Ladies, you can get jewellery seen on Lipstick Jungle at the SeenON boutique!
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The only thing I like more than watching Lipstick Jungle is talking about how much I like watching Lipstick Jungle.
I’ve reviewed the many reasons why the Lipstick Jungle style and fashion keepsme glued to my telly on Friday nights.
I wanted to remind my readers that the Lipstick Jungle Boutique on SeenOn.com has tones of the beautiful jewellery featured on Lipstick Jungle episodes and I just had to share this with other fans of the Lipstick Jungle show.
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My favourite Lipstick Jungle fashion moments of the year!
I have to say that Lipstick Jungle has had the biggest fashion impact on me since Sex and the City. The difference between the two shows is the fact that I can actually see myself wearing many of the fashion and accessories featured on Lipstick Jungle, while Sex and the City was more of a “I cannot believe she’s wearing this” reaction.
I will admit to having many fantasies about walking in 4 or 5 inch designer shoes thanks to the ladies of Sex and the City, but since I’m already quite tall and I walk so ungracefully with anything higher than 2 inches, I’ve used the show’s influence to really take my accessories to another level because Patricia Field (the show’s stylist extraordinaire) has really showed us all how bold accessories can “make” any outfit.
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Is it really possible to find stylish fashion and clothing for women with curves?
I really couldn’t resist featuring this Italian designer because she’s redefining how women with curves dress and how they see themselves!
It’s a sad reality that most stylish lines cap their sizes at about a size 12. It can be very frustrating and disappointing for women who are size 14 and up to find current, modern, stylist or sexy clothes to wear.
Italian designer Elena Mirò (how many times have I said that the best things in this world come from Italy!) celebrates plus size women by designing a line that is truly beautiful and sophisticated.
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Harper’s Bazaar Great Style Guide is worth buying
In recent years, I’d have to say that Bazaar has become my favourite fashion magazine. I’ve always loved their approach and they were the first to start featuring style tips for women in their 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s and 70s!
It’s not as sexy for most commercial outlets to feature women over 35 because so much is geared towards teenagers and young adults, but at the end of the day, the cash tills at most stores are ringing because women over 35 can afford more expensive fashion, accessories and skincare products.
“Harper’s Bazaar Great Style
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My affordable Christian Louboutin shoe
The “Sex and the City” series and movie have certainly taken Manolo Blahnik to new heights and they’ve also put Jimmy Choo on the radar of countless fashionistas on either side of the Atlantic. That said, when it comes too über expensive shoes … my heart belongs to Christian Louboutin.
Now, I might still be saving to get a pair on my next trip to Paris, but I’ve actually found an affordable way of getting my Louboutin wrapped around my neck!
Last year when I was in Paris I had spent a bit more than I expected and I had to say “non” to the Louboutin shoes, but as the French say: “ce n’est que partie remise” (I’ll get them next time).
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Did you see Halle Berry’s handbag?
Don’t get me started on how beautiful that woman is and how well she’s aging. It should be illegal to have such good genes (I mean she has no wrinkles). I don’t even want to talk about Halle’s really cute new baby girl and I don’t want to talk about her super-hot-Canadian boyfriend, Gabriel Aubry, but I wouldn’t mind talking about Halle’s handbag!
Taking fashion and style cues from celebrities over 35 who are aging well is the second best thing to having the money to hire their talented stylist.
Now if you were to go out and buy Halle’s designer inspired bag, you’d have to dish out several thousand dollars, but I found a look-a-like bag that is the fraction of Halle’s designer handbag.
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My Interview with THE Hermes Birkin Bag Expert
Those French women have it so easy with all those fabulous designer brands. If you’ve ever been to France you’ll notice that French women don’t dress the same way most North Americans dress. In France it’s about quality instead of quantity and when a French woman finds an item she loves and that fits properly … she won’t hesitate to buy it in every colour!
Another thing you’ll notice about French women is their love of exquisite accessories. The French bring attention to details like no other country. The artisans in France are still regarded as men and women who possess an exceptional talent.
I was quite sadden to find out that many artisans’ careers (in Europe at large) had fizzled and had been exported to China where savoir faire (know-how) was replaced by mass production. From conversations with insiders I found out that many brands were partially assembled in China and then returned to Europe to be finished and to be “stamped” made in Europe. One company that is still using a long traditional of artisans is Hermes.
Hermes is one of France’s most prestigious, luxurious and expensive brands and it’s also one of the brands that’s the most coveted by Hollywood celebrities and the rich and famous on the planet.
Le carré de soie (silk scarf) is the entry point at Hermes retailing usually at about $295-$400 (depending which country you buy it in). That said, THE item that cannot seem to remain on the shelves for very long it the Birkin handbag.
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Dressing for less when the economy is challenging
As I alluded in my previous post, this new economy of foreclosures and mortgage fiasco has left a lot of women with less disposable income than at any other time since the beginning of this new century.
From Canada, to the US, to the U.K., to India and even China, consumer spending has gone way down because people are quite concerned about how well they’ll be able to juggle all this financial and economical uncertainty.
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