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On Our Radar: Net-a-Porter's New Way to Shop

FabSugar — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 11:00:22 -0800

Net-a-Porter's new Runway By Designer feature is the closest we're going to get to shopping directly from the runway. Choose your favorite designers, say Stella McCartney or Bottega Veneta, and peruse their Fall '07 runway shows. When you see a look you like and are willing to put your money on, click on it and bring it home. Now you're on your way to being the cyber version of Anna Wintour or Corine Roitfeld. Not a bad place to be!

Back to Cool: Wild Thing

FabSugar — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 10:00:22 -0700

Wild thing...you make my heart sing...you make everything grooooovy. Yes, the girls on Christopher Kane's Fall runway were fierce. And fierce is the way of the wild thing. Every school has one, or a pack, and these girls pretend to come from nothing and be all tough when, in fact, they were born with silver Tiffany spoons in their mouths and are secretly rebelling against their parents. The wild thing's actions may be quixotic, but the ride is guaranteed fashion fun.

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Back to Cool: Glamour Girl

FabSugar — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 10:00:22 -0700

The Glamour Girl

Name: Samantha D.
School: The Fashion Institute of Technology
Favorite subject: Fashion Journalism
Collection of the moment: Blugirl
Listening to...The Buzzcocks, The Shangri-Las, Shirley Bassey, Stray Cats
Favorite candy: Lollipops
Favorite accessory: Chanel anything, leopard print and shades

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Back to Cool: The Bookworm

FabSugar — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 15:00:22 -0700

Every parent dreams their child to be the bookworm. What if you could be a bookworm and a style maven? Now that is what I call a prize daughter. This girl knows the tricks on how to cuddle up and remain chic, since she'll be walking to and from the library at all hours; she would emulate the snow bunnied up gals on the Marc by Marc Jacobs runway. There is no excuse to sacrifice style, not even when hitting the books.

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Back to Cool: Goodie Two Shoes

FabSugar — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 15:00:22 -0700

Whether you love her, hate her, love to hate her, or are her, every school has a goodie two shoes, or in this case goodie two Louis Vuitton booties. She may be a brownosing do-gooder but at least she's got style to back it up - she obviously took great notes on the ladylike Louis Vuitton collection. From the Vermeer-inspired berets to the sheen in the circle and pencil skirts to the rich color palette, it's hard to hate this girl. Consider her a frenemie? Truce.

Victoria's Secret Merino wool turtleneck sweater, $49	'Gavrielle' Skirt, on sale for $134 (originally $448)
Versace Patent Buckle Bootie, $965	Free People Poets Beret, $38
ANN TAYLOR Crocodile Shoulder Bag, $128	Patent Tortoiseshell Belt, $28
Majorica Pearl Drop Earrings, $80	White House \| Black Market Mayflower Brooch, $58

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Back to Cool: The Worldly Scholar

FabSugar — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:30:33 -0700

Even though I am well into my working years, I still get the back to school feeling around now. I just loved the anticipation of another year of school - who knew what was in store?! Also, I always looked forward to back to school shopping excursions, of course. Even if it was just school supplies, it was fun fun fun. For those of you who are getting ready for school days, I thought it would be fun to inspire some new, fresh looks for you based on my favorites from the Fall collections. With these looks, you'll no doubt be back to cool...

Enter the worldly scholar, based on Balenciaga's unique global chic collection. The mix of khakis, ethnic touches and a tailored blazer brags: I was traveling the world this Summer and I'm a force to be reckoned with. The perfect book bag? Why this red Marc by Marc Jacobs bag that is up for grabs! Jodhpurs and fur optional, attitude required.

Trend Alert - Special Runway Edition! The Season of the Wrist

FabSugar — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 09:20:22 -0700

There's no stopping the bracelet brigade. It is indeed the season of the wrist. Tuck away those simple earrings and dainty rings, jewelry remains a way to make a statement. Karl was cuckoo for bangles and cuffs at both his Fall RTW (right) and Cruise 2008 (left) collections. So if you've forever been jonesing for classic Chanel wristwear get ready for an influx. Pile on the drama like at Louis Vuitton (middle), where Marc Jacobs didn't hold back and chose to twin his metallic bangles with an even more metallic clutch.

My styling tip? All you need is a black long-sleeve turtleneck, some tailored jeans, pile those bracelets on and you are cocktail-ready. Tchin-Tchin!

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Trend Alert - Special Runway Edition! Revenge of the Knits

FabSugar — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 11:10:11 -0700

Goodie goodie gum drops. If anything will get you in the mood for drab, nippy days these will. Get ready for the revenge of the knits soon to be in shops near you. Or, you can approach this trend the old-fashioned way and put your knitting skills to work. My knits du jour? That grey Stella McCartney cardigan (left) is so very fashion forward, while that slim knit dress at Celine (right) is classic and chic. As for the red melting knit concoction at Sonia Rykiel (center), love it for show but not so much for play!

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Trend Alert - Special Runway Edition! Mad Hats

FabSugar — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 13:00:22 -0700

Embark on new fashion territory with a mad hat. Hats can add a certain something to an outfit; whether it's topping off a look to be more polished, more street, more cute or more cozy, I feel hats are underutilized. Many fear hats and if this is you, this is the season to break out of your comfort zone and experiment! You can channel Isabella Blow with an artistic hat like at Donna Karan (left), you can fight the freeze with a fur hood à la Marc by Marc Jacobs (center) or you can sass up the town with a knit beret Twinkle style (right). As you can see there's a hat for every occasion so go a little mad with hats this Fall!

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Trend Alert - Special Runway Edition! Miu Miu Hosiery

FabSugar — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 10:20:22 -0700

If you're totally on board for some plumage this Fall, I wonder if you will have the want to pull off Miu Miu's unique hosiery styling. Look at the runway selections below, look at the model's midriff areas and look no further for a no doubt Miuccia Prada bizarro styling idea. She decided to pull the top of the pantyhose from under the skirt over the top. Now Miuccia has a way of setting trends, and I'm a Miu Miu devotee, but I'm not so sure of this one. Runway fashion fluke, or does this trend have real staying power? You tell me!

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