Celebrate summer with Tory Burch! Tomorrow is the last day to enter for the ultimate grand prize:
*Round trip airfare for two to Los Cabos, Mexico *Four nights at the One&Only Palmilla *Dinner at Jean George's and One&Only's Aqua *Two luxurious spa massages *A $1,200 Tory Burch wardrobe
Afshin Feiz: “You don’t have to be beautiful…but it helps”. This is the playful title of the multicultural designer Afshin Feiz’s Spring/Summer 2010 couture collection, shown last week in Paris. The collection is inspired by Christopher Marley, who is an American artist that works with exotic insects by bringing out their beauty. The 6-piece collection consists of intricate constructions in silk organza using vibrant colors. This emphasizing power of color and arrangement use is what you see in Feiz’s work, instead of the actual inspiration. Grey tones contradict bright purple and yellow and embroideries make up fantasy insects. Feiz’s inspiration source has been love, but for this line he looked at beauty for what it is. Beauty comes in many forms and you can find a sense of it in anything. Insects, for example…
The stars have allied for designer Marc Newson who created an enchanting jewelry piece for Boucheron. The hypnotic necklace is made up of raised clusters of diamonds and sapphires in nuanced shades, with a large diamond whorl at its center. The color palette of white and deep to light blue diamonds will have you thinking crystal clear night sky under a galaxy of revolving stars. The necklace looks as though it is floating. This is because of roughly 2,000 pavé stones, some as small as 1.7 mm, positioned on invisible settings giving the piece a weightless look. This caliber of jewelry is nothing new for Boucheron. Their jewelry functions as wearable art with inspiration ranging from pastries to casinos and even space. Get free delivery at Boucheron in July 2009. -Tracey Johnsen
When all-around beauty Jessica Alba gave a few minutes of personal advice during her Vogue photo shoot about going green and being fashionable, we couldn’t help but listen.
Alba tells us about her composer that isn’t smelly, her made-out-of-tires grass that doesn’t need watering and her vinegar mixed with water cleaning secret. Also, she recommends organic and eco friendly products to make us look as fashionable as her and daughter Honor. Bamboo is a great organic resource to every conscious fashionista.
According to Alba, awareness is the first step and we at Runway To Retail concur. The biggest trend nowadays is to think about the environment we live in. And if we can dress like Jessica Alba while doing so – it’s a win-win situation! - Chloé van der Wel
RedPoppy Fashion loves the all British and organic bath and body care range Figs & Rouge. The Fashionable Housewife is loving the artisan bath and beauty products from Sunfeather Natural Soap Company
Fashion Fille just adores the Alex and Ani spike bracelet, which happens to be made from all recycled materials!
Galliano did it again for the latest Christian Dior collection during Paris couture week. The fashion genius brought the design house back to its essence by incorporating "The New Look" that Dior introduced during the 40s. It was all about the art of fashion. The models strutted down the in-house runway slowly giving the audience the opportunity to view the pieces from every angle. Admiring the bright colored dresses, suits and jackets, it’s noticeable how the designer took Dior back to basic, but modernized shapes. In true Dior fashion, the sexy undergarments worn as clothing were amazingly crafted and set the tone for the show. Girdles, corsets, and silk slips – the showing of spectacular lingerie brought a new dimension to the theme of basics. - Chloé van der Wel
Factio Magazine talks to model, TV personality, author, and food connoisseur Padma Lakshmi about her jewelry line 
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