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A straight-shooter and a straight-talker—that’s Garance Doré. In her ‘Talking Fashion’ series, the French illustrator/photographer/blogger explains what fashion people really mean when they utter any number of stock phrases.

Although some of her ‘translations’ seem cynical and downright catty, others are just SO TRUE! Consider, from yesterday’s post about beauty chat:

• Oh wow, you’re absolutely glowing! Who is it? = How could this be?! Your dermatologist is better than mine?!
• Oh wow, you look so… Healthy! = Is that a mu

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Van Cleef & Arpels exhibits creations on the theme “Les Voyages Extraordinaires” designed by students from the Creative Academy supervised by Ugo La Pietra Milan – Salone del Mobile – Fuorisalone, 12 – 17 April 2011 The Salone Internazionale del Mobile will open on 12th April and Milan will live and breathe design for six days. For the second consecutive year,Van Cleef & Arpels will be actively participating in the event by displaying the creations of young designers from the Creative Academy – an international design and applied arts school created by the Richemont Group in Milan – throughout their Milanese boutique.

Ever since the Maison was founded, Van Cleef & Arpels has always placed its collections at the confluence of creativity and artistic craftsmanship. In addition t

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Any country music fans out there? Then you should know that the 46th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards were held this past weekend. What I always notice about country music starlets is that they love their ice. When the red carpet rolls out they trade their jeans and cowboy boots for diamonds and heels.

Carrie Underwood didn’t win any music awards this time around but she definitely wins in our books for style. P

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The SLAP watch is THE watch of the year. Each SLAP Watch has faces that are interchangeable with other SLAP watches, creating nearly endless ways to wear them… and, it is the easiest watch you will ever put on, slap it on and it instantly coils around your wrist. It is hip and cool, and already named “watch of the year”. It has been highlighted on television shows such as Ellen, CNN News, and The View, and publications like Rolling Stone and The New York Post.