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These fabulous ladies and gent (Tom Cruise) made it onto the SB radar by simply looking fabulous!

Style Bazaar Beauty: YSL Spring Line 2008

When it comes to make up brands you've got the trendies - MAC, Stila, Smashbox, Benefit - and the Oldies - Dior, Elizabeth Arden, Fashion Fair. For years YSL has fallen into the latter category. Apart from its touche eclat concealer and the odd mascara it didn't really have that much going for it...that is until now. It's 2008 spring line is a colour swirl of lollipop stick blushers, eyeshadow click pens encased in the signature gold dispensers, and soft blusher palettes. The overall effect is vibrant yet sweet think Cameron Diaz or Rachel Bilson. For a guilt free sweet treat look no further!

Unpretty in Pink!

Tech companies just don't get women. My first indication of this was a couple of years ago when the motorola RAZAR phone came out it was the gadget du jour. So what did Motorola do to make them it female friendly - they made them in pink. Ok so maybe this caught Paris Hilton's eye but I for one was insulted. This kind of thinking was obviously generated by a man in a suit with a head for numbers but a lack of any style sensibility. Dolce & Gabbana nailed the brief when they came up with a limited edition metallic gold and black version of the phone that said it all; bling, bold and beautiful.

Now luxury goods seller Giovari have come up with a 'serendipity' collection of phones that's basically Nokia 8800 and N76 handsets encrusted with "vintage 1930s and 1940s intaglio Czech stones sprinkled with tiny specks of aventurine gold," according to Luxurylaunches that have sadly gravely misjudged it's target audience. Contrary to what misguided marketing executives believe women require more from their gadgets than simple good looks and pastel colours. And even if the phones were being judged on that limited criteria they'd fail abysmally as they are just gaudy.

So if you're on the lookout for a phone that does it all and has the right credentials though it's nothine new a trusty Blackberry is a phone a fashionista can sport with pride, sleek, functional and reliable it's no surprise that it earned the moniker 'crackberry' from its loyal fans. And what's more it doesn't come in pink so it gets my vote.

Star Style: NY Fashion Week 08

What would a fashion show be without a smattering of celebs in the audience to get the lightbulbs flashing? The stars turned out in force to support their favourite designers and in the process gave us a glimpse of what they're rocking at the moment. Style points go to America's Next Top Model judge Nigel Barker I'm loving his pink lined jacket, you've gotta applaud a guy not afraid to work fuschia.

Spotlight on: New York Fashion Week 08

New York fashion week is always a bustling cornucopia of high meets low. And brands as diverse as Carolina Herrera and Miss Sixty offer up their wares for a thorough inspecton from fashion editors, celebrities and fashion bloggers. Standout collections so far include the Oscar de la Renta Fall 2008 show, which showcased elegantly tailored dresses that looked like they'd been ripped off a victorian heroine - very proper and elegant yet brought bang up to date with glittering embellishments.
The Halson show was the subject of major hype and expectations were therefore very high. The designs sent down the runway were simple and made up of clean lines and fluid silhouettes but I felt although the pieces admittedly reeked of luxury and a cosseted sensuality they could have been taken from a 'Sportsmax' show as the designs just lacked that extra something that would have tipped them into the fabulous category.
My favourite show so far would have to undoubtedly be the BCBG Maz Azria collecction - very pretty and understated. The focus on cinched in waists and short tulip shaped skirts was nothing new as fashion has been courting the Dita Von Teese look for months but the twist was that though sexy the designs retained a sense of comfort and wearability. They're the kind of outfits that you could wear to the office and expect to be taken seriously in while attracting some serious sideglances.

Halston Rediscovered

Halston was THE luxury label of the 70s. Think slinky, think louche, think studio 54. It was founded by Roy Halston Frowick who could have been a poster boy for the American dream. He started off his career as a milliner but wanting to spread his creative wings established his own clothing label in 1966 with financial backing from Bergdorf Goodman and as they say a star was born. He rubbed shoulders with the elite of his day and the glitterati - Elizabeth Taylor, Anjelica Houston, Bianca Jagger - all partied in his sensual yet elegant designs. But his meteoric rise was to end in tragedy - he sold his business for 12 million dollars in 1973 and was sacked from the company he built from scratch in 1984. He died in the early 90s from AIDS. There have been several attempts to relaunch the label but they've all proved unsuccessful until now. Thirty years after the its inception a clique comprised of fashion and hollywood hotshots - Jimmy Choo founder Tamara Mellon, hollywood heavyweight Harvey Weinstein, uber stylist Rachel Zoe and Versace's Marco Zaniniare -are taking a stab at recapturing the ethos of the brand. So what can we expect? Well the show debued at New York Fashion week today and net-a-porter has inked an exclusive deal to show footage of the launch and sell two key pieces tomorrow. You can check it out at www.net-a-porter.com

Let the Battle Commence...

Let's face it since the end of Sex and the City in 2005 tv has been a big fashion free zone. I mean sure we've had America's Next Top Model, 24, Californication, 30 Rock and more recently Mistresses (a BBC produced SATC wannabe) the list goes on and on. And yeah they've all been entertaining yadda yadda yadda but the fact is none of them come close to spurring a fashion obsession or even a mild flicker of style lust. But now it seems that like buses, and shoes all good things do come in pairs as 'Cashmere Mafia' and 'Lipstick Jungle' both glossy sitcoms about feisty glamorous urbanites are set to hit UK screens any day now - lucky Americans have already seen a few episodes.

Wikipedia Blurbs:
Cashmere Mafia follows the lives of four ambitious and sexy women, who've been longtime best friends since their days at business school, as they try to balance their glamorous and demanding careers with their complex personal lives by creating their own "boys' club" (The Cashmere Mafia) to protect each other and discuss their personal ups and downs as they try to have it all in New York City.

The premise of Lipstick jungle appears to tread similar ground to Bushnell's famed Sex and the City, following the lives of three New York career women; a fashion designer called Victory Ford, magazine editor Nico O'Neilly, and Parador Pictures president Wendy Healy; however in this book the women are a little older, richer, and more powerful.

Both shows seem equally matched but I am leaning towards Cashmere Mafia fot two reasons; I'm a big Darren Star fan I mean we're talking about the man responsible for some of the most captivating telly of the last 10 years Melrose Place, Beverly Hils 90210, and of course SATC the man is a tv legend. Add the ever stylish and charismatic Lucy Liu into the mix and you've got a winning formula.

Lipstick jungle seems ok but just a bit blah. I've never been a big Brooke Shields fan and although Candace Bushnell came up with the original idea for SATC I could never get into her writing. So only a weekend in with ice cream and watching them back to back will tell but in the meantime there are the publicity shots to gaze at.