Style

Yes, the season is almost over, but the finale is cruelly a two-parter, so we've got to power through. Don't worry, I have visual aids and Jello shots. Are you ready? Let's finish what we started.

My biggest concern in regards to relationships is when the effort that goes into putting together an outfit dissipates. Ever think that maybe dressing up and looking nice for yourself has its advantages?

If someone invited you to a dinner party, and told you that the other guests would include poet Maya Angelou, designer Stella McCartney, Ambassador Susan Rice, and comedienne Amy Poehler (oh, and Michelle Obama might just stop by for appetizers), how long would it take you to leap out of your seat and scramble over to the fete?

I believe there is never a time to stop growing. While it is true that I've come to be known as an "eyebrow specialist", I see myself pursuing a wider goal - to help women achieve balanced, natural beauty.

On the morning of the runway show, Chris is sitting alone in his apartment with his hands up to his face in his weeping pose. Then he writes "Big Day!" on the blackboard... to himself. He is creeping me out.

I wonder, do the camera people just sit the designers down and go, "Say something cliche and obvious. OK, good. Now, Irina, shit all over someone's design."

Lloyd Boston, Jones New York's first ever male spokesperson, talks at length about his books, outfitting teachers, the recipe for his success and which gender he prefers dressing.

This Museum reminded me just how cool Jack looked. Kennedy showed that you could be a man who shopped and still face down the Soviet Union when the need arose.

With the holidays fast approaching, this is usually the time of year when we start scouting out that one piece we'd like to add to our wardrobes to really kick it up a notch--and it usually involves a little (or a lot!) of sparkle.

A year or two ago, fashionistas ruled the style scene. They proudly sported designer labels, toted the latest "it" bags, and rarely felt the need to shop the sale rack. But with the economic downturn, even the usual big spenders have had to master the art of shopping on a budget.

Design is about people -- the handiwork of the creator, human ingenuity, and the social ramifications of design in use.

Grace Coddington: "Most of Ralph Lauren's models are not super skinny: this is an isolated situation and I think that it's unfair that he's getting bad publicity for it"

It seems everyone's fascination with MTV goes into a natural decline as we grow out of our teens, but it seemed like the influx of filler programs like "My Super Sweet 16" and "Next" was the last nail in the coffin.

The designers will not only be creating a Sparkle Dance number, but they'll be creating it specifically for a Grammy-winning, risk-taking fashionista diva, namely Christina Aguilera.

I love that Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko incorporates the traditional folksy milkmaid plaited braid, juxtaposed with her otherwise very modern sartorial sensibility, with nods to history.

You spend more time on the job than practically anywhere else, so it's in your best interest to invest in some key pieces that will reflect both your personal style and your professionalism.

If a contestant is combative, mean or obnoxious, they will not win. The only exception to this rule is the asshole with a powerful mitigating factor, like Jeffrey Sebelia, who was a recovering addict and had an adorable son.

At the scene of an unusual auction of a Louis XV commode decorated with Japanese lacquer.

It's one thing if you're into a really hot, top designer because you can't get enough of his/her designs, but it's quite another to want simply want something because of the name.

I've come to realize that style is an essential part of everyone's life, expressed through fashion, living spaces, or simply in the ways in which we handle ourselves in different situations.

Even more distressing than the existence of what one might call "play rompers" is the rise of the formal romper. Nothing says chic like an outfit you must remove completely in order to urinate.