FASHION: Transparency, escapism & old Hollywood Glamour! Fashiontribes dissects the Top 10 most interesting trends from the recent Spring 2008 New York Fashion Week. Time to crack the books! eBeautyDaily thinks Nina Garcia's new book, The Little Black Book of...
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Apparently book publishing is the new black if the recent crop of fashion & style how-to's flooding the market are anything to judge by: Project Runway's Tim Gunn & Nina Garcia - whose day job is at Elle magazine -...
Read the whole thing "It's Back to Fashion School 101: Books on Fashion, Charm & Style Help a Fashionista be Effortlessly Fabulous. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG" »
Whether it's a wedding, baby's first steps, or the most fabulous fashion show, now you can capture it in a richly bound, handmade, luxurious book at CoutureBook.com. Combining old-world binding techniques, the latest printing technology, the speed of the Internet,...
Read the whole thing "Make Your Own Chi Chi Coffeetable Book at Couture Book. FASHIONTRIBES BLOG" »
FASHION: The styles of the roaring 20s are a hot trend for fall. Second City Style hows you how to put the look together and bring out your inner Garbo. Fashion Indie contines with its history of "Fashion Firsts" with...
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After photographing flowers sixteen ways to Sunday, Michel Tcherevkoff then reassembles the pix in Photoshop, creating shoes & bags - each with their own distinct personality. The Pre-Nup slipper is crafted from the virginal white lily, while the Miss Tress...
Read the whole thing "Shoe Fleur Takes on the Whimsical Side of Shoes. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION & SHOE BLOG" »
From outsourcing production to Chinese factories to dressing celebrities for red-carpet events; from fighting massive counterfeiting operations to building designer outlet malls across America - today's $157 billion-a-year luxury industry is worlds away from the boutique family-owned businesses of its...
Read the whole thing ""Deluxe" Looks at the Dark Side of the Luxury Industry. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG" »
© RALPH LAUREN, Rizzoli International Publications, 2007 “…If you say something is ‘very Ralph Lauren’ you’re immediately understood.” — Audrey Hepburn at the CFDA Lifetime Achievement Award ceremony, NYC, February 3, 1992 Say “Ralph Lauren” & one of the following...
Read the whole thing "Ralph Celebrates His 40 Years of All-American Style with a Book as Big as His Fashion Legacy. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION & BOOK BLOG" »
FASHION: Yet another affordable fashion line has gone the way of the designer capsule collection. Stiletto Jungle shows off Courreges for La Redoute. Modern fashion with a vintage twist has Coquette falling in love with Jovovich-Hawk's Fall Collection preview. My...
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Available at Amazon.com Glam Shopping Beat column by Lesley Scott: You're a pregnant style maven, which is all good and well until your curves and hormones start to expand and misbehave. Resist the urge to hide under a tent of...
Read the whole thing "GLAM SHOPPING BEAT: Be a Chic Pregnant Chick with a Few of the Right Fashion Ingredients. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG" »
FASHION: FabSugar gives a mini-lesson on tartans & plaids. Look like a sexy devil in a blue dress, says Coquette. Get the dish on layering basics from Omiru. Second City Style's got the best (or worst) celebrity fashion miss-fires of...
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What started life as a military uniform eventually transformed into a cornerstone of the twenty-first century wardrobe, a chic yet classic envelope that handily negotiates the tightrope of form versus function. From linen to leather, The Trench Book explores the...
Read the whole thing ""The Trench Book" Takes on the Mystique of that Timeless Piece of Chic Outerwear. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION & BOOK BLOG" »
As famed for his lavish parties - 300 guests in exotic Arabian Nights garb on The Thousand and Second Night - & high-flying art pals (Raoul Dufy; Paul Iribe) as he was for his use of lush fabrics, vibrant hues,...
Read the whole thing "The King of Fashion Gets his Due from Diktats, a French Bookstore Specializing in Antique Fashion Books with a Rare Collection of Poiret Items. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG" »
You're always going to have 30 emails in your inbox, an unfinished (and growing) to-do list, and unreturned voicemails. The fact is, no amount of slaving away will ever get everything done...and author Jon Gordon suggests you chill & enjoy...
Read the whole thing "For a Better Quality of Life & Work, Slow Down & Enjoy the Ride Suggests Jon Gordon, Author of "The Energy Bus" - FASHIONTRIBES BEAUTY BLOG" »
Beginning with the adoption of front-buttoned pants as a style of dress in nineteenth-century America (derided as “fornication pants” by Mormon leader Brighman Young), jeans have been worn by every sector of American society, and exported around the world. In...
Read the whole thing "Forever in Blue Jeans: "Jeans: A Cultural History of an American Icon" investigates the Enduring Allure of Denim. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION & BOOK BLOG" »
Sienna Miller tells it like it is. The fact that Sienna Miller was photographed walking her doggies in this groovy Humane Society hoodie emblazoned with Club Sandwiches Not Seals - which contributes to the fight against the Canadian seal hunt...
Read the whole thing "Cruelty-free Fashion Statements that Make You Look Great & Make a Difference to Our 4-Legged Friends. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG" »
Dr. Aaron Tabor with mom, Suzanne "Joe Pesci," "Robert De Niro," KMR CEO Katherine Rothman, Dr. Aaron Tabor, "Paris Hilton," "John Travolta," "Tony Soprano" Owner Bruno Jamais, KMR CEO Katherine Rothman With age comes wisdom...and gelatinous belly and body fat,...
Read the whole thing "Win a Chance at Hundred$ of $$$ in Beauty Loot, Courtesy of KMR Communications in Honor of the Launch of "Revival Slim & Beautiful Diet" at NYC's Bruno Jamais Restaurant Club. FASHIONTRIBES BEAUTY BLOG" »
g Follow along on the rise & fall of Rachel Baum, a sheltered, career girl who moves to South Beach in pursuit of the life less ordinary. Against a backdrop of celebrity-studded nightclubs, exclusive after-hours parties, and over-the-top VIP rooms,...
Read the whole thing "Hang Out with the Queen of the Boozy Party Hags in 90s SoBe. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION & BOOK BLOG" »
Originally released in hardcover version in 2003, the perenially popular makeup manual is designed to give the rest of us access to some of the tricks of the trade. “I really like the idea of the book being in paperback,”...
Read the whole thing "Learn Makeup Artist Secrets with Linda Mason's "Makeup, the Art of Beauty" - now out in Paperback. FASHIONTRIBES BEAUTY BLOG" »
FASHION: Second City Style is making beautiful music with the accordion...pleat this summer. Head to Miami in sexy yet appropriate business attire, advises Omiru. Don't you hate it when you spot another gal in your favorite outfit? Coquette introduces you...
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We love them and we hate them; we revere them and we fear them; we need them and wish we didn’t: they're the hairstylists, trainers, manicurists, waxers, nutritionists, masseurs, healers, and sundry other pain/pleasure purveyors whose digits are on the...
Read the whole thing "Thoughts on the Army of Therapists, Beauticians & Trainers Who Navigate Women's Bodies in the New "Damage Control" Anthology. FASHIONTRIBES BEAUTY BLOG" »
Bask in the wisdom of The Manolo with this excerpt from The Consolation of The Shoes: MANOLO says, many years ago, when the young Manolo was sunk into despair over the dismal and impoverished conditions in which he had found...
Read the whole thing "One Part High Class Shoe Fetishist + One Part Ricky Ricardo + a Dollop Each of Jacques Barzun & Ignatius J. Reilly = Manolo The Shoeblogger & his Philosophy of the Footwear. FASHIONTRIBES SHOE BLOG" »
Falling Out of Fashion by Karen Yampolsky. Fabulously bitchy fairytales from the backstabbing world of magazine publishing, by the former assistant to Jane Pratt (of Jane magazine fame) - Amazon.com The Devil Wears Prada starring Meryl Streep...SO much better than...
Read the whole thing "School's Out & It's Time to Indulge in Steamy & Fabulous Pulp Fiction & other Fashionable Summer Diversions. FASHIONTRIBES BLOG" »
From the "lunch hour" face lift to Botox parties, from med spas to “mommy makeovers,” it's apparent that the culture of beauty is approaching a state of frenzy. Add in "reality" shows like Dr. 90210, Extreme Makeover and arguably the...
Read the whole thing "Get the Truth Behind Cosmetic Surgery from a New Tell-All Book by Plastic Surgeon Christopher J. Saunders M.D. FASHIONTRIBES BEAUTY BLOG" »
Available at Amazon.com. Documenting an eccentric fashion trend started in the mid-90s in Osaka - which later spread to Tokyo & Harajuku - by the fans of Japanese Goth rock bands who began wearing Gothic fashion, the new Gothic &...
Read the whole thing "Whether You're Gothic or a Lolita, there's a Runway Trend For You. The Top 10 Best Fantasy Runway Looks. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG" »
You are what you eat, and in this roadmap to a better, stronger, happier - and yes, more beautiful - you, Wolfe reveals what an art form proper nutrition is, every bite a brush stroke, every swallow a new color....
Read the whole thing "Some of the Best Beauty Products in the World are to be Found in the Supermarket & on your Plate, as explained in "Eating for Beauty" by David Wolfe. FASHIONTRIBES BEAUTY BLOG" »
“The mid-1920s had seen hemlines rising up toward the knee for the first time…Beautifully designed, flamboyant shoes…promised a sensuality in the wearer…Genevieve prided herself on being one of the first women to really understand that shoes could be the focal...
Read the whole thing "A Pair of "To Die For" Shoes rules "The Shoe Queen" by Anna Davis, Along with the Jazz Age & Paris. Mais Oui! FASHIONTRIBES FASHION & SHOE BLOG" »
Ok.. so you have a kid (or 2 or 3). You are juggling a job (or juggling being a FT mom which is a 24/7 job) and being a parent. How do you do it all and stay sane? Well...
Read the whole thing "Get the Latest BUZZ on Parenting from a Nifty Blog- TheMomsBuzz. Fashiontribes Stylish In the KNOW Parenting Blog" »
When his mother began experiencing a midlife meltdown - expanding waistline, deepening wrinkles, dull hair, brittle nails, menopausal hot flashes and night sweats - Dr. Aaron Tabor, M.D., sprung into action, devising a plan to address all the issues, not...
Read the whole thing "Get Ready for Summer by Losing Weight from the Inside Out with "The Revival Slim & Beautiful Diet." FASHIONTRIBES BEAUTY BLOG" »
(All photos: Patrick McMullan - from NYMag.com ) An article in this week's New York magazine reports that the designer is publishing a number of thank you letters (for freebies) from his high profile circle of friends & acquaintances. The...
Read the whole thing "Don't Write a Thankyou Note to Helmut Lang if You're Worried About it Ever Coming to Light. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG" »
Eco-friendly website GreenDimes.com introduces their first ever Tree Promotion, in celebration of Arbor Day Providing an easy and manageable way for EVERY person to make a difference in improving the environment and in honor of Arbor Day, Greendimes.com is launching...
Read the whole thing "Be Good to Mother Nature and She Will Be Good to you. Join GREENDIMES.COM to Plant More Trees. . Fashiontribes and LA STORY GIVING BACK Blog" »
“Beyond the Gates” is both a compelling—and repellant—depiction of the Tutsi genocide in Rwanda in 1994. In contrast to the highly acclaimed “Hotel Rwanda” which deals with the same subject. Beyond the Gates does not tell the story of the...
Read the whole thing "BEYOND THE GATES-- Takes You BEYOND Your World to One of Tribal Warfare.. LA STORY MOVIE REVIEW" »
From Platform 9 & 3/4, to the Hogwarts library, to Moaning Myrtle's overflowing bathroom, The Travel Snob has the scoop on where to visit. - Lesley Scott fashiontribes.
Read the whole thing "Read the Books & then Live the Magic on a Harry Potter Tour of Britain. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG" »
Flan Parker has always had an inquisitive mind, searching for what's hidden below the surface and behind the door. She also has two young children and a husband she supports, whose dissertation of late seems to involve more loafing on...
Read the whole thing "A Mysterious Storage Unit, the Word "Yes" & the Secrets that Bind Us Make for Fashionable Reading in "Self Storage" by Gayle Brandeis. FASHIONTRIBES BOOK BLOG" »
Designed and hand-drawn from the scrapbook of "The Wardrobe Shrink", Sarah Whittaker, who uses a system of 35 "Image Types" to help define one's style aesthetic, The Wardrobe Shrink Scrapbook contains 95 pages of info on analyzing your body shape,...
Read the whole thing "Spend Some Time with "The Wardrobe Shrink Scrapbook" & Uncover Your Most Fabulous Fashionable Self. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG" »
Contains the wisdom of eight famous Parisian style icons (even Katie Holmes picked up a copy right before her wedding): YSL muse Loulou de la Falaise Ines de la Fressange, the face of Coco by Chanel and ambassador for Roger...
Read the whole thing "Perfect for Your Fave Fashion Valentine: the "Chic in Paris" Style Bible. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG" »
FASHION: FabSugar gets red carpet access at the Golden Globes! Air kisses, fabulousness...& hard work. Fashiontribes gets the straight scoop on the fashion biz in a podcast inteview with 24 Seven, the industry's premiere search firm. Ever wondered how to...
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Originally penned for his column in London's Guardian newspaper, Soundbites: Eating on Tour with Franz Ferdinand (available at Amazon.com) recounts his myriad culinary encounters, both savory and squeamish. Enjoy bull's testicles in Buenos Aires, a vegetarian buffet in Singapore, and...
Read the whole thing "Eat Like a Rock Star with Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand and His "Soundbites" Chronicles of Eating on Tour. - FASHIONTRIBES POP CULTURE BLOG." »
Loosely inspired by Nemcova, the heroine of Supermodel is an outsized force of nature: fiercely competitive, intellectually curious, emotionally wounded, resolutely moral, and of course, ravishingly attractive—a globe-trotting innocent who exudes sexuality in every way—except the most intimate. Our celeb-obsessed...
Read the whole thing "Tsunami Survivor Petra Nemcova Inspires "Supermodel" by David Breskin, a Tale of Travails & Gorgeousness. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG" »
The period between Halloween and continuing right through to Valentine's Day can sometimes seem like one long party filled with one long stream of fattening fare. And forget about hitting the gym regularly. The less than festive result is going...
Read the whole thing "Stay Slim & Sleek this Winter with a few easy Tips from Endocrinologist Scott Isaacs. FASHIONTRIBES BEAUTY BLOG" »
Taken from their vast collection of antique manuscript cookbooks, and handwritten recipes passed down through the generations that they’ve amassed over two decades, Marilynn Brass and Sheila Brass will help even the most hapless cook whip up recipes ranging from...
Read the whole thing "Scrumptious Desserts, Just Like Grandma Used to Make! "Heirloom Baking" Unearths & Updates 150 Classic & Beloved Recipes. FASHIONTRIBES POP CULTURE BLOG" »
GIFT IDEAS: In the true spirit of the season, here's something you can do to help save a soul with a life saving transplant. [Bag Snob] Whether you celebrate 8 days or 12, Fashiontribes finds the Top 10 best gifts...
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For someone whose clothes lacked "hanger appeal," who wasn’t popular enough to be knocked off, and who never even had her own retail store, designer Jean Muir's influence & legacy continue to grow. Although the designer died in 1995, her...
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The former Creative Director of Halston has dressed celebrities like Debra Messing, Eva Longoria, Queen Latifah, and Maggie Gylenhaal to name but a few. However, he's a man with a bigger plan: to make the rest of us - regardless...
Read the whole thing "Let Bradley Bayou, formerly of Halston, Get You Dressed Fabulously with his new book "The Science of Sexy" - FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG" »
Plus tips galore from insiders like hair gurus Sally Hershberger, Orlando Pita, Oscar Blandi; makeup maven Rebecca Restrepo; celeb colorist Lorri Goddard-Clark; NYC derm Dr. Dennis Gross, and Cloutier celebrity manicurist Carla Kay. Available at Amazon.com. - Lesley Scott fashiontribes.
Read the whole thing "Lotions, Potions, Cremes, Powders, Wands & Sticks. "The Beauty Buyble" Has the 411 on the Best Beauty Products for 2007. FASHIONTRIBES BEAUTY BLOG" »
PODCAST: For Something Different this Season, Shawn Henderson of eBay.com Recommends Depression-era Glass, Vintage Ornaments & Magazines. FASHIONTRIBES HOME DECOR BLOG & PODCAST - mP3 File As Design Director for eBay.com, Henderson sees it all - literally. And thanks to...
Read the whole thing "For Something Different this Season, Shawn Henderson of eBay.com Recommends Depression-era Glass, Vintage Ornaments & Magazines. FASHIONTRIBES HOME DECOR BLOG & PODCAST" »
According to the authors, lifestyle journos Maggie Davis and Charlotte Williamson, if you're going to spend your time & hard-earned ca$h, buy good stuff. Good policy. Following an exhaustive search for the very best, they included Lancôme's Flash Bronzer Airbrush...
Read the whole thing "Lancome Mascara & Bronzer Make the Elite Cut in "101 Things to Buy Before You Die." FASHIONTRIBES BEAUTY BLOG" »
A quirky compendium of hints, historical notes, recipes, and food factoids which meanders through various observations on foodie friends like Alice Waters and Julia Child, literature (Lord Byron, Anna Karenina), and other fun stuff. Available at Amazon.com. - Lesley Scott...
Read the whole thing "Half the Fun of Fine Food is Reading About it. "Life is Meals" Guarantees Your Fave Foodie a Moveable Feast. FASHIONTRIBES GIFTS & PRESENTS BLOG" »
(Some of the more colorful personal ads showcased by David Rose of the London Review of Books; photos: Jonathan Player for The New York Times) Lonely hearts accustomed to trolling the American personals tend to come across a lot of...
