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Fab Site: StyleCareers.com

FabSugar — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 07:05:33 PDT

If you recall, a while back I featured a fab site, StyleCareer.com, a company which publishes e-books about fashion-related jobs. Don't confuse it with StyleCareerS.com, the largest, fashion-only job listing site on the Internet. With the latter, you can post your resume and potentially get the fashion career of your dreams. The good news about StyleCareers.com is that it's not affiliated with a recruiting agency and doesn't collect placement fees.

You can also find out about fashion career fairs happening in L.A. and NY. Featured employers include a laundry list of recognizable names like Calvin Klein, Hurley, Macy's, Nine West, John Varvator, Lucky Brand, West Elm, Kenneth Cole and Theory. To start, go here and narrow your search according to your preferences. There's everything from pattern making to manufacturing, buying to designing. And if you have any luck and become the next influential stylist like Rachel Zoe, don't forget us!

Runway Retrospective: Alexander Wang

FabSugar — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:00:29 PST

Ever wonder how your favorite designers started? Fashion Week is almost upon us, so we're prepping with a study of some of the top American designers.

By now, the Wang girl is totally iconic; it's hard to imagine the world without Alexander Wang's vision of the downtown, edgy-cool chick. While urban street style existed before 2007, Alex Wang took it and refined it into something so insanely chic and wearable that every girl wants a piece, whether it's his slouchy denim, killer bags, or body-conscious dresses. Today, Alexander Wang is a global brand and one of the first places you look for something not so much sweet and pretty as utterly cool. Take a look back with this runway retrospective of Alexander Wang's relatively short - but unstoppable - career, and stay tuned for our full report on his upcoming Fall 2012 collection, taking place on February 11 during New York Fashion Week.

50 Geeky Date Ideas For Valentine's Day (and Beyond)

GeekSugar — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:30:10 PST

Coming up short for Valentine's Day date ideas? If you and your sweetheart are more of the geeky persuasion, simply hitting up an overpriced restaurant just won't cut it. We brainstormed 50 date ideas that incorporate science, tech, and video games, for a special Valentine's eve. But don't limit yourself - tackle these date ideas all year!

Bundle up, pack a dinner picnic, and head to the park for some stargazing.
Watch Contact (for the millionth time).
Go to a science museum.
Hit the natural history museum and check out your favorite dino bones.
Go retro - grab a roll of quarters, a slice or two, and hit the pizza parlor arcade.
Build your own planetarium with glow-in-the-dark stickers.
Catch up with the Doctor Who craze by watching the series from the beginning.
Throw a Star Wars party for two.
Whip up a batch of Cloud 9 mojitos (complete with mason jar glasses) and have a Battlestar Galactica marathon.
Visit Nerdy Day Trips and find geeky stuff to do near you.
Go to the planetarium.
Take a dream vacay to the Hobbit Hotel in New Zealand.
Spend a few romantic nights in the Hobbit House of Montana.
Visit the actual Lord of the Rings movie set.
Travel to the Chott el Djerid salt lakes in Tunisia, which were transformed into Luke Skywalker's home on Tatooine.

See the rest of the list after the break!

Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence Are Teaming Up Again

BuzzSugar — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:01:00 PST

Get the scoop on Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence's next project - NextMovie
Five questions for Gossip Girl's 100th episode - BuddyTV
See which cast member is leaving SNL - Buzzfeed
Find out how Madonna almost wrecked her career - The Daily Beast
The best and worst CIA agents on film - Rotten Tomatoes
Ashley Greene talks locking lips with Olivia Wilde - Moviefone
See which judges won't be returning to X Factor - HuffPost TV
See which show just got renewed - Zap2it
Wedding style inspiration from pop princesses - TrèsSugar

Shop It Out: Hart of Dixie

Lucky — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:54:26 PST

Lucky magazine is one of our favorite sources for great shopping tips. We're thrilled to share this fabulous story on getting Hart of Dixie's style from our friends at Lucky!

We started watching Hart of Dixie because of actress, style star and sometimes-rapper Rachel Bilson-as well as the promise of her character's Rag & Bone-filled “New York” wardrobe. But we ended up totally obsessing over Jaime King’s mean girl character Lemon Breeland. She constantly terrorizes short shorts-wearing Bilson, yet we still can’t help but like her-and her Southern Belle wardrobe.

King’s former career as a model probably helps her make the '50s happy housewife look come across as modernly hip, despite the fact that Lemon’s closet seems to only consist of pink flower hair clips, pastel cardigans, floral tea party dresses and flowy tie-front georgette blouses. While wearing the complete Lemon look every day of the week might be a bit much, it would be fun to mix a piece or two into your wardrobe.

Lemon Breeland never met a floral garden party dress she didn't like.

Bridget Circle Dress, $385, Milly, millyny.com

Click over to Lucky to see and shop the whole story.

For more fashion and style from Lucky, here are more Lucky stories.

The Benefits of Homeschooling Your Kids

LearnVest — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:05:49 PST

We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy!

In the past, LearnVest spoke to parents who chose not to use diapers with their children and dove into the stay-at-home parent debate. This time, one mother shares why she has decided to homeschool her children.

In 2002, we had our third child, 10 years after our second was born. Our eldest two boys were in a private school, but we began to consider the best way to educate our newest addition. Although we loved the school our boys attended, each year cost us about $10,000. We questioned how feasible it would be to put additional kids through there, too.

We had three more children in the following years for a total of six, and with each new baby came further confirmation that putting our four youngest through private school was out of the question financially. Our two eldest were approaching college age, which put even more pressure on us.

The decision was simple. We elected to educate our four youngest at home.

Why Public School Wasn’t an Option

We always knew that we wouldn’t send our children to public school. Parents who opt out of public school do so for many reasons: safety, quality of education, religious conviction, and many others. My husband and I both went to public school, but that was a long time ago, and I don’t know what schools are like today. For us, religion was the main reason. We believe that God gave parents the responsibility to raise, train, and educate their own children. Many parts of the Bible talk about training your children - to us, that includes education.

For more, read after the jump.

Taylor Swift Reveals Dating Rules, and Why She's Still Single, in Vogue

Katie Henry — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:16:02 PST

Taylor Swift's blue eyes pop on the cover of Vogue's February 2012 issue. She posed for photographer Mario Testino inside the issue, pairing a variety of high fashion looks with a guitar - see Taylor's style transformation over the years! She spoke candidly about her career trajectory, an upcoming album, and her high-profile romantic life. Taylor Swift has dated Jake Gyllenhaal, Taylor Lautner, and even fellow musician John Mayer. Taylor admits to healing her heart through songwriting, and revealed an "earth-shattering" breakup last year inspired her new record. Taylor said in Vogue:

Taylor on the future: "I fret about the future. . . What my next move should be. What the move after that should be. How I am going to sustain this. How do I evolve. I get so ahead of myself. I’m like, ‘What am I going to be doing at 30?’ But there’s no way to know that! So it’s this endless mind-boggling equation that you’ll never figure out. I overanalyze myself into being a big bag of worries."
Taylor on love: "I think I am smart unless I am really, really in love, and then I am ridiculously stupid."
Taylor's current relationship status: "I got nothing going on! I just don’t really feel like dating. I really have this great life right now, and I’m not sad and I’m not crying this Christmas, so I am really stoked about that."
Taylor on heartbreak: "There’s just been this earth-shattering, not recent, but absolute crash-and-burn heartbreak, and that will turn out to be what the next album is about. The only way that I can feel better about myself-pull myself out of that awful pain of losing someone-is writing songs about it to get some sort of clarity."

6 Tips to Start Your New Job Right

Kiplinger — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:08:12 PST

We're thrilled to present this smart Kiplinger story here on Savvy!

I learned some valuable lessons about how to succeed in the "real world" while starting out at my first full-time job, and you can, too.

I never expected my social circle, at age 22, to use the phrase "I feel so old" so much. We know we still have our whole lives ahead of us, but making the transition from college to career can really make you feel like you've aged 20 years. For example, unlike in my college years, convincing myself to go out on a Friday night these days takes almost as much work as getting out of bed on a Monday morning. And I never thought I would be spending my beloved lazy Sundays running whatever errands I didn't get done during the week. Even four internships, including one with my current full-time employer, the Kiplinger Washington Editors, hadn't fully prepared me for this whole professional-life thing.

To help you make the adjustment and overcome common obstacles you might face when you're just starting out, here are some lessons I learned in the first few months of my first job. I hope these tips will help you feel as young as you are. SEE ALSO: Our Quiz on Navigating the First Weeks at Your New Job

Read on for tips.

Happy Birthday, Kate Moss! See 100 of Her Most Stunning Editorials

Brittney Stephens — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:12:30 PST

Can you believe Kate Moss is turning 38 today? It seems like just yesterday she was a fresh-faced teen model, posing for Calvin Klein ads and dating Johnny Depp. Through setbacks, scandals, and stirring up global controversies, Kate's career has managed to endure - she has starred in campaigns for Rimmel London, David Yurman, Stella McCartney, and Dior, to mention a few, and has even designed collections for Topshop and Longchamp. In 2011, Kate returned to the runway for Louis Vuitton, cigarette in hand - silencing even her harshest critics and reminding us all why we love her so much - then showed her softer side during her English countryside wedding to The Kills' frontman Jamie Hince. No matter what she's gone through, Kate remains a fashion industry fixture and continues to inspire us with her gorgeous spreads and covetable street-style looks. We're wishing Kate a happy birthday by taking a look back at some of her many amazing fashion editorials - click through to see them all now.

Nicole Richie on Being "Fearless" and Teaming Up With Jessica Simpson For Fashion Star

Lindsay Miller — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:35:42 PST

Nicole Richie has already translated her trendsetter status into a full-fledged career as a designer, and this year, she's bringing her style expertise to TV! Nicole is joining forces with fellow fashion success stories Jessica Simpson and John Varvatos to mentor up-and-coming designers on NBC's upcoming series Fashion Star. Nicole stopped by to chat with us a few days ago, fresh from a photoshoot with her new costars, to talk about the project. She told us what sets this series apart from some of the other fashion-focused reality competitions out there, shared her advice for young designers, and talked about what she wished she knew before starting her own fashion lines. Check out our interview and stay tuned for our coverage of Fashion Star as we anticipate its premiere on March 13!