 | If you are saving up for a new spring bag pick up one in a neutral tone like the Marc Jacobs Garbo Gene Bag ($1,295 at Saks) or the Marc Jacobs Quilting Metallic Sandy Shoulder Bag ($595 at Saks). Both bags continue the ladylike trend in bags with top handles or chains that we’ll keep seeing for at least a couple more seasons I believe.
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 | Already tiring of your fall wardrobe? Or just having a bit if a fashion rut? One great way to add a little flair to your fall and winter pieces is to buy yourself a wear-with-anything accessory! We here at Stylehive happen to love hats, an accessory that is right on trend this season. They’re the perfect way to mix a touch of menswear inspired style into your look! Rag and Bone‘s Kingsley Hat is by far one of our favorites. It’s a versatile shape that compliments and frames the face with its wide brim and the rich olive green lets you throw this hat on with all those somber fall and winter hues like blacks, browns and grays. It gives them a great pop of color or tone down the jewel tones so popular this season. Made with 100% felted wool, it will not only keep you looking stylish, but it will keep you warm, too.
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 | It’s always a good idea to invest in a quality purse. They last longer, are made of better materials, and they’ll be in heavy rotation for years to come. If you’re looking for a new purse to rock all year, then check out the Botkier Fiona Metallic Shoulder Bag. It’s size is perfect for the essentials and has a small zippered pocket on the inside to keep loose change and other small items in one place. The color of this bag is a unique but versatile soft metallic tone so it goes with all your outfits! Plus, there’s a long strap so you can swing it over your shoulder or strap it across your chest. Take this baby everywhere and heads will turn!
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 | You can carry a purse or you can carry a handbag. Whichever term you prefer, just make sure you’re carrying the Mr. Holster bag by Deadly Ponies. Not only does it look sharp with any outfit, but it’s one more piece from the creative mind of fashion designer Liam Bowden. Made by hand (with love), this bag consists of sumptuous black leather, cool metal details and has a long, adjustable strap (so you can wear it across your body or hang it on your shoulder) that features an adorable black iris flower detail on it. We love the subtle statement because it says so much–without really trying to say anything at all. Where to Buy – NeedSupply.com Price – $390.00 Who Found It – SusanY was the first to add the ‘Mr. Holster Bag’ to the Hive. |
 | It’s the new craze in online shopping! Celebrity endorsed or designed products are offered to you at a set monthly rate and suggestions are based off your likes and dislikes. The latest in this new style of shopping is from JewelMint Jewelry. Designed by Kate Bosworth and Cher Coulter, you can choose one of four cute accessories a month for the set price of $29.99. Don’t like any of the choices for the month? Simply opt out and you won’t be charged! It’s a fun and easy way to add unique and stylish accessories to your jewelry collection and by the looks of our recent JewelMint celeb poll, many of you like Kate Bosworth’s style! Check out the slideshow to see more great JewelMint designs by Cher Coulter and Kate Bosworth herself! |
 | 2010 may have been all about reinventing the trouser pant – skinny trousers, cargo trousers, corduroy trousers, even cropped harem-inspired trousers – but this season is all about going back to the style’s vintage roots. Volume, volume, volume! Wide-leg styles and flared hems make this upcoming season’s pants floaty and comfy yet still sleek and polished, giving a retro shout-out while still managing to give the look some fashion-forward updates like pleating, high waist bands, and movable fabrics like silk for added romance!
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LED eyelashes, wearable displays and biofeedback accessories in Dr. Sabine Seymour’s latest book
Featuring a woven fabric cover embossed with a scannable QR code, Sabine Seymour‘s new book “Functional Aesthetics: Visions In Fashionable Technology” immediately offers a simple proof that textile can be interface. In Seymour’s second book on the subject, the professor and innovator defines fashionable wearables as “designed garments, accessories or jewelry that combine aesthetics and style with functional technology.”
Seymour takes a more analog approach to the discussion on fashionable technology with eight chapters that break down the various forms of functional aesthetics and major examples of each, spanning Soomi Park‘s LED Eyelashes (filed under The “Garment as Amplifier of Fantasy”) to CuteCircuit‘s Galaxy Dress (“The Epidermis as Metaphor”). The chapter “Woven Interface” shows how innovations in textiles and the weaving process enable new practices or an extra layer of personalization, while “Scientific Couture” demonstrates how biological advances can lead to a more sustainable world.
From current fashions to exploratory prototypes, “Functional Aesthetics” covers every aspect of the subject in an easily digestible format. Additionally, Seymour offers the section “Kits & DIY” for those looking to experiment as well as “Inspirations”—a list of websites, blogs, books and creatives that best tackle the fashionable technology topic.
“Functional Aesthetics: Visions In Fashionable Technology” sells online from Amazon.
 | Just because the holidays are over doesn’t mean the parties are! If you’re ready for a new, fresh start then of course you need to stock up on some great pieces for the upcoming year and all it’s possibilities. This flutter sleeve top is trendy with just the right balance of edgy and femme! Wear this to work then for a night out by transitioning from a high waisted pencil skirt to killer pair of leggings or a mini. Leather pumps or a cage heel in a pop of color. There’s really no wrong way to put together an outfit with this top! Get ready 2011, this one’s gonna be fierce!
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 | You found the perfect New Year’s Eve dress, you splurged on those killer heels and you’re absolutely obsessed with the new statement jewelry you had bought just for your NYE night out on the town! But now that the festivities are over, what are you going to do with these perfect party pieces that you looked so long and hard for? Well, keep wearing them obviously! Just because the parties are over, it doesn’t mean you have to shelf your fancy wear just yet! We’ve picked the five most common statement party pieces and are showing you how to translate them from show-stopping ensembles to wearable stylish looks for everyday! Then click on the slideshow to see some of our fave ideas!
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 | Sometimes it just takes a pretty little pair of shoes to inspire your next outfit … or if you’re like us, it’s almost always the shoes that inspires what you’ll be wearing next! That’s why we love these wedges – they’re elegant with a little edge, so they look perfectly matched with a flowery dress and just as good with a pair of jeans. Plus, wedges are always comfy (and our go-to walking shoe, minus sneakers of course). So whether you get these soft leather beauties in brown, nude or the color we’re partial to – green, we guarantee you’ll get a lot of use out of these! Where to Buy – Anthropologie.com Price – $198.00 Who Found It – SusanY was the first to add the ‘Via Cardorna Wedges’ to the Hive. |
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