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Filed under: Fashion , Celebrity , News , Red Carpet Photo: Getty Images After Tina Fey wore a short, striped Zac Posen gown at the Golden Globes , she got raked over by the fashion press for her risky look. But God love her, she went one better for the Met Costume Institute Gala 2010 , bucking the traditional long, feminine gowns in favor of — wait for it — a strapless, zip-up jumpsuit by Yves Saint Laurent . The blue jumpsuit itself is pretty hot as jumpsuits go, with a slight sheen, front pleats and a black bow closure at the top of a zipped-down-to-there bustline

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Met Costume Institute Gala 2010: Tina Fey Rocks A — Yes — Jumpsuit

Filed under: Fashion , Celebrity , News , Celebrity Style The Met’s Costume Institute Gala never has a shortage of stars and unlike some of the more official award shows, the global glitterati are typically in the mood to take some fashionable risks.

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Filed under: News It was a summit of the divas! A somewhat contrite and sometimes tearful Naomi Campbell told talk show host Oprah Winfrey today that she has “issues” she’s still working on but struggled to explain exactly what’s behind her explosive temper. The supermodel appeared on ” The Oprah Winfrey Show ” to celebrate her 25th anniversary in fashion on the eve of her 40th birthday and allowed Winfrey to grill her about the behavior that has grabbed tabloid headlines

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Naomi Campbell Talks to Oprah About the Blood Diamond, Throwing Phones, and Her Anger Issues

Filed under: Fashion , Celebrity , News , Designers & Brands , Red Carpet Vera Farmiga (left) and Jessica Alba (right). Photos: Getty Images The Met Costume Institute Gala 2010 celebrated American fashion — and what better partner for that the Gap

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Met Costume Institute Gala 2010: Gap Gowns

Filed under: Fashion , Celebrity , News , Celebrity Style , Red Carpet Claire Danes in Burberry (left) Anne Hathaway in Valentino (center) and Brooke Shields in Michael Kors (right). Photos: Getty Images Fashion world celebrities and Hollywood stars lit up the Met Gala’s red carpet tonight by adding a little shine in the form of silver and gold evening gowns

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Met Costume Institute Gala 2010: Celebs Go For The Gold And Silver

Filed under: Fashion , Celebrity , News , Red Carpet Kristen Stewart (left) Stella McCartney and Liv Tyler (center) Sienna Miller (right). Photos: Getty Images | Kevin Mazur/WireImage.com (2) A style lesson learned from the Met Costume Institute Gala 2010 : Business in the front and party in the back is one way to make your dress stand out from the crowd.

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Met Costume Institute Gala 2010: The Long and Short of It

Amy from Adventures in AZ shows how to make a wrist rest for your keyboard.  This little pillow will support your wrists so your hands won’t get as tired while you cruise the sewing blogs.  Go to the tutorial . [photo from Adventures in AZ ] Technorati Tags: sewing , tutorial , wrist , rest , keyboard , support , pillow , computer

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Tutorial: Make a wrist rest for your keyboard

LJ from Drink and Dress  shows how she turned a men’s henley top into this stylish summer top embellished with shaggy fabric strips.  Love it!!  Go to the tutorial . [photo from Drink and Dress ] Technorati Tags: sewing , tutorial , shaggy , tank , summer , top , henley , refashion

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Tutorial: Summer top with shaggy fabric embellishment

Check out the selection offered up recently in the LA Times (at left). That’s some classy shit! That’s some almost-too-classy-to-lose-your-v-card shit, taking away the true meaning of prom… But seriously. I remember the whole prom dress game, but for me, I’m pleased to report that it ended quite well.

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The Beauty of a (Seriously) Good Prom Dress

Filed under: Fashion , Celebrity , News , Celebrity Style , Red Carpet Zoe Saldana (left) Kate Bosworth (center) and Margherita Missoni (right). Photos: Getty Images In keeping with the unseasonably warm weather in New York of late, a handful of celebrities walking the red carpet at the Met Costume Institute Gala decided to add (or, really, subtract) both a sexy and functional touch to their floor-skimming ball gowns by doing away with the backs all together! Zoe Saldana , Kate Bosworth and Margherita Missoni and all sported elegant gowns, which revealed entirely exposed backs once the ladies did a little turn.

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Met Costume Institute Gala 2010: Stars Don Backless Gowns

Jennifer Ladd made this nifty handbag using the patchwork looking fabric Echino Ni-co by Etsuko Furuya Plane Pink. I found some Red at Fabricworm . Via CraftGossip.com Crafty Reviews Technorati Tags: patchwork , purses , handbags , ta dah , airplanes , contemporary , modern

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Ta Dah!: Mod handbag from patchwork

Kathryn Schmidt of Quirks, LTD wants to help you escape the quilt police and become your own designer. That’s how she describes her new book Rule-Breaking Quilts  published in Feb 2010 by the American Quilter’s Society - AQS

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Book: Rule-Breaking Quilts

If you like miniature needlepoint, you’ll love this free floral petit point chart from Kreinik . The site says, “Worked over one on 40-count silk gauze, the design is about the size of a quarter.” Get the chart .

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Free chart: Mini needlepoint

Remy of Embroiderbee’s Blog is sharing the chart for this exquisite design. She says, [It] morphed from the painting that I use as my gravatar. It would be 11 1/8  x  11 1/8 on 18 ct fabric … perfect to make a color splash on a couch or chair.  It’s under my copyright, and free for your personal, non-commercial use only.

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Free chart for pillow top

I’m not sure what’s going on over at Stofnest , but Ria posted dozens of new cross-stitch sampler patterns over the weekend. Click over and enjoy the abundance

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Lots of new free patterns at Stofnest

Filed under: Celebrity , News , Celebrity Style Fonda still fells the burn. Photo: Splash News At 72, Jane Fonda still has a body that can make men sweat.

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Jane Fonda Wears Lycra and Leggings for World Fitness Day Workout

Have you heard the news?  Steven and I have gotten involved in the management of the annual Cooperstown Antique Show!  We are very excited, and a tiny bit overwhelmed because honestly we didn’t have time for one more project.  But if this is a totally crazy move, please don’t tell us.  We are happy with our delusions. This is a one-day antique show, always held on the Sunday closest to the 4th of July, which this year happens to be … the 4th of July!  This will be the 48th year that this show has been held, so it comes with a rich history.  In recent years it had begun to wane somewhat, as lots of shows have, with dealer numbers down a little each year.  But we are hoping to turn that trend around in the next year or two, and bring back the energy and excitement that used to be there

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Cooperstown Antique Show on the 4th of July

I love May, the month of my birthday, for its flowers, green leafy beginnings shooting from the ground, and for the life that suddenly moves from inside stuffy houses to the fresh and fragrant outdoors. I always think of it as the month of emeralds, and the emerald is truly an appropriate birthstone for May

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The Emerald Days of May

Filed under: Fashion , Celebrity , News , Designers & Brands , Celebrity Style , Red Carpet Expect glam pairings galore (such as last year’s Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel) at tonight’s Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo: Getty Images In just a few hours, the biggest celebrities in the fashion world, including co-chairs Oprah Winfrey , in Oscar de la Renta , and Anna Wintour , will be walking the red carpet for The Met’s famed Costume Institute Gala to fete the new patriotic-themed exhibit, American Woman: Fashioning A National Identity .

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Who’s Wearing What to Tonight’s Costume Institute Gala

Filed under: Celebrity , News Crystal Renn, Alessandra Ambrosio, and Brooklyn Decker grace Glamour’s June cover. Photo: Matthias Vriens-McGrath As we previously learned through a series of Twitter tips, Glamour , a magazine that’s recently focused on showing its readers diverse body types, cast a tempting trio to star on the cover of its June issue. And now the stunning results — courtesy of plus-size model Crystal Renn , Victoria’s Secret bombshell Alessandra Ambrosio , and Sports Illustrated cover girl Brooklyn Decker — are in! On the front of the glossy, which hits newsstands May 11, the three beauties appear huddled together, showing off their stunning bikini-worthy bods in bright bathing suits

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Crystal Renn, Alessandra Ambrosio, and Brooklyn Decker Sizzle in Bikinis on Glamour Magazine Cover

Topical under-eye treatments are sold at a variety of online cosmetic sites such as the one listed below in the resource box.

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Topical Under Eye Treatments – Do OTC Products Work For Dark Circles, Puffiness, and Crow’s Feet?

Welcome to this week’s installment of our new feature, “Recently Relisted”.  Did you see something we had for offer and missed out on it?  Now is your chance to pick it up, and at a lower price, too! We’ve relisted our beautiful antique Nippon Dragonware Heavy Moriage vase , along with a teapot and matching sugar & creamer set .

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“Recently Relisted”: Nippon Dragonware, Heavy Moriage Vases, Condensed Milk Containers & More

Filed under: Cuts & Style , Hair , Hair How To Cameron Diaz and Sarah Jessica Parker have both recently been spotted in ‘undone’ ballerina buns. Photo: Getty Images Paired with boyfriend jeans or a glamorous red carpet gown, the disheveled, downtown ballerina bun is proving to be one of the most versatile hairstyles around.

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Steal the Look: How-to Create a ‘Downtown’ Ballerina Bun

For every story of success, there are perhaps a thousand stories of failure. This article is not meant to deter anyone from trying to enter the foreign trade market, but rather to give a better insight as to what one should expect.

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Think Twice Before Jumping Into International Business Part 2

image by Inkadinkado Inkdinkado stamps has recently released a bunch of wonderful new clear and wood mounted stamps including themes like baby, graduation, lots of beach, travel, summer, phrases, lots of alphabets, animals and more.

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New Releases and Projects: Inkadinkado Stamps

The wonderful Gordon Gossip led me to this latest find: Nonpareil , a beautiful online magazine with ideas, vendors, inspirations, DIYs, downloads, tutorials and more for weddings.

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Nonpareil Emag: Cookie Buffets and More

Filed under: Fashion , News , Denim , Designers & Brands , Shopping Harem cargo jeans (left), Resurrection jeans (center), and dark wash jeans with exposed zipper (right). Photos courtesy of Hudson Jeans On Saturday, there was no better way to beat the New York City heat than with a trip to Barneys

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Hudson Jeans Creative Director Talks to StyleList About New Collection, Harem Pants and Denim Trends

This necklace reminds us that we have the luxury of running water, and that we aren’t trapped in a well, and also manages to be really, really cute. Ornamental Things boasts a number of other adorable (and affordable!) gold necklaces, but this one stole my heart. Post from: TheGloss

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Bringing Wells Back, But Without that Annoying "Carrying Water Across Several Acres" Thing

Maybe this woman’s act of stupidity was spilling ice cream on her new shirt? Photo courtesy of Diesel We’ve all done stupid things in the name of fashion or beauty (walking in blister-inducing 5-inch heels, and attempting an at-home bikini wax come to mind)

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Win a $100 Diesel Gift Certificate! – GIVEAWAY

Annalea from Our Hartbeat shows how to make these pretty spring pillowcovers.  The long colorful strips on a white background are an easy way to show off your favorite prints without having to worry about “matching”.  Go to the tutorial . [photo from Our Hartbeat ] Technorati Tags: sewing , tutorial , scrappy , spring , pillow , case , cover , throw , toss , decor

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Tutorial: Scrappy spring pillowcovers