No Pain, No Gain

Remember the lyrics to "Baby One More Time"? Yeah, me neither (I'm lying. I know all the words and potentially even the dance moves). But I bet, dear fashion ladies, you remember Miss. Spears' 6-pack abs (Also, do you remember desperately wanting her neon yellow sports bra and deep red track pants? I do. I still maybe, really want them). While the bare tummy fad of the 90's is forever epitomized in the videos of Brit Brit, the SS'12 collections of designers such as Dolce&Gabbana, Bill Blass, Emilio Pucci and Helmut Lang, to name a few, are sure to make you add a couple more crunches to your workouts. It's totally worth the burn though. No Pain, no gain right?

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The Grape Escape

Let's all take a moment to thank the Fashion Gods for allowing this grape colour (of course I had to make a pun) to no longer be restricted to those of royal descent. Any shade of purple has always been a personal favourite (check it out here) however, this season's blend of warm and cool hues gives us Grape; a hot hue that is divine at best. Complementing any complexion, grape will/should/must undeniably be an essential in the spring wardrobes of us mere commoners. 

While this sultry shade is of course perfect on it's own, it pairs effortlessly with other hot hues of the season like coral, teal, yellow and ivory. Even better? Grape is making its splash on just about any piece of fashion - shoes, blouses, jewellery, blazers, denim and handbags - which means, if you are opposed to eating the healthful grape (though, isn't your resolution to eat more fruit?), at least you can pay an homage in the most fashionable sense. 

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Winter Warm

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Winter has been here for some time now, but today there is snow. Lovely, white, fluffy, free-falling snow. It's nice simply because this cold weather is finally validated by this quintessential form of precipitation.

So, with the snow, comes dressing for snowy days (and hopefully a couple of snowdays so we can stay home in our newly gifted pajamas and furry slippers). As always, the key to winter warmth is layers. Keep in mind though, while heavy knits like the ones above may be synonymous with winter dressing, you can all too quickly look like the Michelin Man if you dont find a balance in your outfit. When wearing heavy knits or puffy feather-filled coats on top, keep it stream-lined and skinny below. Also, don't layer heavy knits upon heavy knits (please note Michelin Man reference above). Instead invest in some good quality long-sleeved basic light knitwear that will keep you both warm and fashionable still.  

And please. Do this fashion lady a favour and add some pops of colour to your winterized wardrobe. It's going to get grey very quickly and id the only thing people can see when you're quickly dodging the cold weather are your legs, at least pleasure them with a bright pair of bottoms. Consider it your civic duty.

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Gift Guide 2011 Pt. 2

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Whether you're the older sister who has showed how to perfectly draw on a cat eye with liquid eye-liner or the younger sister who can't help but "borrow" that cashmere V-neck from her closet, the relationship of sisters is incomparable to any other. Here are a few little gift hints your big/little sister would love to find under the tree this year. 

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