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Natasha Bedingfield always looks casually graceful, and at the AMAs last night, her soft, textured hairstyle was pretty without looking too formal or overdone. The stylist who created her look, Caile Noble of the Serge Normant at John Frieda Salon in LA, gave us a step-by-step breakdown on getting this look right. So to find out how to re-create Natasha's subtly tousled shag on your own, just Read more
It's hard to think that cringe-inducing, deep-pile shag, a preferred venue for making whoopee in the '70s, could make a comeback in our homes, but it has. Once a blemish on the time line of American interiors, shag is back in the game and kicking butt.Everyone from Pottery Barn to Design Within Reach is selling the fluffy stuff, and I'm loving it. Here, interior designer Galo Verdesoto has used Read more
. . . would you set this pair of Mongolian shaggy lamb x-based stools ($9,500), designed by influential interior decorator Dorothy Draper, in your living room? If Money Weren't an Issue . . . Absolutely — they're fantastic and a wonderful example of her work! Maybe — if I were going with a furry, neo-baroque theme. No way! Those are absolutely ridiculous. Other. Read more
It's time for this week's installment of Bella Donna, in which I profile beauty icons throughout the ages. This week's woman is a change from the beauties we've highlighted before. Though Joan Jett is an attractive woman, she isn't what you'd call a classic beauty—she's just got too much attitude for that. Joan burst onto the music scene as a teenager as part of the all-girl punk band the Read more
Don't be shy . . . It's time to talk sex toys! And Hysteria director Tanya Wexler is writing us a prescription for pleasure. Tanya's film — what she calls "the vibrator movie you can bring your mom to" — is in limited release and stars Hugh Dancy, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Rupert Everett. When working on a romantic comedy that centers around the invention of the vibrator, you end up with some Read more
Let's face it: Anna Sui knows how to have fun. So much fun, in fact, that we were even treated to models like Lily Donaldson, Joan Smalls, and Lindsey Wixson smiling on the runway! For Fall '12, Anna drew inspiration from a 1960s Jean Shrimpton silhouette but, in Sui style, took care to put her own signature whimsical spin on it, as seen in the psychedelic patterns and color palette. While the Read more
The wooden sleigh rocking chair that mama once rocked in may look good at grandma's house, but it has no place in the modern nursery. Made from contemporary materials and boasting squared-off lines, today's gliders look just as comfortable in the living room as they do in the baby's nursery. From a chair that complements baby Blue Ivy's lucite crib to a shag rug-covered version, take a seat in Read more
Jennifer Garner spent yesterday afternoon out in LA with her oldest daughter, Violet. The girls stopped off at a hair salon, where Violet got a trim, then wound things up with a frozen yogurt treat. Jennifer, Violet, Seraphina, and Ben Affleck are fresh off their last Christmas as a foursome. They'll soon welcome another child to the Garner-Affleck family, and some estimates of Jen's due date Read more
Do lil ones really need to be sweet talked? Some doll makers think they do. Meet a new version of Barbie's better half, the Sweet Talking Ken Doll ($19), who pretty much looks like Barbie (same blue eyes and pouty pink lips) but with a surfer-dude shag haircut. Sporting an awfully tight fitting shirt that reads Ultimate Boyfriend in multiple languages, this Ken doll, marketed to tots five and up, Read more
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest city in the United States. This posh city knows how to keep its social sphere booming – it's full of luxurious restaurants, modern bars and nightclubs, and shopping centers that rival NYC and LA. If you find yourself visiting Dallas for business or pleasure, consider staying at Hotel ZaZa, one of the most grandiose and trendy Read more
