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Fall Fashion: Jill Stuart Shows Us How It's Done

A look at Jill Stuart's Fall 2007 Collection will quickly clue you in to the season's key themes, and show you what to look out for as you plan your cool-weather wardrobe. Now let's let Jill do the talking...


Fall fashion sequinsFall fashion satin blue
SEQUINS/SATIN/BLUE
Fall fashion plaidFall fashion oversized knits
PLAID/OVERSIZED KNITS
Fall fashion dotsFall fashion jackets
DOTS/UNSTRUCTURED JACKETS

See the rest of the Jill Stuart Fall 2007 collection here. >>
Of course, TBB will bring you budget-friendly picks in the not-to-distant future. Stay tuned!

Bizarre Vintage Ads: What Were They Thinking?

Just when we thought advertisements couldn't get any weirder, we stumbled upon these strange yet amusing vintage ads at EatLiver.com. Each holds fascinating clues about a bygone era (although we'd rather leave some of these mysteries unsolved). Click the thumbs to get the full-size pics...


Can't decide what's more disturbing: the hotdogs or the sweaters.


If you can stop laughing long enough to see the fashion in the ad, you'll notice some fab diamonds, red nails, sculpted eyebrows, and a dramatic off-the-shoulder emerald green gown. Who says smoking isn't glamorous? (JK!)


And we thought M·A·C was cutting edge maquillage! Note how polite the writer is in their critique (unlike so many Internetters these days). And what's a "beauty culturalist"? Hehe


The Frankenstein contraption in this ad makes Botox look pretty tame, no? Goes to show people have always been obsessed with appearances to some degree.