. Blackwell.
Rest In Peace Mervyn's.

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Steve & Barry's' final blow.
RIP Pinup queen Bettie Page.
The end of Bill Blass.

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Best of 2008: Designers Branch Out

FabSugar — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 07:00:22 PST

If you think you were busy this year, wait until you see how many designers expanded their businesses in 2008. Hint: It took me a crazy long time to round them all up. Majors like Diane von Furstenberg, Alexander Wang, and Stella McCartney added more to their plates, as did smaller brands such as Members Only and Paige Denim. From jewelry and shoes to entire contemporary lines, these companies did what they could to boom their business.

Agent Provocateur dives into swimwear.
Alexander Wang adds shoes to his diffusion line.
Proenza Schouler expands its world to include handbags and footwear.
Handbag designer Devi Kroell designs clothes.
Banana Republic introduces its own line of sunglasses.

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Members Only launches denim collection.
Seven For All Mankind delves into shoes.
Vince goes from t-shirt line to contemporary wear.
Adidas launches new sportswear.
Prada introduces a limited-edition line of costume jewelry.
Yigal Azrouel accessorizes his brand.
Brian Reyes adds lingerie to his brand.
St. John created a contemporary line.
See By Chloe launches footwear.
Rebecca Taylor adds shoes, bags, and jewels to her line.
Matthew Williamson decks Pucci out with accessories.
Vena Cava partners with Via Spiga to design shoes.
Ella Moss dips into swimwear.
John Galliano eyewear.
Nicole Miller legwear.
Juicy Couture slips into bed with innerwear collection.
Thomas Pink makes room for the ladies.
Maison Martin Margiela debuts a line of modern adornments.
Alpinestars enters women's sportswear business.
Hussein Chalayan steps it up with a collection of shoes.
Sophia Kokosalaki ventures into the world of denim.
Paige Denim starts a contemporary line.
Karl Lagerfeld creates a handbag and luggage collection.
Alber Elbaz creates Lanvin jeans and bridal collection.
Marchesa creates a capsule collection of wedding gowns.
John Galliano rounds out diffusion line with accessories.
BCBG introduces BCBGeneration.
Catherine Malandrino designs jewels.
Botkier launches footwear line.
Rachel Pally does swimwear.
A.B.S. By Allen Schwartz steps into the jewelry world.
Stella McCartney expands her business to include lingerie.
Mulberry goes from bags to shoes.
Diane von Furstenberg designs shoes.
Betsey Johnson produces a full collection of outerwear.

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Best of 2008: Fashion Comings and Goings

FabSugar — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:00:22 PST

This year we experienced a lot of fashion comings and goings. Granted this is nothing new for the fast world of fashion, but it's always fun to learn who's in and who's out. Creative directors jumped ships, brands were revitalized, and others got the boot. Were you paying attention to the fashion industry switcharoos of 2008? Take my quiz to see if you're up on your news.

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Best of 2008: The Year's Top Styling Tips

FabSugar — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 19:34:33 PST

When you're in dire need of insider styling tips, guess who's at your beck and call? That's right, moi. Throughout the year, I helped you get rid of nasty armpit stains, stay chic in the chill, and keep dark clothes, well, dark.

But that's not all. I also created Fab Body Guides to make short look tall, stubby toes appear slender, and to dissect the differences between cropped and long leggings. Let's recap, shall we?

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Sexy plus-size lingerie.
Yummy tummy control.
Making short look tall.
Cropped leggings versus long leggings.
It's a petite world.
Assets unbelievable underwear.
J Brand creates jeans for bodacious women.
Best swimsuits for full figures, best swimsuits for petites, and swimsuits for special quirks.
Sandals for stubby toes.
Bra straps begone.
Sunnies for every face Part I and Part II.
Dangerous curves ahead.
Sassybax sassy shapers.
Push-ups for petites.

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Best of 2008: The Explosion of Celebrity Designers

FabSugar — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:00:22 PST

I officially declare 2008 as the year of the celebrity designer. Seriously, who didn't try their hand at fashion designing? Some granted rave reviews, others, well, you tell me. From reality stars to actresses to singers, these celebrities all had something to say about style this year. Nicole Richie offered up her affordable line of chic jewels, The Hills girl Whitney Port debuted her designing talent with Eve & A, and even LL Cool J grabbed a piece of the action with his Sears line! That's only the tip of the fashion iceberg, keep on scrolling to see all this year's celebrity designing endeavors.

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Rihanna revealed a fashion line is in the works.
Nicole Richie designed a costume-jewelry line.
Madonna created a bling-bling knuckle ring with Swiss jeweler Chopard.
Spice Girl Mel B started a clothing line called Catty Couture.
Elizabeth Hurley designed a swimwear line for Mango.
Mischa Barton Mischa Barton created her own handbag collection.

LL Cool J launched an apparel line with Sears.

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen expanded their designing endeavors with Robert Lee Morris to create an accessories collection named Robert Lee Morris for Elizabeth and James.

Kristin Davis created a namesake brand for Southern retailer Belk Inc.

Jessica Simpson forayed with a lingerie line and dress line

Lindsay Lohan created a popular leggings line.

Janet Jackson got cheeky and announced her lingerie line.

Victoria Beckham started a dress collection.

Usher announced he will be launching a lingerie line.

Beyonce added a jewelry collection to her clothing line, House of Deréon.

Sofia Coppola designed handbags for Louis Vuitton.

M.I.A. just debuted her funky clothing line Okley by M.I.A.

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Best of 2008: Fashion Trailblazers

FabSugar — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:00:22 PST

This year a handful of ballsy designers, celebrities, and industry insiders broke free from their comfort zones and undertook revolutionary projects. Diane von Furstenberg created a Wonder Woman of a collection, Viktor & Rolf broke runway tradition, and Barneys New York's Simon Doonan tied the knot . . . with his boyfriend! But that's just the tip of the iceberg. Read on.

Viktor & Rolf sparked a new virtual runway trend.

Rihanna became the Gucci/UNICEF spokeswoman.

Vogue Italia published its first ever, all-black issue.

Simon Doonan married longtime beau Jonathan Adler.

Victoria Beckham did it all. She created a dress collection, judged Project Runway Season Four's finale, modeled for Marc Jacobs, and signed a deal with Emporio Armani underwear campaign.

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Diane von Furstenberg created a Wonder Woman collection, a comic book, launched her "Women We Can" campaign, and hosted a fabulous post-show dinner at New York Fashion Week where yours truly witnessed the action first hand.

Net-a-Porter sold Halston's comeback collection the day after the show, signed an exclusive deal with London house Preen, and created a limited-edition trend book.

Karl Lagerfeld staged another elaborate collection and created a Chanel mobile art pavilion.

Gwyneth Paltrow did a mini movie with Tod's and launched a lifestyle website, Goop.Cute!

The controversial April Vogue cover with Gisele Bundchen and LeBron James was accused of racially stereotyping.

The 2008 Costume Institute Gala went superhero on us.

CFDA made major strides. It announced its fashion award winners (Congrats Womenswear Designer of the Year Francisco Costa for Calvin Klein), backed the model health issue, gave Alexander Wang the 2008 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund award, and threw two huge events: 2008 CFDA Awards in June, and 2008 CFDA Awards in November.

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