Skinny Doesn't Sell, Fashion Mags Make Models Look Fatter

Curvy Cover Stars: Click through to see who is proud of their own curves. No added roundness needed here!

Oh Kate Upton, what have you done?

While magazines have airbrushed pounds off models and celebs for years, to the consternation of many, the latest trend in the editorial and advertising world is digitally altering subjects to appear larger and curvier.

Here It Is: Lady Gaga's Fall 2012 Vogue Cover

Lady Gaga is regal on the September 2012 cover of Vogue. Her second Vogue US cover, shot again by Louis Vuitton photographic duo Mert & Marcus, features a vibrant purple silk satin Marc Jacobs gown.

Fall Fashion Preview: 8 Ways To Wear WideLeg Pants

25 Flag Fashion Trends At London 2012 Olympics

LONDON — There was no mystery as to which team Varun Pemmaraju was supporting: His American flag was tied around his neck, the Stars and Stripes floating like a cape behind him. ‘‘I was going for the Superman, Captain America-look,’’ said the beaming 19-year-old computer science and chemical engineering student from San Jose, Calif., as he stood a stone’s throw from Olympic Stadium. ‘‘I thought America was a little under-represented.’’ Patriotism and the Olympics have long gone together, but gone are the days when flags just waved. Now flags are worn.

The fashion flags can be found at Olympic Park and around London as shift dresses and smocks, pants and shorts, hats and shoes, even dangly earrings and bracelets. Although the sponsorship police at the International Olympic Committee can stop merchants from using the five Olympic rings, there’s no trademark police on flags.

Check out the rest at The Washington Post.

THURSDAY FASHION REPORT: Amerie's ELLE photo shoot

Image:  Kelly Stuart, Elle.com

The R&B star shows us her well-edited wardrobe, a sexy mix of designer gems (including an impressive collection of Alexander Wang), wild accessories (think Pamela Love talon claws and Bliss Lau body chains), and a droolworthy closet of killer footwear.


See more of Amerie's photo shoot at ELLE.com

CHEERS,
Terrena Ariana

WICKED WEDNESDAY: Home for the Holidays

IT'S HERE AGAIN MY LOVELIES!!!

The Holiday season is just out of reach, arriving sooner than you think, and tempting us to start our shopping early.

I walked into a Duane Reade on 34th Street, and a young store clerk was arranging tinsel and Santa hats on the shelves. Sheesh. Christmas so soon? I haven't taken my tryptophanic journey with my beloved turkey yet, and she is hanging tinsel? Go figure corporate America - trying to extend the holiday shopping season (and profits) as long as possible.


And while all of this goes on in stores across Manhattan, New York, the US, there is a special bit of shopping to do for moi' for the perfect, killer, 'I look better than everyone else in this room' outfit. One suitable for my Christmas parties, my family get-togethers, my office shin-digs, my drinks with friends, the plays, shows and events I will attend, and the general everyday show of cheer. What am I going to wear? I need (I mean I NEED) to channel that Holiday spirit, with bright, shiny things, with shimmer and glam, with sumptuous texture.
I NEED....

...A FESTIVE PARTY LOOK