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What Trends to Stash - Tip of the Day!

Filed under: Clothing, Style Tip of the Day

Salma HayekAh, the age old question – what's hot and what's not? As we transition into spring, we ask ourselves the same thing. So here is the second installment of our little what to keep, stash, and buy segment. We've already covered what you should pull out of your spring wardrobe to keep. Now let's take a look at what you should stash and save for another day.

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I want that! Grey Ant pants

Filed under: Daily Obsession, Get the Look


We first really noticed Diane Kruger in the movie Troy where she held her own alongside some of our favorite sexies -- Brad Pitt, Orlando Bloom, and Eric Bana. *sigh* After stalking her a little bit we learned that she is a German born model who now dates actor Joshua Jackson (Pacey anyone?), which makes sense since her style is such a great blend of laid back Americana with flirty European chic.

This daring pairing, which she wore at the Longchamp 60th anniversary party, is no exception. She waves her good old US of A flag with nautical inspiration, a slouchy fit and hat and mixes it with a crisp yet daring pair of high waisted trousers and cut off top, courtesy of her heritage across the pond.

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How to wear white pants

Filed under: Clothing


Summertime is right around the corner. For those of us who still follow the old rules, that means White Season!

White shoes, white bags, white dresses, and most dangerously, white pants. So easy to ruin forever with blueberry pie, so hard to find a flattering fit.

Here are a few of simple rules to take the fear and anxiety out of wearing these most unforgiving garments:

1. Be skinny-skinny-skinny. Where black is slimming, white ahem creates a visual expansion. Particularly of one's posterior. If you're not super slim, you may want to back away from the idea right now.

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Remember when: Normal pants

Filed under: Clothing, Jeans

I recently posted about Fergie's awkward high-waisted pants and I was surprised by the number of responses I received about how I was hating on decency and praising low-waisted pants. Funny thing is, nowhere in my post did I say anything about hip-huggers, let alone imply any sort of love for the trend. Somehow, people interpreted my dislike of high-waisted pants as adoration for muffin-top makers.

That got me thinking... What happened to normal pants? Where are the pants that are not high enough to look like mom jeans, but not low enough to expose the panties (or lack thereof). Are these really such a rarity that people have completely forgotten the piece's very existence?

Well, I'm here to remind you that normal pants are alive and well. Don't spend your time complaining about how celeb trends affect your own choices, because there are plenty of options out there. You just have to look. And here, I'll do a bit of looking for you...

Look! Urban Outfitters! Nordstrom! GAP! That took about three minutes of my time (and Google). So, come on. The pants aren't exactly hard to find, so no one really as any excuse for dressing in pants so high they enhance the belly or so low they enhance the lack of appropriate underwear. It's time to go back to the happy medium.

Blame stonewashed, high-waisted jeans on Kate Moss

Filed under: Stores We Love, Clothing, Celebrities with Style

Are high-waisted, 1989-ish stonewashed jeans going to be the skinny jeans of next season?

I've been hearing about this trend since last winter, but now that Kate Moss chose to wear a pair to the announcement of her new plan to design for Topshop, I'm afraid it's actually going to catch on. These jeans, like skinny jeans, already have a one-word nickname of their own -- "mom" jeans.

I'll try to be objective and think of at least one positive quality of this new "mom" jean. Hmmm... they look like they'd be less drafty in the winter?

I'm all for higher waistlines if you're uncomfortable in or unflattered by low-rise jeans. But just know this: when you combine a higher waistline, looser legs, and that light stonewashed color, you're adding lots of visual volume to your lower half. And added volume isn't something that most women I know are looking for in a pair of pants.

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