American Idol contestants are making their own magnificent music to the tune of Rock & Republic!

Contestants Lil Rounds and Alexis Grace were seen stylishly sporting the amazing allure of the Andi pumps by Rock & Republic after rocking out with Carlos Santana.

Winner Kris Allen started off the show looking spectacular in Rock & Republic denim. Later he sported a bold Rock & Republic black leather jacket while performing with Brian May of Queen.

Allison Iraheta also cut a captivating picture in a Rock & Republic dress while singing a duet with Cyndi Lauper.

Rock your world wearing Rock & Republic!

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Alexander McQueen amazes season after season with his alchemical allure. This season is no exception.

Alexander McQueen's enchanting elegance will idolize your immortal beauty and position yourself on a prominent plateau of passion wearing these coveted copper metallic ankle strap platform sandals with wicked wishbone buckles. Enhance the intoxicating dream with this copper bag and emerge from the burning beauty baptized in the alluring ashes of Alexander McQueen!

Cast a stylish spell and invoke an incantation of intense interest with the bewitching blue metallics available with the magic of Alexander McQueen. Find fortunate fascination featuring this sandal with wonderful wishbone buckles and match with the elegant elixir of this memorable blue metallic clutch and this copper clutch.

Conspire to become captivating creature. Blow minds and blast off into the opulent outer limits and soar with sublime style wearing the victorious Venusian vibrancy of these premier platforms by Emilo Pucci!

Are you a glamorous gold digger? Then go for the gold and set your sights on these sublime styles that will satisfy any siren!

Arm your allure with ammunition to go in for the kill. Ready...aim...and explode in enchantment wielding these wonderful sandals by Givenchy.

Lock yourself up in luxury and throw away the key! Keep your private possessions and scandalous secrets imprisoned in the stylish splendor of the lovely D&G Dolce and Gabbana 'Lily' satchel or grace yourself with the gorgeous glamor of this beautiful bag by D&G Dolce & Gabbana.

Diane Von Furstenberg memorable Moore gold wedges are any girl’s dream come true!

If you love flats, these Juicy Couture Adore flats with a beautiful butterfly accent are flat out fabulous!

But if you want to steal the scene, we suggest you orchestrate an opulent obsession with the most hedonistic heist of passionate pizzazz! Pluck prominent power with precision and linger in the luxurious larceny of this couture caper with these provocative platform sandals by DSquared2!

If you’re longing for the silver screen then stylishly soar into the next century starring in these sultry sandals by Donna Karan!

You’re fans will find you fascinatingly fabulous in these prominent Donna Karan crackled silver puzzle metallic wedges.

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Bite into refreshing beauty with this season’s hottest color … orange! Like a dash of spice in a gourmet dish, a dash of orange this season can elevate your ensemble to engagingly enchanting!

Couture.zappos.com has the most heavenly handbags in opulent orange to victoriously vivify your vibrant vivaciousness! The Alexander McQueen Squeeze It Clutch will nourish your notoriety with enough jubilant juice to fortify yourself with flawless fascination!

Orange is associated with luck, creativity and vitality. Privilege your presence with the positive panache of this prized orange eel Be & D Capri portfolio or this radiant Rafe New York Carrie hand held tote.

Reign as a sovereign of sublime style carrying the royal color and commanding confidence of the Bulga Mini Marquis handbag or the magnificently majestic Cesta Bag.

If you are a bewitching beauty, cast a spell of supreme style with this bewitching billfold chain wallet by Alexander McQueen! Its mysterious magnificence will enhance your enigma with enchantment!

Transform yourself into a thrilling masterpiece! Make sure your frame is featuring fascinating footwear. Couture.zappos.com has you covered with the most sought after shoes of the season! Paint your profile with the amazing artistry of these passionate Paul Smith wingtip shoes. Color your world with a kaleidoscope of color with these exciting Emilio Pucci sandals!

Orchestrate your opulence to outshine the outer limits! Send your style soaring with the Juicy Couture Cai sandalsor the Robert Clergerie Mars wedge sandal.

Confidently color your world with the crucial couture accent color of the season! Orange!

Go bold with gold! Gold heels are more striking than gold jewelry - it's unexpected. These sweet Kate Spade shoes shine with a strapless dress or a flouncy skirt and sweater - the dainty ankle strap and bow make any outfit look cute!

Barbie, that ageless Mattel darling, turns fifty next year but that doesn’t mean she will be shelving her high heels for birkenstocks just yet. To ensure that the heels she will be sporting are befitting her half century mark, Mattel has enlisted shoe god Christian Louboutin to design a very special pair of birthday shoes. The shoes will be made in Barbie’s signature color — Barbie Pantone 219 Pink — and will be unveiled during Mattel’s New York Fashion Week runway show. No information on what outfits Ms. Barbie will be wearing, but word has it Mattel has enlisted a few top yet-to-be-disclosed designers to create outfits inspired by her that will be on the runway during fashion week. Of course, the 50 models in the show will be rocking Barbie’s signature Louboutins. What a Lucky doll.

What's new on Couture this week? The delectable and edgy shoes from NYC's favorite sons, Proenza Schouler. The label is known for their cutting-edge materials, tailored silhouettes and attention to details. The long awaited shoe line, with its conical heels, fabrication blends and ladylike details, don't disappoint. The Couture team is loving: the Proenza Schouler Sexy Suede Ankle Wrap Sandal and the Proenza Schouler Stylish Suede and Patent Leather Elastic Ankle Wrap Sandal with Conical-shaped Heel.

Remember when 'duck' boots were a Darien, Connecticut style staple? Remember when they were worn with curduroy pants, puffer vests and Fair Aisle sweaters? Well, neither do I, but that is what I am told. Fast forward to today and the steadfast staple of yesteryear is making a very chic come back. Designers from DSquared to Michael Kors, to a few mass retailers, injected the shoe/bootie with a much needed style cache with improved upper materials, playful color combinations (think tartan and tweed), and a fashionista's best friend, a high heel. However, some design detail echos of the past are still visible within the new incarnations, the rubber sole, the lace-up and hook-and-eye closures, along with the constrast stitching. Oooooh la la!

Ladies, who doesn't love an attractive, elegant flat? What other shoe brings Funny Face, Roman Holiday and Sabrina to mind faster than a dainty, pointy toe flat? It is chic and comfortable, can be dresssed up or down, and appeals to the edgy and uptown crowd alike. The Couture Team loves a great flat to pair with our A-line dresses, our sweater coats, tees and leggings or our jeans and a henley. What are we loving right now? Elie Tahari Gabby Snake Embossed flat, Sigerson Morrison Low Cut Side Flat with Embellished Pouf, Michael Kors Gold Metallic Flat with Bamboo-inspired Buckle, and Moschino Silver Metallic Flats with Side Cut Out Details and Flower Buckle with Stone Encrusted Center.

What's better than a well-dressed man? A well-shod one, of course. The Couture Team loves great shoes and our fashion focus this week is on the casual, yet cool varied lace up styles. If you are the type of man that likes a boot, then D&G Dolce & Gabbana Lace and Zipper Detail Boot is perfect for you. If you like the sporty look, try on Jean Paul Gaultier's sporty-inspired wingtips. If your tastes lean more towards a classic oxford style for work, Marc Jacobs Burnished Grey Oxford is ideal. If you like a little edge, try Alexander McQueen's side lace-up shoes. There really is a shoe - or boot - for every man.

How excited is Couture that there is such a plethora of choices of platforms this season? Very! We are mad for the ultra high heel peep toe variations, lusting after the stiletto versions (needle heel or not), submitting to our decadent yearnings with the hidden platform bootie choices and simply smitten with the chunky heel styles. And why not, platforms look great with skinny jeans and loose tees, edgy with leggings and belted boyfriend sweaters, or sexy with dresses and bolero leather jacket. Our picks: CoSTUME NATIONAL Peep Toe Platform, Be & D Evangelista Multi Strap Platform, Moschino Two-toned Wing Tip Toe Hidden Platform, CoSTUME NATIONAL Pointy Toe Platform Stiletto, DSquared2 Piercing Pump with Crystal Detailing and Silver Heel, Sergio Rossi Peep Toe Multi Strap Patent Leather Platform Bootie, L.A.M.B. Cap Toe Button Detail Back Zip Hidden Platform Bootie.

Burnished sienna and coffee colors are natural hues for the season, but when they are enveloped in architectural platforms and a modern twist on mod back-zip booties they become a necessity. The Couture team is lusting after CoSTUME NATIONAL's conical heels, buttery soft leathers, daring height (can you say five inches?) platforms and the dual texture booties. Our picks: CoSTUME NATIONAL brandy-hued peep toe platform and their moro-hued suede and leather bootie.

Last week we gave you the scoop on one of the hottest parties of the New York fashion season, but we would be remiss in our Couture duties if we did not fill you in on what was hot. This, of course, is of special interest, as our very own Couture carries the hot fashion item spotted. Actress Zoe Saldana, dressed in a black skimmer leg length suit, was sporting the mega high heeled Piercing Pump 3 in black while in attendance of the DSquared He Wood + She Wood fragrance launch party on September 10 in NYC. Ms. Saldana worked the room in her uber high heels with nary a care, giving the paparazzi plenty of photo opportunities and a fabulous fashion stare.

Flats are fabulous, especially now that we're transitioning into fall. As with any transition, seasonal or otherwise, what does one do when it is getting to cool to wear one thing, but it's a bit warm for another? The answer, fabulous flats. We here at Couture picked out our favorites, each with their own little something - a buckle, bright color, or bows, for instance - to help you stand out.

1.) Elie Tahari driving shoe 2.) Moschino velvet flats 3.) Taryn Rose Branda flats 4.) Kate Spade Bedelia flats 5.) Marc by Marc Jacobs Red Kid flats 6.) Michael Kors Hanna flats 7.) Belle by Sigerson Morrison flats 8.) Emilio Pucci navy/ivory patent flats 9.) Juicy Couture Ever yellow flats

Where does one begin? Every starlet in Hollywood these days is either a model/actress, actress/model, actress/designer or actress/singer, no? Or so it would seem. On Wednesday, July 16, the Candie’s brand and Hayden Panettiere took over PerezHilton.com to promote the new Candie’s ad campaign and to um, promote the new single by Ms. Panettiere. Now I am not hating on anyone expressing their talent and/or gifts, but when did it become passe to just be good at one thing? But I digress. The ads feature Hayden rocking a metallic jacket, black jeans and high-heels with a side-lying microphone in hand with her lips apart as though singing, obviously that should have been my first clue as to what lay ahead. The ads and Candie’s logo were all over the site as well as montages of Ms. Panettiere’s face, and low and behold in the middle of that garish pink background was a large video screen window, all set for the reader/viewer to just hit play. On comes island-esque music (reminiscent of another blonde one-hit wonder), the oh-ooo-oh, maybe you need a wake-up call, and lovely images of Hayden, doing the one-handed microphone grasping warbling (more oh ooo oh...) that most starlets do these days. All in all, the song was not that bad, it had a catchy beat and refrain, and as for the outfits, the clothes were cool.

If Couture were to have been consulted on the video we would have made the following suggestions: Moschino metallic bubble hem mini dress with an accompanying D&G Dolce & Gabbana Flat Strap grey belt paired with Moschino Cheap and Chic black retro ankle boots for her strut into the club; John Varvatos for Converse bronze metallic leather bomber jacket (silver and washed gold are so overdone) left open, C’N’C Costume National five-pocket style black skinny jeans, Crystal Rock’s Rockabilly black tee with Giuseppe Zanotti handpainted booties for crooning on stage to the crowd; C’N’C Costume National grey racer back sleeveless elongated tank with iridescent palettes, Just Cavaili grey distressed jeans with Moschino red platform gathered tie-front pumps for the rolling around the floor number; for strutting a la Britney, Studio Gabriella Rocha black satin deep v-neck dress with draped sides worn with DSquared opulent lace, beaded and faux jeweled platform ankle-tie sandal (black wig optional).

Hey, they did not ask Couture, but I thought I should put the style tips out there any way.

Gentlemen, who doesn’t love an upstart that blazes an assured trail with bold designs and old world cobbler techniques? That is the exact reason to love Harrys of London, the 2001 new kid on the block that married radical vision, traditional techniques and luxury design for men to a new forefront with their signature Jet Slipper shoe — the decadent loafer with a soft leather sole fit for a prince or a
G5 flight.

The company is not only smart in its design philosophy and selection of luxury fabrics and skins, but in their management choices, as well. They hired a former design director at Ralph Lauren Footwear and Giorgio Armani, Kevin Martel, to build their burgeoning hybrid luxury brand into a full lifestyle collection. With the latest incarnation of the Jet Slipper, the re imagining of classic oxford styles, the new online store, a New York showroom and a store set to open in Mayfair, I would say he has been a success in shepherding the brand onward and upward.

As luck would have it, one of our very own savvy style stars and buyers, Scott J., was able to secure the brand for us here at Zappos.com, so no man need be without a pair. Our faves: the Jet Moc slipper, the Blake navy boat shoe and the cool yet sophisticated Charlie perforated spat design.