Givenchy Resort 2012: FashGif

We've teamed up with Greta Larkins, genius behind the brilliant tumblr, FashGif in a weekly series of animated fashion shots.
This week, FashGif takes on a look from Riccardo Tisci's spectacular resort collection for Givenchy modeled by Joan Smalls. Flower Power.

Get Sexy Summer Skin at Any Age

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Your Challenges in Your 20s

You’re blessed with wrinkle-free skin, but chances are you still battle breakouts—especially in summer’s relentless heat and humidity. So resist the urge to head straight to bed after that late night beach party. "Not washing your face leads to breakouts, but it can also give the skin a dull, lined appearance," says skincare expert Sunday Riley, who works with 26-year-old Freida Pinto. You’ll thank yourself later for stSkin at Any Age

arting good habits—nighttime cleansing, daily SPF, and a little preventative treatment—during these years.

Pictures of Vanessa Traina's Chic NYC Apartment

A closer look at the eclectic style of Vanessa Traina's West Village home. Plus, read the interview with the Louis Vuitton model and Chanel ambassador here.

Read more: Vanessa Traina Apartment Pictures - Photos of Vanessa Traina's Apartment - Harper's BAZAAR

I wonder where we got the A-Line skirt from....?

Basics Instinct

Johan Lindeberg's hip basics.

By Karin Nelson
Photograph by Hannah Whitaker

July 2011

After 20 years in the industry, as CEO of Diesel North America and creative director of J. Lindeberg and William Rast, Johan Lindeberg has finally figured out what he wants: 100 percent freedom. And with the launch of BLK DNM, his line of simple, well-made basics, he has achieved just that. “I’m following my personal tastes,” he says. “And that’s all I can do now as a designer.” It’s a philosophy that seems to be working. Taking cues from downtown New York—where Lindeberg lives and has just opened the label’s first shop—his debut collection is rife with the sort of unfussy pieces that the below–14th Street crowd wants to wear: slim-cut cashmere sweaters, lambskin motorcycle jackets, silk blouses, and slightly high-waisted jeans. Filling out the line are a musky unisex fragrance, sunglasses done in collaboration with Moscot, and a culture magazine called BLK DNM Gazette. Shoes and bags are to come. “Someone called me the Tom Ford of downtown,” says Lindeberg with a laugh, referring to the speed with which he has built a full-fledged brand.“It’s just the manifestation of what I’ve been thinking about my whole career” (blkdnm.com).

Read More http://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/2011/07/johan-lindeberg-basics#ixzz1SJzX0eGe

Ren & Stimpy

Thanks for the article from Adrian Waller

Ren and Stimpy was one of the greatest adult cartoons to ever air on television. I was given a DVD of this show for my birthday, and I love to view it on my satellite tv with old friends.(http://www.expertsatellite.com!) We laugh so much at old episodes of this show, because we were in college when it came out. We simply love every part of this show and think it is one of the best ever. It is such a great show and I love it so much.

The humor of this show borders on the controversial. I am always so surprised this show could air for as long as it did, given its crazy and controversial content. This show seriously had some of the most irreverent humor of the 1990s and the writers were wholly unapologetic for it. There is nothing I love more than watching Ren and Stimpy and picking out the bits that I missed when I was younger. I understand so much of this show more now, which makes it so much more enjoyable to watch. I truly love this show and I think it is one of the best ones that any young adult can watch for some great and classic humor. This is the sort of show that can keep a person laughing for hours on end. I truly think this show rocks.

Becoming "Diamond Wild" with Become.com!

I might want to have the dream date of my life, now, that I have help imagining every little detail (especially the finger-fashion) from a website that I now adore.  What I'm talking about is the 3 Carat Diamond Rings found in every style, from Emerald, Orange Blossom, Solitaire, Engagement, Three-Stone, Anniversary, Bridal, Men's, Cocktail and Princess cut rings!  They have it all and making my eyes water with the romantic possibilities of finding a new love and embarking upon the singular vision of having a dream wedding or just a nice little, simple...lovely...cocktail surprise birthday gift for me, is now tangible and do-able with this digital inspiration online! Take a moment, for your viewing pleasure and get and eye-full for yourself of all of the most stunning diamonds known to man (and woman).  Who is this for?  Well it's for any interested fashionista and/or little girl who has flipped through the millions of pages of fashion magazines or bridal guides for a look that will be "hot" even when her own daughter or niece becomes a bride?  But, mainly I just devour the beauty in the looks from the style of diamond cuts represented in such an ordered way.  I take my time in making the decisions that go with having what it takes to bring home the best in available, creative, designer diamond's set in some of the best 18k Gold, Sterling Silver, White Gold and the works!   If this doesn't do it for me, I'll just look for something, even more spectacular in the 4 Carat Diamond Ring area, and I'm sure everyone will envy my choices and want to emulate them all to the core!  Isn't that what life is about, inspiration to live it up and have what we want to get?  From the cradle to the grave, "a fashionista is a fashionista," and fashion inspiration (of the luxurious kind) is all she needs (or wants) to fill her life with the love and extras that get her heart beating in tandem with the best of everything!  I'm always looking for things that go with great style, especially designer style, with precious little time to do it, so having a page full of diamond dream rings is a great start to quickly and effortlessly get the things that luxuriously pay compliment, again and again to my happiness and "Style Treasure!"
Hope E

Summer Dress, Handbag Mania @ BLUEFLY.com!

It must be summer because of all of the buzz due to ladies like you and me wanting to wiggle into our flirty dresses!  What will happen if this blog did not do an honorable mention about the style and beauty found on one of the shopping sites that has it ALL?  Again, www.bluefly.com has hit it out of the ballpark and my mouth is watering for what I can discover at this fashion fabulous site for gathering up the best in style-wise dressing!  With my swipe card in hand, I have access to promise myself some runway-model looking dresses for the entire SUMMER season!  Let me briefly describe some of the unbelievable evening dresses they have, first of all, glamor is no issue here and ALL of them have superior style from ready-to-wear to couture!  If your looking for halter-top type dresses, sleeveless, off the shoulder, with frills, pencil or maxi, mini or ruffled (you will find them all in varied excitable order here)...but wait, that's not it...(there are many, many accessories to be had here, as well). 
This time, I am knocked over by the designer handbags that are creating a nervous twitch in my hungry little fingers.  Well, I could just call www.bluefly.com and have it delivered straight to my door just like people who order in "food," but, I think the only thing that I can wait for now, is the doorbell!  But first, let me share the types of handbags that should foster this type of frenzy in our stomachs....How do these sound to you, can we say, DESIGNER: "Cartier, Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Prada, Givenchy?" Now you know what is making me do this drum roll of excitement to share with my fashion blog readers and web browsers!  Anyway, since summer is here, why don't you visit and bookmark, or just savor the look you can acquire (especially after a pay period or two) or from you dearest sugar daddy?  You get the point girls, there is always a way to have, and my www.bluefly.com mission is to shop and have these experiences come right out of the lap of online luxury!  How about you?
with LUV,
ImaniChanel