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In today's installment of The Zoe Report, super stylist Rachel Zoe highlighted these Chanel 5'O'Clog Mules as seen on the Spring 2010 runways, which you can purchase for $1,795 by calling 800.550.0005 or by visiting Chanel.com for more info.




The look for less, also adeptly spotted by Zoe, can be yours for $178 with the Jeffrey Campbell Charli Platform Clog, available at Free People.com. Oh yes, clogs are coming! Expect more knock offs as the season soldiers on…

Dashing Diva's head nail tech Pattie Yankee and her team kept busy with manicures at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week with some Fall nail trends from the Brian Reyes, Nary Manivong and Trias shows. I didn't get the backstage hook-up this time around, but my friends at DarkPR filled me in on the details. I can get behind the pale nails at Brian Reyes, and of course, loved the mushroom hue at Trias (more on that show to come). Any Dashing Diva fans out there? They are a HUGE force at Fashion Week, so I learned.

top/bottom left: Tippi Shorter styling behind the scenes at the Mackage Fall 2010 runway show

One of the coolest new-to-me designers that I learned about at fashion week was Mackage, makers of sexy, sleek apparel and outerwear (see the video I took of the runway show finale here.) During the show I was smitten with the edgy hair looks, and while I did not get to go backstage, my friends at Avon filled me in on all the details.

Avon's Global Stylist Advisor Tippi Shorter created the 'dos, along with a team of Avon stylists. Tippi says the Mackage looks were inspired by those occasions when a woman who leads an exciting life wakes up and tries to recreate the perfect 'do she had the night before. "It's a look that I refer to as 'second day chic,'" she explains. "It's a sexy and mysterious look that works perfectly with the designs."

Key products used include Avon Advance Techniques Volumizing Mousse for the perfect foundation, along with Advance Technique Moisture Sleek Smoothing Serum and Shaping Gel for shape and Advance Techniques Mirror Shine Spray for a high shine finish.

Chic decor for less seems like a natural extension of my "fab without a fortune" mantra, so I've decided to feature the occasional home item here on my fashion blog. Hope you like it! First up, this Ralph Lauren Stacked Glass Ball Table Lamp. Fashioned after Art Deco styling, this timeless lamp is on sale for $1,360 down from $1,700 at Bloomingdales.com. Yowza!


Decorate your home for a lot less cash with this Crystal Ball Table Lamp by studio for JCP.com, on sale now for $79.99 (orig. $160). At this price, you can afford to buy a pair.

This Rebecca Minkoff Stud Devote Leather Tote in black is on sale now for $485.99 at Saks Fifth Avenue (regularly $695). It's the perfect day to night bag with its ample size and glamorous stud detailing.


For a few hundo less, get a similar look with Steve Madden's Simply Studded Hobo, $108 at Macy's.