Dishing on fashion: June 2007

Lisa Hoffman Skincare on HSN today

Pamela Vaile of the Lisa Hoffman Skincare team will be pitching the line on the Home Shopping Network today. You can catch the segments today from 11 a.m. on HSN with the line: TODAY (Friday June 29th) 11 a.m., 12 noon, 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Hot items worth taking a second look at include Hoffman's Night and Day 24 hour Skincare collection packet. These are nifty sealed packets (about the size of a moist towelette) that you can stick in your purse or travel tote. There are packets for everything from skin cleanser to toner to moisturizer and lip conditioner.
The collection packet includes 10 cleansing, toning and moisturizing formulas - 5 for day and 5 for night. The packets are numbered so there's no guess work about what to use when.
Here's all of what you get:

DAY NIGHT
1 – Cleanser 1 – Night Cleanser
2 – Toner 2 – Vitamin A & C Serum
3 – Day Moisturizer SPF 15 3 – Night Cream
4 – Day Eye Cream 4 – Night Eye Cream
5 – Day Lip Conditioner 5 – Night Lip Serum

All products are described as hypoallergenic and recommended as best for women with normal to dry skin.
The Day-Night collection of packets is $29.95.
Full size versions of the Hoffman products are also available, of course.

Victoria's Secret Sugar Rush

Victoria's Secret Beauty Candy Store Event.

For a lot of women, makeup is indeed like candy. Buy a new lipstick and you get a rush. Admit it: you put on a new body spray and you feel better, don't you?
The clever folks at Victoria's Secret turned a retail space in Manhattan into a candy store for a couple of days earlier this week to introduce new products for fall and holiday.
Among the new products women can look for at a Victoria's Secret store:

- The Secret Garden line will be relaunched in August with new packaging.

- The Sexy Little Things line will introduce several new items for fall including Give Me A Wink false eyelashes (a huge make trend for fall, ladies), Please Dazzle Me glitter lash overcoat, and Give Me The Shimmers sparkling body powder.
We also loved the just launched body mist in this line. Make sure and pick up the bottle; it literally purrs at you. Loved that!

- The fruity Beauty Rush line includes lip glosses in 34 different shades and flavors. Trend followers take note: appletini is the most popular scent, according to Victoria's Secret execs.

BET Awards

The BET Awards were held last night in Los Angeles and there were plenty of red carpet winners, losers and not bad's.
Here's a look at some of the stars in all three categories. What do you think?

FASHION YES

Ciara.
This was the top look on the red carpet as far as I could see. The dress was sexy, looked great on her and was just enough without being too much.

And just look at the back view...A real fashion winner.
There were other backless dresses, but this one stole the show.

Diana Ross.
Call her Miss Ross or just call her Miss Fabulous. Miss Ross looked perfectly divalicious as she prepared to receive her Lifetime Achievement Award.

Nick Cannon.
You can never go wrong with a white dinner jacket. It's a timeless classic look that never goes out of style.

Big Boi.
Pay attention fellas. Dressing up is back.

FASHION MAYBE'S

Rihanna.
Without the ruffle at the bottom, this dress would have been a definite fashion winner.

T.I.
It's a good look but there's something about this look that's just a little off for this winner for Best Male Hip Hop Artist.

Lil Kim.
I have to admit I was shocked to see Kim fully clothed in a beautiful dress that was rather modest. Bravo for that fashion step in the right direction. But this dress made her look a bit dumpy.

FASHION NO'S

Beyonce.
I love Beyonce. Really, I do. But when it comes to designing (and I'm sure this is from her House of Dereon), there always seems to be too much going on. And truly, the full length sequinned/beaded look is a bit dated and heavy looking for summer. Congrats in any case to Beyonce for winning two awards including Best R&B Artist.

Jennifer Hudson.
Here's another lady I love, but this look is just not working for her. There's a fine line between fitted and too tight and she crossed it, unfortunately.Congrats for her two awards - Best Actress and Best New Artist.

Alicia Keys.
Um, this is the BET Awards not the Oscars. Why she chose such an overly mature look (and in such a flat color) is beyond me.

Vivica A. Fox.
I love Miss Vivica, but this dress has too much going on down the front when you look closely.

Reminder: Luxury Bridal Event - The Wedding Salon is June 27

Brides who want to experience the luxe life on their wedding day would do well to check out The Wedding Salon.
This is an upscale version of the traditional wedding show, featuring luxury brands and the latest trends in everything from cakes to stationery. The Wedding Salon is coming to New Jersey for a one-night-only event, from 4 to 9 p.m. June 27 at the Palace at Somerset Park, 333 Davidson Ave., Somerset.
Vendors scheduled to participate include makeup artists from Scott Barnes, hair stylists from SAMY, designer cake-maker
Sylvia Weinstock and Jimmy Choo accessories. Attendees also will have a chance to win a pair of Jimmy Choo shoes.
Tickets are $75 and include a gift bag containing products and gift certificates from Godiva, SAMY, Scott Barnes and other participating vendors. For information: www.WeddingSalon.com.

Milan Fashion Week - Men's Collections

The men's spring 2008 collections from Milan are in full bloom. As you can see by the photos below, the overall look is sophisticated and pulled together. Even the more casual looks have a tailored, more dressed up feel. Here's a look at what the top menswear designers in Italy are offering for guys next spring.

Gianfranco Ferre.
Ferre died last week in Milan.

Gianfranco Ferre

Ferragamo

Gucci

Dolce and Gabbana

Burberry Prosum

Dsquared 2

Emporio Armani

Prada

Missoni

Bottega Venetta

Krizia

Roberto Cavalli
Image courtesy of Roberto Cavalli via Associated Press.

Versace

Valentino

"I've Got Nothing To Wear"

"I've got nothing to wear."
How many times have you said that to yourself?
Now, a new TLC series is set to help you figure out some solutions.
"I've Got Nothing To Wear,"is a new half-hour series debuting tonight at 10 p.m. on the cable channel. The series features stylist Jorge Ramon and his assistants working with designer George Simonton to find new ways to use things people already have in their closets and add a few important basics.
Tonight's episode shows them helping to plan a wardrobe for a three-week-long business trip.

Verve NYC Runway Show

If you've always wanted to experience a New York City runway show (and are age 18 or older), you're in luck.
Eight up and coming designers will present their latest colletions as part of Verve NYC, being held July 12 at the Marriott Marquis, located in the heart of Times Square in New York City.
Designers will include Zulema from "Project Runway."
As an added bonus, the event will feature performances by three different bands.
For admission send an e-mail to Verve@amp3pr.com.

Catherine Malandrino Sample Sale

Sale!
Don't you just love that word? The only four letter word that may top it is "free."
But today, we're talking sales, sample sales in particular.
The Catherine Malandrino label will be having a sample sale Thursday through Saturday at the Metropolitan Pavilion, 123 W. 18th ST., 5th Floor in New York City.
Hours are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday.
Cash and all major credit cards will be accepted. All sales are final; no exchanges or returns.
For information call (212) 840-0106.

Daytime Emmy Awards - The Fabulous and the Flubilicious

Oh, how we love red carpet events like award shows.
When else do we get to gaze at the stars in all of their finery and serve up opinions on what they wore and, in some cases, what they should have left in the closet (or on their stylist's clothing rack).
Here's a look at some of the good - the fabulous, and the bad, or as we call them, the flubilicious.

First, the Fabulous.

Lisa Rinna.
Forget about the "are they real or fake" issue, this woman always manages to look gorgeous. Rinna has great taste (and/or a great stylist) and always seems to get it right.

(From left) Elisabeth Hasselback, Barbara Walters and Joy Behar of "The View." Three different generations, three different style sensibilities, three takes on how to work the style factor. And a big "bravo" to Elisabeth for daring to show her baby bump. Why not?

Deanna Russo shows there's nothing wrong with going for demure and pretty.

Now for the flubilicious.

I love Ellen DeGeneres but why she chose a get up that looks like a waiter's uniform is beyond me.

Rachael Ray looks beautifully radiant here, but something about this dress is just off - the masculine cut through the shoulders, perhaps? And a little bit of definition through the bodice would have helped this look tremendously, too.

Note to Tyra Banks: no more doing your friends favors by wearing their awful gowns. What was this? She pulls off the look because, well, she's Tyra and she knows how to work it. But ugh.

The Wedding Salon coming to NJ on June 27

There are wedding shows and exhibitions and then there is The Wedding Salon, an upscale version of the traditional wedding show, featuring luxury brands and the latest trends in everything from cakes to stationery.

Now, The Wedding Salon is coming to New Jersey for a one-night-only event, from 4 to 9 p.m. June 27 at the Palace at
Somerset Park, 333 Davidson Ave., Somerset.

Vendors scheduled to participate include makeup artists from Scott Barnes, hair stylists from SAMY, designer cake-maker
Sylvia Weinstock and Jimmy Choo accessories. Attendees also will have a chance to win a pair of Jimmy Choo shoes.

Tickets are $75 and include a gift bag containing products and gift certificates from Godiva, SAMY, Scott Barnes and
other participating vendors. For information: www.WeddingSalon.com.

Tony Awards

While most of America was anxiously watching Tony Soprano and company, the Broadway community was handing out the Tony Awards.
Here's a look at some of the fabulousness you may have missed from Sunday night's festivities.