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Today’s rust finds: Soft Chevrons Pullover ($118.00), ASOS Chino Pants ($24.44), Rust Up Dress ($47.99), & Embellished Front Chiffon Blouse ($130.00).

The “fanny pack” gets a bad rap. If worn correctly, usually not on the waist, they’re a dope accessory and utilitarian piece that can stow your phone, keys, wallet, ballistic flashlight, pen, note pad, glasses, prophylactics, cigarettes, and a zippo…like a machismo man purse cuz “murses” are for insecure punks and satchels are for muppets.

New ANDOVER MID TRAINER nice suede outer shell plain simple but nice. Buy them at Footasylum for £64.99

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Boxed set of five award wining High Heels Mystery novels featuring fashion designer turned amateur sleuth, Maddie Springer, including:

SPYING IN HIGH HEELS
L.A. shoe designer, Maddie Springer, lives her life by three rules: Fashion. Fashion. Fashion. But when she stumbles upon the work of a brutal killer, her life takes an unexpected turn from Manolos to murder.

KILLER IN HIGH HEELS
Maddie straps on her stilettos and, along with her trigger-happy best friend, makes tracks for Sin City in search of her MIA dad.
Maddie finds not only her dad, but also a handful of aging drag queens, an organized crime ring smuggling fake Prada pumps, and one relentless killer. Plus, it seems the LAPD’s sexiest cop is doing a little Vegas moonlighting of his own. In a town where odds are everything, Maddie bets it all on her ability to out-step a vicious murderer.

UNDERCOVER IN HIGH HEELS
Secret affairs, hunky gardeners, and housewives desperate enough to bare it all… welcome to Magnolia Lane, TV’s hottest new prime time show… where a rising young starlet is found dead on the show’s set. Now it’s up to Maddie to sift through a leading lady with a secret, an actor on the verge of a nervous breakdown, a sexy cyber scandal, and one tabloid reporter who’ll stop at nothing to get the story of the century. Not to mention Maddie’s hot-cold relationship with the case’s familiar lead detective, Jack Ramirez. In a world where secrets, lies, and deception can earn you an Oscar, Maddie plays the role of a lifetime to catch Hollywood’s hottest killer. But if she doesn’t watch her step, Maddie’s fifteen minutes of fame just may be her last.

ALIBI IN HIGH HEELS
Baguettes, bodies, and haute couture galore! Shoe designer turned amateur sleuth, Maddie Springer, is at it again, this time in fabulously fashionable Paris. When Europe’s designer de jour, Jean Luc LeCroix, invites Maddie to show her creations at Paris Fashion Week, Maddie’s sure she’s died and gone to heaven. That is until Jean Luc’s top model is found dead on the runway, stabbed with a familiar stiletto heel. Sure someone is trying to frame her, Maddie enlists the help of her friends, including the sexy Detective Jack Ramirez, to uncover a daring jewel heist, a devious blackmailer, and even a few skeletons lurking in the closets of those closest to her. But as the evidence mounts, Maddie becomes the prime suspect and Ramirez is stuck between a badge and a cute blonde with a tendency for trouble. Will he stand by her as she attempts to track down an international killer, or will this be the case that finally comes between them? One thing’s for sure, if Maddie doesn’t uncover the real killer soon, she may be saying her final adieu.

MAYHEM IN HIGH HEELS
Maddie Springer is finally walking down the aisle with the man of her dreams. And she’s got the perfect wedding planner to pull it all off in style. Well, perfect, that is, until the woman winds up dead – murdered in buttercream icing. With the help of her fellow fashionista friends, Maddie vows to unveil the cold-blooded killer, but as the wedding day grows closer, tempers flare, old flames return, and Maddie’s race to the altar turns into a race against time.

REVIEWS:

“A saucy combination of romance and suspense that is simply irresistible.”
- Chicago Tribune

“Stylish… nonstop action…guaranteed to keep chick lit and mystery fans happy!”
- Publishers’ Weekly, starred review

“Maddie Springer is like a cross between Paris Hilton and Stephanie Plum, only better. The dialogue is snappy and the suspense beautifully interwoven with Ms. Halliday’s unique humor. This is one HIGH HEEL you’ll want to try on again and again ”
- Romance Junkies

“It’s rare to find a romantic mystery that’s so funny, but this is certainly one of them. Maddie Springer (is) a ‘Versace’ Nancy Drew everyone can appreciate.”
- Press & Sun Bulletin

Celebrities have always been considered as an edifice of “Fashion”. They introduce new fashion in the market, experiment with their looks continuously and provide something unique to their fans, and still manage to look beautiful (well, most of them do) in their party dresses.

Choosing the Best Dressed Celebrities 2011

And the same has been happening in this year so far – a lot of celebrities have experimented with their look, while maintaining their beauty and elegance. Where a lot of them failed, some did manage to carry it off. In this article, I am telling you about, who I think are, the best dressed celebrities of 2011.

I have chosen those celebrities, who were able to carry off different styles of dresses with amazing elegance and ease. They not just wore something different, but looked extremely beautiful and elegant in their party dresses.

Top 5 Best Dressed Celebrities 2011

The following are the top 5 best dressed celebrities for the year 2011:

1. Kate Middleton Williams – Strictly Elegant Chick

Marrying to a local prince (having a strong international presence) can make you a fashion diva instantly, with your every dress becoming a talking point. But Kate Middleton is much more than the hype. Be it a formal dress, a short dresses or casual wear – she looks extremely elegant in each and every dress of her. I haven’t seen her in any dress, which wasn’t looking good on her. This is mostly because of the fact that she, herself, is very beautiful and elegant. Moreover, being a princess now, she deliberately has chosen some beautiful and elegant party dresses to wear.

2. Carla Bruni Sarkozy – Stylishly Elegant

From the political front, we have one more entry – the stylish and super elegant “Carla Bruni Sarkozy”. She has the power to make any dress look beautiful on her – because she, herself, is extremely beautiful and stylish. And after her marriage, she has taken a deliberate, and very good, decision to go the elegant way. She is choosing the dresses, which are not just elegant, but super stylish. And, even after her pregnancy, she is looking more beautiful and elegant.

3. Emma Stone – Super Stylish

There are very few actresses in Hollywood who, at such a young age, look so elegant and graceful. She is a perfect mix of  superior elegance, extraordinary beauty and glamour. She is not just able to carry off different dresses in style, but manage to look immensely beautiful, and attractive in it. There is an element of funkiness (which represents her age) and elegance in each of her dresses, which makes her stand above from the rest.

4. Mila Kunis – The Glamour Girl

In Black Swan, she showed that she can act wonderfully. And with all her red carpet appearance after that, she showed how glamorous, beautiful and sexy she can look. She wore a lot of dresses this year – from short party dresses, to elegant gowns – and managed to look stunningly beautiful in them. Mainly because she is ultra glamorous and naturally sexy.

5. Lae Michele – Fresh and Sexy

This 24 year old “Glee” star may look like a surprise entry, but she has a great dressing sense, and looks immensely beautiful in dark colored dresses. She looked supremely beautiful and sexy in all her red carpet appearance, and one could easily spot her in the crowd, thanks to her strikingly style sense. Moreover, she wear a lot of dresses of new, and competent, designers – that makes her look unique, but very beautiful at important events.

The best thing about all the above 5 celebrities, is the fact that they know their limitations and works beautifully in those limitations. That makes them look very beautiful, elegant and, of course, unique. And, that is why, these are the 5 best dressed celebrities for the year 2011.

For a long, long time I’ve wanted to learn how to swing dance, but I’ve just never gotten the opportunity.  Being that in every other aspect of my life, I was meant for another era, I figured dancing would be the same.  Everything in the Swing era was simply better.  Clothes, dating, dancing, music, patriotism, morals, and hair styles.  Tonight, I went to my first swing dance club meeting and IT WAS INCREDIBLE.  Upon such an occasion, I knew I had to pull the saddle shoes.

The Shoes: Saddle shoes have been on my shopping list forever and it wasn’t until senior year that I finally found them.  Not online, not in a thrift store, but in a “Bass” store of a ritzy shopping center.  Not only were they purchased in this outlet mall, but they were discovered in the children’s section.  Thank goodness for small feet!