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They say the more flavors you stir into the pot, the tastier soup it makes. Pulling from Persian, Middle Eastern, and Western design aesthetics, Urbana Chappa has created a cultural melting pot in her 2013 RTW runway collection. In twenty odd looks, Ms. Chappa has clearly defined her personal design ethic of blurring the lines between East and West.


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Coming from an ancestral melting pot of her own with black, Persian, and Spanish parentage, Ms. Chappa can clearly appreciate the miasmic creations y

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Receiving a Chanel show invitation is the ultimate dream of everyone either working in fashion or passionate by it, and the golden globe featuring on it this season let us different ways of interpreting what the Grand Palais would be turned into for the show. Indeed this season a giant globe was hung in the middle of the venue, completely dark, just like the collection itself. Not a sad dark, but rather a chic one: tweed coats, grey skirts teamed with black leather leggings, and of course round-

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FASHION BLOGGER PUBLICITY OPPORTUNITY

Good morning, FASHION BLOGGERS! 

I'm working on an article that will feature Fashion Bloggers' Favorite Spring Trends, and I want YOU to participate. This is a great PUBLICITY OPPORTUNITY for you and your blog! 

To participate, email me your Name, Blog Name/URL, and describe your fave spring fashion trend (and why you love it). Send me your message via my blog's contact form >http://bit.ly/YAczQn

I'll let you know when the post is published (sometime in the next 2 weeks).

Best,

Christina-Lauren

Inspir

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Over the past several years, fashion bloggers influence over the popularity of fashion trends has become increasingly more powerful. From sitting front-row at New York Fashion Week runway shows to getting national exposure in leading publications (such as Vogue, Lucky Magazine, and Glamour) to virally-sharing reviews of products and brands, the rise of fashion bloggers represents a major evolutionary shift in the way designers and merchandisers market new products and promote new trends.

Becaus

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FW13 PARIS FASHION WEEK

Stella McCartney kicked off the day with a collection that once again explores the border between masculinity and feminity, through large pin-striped suits, skirts, and asymmetric jackets. Feminity started to appear from the middle of the collection, with a purple fluid dress and a large wool coat, followed by cut-out bandeau dresses and pants.

Russia is always at the center of Valentin Yudashkin’s collection and this season is no exception. The first look presented, a refined knee length beige f

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Pastel Colored Feminine Romance For Spring 2013 - The Top 7 !

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SALVATORE FERRAGAMO
Apricot Silk Dress

Detailed in micro pleated apricot silk, Salvatore Ferragamo's frothy flounce dress lends an immaculately feminine edge to cocktail hour

Round neckline, sleeveless, sheer shoulder detail and trim, front slit with button closure at throat, high-low flounce hemline, tonal spaghetti strap lining

Loosely draped fit - Wear with pin heels and a ladylike satchel

Material: 100%Silk

$ 2,105

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ALEXIS BITTAR
Warm Grey

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Paris Fashion Week kicked off this week and once again gathers some of the best designers and most famous brands in the world, along with internationally recognized editors, stylists and bloggers. More than seventy shows are organized in less than ten days and we are going to share with you the best fashion moments, front rows and upcoming trends that will soon invade our wardrobes.

Veronique Branquinho presented a structured collection in which wooden jewelry worn on both arms played the main ro

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