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Fab's 10 Fall Essentials: Black Maxi Skirt

FabSugar — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:00:22 -0700

Confession: I've already gotten one. I was inspired by Jenni Kayne's Spring '09 collection. I love the long, lean silhouette and nonchalant feel. Think Rick Owens.

Today is the first official day of Fall, and for the next couple weeks we are going to count down our 10 Fall Essentials. So often friends and fams ask us what's new and exciting for the season. We realize fashion can be overwhelming, and we're happy to dwindle it down to 10 fantastic new additions that we're personally coveting and you should too.

I've already worn this skirt with a sexy nude tank top and layered jewelry; I also wore a cardi to add to the mellow vibe. I'm also thinking it would be cute with moccasin boots, chunky knit sweaters, and a cropped leather jacket. The possibilities are endless for this James Perse Maxi Skirt ($175).

A Fabby Halloween: Gypsy

FabSugar — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:50:22 -0700

Gypsy, wanderer, nomad, bohemian - call her what you will, but she is the ultimate free spirit. If you want a liberating costume this Halloween, look no further than the exotic gypsy. Much like the cirque du freak, the gypsy requires piling it all on. The main fashion components are coin jewelry, bangles, anklets, floor-sweeping skirts, paisley prints, head scarves, velvet, and layers - see Star from The Lost Boys for a vampy version. A wavy ebony wig can also help with authenticity. Roam away . . .

Just can't get enough? Join my A Fabby Halloween group, where we can share ideas, photos, and revel in Halloween happiness.

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Looks of the Week!

FabSugar — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 07:25:22 -0700

You all were feeling funky prints this week and it shows in your outfits. My favorites are checkered chic, playful maxi, that '70s dress, dos amigas, Michelle O chic, so sleek, British babe, and hot wallflower. The skirt of Twiggychic3's dress totally matches the background. So cool.

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Fab Con: Sienna Miller

FabSugarUK — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 03:00:49 -0700

Sienna Miller is always on my style radar. She made boho her own back in 2003 when she impressed us with low slung maxi skirts, oversized vintage belts and fur gilets. Now, a few years later, she continues to make amazing red carpet statements wearing funky young London designers and her own brand, Twenty8Twelve. This year the fashion house she founded with her sister made it's London Fashion Week debut to much applause. Here I look back over Sienna's recent style highlights.

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Fab Body Guide: Elongate Yourself

FabSugar — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:00:08 -0800

You've all heard that black makes you look slimmer and taller. While that's true, it's not the only trick in the book. There are a dozen other ways to elongate yourself without having to look goth. Take a look at the real-life examples below. For The Spirit LA premiere, Eva Mendes chose a Bill Blass maxi that, because it grazed the carpet, made her appear taller. Vertical stripes, as shown in the center editorial, and long cardigans, like on Katie Holmes, can also do the trick. Proceed for more tips.

Maxi Dresses: Like in Eva's case, maxi dresses give the illusion of tallness because they provide one straight line from top to bottom, without any interruptions.
Long Cardigans: It's a misconception that everything long makes you look tall. But a long cardigan, past your waist, is one casual way to do it. The darker the color the better.
Long, Wide-Leg Trousers: Be sure to find a style that grazes the floor, and preferably covers your shoes. They're never to be worn with flats, only high heels!
Platforms: It's no secret that platform shoes can literally add inches to your height. For a more subtle approach, choose a shoe with a hidden platform.
Vertical Stripes: Unlike horizontal stripes, which cut you off, vertical stripes keep going and going.

To see more tips, and to shop a widget of elongating pieces, read more.

Trench Coats: A thigh-length trench coat is a slick, sophisticated way to appear tall, especially when worn with over-the-knee boots. Avoid anything longer than the knee, please.
Over-the-Knee Boots: Speaking of over-the-knee boots, ones with high heels will give you an extra boost. Just be sure to wear them with demure clothing; you don't want to look sketchy.
Dark Colors: Black, dark brown, navy, dark gray - these moody hues and others like them are right for looking slim and tall.
Long, Skinny Scarves: Throw on an extra long, extra skinny scarf to take the focus away from your outfit.
Turtlenecks: These give the illusion of a long neck, so they're perfect for those who have a short one.
High-Waist Styles: Whether its skirts, shorts, or pants, if you have a flat tummy, high-waisted styles can make your torso appear inches longer.
Opera Gloves: Unlike cropped gloves, opera styles go past your elbow and make your arms appear super slender.

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Trend Alert: One Shoulder Dress

FabSugarUK — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 06:00:43 -0800

This weekend Kate Winslet cemented the place of the one shoulder dress on the fashion radar by opting for that style of Yves Saint Laurent dress for the red carpet. It's a bit of a '80s style which has recently experienced a resurgence, particularly on the party scene.

From Preen to Versace, and from maxi to mini the style is everywhere and so easy to wear. The main problem you might face is finding an appropriate bra, but with so many different styles now on offer, you're sure to find one which is discrete!

I love the subtle toga style of this Acne knot dress (pictured, £160). The waist tie and loose skirt make the shape very flattering. Also, the corsage detail on this Oasis dress (a bargain at £10!) is great for a Spring party. Dresses with tulip skirts are much more flattering than straight body con styles.

Interview With Liz Lange: Pregnancy Mogul Relaunches Line!

LilSugar — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 06:00:45 -0800

The woman who introduced the world to chic, form-fitting designs that celebrate the pregnant woman's bod is shaking things up again! Six years after introducing her maternity line to the masses through her collaboration with Target, Liz Lange is debuting more beautiful duds to flatter burgeoning bellies.

The Brown University grad and former Vogue editor, is relaunching her high-end line of maternity fashions after taking a year-long hiatus to reassess her business. The new Liz Lange Collection, which hits maternity shops and Nordstrom.com this week, includes dresses, silk blouses, skirts, pants, sweaters, jackets, and for the first time - denim!

The designer took some time to chat with us about her latest line, how to get the most bang for your buck with a maternity wardrobe and the ways she juggles work and motherhood.

lilsugar: Tell us about the new line. What are you most excited about?

Liz Lange: Even though I adore the collection that we do for Target, my roots and my beginnings are always in the high-end collection. That’s where I started it all and that’s where I got to work one-on-one with customers and with all of the celebrities I dressed over the years. We took two seasons off and so I'm just so excited to be relaunching in general. It’s really a continuation of everything we always did. We’ve always been about really, really wearable clothing even when we do trends, its always in a pretty and wearable way and not too out there. Really good quality stretch fabrics, clean silhouettes and classic American style, very uptown NYC, where I got my start.

To see the rest of Liz Lange's answer and her thoughts on the pregnant figure, read more.

One thing that is somewhat new about it is that I was never able to do denim in the collection before. It was always something that we would offer in our shops, we would just take in other brands, but I was never able to source it properly. So we found this phenomenal denim resource and now we are doing all Liz Lange branded denim and it comes in like every different wash – from the lightest to the darkest – all different silhouettes – the pencil, the boot, all of them – and it has our signature chunky gold hardware and all the rivets all the detail is Liz Lange branded and of course it is all super-stretchy. So I’m really excited about that.

I have a personal love of dresses and I think we’ve done a lot of really great dresses this Spring in all different ways. A lot of stretch silk dresses. We’ve done short dresses, little shifts, wear to work dresses, long, maxi-style dresses, short dresses with matching jackets that feel very 1960’s clean and classic - great to wear to work. I always think of our collection as dressing a pregnant woman in all of her needs. I find that so many pregnant woman today [are] working women, executives, and I think we have always been a great resource for that. We have a lot of great suiting, so its not just about great denim and t-shirts and little dresses, although we have all of that.

lilsugar: Women tend to complain about their figures during pregnancy, but you celebrate the expectant body with your designs?

Liz Lange: That’s just what I’ve always believed. I feel that pregnancy is a really, really beautiful time and I do think that the world has kind of come around to that - with the celebrities showing off their bodies on the red carpet all the time now. I started the line over ten years ago because I saw a friend wearing maternity clothing. I hadn’t been pregnant yet, and when she took off the maternity clothing and just put on one of her old sweater that was stretchy and still kind of working, I thought, my God, she looks so much tinier in that little sweater where I’m just seeing her belly than in that big schemata she walked in wearing. So I am a firm believer and that is why I have always used so many stretch fabrics because I don’t want to have to make things oversized, but I understand that a woman’s body is constantly growing, so stretch fabric allows it to be a little fitted and still grow with you.

lilsugar: Were you comfortable with your own body during your pregnancies?

Liz Lange: I certainly wore all of my own clothing. My children are 8 and 10. My first pregnancy was during the first year of my business. It was a very small business back then and I only had about eight designs on the line and then with my daughter two years later it had grown quite a bit. I would say it was with both pregnancies that really helped me define and grow my business. In the beginning I was very inspired by Donna Karan. [She] had her eight easy pieces, and I felt that my collection, when I first got started, would just be these eight easy pieces and it came in like navy, chocolate brown or charcoal gray and they were very, very fine Italian stretch wool and I did a cashmere twin set that was one of the eight pieces and it was literally that you just picked the color and if you had the eight pieces you could just mix and match and that would be your wardrobe. And that still, in a weird way, is the essence of my collection. But when I was pregnant I discovered, low and behold, eight pieces is not enough. 'Maybe today I don’t feel like wearing a pencil skirt, I want to wear a short A-line skirt.' Or 'Hey I feel like wearing a t-shirt and I didn’t have one on the line.' So I started to grow the line based on my personal needs. At that time I didn’t want there ever to be any prints or patterns and then I realized, 'Gee, I’m pregnant for nine months and sometimes I feel like wearing a print or a pattern.' So all of that stuff evolved during my pregnancy.

Check out what Liz Lange had to say about shopping for a maternity wardrobe in tough economic times and what to expect from her Target collection in tomorrow's post. View the fabulous selections from her new line below.

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Trend Alert: Black Silky Sweet

FabSugar — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:00:22 -0800

We all sang to ourselves, "Who's that girl?" when we saw Dakota Fanning in her black silky sweet jumper. She worked it, with her long, perfect gams, at the Today Show in NYC. You wouldn't know it was Winter by her hotness. A shortie jumper is a flirtatious choice, but black silk trickles off your skin just the same with a maxi skirt and slithery top. Just remember to keep it sweet, like our new blond Fanning fascination.

Check out CelebStyle for lots more celebrity street style!

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Celebrity Style: Agyness Deyn at The Humane Society Party

FabSugarUK — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 06:00:00 -0800

Agyness Deyn attended The Humane Society's Cool vs. Cruel ceremony earlier this week raising eyebrows about her stance on the animal fabric. She wore an anti-fur sticker to the party and played with fabrics with a maxi velvet skirt. Agyness is rarely without a grungey element to her outfit so this band t-shirt is perfect; it keeps her ensemble young. See below to copy her party style (minus the red socks).

Black Tailored Jacket - £89.00	Anya Hindmarch Brady shoulder bag - £651.00
EWA 18ct White Gold Diamond Stud Earrings - £293.00	Pearl and clear bead gold cage necklace - £18.00
Ichi Oversized tee with face print - £30.00	Bernie Velvet Skirt - £68.50
Limited Collection Dolly Ballet Pumps - £19.50

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New York Fashion Week, Spring 2009: Peter Som

FabSugar — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 07:00:08 -0700

Versatility was the name of the game at Peter Som. The designer really made an effort to cater to all types of customers - with prints, solids, glitz, and minimalism. Women who aren't afraid to experiment with bold colors and prints will fall in love with the slew of flowy maxi dresses (I know Rachel Zoe, who was in the front row, did) as well as some mini ones in fuchsias and bright blues. Solid-loving fans may appreciate the oversize blazers with short shorts and strapless rompers.Som also presented pocketed skirts, lamé shirt dresses, sequined shift dresses, and mid-length voluminous skirts in pretty peachy hues. Like I said, very versatile. The common denominator among all looks was the belted waist. Dark brown belts lent an air of nonchalant casualness that Som, and his fans, crave.

To see more from Peter Som's Spring '09 line, read more.

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To see the full collection, visit Elle.com and check out the runway video!

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Eugenia Kim - $144.00	Jack Rabbit Chain and Coin Hip Belt - $177.00
Rachel Pally - $220.00	Zigi Soho Parker Jeweled Gladiator Sandal - $80.00
Kelly Tunic - $39.50	Kenneth Jay Lane - $55.00
Tie-dyed canvas tote bag - $34.00	3-piece 18k/SS anklet set - $69.00
Paisley 3/4 Chiffon Top - $22.80	Night Lace Jayla Skirt - $109.00
Emiliina Floral Scarf - $19.50	Thin Multi Bangle Set - $40.00
Floral Paisley Open Sweater - $24.99	hairdo. Long & Lush Styleable Wig from Jessica Simpson and Ken Paves, Ebony - $99.00
Crown Jewels Necklace - $48.00	Cropped velvet swing jacket - $64.00
Empress Hinged Bangle - $5.80	Maison Michel Sasha multi-strand pearl headpiece - $2,195.00
So® Jet-Tone Dome Ring - $10.00

Vince Long Cardigan - $320.00	Cherub Trouser - $168.00
Simple Jersey Scarf - $6.80	Corsair Leather Over-The-Knee Boot - $178.00
Nordstrom Faux LaceUp Long Leather Gloves - $148.00	City Style Leather Trench - $129.95
J Brand - $187.00	Splendid Long Cardigan - $70.00
Tweed Wide Leg Pant - $34.99	Rachel Pally Swing Turtleneck - $141.00
V-line platform pump - $72.00	Heathered Turtleneck Tunic - $15.80
Lauren by Ralph Lauren Tunic Swimsuit Cover-Up - $61.00	Halter Maxi Dress - $98.00
Raven Tailored Riley Stripe Trouser - $242.00	Zipper High Waisted Skirt - $22.99
Long Ultra-Knit Skirt - $59.50	Yana Wrap Cashmere - $375.00
BR Monogram cashmere long cardigan - $275.00	0815LovesPeace by 8.15 August Fifteenth Hooded Tunic - $78.00
James Perse Racerback Maxi Dress - $155.00

Dress by Alice McCall - £60.00	Sophia Kokosalaki - £1,438.00
Acne One Shoulder Dress with Tie - £160.00	Origami One Shoulder Prom Dress - £70.00
Warehouse Corsage one shoulder dress - £10.00	EXCLUSIVE - Pink Soda Boutique One Shoulder Dress - £122.00
Chloé One-shouldered dress - £700.00	Vero Moda One shoulder dress - £39.95
Principles One shoulder bow dress - £25.00	One Shoulder Jersey Dress - £25.00
One shoulder ruffle dress - £30.00	STELLA MCCARTNEY - Silk one-shoulder dress - £695.00
Philosophy di Alberta Ferretti One Shoulder Gathered Dress - £265.00

Milly Gwyneth Silk Halter Top, Black - $265.00	Long Silk Skirt - $120.00
Smocked Short D Ring Jumpsuit - $119.00	Geren Ford black silk deep-v camisole - $129.00
Marley Silk Layered Ruffle Mini Skirt - $245.00	BCBGMAXAZRIA Ruffled Silk Cap-Sleeve Dress - $158.00
Silk Trench Coat - $1,195.00	Young, Fabulous and Broke Sienna Jumper as seen on Sienna Miller - $185.00
Johnson Silk Shorts with Cuff in Black Feather Print - $220.00	Hanii Y. Tulip Skirt, Black - $338.00
French Connection - Tudor Silk (Black) - $200.00	Filippa K Silk Harness Tank Top - $249.00
Ruffle-Skirt Tank Dress - $98.00