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Michaela Jedinak returns to give you some fashion advice. While the “Celebrity Style Slam” and ” Red Carpet Reviews” are great when celebrities are out and about, we don’t always get the assistance of a stylist to help us select the best styles for ourselves- nor do we have the time or $$ to go out and buy the things we need. Michaela to the rescue with her guidance on
“How to Wear Tea Dresses!”

They are flimsy and flirty but they can be tricky to wear. The clues here are
1) which colours work on you,
2) what size of patterns work on your shape
3)where on your body part you can wear them
4) what shape of dress works on you best.
The important issue is to keep it current and fun by making use of the trend-sensitive accessories: e.g., team the up with gladiator sandals or trainers,or bags with fringe or strong shape features. Try to wear them with trousers, or an amazing contrasting colour or a dramatic hair do.
Do stay away from being pretty and sweet by doing matchy-match accessories, cutie pie sweet hair style or ballerina shoes. Nothing kills a fashion trend ( or your own style) faster and deadlier than to repeat what has been done million times before.

So, before you can follow fashion you need to understand what works best for you, so that you can identify the fashion trends that work with you and not against you. Check out this chart shown below but here is the URL on the website here. http://www.joyofcolour.com/styleinformation/bodyshape.html

Here are the various body types:

Inverted Triangle

Lean Column

Rectangle

Apple

Pear

Net Hourglass

Full Hourglass

All of the fashion items shown are from Net- a- Porter: TopShop.com

1. Stella Mc Cartney (Net-a-porter.com)

Great: Lean Hourglass
Bad: Inverted Triangle, Pear, Apple, Full hourglass

2. Stella Mc Cartney (www.net-a-porter.com)

Great: Neat Hourglass
Bad : Inverted Triangle

3. Topshop www.topshop.com

Great: Neat Hourglass, Lean Column, Pear, Inverted Triangle
Bad: Inverted Triangle, Apple

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Spring and summer = swimwear- but you know that already, right? Well maybe you just avoid it because you think that there are no suits out there for your size, style, age, or that hide your flaws or emphasize your assets.
Guess what, I can show you some awesome, sexy swimwear that will be smoking hot and perfect for this summer and even next resort season. Because they are from Jantzen, you might find it apropos and affordable to buy 2— so walk a bit on the wild side and see what’s haute for summer 2008!

Jantzen has created a collection that is an homage to the glamour of the 40’s and 50’s but made the swimwear of more comfortable fabrics, colorful solids and prints, and make the styles workable for virtually every body type in many maillot styles that provide sizzle to swimwear.

Carolyn in the Vamp Maillot, available in white, black and red
currant, $100.00 with detachable strap, soft cup top, back tied, front shirring on a longer front (vintage detailing) and a metal logo in back.

Carolyn wears Back Dive Maillot a deep V neckline suit with a studding detail and front drape, cross-back detail. Available in white, black and red currant, $130.00. This suit has removable soft cup support and metal logo at the back waist.

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Tagged as: affordable, animal prints, assymetrical, bathing suits, body types, detailing, dots, embellishments, glamour, halter, Jantzen swimwear, maillot, metallics, new fabrics, one shoulder, sexy, sizes, sleek styles, slimming, strapless, traditional, vintage styling

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Little did I know that Alex and Ani creator Carolyn Rafaelian and her team had been following my coverage of the collection (and quite a selection of collections it is.)
With just the bangles being featured and there is so much more to this line in earrings, rings and necklaces, in various metals, treatments and charms, there’s a lot to talk about.

As a fan of the line ( I have the Russian Gold bangles and also Phoenix feathered bracelet and earrings), I keep up with the brand and am on their newsletter list.

Here’s what I found in my newsletter inbox (email address totally unrelated to LA-Story.com).

Talk about a shocker and a very pleasant surprise! I was immediately shooting off emails to Alex and Ani that I had seen it! Wow!! Woot!
Doing a happy dance because it’s such a lovely way to say thank you.
Let me say thank you to Carolyn Rafaelian, Megan and the rest of the Alex and Ani gang.
Want to buy some unique, mix & match, jewelry? Check out www.alexandani.com

Stevie Wilson

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Sex and the City Comes out at the end of May and it’s about time to get SATC fit — after all, you know it’s probably worth being fashionable and fit to see this.

Here’s a few items from the HBO store that might pique your interest and your fashion sense too!

Sex and the City Metallic Roses Womens Hooded Sweatshirt
100% cotton Sex and the City™ Women’s Hooded Sweatshirt features a full-zip front and an “S & TC” logo on the back center. The logo on the back features faux gemstone decorations.
$34.99

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Johnson & Johnson — famous for their great baby products- has released a new product collection that might just be making a visit to your bathroom! The group of 4 products is called the Melt Away Stress collection with AROMASOOTHE, an ingredient shown to calm your senses through the addition of lavendar and chamomile. The nurturing and moisturizing formula lasts about 24 hours and will disperse any stress and tension and your body will just sink into wonderful relaxation.
(really? yeah, really!! !)

The four products are

Melt Away Stress Body Lotion

Melt Away Stress Moisturizing Body Wash - Love this one! It’s great in the shower, but add a small amount to the bath and just sink into bliss!

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Tagged as: affordable, Body Lotion, body products, botanicals, Dream Cream, Johnson & Johnson, Melt Away Stress, Moisturizing Bath Wash, Moisturizing Massage Oil

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Many noted Angelenos and the public are welcome to attend and participate in Fashion For Life 2008 at Mercedes-Benz of Beverly Hills on Sunday, May 18 .

Amber Valletta, Lisa Rinna, designer Paige Adams Gellar, style aficionado Cameron Silver,

honoree, retailer Lisa Kline and Good Day LA’s Jillian Barbarie Reynolds (who will present the award to Kline) are part of this annual showcase and celebration of Los Angeles fashion to raise awareness and funds for Friendly House, one of Los Angeles’ oldest and most valued community alcohol and drug recovery organizations for women.

Cameron Silver and Amber Valleta
Since it’s founding three years ago, Fashion For Life has showcased a “who’s who” of LA design talent, including Miss Davenporte, Mike & Chris, Avita, Corey Lynn Calter, Susana Mercedes, J Mary, Elisa Ferare, Pamela Barish, Society for Rational Dress, Cosa Nostra, Howe, Robert Rodriguez, Suss Design, Single, Shay Todd, and Jak and Rae.

Kristin Davis Arrival —2007

This year’s dynamic fashion show will feature menswear by Marc Callo, glamorous party looks from Kevan Hall and Elsie Katz Couture,

Avita Runway (2007)

So Cal staples from Robert Rodriguez, Diane Samandi, Rory Beca and Twelfth Street by Cynthia Vincent, and the highly anticipated debut of Paige Black Label, a refined collection of tailored skirts, trousers, dresses, vests and jackets by Paige Adams-Gellar of Paige Premium Denim fame. Special guest DJ AM will spin during the fashion show.

Susanna Mercedes Runway (2007)

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Tagged as: charity, Clothing, Concerts, Fine Dining, Friendly House, fundraiser, Hotels, Lisa Kline, Opera, silent auction, Sports

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Mo Rocca has some pretty interesting insightful (if not pretty funny) questions.

He’s back asking what YOU do when you run out of something critical like toothpaste, mouthwash, toilet paper, butter, dog food, milk, something essential?
Isn’t it so frustrating to realize that you need that roll of toilet paper? How about when you are ready for that bowl of oatmeal or cereal and your milk-carton is bone-dry.

According to Mo Rocca, Bank of America won’t leave you hanging by a thread, without a leg (or stool) to stand on. It’s light is always on to provide the overdraft protection.

Sounds corny but it’s true. Note you do pay for it. It’s not the Bank of Dad!
Stevie Wilson

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Back to the Blog Carnival, this time we are all shopping at Overstock.com’s Worldstock Jewelry store. This online store is killer because it features a great variety of necklaces, rings, bracelets, earrings and more at prices that are unbelieveable for gold and sterling silver along with some real gemstones.

This store was my find because I have been on the hunt for some cuff bracelets and interesting earrings. (If you read my blog regularly, then you know I found my earrings already. If you don’t read it, take a look at the posts on 5/12!

With earrings done, I had to have some new bracelets. Given that my first and second choices were both gone in a split second (dichroic glass calls to me but I want color).

Roman Glass Bracelet with Amethyst or Turquoise

Instead of getting locked into the trend of cuffs, I chose this edge conglomeration of sterling and semi-precious stones. This bracelet, of Middle Eastern origin and vintage (think ancient) materials features 90% recycled silver. The stones (labradorite, iolite and smokey crystals or chunky turquoise, moss agate, smokey quartz and onyx), pearls and roman glass shards are inlaid into the silver, creating a more textured mosaic. Another nifty thing about this pieces is that the jewelry studio is involved in a special program that employs the handicapped. I think of it as a “win-win’win” on all sides since the bracelet is one of kind, it provides work for the handicapped and also an economic infusion into that area.

The retail for this bracelet is $120.00.

Overstock.com’s Worldstock
It’s time to go shopping. You can find items for much less and some for more but always a bargain for handmade items!

Stevie Wilson

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Rachael Ray recently featured a product that I had mentioned on this blog. I don’t watch daytime TV but someone told me about it. I managed to find a video of the segment on youtube.com because I wanted to see what was said.

If you know Rachael Ray’s show at all (and I personally don’t but others I know do watch her show) there was a contest of some type to find the most interesting/unusual/unique product and test it out and report the results— via a video of the person introducing the product.
The video of this product — Luscious Lips Lip Plumping Device — was the chosen video. (wow, was I surprised). Actually I was really glad to see this video to see if the plumper worked for “everyone” . I had used it and it worked on me. My biggest issue is that I forget to use it but on a consistent basis, it really does amazing things for your lips.

Here’s the video segment of the Rachael Ray show.

Now you be the judge. Doesn’t this make her lips look better? I think it does! I don’t want those big poofy lips but I do want fuller lips that look better with gloss and lip color.

Stevie Wilson

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Spring & summer are around the corner. It’s all about having the right look but breaking the bank— particularly in this economy— is NOT where it’s at.
If you have money to burn, go ahead , but why burn it when you can get some great edgy stuff and end up splurging on other things like spa treatments or a killer hair cut at a premium salon?

I have been on the hunt for some earrings that were similar to styles seen in Marie Claire, Elle, Allure and InStyle. Some styles that I liked were in the Nordstrom catalog— but the $200 + price tag made me wonder just how much I wanted them.

No matter what your budget, here are a few earrings that can really rev up your style quotient and give your cool little dress or hot top a little more sizzle.

Wire Leaf Earrings in gold or silver — Sweet huh!

Polished Mesh Earrings (in silver or gold) — these are so much like ones I have seen in magazines

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Tagged as: affordable, boho chic, diamond chain, earrings, filigree, forever21.com, hoops, jewelry, large upscale feel, leaf earrings, mesh, vintage, wrapped hoop

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