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Spring has sprung, and of course there are a whole new crop of jewelry trends. Here are the top 4.
Wood: Not Just for the BOHO Chic
Wood cuffs are all the rage this season – from marbled wood to rich colors, our wrists have never been so fabulous. Find wood in big, chunky bangles or pair a couple of these at a time for the same high-style impact.
Isharya Sunburst Cuff, $250
Bridget Lynne Designs Cuff Bracelet, $52
Roberto Cavalli Wood Cuff, $315
Via Bejeweled...
Statement Pieces
This season, statement pieces deserve their very own category. This look has built slowly over the past few years, but now these sizeable beauties are the biggest thing going. Examples range from audacious medallions to oversized and vibrant pendant necklaces.
Marc Jacobs Square Gems Necklace, $158
Square Studs, $14
Kenneth Jay Lane Gold Triple Pyramid Cuff, $295
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Donatella Versace is my all-time favorite designer. Just behind Monique Lhullier. She's what every girly girl wants to be. She's glamorous, sexy, and I'm sure that she has a wardrobe to die for. I love that her signature aesthetic is embodied in every Versace creation. Like this royal blue cocktail dress. It's just downright lavish.
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via Shoephoria...
I often wonder why Gwen Stefani's L.A.M.B. line isn't as popular as she is. Today I think it figured it out. Her designs just aren't accessible enough. Take these pumps for example, they cute in a “quirky” “wear once and throw them in the back of the closet” sort of way. Gwen hasn't mastered the art of mixing the couture with the ready-to-wear and it's reflected in the L.A.M.B. designs. I do, however, love her animal prints.
$335 @ Nordstrom
via Style Luxe...
Not too long ago, Christopher Bailey vowed to retire the conic Burberry check citing it to be overexposed and easily counterfeitable. I just saw this interpretation of the print during my daily web browsing. It's the
Burberry Patchwork Check Bucket Bag available at Nordstrom for $550. On one hand: I respect the fact that Burberry chose to take a risk, on the other hand staring at the bag for 5 minutes gave me a headache. What do you think? Do you love it?
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via Skinsational...
1.Check your diet
I'm sure you've heard it before: good skin starts from the inside out. So infuse your diet with antioxidants which have been proven to aid your skin in keeping its youthful glow. try:
Beta-carotene (e.g. carrots) may neutralize free radicals which effect your skin on a cellular level. Anthocyanidins (e.g. berries) increase your cellular defense system. Flavanones (e.g. citrus) and flavonols (e.g. apples, onions) may increase cellular defense as well as neutralize free radicals. Sulforaphane (e.g. broccoli, cauliflower) may increase your cellular defense system.
Vitamin A (found in dairy, fish, and liver) and Vitamin C (e.g. citrus fruits) both help to protect cells from free radicals. Vitamin E (e.g. nuts, oils, seeds) can also protect cells from free radicals. Selenium (e.g. meats, tuna) may be preventive in damage to your cells from free radicals.
2. Remove all your makeup.
This one is helpful both for the acne-prone and the aging-conscious. Throughout the day your face gets dirty. Products you use clog your pores causing excessive oil buildup which will prevent skin cells from regenerating.
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Looks like jewelry designers are now taking their cues from gangster rappers and adopted the motto: Bigger is better. The latest in runway trends just happens to be huge jewelry. Don't you love it? Here are a few example from New York and Paris Fashion Week's
Lanvin
Art Deco Dome Crystal Necklack with Silver Chain Links
Tom Binns
Engraved Silver Cuff
Burberry
Copper Cluster Necklace
Phillip Crangi for Vera Wang
Twisted Antique Crystal Rope Necklace
via Cult of Couture
The coveted pink platform from Giambattista Valli's Fall 2008 Runway Collection. In a word...sinful.
via Beauty Luxe...
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- Strobe Kiss Sheer coral with a golden strobe pearl
- Strobe Rays Light caramel with golden red strobe pearl
- Strobe Blossom Light blue/pink with red strobe pearl
- Strobe Current Sheer plum with golden red strobe pearl
- Strobe Beam Clear with strobe pearl
Suggested Retail Price $14.50 U.S./$17.50 CDN
via Bagista...
This handbag is far expensive to be this ugly. I just don't “get” Marc Jacobs. I know that most devoted fashionophiles have deemed him the fashion world's savior, but his aesthetic is wholly unappealing to me.
Take for example this horror. It's terrible. From the color to the “trying too hard to be different” frog brooch, it's a complete mess. The next time I read another editorially proclaiming Marc Jacobs to be the fashion greatest desing wunderkind of our generation, I will think of this bag and laugh.
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via Black Style Central...
Lifestyles of the young and fabulous. I love to see young sistah doing their thing and trying to make it in this consuming world of fashion. With that said, meet Ashley S. Drapes. She distributes her own line of custom earrings through her MySpace page and a couple of boutiques around Chicago.
Three words to describe her line: fun, funky and eclectic
ABOUT Ashley S.: Ashley Scott is a Fashion Design major at the Illinois Institute of Art in Chicago: I was really into fine art when I started designing, and I loved to paint and sketch. I was an Art Education major at Chicago State University.
I began making earrings for myself because I adore big earrings, but they’re always so heavy and they stretch your ears. I wanted to make earrings that were dramatic, but still light. I started making them for myself and girls were asking where I got them from, so I started selling them and my line was born, Ashley S. Drapes, earrings by Ashley S.
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via Celebrity Handbag Blog...
It's nice to know that even someone who has a style as avant-garde as good ole Kate can appreciate a classic bag as beautifully designed as this apple green Mulberry bag. The bag, which undoubtedly costs upwards of $2.500, gives the often bedraggled looking supermodel an heir of sophistication.
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