When the five members of the 1990s pop supergroup the Spice Girls reunited for the closing ceremonies of the London Olympics on Sunday, Victoria Beckham -- formerly known as Posh Spice  -- needed to bring her "A" game, style-wise. After all, she's now a fashion designer who

You can't miss one of the big fashion trends this season: eye-popping neon colors. As Stephanie Solomon, fashion director of Bloomingdale's department stores, says, "Whether it be a handbag, belt, a pair of jeans, a dress or skirt, this spring, neon is what will make anything in your wardrobe a...

It could be the happiest day of your life. Or the saddest. It could be a wedding or a funeral. Either way, it doesn't matter how you feel about fashion. You still have to get dressed, and whatever you wear will be meaningful. So what do you wear on a...

When I was a kid, young boys yearning for a glimpse under women's clothes would save their pennies to buy the always-disappointing novelty item X-Ray Specs from comic-book ads. Today, all curious adolescents need to do is pick up a copy of People or

A denim shirt/jacket with jeans: some call the look the Texas tuxedo; others call it the Canadian tuxedo. Fashionistas called it a faux pas until 2009, when Chloe, Ralph Lauren and D&G sent head-to-toe denim down the runway. The next year, the style went...

I have a small fine-jewelry business. I've also had a root canal. I think they're very similar: Forewarned might be forearmed, but it doesn't eliminate the need for painkillers. I knew -- both from talking to people with experience and plain old common sense -- that the business...

"Never say never"? That doesn't go far enough when it comes to fashion. The best way to predict trends is to remember my theory that "Never is the next new thing." That's because the most provocative/grating/startling looks -- the ones that make you say, "I would NEVER wear that!" --...

The Halloween decoration that's sweeping the Internet today is a carved-pumpkin tribute to rapper Rick Ross. Ross, who calls himself, "The Boss," has been known to wear a giant diamond pendant representing his own face, complete with distinctive beard and sunglasses. It was that image that...

In its February review of Ferragamo's fall/winter 2011 show, Style.com wrote, "Here's something you weren't expecting: Salvatore Ferragamo just might be the sleeper hit of Milan fashion week -- and all in shades of black, white, and gray, too." Sure enough, when I walked past the

I recently wrote about how three spring trends -- color-blocking, the color red and animal print -- have evolved for fall. I saw all three looks in action on Sept. 7, 2011, when 330 fashion bloggers kicked off New York Fashion Week at the sixth Independent Fashion Bloggers...

Fashion revolution? More like an evolution: While we expect new fashion trends each season, some of the fresh looks are, on closer inspection, variations on current styles. Color-blocking, the color red and animal print were all big news this spring. If you've grown fond...

Bi-level mullet styles may be having their highest-profile moment since 1992. That year, singer Billy Ray Cyrus's "business in the front, party in the back" hairstyle was as well-known as his hit song "Achy Breaky Heart." Actress Geena Davis won a permanent place on "

Whenever a new skirt length comes into style -- whether mini or maxi -- you can count on commentators to bring up the "hemline index." The economic theory, attributed to Wharton professor George Taylor, suggested that when folks were feeling flush, skirts got shorter and when...

Ignore that headline. I've never liked the "real women" concept. If "real women have curves," are less-curvy women imaginary? We're still pitting one kind of woman against another. For lack of a better term, your "real woman" is my "fashion civilian," meaning her appearance isn't a key part...

Christian Dior designer John Galliano's career imploded in February, when accusations that he made anti-Semitic remarks were followed by a video showing Galliano slurring, "I love Hitler." While the fashion industry was focused on that, an unfortunate aside from one of my favorite fashion writers, the venerable Suzy...

This season is all about the red leg. Fashion bloggers first started wearing red tights during the winter months. Now that spring is coming to the northern hemisphere, they're switching to red pants. The trend works for all ages, shapes and budgets. Fast-fashion companies including H&M,

The world lost a screen goddess today when actress Elizabeth Taylor died at the age of 79. She lived an amazingly long life considering her myriad health problems, which included a bout of pneumonia and an emergency tracheotomy in 1961. Shortly after that crisis,...

I ripped out this short Reuters item from the New York Times on February 15, as a reminder that freedom of speech isn't to be taken for granted:

Syria: Teenage Blogger Sentenced to 5 Years

A teenage blogger, brought into court chained and blindfolded, was...