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Naven's Sophisticated Young Style

Filed under: Clothing, Interviews

We love the sexy vintage meets modern look of Naven, a contemporary womenswear collection designed by twin sisters Kymberley and Alexis McClay. We recently caught up with these rising young designers (they're already on the radar of celebs like Kim Kardashian and Lauren Conrad) to find out what inspires their work.

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Effortlessly Sexy Clothes by Dolan

Filed under: Clothing, Dresses, Interviews

We recently caught up with the talented women behind Dolan, an effortlessly sexy womenswear collection created by Jodie Dolan, creative director, and Hillary Justin, head designer. All of their pieces are designed and manufactured in downtown Los Angeles and created to be flattering on many different body types.

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Handmade Modern by Astridland

Filed under: Handbags, Accessories, Clothing, Dresses, Interviews

black circle bag with silver piping by astridlandWhile designing costumes for feature films and television, designer Astrid Brucker was inspired to strike out on her own and create her own collection of handmade modern dresses, jewelry, gloves, and handbags. We caught up with her to find out more about her label, astridland.

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Blazer Arts - Jewelry for the Modern Woman

Filed under: Accessories, Interviews, Must Haves

Handcrafted Water Lily Necklace by Blazer ArtsToday we're chatting with jewelry designer Debra Blazer, who has been creating beautiful custom jewelry since 1999. Her style is heavily influenced by her background in art history and any of her handcrafted pieces would be the perfect addition to the modern woman's wardrobe.

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Rebecca Turbow of Safe Clothes - Indie Designer Interview

Filed under: Style in the News, Clothing, Interviews, Must Haves

Jet Jacket designed by Rebecca Turbow of Safe Clothes and graphic designer Kate MorossWe recently gushed about how much we love the fall 2008 Safe Clothes collection by NYC-based underground icon Rebecca Turbow. Rebecca recently collaborated with graphic designer Kate Moross (who has designed for everyone from Topshop to Animal Collective) on a limited edition jacket. We caught up with her to find out more about her design process.

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Five Four's Spring/Summer 2009 Preview - It's Good!

Filed under: Clothing, Men

Five Four Spring/Summer 2009 Line PreviewFive Four is hipness on your back. The L.A. based company is both progressive and classic. They provide pieces that are not only building blocks for the modern man's wardrobe, but staples. Their style is as sophisticated as it is sweet.

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Emily Elizabeth Jewelry for the playful, modern woman

Filed under: Accessories, Interviews, Must Haves

Emily Elizabeth Jewelry brass fern leaf braceletWe love the clever, modern designs of Emily Elizabeth Jewelry. The pieces, designed by a native New Yorker, reflect both nature and modern life, and often provide witty takes on pop culture. (The saltine necklace is one of our faves!) We chatted with Emily Elizabeth herself to find out more about where she gets her inspiration.

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Blend Creations launches Metal for Monsters to benefit UNICEF

Filed under: Accessories, Interviews, Style for a Cause

We love companies that really give back, and when it's a tiny mom & pop business working hard to make a difference, even better! Vivian Cheng and Eric Jean-Louis are a Canadian husband-and-wife design team who started their jewelry company, Blend Creations, in 2005. They recently launched a fabulous new limited-edition line of pendants called Metal for Monsters with the goal of raising $10,000 for UNICEF.

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Pink Rimistyle cuff shows you support the fight against breast cancer

Filed under: Accessories

We love funky, modern jewelry. We love supporting great causes, like breast cancer awareness. And we love when we can combine the two, like with the Rimistyle Pink Geometric Cuff.

This October, in honor of National Breast Cancer month, Rimistyle is donating all of the proceeds from every sale of the groovy limited edition bracelet to the fight against cancer.

Cuffs are all the rage this season, and it's always fashionable to give back. At $20, this is cute and affordable way to show you're on the pink (breast cancer support, not Victoria Secret) team!

Let your pink pride and style show!

Indie Designer Interviews: Freeforged Jewelry

Filed under: Accessories, Interviews, Must Haves

We love all of the amazing independent designers out there and we wanted to find out more about what makes these creative types tick. If you do too, check out more of our Indie Designer Interviews.

We love the bold yet simple designs of today's featured indie artist, Kristin Freeman of Freeforged Jewelry. Her sterling silver pieces are the perfect everyday accessory.

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Five dresses - Striped stars

Filed under: Clothing, Dresses, Must Haves



This week we brought you five fabulous variations of the striped dress - and not one of them will make you look like Marcel Marceu, proving that stripes are no longer the exclusive province of mimes and Galouises smokers.

Instead we showed that stripes can look traditionally nautical or futuristic chic, it all depends on the accessories. In case you haven't noticed, that is a continuing theme here - that you should never deny yourself the pleasure of expressing yourself via fashion because you thought that some trend or look was "only" worn by a certain type. We aim to show you variations (five, to be precise) of any given theme and prove to you that they can work for anyone. It all depends on what you want to show the world, and of course, where you're going.

Indie Designer Interviews: A.N. Original Jewelry

Filed under: Accessories, Style in the News, Interviews, Daily Obsession

A.N. Original Jewelry hibiscus necklaceWe love all of the amazing independent designers out there. In order to find out more about just what makes all of these creative types tick, we present to you an ongoing segment called Indie Designer Interviews.

At the age of only 24, jewelry designer Ashley Nizolek is already making waves with her hand crafted, modern pieces. Each design is created from high quality materials such as semi-precious gemstones, brass, sterling silver and 14K gold and is perfect for dressing up both casual and elegant ensembles.

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Rihanna: modern metallics

Filed under: Cosmetics, Celebrities with Style





Rihanna is a rock and roll hottie who is isn't afraid to bring out the heavy metal accessories, including her nail polish. The bronzey metallic she's wearing here is much more interesting and fashion forward that the predictable black that others might have chosen. If you're a modern babe like Rihanna, then you're into surprising combinations and edgy choices, and you make it work every time. To get Rihanna's metallic tips, try CoverGirl Bronze Beauty.






Click on the thumbnails to see which celeb owns each set of gorgeous nails!

Photo courtesy of Getty Images

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Strawberry Shortcake gets a makeover: Now she can hang with the Bratz

Filed under: Kids and Babies


Don't get us wrong -- like Cher in Clueless, one of our main thrills in life is a makeover. However, when a makeover makes something we grew up loving into something totally unrecognizable, we have a problem, and that's exactly what's happening to Strawberry Shortcake (and a whole slew of other iconic 80's cartoon characters). Seriously -- check out her new look after the jump:

See what we mean?

American Greetings, which owns Strawberry Shortcake, decided to update her image to appeal to modern kids -- we don't have a problem with that (although, the high-waisted shorts she's got going on are not the way to appeal to fashionable kids today, American Greetings. Just so you know.). However, we do take issue with the fact that they changed her entire look. She has real hair, not yarn, and she's pretty instead of quirky and cute. When we played with our Strawberry Shortcake dolls as kids, we were taken away to a land of make believe -- now she looks like she belongs at the mall with her friends, the Bratz dolls.

Strawberry Shortcake will be getting a new toy line, computer-animated movie and TV series starting next year. She'll spend less time playing with her cat, Custard, and more time on a cell phone. And, you might be surprised as to who's hanging out in Strawberryland -- any characters who aren't "fruit-forward" (meaning their names make you think more of dessert than fruit) are going to be downplayed. Check out the gallery to see some of the makeovers Strawberry Shortcakes friends have received.

Other cartoons getting a facelift are the Care Bears (less chubby tummy, longer eyelashes), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and even Scooby-Doo.

How You Voted

    Threesome or topless?
    More than 3/4 of you think the CK campaign 'Threesome' campaign was more risque than Wrangler's topless models. Get the full story here.

    Inzemove and Fred & Farid

    Do these ads belong in the U.S.?
    StyleList readers were nearly evenly divided on this, with 52% thinking that they should run in the States, and 48% finding them inappropriate. Get the full story here.

    Inzemove and Fred & Farid

    Curly or Straight?
    While 30% of you think she's so beautiful that her hair doesn't even matter, 49% of you prefer her curls. Get the full story here.

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    Offensive or artistic?
    Just over 50% of StyleList readers said they weren't offended by this shirt, but didn't know if it was totally appropriate to wear in public. Unfortunately, that wasn't the opinion in Dubai. Get the full story here.

    Photo: eBay

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    Strapless dresses on 13-year-olds
    StyleList readers think strapless dresses should be saved for older girls -- 41% of you think the look is too mature. Get the full story here.

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    Is Megan the new Angelina?
    Half of you think Megan needs to get her own identity and quit copying Angie, but more than a quarter said Jolie doesn't stand a chance against this Fox. Get the full story here.

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    Did Calvin Klein respond to public's outcry?
    The controversial "threesome" billboard in Soho has been replaced with this one, but 51% of you believe it was just to keep people talking about the brand, not because CK caved. Get the full story here.

    Rachel Been, AOL

    Calvin Klein's Racy Ad
    Is it art or practically pornography? About 40% of StyleList readers found this billboard obscene. Get the full story.

    Maggie Coughlan, AOL

    Palin's Pedi
    Do you think Sarah Palin's funky pedicure was appropriate? If so, you're in good company -- 68% of you said it was fun and fabulous. Get the full story.

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    Bright, Light, or Dark as Night?
    How do you like your toenails painted? Over half of StyleList readers prefer their piggies with bright, perky polish. Get the full story.

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