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While you’re trying to find a way to rework the same shift dress for countless weddings this summer, Vera Wang will be working to bring her signature modern elegance to the entire wedding party – even the flower girl.

Known for starting fashion trends through the characters she dressed, costume designer Theadora Van Runkle has been distracting us from movie plots for decades. Step into the late designer’s world at the Museum of the Moving Image’s four-month-long intimate exhibit.

A beauty supply binge feels so much better when part of your bill goes to empowering women. Thank goodness this is the m.o. of cosmetics brand MAKE – their new 14-piece Aether Collection has too much mix-and-match potential to buy in increments.

As you plan a summer of outdoor music festivals and an accompanying wardrobe of colorful, eclectic accessories, why not invite this line of Day-Glo, mosquito-repelling bracelets to the arm party?

For her Fall 2013 collection, Sally LaPointe mixed a classic autumnal hues with her signature sharp, modern silhouettes. Check out some of the looks after the jump.

For its 30th anniversary, Nautica went back to its sporty roots with a Fall ‘13 collection of puffy outwear and a palette of primary colors.

Inspired by the most decadent rooms in the world, the Palace of Versailles’ Hall of Mirrors, Rafael Cennamo designed a collection of thoughtful, elaborate dresses for Fall 2013 – and then dipped them all in shades of gold.

If there is one thing that is often missing from the excess of Fall/Winter Fashion Week, it is practicality. Thankfully, for her New York Fashion Week debut, Heather Lawton brought the perfect mix of fashion and function.

For their Fall ‘13 collection, Alan Eckstein and Timo Weiland showed that a small twist on the classics makes for a wearable yet unique look. See how they took basics to the next level after the jump.

After the jump, see how Creatures of the Wind designers Shane Gabier and Chris Peters added allure to fall fabrics like wool and vinyl for their AW ‘13 collection, without a skin-tight piece in the bunch.

Proof that Agent Provocateur lingerie has the power to make anything within a 20-foot radius ridiculously sexy: the S/S ‘13 gas station campaign. See how the envelope-pushing label glamorized the pump after the jump.

Several weeks into January and our New Year’s resolutions are crumbling faster than stale Christmas cookies. Duke & Winston’s virtue T-shirts, stamped with four of Benjamin Franklin’s 13 virtues, might be our last hope for change. Even if you can’t carry out Franklin’s suggestions, like to “Cut off all unnecessary actions” – hi, Instagram – at least you’ll look stylish and earnest. See all the T’s after the jump.

Florals? For Spring? Groundbreaking, we know. However, one look at Prada’s supermodel-packed Spring/Summer ‘13 ad campaign and you’ll understand why the Italian fashion house worked with blank backdrops and kept the focus on the flowers. See the full campaign here.

We’re tired of the typical perfume purchasing experience: what smells pleasant in the store has us with our head in our hands hours later. We’re thinking it’s time to ditch fillers like alcohol and water for just the basics, which is exactly what Soho perfumery Lurk Natural Fragrances has been doing for years. Read on and never risk a fragrance O.D. again.

If your underwear drawer is overflowing with neon bras and polka dot boy shorts, it’s time you get some pretty underpinnings. Williamsburg-based lingerie shop Brooklyn Fox, known for its upscale collection of lingerie, has just launched a website, making our lingerie shopping experience delightfully less publicly awkward. Learn more after the jump.

It takes a lot not be a wallflower at a NYE gathering when you’re surrounded by floor-to-ceiling silver streamers and enough downpours of glitter confetti to disrupt your haircare routine until mid-January. To shine brighter than even the most Pinterest/DIY-obsessed hostess’ holiday decor you’re going to need help from the O.G. bling expert: Daniel Swarovski. View our picks from the Swarovski CYRSTALLIZED holiday collection after the jump.

LuLu Guinness’s Winter Sale will begin on Dec. 24 and run until the end of January in stores and online. We’re suddenly overjoyed that we haven’t gotten around to any holiday shopping yet. Learn more about the major discounts after the jump.

Three dimensional nail art, sky-high platforms, the rise of “YOLO” – 2012 has been a year of throwing restraint to the wind. Couple that mentality with our affinity for sequined everything during the month of December and the potential for glitter overload is at red alert levels. We’re thinking that we’ll take the understated approach to turning heads this holiday season with Jessica Biales’ latest jewelry collection of unpolished diamonds and minimalist shapes. Prepare to put down that bedazzled collar necklace, you’ll see why after the jump.

Expect to see caviar somewhere other than the hors d’oeuvres table come this holiday season. Eco-friendly hair care line Alterna’s new Caviar RepaiRx line is hitting Sephora, offering us stronger, softer hair with the help of, yes, fish eggs. Learn more about the label’s unusual ingredients after the jump.

Sunbathing off the coast of southern Italy, dotted with lemon trees, lays the object of our December daydreams. As the home of luxury sandal label Canfora, the island of Capri is at the top of our holiday wishlist. For a flight to Capri or beyond this winter, we’ve gathered the styles to get you in a vacation state of mind.

We’re normally hopelessly last-minute shoppers, but Milly by Michelle Smith’s Holiday 2012 gift collection has got us making our lists and checking them twice already!

Neiman Marcus and Target enlist a dream team of American designers from Altuzarra to Tracy Reese to create a 2012 holiday gift collection. Read on for another reason we’re ready to celebrate Christmas in July.

We almost spent our holiday gift-giving cash on Lady Grey Jewelry’s entire fall/winter ‘12 collection. Luckily, the three-year-old line recently introduced their first guest curator Solange Knowles to highlight what to buy if you want – but can’t have – it all.

Although the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts announced in September that the remaining Warhol gems in their collection will be auctioned off, we can really only afford a can of chicken noodle soup and some imagination right now. Thankfully, the Metropolitan Museum of Art shop is filled with Warhol-inspired goodies for those on a budget to accompany the show, running now through Dec. 31.