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Thank Your Lucky Shoe-Whoring Stars for Beyond Skin, Ethically-Correct, Eco-Chic Kicks that are Actually Cute!

As anyone can attest who has tried to keep their conscience clear & shoe wardrobe fully-stocked, their is a serious dearth of high quality, stylish ethical footwear on the market. Committed vegetarian-turned-vegan Natalie Dean - a longtime make-up artist in the music and fashion industry - decided to take action by creating Beyond Skin, a line that combines style & fashion with a cruelty-free lifestyle.

Artisan Lee Broom Sexes Up Traditional Furniture with Glowing Neon

Former Vivienne Westwood protoge & Central Saint Martens graduate Lee Broom recently launched his six-piece Neo Neon line of individually-numbered traditional-meets-pop art furnishings. Limited to quantities of only 25 per piece worldwide, these stunning chairs, tables & mirrors are first hand-carved in Mahogany, then laquered to a high-gloss finish, and finally adorned with neon in Broom's Sussex workshop. Not surprisingly, the entire process can take up to 10 weeks to complete

Stop & Smell the Roses...or Rock a Floral Tunic Top & Festive Orange Kicks with Your Skinny Jeans

Win Amazingly Cool Stuff from I.D. Magazine from November - February 2008

In a fun giveaway of the year's most ingenious products featured in I.D. Magazine's 2007 New + Notable issue, they are giving away a prize a week until the grand prize drawing on February 29, when some lucky soul will celebrate Leap Year with a $2,600 Rado Ceramica watch. 

From a $580 Trek Lime bike to a $190 collection of Alessi flatware designed by Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas, the weekly prize will change every Monday. Feel free to enter daily - it automatically registers you in the grand prize drawing & increases your chances of winning!

Beauty by the Numbers from Evolution Skin

Tired of overly complicated, multi-step regimens in the quest for glowing skin? Evolution Skin Therapy DeCrease Deep Wrinkle Smoothing Crème has some fairly impressive results:

Have Yourself a Spendy Little Christmas - the Youth Trends Holiday Shopping Forecast Finds Spending is Up this Year.

According to a new survey released by leading strategic research and advisory firm Youth Trends, spending by teens & college kids aged 16-24 is expected to average around $634 this year up - up 10% over last year. Top categories are clothes, gaming & tech devices for the fam ($266), friends & significant others ($210), and, of course "me too" splurges...on themselves ($158).

The top gift choices:

Ordinary Tealights Become Extraordinary in a Stunning AkemiLight Votive Tray

  By tightly framing nine round candles with sharp right angles & transforming them into glowing squares, this clever conversation piece would sex up any table or meal.

What Time is It? With an Isabella Fiore & Tutu Timepiece Bag, the Clock is Ticking in Plain Sight

  Teaming up with innovative designers Theresa and Dana Frank of TuTu Time, the new Isabella Fiore clutch comes embellished with an elegant Swarovski-encrusted time piece. Fans include Kathryn Heigl, Scarlett Johansson & Kate Hudson.

Carly's Chic Steals & Fashion Deals of the Week - Cozy Cashmere and, of course, Halloween Accessories

As a designer - my line is RIVETED Clothing & Accessories- I've developed an eye for style over the years...and right along with it, a nose for a bargain. Half the fun of fashion is looking fabulous without needing to declare bankruptcy.  Here I'll showcase 5 hot designer-style steals each week (each for $100 or, in most cases, for much, much less)...along with one splurge-worthy item.

As we head into late October and early November, the holiday season is looming. Before the party circuit hits its stride, stock up on a few items that can take you to that early-holiday event or get-together, and promise to boost your wardrobe's versatility.

However, you don't want to end up with a pile of party dresses, only to find that there are so many better options available once holiday merch hits the stores! Avoid the dreaded buyer's remorse with these five fab picks:

Mooka Kinney & Rotter and Friends Celebrate their Fall 07 Collections with NYC Fash Fave Boutique I Heart

   Held at the famed famed downtown NYC art hotspot Salmagundi Art Club, indie designers Mooka Kinney, tee maven Jess Rotter & Nolita's I Heart upped the fashion factor at the annual CMJ Music Extravaganza & Film Festival. An off-duty Sebastien Grainger (Death From Above) performed with Les Montagnes, his new side-project, while Small Town Talk DJ Chad Brown put in props for fash insider fave Gray Ant. "I caught his show in L.A. on Tuesday. Amazing!" raved Brown about the label's designer, Grant Krajecki to Style.com's Maya Singer. "Seriously, that guy's leading the way. He's holding up the glow stick for a whole new generation."

Chocolate Cake for Breakfast & a Pound of Spinach for Dinner. It's Easy to Eat - & Look - Like a Hot Chick

Don't be a skinny bitch, be a hot chick!

"Do you want to feel sexy and fabulous as you slide into your magic jeans, but are too overwhelmed by complicated diet plans and sick of hearing about the eating habits of airbrushed celebrities? Well, here is the antidote to all of that nonsense!" promise the two hotties responsible for How to Eat Like a Hot Chick - out this December.

Take 10% Off Hanky Panky Lingerie Just for Reading Fashiontribes

 

ShopBarbara.com is extending a 10% off coupon to FT readers on Hanky Panky (not including sale items). Enter the code HANKY/FASHIONTRIBES & be sure to use it by November 30th.

- Lesley Scott

Yes, the Kerfluffle over Google's Controversial PageRank System Affects Even Fashion & Lifestyle Bloggers

The mystery of how Google ranks the quality of a particular website is - like the whereabouts of Osama, how Promises stays in business...& Paris Hilton - developing one of the great unsolved puzzles of our time.

The subject of countless articles, blog posts, and even an entire industry devoted to making your site sexier in the eyes of Google, PageRank (PR) was devised by co-founder Larry Page during his Stanford days spent resesarching a new breed of search engine. PageRank (yes, it's spelled that way, and yes, it's a trademark of Google) denotes whether Google deems your site valuable & where on their foodchain you rate on a scale of 1-10; ten = good, one or less = bad (& very bad). Not only does PR affect what you can charge for advertising, but it directly impacts where you place in a Google search and your corresponding Google traffic.

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Brides Against Breast Cancer Wedding Gown Sale Returns to Los Angeles, Nov. 5-7

  A year after theft, the Making Memories Breast Cancer Foundation is bringing back its popular charity wedding gown sale. Choose from over 2,000 deeply-discounted, gorge confections - some valued at up to $15,000 - all donated by manufacturers, designers, bridal shops, and individuals & offered up to lucky brides-to-be for 50% (& more) off. Prices at the three-day sale typically range from $99 to $1300 (sizes 4 - 24).

"Country" Shorts go City with a Feminine Fitted Jacket & Marc Jacobs Lace-Up Pumps

The Fashiontribes Week in Chic

This week, we:

...went shopping (in spirit) with Nina Garcia
...dressed for our body type
...lost weight with hypnotherapy
...got into Forbes & USA Today
...met 16 influential stylists
...got hip to Tokyo streetfashion
...coveted industro-chic bling
...found a blog about fashion in Africa
...learned about a new anti-aging potion
...scored a Jessica Alba look for less
...found out where to shop like a NYC fashion native-in-the-know
...were ranked #17 out of the Top 100 Technorati Lifestyle blogs
...shaped up for fall in rough knits, beefy boots & schoolgirl
...lost a dress size in Dr. 90210's new shapewear
...got Beyonce bootilicious in threads from Miss Tina (her mom)
...& ...started prepping our very Carrie Bradshaw Halloween costume

- Lesley Scott

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Beyonce's Bootlicilious Style is Thanks to Tina Knowles (aka mom) Whose "Miss Tina" Line Helps Us Non-Beyonces Get the Look

  metallic & mom-approved

Beyonce's mother has served as the singer's style-o-meter throughout her entire career, and as a sexy chica herself, she understands that being fabulous isn't synonymous with being model-skinny or having the bank account for pricey designer labels. Her Miss Tina line of kicks & clothes at HSN.com provides stylish options for standing apart from the crowd & turning heads for the right reasons.

Some fab picks from the Miss Tina line:

Dr. 90210 Launches "Instant Shape" - a Line of Sexy New Shapewear

drop a dress size without going under the knife

The star of Dr. 90210 recently teamed up with Australian designer Bruno Schiavi on a line of shapewear that mimics some of the key secrets of reconstructive plastic surgery. By placing the seams in the same places where he sutures after surgery, Dr. Robert Rey's Instant Shape underpinnings can actually decrease your silhouette by up to 5 inches (ie. a full dress size) - while Schiavi's extensive knowledge of lingerie & shapewear keeps it sexy.

Fall is Shaping Up with Rough Knits, Beefy Boots & Schoolgirl Chic

got neo-grunge?

H&M has a fun, cheery illustrated moodboard of the Fall fashion trends at HM.com. Their layered-knit Neo-Grunge look is an especially cozy way to face falling temperatures, with various parts of uniforms (blazers, especially), sportswear, knits of every kind - all combined in a casual but bohemian manner.

Some affordable ways to Neo-Grunge up your wardrobe:

Banish Blemishes, Sun Damage, Acne or Unwanted Hair with the New Hi-Tech Isolaz Laser-Vacuum Cleanse Combo

Voted one of the 3 "hottest" products at the 2007 American Academy of Dermatology conference, Isolaz is an effective new way to remove hair & heal sun damaged skin or rosacea-induced broken capilliaries, brown spots, and acne.

Build a Custom Bag, Tote, Wallet or Even Baby Bib at anna william.

With 18 different styles and over 150 fabrics to choose from at anna william, there's simply no need to resist the urge to design a lil' something just for the season, to match a particular ensemble, or just because.

Covetable, Industro-Chic Jewelry from iWEAR.

Using industrial chic materials like stainless steel, titanium & brushed brass, iWEAR makes the sort of unique, eyecatching jewelry that people inevitably turn into a signature piece. Their diamonds, in particular, are everyday-wearable, yet still sleek & striking.

Fashiontribes in USA Today!

Can't Afford that High End Handbag? Just Rent it - USA Today, October 24, 2007:

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