THE SCENE: Calling the families to get out of holiday obligations.

Ah, home for the holidays... we all remember them well. You and your beloved wish for a tropical excursion, where you can lie on the beach, sip Mai Tai cocktails, and watch the sunsets. Then, bam! One phone call and you are snapped out of your fantasy into the reality of family obligations. Now, of course, it does not really have to be that bad; there is a certain comfort in embracing the family call and soldiering through it. That is why the film Four Christmases, a delightful new romantic comedy, is the perfect pre-holiday antidote for the upcoming holiday season. We may not be able to get out of our responsibilities, but we sure can laugh at seeing how other people deal with it on the big screen. Four Christmases - In Theaters November 26th!

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Featured styles: Tommy Bahama Solid Lawn Shirt Dress, Carolee Hair Flower Pony, GF Ferre Dark Rinse Jeans, Sigerson Morrison Nero Suede Pumps.

What is better than a long, elegant neck layered in fabulous jewels? Nothing as far as the Couture team is concerned. We are loving the past few season's offerings of multi-strand, multi-layered necklaces. Think several chains mixed with gemstones, semiprecious stones strung on satin ribbon, a funky, electic mix of gold, precious and semiprecious stones, need I go on? Our fave picks for this week are: Rachel Leigh 18 k multi-strand gold-plated and freshwater pearl necklace, Tarina Tarantino lucite bead, bows and skull necklace with Swarovski crystal eyes, Carolee double-row Silvertone, sodalite and amazonite stone chain necklace with toggle closure, and Betsey Johnson two-tone metal with crystal detail multi-strand necklace.