FASHION:

• Second City Style has found the perfect eyelet accent pieces for those who just can not commit.
• Give your fave 4-legged fashionista a chic, Sienna Miller-inspired leg up by rocking cruelty-free fashion suggests Fashiontribes.
• Patagonia’s vitaliti knits keep Girlawhirl looking and feeling cool all summer long.
• Find out which of the season's hottest swimsuits flatter your figure with StyleBakery's Swimsuits For Every Body.

SHOES, BAGS & ACCESSORIES:

• Meet jewelry designer Erika Pena. [FabSugar]
• Bag Snob lunches with bag designer du jour, Jennifer Alfano!
• Omiru finds pointy toed shoes for wide feet.
• Travel in style. eBelle5 discovers Forbes top 6 Designer Travel Bags for all budgets.
• Though Kristopher Dukes has a like for lucite that borders Hollywood Blvd. street chic, she's crystal on what’s clearly the stuff of stripper’s shoes is served successfully in petite portions, a la these Davis by Ruthie Davis shoes.
• Win a gorgeous pair of diamond earrings with My Fashion Life.

BEAUTY:

• eBeautyDaily discusses 8 things cosmetic companies don't want you to know.
• The press-on pedicure: hot or not? [SheFinds]

LIFESTYLE:

• Fashion plates go Parisian chic with Delight.com's Les Femmes Dish Set and Coquette says snatch them up before they are all gone!
• Sail the Sea of Cortez aboard an 80 foot luxury schooner with The Travel Snob.
• Lindsay Lohan back in rehab! The Stylehive has assembled the tools to give L.Lo a fighting chance to slay her demons once and for all.
• Papierblog compares the celebrities of yesteryear to the ones we have now and longs for the old days.
• L.A.Story says Darfur is *not* a fashion line. You can help those in need by watching a video and clicking a link!
• Check out these stylish Andy Warhol Snowboards. [Styleaholics]
• Kiss your processed foods goodbye, suggests The Sweet Life, and try Super Natural Cooking with Heidi Swanson.

- Lesley Scott

fashiontribes.

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FASHION:

• My Fashion Life tests out Condé Nast's new online baby, Stylefinder.
• Bag Snob interviews one of the most powerful figures in the fashion industry, Julie Gilhart of Barney's New York.
• Papierblog wonders whether fashion is getting too violent, especially after the debut of Stella McCartney's line at Target in Australia.
• Coquette loves the sleek look of dressed up bermuda shorts and gives her favorite picks.

 ACCESSORIES, BAGS & SHOES:

• eBelle5,the designer handbag blog, recommends hitting the courts in style this spring with the designer Louis Vuitton Damier Azur Badminton Set and Pouch.
• The wonder of the $42,000 Louis Vuitton Frankenbag...which has Fashiontribes wondering if it was inspired by other handbags of horror?
• StyleBakery.com finds the hottest handbags of the season, from $13 cheap chic finds to $1300 splurges (and everything in between)
• Wrapped in peach-pink satin and midnight-black lace, Kristopher Dukes is sure these shoes are pure you.
• Read the Stylehive interview with Jennifer Sarkilahti for Odette NY jewelry who handcrafts elegant and pretty jewelry with an artisan feel from wax carving and casting.
• The Jewelry Weblog talks about the trend of jewelry as part of clothing. For example, this platinum and diamond jacket.

MEN'S FASHION:

• Check out Fashiontribes Fellow for the checklist of the top 10 wardrobe must-have's for men this spring.

BEAUTY:

• Nail Tech Secrets shows off some cool blue nails for spring!
• Who got the best makeover on America's Top Model? [FabSugar]
  
• 40 Days and $0 Nights of Beauty Brand Reviews: Day 21, Lancome. [Blogdorf Goodman]
• Girlawhirl loves the sugar scrubs from Diana b.
• Second City Style stages their Annual Beauty Olympics Week 2: Lips/Eyes - testing 100's of products so you don't have to.
• Once you go Brazilian – you never go back -- Funny Video! [SheFinds]
• Rejuvenate your skin for spring with microdermabrasion and eBeautyDaily!

LIFESTYLE:

• Mmmmm.....macadamias! Oil, muesli, pesto, and of course, nuts...The Sweet Life has the tasty dish.
• The Travel Snob discovers that culinary travel is a family affair at Mexico's Esencia Resort in the Riviera Maya.
• Be "Under the Influence" of a musician "Undiscovered"--James Morrison. ( podcast) [L.A. Story]
• Check out the first ever hip-hop throw pillows for your home. [Styleaholics]

- Lesley Scott

fashiontribes.

In our fave post of the week, it's a truckload of unsolicited - but oh so necessary - advice from chicas in the know! The Bag Snob weighs in on everything from incontrovertible evidence about why it's essential to protect one's delicate face from aging SPF, to the right bag to carry for your frame (especially if you're teensy), to whether Terri Hatcher should get jaw realignment surgery...or simply wait 'till the end of the full moon.

FASHION:

• Think ahead! Girlawhirl offers up a spring 07 fashion forecast & primer.
• Meanwhile, it's fall in the here & now. A hot product: long scrunchable, cuffable socks. [Stylehive]
• Paris Style Summary: Mattie Roberts cracks the French style code.
• This fall's staple: the turtleneck dress. [Stylebites]
• Want to Find Great-Fitting Jeans? Turn to Kasil! LA Story gives you the "skinny" (& bootcut, straight leg) in a podcast with David Lim, Kasil designer.
• Coquette shares a preview of a new women's fashion line, Mademoiselle Parasuco, while attending the San Francisco launch party.
• Second City Style interviews Uluru NYC's Designer Caroline Priebe - you can't help being drawn to the elegance and styling of her cashmere sweaters and dresses.
• Not available on the Internet to purchase, but available for window shopping none the less - fab Ebel watches for men & women. [Jewelry-Weblog]
• Your typical holiday gathering is awash in black-black-black. Fashiontribes shows how to turn the tables (affordably) in a chic white frock with black accents, a la the Elie Saab runway.

BEAUTY:

(left to right: red kissers at Blumarine, Costume National, Anna Sui)

• Red Lips: Be Not Afraid! A step-by-step guide to nailing this season's hottest look. [Bonbons in the Bath]
• Beauty Buzz "hearts" this terrific new hair dryer: tourmaline (check), ionic (check), ceramic (check), lightweight (check), quiet (check!!) and LESS MONEY (check!!!!)
• What you need to know before you shop for foundations, concealer and powder. [Beauty Newsletter]
• eBeautyDaily reviews the newest offering from Tom Ford, Black Orchid.
• Beauty Addict gives you the full breakdown of the NARS holiday collection...the good, the bad, and the...muddy brown?

- Lesley Scott

fashiontribes.