Best trends of 2017: Casual Chic

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With seven days left in 2017, I can't resist the temptation to count down the year's best trends.

It is Official! Karl Legerfeld owns the world, the fashion world that is ..

Fashion week 2017 is over and so is 2017 for that matter (December?@!), and one thing is clear:.Karl Lagerfeld owns the fashion world, free and clear! 

Would you Wear it?

First lady Melania Trump played the 'colors of the fall game' pre-Thanksgiving and on her way to Mar-a-Lago in an ornate jacquard coat from Stella McCartney:

Go Sporty!

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Scandinavian Minimalism

I am totally in love with this trend that is creeping into the main stream of fashion.

The Six IT fashion trends to add to your closet this FALL ... and on a budget!

So all the fashionweek extravaganza is finally over and when the dust settled ... and Oh yes! all the frill of the high fashion show-and-tell calmed down, I am left with the firm conviction that unless you want to plunge into that 50s inspired parisienne style you can stay on top of all the trends with these six never-fail IT trends:

Chips and Dips

Fall Decor Trends

Sitting Pretty by fl4u featuring scandinavian furniture

Melania Trump in September 2017: Fushcia for Power!? Gray for Travel ...

So, First Lady Melania Trump took the podium at the United Nation last week -- in a belted fuschia coat by Spanish fashion house Delpozo. And @Twitter lit up! People had issues with the color, the price, and oH yet the sleeves ...

IRMA's Path of Destruction

OMG! I just cannot believe the devastation left by Hurricane IRMA's furious and unforgiving trek of destruction over the Caribbean islands. Sam Branson's photos of Tortola and Virgin Gorda document the aftermath of the monster hurricane that left despair, destruction, and human suffering of proportion that are just unimaginable and with which they will be dealing for years to come

#roadtown #tortola during the eye of the storm. Thinking of everyone! 🙏🏻😞 #hurricaneirma #bvi

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