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Banana Republic Trina Turk Collection

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Trina Turk, a fashion designer known for bold prints and stand-out pieces, has designed an exclusive collection for Banana Republic, which is making its official debut in select stores across the United States today (Thursday, June 7th at 5pm). Customers who visit the stores will enjoy complimentary refreshments while shopping the striking collection that captures the essence of "California Chic". 
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Just in time for summer, the Banana Republic Trina Turk Colle
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Add Some Color To Your Canvas

Add Some Color To Your Canvas

The easiest way to add some punch to your summer wardrobe is to spice it up with bright colors and bold prints. Lilly Pulitzer is known for designing preppy apparel and accessories in fun colors, playful patterns, and feminine silhouettes that can take you from the country club to a beachside resort. Here are a few of my favorite dresses from the Lilly Pulitzer line that are sure to put a swing in your step this summer.
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Life in Color

Sunhee Hwang is a New York based woman's contemporary designer in her second season.  
An award winning design student in South Korea, after graduation, Sunhee Hwang attended the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York where she was a recipient of the American Design Critics Award. After being recruited by Alber Elbaz to work at Geoffrey Beene, Sunhee went on to Anna Sui, Elie Tahari, and Anne Klein as a Senior Designer and Vice President of Design at Jones New York. 
Sunhee launched her first
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Summer's Top Sandal Trends

Top Sandal Trends




Every woman will be able to indulger her inner Carrie Bradshaw this summer by enjoying the season's top sandal trends: wedges, flats, espadrilles, bright colors, platforms, and neutral tones. As Marilyn Monroe once said, "Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world." With all the options out there this season, it's not going to be difficult to find the "right" shoes.    
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Wedges will make any woman stand out in any  crowd—whether paired with ca
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Style Spotting Across America

Style Spotting Across America
With Memorial Day coming up next week, it got me thinking about all the different ways that people throughout the USA celebrate the national holiday... from beach picnics to backyard barbecues to pool parties. Since so many people will be traveling over the holiday weekend, I thought it'd be a fun opportunity to post about the style trends that are being spotted all across America. And since you might be visiting one of these places, better to know how they dress, or you might run the risk of lo
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A model taking a short break Our buyer, Jennifer is attending Paris Fashion Week and purchasing designer fashions for the spring 2012 season. She has been sending us tidbits and photos from Paris. It has been fun to see what is happening in Paris and being on the front for 2012 spring styles. There are thousands of buyers looking at collections and the models only get a few minutes of outside air on a 30C (90F) plus fall day. This model looks amazing even under hot temperatures and a non-stop day.

So what will we be seeing

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In my fashion jewelry store, I offer two different types of karat platings. 14k GP & 18k GP. But what is the difference between the two...what does "gold karat" even mean?

Lets begin with what the 'karats' in gold karats actually mean. Essentially, a 'karat' is the measurement for the fineness of gold, with pure gold being 24 karats. The difference between 14k GP and 18k GP, is that one has a higher level of gold fineness than the other. So what is GP(gold plating)? Well, this is when a base me
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latest trends

hooray, its another fabulous and stylish edition of shopping spree magazine meaning its time for awardrobe rebirth. the new season has arrived and at shopping spree we are super excited about the wardrobe additions and subtractions (dull boring clothes).

we have for you pages after pages of on trend fashion, color blocking items- shoes, totes, purses etc in splashes of color. you can be sure your wardrobe will be perfect after reading this edition. what's in, liberating seventies funky prints is

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From: Benjamin Kanarek Blog

With a touch of a '60s feel in her Vidal Sassoon and Peggy Moffitt haircut, Amber Anderson Model and Actress is posing for Benjamin Kanarek in Harper's BAZAAR en Español, May 2011 presenting the major Ready-to-Wear Fashion Trends of the Spring-Summer 2011 Collections. (You can also read more about Amber Anderson: here).

Sensational Graphic Prints of Stripes and Waves from Diane Von Furstenberg, Azzedine Alaïa, Moschino, Playful Polka Dots from Moschino and Marni Scuba a

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Photo via Fashion156


Just as we promised, we’re keeping on top of the best and, um, most interesting trends at London’s Graduate Fashion Week. Take a look after the jump for these hot, fresh, and often bizarre styles.


Left: Maria Lazari (Photo via @River_Island; Right: Leoni Newcombe (Photo via Fashion156)


Newsflash: Your childhood kaleidoscope has resurrected from the crawlspace shaped like a sweater—but don’t be scared. Geometric shapes hit the catwalk, and—when they worked—we squealed like schoo

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Long dress and coats choose from it what suits you, and will feel free, streamlined, and flexible , The long dress suits all the ladieswhether they were thin or tented to be fat; as some these dresses areloose and conceal the body defects, these dresses is also perfect forthe short ladies as they make them look taller and from its advantagethat it is appropriate to be worn at any time and at any place whetherin the family visits, going out with the friends or in the eveningparties and also it su

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