| Smart is the new black Posted: 
Filed under: Eyewear, AccessoriesThank you, thank you, thank you, fashiontribes.com, for giving me my favorite line of the week the month all of 2008 — smart is the new black. I’ve long held the opinion that smart girls are sexy, but at times my orations on why Jane Austen heroines (like Elizabeth Bennett) are sexy [...] Related Entries: - Actress Amy Smart attended Diane von Furstenberg's Fall '08 show in the designer's turquoise and black Tai dress. She looks ...
- There's nothing like a little southern hospitality. Designer and founder of Smart Fitzjerrell Mary Kathryn Wells hails from Little Rock, ...
- I have a thing for weekend bags - which is funny because I hardly ever go anywhere - and this ...
- Tony Award winner LaChanze loved the new Smart Spot Dance intitiative because it's designed to get people exercise without going ...
Tags: eyeglasses, glasses, - Fashion, heroine, women, sexy, girls, buzz, bookish, frames, glass, ladies, smart |
| Celebrity Style Kate Moss Posted: 
Kate Moss and friends ??” Sienna Miller and hairdresser James Brown ??” visited the Make Today Count Auction at the Cancer Research UK shop. Kate outshone Sienna in her black blazer and YSL ostrich downtown tote. I’ve grown tired of the Wayfarer sunnies, but I do like the shorts-over-tights look. Do you?Source Related Entries: - Harper's Bazaar may have placed Kate Moss in 10th place in their 2007 Best Dressed list, but in Fab land, ...
- I think it's safe to say today is Kate day! First she popped up in my Link Time, then there ...
- Cameron Diaz, Mischa Barton, Kate Moss, Kate Bosworth, and Nicole Richie: besides having fame and fortune in common, these ladies ...
- What I admire about Kate Moss is that, even though she's a mega-celeb and has tons of cash, she doesn't ...
Tags: celebrity style, Kate Moss, Sienna Miller, yves saint laurent, - Fashion, Target, Guess, buzz, rsvp |
| Who Wore Emanuel Ungaro Better? Mary J Blige or Vivica A. Fox Posted: 
Mary J Blige first wore this Emanuel Ungaro Fall 2007 multi-coloured sequined one-sleeved dress to the American Music Awards back in November.I hate one-sleeved dresses, I just don’t get the concept, so she was put on my worst dressed list for that night.I was very surprised to see that Vivica A. Fox wore the same [...] Related Entries: - Is it bad that I am starting to like this Emanuel Ungaro Fall 2007 dress now that I have seen ...
- Melody from the Pussycat Dolls wore this Ungaro Spring 2007 dress first to the Grammy's this year.Kylie Minogue wore this ...
- Wowza! Check out Kylie Minogue as she recently dined at London's The Ivy restaurant. Always one to push the boundaries ...
- Jessica Alba first wore this green strapless dress to the "Fantastic Four Rise of the Silver Surfer" Mexico City Premier ...
Tags: who wore it better?, - Celebrities, Mary J Blige, Vivica A. Fox, buzz |
| Canada’s National Newspaper Posted: 
We heart our friends up yonder in Canada and so appreciate the support from both the press and our Canadian readers! Here is a recent article from The Globe and Mail- Canada’s National Newspaper. Thanks for the love! Related Entries: - Is there a week that goes by when we don't have a National Something-or-other? At least with the National Vegetarian ...
- Billy Joel has mixed emotions about performing the US National Anthem before this weekend's Super Bowl - because it's "a ...
- One of my good friend's is absolutely crazy for marzipan. In fact, he believes that a cake is not worth ...
- Over the last six months, the tidal wave of red ink washing over the traditional print media continues unabated. Average ...
Tags: - Fashion, press, buzz |
| How to Bring Salad to a Potluck Posted: 
Salads don’t travel as well as other dishes, especially when the greens are doused in dressing or vinaigrette. When bringing a salad to a potluck, prepare all of the elements in advance. Assemble the salad later upon arrival at the dinner. To avoid a soggy salad use the following technique: Always wash the greens and [...] Related Entries: - This super fresh and deliciously fragrant salad is a wonderful side dish to quesadillas, enchiladas, or carnitas. A tex mex ...
- One of my favorite things to do with leftover chicken is chicken salad. Usually I shred it over tasty beds ...
- Consider this my heartfelt apology to the leeks, rutabagas and beets languishing in my fridge. I'm sorry. It's not that ...
- I know what I'm making for lunch tomorrow! This Italian chopped salad is full of scrumptious ingredients like garbanzo beans, ...
Tags: - Dieting, Potluck, tips, buzz, salads, Potluck Party |
| Luke Wilson Takes Swing at Designing Posted: 
Rebecca Sapp/WireImage; inset courtesy puma When you think of Luke Wilson, fashion designer probably isn’t the first thing that jumps to mind, but thanks to a partnership with PUMA, that’s exactly what the actor has become. PEOPLE caught up with the youngest Wilson brother on the Robinson Ranch Golf Club in Santa Clarita, Calif. [...] Related Entries: - Life is imitating art for Luke Wilson and Kate Beckinsale on the set of the Sony Screen Gems thriller "Vacancy," ...
- Owen Wilson's brother Luke is the first person to publicly acknowledge his sibling's relationship with You, Me and Dupree co-star ...
- Less than a week after his suicide attempt, Owen Wilson is back at home ??" and being watched around the ...
- Jessica Alba recently revealed that when she worked on the hit show 'Beverly Hills 90210' in 1998 she was contractually ...
Tags: Fashion, Celebrity Designer, - Fashion, Celebs, buzz |
| Lanvin Happy Bag ) Posted: 
With all of this rain, snow, wind and miserable weather the past few weeks, I really needed some cheer. I found my perfect purse of sunshine over at Barneys New York, (my favorite department store in NYC). Classic designer Lanvin is offering this bright yellow ray of a handbag, aptly named “HAPPY“. [...] Related Entries: - Nil sports bag by LanvinHot for Spring is the punk rockin' Nil bag from ...
- Lanvin Metallic Maxi Miss $2300 Lanvin Metallic Hero Bag, $1745 Lanvin Madras Hero $1675 Lanvin Kansas Tote $2,030 Lanvin Metallic ...
- Lanvin Metallic Maxi Miss $2300 Lanvin Metallic Hero Bag, $1745 Lanvin Madras Hero $1675 Lanvin Kansas Tote $2,030 Lanvin Metallic ...
- Lanvin Metallic Maxi Miss $2300 Lanvin Metallic Hero Bag, $1745 Lanvin Madras Hero $1675 Lanvin Kansas Tote $2,030 Lanvin Metallic ...
Tags: Fashion, handbags, - Fashion, Lanvin Bags, sunshine, Lanvin, buzz, happy |
| Social Events Of The Week Posted: 
“10,000 B.C.” Premiere, MadridCamilla Belle is usually impeccable, but I honestly do not think this Carlos Miele Spring 2008 one-shoulder gown flatters her in any way. I particularly object to the bottom half of the gown.Swarovski Party, ParisRihanna attended this event wearing a sheer dress with a purple underly, accentuated with a jeweled belt.She [...] Related Entries: - "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry", Premiere, CaliforniaEmmanuelle Chriqui was easily the best dressed woman at this event in ...
- "The Kingdom" Premiere, ParisJennifer Garner is stunning in this Zac Posen fuschia gown.I only wished she had not put her ...
- Frederick's of Hollywood Spring 2008 Fashion Show, LADita Von Teese knows a thing or two about sexy lingerie, so it's ...
- "Elizabeth: The Golden Age" Screening, New YorkMinus the pom-pom on the her shoulder Cate Blanchett looks gorgeous.Roberto Cavalli Store Opening, ...
Tags: Mariah Carey, Girls Aloud, Cate Blanchett, Rihanna, Kate Beckinsale, camilla belle, - Celebrities, Social Events of The Week, Vivica A. Fox, Blake Lively, buzz |
| oscar winner tilda swinton’s oscar bling! Posted: 
good morning! below i’ve got some exclusive pictures you won’t find anywhere else of best supporting actress oscar winner tilda swinton’s golden statue wearing her incredible diamond bling which was provided by italian jeweler damiani (yes - the very same company that was robbed over the weekend in italy…$20 million dollars of jewels were stolen!) [...] Related Entries: - British Oscar winner Tilda Swinton's style is very androgynous. She tends to favour quite boxy, masculine clothes (see above), ...
- Sean Penn and Petra Nemcova? Yup, you heard that right. You could almost hear the sound of eyebrows raising as ...
- It???s the war of the red carpet dresses. The most memorable gowns in Oscar history were taken out of storage ...
- Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep, Mary J. Blige and Oprah Winfrey Portia de Rossi, Betty DeGeneres and Ellen DeGeneres Tom Cruise, ...
Tags: - Celebrities, oscars, buzz |
| Beauty Obsession Jane Cosmetics Be Pure Mineral Makeup Posted: 
Courtesy Jane cosmeticsIf sensitive skin and eyes are keeping you from wearing makeup, Jane Cosmetic’s Be Pure Mineral Makeup has come to the rescue. Their new line of pure mineral eyeliners and shadows are great for sensitive eyes and contact lens wearers. The mineral pencil applies easily without tugging or skipping, and the shadows [...] Related Entries: - Brands like Bare Escentuals and Jane Iredale have revolutionised the foundation world - and now Neutrogena has launched its first ...
- Here are some of mineral makeup reviews done by my fellow beauty bloggers over at The ...
- Yes, mineral makeup has been gaining alot of publicity lately from new converts to the ...
- The last two yay or nays threw up quite a lot of interesting debate, so I thought I'd share all ...
Tags: cosmetics, - Fashion, buzz |
| Fab Site BocNYC.com Posted: 
Manhattan boutique BOC may be situated in a loft, but the clothes it stocks are hardly lofty . . . just straightforward and cool. With contemporary labels like Alexander Wang, Cynthia Vincent, Rebecca Taylor and J Brand, what more could you expect? An equally cool online boutique, BocNYC.com, that’s what. Related Entries: - It's well documented that I'm a big fan of Mr Site, who ...
- If you somehow managed to find this page... cool. The site is down due to a copyright issue that ...
- My site was down for 4 days. It sucked. I won't really get into what happened, let's just ...
- Anya Hindmarch has just launched an entirely revamped site, AnyaHindmarch.com! A full range of her handbags, luggage, shoes, beachwear, ...
Tags: Rebecca Taylor, Fab Site, Alexander Wang, J Brand, - Fashion, buzz, bocnyc.com, Cynthia Vincent |
| Would You Rather Eat Thai Food or Tacos? Posted: 
We’re spoiled here at the Sugar HQ; on Thursdays we’re usually on the receiving end of a giant taco bar. However, some of the folks are getting a little tired of tacos and so this week we decided to order up Thai food. Unfortunately there was a snafu, and both Thai and tacos were delivered. [...] Related Entries: - This week's theme? Thai noodles! Two posts on Thai noodles really made me crave them. And if you aren't in ...
- Before you start making a new dinner dish, it's important to completely read the recipe. For example tonight's vegetarian meal ...
- A few weeks ago the folks at Curry Simple sent us a care package containing several of their curry sauces. ...
- Everyone I know is crazy about Thai food. I'm not sure how much longer the craze will last (I think ...
Tags: - Dieting, poll, buzz, tacos, thai |
| Paris Fashion Week - Giambattista Valli amp Valentino Posted: 
Giambattista Valli collection was stunning. I particularly loved the red extreme bubble dresses, although I feel they may be too edgy for the red carpet.White, black, grey, red, pink and even one dash of sky blue, made up the colour palette.Coats and dresses were pouffed and padded to make the voluminous. Not just [...] Related Entries: - ebelle5 the bag blog Date Added: November 4, 2006 Giambattista Valli | SS '07 Thanks to the awesome members over ...
- Ooh…if we had a pristine white leather Giambattista Valli purse like this one, we don’t know if we could let ...
- This organza fuschia dress with a leather empire belted waist was show by Giambattista Valli during Spring 2007 Fashion Week.Mint ...
- On Sunday night Victoria wore these sky high Giambattista Valli heels to her 'Welcome to LA' party thrown by TomKat. ...
Tags: Paris Fashion Week, - Celebrities, buzz |
| Wonderful British Almshouses Posted: 
If you are ever touring the British countryside and see a group of cottages usually set around a beautiful garden they will be Almshouses - it is charitable housing provided to enable people (typically the elderly who can no longer work to earn enough to pay rent).The first recorded Almshouse was founded by King Athelstan [...] Related Entries: - The choice on this site is phenominal. Mary McPhail is the owner of this wonderful company. I am so impressed. ...
- For those of us concerned about food miles, there's good news this month as good old British asparagus is back ...
- Well, the lines are closed (Note: not really. It's not that kind of vote), the votes have been counted ...
- Attention all English Woman: Leo is looking for a British hottie!Leonardo Dicaprio met Cat Deeley (host of ???So You ...
Tags: architecture, - Cool Stuff, buzz |
| Trend Alert Watercolor Ways Posted: 
For a less in-your-face approach to the overarching artsy trend than straight up brush strokes, there are watercolor ways. Delicate, ethereal, but still crafty, pastel and vibrant hues have formed together to create beauties like Rachel Bilson’s Zac Posen. I’m torn ??” I love the boldness of brush strokes but the mystique of watercolor ways. [...] Related Entries: - I love the fresh look of this bag! The new Coach Hamptons Weekend Watercolor Stripe Small Tote looks like it ...
- As the last of the leaves have fallen and a chill settles across the countryside, have your dreams shifted to ...
- All this time I've been preaching color and these ice princesses are stealing the spotlight. Gray goes many ways: casual, ...
- I Am Fashion Barney's Girl, says to use splashes of red to light up your wardrobe this season! ???Starting with ...
Tags: Trend Alert, Zac Posen, Rachel Bilson, AKA New York, Shoshanna, Kenneth Cole, Josh Goot, - Fashion, buzz, watercolors |
