What's New This Week at Life & Style? Couture in the City Fashion Blog

Life & Style has all the latest new trends and news on celebrity style and more! This week, Life & Style reports that baggy jeans are all the rage again...good news for curvy gals like me who just couldn't rock the skinny pants look. Check out these four styles and where you can find them. You can pair baggy jeans with everything from dressy tops and heels to casual tanks and sandals.














Lean and leggy? Here's your chance to show off slender, toned thighs and calves with the hottest trend going in frocks; babydoll dresses! The temperature is raising and so are hem lines, but just beware, don't go too short if you are self-conscious. Stars like Sarah Jessica Parker and Petra Nemcova make this look super hot by pairing super short hemlines with extra tall heels for a fabulous silhouette.














Life & Style brings you 7 trends in 7 days again from all of your favorite stars. See what everyone from Kelly Rowland to Paris Hilton and back wore last week so you can emulate their celebrity style. The general consensus? Green and white casual dresses are HAWT.














Never got over wearing fun graphic tees? Not to worry, they are back for spring with a vengeance, and Life & Style tells you what the hottest selling ones are. Stars like Lindsay Lohan have always been fans of the graphic style, and now you too can find out where to find the hottest tees.













It is my happy duty to report that leaf accents are totally hot this season...I absolutely LOVE leaf accents. Whether you like island style leafs or more of a "ladies who lunch" look, anyone can easily incorporate a little bit of the outdoors into their daily fashion regime. Check out Life & Style for all of this and more and be on the up and up with all the newest celebrity fashion news.

Dream Designer: Sarah Jessica Parker, Couture in the City Fashion Blog

The many fashionable stylings of SJP (source)

Marc Jacobs may be in rehab, but no worries...there is a new stylist on the block that may just blow everyone out of the water. It has recently been announced that Sarah Jessica Parker will soon be releasing a new line of clothing called "Bitten."

That's right...you "Sex and the City" fans can stop rubbing your eyes in disbelief now. It is said that she showed her new line to a private group of investors in Indochine on March 13, so it's all still in pre-production, but I for one can't wait.

SJP, who has in the past been awarded the 2004 Fashion Icon award from CFDA, has been an inspiration to many a fashionista. From giant flower pins to barely there dresses, wild hair and even wilder accessories, SJP and her character on "Sex and the City," Carrie, have given women a reason to get dressed in the morning.

Details are still few on her target audience, price points and what the collection looks like, but we will keep you posted with further developments.

What do you think...will SJP's line be something special, or have we seen it all before?

Confessions: Fabulous Fabric

V Neck Top made of Modal from The Loft




















Yu Clothing petal sleeve dress, $140.00




















Yu Clothing Shirred Tank Dress $124.00


I have a confession to make: I know very little about fabrics.

It's true...while I can rattle off this designer and that, I don't know much about the types of fabric that go into making the beloved clothes that I wear. And then I discovered modal.

What is modal you say? Glad that you asked...modal is a bio-based fiber spun from beech tree cellulose, and is essentially a type of rayon. It is soft as butter, easy to wash, and doesn't pill or fall into the same ruin as regular cotton fabrics. It resists to shrinking and fading, and is as tough as nails against mineral deposits in your washing machine. It's like magic. In my eyes, it is the best dang thing to happen to fashion since Marc Jacobs.

I discovered how much I truly loved modal this weekend while I was shopping at The Loft. A good majority of their tops and dresses are created with 90%-100% modal, and are flattering, comfortable and durable.

You can jump start your rayon-based spring wardrobe with some cute and comfy dresses Le Fashionista style from Yu Clothing. Fresh and flattering, Yu Clothing offers comfy styles in a fabulous fabric no wardrobe should be without.