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Play by Your Rules: Tips to Living True to Yourself | May 21, 2012

Play by Your Rules: Tips to Living True to Yourself

Kathie Truitt, author of The Hillbilly Debutante Café, one day found herself jobless and homeless, a paradoxical opportunity to completely turn her life around; a second chance. Kathie says, “I got rid of the socialite sweater sets, the business suits and pumps, which were not me, and went to what is me – vintage dresses and cowboy boots… I surround myself with the things I like; I have a country-style house, I drive a pickup, and, once a month, I take a ride out to one of the places featured in Southern Living magazine.”

You don’t have to have a lot of … Read More »

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Exclusive Interview with Eloise Lapidus of BoBo House | May 15, 2012

Exclusive Interview with Eloise Lapidus of BoBo House

Eloise Lapidus, daughter of famous French fashion designer Ted Lapidus, has now introduced her own line of beautiful, simple and chic apparel known as BoBo House. Her alluring collection is now available in LA’s in-vogue boutique Satine. Eloise integrates LA and Parisian styles, a very unique and fresh combination. In her interview, Eloise describes her roots, her inspiration and what’s next for this talented designer.

Where does the word BoBo come from?

“BoBo” stands for “bourgeois-bohème” in French. It is also a very common expression in France and especially in Paris. The term is really an oxymoron, it’s a … Read More »

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Paris Fashion Week Report: Lanvin S/S 2012 | October 3, 2011

Paris Fashion Week Report: Lanvin S/S 2012

Modernity is beautiful!”  Alber Elbaz, Lanvin’s creative director, famous sentiments does not accurately describe the Women’s Ready-to-Wear Spring/Summer Collection collection he sent down the runway last Friday evening at Jardin des Tuileries for Paris Fashion Week.  For spring, Elbaz tells the world that classical-era Grecian goddess and alternative Gothic rocker chic are also beautiful.  Collection had many puzzled by its disunited theme and others were not sure of the purpose of the “tree of life” backdrop.  By not heralding one central theme, Elbaz instead opted to offer a collection that plays to every woman’s innate feelings of mystery, intrigue, and unpredictability.  These garments were complimented … Read More »

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Front Row Seats to Fashion Week Compliments of CatwalkLive.TV | September 16, 2011

Front Row Seats to Fashion Week Compliments of CatwalkLive.TV

Don’t book your plane ticket just yet. Virtually speaking, Roz from @RozFashionista and founder of CatwalkLive.TV, is passing out the opportunity to watch London, Milan, and Paris Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2011 collections via live stream feed.  Though every designer’s show is not streamed live, there is enough that do to keep us well-informed of international women’s ready-to-wear fashion.  Chasing after designers’ websites and Facebook accounts used to be the lot of those wanting to watch these shows.  If a designer provided live stream at all, their announcement to do so could only be found by checking and rechecking their sites.  Some do not get … Read More »

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Timed Travel | April 29, 2010

Timed Travel

People often ask me how I get to jet set so often? My answer to them is always the same…I plan most of my trips during “Shoulder Season” (jet setting between peak and off seasons). The weather is good, the crowds are much smaller and the prices are at least 30% lower! Here’s some Jet Set Smart travel ideas for Shoulder Season.

DESTINATION BEST TIMES

CANCUN- MAY, AUGUST, NOVEMBER

CARIBBEAN- JANUARY, FEBRUARY

HONOLULU- SEPTEMBER TO NOVEMBER

LAS VEGAS- JANUARY, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER

LONDON- MARCH, APRIL, SEPTEMBER

LOS ANGELES- MARCH, APRIL, SEPTEMBER TO NOVEMBER

MIAMI- JANUARY, JULY, AUGUST

NEW YORK- SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER

ORLANDO- MAY TO AUGUST

PARIS- MARCH, APRIL, AUGUST TO OCTOBER

SAN FRANCISCO- … Read More »

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Maison Ventury Paris Launches Millesime Collection | December 22, 2009

Maison Ventury Paris Launches Millesime Collection

This Season, there is no better way to invest than in luxury gold “Carat Line”.
Epitomizing luxury, Maison Ventury Paris’ Divine series is bringing an amazing new special series right into your home.

One piece in particular will caught über-customer eyes this Christmas, and that is the sparkling lounge chair with 24 carat gold and crystals. Customers are even able to customize their own furniture pieces by selecting the materials and patterns they wish to be used. Thanks to Ventury its premium bespoke engraving service, each chair is numbered and personilized with the name of the owner or its own brand. The … Read More »

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Feathered | October 19, 2009

Feathered

This season is all about 40’s glamour with a twist of rock. Most of the clothing that came off the runways is feminine, elegant and in deep colours that reminisce of the “old world”. One of my favourite things about the fall trends this year is that it has reminded us to be more playful and expressive in our attire with head pieces! You’ll see hats, headbands, pins, and other accessories in all different flavours to give our outfits a chic, and polished look.

I’m so excited about this trend, because one of my favourite movies is the classic, “My Fair … Read More »

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Sensual Ability To Attract & Elusive Power To Seduce | March 20, 2009

If you are a lover of fragrance, like I am, you’ll want to know that I’ve just discovered a fabulous perfumer out of LA, Kristen Michele.

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