Roberto Cavalli Spring 2008 Ready-to-Wear

These are some of Roberto Cavalli Spring 2008 Ready-to-Wear accessories collection that includes both bags and shoes. I like his designs a lot, too bad they're pretty expensive.

Clutch with fringe detail

Python ankle-strap wedge

Printed shoulder bag

Alligator and wood wedge

Alligator clutch

Python ankle-strap wedge

Leather clutch

Body-shapers?

I still don't get why some women love wearing corsets. For one thing, it looks really uncomfortable. Well sure, it shapes your body into that much-desired hourglass shape, but I read that it gives you a deformed bone structure. Also, I've seen documentaries on women who wear corsets and they claim that corsets help you lose weight by controlling your eating habits.

How does it make you go on a diet? By making you eat less.

Since corsets are meant to be put on tightly, it limits the expansion of the stomach - so it forces you to lessen your food intake. In my books, that isn't so good.

I never really knew that there were different kinds of corsets too. And that you can get them in different kinds of fabric.

So is anyone here a fan of corsets?

Prada Spring/Summer 2008 Ready-to-Wear

This are some of the clothes included in the Prada Spring/Summer 2008 Ready-to-Wear collection. What do you think about them? Personally, I don't really like the designs at all. They look pretty...dry.








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Fashion Trends for 2008

Fortune Magazine gives a forecast as to what the Top 5 fashion trends of 2008 will be. Try to guess and see if you hit one, two or all five predictions!

1. The Scarf
Scarves are the newest must-have accessories, as shown in some of the runway shows of the biggest names, like Hermes, in the fashion industry.

2. Fashion Sneakers
Fashion brands are now moving in to take part of the multi-billion-dollar rubber-shoe industry. We now see brands such as Lacoste creating more and more stylish sneakers for casual wear.

3. See-through Clothes
Sheer fabric-made clothes are the next big thing this coming spring. This style is included in almost every runway show for the next season and they're coming to stores everywhere soon.

4. Industrial Fabrics
Technology managed to sneak its way in to clothes and now, they're going to be one of the hottest trends next year. Anti-microbial and rubberized fabrics are being used to make the newest look of fashion.

5. Tomorrow's Hangouts
New retail shops are adding a bit of a bonus for their customers: lounges, salons and libraries are now part of the stores' layout in the hopes of luring more customers and making them stay longer.

So were you able to get at least one of those right? Do you see yourself getting along with these trends?

Juicy, juicy Christmas!

These Juicy Couture Christmas/Winter charms are great ideas for the holidays. They may be be quite expensive for something so small, but cuteness has its price! These charms can be collected as is, put as designs on bags and other accessories, or they can be grouped into one set as charms on a bracelet like the last picture below.

Snowman, Snowflake and Gingerbread House Charms

Light Bulb and Candy Cane Charms

Snow Boot, Top Hat and Yorkie Snowboard Charms

Limited Edition Winter Gold Charm Bracelet

More Christmas baking...

The second batch needed dots...

I don't know why, but I love seeing them all stacked together like this.

Today I tried a new way to apply the sanding sugar and I really love it! (Thank you, Martha!) When I first started making cookies, it used to really bother me that when I put sparkling sugar on a cookie, it would dent the icing. The trick is to put it on dry, not wet icing!

Up until now, I've heated up a little corn syrup (light) and brushed the area I wanted to sand with a small paintbrush. This works great, but it's sticky and when you're making 200 cookies, going back and forth to the microwave to reheat corn syrup is a drag.

Here's the new way...mix a little meringue powder with water. Brush this onto the area to be sanded. It flows better, isn't sticky and dries really well. A few more hints:

• Use a child's size paint brush. You can trim the bristles if they are fanning out too much.
• Be sure the cookies are dry before starting, otherwise the sugar will stick to and dent the wet icing. I always let them dry overnight.
• Pour some sparkling sugar or sanding sugar into the cap or a small ramekin. Once your cookie has been brushed with the mixture, sprinkle the sugar on top, holding it over a basket-style coffee filter. Shake off the excess over the coffee filter as well. This excess can easily be emptied back into the cap/ramekin.
• Sanding sugar is a smaller grain that sparkling sugar...both are really pretty, but I think sanding sugar has more sparkle. I never wanted to use it because "sparkling sugar" just sounds prettier!

Chanel Loves Pink

Browsing through a bunch of Chanel bags, it kind of struck me how many pink-colored bags they have in different styles. I guess pink really is the basic woman color, after all. Here are some of those bags that I saw and among them, I like the Tiffany bag the best.

Square Shoulder Bag

Ladies' Flap Bag

Ladylike Handbag

90 Degree Angel Bag

Satchel

Long Bucket Bag

Bucket Bag

Tiffany Bag