Archive | March, 2010

Fashion Forward: News & Advice

31 Mar

Stay up on the latest fashion news, style advice and more:

Closet Envy: Tracee Ellis Ross (Essence.com)

Michael Kors’ Dos & Don’ts of Spring (Glamour.com)

How to Wear Tunics (RealSimple.com)

Five Days, Five Looks, One Girl (Vogue.com)

Top 9 Trends to Try Now (InStyle.com)

Jennifer Aniston’s 10 Style Essentials (PeopleStyleWatch.com)

The Stylish Vote

30 Mar

From vibrant prints to a classic LBD to trendy neutral hues, this week’s celebrity fashion round-up contains three very diverse looks, but all are so very spring.

Vote for your favorite:

Kelis, Victoria Beckham, Rachel Roy

Photos: ConcreteLoop.com, InStyle.com, HoneyMag.com

                          Kelis        Victoria Beckham        Rachel Roy

**UPDATE** This poll is now closed. Stay tuned to see who will be the Stylin’ Chick of the Week.

Bringing Style to D.C.: Tashia Senn Collection

29 Mar

 

Tashia Senn

Designer Tashia Senn

With a bevy of notable fashionistas making their mark in the Nation’s Capital — from First Lady Michelle Obama to Desiree Rogers — the city known for its conservative fashion scene is quietly becoming more style conscious.

A host of bloggers, magazines and designers have set up shop in efforts to help propel Washington to fashion capital status.

And for D.C. native and up-and-coming designer Tashia Senn, bringing style and glamour to her hometown is very important. A graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), Senn told S&P that returning home to start-up her clothing line was the obvious choice: “I knew D.C. was a great market . . . New York is already so saturated with designers. There’s a need for it here — and I wanted to do it here.” With a support team consisting of her closest friends, family and business contacts based in the area, debuting in Washington was also a smart decision.

Tashia Senn

Senn styles one of the models.

This past weekend, Senn hosted a preview of her fall 2010 collection at celebrity hairstylist and TV personality Ted Gibson’s D.C. salon. And one word sums up her sophomore effort: ladylike. Models oozed sophistication in frocks constructed with the urban fashionista in mind. 

The collection featured pieces that every modern woman would want in her closet — from a striped sequin minidress (perfect for a night out with the girls) to a one-shoulder gray and black ombre cocktail dress to a silk shantung jumpsuit (talk about an attention-grabber).

With lots of look-at-me details — draping, exaggerated collars, bows and feather embellishments — the collection exuded femininity. Here are a few our favorite looks:

Tashia Senn Fall 2010 Collection

And check out this video from the Tashia Senn fall 2010 presentation:

Video by C. Monique Plenty

Stylin’ Chick of the Week

27 Mar

And the winner is . . .

Mary J. Blige

Photo: Essence.com

Mary J. Blige offers up the perfect balance of sexy edge in this navy form-fitting dress with matching pumps paired with an olive green motorcycle jacket. With the addition of the more casual jacket, what normally would be an evening look — totally works during the day.

Multiple wears. Goes from day-to-night . . . MJB, this ‘fit is S&P approved!

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