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“If there is one collection that encapsulated everything that’s best about Fall—and gave it a high degree of personal expression—it would be Alber Elbaz’s for Lanvin. ” Sarah Mower

Nothing else needs to be said. I love Alber. I think he’s adorable, the work he does is genius, and he knows how to dress a woman.

If you want:
-the simplicity of a austere, covered-up, carved-out silhouette? Check
-sexy, simple evening dress? Check

I don’t care how much these cost, if I had the dinero, franc, euro, dollars…whatever…I’d buy it!

The quintessential little black dress:

These little dresses are just fab!

These are cute too. I love ‘em all!

Check out these giant cuffs crystals! Helloooo!!!

In a season when so many have anxiously cast around for what women will want in a recession, Elbaz has intuited the best answer of all: Give us restraint, give us pragmatism, but never slam the door on the possibility of utter gorgeousness.

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pics courtesy of style.com

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This is the last S/S08 Fashion Week wrapup! Fashion Week at Paris is over. Thankfully, the collections shown in Paris proved to be much more loveable than the ones in New York.

The show starts off with inspiring work-clothes. The jackets on the left and right models look like fantastic new work jackets (as opposed to the normal blazers.)

Pilati showed both pencil skirts and A-line skirts, which is great for women with different body shapes. I love the sleekness and colour blocks of the whole-grey outfit on the left. And the blue in the underside of the skirt and jacket provides great contrast to the dark grey look.

And finally, the party dresses. I love the contrasting colours on the yellow and black dress. And the two dresses on the left make such fabulous cocktail dresses. Sigh, just imagine wearing them to a uber-glam party…

All I can say is, I need some time to digest this collection. It must be so far into the future that I can’t completely comprehend these looks. Although I can say for sure now that I am not a fan of those swimming-cap-looking hairwraps.

The show started off with a gorgeous range of LBDs. Note the one-shouldered tops/dresses.

Elbaz uses silk tops with pleats to add sensuality to the otherwise structured looks. Apart from the jewelry, shiny threads and crystals were used in the dresses to make them look dark in a brilliant way.

And even more dresses. Perhaps Lanvin’s customers need more dresses than other types of clothing?

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Benjamin Cho’s fall 2008 RTW collection is another one of those lines of clothes that will make next season a lot more colorful. The clothes aren’t all colorful as there are a few black ones there but the clothes that do have color… they really are colorful. I like most of his designs, especially the one in the sixth picture.

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Here are some of the shoes and bags showcased during the recent Chanel Fall 2008 RTW fashion show. Was anyone able to see how the fashion show looked like? I really loved the design concept for the show — with all the gigantic Chanel accessories and all!

Anyway, opinions on the two-toned Chanel shoes, anyone?

What about the bags that look like clamshells to me?

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Rihanna’s recent trip to France has been a busy one. As well as performing a one-off set at the exclusive Swarovski party, the singing sensation was a fixture at the week’s fashion shows - and certainly wasn’t missing out on any of the weekend runway action. On Saturday she was on hand to check out John Galliano’s vision for this autumn/winter. Joining the Umbrella star in the front row was

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Aishwarya’s Mascara Commerical, but if you look closely
she’s wearing Khaki Green from the quad

L’oreal Wear Infinité Eyeshadow Quad in Aishwarya Greens

Size: 4.8 grams

Colors: Beigey-nude, creamy off-white, khaki green, bronzey brown

Durability: L’oreal’s eye shadows’ consistency is great, especially if worn with a primer underneath they last up to 6-8 hours.

Length of Use: Once since I got it on the 24th of February

Application Process: Excellent, since it gives you a breakdown where to put each eye shadow. The eye shadows are marked from 1-4. 1 being the lightest and 4 being the darkest shade of the quad. Shade 1 (Beige) is an all over lid color, shade 2 (Cream) is a highlighter for the brow bone, shade 3 (Green) is is for the crease of the eye, shade 4 (Bronze) is to be used an eyeliner.

Make-up artist James Kaliardos recommends following his guide to achieve the best results:

1. Use a pencil to draw a line along the roots of the lashes.
2. Apply the darkest shade (shade 4) over the pencil line.
3. Then apply the lighter colors (shade 1, 2), graduating and shading up towards the brows.
4. For emphasis, create a slightly darker (shade 3) area at the outer corner of the eyelid.
5. Place a hint of light color (shade 2) at the inner and outer corners of the eyes.

Product Review: Initially L’Oreal came out with Star Secrets Lipsticks, then the eye shadow trios and now the quads. I must say I was very impressed by Aishwarya Beige, I am probably two shades lighter than Aishwarya and her lipstick was perfect for me. But, back to the eye shadows shades 1 and 2 make excellent nude colors, and shades 3 and 4 are buildable, since I have light-brown hazel eyes, I chose the Aishwarya Greens Quad, it did make my eyes pop, in addition to the eye shadows I used M.A.C Technakohl Liner in Jade Way to line my waterline and M.A.C Fluidline in Dipdown on my top lid (smudged) the eye shadows and liners really made my hazel eyes pop. The great thing is that this quad is perfect for people who love their neutrals

Value for money: $5.99 for four eye shadows.

Quad Picture source: Ebay

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