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The peplum trend is on the rise, and though I don't know many people that could get away with a plaid peplum dress, Fab reader TheFancyTeacup pulled it off with complete ease. She put some pep in her step with a Rugby by Ralph Lauren plaid dress ($278), black knee-high socks, and heels. I love how effortlessly she rocked this look — it almost makes me want to jump on the tartan train! Congrats Read more
While others continued to play their hurtful games last night on Gossip Girl, Jenny Humphrey stuck to what she knew best — designing clothes. The fashion prodigy realized her potential and decided to embark on her own journey. What better way than to wear her own designs to get noticed? Jenny looked fashionably fabulous in a bespoke plaid dress and David & Young knit beret. Her LnA Read more
Plaid has been everywhere these days so it's fitting that I ask you whether or not you like this 3.1 Phillip Lim Inspector Trench, $525. I definitely dig the blue and white color combo and how it can double as a trench coat and a dress! You? To post your selections go to the Love It or Hate It? group. And if you want to learn how to do a blog post click here. 3.1 Phillip Lim Inspector Read more
We got our first taste of Madewell's Fall 2012 back in April, but if ever there was a way to prove the cool factor in this collection, it's in Madewell's perfectly styled Fall lookbook. Mastering the art of effortless layers, girl-meets-boy appeal, and the style quirks of traditional Fall clothing turned on its head, Madewell offers up the season's essentials in bold hues, clever prints (like a Read more
Kristen Stewart wore a tight red and black plaid 10 Crosby dress for a Snow White and the Huntsman photocall in Berlin today. She was joined for the press event at the Ritz-Carlton hotel by her costars Charlize Theron and Sam Claflin, as well as director Rupert Sanders. Their leading man, Chris Hemsworth, wasn't able to attend since he's celebrating the birth of daughter India Hemsworth with Read more
Emma Watson was in LA yesterday to continue work on Sofia Coppola's latest film The Bling Ring. The story is based on a real-life circle of young burglars who broke into the homes of Hollywood stars like Paris Hilton, Rachel Bilson, and Orlando Bloom from 2008 to 2009. Emma left the set after wrapping in a plaid dress and combat boots, but was seen earlier in the day wearing long hair extensions Read more
Victoria Beckham carried a plaid-dress-wearing Harper into LAX this afternoon. The duo is headed to NYC, where Victoria will show her Fall collection at Fashion Week on Sunday. Victoria spent much of last month in London ringing in the New Year with her family and working on her latest designs, which she's started promoting with multiple magazine spreads. Victoria's post-baby body was on display Read more
If not for Vivienne Westwood, rocker chicks would have nothing to wear — and for Fall 2012, Westwood gives them plenty in the form of tulle, tartan, and t-shirts. Westwood always has a knack for wonderfully peculiar tailoring, in this case it's seen on sharp, angular blazers that look like origami structures and gigantic silhouettes, which for Fall are layered and oversized and bring to mind Read more
For Missoni's Fall 2012 collection, designer Angela Missoni was inspired by a mix of urban influences and an immersion in nature and landscape. According to show notes, the woman of Fall '12 is a "heroine in a concrete jungle," and conceives fashion as an "evocative adventurous fantasy" while maintaining a strong-willed, sophisticated yet sensitive vibe. The collection was, of course, loaded with Read more
Marni designer Consuelo Castiglioni showed a world of colorblock, structured silhouettes, and small-scale prints for Fall 2012. '60s mod styling got a dose of Eastern influence on the runway — models were clad in bright shift dresses, trousers, and skirt suits, almost always topped with a boxy coat and cinched at the waist with wide leather belts. The designer also offered up slick coats in Read more
