Bras 101

If your cups are running over, your silhouette resembles a 50s bullet-breasted babe, or you haven't shopped for a bra in more than six months...do not pass GO. Instead, bone up on the bones of any properly-fitting wardrobe: a bra that fits correctly. In other words, the center part of the bra (the gore) is flat against your body, the girls have a natural separation, and there is no sign of spillage. 

Don Allen of Olga and Warner's offers these tips to help solve your bra dilemmas:

Video of the Gareth Pugh S/S 09 Show in Paris!

In the daze & haze of a solid month of fashion shows, Gareth Pugh has always been a memorable standout.  And now that the maverick British designer has won the ANDAM prize and is showing in the City of Lights with his name in lights, he's even acquired the fabulous Rick Owens as a mentor...not to mention getting to produce his line in his mentor's factory. "I was thinking of Millais' painting of Ophelia where you can't tell if she's drowing or rising from the water," the designer explained about his Pre-Raphaelite inspiration to DazedDigital.com, which also shot uber-arty video of the show.

Snag Some Grand Prix Action with a TAG Heuer

To commemorate the world's first Formula One night race which recently took place in Singapore, TAG Heuer has launched an extremely limited edition of its Grand Carerra series. Limited to 150 pieces and available in Singapore only, it features a chic all-black look.

YSL Launches Sexy New Lipstick with Kate Moss

As winner of this year's Allure Best Bright Lipstick Award, YSL's Rouge Volupte #10 in Provocative Pink is, according to the professional makeup mavens in-the-know, "smooth as silk" and a "hot pink that makes our eyes seem brighter and our cheek rosier." A unique formulation that goes on like a cream and turns to a super-shiny fluid on contact, it's also packaged in an elegant gold case...like a lil' beauty gem in your purse. 

Get Fashion Inspiration from a Gossip Girl Crib

Just like their monied, style-obsessed inhabitants, the homes in Gossip Girl are also dressed to kill. While this somewhat formal (and very Upper East Side) living room reflects socialite Lily van der Woodsen's art-collector tastes, daughter Serena's bedroom is more youthful and fresh, bursting with eye-catching patterns and shiny accents. "Her room shows a confident, eclectic mix of funky new and classic vintage items," the show's production designer, Loren Weeks, recently explained to InStyle.com. "I wanted it to express her character: effortlessly beautiful and self-assured."

Why not take a virtual walk-through on InStyle.com of the new Bass/van der Woodsen apartment, and steal some fashion inspiration of your own? Here are some ideas to get you started:

Erin Fetherston Fashions Up LU Biscuits

The runway collections were not the only luxe new designs unveiled at the recent Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York. LU biscuits has partnered with Fetherston to create new limited edition packaging which give classic cookies a chic new package, celebrating LU's European history and style.

Stand Out Stylishly in a Nation of Slobs

According to a learned Notre Dame professor of history with a collection of over 300 home economics texts and other guides to living stylishly dating back to 1918, over the years, we've devolved into nation of dismal dressers.  Pointing to the sea of flip-flops, shorts, tacky tees, all-black, and mass-produced ill-fitting threads that dominate the landscape, the author of Nation of Slobs: How Americans Learned - and forgot - How to Dress is hoping to stop the sartorial slide to slobdom. "I hope I might be able to push people in the direction to take more care with dress," Linda Przybyszewski recently told the Chicago Sun Times, "and add a little more care with dress." 

Payless Keeps You & Your Wallet Well-Shod

 

The Fall Preview Sale is on which means an additional 30% off, so be sure to hotfoot it over to Payless.com ...now!

- Lesley Scott

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The Week in Chic - Great Links to Check Out!

What are the Top 5 accessories to stock up on for Fall? Omiru has the shortlist
Fashion Pulse reviews the Calvin Klein Spring/Summer 2009 Collection
Win a $100 Dynamic Duo set from YES Skincare, courtesy of The Fashionable Housewife
My It Things is giving away $1,000 to shop at RueLaLa.com for the best blog post about fall fashion trends
Tiffany advertising gets dazzling for Fall - FabSugar
The Bargain Queens have penned a poem about the ultimate fashion don't: mom jeans!
Valentino Haute Couture gets a fabulous coffeetable book tribute - Fashiontribes
Wild & wacky shoes walk the runways at London Fashion Week - Hip Candy
The Style Observer advises investing in a vest to stay on-trend this fall
Show off your eco-chic in a shimmery gold ballerina skirt - EcoSalon

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Look Chic in a Gray-t Classic Shade for Fall

When it comes to classic hues and silhouettes, this fall is a bonanza.  Regardless of the "it" shade du jour, colors like black and grey are always in and always a fab investment.  Wearing tone-on-tone grey sends a message of monied chic, and what keeps it classy instead of boring are the variations in texture, fabric and intensity.  Here, the nubby quality of the DAY Birger et Mikkelsen wool cardigan provides a nice contrast to the floatiness of the Mike & Chris silk top, and shininess of the DAY Birger et Mikkelsen silver bangles and Chloe patent flats. And of course, no rich bitch worth her millions is ever without rockstar shades (Prada) and snazzy bag (Miu Miu).

To get the look: