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Link Time: Gucci's Spring '11 Collection Lands 50 Covers

FabSugar — Mon, 09 May 2011 11:33:17 PDT

Cover wars continue: Gucci's Spring collection lands 50 covers - Fashionista
The Stone Cold Fox duo share their Summer essentials - Refinery29
Kelly Cutrone always hits up Fred Segal when she's in LA - PopSugar LA
Brides-to-be are going to great pains to make their weddings more royal - The Cut
Hop to it with Twiggy's new art project - Modelinia
The McQueen exhibit is the Met's most popular ever - Vogue UK
The best advice Stella McCartney ever got from her mama - Lucky
Judith Leiber at the Met Gala: a hands-on experience - Bag Snob
All eyes on the Aussies: style cues from Australia Fashion Week - The Inside Source
Derby days: hats off to headpieces in Vogue - Vogue Daily
The most iconic prom dresses of all time - InStyle

Do You Still Have Your Prom Dress?

FabSugar — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:12:22 PST

Ready-Made Prom Outfits via A Devilish Challenge!

FabSugar — Thu, 10 May 2007 08:46:22 PDT

You all are missing out on some serious fun in the A Devilish Challenge group founded by redegg! Here, you can join in on some fashion challenges ranging from fantastical party wear to a trip to the City of Light to positively Posh outfits. The group was inspired by the Fab movie The Devil Wears Prada and has a cheeky air of mystique.

Most recently, they whipped together a challenge to find prom looks for the price of take out! Not only is that a genius title, but these looks are pretty smokin'. My favorite look, shown here, was created by atoxicsparkle . I love it because I was actually quite prim and proper for my prom and this look is sassy and fun! To see the rest of the prom looks go here!

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Video: Jessica Simpson Surprises 7 Girls With Prom Dresses on Oprah!

PopSugar — Thu, 05 May 2011 17:36:15 PDT

Just like Johnny Depp and his Pirates screening, Jessica Simpson played a part in Oprah Winfrey's final "Harpo Hookups" episode, which aired today! Jessica surprised seven high school girls who wouldn't have otherwise had the chance to buy prom dresses with perfect gowns, shoes, and accessories from the Jessica Simpson Collection for their big nights. Jessica stepped out to give the teenagers even more gifts and talk about the power of feeling good about the way you look. Watch Jessica's Oprah segment!

Operation Organize: Charitable Closet Clearing

Lauren Conrad — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:30:31 PDT

We are thrilled to share this story from LaurenConrad! The TV personality, writer, designer, and style maven started LaurenConrad.com, a social networking site that features daily posts by Lauren on all of our favorite topics - fashion, beauty, food, party planning - and Lauren will be sharing her latest fashion finds with Fab every month. This week, we talk closet cleaning for a cause.

If you have read my book Style then you know what I think when it comes to cleaning out your closet: if you can’t see it, you won’t wear it. The solution? Overhaul your closet, and get organized. (Check out Chapter 4 of Style for helpful tips on editing and arranging your closet.) So what do you do with all of the pieces you want to ditch? Pay it forward. And no, I don’t mean watch the movie.

Think of it this way: as your unused homecoming dress sits in the deep dark depths of your closet, there is someone out there who is looking for, or needing, that very dress. They don’t say, “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure” for nothing. Instead of tossing or selling closet rejects, donate them - but do it wisely. Certain organizations specialize in distributing specific clothing items. To inspire you to make smarter donation decisions, I have put together a list of helpful suggestions on disposing your closet castoffs:

Shoes. If you are tossing a pair of shoes, give them to someone who really needs them. I recently learned about Soles4Souls, which is an organization that collects shoes and gets them to those in need. In many countries, children cannot attend school or church unless they have a pair of shoes, and Soles4Shoes makes this possible.

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Glee-ful Highlights From Episode "Prom Queen"

Shannon Vestal — Wed, 11 May 2011 11:44:16 PDT

Glee invites us to prom this week, and while it manages to stress the characters out more than excite them, the episode ends with most everyone having a good time. New Directions is asked to perform at the event, giving the glee club another chance to tune up before nationals while guest star Jonathan Groff returns and also goes to the prom.

The big reveal of the episode - who gets voted prom queen - is shocking and initially upsetting, but it fails to ruin the night for the McKinley high students. Plus, there are a load of fantastic performances this week, all of which I'm ready to chat about when you

Karlie Kloss: What It's Like to Go Between High Fashion and High School

Annie Scudder — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 10:45:53 PDT

Model Karlie Kloss wore a Dior dress to her prom back in St. Louis, MO. The 19-year-old is an established star in the modeling world, but until she graduated this past Spring, she'd been going back and forth from the fantasy world of fashion to the life of a Midwestern high school kid. LIFE.com and photographer Gabrielle Revere followed Karlie backstage to Paris couture week, back to her childhood bedroom, and around New York City for a special Fashion Week feature.

The magazine notes that while she's landed coveted campaigns and worked all over the world, Karlie still brings homemade cookies to the crew at photo shoots and travels to see her parents and three sisters whenever possible. Of trying to balance her two lives, Karlie explains, "For the last four years, when I'm not working I've been on the first flight home to St. Louis - back in school, nose in the books, or catching up with friends and getting caught up on who's got boyfriends, who's broken up with who, all the silly high school drama that is just part of the experience." Speaking of young-love drama, Karlie's denied dating Joe Jonas.

Unlike recent high school grads, though, Karlie has the pressure of a full-time international career. Based on what she told LIFE, she's up for it: "You're kind of like a chameleon - you take on the energy and the spirit of the collection and the show, and you get to become part of the designer's vision. It's actually a big responsibility. It's a special honor."

Today during New York Fashion Week festivities at Lincoln Center, fashionistas can pick up a special print edition of LIFE, which includes the feature and 34 images of Karlie. Here's a sneak peek, including a look at her prom dress.

Gabrielle Revere/LIFE.com

Would You Go to an Adult Prom?

Tara Sharp — Thu, 12 May 2011 11:45:00 PDT

Did you have a disastrous prom and wish you could do it all over again? You can! The trend this high school dance season is proms for adults. And these proms aren't spoof-y girls' nights in, where you grab your best gal pals and don horrible bridesmaid dresses while sipping champagne in your living room. These are bona fide dance parties - prom king and queen, dresses, photos, and all - meant to give adults (mostly in their 20s and 30s) a chance at a prom do-over, although this time there aren't any chaperones, there's plenty of alcohol, and there are kids with a babysitter waiting for you at home.

I feel that once you've left high school, there's no reliving prom, what's done is done. I'd say leave the reminiscing for your high school reunion and focus on how great it is to not be in high school and do grownup things like drink legally and go home with someone you love instead of an awkward teenager. What do you think?

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OnSugar TV Recap: Parenthood Episode "New Plan"

OnSugar Blog — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 13:13:09 PDT

The following recap of Parenthood was contributed by community member gtettey, who posted it on the OnSugar blog Screen Time.

We open this week's episode with Crosby rehashing his dalliance in an empty house to an unidentified woman. He seems to be making new plans in the wake of Jasmine's decision last week. Crosby isn't the only one making possibly questionable plans. It's prom and Adam is worried that Haddie's after-prom plans may include sex. Sarah is working hard to become a playwright and is forced to make a choice when it comes to her work. Amber makes some choices about college and her future. While everyone else is making life-changing decisions, Julia is left to deal with one that was dealt to her.

All Crosby wants is to get his family back. His indiscretion is still haunting him with Jasmine gone and troubles with Adam. Looking for someone to talk to and trying to find a way to get Jasmine back, Crosby recounts the story to a real estate agent. After seeing the house, Crosby goes to Adam with his new plan. However, Adam is still pissed and kicks him out. Adam needs to let it go. He and Kristina can be so self-righteous. It's really annoying. Clearly, Crosby knows that what he did was wrong and takes full responsibility for it. He didn't mean for it to happen. I also hate how they blame it all on Crosby and act like Gabby was the victim. That is not the case, but that's a post for another day. At the end of the day, they are family and Adam just needs to forgive him. In an attempt to be diplomatic, Sarah argues this point to Adam and urges him to be there for Crosby and look at the house because he's in pain. As the rest of the Braverman siblings take a look at the house, Crosby admits that he hastily and stupidly bought the house (not the pretty cottage-style house, but the shanty across the street) as a grand gesture. He can't back out now because he sold the house boat to do it. I'm going to miss that little boat. In the end, Adam shows up telling him that it was a grown up thing to do and agrees to help him fix up the house.

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What Is Your Biggest Prom Regret?

Tara Sharp — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:15:19 PDT

From extravagant proposals to $1,400 dresses, are proms the new weddings? Reading the New York Post piece on pricey proms, I'm baffled that girls are not just getting $1,000-plus prom dresses, they are buying wedding-esque white, celebrity-inspired dresses and renting $9,000-a-night double-decker Hummers. I remember prom being important and fun, but "splurging" on a dress back then was closer to $300, and I'm glad I held on to my savings for college instead of wasting it on one high school night. My prom night was a blast and super tame (no crazy lost virginity stories), ending with a group of us staying up all night before going to my best friend's date's swim meet at the crack of dawn.

Whether you got a little too crazy or not crazy enough, your date was a disaster, or you spent your college fund on a hideous dress, what is your biggest prom regret? Or do you not regret anything?

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