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Recently, Stella McCartney has revealed her 2011 Lingerie Line Lookbook. The Lingerie Line Lookbook features clean-cut underwear, feminine, elegant and extremely sexy lingerie in a sophisticated and subtle way. Just like Stella McCartney clothing collection, this Stella McCartney Lingerie Lookbook is also classic, timeless, soft and perfectly reflecting brand’s high-end haute couture roots.

In this Lookbook, model Hannah Holman does a great job in sporting the lingerie with her short messy hairdo with subtle makeup that keeps the concentration entirely on the lingerie. Certainly, Model Hannah Holman is flaunting the pieces in the most stylish way. Other than that, undergarments featured are seamless with neat lines and stylish at the same time.

Meanwhile, there are also bodysuits, slips, sets of tap pants, camisoles and much more in this Lookbook. The color palette varies from nudes and blacks through to bright eye popping color.

For this vacation season of 2011, the Tory Burch Resort 2011 collection is all about vibrant hues, bold patterns and light airy fabrics. This Tory Burch latest collection was inspired from a trip to Rajasthan earlier this year. Tory Burch even created bold accessories for this collection which includes bright and big necklaces, chunky bracelets, printed hats and fantastic sunglasses.

As heard, items from this collection like the long printed chiffon skirts, cropped pants, scarves jostled with a ruffled twill trench, burlap and gold sequin suit jacket and tie-dyed cotton blouses were inspired by the traditional Dhurrie rugs from Rajasthan.

However, for those who live in cold-weather climates, Tory Burch specially designed a few items for them, like the brightly patterned parkas and the leather après-ski boots. Other accessories which are included in this collection are necklaces crafted from shells, beads and neon rubber plus an espadrille boat shoe.

Mischa Barton might not be one of the successful actresses around, as we speak, but the lady is trying to find ways to make a name for herself. It’s hard to really analyze the rise and fall of such artistes. Lindsay Lohan too at one point was one of the most-sought after actresses and look where the young actress is now; in and out of rehab.

Back to Mischa Barton, the actress is hoping to create a clothing line that is not that expensive for the masses, but at the same time it should be a very attractive line of clothes. The actress already has a collection of handbags under her name and she is now making plans to get busy again in the fashion industry.

Speaking on her planned project, Mischa says she plans to attract these young women who are looking to something good to spend on with whatever little money they have. We all know how fashion plays a very important part in a woman’s life, irrespective of whether the lady has a budget for these types of pleasures.

Recently, during the fashion week show in Paris, Chanel was said to have showed a strange mix of looks on the runway.  From tweed suits for matured woman to hot pants galore, worn with matching jackets, these pieces were not exactly Chanel’s strongest show. The collection was said predictable and without emotion or feeling.

For Yves Saint Laurent, fashion journalist, Cathy Horyn stated that the collection was simply boring. However, on the other hand, Yves Saint Laurent Spring/Summer 2011 was said by another source that it was both elegant and was about minimalism.

Next, designer Ricardo Tisci has previously designed for Givenchy’s Fall/Winter 2010 Haute and it has received positive reviews but this time around, for Spring/Summer 2011 Collection, Ricardo Tisci has not been able to impressed many as his pieces were said to be a follow-up of other designers pieces. For example, in this collection, it shows that he did Gareth Pugh meets Ann Demeulemeester meets Balmain tailoring meets Dolce & Gabbana.

Victor Horsting and Rofl Snoeren revealed their Spring/Summer 2011 during the Paris Fashion Week. This collection shows that the pieces look extremely sophisticated and exclusive. However, they decided to take men’s shirts and turn it into something feminine which makes it look a bit quirky.

The fashion parade for Victor & Rofl Spring/Summer 2011 collection started off with a mini shirtdress made from strips of embroidered blue ribbons with four collars and four pairs of cuffs skipping up the arms. Some of the items were paired with classic pants and shorts. Next, came more feminine and fancy dresses abounded with black color. As for the final fashion parade, Victor & Rofl designed wedding dresses were on the runway, from bold and eccentric wedding dress designs to classy dress.

Sadly, Victor & Rofl Spring/Summer 2011 collection are not the kind of items you would expect to see in the streets.

Designer Christopher Kane is getting ready to launch his first ever menswear line at Dover Street Market. The designer himself officially trialed the menswear collection with a capsule T-shirt range at the London store. Due to its success this collection now unveils a larger offering.

In an interview, Kane explained that he has become obsessed with the explosions and landscapes from space pictures. In fact, he loved the colors and unbelievable detail. He even printed them on to simple shapes, like loose fit T-shirts, cashmere and silk-mix knitted sweaters and cardigans.

Other than that, this collection offers more than just a designed T-shirt, Kane stated that tailoring also comes in the shape of soft black leather suit jackets with zip details and sporty leather shorts. What’s more, he experimented with the hoody and patched leather arms with multi star prints for a more sporty other-worldly look.

The collection will be in the market from early December, priced from £203.

Everyone who’s into fashion obviously knows that a 2.55 Chanel bag is an iconic piece. Definitely, it does cost a fortune but it’s really worth its price. The 2.55 Chanel bag was first created by the legendary designer Coco Chanel in February 1955. The number ‘2.55’ stand for the date the bag was shown public. It’s a quilted rectangular bag with a chain shoulder strap and features a cute Mademoiselle lock and Chanel logo which is an overlapping letter C, one is looking forward while another is backwards. Two Cs are Coco Chanel initials.

Today, the new 2.55 Chanel bag is said by Coco Chanel, that’s it is a more brilliant creation that is comfortable to wear and pleasant to look at. The best thing about this bag is that, it is hand-crafted by Coco’s skilled artisans.

The first bag came out in black but today the bags started to be made out of jersey, silk and even crocodile skin. The 2.55 Chanel bag certainly is a classic piece that will never go out of fashion.

Breeze Comfort Company has recently invented new ventilated bra pads. The new ventilated bra pads are a revolutionary invention that allows the passage of air and moisture in the area around the chest. These are certainly perfect for those who does sports and live an active and eventful life.

Unlike the normal bra pads which are made of materials that prevent evaporation of sweat and so lead to the accumulation of moisture in the breast cup part, the Ventipads have perforations through the padding that allow increased air circulation to provide faster evaporation. Other than the Ventipads, the Breeze Comfort Company sells a variety of bras with the new padding such as the the push-up bra, the convertible push-up bra and the sports bra.

The push-up bra sells for $29.99 and is said to be more breathable as well as it features a smooth silhouette and provides a natural-looking boost. Meanwhile, the convertible push-up bra is about $31.99 and the sports bra sells for $35.99.

This is one of the most sought-after collection in the country; Lanvin. Celebrities have been waiting to get their hands on these clothing items that are priced from $39.95 to $349. Jennifer Lopez, Natalie Portman and Madonna apparently got theirs before the collection was launched in stores. But, fear not as you too can get your precious hands and money on the Lanvin clothes at H&M stores.

The price range of the clothing items from Lanvin might come as a surprise to many. It is a surprise as usually a cocktail dress would cost from $1,000 to $5,000, especially when it is sold at Bergdorf Goodman and Neiman Marcus which are known to be high-end department stores.

The new H&M collection from Lanvin is now being sold at a price of $39.95 to $349. These are limited edition clothing items that will be on sale until the end of this year, which is about a month and a half away.

The cat eye glasses trend was inspired by the ‘50s and early ‘60s fashion. Designers have featured them on the spring 2011 runways. Be it the extreme retro frames at Giles Deacon and Jeremy Scott to the subtle cay eye shapes at Paul Smith, Tommy Hilfiger and Twenty8Twelve, everyone is just sporting the look.

As said, the cat eye frame works perfect with a square face or a diamond shaped face. Ones with round faces are advised to use sharper edges or large frames that curve upwards subtly. The advantage of using a pair cat eye glasses is that it matches perfectly with any outfit, from the very modern to the utterly vintage.

However, for those who would want to make a strong statement, try a pair of cat-eye or harlequin glasses with diamond shaped lenses that point sharply out. Meanwhile for an everyday pair, try a more subtle eye-cat glass with a slight flare out at the edges.