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Spanish designer Javier Larrainzar showcases his romantic designs at Madrid Fashion Week. Designer Planet has all the details.

Señora Cartera shows us which celebrity was the first to tote Prada’s Bow Clutch Bag.

Fashion Fling shares a great way to support teachers by purchasing chic, limited edition Jones New York t-shirts. Get all the details to see how you can help our hard-working educators.

Elite Choice examines the latest measures used to safeguard Harrod’s expensive shoe collection - live Egyptian cobra snakes!

Catch the fun and unique designs from Agatha Ruiz de la Prada straight from Madrid Fashion Week at Style Talk.

GLAM & TONIC recommends a web-shop to help you stock up on Scandinavian designer clothing.

So Frugalicious has great style tips on how to achieve an affordable New York look.

Bring a bit of rock-n-roll fashion into your wardrobe with funky and fashionable ‘Rock Bands’ via Spork Fashion.

View Gareth Pugh’s experimental designs from London Fashion Week at Designer Tips.

Lifestyle Buzz brings us the fabulous flowing designs from Amanda Wakeley’s Spring 2008 collection.

What’s Haute features Angelina Jolie and Zahara Jolie-Pitt and shows us why they are the ultimate mother/daughter bagistas.

John Rocha’s youthful Spring 2008 collection from London Fashion Week is on display courtesy of Designer Sense.

Learn about all your favorite TV star’s Emmy Award show beauty secrets at The Beauty Counter.

Longing to start your own fashion line? learn how to achieve your dream at Fashionably Cute.

Travel-size perfumes are hard to come by, but Diva In A Carry On found a steal of a deal on the sweetest scents around.

ELLE is full of great content, and they want you, yes YOU to be part of it. Have you ever wanted to try out a new hair color or maybe just make a change from your usual mascara and lip gloss routine? The people at ELLE want to see your makeovers, and they will pick one of you to be in the magazine.

Here’s how it works:
Just take some before and after shots of your makeover (myspace pose optional), and email them to ellemakeover@hfmus.com. Make sure you tell them your name, age, profession, where you live, and write a statement (no more than 100 words) about how your look changed and why you love it.

The winner of the contest gets a round-trip ticket to NYC and a two-night hotel stay. You also get a complimentary makeover, inspired by your winning makeover, and will be photographed and put in the January 2008 issue of ELLE. If that is awesome, I’m not sure what is.

Photo courtesy of The Fashion Spot.

Everyone, including myself, was extremely stoked for the Simply Vera collection to come to Kohl’s, but not a month after its release everything is on sale at the Kohl’s webstore. This is a great because it means this fab ‘Contrast Dress’ is $18 cheaper, and all the other swoon-worthy products follow suit. The question is why has the line gone on sale so quickly?

Since I am a fairly critical consumer, and am taking both sociology and philosophy this semester in school, I have come up with an answer (I’m not sure the schooling really helped but…). People who shop at Kohl’s aren’t willing to pay almost 90 bucks for a dress, and the people who are willing to shell out for clothes are not shopping at Kohl’s.

Was this problem really unforeseen? Did the Kohl’s merchandising director not realize most of their clothes cost no more than $50. Sure its Vera Wang, and yes, to me Vera Wang is a force to be reckoned with, but I spend most of my free time thinking about clothes and fashion. Do the less fashion savvy Americans really care who Vera Wang is? Maybe all the mark downs answers that question, but who knows!

It’s pretty harsh living in the Midwest, especially when you hear about all these great parties in NYC and LA. Well, NYLON and NYLON Guys are showing the Mid West some love and partying it up on Sunday at La Renaissance in Chicago. The charity fashion show/party will benefit Imerman Angels and organization that connects people currently fighting cancer with people who have beaten it. If you’re in live around there or are just visiting for the weekend make sure to stop by, party, and support a good cause.

Laura Brown interviews Mary Kate Olsen for Harper’s Bazaar. Find out what outfit you’ll never find Mary Kate in, what foods she can’t live with out (yes she eats), and what designer line is her new obsession. Oh, and they talk a bit about Weeds too.

Models: Mary Kate Olsen and Lauren Hutton
Photographer: Peter Lindbergh
Hair: James Brown
Makeup: Sabrina Bedrani
Fashion Editor: Jenny Capitain
Writer: Laura Brown

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