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Recession Chic: Navigating the Summer Sale Racks With Fall in Mind

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Sure, there are loads of deals this time of year, but let's face it - you're so over summer and ready to start building your fall wardrobe! But if you know what to look for while searching the sale racks this time of year, you can score some essential transition pieces that you can wear today, and straight through the fall! Here are the key things to look for: 1) Color palette: blacks and greys are year-round basics that work for all seasons, so scoop 'em up if you find a bargain! But don't rule out brights, jewel tones, and winter whites - these can look really chic with black or charcoal-colored tights, or peeking out from underneath your darker fall layers. 2) Layering: before you go pigeon-holing short-sleeved or sleeveless garments automatically into the "summer" box under your bed, keep in mind that the right accessories (scarves, tights, turtlenecks, cardigans and boots) will make even a sleeveless dress stretch into the winter months! Click READ MORE for two other transitioning tips, and click on the SLIDESHOW for the items that'll take you into fall (psst, they're waaaaaaay on sale)!

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Tags :   antipodium , bi la li , by malene birger , crispin and basilio , deals , fall wardrobe , heimstone , language , savings , shop language , smythe les vestes , sretsis , summer

London Style: How To Express Yourself Like Agyness!

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Walking through the painfully hip Shoreditch neighborhood of London on a Saturday night is like stepping into some alternate dimension in which the universal laws of fashion have absolutely no application. A kaleidoscope of clashing colors, patterns, and an explosion of vintage - the only rule here is to not follow the rules. The poster child for this free-spirited style is "it" model Agyness Deyn. Often bordering on the absurd, her looks range from a mischievous pixie-fairy to a character from Oliver Twist! But she always pulls it off by balancing out the elements: a poofy tulle cocktail dress gets paired with a weathered denim jacket, and suspendered menswear pants and a fedora get paired with a $5,000 YSL handbag. The key to this look is playfully arranging unexpected combinations. Click my SLIDESHOW for some hot Agyness action.

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Tags :   agyness deyn , hiveslides , london , luella , shoreditch

Paris Style: Lou Doillon Blends Luxury With Studious Dishevelment

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On a trip to Paris this spring, I became obsessed with Lou Doillon, daughter of Jane Birkin. Her influence is everywhere: bohemian with a slightly tough, rock-n-roll edge, but also a touch of luxury. It is all so impossibly chic the way these women zip around Paris on their motorbikes, clad in leather jackets or leather pants and layers of scarves and jewelry. The key to this look is the right balance: keeping delicate or frilly things toned down with something a little edgy (a flowy, silky dress with a motorcycle jacket) and vice versa (a strand of pearls or rhinestones with a flannel shirt and trousers). Mlle Doillon is also the master at making menswear incredibly feminine and sexy. And last but not least ... don't dare brush your hair! Click SEE SLIDESHOW for more examples!

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Tags :   adeline cacheaux , bohemian , brush , chic , chris , delicate , doillon , hair , heimstone , icon , jacket , jewelry , leather , mike , pants , paris , pearls , scarves , slideshow , velvetine

Opposites Attract: Pair Sophisticate With Rocker for Best of Both Style Worlds

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Many women have two completely segregated wardrobes hanging in their closets: "work" and "play". Why not double the potential of each of these wardrobes by mixing them together: a pencil skirt with a leather motorcycle jacket, or your elegant sheath dress with dramatic thigh-high boots? Click the SLIDESHOW for some ideas on how to add some sophistication to your rocker look, and vice versa.

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Tags :   clothing , rocker , sophisticated , wardrobe

Opposites Attract: Try Adding Edgy to Delicate To Avoid Sugar Overload

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When dealing in the realm of super sweet adorableness, sometimes you risk giving yourself (and others) a cavity! To avoid the tragedy of infantilizing yourself with too much lace, ruffles, and flowers, sometimes a little grit is just what the doctor ordered. The sweetness of the delicate floral lace on this Fleur Wood mini dress gets dialed down when paired with the raw edginess of Kristen Lee's boot-sandals. The look is completed with Adeline Cacheux's silver chain headband and Iosselliani's pearl claw earrings, both of which have just the right balance of sweetness and toughness.

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Tags :   adeline cacheaux , delicate , edgy , fleur wood , hiveslides , iosselliani , kristen lee , language , shoplanguage

Opposites Attract: Closer Than You Know, Love Each Other So. Androgynous!

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Katharine Hepburn shocked a generation when she unveiled one of the most devastatingly sexy tricks ever! The combination of masculine and feminine is probably the most time-honored and trusty tool in the art of genre-mixing. Best of all, it exudes an air of confidence and ease that, at the end of the day, are the sexiest things you can put on! Take a masculine staple like this smart, tailored vest by Crispin & Basilio and pair with trouser-style or wide-legged jeans or pants. A floaty, slightly sheer "secretary" blouse underneath is the perfect balance. The Thea Grant bracelet, which pairs a vintage men's watch band with a darling brass bow, and a set of delicate-meets-tough rings by Iosselliani are the finishing touches. Click SEE SLIDESHOW for my favorite ways to achieve this effortlessly androgynous look.

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Tags :   18th amendment , androgynous , crispin and basilio , feminine , hiveslides , iosselliani , language , masculine , opposites attract , shop language , thea grant

Opposites Attract: Sparks Fly When When Preppie Meets Hipster!

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Prepsters and hipsters have rivaled one another in many a John Hughes film, but just like in The Breakfast Club, these genres mesh together surprisingly well! The secret to pulling it all together is to create a little bit of irony and playfulness-- hipsters have used this trick for decades-- they delight in taking decidedly uncool and often reviled icons of WASP culture (Hush Puppies, Lacoste, Martha Stewart's Hunter wellies, and all things equestrian) and making them cool. You can't get any more goody-two-shoes than a quilted English garden floral vest, but when juxtaposed with hipster staples like skinny jeans and Chuck Taylors you take it in a very urban direction. Accessories like a straw fedora and wooden heart earrings complete the outfit. Click SEE SLIDESHOW for my favorite ways to get the prepster-hipster look!

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Tags :   converse , earrings , hipster , hiveslides , hush puppies , lacoste , language , natalie barber , prepster , trends , vest

When Opposites Attract: Boho + Luxe Can Be Pure Perfection

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A luxe dress doesn't always have to be accompanied by ladylike matching pumps and a proper handbag. It's sad to think of all the fabulous cocktail dresses sitting lonely in their protective dry-cleaner bags in the back of the closet, waiting anxiously for their next tony affair. Parisians are born with the ability to pull this look together in their sleep - their secret seems to be the abandonment of all rules of "this goes with that." Want to be French for a day? Try pairing a sexy cocktail dress like this one by Les Prairies de Paris with funky boho gladiator sandals. Tie it together with jewelry that has elements of both styles like this snake ring by Iosselliani and a big stack of silver bangles. Click SEE SLIDESHOW for four separates that, when put together, are Parisian perfection!

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Tags :   boho , hiveslides , language , les prairies de paris , luxe , natalie barber , parisian
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