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The world of fashion is an ever changing one, with each season bringing in the latest trends and changes of the moment. Celebrity style is a great place to look for inspiration as, having the money and the prestige at their disposal, A-listers can stay ahead of the fashion pack by getting the latest much loved garments as soon as they leave the catwalk. And this autumn is no different, with celebrities leading the way when it comes to the moment’s latest trends.
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Designer Derek Lam introduces an exclusive dress collection—DEREK LAM + eBay—featuring 16 original pieces. The exclusive collection, designed for Spring/Summer 2011, includes seven iconic dress silhouettes—the Shirt Dress; the Shift Dress; the Black Tie Dress; the Sun Dress; the Boho Dress; the Chemise Dress; and the Tee Shirt Dress. Made from fabrics including cotton poplin, silk poplin, indigo denim and a printed georgette, the dresses reflect Lam’s intuitive feel for elegance combined with ease.

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TheKnot.com released its annual forecast for the hottest wedding trends for 2011. Here’s a look at the top 11 wedding trends for 2011: Prohibition-Era Elegance, The Redefined Princess, Sultry Ballerina Style, Ivy League Chic, Exotic Indian Inspiration, Wedding Man Caves, Prewedding PJ Parties, Food Truck Fun, Haute Desserts, Video Guest Books, and Surprise Honeymoons.
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Olay Professional Pro-X Advanced Cleansing System is mentioned as the first at-home facial cleansing tool that cleanses and exfoliates as effectively as a professional cleansing system. The tool’s micro-massaging action helps maximize the immediate hydrating effectiveness of your anti-aging moisturizer. Priced at $29.99 (MSRP), Olay Professional Pro-X Advanced Cleansing System includes: One battery-powered Olay Professional Pro-X Two-Speed Facial Cleansing Brush; One replaceable brush head attachment; .68 oz. Olay Professional Pro-X Exfoliating Renewal Cleanser; Two AA batteries.

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Popular new designers

Clothing styles and fashions speak volumes about an individual as well describing numerous aspects of their lifestyle. Fashion reflects the person’s approach to life in general along with their attitude and their personality. There are huge brand names that everyone is aware of, but they all started small, eventually carving their way to prominence and success. In the UK, there are a few new arrivals on the scene that the fashion industry is paying a lot of attention to and have recently created their own waves in the industry. Here are just a few:

• Christopher Bailey – the fashion designer from Burberry who is rapidly becoming a household name. He is making his mark on the fashion industry as the Burberry creative director.
• John Galliano – born in Gibraltar, he moved to south London as a young boy. His clothing designs reflect a combination of Latin traditional “dress-up” and stylistic eclecticism.
• Stella McCartney – the fashions she created in her final year at Central Saint Martins was snatched up by numerous big name brand designers such as Browns and Bergdorf Goodman. She recently became the top designer for Chloe.
• Alexander McQueen – Sadly recently deceased he was apprenticed to Anderson & Sheppard, the Prince of Wales’ tailor, on Savile Row, McQueen grew up as a taxi driver’s son.

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Macy’s announced a new fashion initiative that will engage acclaimed fashion designers to create a series of rotating collections for the retailer’s contemporary fashion “Impulse” department. Launching in February 2011 and continuing through the year, a new designer capsule will rotate onto the floor approximately every two months and will offer limited-edition women’s apparel pieces to be sold in 235 Macy’s stores and on macys.com. Kinder Aggugini, a London-based designer who has worked with fashion icons and design houses including John Galliano, Vivienne Westwood, Paul Smith, Calvin Klein, Costume National and Versace, will be the designer to inaugurate Macy’s international capsule collection series in February 2011 with a line that captures his covetable rocker-chic aesthetic.

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Amelia Toro presented her new ethnically inspired Fall Collection at Portland Fashion Week as part of the National Hispanic Heritage Month celebration. This Hispanic heritage collection is based on love and commitment to the Hispanic culture. For example, the Kuna Indians, isolated residents from “El Darien,” the border zone between Colombia and Panama, have created a technique in cotton based on hand-sewn quilting and layering of fabric, known as the “mola.” The most important elements surrounding the Kuna Indians are represented in the mola using motifs such as animals and geometric figures. Toro’s fashion house integrates the molas with natural fiber fabrics such as wool, silk and crepé to sustain their cultural heritage.

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Paris Hilton is embarking on a tour of Asia this week to visit a few of her 7 Asian Paris Hilton stores and unveil her 2010 Fall/Winter collection which includes handbags, watches and her new fragrance ‘Tease’. During the business trip Paris Hilton will hold fashion shows and press conferences in three cities – Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta – and her busy schedule will lead her to make visits to her existing stores in Malaysia and to the official Grand Opening of her latest store in Jakarta, Indonesia.

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Motherhood Maternity announced its collaboration with Disney Consumer Products on a new collection of maternity apparel and accessories available this summer. The introductory line will feature three of Disney’s iconic characters: Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and Winnie the Pooh. Beginning August 12, 2010, Mom-To-Be can find the assortment of affordable knit tees, sleepwear, plush toys and infant onesies from $12.98 to $34.98 in all Motherhood Maternity and Destination Maternity® stores and online at www.motherhood.com and www.destinationmaternity.com.

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Sue Wong launched the “Eat Pray Love by Sue Wong,” a luxurious ready-to-wear collection inspired by the highly anticipated film Eat Pray Love, in theaters nationwide on August 13, 2010. The line will launch nationally in August 2010 as a special limited edition collection for fall 2010, available in fine department stores such as Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Bloomingdale’s, Nordstrom’s, Lord and Taylor and Dillard’s.

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