See the future ahead.

Pulling some tricks from Stella McCartney this outlining trick slims and stuns all at once. it tricks the eye into giving the body perfect curves.

Color blocking has been vertically integrated. Split the scene two-faced for a cool contrast.

The hues run deep in Fall 2012, but none deeper than burgundy. Red wine flooded nearly every runway this week, and left us delightfully buzzed.

Perhaps inspired by the multitude of collar necklaces that have surfaced since Spring, collars are now stepping into the light, taking on their own colors separate from the rest of the garment. And it pops in a way that you won't have to lift it up.

Fanny who? These waist bags are all grown up, and some have even doubled. Hands and shoulders-free has become so chic.

The boob tube turned fuzzy as black and white meshed like a snowy television. The signal may not be coming in clear, but the trend certainly is.

Designers are pointing out your sexiest curves: hips, boobs, shoulders. On point.

Jackets hems hit the floor, billowing out behind as you take a step. The look is regal, the effect is long.

Because we live in the future (and Christopher Kane flourished with it last season), laser cut leather lace is cutting out everywhere.

Whether we're getting our athletics on, or yearning for old "glory days," this trickle up trends has saturated the runway and blown up street style. They. Were. Everywhere.

Heidi Klum will be portrayed by Angela Lindvall. The role of Nina Garcia will be played by Marchesa‘s Georgina Chapman. Joanna Coles, editor-in-chief of Marie Claire will star as mentor-in residence Tim Gunn. And returning to the fashion reality competition show stage is Isaac Mizrahi as Michael Kors. Guest judges will include Diane von Furstenberg, Miranda Kerr, Miss Piggy, Pharrell Williams, Nanette Lepore, Rachel Roy, Catherine Malandrino, and Mark Badgley and James Mischka.

The All-Stars in question are past Runway contestants who weren’t quite up to snuff, such as Austin Scarlett, Sweet P, Kara Janx and that much-reviled whiny copycat, Kenley Collins. Personally, I stopped watching Project Runway as soon as it hopped from Bravo to Lifetime,  deciding along the way that a season in L.A. was a good idea, but this new spin-off series could bring some much-needed fresh air into the franchise.

The All-Stars will compete for a handsome set of prizes, the most lucrative in Runway history: “an exclusive designer boutique in select Neiman Marcus stores and on neimanmarcus.com; $100,000 in technology and office space to help expand their business from HP and Intel; $100,000 cash from L’Oréal Paris; a feature spread in Marie Claire, for which he or she will serve as a guest editor for one year, and a sewing and embroidery studio provided by Brother International.” Well, at least they made returning to the scene of one’s former and very public embarrassment suitably enticing.

Will you watch Project Runway All-Stars when it premieres January 5 on Lifetime, television for women unemployed gay men? [WWD]

- And speaking of people selling out for the Kardashians, Vera Wang is selling knock-offs of the wedding dresses she created for the publicity stunt people refer to as Kim Kardashian‘s wedding, to be sold through her David’s Bridal diffusion line. [E!]

- Catherine Malandrino has cancelled her presentation this season, claiming that the brand is “in transition” and “refocusing.” [Page Six]

- Reportedly the only celebrities invited to the  Marc Jacobs runway show are longtime hag Sofia Coppola and campaign gurls, Elle and Dakota Fanning. I guess Tara Reid and I will both be standing outside in the cold this season. As usual. [Fashionista]

- According to his lawyer, John Galliano won’t be in court next week when the verdict in his racist rant case is handed down. [Fashionologie]

- Snooki‘s coming out with a fragrance and being the classy broad she is, she says it will be “flirty and bubbly, you know, like my personality, and obviously something DTF.” (for those out of the Jersey Shore loop, that’s “down to fuck”) So it will smell like a used hot tub, greasy hair extensions and stale lube? Aah, eau du Guidette. [Us]

I’m Lauren, resident NYC dweller, crazed shopaholic and creator of my blog Diary of a Fashion Addict. My philosophy: There’s never a reason to pay retail! I’m constantly looking for a discount code to score those Zanotti’s on a budget. Want the “in” on these super hush hush NYC or online sample sales? Check in with me here, every Tuesday where I’ll be your guide to the best “Steals & Deals” coming your way. For more sales, style inspiration & savvy shopping tips, visit my blog DiaryofaFashionAddict.com.

Deal for a Day:

Fun, flirty and feminine dresses & separates to remind us why it’s kick-ass to be a girl. Catherine Malandrino on Gilt Groupe, June 14.

For an invite to Gilt Group, email Lauren@diaryofafashionaddict.com

Discount Code DL:

Amazing hand-selected art, apparel & accessories for Men and Women from top designers Acne, Vena Cava, Band of Outsiders and more… ie get these sick Alexander Wang Dakota lace-up booties (orig. $650) for $455 after the discount.

Use code “Luckybreaks5” for 30% off your order @ Tenoversix!

Sale on Sale:

Calypso St. Barth is the epitome of Bohemian Beach Chic. Check out their awesome online sample sale HERE, featuring already deeply discounted maxi dresses, lace skirts & out of this world prints. Use code “Samplesale” for an additional 50% off at checkout!

Real Life NYC Sample Sale:

Do you love that feeling you get when you put on some cheeky lingerie before a night on the town, but not dying to pay $$$$ for it?! For swimwear, sleepwear, and lots of sexy lingerie so naughty, you’ll want to take it off as soon as it’s on, head over to the La Perla sample sale asap!

La Perla Sample Sale:

When: 6/12-6/16

Where: 225 5^th Avenue, between 26 & 27^th.

M-W (9:30-6), Th (9:30-7)

The Male Sale:

Just in time to shop for Father’s Day…and you of course! Shop Men’s, Women’s and Kid’s up to 60% off at the annual J.Crew Sample Sale:

When: 6/14-6/18

Where: 260 5^th avenue (near 28^th street)

T-F (10-8), Su (10-4)

Bonus: The City Steal

A deal so good, we had to add it as this week’s bonus! Get up to 54% off salon services at legendary NYC salon Warren-Tricomi.

- One haircut & blowout for $91

- Three blowouts for $120

- Full head of highlights for $175

Warren-Tricomi Salon via Gilt City

**offer ends Friday 6/17 at 10am.

For even more Steals & Deals check Diary of a Fashion Addicit!

LINK LOVE:Splurge or Steal: One Shoulder Floral Frock

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Finalist 1. Greta Eagan from GretaGuide.com

Check out BeautifulStranger.tv’s Interview with Greta Eagan.

Finalist 2. Hillary Bankz from HillaryBankz.com

Check out BeautifulStranger.tv’s Interview with Hillary Bankz.

Finalist 3. Mal Pearson from LVCMag.com

Check out BeautifulStranger.tv’s Interview with Mal Pearson.

Finalist 4. Qianna Smith from FashionQandA.com

Check out BeautifulStranger.tv’s Interview with Qianna Smith.

Finalist 5. Trang Huyen from TheSeams.blogspot.com

Check out BeautifulStranger.tv’s Interview with Trang Huyen

One of these lucky girls will soon be the recipient of an incredible package of goodies, including a trip to New York City in September for Fall Fashion Week; a stay at The Mark Hotel and dinner for two at Jean Georges; a hair cut and color with husband-and-wife team, Tammy and Robert Sherman, at Frederic Fekkai at The Mark; tickets to the Catherine Malandrino fashiow show, plus backstage access, a chance to meet the uber- talented designer, and, if that’s not enough, a $1,000 shopping spree at her store; a Rebecca Minkoff handbag; a serpent cuff from Vivre; lots of beauty booty from Fekkai and Christian Dior, and more!

Check BeautifulStranger.tv on Tuesday to hear what Celebrity Judges–Jayne Chase, Frederic Fekkai, Jenn Goodkind, Eva Lorenzotti, Catherine Malandrino, Fern Mallis, Rebecca Minkoff, Brandusa Niro, and Amanda Ross–loved about the girls personal style.

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Savvy & Co. is hosting the CATHERINE MALANDRINO Spring/Summer Sample Sale Event. The event is June 21st – 23rd at the Metropolitan Pavilion 123 West 18th Street. Prices will be up to 75% off retail! Click through for more…

Above Dress: Regular Retail $695, Savvy Price $145

The sale takes place Monday, June 21^st through Wednesday, June 23^rd.

Who: Catherine Malandrino

What: Spirited and sensual ready-to-wear pieces that showcase the classic Catherine Malandrino style aesthetic.

Where: Metropolitan Pavilion

123 West 18th  Street (btw 6^th & 7^th Aves)

When: Monday, June 21^st 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM

Tuesday, June 22^nd – Wednesday, June 23^rd 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM

Beautiful Stranger.tv launches the first online reality-programming event entitled “Hey Fashion Blogger, Are You The Next Beautiful Stranger?”  Think you’ve got the style it takes to win a glamourous weekend in NYC during Fall Fashion Week? Be sure to enter to win.

The contest, which runs from May 12 through June 9, invites fashion bloggers to submit their style, story and overall got-it-togetherness to Beautiful Stranger.tv. “This platform to feature fashion bloggers has been created as a tribute to the important new role they have begun to play in the fashion and media industry,” says Melissa Fedor, Co-CEO and Editorial Director for Beautiful Stranger.tv.

Fashion bloggers–the new wave of fashion trendsetters and 24/7 journalists–are encouraged to step out from behind their screens and present their style story and photographic images to a celebrity expert panel of judges, including:

• Frederic Fekkai (CEO, Fekkai)
• Catherine Malandrino (Fashion Designer)
• Amanda Ross (Celebrity Stylist, Fashion Director of the W Hotels)
• Fern Mallis (President, Fern Mallis, LLC)
• Brandusa Niro (Editor-in-Chief, The Daily Front Row)
• Eva Lorenzotti (CEO, Vivre)
• Rebecca Minkoff (Handbag Designer)
• Jayne Chase, and Jenn Goodkind, hosts of ‘A Fashionable Life’ radio show
• Melissa Fedor and Abby Wallach, Co-Founders of Beautiful Stranger.tv

The winner will be selected based on their personal style, photographic images, presentation and
story behind their blogging beat. The Grand Prize includes:

• A glamorous weekend in NYC during Fall Fashion Week 2010 at Lincoln Center
• Transportation to NYC
• Two-Weekend-Night Stay at The Mark Hotel
• Dinner for Two at The Mark Restaurant by Jean Georges
• $1,000 Shopping Spree at Catherine Malandrino, plus Backstage Pass to her fashion show
• An exclusive interview with Designer, Catherine Malandrino
• Cut and Color with Celebrity stylists, Robert and Tammy Sherman at the Renowned Fekkai Salon The Mark Hotel and Fekkai Hair Product
• The “Dior Classics” package, featuring Dior’s most luxurious products, including L’Or deVie La Crème and DiorShow Mascara
• Rebecca Minkoff Handbag
• Gold Serpent Cuff from Vivre
• Interview on ‘A Fashionable Life’ Radio Show with Jayne Chase and Jenn Goodkind
• Shoot Street Style for Beautiful Stranger.tv with Co-Founders, Melissa Fedor and Abby Wallach

“We are very excited to have a platform with Beautiful Stranger.tv where we can connect the fashion bloggers with the fashion industry in a new and inspirational way,” says Abby Wallach, Co-CEO and Executive Producer, Beautiful Stranger.tv.

Beautiful Stranger.tv, the online media brand, hits the streets in search of real people with great style. They start in New York City, the mecca of fashion, and find out what well-dressed denizens are using, wearing, loving, listening to on their iPods, how they’re going green, where they eat, shop and get their goods. Beautiful Stranger.tv now offers cutting-edge shopping technology where consumers can purchase every product that the beautiful strangers mention with one quick click.

For more details on the contest and daily updates from Beautiful Stranger.tv follow them on Facebook and Twitter.

It’s that time of year again when flowers blossom and little birdies hatch… oh yeah, and everybody gets married!! Rent The Runway has a whole category devoted to weddings to help make your life easier, especially on you wallet.

I have two back to back weddings approaching, one of which is this weekend. I actually should be packing right now, but I can’t even begin to bother with that. I’m on Rent The Runway checking out their latest inventory selections for Spring Weddings, still trying to decide which dress I want to rent. Of course you always want to look your best at weddings; you’re seeing people who you haven’t seen in months, sometimes years. Here are some of my fave choices so far:

Jenn Hyman and Jenny Fleiss are the brilliant entrepreneurs behind Rent the Runway. These young ladies know a thing or two about starting a business; within five months they’ve grown to more than 300,000 members and just this week, they launched accessories. We chatted with Jenn & Jenny about the recent accessories launch, upcoming plans for the site, and much more.What inspired the idea of Rent the Runway?

JH: Looking at a closet jam-packed with clothes and realizing I still didn’t have anything to wear. I wanted the dream – a constantly revolving wardrobe of the hottest designers and latest trends – without the high price tags.

JF:  We really wanted to address the constant problem that occurs for women – a closet full of clothes with nothing to wear!

Why did you decide to add jewelry to the site?

JF: Customers requested the desire to rent a complete head to toe look – so now we’ve provided them with a complete Cinderella experience!

JH: We had a huge response from our members that once they’ve committed to renting a dress, they want to go all out and get the complete look. Jewelry helps women express more of their personal style – they can take a dress and by nature of the accessories make it feel more uptown, edgy, classic or boho.

What is your typical day like?

JH: Every day is a new adventure. A typical day would involve lots of interactions and conversations with our team, at least one appointment with a designer where we’re either buying from the collection or partnering with their brand to build unique marketing programs, a few partnership related conversations -whether with US Weekly or Gossip Girl, lots of interaction with our technology team (and usually my getting impatient about when new releases will launch!) and of course, a few conversations with our amazing members!

JF: Busy! Part of the day I spend in our warehouse, meetings with team members, administrative stuff, QAing the site – favorite part of the day is checking out any updates on our facebook page!

Best moment of your job so far?

JH: The best part of starting Rent the Runway is that every single day I have a new best moment. I love our team so much and I love that we are bringing incredible experiences to women – and enabling women even for one night to strut their stuff with confidence and take on the world.

JF: I loved the initial trial we ran. Seeing women’s’ responses and how happy dressing up made them was truly inspiring.

Favorite designers on the site

JH: I love all of our designers on the site but I hold to the statement that you’ll never feel sexier than when wearing a Helmut Lang dress (or a Yigal Azrouel), Matthew Williamson puts all eyes on you, and Catherine Malandrino is perfect when you just want to relish being a girl!

JF: I love the Milly dresses we recently added but I love that part of the fun with Rent the Runway is experimenting with and learning about new designers.

What advice would you give to young entrepreneurs?

JH: Just do it – this is the best decision I’ve ever made. Nothing feels better than waking up every morning and feeling excited about coming into work. Find something you love and you’ll be great at it!

JF: Go for it!  Start selling the product – don’t waste too much time on a complex business plan – as an entrepreneur you need to constantly be flexible and adapting to changing market and customers’ needs.

Can you tell us what’s next for Rent the Runway?

JH: A lot more hiring, a lot more dresses – look out for our new wedding and maternity businesses soon!

JF: Enhanced profile pages and more social – so we can engage with our customer and learn more about exactly what she wants!

Remember ladies first 1,000 Fashion Indie readers get $10 off their rental until May 9. Use promo code:  indie2010.

Shop W Style is a retail celebration of W’s first-ever shopping issue. On Saturday, March 27, W will bring its unique take
on chic to the Meatpacking District with in-store events, appearances by Weditors & experts and special offers at over 40 retail destinations.

Highlights will include:

The Shop W Style Lounge
W’s headquarters for the day will be in the Shop W Style Lounge at The Standard Hotel, New York. Be sure to visit the Lounge first for:

* A detailed event map and W shopping bag
* Make-up applications by Shiseido expert Renato Almeida and his team of talented make-up artists
* Appointments for a stylist-on-demand
* Exclusive opportunity to shop Tacori’s new 18k925 line
* Private Style Sessions at Hugo Boss with celebrity stylist, Sarah Gore Reeves

More info here.

Participants include: ADAM, Brass Monkey, Buckler, Calypso, Catherine Malandrino, Charles Nolan, Diane von Furstenberg, The Earnest Sewn Co., Generra, HUGO BOSS, La Perla, Wonderland Beauty Parlor, Moschino, Paige Denim, Ports 1961, Revel, Scoop, Theory, Tory Burch, Tracy Reese, Trina Turk, VINCE., Yigal Azrouel, Zero Maria Cornejo

Catherine Malandrino was inspired by tribal for Spring 2010. Loving the collection of muted tones and pattern mixes. Fave piece: def the shoes.

Thanks Fashionista

Who: Fifth On Main, a new e-commerce boutique targeting the contemporary womenswear market, launching late Spring 2009.

What: Pop-up store holding a Fall/Winter & Resort Sample Sale + Spring Preview Sale, open to the public.

Designers: Abaete, Alvin Valley, Brian Reyes, Badgley Mischka, TIBI, Twelfth Street, Carmen Marc Valvo, Catherine Malandrino, Nicole Miller, Rebecca Taylor, Mint by Jodi Arnold, Theory, Chaiken and more!

The goods: 40% – 60% off retail prices

Even more goods: RSVP to lauren@rich-pr.com and receive an additional 10% off your total purchase!

Where: 109 Spring Street, between Greene & Mercer
Soho, New York

When: Friday, April 17th 10am – 8pm
Saturday, April 18th 10am – 7pm
Sunday, April 19th 10am – 7pm

Gucci Clutch, purple satin with leather interior, embellished with glass.

I love Housing Works just as much as the next New Yorker, so for today’s Shop Indie edition I thought I would round up some things currently up for bid at great prices…

Tory Burch, 100% silk, sleeveless, hot air balloon print

Italian Huntress Boots, grayish suede exterior with chocolate leather heel back detail

Vintage Gucci Briefcase, uptown label with downtown bohemian beat, lined with purple fabric

Malandrino Chain Metal Pumps, pewter tone chain mail metal exterior, chain mail covered heel

Yohji Yamamoto, navy blue with screened polka dots, button closure with open neck

And my fave:

Dolce & Gabbana Boots, heavy weight grainy leather boots with rounded toe and buckle detailing, gray contrast stitching, buckle and rivets are gold tone

It’s been ten years since Catherine started her label, and I must say that she is one of my favorite designers and never seems to fail my expectations. This collection is outstanding, she has such a grasp on what women want and how to make us look feminine and confident. She always uses the most luxurious fabrics and sexiest prints and impeccable tailoring to make her collection significantly more distinct then her competitors. I love that you can always point out one of her looks at a party, and I honestly wish I could afford more of her clothing.

Thanks Style.com for the pics