From the Runway to Your Closet: Wear more Yellow

Yellow, yellow, and more yellow. The color yellow was all over the runways for this summer. Designers such as Roberto Cavalli, Diane Von Furstenberg, and Calvin Klein, had yellow dresses, blouses, skirts, scarves, hats, shoes, and handbags. Just about anything you can wear or carry with you came in the color yellow. Most of the designers opted for the bright yellow, but others took it a little softer with more of a paler yellow. You may be thinking that this is one fashion trend that you want to stay far away from, but done in the right way, yellow can be fabulous.

When you look at the runway fashions, they had bright yellow pieces that were a vivid yellow and not a neon yellow. Avoid neon yellow colors so that you don’t look like you arrived from the 80’s or you came from the local construction site wearing your safety gear. Gold tones and lemon colored pieces are a good choice as well. There are also certain colors that yellow should not be paired with. If you choose to pair your yellow with black, be sure that it is done in a sophisticated way or else you may end up looking like a bumblebee. Pair yellow with purple, gray, navy blue, and white. Think about steering clear of pairing yellow with pink or tan.

It is rather easy to take this runway fashion trend and apply it to your real-life wardrobe. If you are not sure about the color yellow, then start off small with a pair of yellow sandals . They can add a pop of color to your outfit without being too out there.

If you feel more daring then go for the yellow dress or the yellow blouse with trousers or a skirt. Yellow clothing can be casual or more formal. A plain yellow t-shirt can look great with a pair of boot cut jeans for a day of shopping.

The key to wearing yellow is to find the right shade that matches your skin tone and hair and that you can feel confident in. Some women may like more of the gold tones while other women want the vivid lemon color.

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Mesmerizing Metallics!

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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!

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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!

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DVF: THE BLOGGER CHRONICLES

Diane Von Furstenberg, the powerhouse behind the DVF brand, the advocate for women empowerment, and the creator of the quintessential travel piece, the iconic wrap dress, is taking it up another fashionable notch with the launch of her blog column, Inside DVF, on DVF.com. The blog chronicles Diane’s travel’s, creations, favorite things, DVF news and philosophies on day-to-day life. The overall site is a wonderful fantasy of color, collections and information about the brand. You can join as a DVF friend on Facebook, you can watch how the current campaign came together (filmed and photographed), as well as browse through her style archives. So if you are a lover of all things DVF, this will be a special treat and inside look into her very fashionable world. See, just when you think you can’t love Diane much more, she gives you yet another reason. Danke Diane!

WONDER WOMAN

Great Hera… hot on the heels of the Metropolitan’s Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy exhibit, and Diane Von Furstenberg’s Wonder Woman inspired fashion show, comes the news that Ms. DVF, the living embodiment of a modern Wonder Woman, will now be writing a Wonder Woman comic book. The book, Be the Wonder Woman You Can Be, Featuring the Adventures of Diva, Viva & Fifa, is at its core, a message about fulfillment and empowerment of women, a philosopy that is near and dear to Diane’s heart. The draw of the three heroines in the book — Diva, a leverage buyout expert, Viva, a singer, and Fifa, a burgeoning gourmand — is that they all make things happen for themselves with little or no encouragement, that and the adorable fact that their three initials add up to DVF.

In the book, Diane does not turn herself into an actual superhero, but rather relays inspiring tales about women — super or otherwise — and the life-altering and empowering choices they are often faced with making. Although the book may have a comic book look and feel, it is no less an interesting tomb to read, just check out the essays by Gloria Steinem (um, of course) and Les Daniels about the original Wonder Woman’s first adventure. The book’s witty Illustrations are by painter and illustrator Konstantin Kakanias. Mr. Kakanias is well-known for his New York Times illustrations, his couture show renderings for Vogue, and his clever watercolor drawings of his globe tripping alter ego, Mrs. Tependris.

Ms. Furstenberg told WWD during her interview, “Last weekend, I was in the car with my grandaughter Antonia, and she was reading it out loud,” she said, “I just thought, ‘What a wonderful message.’ There is a Wonder Woman in each of us, and once you understand that, you get what you want. And once you do that, you can give back.” The procedes from the comic book ($25), the accompanying special edition T-shirt ($50), and the tote ($230) will benefit Vital Choices, a company that helps to empower women. All of the items will be available via Ms. Furstenberg’s website, www.dvf.com, and her New York store on West 14 Street.