Mad Men Create Capsule Collection for Banana Republic

Whether you're a die hard Mad Men fan or just a fan of the 60's inspired style you'll appreciate this bit of fashion news.  Now, you can embrace you're inner "Betty" or "Joan" and your man can even pull off a tailored "Don" by shopping their new Fall 2011 capsule collection for Banana Republic. Mad Men costume designer, Janie Bryant and the Creative Director of Banana Republic, Simon Kneen, joined forces to make the collection come to life.  I had the opportunity to preview the collection and try on some of my favorite pieces in store.

2010 International Emmy Awards Highlights & Video Interviews

Last night I had the pleasure of attending the 2010 International Emmy Awards with my good friend Paul Baranda of BeyondBeautyBasics.com. We reported live from the red carpet and hung out in the press room where all of the winners and presenters celebrated and took moments out for press interviews and photo ops after they received their Emmy. Since it was the International Emmys, I was more excited to chat with some of the presenters including Jimmy Fallon, Simon Cowell, Jason Priestly, Peter Facinelli of Twilight and Elizabeth Moss of Mad Men than to hang out with the Emmy winners.

However one of the highlights of my night, and every man's night in attendance was checking out Portuguesese actress and model, Rita Pereira.  Why?  Because her boobs stole the show!  I interviewed the bombshell in the press room after she

won an Emmy about her show-stopping cleavage and she wasn't shy!  Check it out.

Elizabeth Moss wasn't feeling too well, she says she was losing her voice, but stopped for a second to tell me her red carpet clutch must have, which didn't surprise me at all because she couldn't keep it out of her hands!

Another highlight of the evening was chatting with Simon Cowell and his fiance, Mezhgan Hussainy.  She dished how she keeps her mani in tact and showed off her massive, 6 carat engagement ring.  Check out the video after the jump!

Surprise guests included

Alec Baldwin and Rupert Murdoch.

Go Backstage at Elie Tahari

This was the first show of the season that I attended where there were male models that needed some primping (grooming?) too.  Some of them were extreme divas, which is why I'm calling it primping.  The fall 2010 Elie Tahari collection experimented with texture.  One half was all black and the other was predominately gold, tan and copper. Kimberly Soane lead the Bobbi Brown lead the Bobbi Brown team in creating a gold chrome finish on the eye lined in a bright, electric blue-green shade that gave it a retro twist. The brows had a very natural finish and she introduced Bobbi's new Denim and Rose Palette, which comes out this fall, but using the dusty pinks on the cheeks and lips.

The men carried the "no makeup, makeup look" very well with a minimal amount of powder, keeping their skin pale, Bobbi Brown's Lip Balm SPF 15 and the emphasis was on the brows.  They were filled in to make them strong and defined.

Frank Rizzieri styled the women using a double barreled curling iron that created loose waves and kept the hair "simple and messy" using only a L'Oreal Elnett Hairspray at the end. The men's look completely contrasted. The inspiration was pulled from Mad Men and using Bumble & Bumble Gel the Multi-Talented Sculpting Medium, he side parted their hair and slicked it back so it was all neatly groomed.

Dashing Diva's, Patti Yankee ironically chose the color Fashion Week for the manicures and pedicures.  "I wanted to keep the nail neutral using this pale pink because there were a lot of browns and blacks in the line," she stated. Her team of four worked on the hands and feet of 35 girls backstage.  They also cleaned up all of the men's nails.