Archive: July, 2008

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Fashionistas anxiously await the announcement every year, and we’ve got a look at this year’s Vanity Fair’s 69th annual International Best-Dressed List. Some of the highlights on the Best Dressed Women’s list include a mix of Hollywood — Sarah Jessica Parker, Angelina Jolie, Tilda Swinton — and political significant others — French First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, Kate Middleton and Michelle Obama. Stylish men who made the cut include David Beckham, Daniel Craig, Kanye West and Matt Lauer. Click over to Vanity Fair.com to read the full list and tell us: Who makes your best dressed list? Do you agree with Vanity Fair’s?

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French brand Roger Vivier is known for their pricey buckled shoes, which can range anywhere from $396 for signature flats to four digits for boots. For the Helpmann Awards this week in Australia, Cate Blanchett donned a pair of limited edition Roger Vivier Limelight America platform heels with sequined star detail and Swarovski crystal buckles. The shiny heels made the rest of Roger Vivier’s heels look downright affordable with a startling $11,000 price tag! We are all for splurging on designer heels, but $11,000 for one pair? That’s our fantasy shoe budget for the year! Tell us: What is the most you are willing to spend as a splurge on shoes?

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Kelly Ripa joined other fashionable New York women and super-stars including Molly Sims and Christy Turlington to shop for a cause — The Ovarian Cancer Research Fund. A Hamptons tradition, Super Saturday was started to raise money for the Fund whose mission is to provide money for early detection and cure research for ovarian cancer. While Kelly browsed the racks of designer clothes from designers like Calvin Klein, Donna Karan, Ralph Lauren, Carolina Herrera, Theory, Maxx New York and more, she told PEOPLE, “I’m doing something revolutionary, I’m shopping without my stylist. So I’ll probably be meandering around here for the next 4 hours hoping that someone adopts me.” A Super Saturday veteran, Kelly didn’t have any problems last year when she walked away with two Miu Miu bags. Also browsing the heavily discounted items was Katie Lee Joel. “Last year I got a lot of hats, so I definitely want to get a new hat,” she told PEOPLE. “I got a lot of swimsuits for about $20 a piece too.” Good deals and a good cause — can you go wrong?

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It’s been a few months since John Mayer showed off his Family Ties-inspired ’80s do and challenged PEOPLE readers to wax poetic about it with their very own hair haikus. And even after he brought his hairstyle back to the future, he still held onto his signature lush-locked look. But this past weekend the singer shocked and awed us when he sheared off his hair into an Army-issue buzz cut. We think that John looks pretty good no matter what, but we want to know what you think. Tell us: Do you prefer him closely shorn, or should he grow his hair back?

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The latest celebrity to try her hand in fashion design is Mischa Barton. The former O.C. star brings her signature quirky hippie style to a line of handbags designed exclusively for online retailer ASOS.com. The fourteen bag collection offers a variety of vintage-inspired styles from clutches to totes, with prices ranging from $43 for a clutch to $323 for a leather satchel. The bags even have their own signature emblem! Check out all Mischa’s bags at asos.com. We can definitely see the vintage-loving star wearing her own designs, but would you? Tell us: Would you buy one of Mischa’s bags?

Courtesy Avon

If you’ve been McDreaming of getting your hands on Patrick Dempsey’s new fragrance with Avon, you wait is almost up. At this week’s launch event in Manhattan, the Grey’s Anatomy star unveiled Unscripted, his signature scent with notes of cardamom, black peppercorn, fig and lavender. The actor, whose makeup-artist wife Jillian Dempsey is Avon’s global creative color director, tells WWD, that he wanted to create a scent that was “classic but still clean, elegant and modern without it being too overwhelming.” Click here to hear more on what the Patrick told PEOPLE about his latest role — and his not-so-fresh-smelling past. But Dempsey’s not the only man suddenly getting in on the fragrance game. This fall alone will see the launch of scents by Tim McGraw, Usher, David Beckham and Antonio Banderas. Tell us: Will you consider buying Patrick’s scent when it hits stores this fall? Which of your favorite leading men do you wish would create a signature scent?

Courtesy Bluefly.com

Victoria Beckham and Heidi Klum won’t be the only lucky ladies wearing Christian Siriano originals for very long. The Project Runway winner’s own line is now available exclusively at Bluefly.com — and is already up to 40% off the retail price. Sticking to his edgy style, the young designer presents black and metallic pieces in trendy silhouttes including a high-waisted gold skirt, puff-sleeve dresses and blouses, sateen skinny pants, tailored blazers and more. Items range from $96 T-shirts to the $590 “Posh” puff sleeve blouse — could the real Posh be the muse for this style? In his own words, we think Christian’s breakout line is definitely “fierce”. Check out what Christian himself has to say about his collection here. Tell us: What do you think of Christian’s line for Bluefly.com? Is it as fierce as you expected?

Click here to shop Christian’s line at Bluefly.com!