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Can’t Afford Designer Fashion? Get Them on Your Cell
Microsoft Windows just released five cellphone wallpaper themes, available for free at Windows Marketplace, from some of fashions top designers. Themes are available from Diane von Furstenberg, Vera Wang, Isaac Mizrahi, Rock & Republic, and Ron Arad (we like DVF the best).
The designer themes are available to all Windows phone users with Windows Mobile 6.5 devices which will be available on October 6, and can be downloaded for free from Windows Marketplace for Mobile beginning the same date.
Spring Fashion 2010: Rebecca Taylor, Tracy Reese and Milly
Rebecca Taylor
From The Designer: “The Rebecca Taylor girl for spring explores urban femininity. She works, lives and plays in the city. Towering printed sandals and architectural structured stretch dresses are softened with femme corset-inspired bustiers and flippy, fun, pull on printed skirts. Our girl likes to wear her boyfriend’s blazers and super soft cashmere athletic inspired sweaters thrown over top tiny leather skirts. Spring 2010 encompasses playful use of colors, prints and textures. The palette is intense with shades of big apple reds, shocking pinks, electric blues, ...
Skin Is In at NY Fashion Week
What: Bellies are back. At least judging by many of the looks on the Fashion Week runways in New York, where designers like Charlotte Ronson, Yigal Azrouel, Alexander Wang, and Cynthia Steffe showed off midriff-baring tops alongside other ‘80s inspired looks like shoulder pads, leggings, and acid-wash jeans.
What They Say:
“The bare-belly tops that have emerged as a popular look on the runways were well represented here — some skirts had the midriff cut out — and plenty of skin…”
Top Fall 2009 Beauty Trends: Makeup
Smoky/Intense/Dramatic Eyes
Smoky eyes have been de riguer for some time now, but for fall 2009, beauty mavens are kicking it up a notch with bold lines (think dark smudgy kohls or defining black liner) and deep color (dark purples and blues are hot). This is not a workplace-friendly look, so if you do indulge (and quite frankly, we suggest you do) keep it softer for day with some subtle gray shadows and kick it up for evening by adding some sweeping color and dark definition all around ...
Top Fall 2009 Beauty Trends: Hair
Now that it’s August, it’s time to start thinking ahead to fall. We’re less worried about raking leaves and more concerned with bigger issues at hand—like how we should be boosting our beauty routine to suit the season. Fortunately, the fall runway shows and style powers-that-be have given us plenty of hints as to what we should be thinking beauty-wise in the cooler days to come. Our top ten trends to try:
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Lands’ End Gets Green
What: Just in time for back to school, the apparel giant Lands’ End is launching a brand new line of eco-friendly backpacks, messenger bags, and lunch boxes. Designed with recycled fabric made from discarded plastic bottles, the six-product collection ranges in price from $24.50—for the eco-friendly tote—to $129.50—for the all-in-one with wheels.
What They Say:
“At Lands’ End, we always look for ways to develop new and innovative products that our customers will value and appreciate,” says Shannon Lelouch, director of product development at Lands’ End. “The new Eco-friendly ...
SkinCare CO Thinks You Should Worry About Wrinkles
What: Skincare products that promise to turn back the hands of time are nothing new. And thanks to our indoctrinated obsession with looking as young as humanly possible, they’ll be around for a long time. But how legit are they? A French skincare company, Clarins, thinks that today’s modern young woman (between the age of 25 and 35) should start worrying about wrinkles now, not later. The earlier they use anti-aging creams, the better. (Apparently.) So they’re hopping on a newish trend: marketing anti-aging products to 20 and 30 somethings.
What They Say:
Read More“Stress, lack of sleep and ...
Hard Candy Goes to Wal-Mart
What: Hard Candy cosmetics, the rocker-chic makeup brand best known for its wildly colored nail polishes and eye shadows sold at upscale retail stores, is becoming a little more budget friendly. The company has announced plans to produce a lower-priced cosmetics line specifically for Wal-Mart, which will start rolling out in stores nationwide beginning in September.
What They Say:
“The cosmetics will range in price from $5 to $10, or $6.40 on average, and are designed to appeal to 18- to 35-year-old women who are looking to have fun with their makeup.”
Flip-Flops = Fatal?
What: They say ignorance is bliss. And that’s definitely true in this case. Two brave journalists put our favorite summertime footwear - flip-flops - to the test. They each wore a pair of flip-flop for four days straight, in notoriously dirty NYC, and then took them to a lab. What they discovered was pretty disturbing. It seems that fecal bacteria and E. coli are the least of our concerns - while these bacteria showed up on the reporters’ (scary) sandals, it’s the “Staphylococcus aureus” that really worried everyone. This germ can not only make you sick if it enters your bloodstream, ...
Read MoreTop 5 Bikinis Under $50
Summer’s on its last legs, but there are still plenty of months for swimming ahead of us (especially if you live down south). Now’s the time to take advantage of great swimwear deals. To get you started, we’ve tracked down five bikinis that won’t hurt your budget. Whether you’re looking for a suit that will flatter your curvy figure or you’re going retro, we’ve got a bikini (or two) for you.
Pink Wireless Push-up Top and Belted Scoop Bottom, $22.99 and $17.99, from Victoria’s Secret
Retro Dot Twist Bandeau and Solid Cinched Hipster Bottoms, $9.99 each, from Delias
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