Accessories with meaning

Posted on 23 March 2009 by Mia Anita

Accessories are a major part of any outfit and/or the feel in which the person is going for -for the look. Make sense? For example,  a plain white-T can be jazzed up with a big-and-bright colorful statement necklace or an eye-stopping pair of chandelier earrings. However, it is much more meaningful when the [...]

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Push back fly-away strands with bedazzled jeweled headbands

Posted on 08 March 2009 by Mia Anita

Jeweled Headbands are all the rage, craze and razzmatazz phase. When worn the correct way, a bedazzled headband can be a very pretty and elegant addition to any outfit. However, you should be very careful when purchasing your band. When it gets to big and thick it can end up looking like a very hot-and-confused [...]

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Spring’s View: Colorful Sunglasses

Posted on 17 February 2009 by Mia Anita

Spring is a time to switch up the ever so drab and monotone aspect of those past cold winter months. A time to bask in the ambiance, if you will. Spring should be a time to rejoice for…HEAT! So why not bring it in with a brighter view on things. Many designers have [...]

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I said: It’s a Hat day!

Posted on 02 February 2009 by alexi

Pop quiz:
Who said “I think it’s a say-something hat day.”?
a.    Patrick Swayze
b.    Aretha Franklin
c.    Jackie Kennedy
d.    Ru Paul
Hats, hats, hats. They sit atop your head at whatever jaunty angle you prefer, and they make you look oh so fabulous. The answer by the way, is Patrick Swayze as Vita Boheme in Too Wong Fu, Thanks [...]

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Accessories: Magnify and Maximize

Posted on 27 December 2008 by noelani

What is fashion if not an experiment in limits? While much of what’s on the pret-a-porter site is not realistically what we are ready to wear today, it is however important that designers out there continue to stretch boundaries. Their innovation lives in the fantastical for us, and each new season tests these new ideas.
John [...]

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Tags: Fall, Trends

Five Fall Trends~Manhattan Approved

Posted on 19 December 2008 by stjlee

Here are five of my favorite trends that have spread like wildfire in the streets of Manhattan:
1. Colored Tights
As far as colored tights go, it seems that any and every color is game. It’s a great way to add an edge to your look without breaking the bank.
Darker colors–plum, navy, gray, dark green–tend to translate [...]

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Mother always said, “Don’t forget your hat, gloves & scarf”

Posted on 11 December 2008 by Mia Anita

-and with the temperatures reaching below 0 in some parts of the U.S., listening to Mother isn’t such a bad idea. Of course, thinking back on the 3 part combo you used to wear to school, you usually wouldn’t want to wear those bright colors and funny characters now that you’re a mature adult who [...]

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An accessory you can’t wear… Your Calling Card

Posted on 11 December 2008 by Mia Anita

Calling Cards may seem like a thing of the past… but this blast is definitely back in full force! In a recent conversation with my grandma who was born in the 40’s, she opened my eyes to how pertinent it was to someone’s image and business savvy presence when they carried with them their own [...]

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Tags: Shoes

The Shoes Have It

Posted on 22 November 2008 by andreajoy

As winter falls upon us (some of us that is…us native-Californians are yet to see the leaves change colors and the air become crisp) we begin to dust off our winter boots, shoes and heels. In doing so this year, I have come to realize a few things about boots- it’s the one shoe in [...]

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STOP! Hammer Time

Posted on 17 November 2008 by Mia Anita

Somewhere in the middle of September, while having a little chat with one of my friends I brought up the subject of wanting a pair of Hammer Pants. Of course, as I expected I received a glance that had “WHAT???” written all over my friends face. But I wasn’t kidding, and not to my surprise, [...]

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