Katie Holmes, Julianna Margulies, Emma Roberts Celebrate Narciso Rodriguez for Kohl’s DesignNation Fashion Collection

Designer collaborations with department stores are becoming more and more common and access to some of our favorite name brands at a fraction of the cost. Narsico Rodriguez is the latest designer to join the Kohl’s collaboration club with the launch of  DesignNation, the store’s new limited-edition collection concept of which Rodriquez is the first to participate in. Monday night we joined the brand in celebration of the launch in Chelsea with champagne, hors d’oeuvres, and celebrity appearances by Emma Roberts, Julianna Margulies and Katie Holmes.

{Emma Roberts walking the red carpet}

Color blocking and geometric shapes are key characteristics that you will see in his line for Kohl’s, as well as fun paisley patterns and styles. To

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Have you seen the Ugo Cacciatori x Diesel Black Gold jewelry collection?

Have you seen this collection??? OMG, I’m obsessed. While recently visiting the Diesel showroom I stumbled across the Ugo Cacciatori x Diesel Black Gold capsule collection, designed in collaboration with famed Italian jewelry designer Ugo Cacciatori.

{Ahem, all of these pieces are under $300. My fox friend is $245}

The collection was originally unveiled at the Diesel Black Gold Fall/Winter 2012 Menswear show — however it’s clearly unisex  — and looks great on me (if I do say so myself).

The collection, which consists of rings, bracelets, necklaces and belts are solid bronze creations which result from a lengthy hand-carving and gem-setting process, all

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10/26-10/28 Join the Designers & Books Fair w/ Keynote Speakers Donna Karan, Valerie Steele,Todd Oldham +more

I recently discovered this really cool website, Designers & Books, which features profiles of the world’s most esteemed designers and the books that inspire them, as well as ones they have written. We’re talking all types of designers — fashion (like Donna Karan and Cynthia Rowley), architecture, graphic design, interior design, landscape architecture, product and industrial design, and urban design.

From  October 26-28, Designers & Books is hosting their first Designers & Books Fair 2012, at the Fashion Institute of Technology Conference Center in New York Citywhich includes a dynamic series of featured speakers in a variety of design disciplines including Donna Karan, Todd Oldham, Valerie Steele, Debbie Millman we well subjects such as  Cover Stories: A Conversation about Book Design, and How to Get Published in the World of Design Books.

In addition there will be an exhibition hall featuring approximately 35 design book publishers and booksellers selling their newest titles at discounted prices and also antiquarian dealers, authors signing books, and book artisans demonstrating calligraphy, book binding, and letterpress printing.

For our lucky readers, Designers & Books Fair 2012 is offering a discount of 40% or more off the listed advance-purchase ticket prices. All tickets include free admission to the exhibition hall ($10 value). Please see the main Programs or Tickets pages on our website for a full description of all programs. To access your special discount, click the links below and input the discount code at time of purchase.

Here’s the schedule:

Keynote: Designing the Future of the Design Book
Fri., Oct. 26: 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Special offer price: $18 (regular price $30)
Go to: bit.ly/DBFairspecial11 Enter code: KEYNOTE2012

Book Design at Pentagram
Sat., Oct. 27: 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (includes 30-min. break)
Special offer price: $25 (regular price $50)
Go to: bit.ly/DBFairspecial2 Enter code: PENT2012

Donna Karan Connects the Dots: A Conversation with Valerie Steele
Sat., Oct. 27: 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Special offer price: $15 (regular price $25)
Go to: bit.ly/DBFairspecial6 Enter code: DONNA2012

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Tough Mudder Strong! 12 miles, 22 obstacles later…

I had quite the exciting weekend! Yesterday at 1:15pm I became a Tough Mudder! With a start time at 9:40pm, it took my team 3 hours and 35 minutes to do a 12 mile obstacle course that involved jumping into ice cold water, being electric shocked, running a mile in mud, going through fire… and that’s just the beginning.

{Tough Mudder strong! 12 miles and 22 obstacles courses later we became Tough Mudders!}

Want a taste of what it’s like? Check out this video… I literally did everything–minus the carrying of the logs (which wasn’t an offered obstacle in my race) –plus additional obstacles not featured. (Even the guy speaking in the video was there.)

http://youtu.be/vh5HdPM_QuE

Designed by the British Special Forces, Tough Mudder tests your all around strength, stamina, metal grit, and camaraderie. With the most innovative courses, Tough Mudder is the premier adventure challenge series in the world and with more than 500,000 participants (+ the 22,000 that ran the same day as me — we broke the biggest 1-day record!), they have managed to raise more than $3.7 million for the Wounded Warrior Project.

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