Project Runway Here I Come: Fashion Idea Generator App


Updated 06/11/09 2:05 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 0 comments

Shake the Fashion Idea Generator iPhone App to Get Clothing Design Inspiration

Amateur designers, take note: if you're ever out of ideas for your next fabulous garment to make, download the 99 cent Fashion Idea Generator app for your iPhone. The next time you're amid swaths of fabric and an idle sewing machine mocking you with its silence, bring this app up and shake: it'll randomly provide you with three fashion keywords, like color, fabric, and technique. "Beige" + Read more

Meeting My Sperm Donor


Updated 04/06/12 10:38 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

Meeting Sperm Donor

We're happy to present this story from one of our favorite sites, The Good Men Project. Ben Sommer, conceived through alternative insemination, is a young man now and tells the story of deciding to meet his donor. I grew up in a middle-class home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with two loving parents, both of whom are women. My conception was perhaps the most organized and scientific miracle of Read more

Color Palette: Shades of Style From J.Crew Fall 2012


Updated 02/16/12 9:25 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

J.Crew Fall 2012 Color Palettes

I'm happy to present a story from one of my favorite sites, Stylelist Home! Though the big trend of Fall 2012 Fashion Week seems to be models falling, we're talking about all the bright hues spotted on the runway. Exhibit A: J.Crew's presentation, which included this great look that combined colors like hot pink and soft gray. Though there's no argument that colors like hot pink, yellow and Read more

6 Questions to Find the Best City For Generation Y


Updated 11/28/11 3:10 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Best Cities For 20-Somethings

We're thrilled to present this smart Kiplinger story here on Savvy! As young adults, many of us enjoy a unique time in our lives when we can relocate wherever we like. We’re often free from any significant ties, such as kids or a mortgage, that can tether us to a certain location. Plus, with the technological advances of the past decade, we need not fear losing touch with family and friends; we Read more

Derek Lam Dishes on His New 10 Crosby Collection, Holiday Dressing, and the Best Career Advice


Updated 11/17/11 11:15 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Derek Lam 10 Crosby Collection and Interview

We've long-loved Derek Lam's namesake label; now the designer behind the minimalist, street-cool separates and chic dressing is giving us something else to gush about. His newly launched 10 Crosby collection is another foray into covetable clothing, this time with a lower price point ($195 to $895) and ultra-wearable line of easy silhouettes and fabrics. We got a peek at the new Resort collection Read more

The Top 5 Beauty Trends From the Met Gala


Updated 05/03/11 7:44 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

Met Gala: The Five Big Trends From the Ball

The Met Gala is the single biggest night for the confluence of fashion and celebrity, and every year it generates some of the season's most important trends. With runway design's biggest names and Hollywood's brightest stars standing together, it's an evening that's bound to be full of gorgeous beauty ideas and looks that will inspire for months to come. The 2011 Met Gala had a beautiful crop of Read more

Everyday Icon: 8 Iconic Michelle Obama Looks and Why They Matter


Updated 02/17/11 3:44 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Interview With Kate Betts About Everyday Icon Michelle Obama Book

"Michelle Obama is helping liberate a generation of women from the false idea that style and substance are mutually exclusive," explains fashion journalist Kate Betts. In her new book Everyday Icon: Michelle Obama and the Power of Style (out today), the former Harper's Bazaar editor-in-chief notes that other first ladies, much like their everyday counterparts, had to choose either the role of Read more

The Millionaire Matchmaker Tells Us How to Get Married in a Year


Updated 02/28/11 9:20 AM · Posted by · 20 comments

Millionaire Matchmaker Patti Stanger Interview

I already gave you Patti Stanger's — aka The Millionaire Matchmaker — relationship advice for celebrities, but now I have her diamonds of dating wisdom for you. At least if you want to get married in the next year! Actually, her advice could be applied to anyone dating or in a relationship, but her new DVD Married in a Year sets the rules for any woman hoping to walk down the aisle next Read more

In Her Shoes: Maddy Figueroa-Jones, Plus Model Magazine Editor


Updated 03/16/12 2:09 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Plus Model Magazine

I can't imagine another job as fulfilling as making women feel good about themselves and their body image. Maddy Figueroa-Jones accomplishes that every time she publishes an issue of Plus Model, a plus size magazine she co-founded with another former model in the industry. Read on to hear how she's changing women's lives, one page at a time! SavvySugar: How would you describe your job, and how Read more