Paris Fashion Week Spring '08. A Saturday By the Seaside. Stella McCartney

I could emphasize the floral elements of Stella McCartney’s spring ’08 collection but that would somehow be missing the point. While her colleagues in Milan and Paris (but especially Milan) were infatuated by the dramatic colors and flashy Mediterranean hues McCartney took a simpler but much more seasonal and savvy approach. Charming and hopeful her …

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Paris Fashion Week Spring '08. Pirate Jenny. For All the Ladies Who Want to Be a Pirate or Just Marry One. Jean Paul Gaultier

Come on, you couldn’t buy a better metaphor. You know, modern women as pirates out and conquering the world until they walk the plank and take the final plunge into marriage. Or maybe it was a commentary on all the fashion pirates out there– the Forever 21s and the other teen garbage galleries that rip …

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Celebrity Fashion Smackdown. Who Wore It Better? Second City Style Fashion Blog.

Padma Lakshmi vs.Jacquetta Wheeler in Temperley LondonWinner: Lady Padma rules the court! I’m not so fond of the floaty empire-waist trend; it makes most pin thin A-listers look like they’ve ballooned twice their size. But something about this punchy orange Temperley London frock really pops against the Top Chef host’s bronzed skin. Unfortunately, it looks …

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