Jewelry Trend: Watch Necklaces

There's an interesting trend in jewelry right now: safety pins in brass, silver, gold, embellished with funky, retro charms or incrusted with precious diamonds like this safety pin ring from the Vivienne Westwood Hardcore Diamonds

This is not about the recent flick from Walt Disney (though I must admit I was thinking a bit at McDreamy) but about these lovely illustrations and jewelry I found at etsy.com. I've always been a sucker for fairy tales and for...

Marc Jacobs is one of my favorite designers, not necessarily for his designs, which aren’t that brilliant, but for the impeccable styling of his shows and for the straightforward American spirit he sends forth.

Marc is a great stylist and I always...

Most companies have a casual friday dress code, but what would you say about a chic friday code? You could choose your favorite trends of the season and create your own fashionable smart look. My favorite styles: the 3/4 quarter sleeve...

Spring 2008 runways have shown a lot of women's hats. Does this mean we're going back to 'can't get out of the house without a hat' times? Could the hat be as essential as a handbag these days? Well I think the answer...

My favorite trend for shoes and bags- metallics -is here to stay. Hurray!!

In fact metallics will be huge this fall. Darker shades take the lead: gunmetal grey, platinum and bronze for shoes, handbags and other fashion accessories like cuff...

Fashion rocks! This fall rough chick look reaches heavy metal level. Silver, gold and pewter chains are used as statement necklaces and as handbag handles.

Were you thinking that multi chains necklaces are out of fashion?...

A big trend in jewelry right now is animal themed jewelry, especialy wildlife. Snake jewels have big impact due to their rich symbolism. - Rattler Ring in sterling silver, $99, Dallas Pridgen Jewelry.

Rattler...

New Year's Eve Party is nearly here and that means you need a showstopper outfit. Look for guiding within this season's trends: high-waist and bejeweled dresses, sequins, metallic accessories, clutch purses, patent leather shoes and bold colored...

Peter Lippmann is a still life photographer (capturing impressive  images of food and plants), born in USA, but working for the past 15 years in Paris. He captures the wild, sometimes dark, side of glamour in fashion...

Who doesn’t find irresistible the wild and sexy mood of a right placed animal print? Well…I’m kind of fed up with so much animal prints seen this season. Feline or other wild animal skin from head to toe is a big fashion mistake. This Kenzo look shown here...

From some time now I’ve been checking denim trends every season. You just can’t leave this fabric out from your wardrobe.

Everyone can wear it almost everywhere. And every season fashion designers come up with different cuts, styles, shades.

Russian fashion designer Masha Sharoeva presented her spring/summer collection at the Russian Fashion Week in Moscow on 14th October 2007 and at the Fashion Forward International Week in Thessaloniki, Greece.

Red shades: rose, burgundy, carmine, coral, crimson, lipstick red and all other strong hues.

Red Christmas

1. Fabulous vintage 80s lipstick red leather patchwork oversized clutch, $29.00, etsy.com.

2. CARLOS by Carlos...

This is only the forth signature collection for Romanian designer Lena Criveanu and she is already considered one of the most valuable names in Romanian fashion. Among the top three, I'd say. After her debut in 2006, her career went sky high, the designer...