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Debra Davenport's Spring 2009 collection, shown during L.A. Fashion Week, was exceedingly wearable. It was also a bit scattered. Davenport took cues from Cynthia Rowley and Nanette Lepore, featuring floral, citrus and vibrant green fabrics. But the through line was lost somewhere between 1950s Euro chic and lady pirate.

Oh, Keds! How do we love thee? Let us count the ways.

The white canvas and leather lace ups stayed on our feet during everyday during elementary school. And as adults, we always make sure our closets include at least two pairs of adorable printed skimmers.

Already thinking of Spring? I certainly am and am looking forward to the first warm (dry) day I can wear something as fresh and cute as the Buonissimo Swirl dress from Nanette Lepore. The simple sheath is made of either a red or cobalt blue swirl pattern on cotton fabric. The front looks innocent enough with a cascade of bead detail from a high round neckline down the chest, but features a large keyhole opening in the back. In the Spring, it'll be bare legs and a pair of gleaming white round toe pumps.

Available from Nordstrom for $295.

It's all about purple this season, and I am a little bit at a loss because, well, purple is fairly aggressive color for someone like me whose entire wardrobe is varying shades of neutrals.

However, Nanette Lepore's Printed Minidress is not to miss. The rayon/silk blend dress is a violet color, and is subtly printed with a Baroque design. Carrying the Baroque theme, the V-neckline is shaped, and the long sleeves feature ruffles at the cuffs. The shape of the bodice almost reminds me of a kimono, with its high waist and gathering.

The dress is available from Neiman Marcus.

Yeah, you know what it's like to go shopping for new clothes. Much ado, and you often walk away with nothing, right? You have to make sure you wear shoes that are comfortable, clothes that are easy to slip on and off, and you have to look halfway decent with hair and makeup otherwise everything, no matter what, will look bad on you. And when you actually get to the store, what a pain to keep changing in and out of clothes.

Thanks to new technology, clothes shopping got a little bit easier. In the Nanette Lepore deaprtment at Bloomingdale's in New York City, they are testing interactive mirrors that allow customers to "try on" clothes without having to actually go into a fitting room. A screen projects images of clothes on the shopper who can see what it looks like. The interactive part comes in when the image is sent to a website where the shopper's friends can see and make comments.

While some may think that this technology is useless, if it actually works, I would love it. I often go shopping on a whim (which means alone), and when I can't decide, end up taking pictures of myself with a cameraphone and sending it to my sisters asking for their advice.

[via: Josh Spear]

New York designer Nanette Lepore is a cult-favorite here in the U.S. and abroad. Sophisticated, quirky and retro, Nanette Lepore clothes make you feel like Grace Kelly dipped in Carrie Bradshaw with a twist of Patsy Cline. It sounds weird, but it looks awesome.

Lepore-lovers who can't quite stomach the idea of a $700 suit can now partake in the plucky delight of this unique brand through a budget design collaboration. Nanette Lepore has joined forces with Keds to create a limited edition line of flats. The ultra-comfortable shoes blend Audrey Hepburn's casual style with Nanette Lepore's signature details: bright prints, stripes, romantic calligraphy, bows and jewels.

With celebrities like Mischa Barton and Gwen Stefani stepping out in the kicky Keds, these shoes are selling out fast. So if you're interested, you might want to get on it, stat!

It's cold, gray, and raining, y'all, and while that certainly isn't unusual for February, I live in southern California. Isn't it supposed to be something like 70 degrees here year round? And even if it weren't, I swear -- I am almost certain of it -- that several weeks ago, the groundhog predicted Spring's sooner arrival!

Why all the whining? Well, I'm just anxious to break out my Spring clothes because the trends that are on deck for the coming season are totally wearable. No outrageous proportions, no crazy color combinations (except of course, yellow, which will just never look right on me). My favorite thing of all is the trend toward "feminine," which includes romantic blouses with lots of lace, ruffles, and delicate detailing -- whether that's a pintucked blouse with flowing sleeves like the one shown by Nanette Lepore or a feminine take on the tuxedo shirt with lots of ruffles.

Look out in the next few days as we go through more of Spring's coming trends!

Oh, it's humpday, but since this a short week with only four days, technically, there is no humpday. Thank goodness. Tomorrow, we're already heading into the end of the week.

But until then, we're going to put on the cutest little Printed Shirtdress by Nanette Lepore and bang through the week. Nanette Lepore's Printed Shirtdress is 100% black silk with tiny ivory polka dots. It has a sassy spread collar, buttons up the front in typical shirtdress style, has long sleeves with button cuffs, and a full skirt with front pleats that forgive you for already givign up on your New Year's resolutions.

The dress was originally $320, but thankfully, is part of the sale collection at Neiman Marcus, $160.

My two very girly sisters love Nanette Lepore, but I am not normally a huge fan. While I tend toward girl-ish things like the color pink and small sparkly things, I am more of a tomboy when it comes to clothes. Nanette Leopre is usually a little too frilly for me.

However, for some reason, even with the sheer fragile sleeves, the lace-trim at the collar, the ruffles look at the cuffs and the short, girlish skirt, I really like the Showtime dress. The deep V neckline and black lace keep the dress from being too precious, even with the babydoll silhouette. I am not sure I like the black sheer hose with the dress, and would prefer instead, fair, bare legs (if it were warm enough).

The Showtime Dress is $305 at Nordstrom.

Sure, you can dig through your drawers looking for that yellowed linen tablecloth you've been using for the last 14 years, the matching napking because they're yellowed, too, and fill in your glassware set with your Niagara Falls coffee mugs because someone breaks a glass every year. Sure. And maybe you'll be serving Thanksgiving dinner on overturned laundry baskets in your living room.

Or, you can go all out, and set your table a la one of the designers whom Neiman Marcus has chosen as inspiration for a gorgeous table setting. These aren't necessarily tablecloths from the Armani Casa Collezione and flatware designed by Calvin Klein. Neiman Marcus simply takes the style of fashion designers Nanette Lepore, St. John, Valentino, and home and interiors designer Jay Strongwater and put together collections of tabletop things that suggest them. I don't normally wear Nanette Lepore because I'm a little bit more of a tomboy when it comes to clothes, but the table, with crumpled linens in rich golden hues and ornate tableware is beautiful.

NorthPark Center in Dallas, Texas can help you get ready for a big night out in more ways than one.

Not only can you find a fabulous outfit from one of the mall's high-end boutiques, you can get a little touch of of Botox or Restylane while you're at it.

That's right, you no longer have to make an appointment at the dermatologist's office and sit alongside pimply teenagers anxious for the latest acne treatment. You can just sail into NorthPark on your lunch hour, pick up a Nanette Lepore top at Neiman's, grab some LipFusion at Sephora, and then head straight for the Klinger Advanced Aesthetics treatment room for some new...lips?

Sound strange? Maybe that's because it is.