Before the nautical trend gets completely overshadowed by the new queen of the fashion block (houndstooth, if you haven’t heard), we offer our take on white, blue, and pleats with our look of the week – featuring Dora Peric, founder of The Fashion Network.

Decorating your fab abode with designer home accessories can leave you lounging in an aesthetically pleasing but rather monotonous looking living room. You know all those CASA-labeled wares have a level of craftsmanship and quality that only their price tags can ever measure up to, and they look good, so you pat yourself on the back for a job well done.

Forgive our silence while the sartorial Mardi Gras that was Paris Menswear Fashion Week A/W 2011 was in full swing last week. We wanted all the shows to finish before we could take our favourite looks and present them to you like a curated style album. Gather round, gentlemen. These are the looks to aspire to next Fall.

You’ve seen it all over the past week – virtually all publications writing about the same thing over and over again, reviewing what has happened in the worlds of fashion and beauty during 2010, to make a lazy transition into the new year. Lady Gaga’s meat dress here, Carine Roitfeld’s canning from Vogue Paris there, it’s all been said. And we’re going to say it again, this time in quotes. Because who doesn’t love the Kaiser droning on innocently (and might we say cluelessly) about the flawlessness of Facebook, right?

Who cares about red soles when you can stand tall in a pair of golden heels, right? Sunday’s pick is all about showmanship and commanding attention, and this pair of Alexander McQueen booties do not disappoint on either front.

Looking at photos sent in by our photographer stationed at London Fashion Week, I couldn’t help but say to myself, “Hey, I’ve seen these before. And not a very long time ago.” I felt a strong sense of déjà vu as I pored over high-resolution images of English fashion brand PPQ’s Spring/Summer 2011 collection.

Now, I’m not saying somebody copied somebody else, but those pieces vividly reminded me of a …

We’re smack in the middle of Ramadan and while you’re working your way through the whole month’s booked calendar of lavish events, sumptuous Iftar after sumptuous Iftar, we want to ask this question: Have you done your gift shopping for the upcoming Eid al Fitr? Nope?

We knew just as much. So, in an effort to serve your shopping intelligence needs, we’ve scoured your favourite retail therapy clinics (i.e. …

Earlier, we reported that Jean-Paul Gaultier was leaving his post as artistic director of women’s ready-to-wear at WAG favourite, French high fashion house Hermès, with Lacoste creative director Christian Lemaire set to fill in his shoes.

And then the House of Emanuel Ungaro eventually realised that they should resuscitate themselves from the obvious flatline that their collaboration with Lindsay Lohan brought them to, hiring British designer Giles Deacon to …

The Dubai World Cup is truly just around the corner. With only two days and 12 hours before the ultimate fashion showdown begins (and we’re not talking about fashion week!), we understand that all attendees are going crazier by the minute, mulling over the painstaking details of looking as fabulous at the races as heaven and earth could allow. Fashion emergencies abound so we’re bringing you the hottest clutches …