Singer, actress, author, and entrepreneur Marie Osmond is embarking on a new career in the design industry with a line of home decor and fashion products produced by Giftcraft. Launching in stores this month, the Marie Lifestyle Collection includes uniquely designed quilted bags and accessories, fashion jewelry, elegant table top and stylish home decor accessories.

“Creative expression has always been respected and treasured in my family. It is with that in mind, that I have poured my creative spirit and love for design and style into this new lifestyle collection,” says Marie. “I am thrilled to offer stylish, functional products for women everywhere at a value-oriented price.”

Marie was directly involved with the creation, design and development of the line which closely mirrors the aesthetic and values seen in Marie’s own style. The entire Marie Lifestyle Collection retails for under $100 and will be available for purchase in Hallmark Gold Crown stores and fine boutiques across the US and Canada starting in November.

Source: PRNewswire

Here are new Paul Frank arrivals on Karmaloop.com:

Paul Frank The Smile Rainbow V-Neck Long Sleeve Top in Magenta,Tops (L/S) for Women

Paul Frank The Smile Rainbow V-Neck Long Sleeve Top in Magenta,Tops (L/S) for Women - $36.00

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First campaign since news of her pregnancy broke

Gisele Bundchen will appear in the London Fog brand’s fall marketing campaign set to debut in October issues of fashion, lifestyle and entertainment magazines, outdoor billboards and online.

Bundchen poses seductively in only a London Fog coat. This is the first campaign the supermodel has appeared in since news of her pregnancy broke. The campaign was created by the Iconix in-house marketing team and shot by fashion photographer Nino Munoz at Smashbox Studios in West Hollywood in mid-July.

Bundchen wears London Fog outerwear in the campaign. Additional London Fog products featured in the campaign include cold weather accessories, footwear, handbags, luggage, home, eyewear and umbrellas. The collections retail from $150.00-$350.00 and are available at better department stores such as Macy’s and online at www.londonfog.com.

The little black dress is just a Pandora’s Box, isn’t it?

We only need one, but there is no guarantee that one is actually the one. The next LBD we see looks even better. It could be the best ever. It could be the most Breakfast at Tiffany’s, the perfect Sex in the City. And we are looking for it all the time. Little-black-dress radar is never turned off. 

Photos from NYMag.com and Style.com

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Perhaps you are a baseball fan - or possibly you live with someone who is, obsessed with stats and RBIs and the like.

Right now, you (or they) are oh, so happy because the playoffs are here. Want to talk ball? Here, start with this: It’s going to be one of the best Fall Classics ever.

If you’re a Chicago Cubs fan, you’re so happy you could cry. The Cubs have not been in the World Series for 100 years — that’s right, a whole  century. But now, they have the best record in the majors and this could be the year! (Disclaimer: My whole family are Cubs fans, and we were singing, “Go Cubs Go!” the day they clinched the division.)

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When is a book a head scarf? When is a dish towel a souvenir? Not often, granted €” but these cute textiles fit all the descriptions above and more. They’re humble but lovely cloths made in Japan, where you might find them worn in street festivals or hanging on the wall. In case their multi-functionality confuses Western shoppers, importers have folded them up and stitched them so the make a kind of book of fabric, each “page” highlighting a different part of the larger illustration. (To use them as originally intended, just snip the two threads that keep the sheet folded up.) While the fabric’s maker, Hamamonyo, offers a huge selection of patterns in Japan (see them at this foreign-language site), the American company Compact Impact is testing the market with only three styles, which it sells in this bundle for $15.50. More varieties featuring illustrations of pets are on their way in October, the retailer says.

Ever heard of Zara? Good, then you heard it here first. If you haven’t heard of it, you’re probably not much of a world traveler. Zara is a hot brand that has just become the world’s largest clothing retailer. That honor was given to Gap until this week. A slumping U.S. consumer sales market has dropped Gap’s revenues by 10 percent in the first quarter of their fiscal year. For your edification: Zara clothing is trendy , chic, inexpensive, you can’t buy it online and there are 3,900 Zara stores in the world, compared to 3,100 Gap outlets. There are five Zara stores in New York City and surrounding areas. The retail giant was born in Spain (in the bedroom of 72-year-old founder and chairman Amancio Ortega, who made bathrobes) and the first store opened in 1975. Now you can shop in Zara stores in Bahrain, Croatia and Iceland. British Vogue says the Zara philosophy is fast fashion: they quickly take (more…)