Trend Alert: Handkerchief Hems


Updated 03/07/08 7:00 PM · Posted by FabSugar · 30 comments

Trend Alert: Handkerchief Hems

Fashion is experiencing a hippie revival and I am not protesting this trend. However, I need your help deciding if I like handkerchief hems or not. I already confidently don wide-legged jeans and denim vests, but I'm not so sure about this nonchalant detail. This Jovovich-Hawk for Target Arabesque Halter Dress ($30) is something Lux would have worn in The Virgin Suicides but is it too '70s Read more

Celebrity Style: Katharine McPhee


Updated 12/15/07 5:47 AM · Posted by FabSugar · 42 comments

Celebrity Style: Katharine McPhee

Katharine McPhee stood out at the LA premiere of I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry in her psychedelic Nieves Lavi dress. Although the colors clash with the red carpet, she still manages to look fresh. I like that she didn't go matchy matchy with the accessories. The pointy pumps are a bit outdated but her confidence makes it work. Don't forget to check out her henna tattoo on her left foot! Read more

Celebrity Style: Joss Stone


Updated 12/15/07 6:24 AM · Posted by FabSugar · 35 comments

Celebrity Style: Joss Stone

Joss Stone has been looking more than a tad quirky lately, especially since her latest album release for Introducing Joss Stone. Pop even chose her as worst dressed several months ago. That's why I was surprised when I saw her looking so ladylike at the MuchMusic Video Awards. I like that she went back to her roots and wore a paisley-print Nieves Lavi frock. Her tie-up sandals don't really match, Read more

Dress You Up! Vintage Print Dresses


Updated 04/05/07 7:05 PM · Posted by FabSugar · 32 comments

Dress You Up! Vintage Print Dresses

Skip your morning coffee, or tea, and opt for a fabulous vintage print dress. Yes, you could also scour vintage shops, I know that's what members of The Vintage Place!! are thinking. But that's a shopping mission and if you're not up to the challenge this Spring has lots and lots of offerings. Same with trapeze style dresses, you can wear these with a heel or no heel; but if you want to wear it Read more

Trend Alert: Long Dresses


Updated 01/21/07 8:46 AM · Posted by FabSugar · 9 comments

Trend Alert: Long Dresses

For those of you gals graced with long legs: get psyched! We all know dresses are hot for Spring and this includes long, flowy, effortless dresses. These particular dresses are slimming, comfortable and sexy. For those of you who are a little more petite, all you've got to do is throw on some wedge platforms and you are good to go! Here are a few of my new favorite long dresses for Read more

Designer Spotlight: Nieves Lavi


Updated 10/17/06 1:21 PM · Posted by FabSugar · 12 comments

Designer Spotlight: Nieves Lavi

Lately I just can't get enough of the truly original print dresses by Nieves Lavi. The label was founded by fashion veterans Sam Nieves Velez and Sharon Lavi, both of whom cut their teeth as senior designers at Herve Bernard and also spent time at Anna Sui and Vera Wang, respectively. The pair's fun and funky print dresses and tops are spun from 100 percent silk and have just a slight retro edge Read more

The Perfect Plant For Black Thumbs: African Spear Plant


Updated 07/21/11 9:52 PM · Posted by · 9 comments

Easy Houseplants to Care For

Granted, Anthropologie's exclusive Nieves Lavi silk print dress, which was featured on the Anthropologie Facebook page, is quite lovely. But what I adore even more is the chic styling of this photo and the unusual plant peeking out behind the model. The plant in question is sometimes called African spear plant, or sansevieria cylindrica. What you need to know, however, is that this plant is one Read more