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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 …

Shopping. What I'd Buy If I Won Intermix's $3,000 Shopping Spree. Second City Style Fashion Blog

I’m never going to win. They know me. I hope you entered because you stand a better chance than I did to win. If I were to win a $3,000 Intermix shopping spree…here is what I’d buy. Today. I could always change my mind. D & G Satin High Waist Buckle Back Skirt $275. This …

China's Sweatshops, Pollution & Inferior Goods Keep Prices Low, But at What Costs? Second City Style Fashion Blog

Temperley at Target Do you ever wonder how it’s possible to buy a cute sweater at H&M for $40, but you can’t find one for under $300 at Bergdorf’s? On the other hand you also question how China can keep manufacturing inferior goods and get away with it? Maybe our insatiable appetite for cheap goods …

Paris Fashion Week Spring '08. Post Fall-Out Fairytale. Vivienne Westwood

If I had a fashion fairy godmother she would most likely end up being somewhat like Vivienne Westwood– you know, a little nuts in that well-meaning crazy cat lady kind of way. And this season at the Paris shows Ms. Westwood, whom I adore btw, doesn’t disappoint. Using a melage of fabrics, patterns and “personas” …

Shoe News. DSW to Begin Selling Online. Second City Style Fashion Blog

Welcome to the millennium DSW! Finally, the shoe super-store is going online! Mind you, I have never seen a place so stocked with shoes I rarley want in my life. I digress. After years of Zappos kicking their butt, DSW is trying to even the score. Too little too late? You decide. According to CNN …