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Every twenty to thirty years hair seems to go to extremes. In the 1960’s, women backcombed their hair and created hairstyles which towered a few inches above their scalps. During the 1970’s, hair fell down and went natural and flat. Then came the decadent 1980’s and hair went back up to the sky. Who can forget the smell of Aqua Net? Then, hair went back down to the ground in the 1990’s and stayed that way . . . until now.

2012 is the year of big hair. Yes, you read that right. Hair is big, Big, BIG! Celebrities, socialites and fashion trend setters everywhere are starting to increase the size of their hair. Thankfully, the fabulous Fabian Lliguin, stylist and Founder of Rahua Haircare has given us his tips to help us recreate a few notable celebrities big hair; this way we can be the first on our block to sport the high do’s. Love that!

The following text was provide by Fabian Lliguin of Rahua Haircare:

Best foundation for all of these looks is to use Rahua Voluminous Shampoo and Conditioner prior.

Drew Barrymore: DREW - Tousled hair, with lots of body 

Work with slightly damp hair. Tilt head so it is completely upside down and apply Rahua Voluminous Spray from root to ends, then follow, again from roots to ends, with a blow dryer blasting hot air. Once hair is dry, flip head upright. Apply Rahua Finishing Treatment on ends, and pull pieces up into hot rollers for 5 to 10 minutes. Remove rollers and shape the style with your fingers.

KIM kardashian - Dream curls, with gloss

On damp hair apply Rahua Voluminous Spray from roots to ends. Flip upside down and dry. Bring head back, and dab Rahua Voluminous Conditioner on ends only. Using a 1/2-inch barrel curling iron work the hair ends in medium sections. Massage curls with a drop of Elixir for added shine. 

ANNE hathaway - Classic, volume at the crown with waves

On damp hair apply Rahua Voluminous Spray from root to ends and blast them with a hair dryer until completely dry. Use a round brush to create and shape waves from mid-shaft to ends. Backcomb crown area, then smooth hair back away from face and spray hair again, use a final blast of hot air from the dryer to set. 

*Special THANK YOU to Fabian Lliguan of Rahua Haircare for providing these amazing hairstyling tips!

Rahua Haircare is available at Barney’s Stores and barneys.com. All photos courtesy of Rahua Haircare.

With the bright color trend in full swing for spring, it is no wonder that the trend translates into the world of men’s fashion. Normally found sporting black, navy or charcoal suits, men will be shying away from the boring suit of yesteryear and going full force into expressing their inner Male Fashion Maven by sporting bright and bold suits. That’s right, fashion forecasters, such as the ones at Pantone have declared that men will be bright this spring and summer. We can only hope.

Bright and colorful ties, shirts and handkerchiefs have already popped up in traditional black, navy and charcoal men’s suiting, but now, the color is transferring into the suit itself. It should be interesting to see if this trend ends up on the street. Will men push their traditional, boring suits which they have been wearing for the past thirty years into the back of their closets? Or will men laugh at this trend and continue to follow color trends with their tie, not their entire suit. It should be interesting to see if this trend takes to the street. 

What do you think? If you are a man, will you dare to go pink, yellow or some other bright hue or will you stick to navy blue? Ladies, do you want to see men as bright as you? Leave a comment below or join us on Facebook or Twitter to discuss!

Bright men's suits for spring 2012. Photo courtesy of Pantone.

The pump is one of the most classic and flattering shoes on the market for women. The high heel elevates us and adds height while giving the appearance of a slimmer figure; love that! Every season designers show versions of the pump, adding to the fact that the shoe style is a classic. For spring 2012 the pump gets bright and is shown with both a pointed toe and round. In addition to going bright this spring, pumps are being shown with both flat soles and platforms; giving consumers a wide variety of heights to choose from.

While many shoe styles this season are complicated and artsy, the pump is being shown in either solid colors or color blocking. The solid colored pump is proving to be the most popular among consumers as the style flies off store shelves in a variety of hues. Solid colored pumps are being shown in the color of the season, orange, as well as bright pink, cobalt blue, bright green, canary yellow and even in neon hues.

One of the fabulous things about the solid colored bright pump is that it is an easy way to update one’s wardrobe. Instead of buying a wide variety of clothing in bright colors for spring, a Fashionista can easily add a pair of bright pumps to an otherwise neutral ensemble and voila! She is instantly on-trend for spring with a bright and bold color.

Thankfully there are no rules when it comes to heel height or sole. Bright pumps are hot in two inch heels as well as five inch. Platforms and flat soles are the choice of the Fashionista, and there is no wrong answer. Our feet are thankful for this trend J

Mireille Enos wowed the crowd at the 2012 Golden Globe awards when she walked the red carpet in an amazing yellow gown with metallic embroidery details and sparkling Alexandre Birman silver shoes. The “Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series” nominee looked dazzling as her ensemble was on-trend for spring 2012 and suited her figure perfectly.

Photo Courtesy of Alexandre Birman

One of the biggest trends this spring is color. While bright and bold colors are dominating the fashion landscape, the Paris runway trend of pastels is also highly important for the warm weather season. The yellow Naeem Khan gown was the perfect shade of canary yellow; which is one of the hottest colors of the season.

Metallics are another huge trend this spring season. The sparkling metallic embroidery on Mireille Enos gown combined with the beautiful silver satin on the actress’s Alexandre Birman shoes was not only on-trend for the season, they helped light up the red carpet.

We found a few look-a-likes through Polyvore and put them together in the set below. Enjoy!

Alexandre Birman must have a spell on Miranda Kerr because the beautiful celebrity was spotted not once, but twice wearing a fabulous pair of Alexandre Birman shoes while attending a star-studded event. And we must admit, Alexandre Birman has a spell on us too!

Last week Miranda Kerr was spotted wearing a pair of on-trend, gold metallic peep toe pumps from Alexandre Birman. She paired the sparkling pumps with a Georges Chakra Couture Arabesque red sequined dress. Miranda Kerr wore the dazzling ensemble to the Qantas Spirit of Australia party in Los Angeles last week which was held at the Roosevelt Hotel.

Earlier in the day, Miranda Kerr was spotted wearing Alexander Birman, hand-braided coral red leather and snakeskin sandals from the designer’s spring/summer collection. These fabulous shoes are currently on store shelves at Saks Fifth Avenue for $595.

Photos courtesy of Alexandre Birman.

We found a few fabulous pairs of Alexandre Birman shoes around the web. Notice the beautiful pair in the middle worn by Miranda Kerr in the above photo! Love these!! New shoe addiction

The daytime clutch became hot in spring of 2011 when it graced the runways in New York, London, Milan and Paris. As the year progressed, the trends hit the streets and by fall of 2011 Fashion-savvy women were spotted everywhere carrying medium-sized clutches in daytime fabrications. For the spring 2012 runway shows, the daytime clutch was dominant alongside the double handle satchel and showed the fashion world the trend would still be hot for 2012.

As spring 2012 arrives in stores, the daytime clutch is dominating the handbag department. Daytime clutches are being spotted in medium and small sizes in every fabrication imaginable. While the bulk of the handbags are made from leathers, there are also exotic skins, vegan faux leathers, cork and straw clutches for spring. The biggest trend among all fabrications is that are made in bright and bold colors, as well as being color blocked.

The easiest way to update one’s wardrobe this season is with a bright and bold daytime clutch. While a daytime clutch cannot hold everything and the kitchen sink, daytime versions of this formally evening-only style can easily carry a small wallet, smartphone, keys and lipstick. Look for bright colors such as orange, pink, yellow and cobalt blue. Some designers have even introduced neon shades of green, yellow, orange, pink and blue for the spring season; now that’s bright! Happy shopping, and stay fabulous

One of the hottest trends for spring 2012 is the bold jewelry trend. With this trend comes bold, shoulder dusting earrings which cannot help but be noticed. There are so many options and very few rules when it comes to large, bold earrings for the spring 2012 season. Every style of earring imaginable is hot, making this the perfect season to shop your jewelry box and also add to it!

Huge earrings were du rigueur in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s. Since then, earrings have gone through cycles of being small, medium or targeting a specific style. There was the hoop or circle trend in the early 2000’s and the chandelier trend earlier in the century.

This time around, hoops, circles, chandeliers and more can be rescued from the back of our jewelry boxes and given new life. In addition to wearing earrings from seasons past, which can be passed off as vintage if they are ten or more years old, there are dozens of new dangle earring styles on store shelves for the spring season.

Designers and brands have created amazing dangle earring styles for the spring season. There are linear and bold styles which offer movement and mixes of texture as well as sturdy and large metal earrings which cannot be missed.

Another trend in earrings is the chain trend. Edgy chain earrings are being found everywhere and offering a slightly rock and roll vibe to feminine earring styles. Also look for colorful gemstones mixed together; a great way to incorporate the color blocking trend and bright color trend into your wardrobe.

Below we found several bold earrings for the spring season around the web. Of course, every store you walk into this season will offer huge earrings which are on-trend and perfect for the spring season. Happy shopping and stay fabulous

Just as the fashion world became excited about bright colors, pastels and neon hues, Vera Wang sent a black wedding dress down her fall 2012 bridal runway. To top the matter off, Milan Fashion Week for fall/winter 2012/2013 menswear, which ended on January 18, 2012, was a sea of black. Not only has black dominated the menswear runways for fall 2012, a few designers such as Emporio Armani, sent their womenswear collection down the menswear runways as well, and they were just as black.

Black has been a mainstay in the wardrobes of Fashionistas for decades; the hue never really went of style, it was just overshadowed by the bright colors of recent seasons. What used to be deemed an anti-establishment hue, black became cool in the 1990’s when minimalism ruled the runways and the streets.

The fall/winter 2012/2013 menswear runways may as well have had the same AC/DC tune blaring on the stereo’s, because 99% of the designers showed up with their collections “Back In Black” and the beautiful bright colors of spring 2012 were nowhere to be found. It should be interesting to see what fall 2012 brings for women when New York Fashion Week kicks off on February 9, 2012. Will we be in a sea of dark and dismal black? Or will autumn hues of orange, green, burgundy, chocolate brown and deep navy grace the runways as seen in many pre-fall collections? We shall see. . .

Vera Wang bridal dresses. Photo courtesy of Pantone