I swear, I have had nightmare’s about a haircut like this. Rest assured, this is just Star magazine employing its best photoshopping skills in testing out the new IT-Cut – “The Suri Crop” . I mean, just because Neve Campbell did it, it doesn’t make it an It-Cut. What has she ever done that has made her It-worthy anyway?

That said, I have to admit, it does have a charming Mia Farrow-esque quality. But frankly, I like long hair like Mariah Carey’s likes spandex. And career-wise, it’s just not worth it – Think Keri Russel, Demi Moore, and Sienna Miller. This ‘do is as much of a career killer as starring in a move with Ben Affleck, no?

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Balmain. Get ready to hear a lot more of this name. Once thought of as old and stuffy label, designer Christophe Decarnin has, in jut two seasons, managed to steer the ship around. For the S/S 2007 collection, the young designer went short and metallic, sending out studded mini-dresses, a gold-zippered white jumpsuit, and dresses with beautifully ornamented necklines. Volume came through in bell-shaped sleeves, bubbled hemlines, and cropped pants with a carrot-like shape. It was all finished with strappy, platform gladiator sandals.

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It was fresh, beautiful, and the stuff red-carpet is made of. And by that, I don’t mean the slinky-gown-infested-American-red-carpets-that-fill-the-pages-of-US-Weekly. Got it?

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To some fashion insiders, these girls are nothing more than rich, tabloid-frequenting, teeny-bopping celebrities who have brainwashed the masses into adopting a look of rags and bags. Say what you will about the eating disorder drama, the man-stealing-catfights, and the drugged-out behavior, Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen have It – that “je ne sais quoi” that can only logically explain how these 5-feet-nothing girls can sport editorial-worthy looks with such an uncanny sense of ease. While others their age are still testing various looks and experimenting, much to my disappointment, with hip-hugging pants and belly-baring tops, these girls have been able to define a style all their own. And besides, let’s be honest now, which one of the aforementioned adjectives doesn’t apply to half of the “industry” anyway?

The Cocktail Party – a perfect opportunity to throw on the same old slinky black dress and strappy black heels.? Wrong. Sure, that’s a recipe to follow if you want to be swallowed into conformity and have people mistakingly call you Jane all night. This season, I suggest you tap into fashion’s sturdier side, with a black dress by See by Chloe (www.holtrenfrew.com) and pair it with chunkier, closed-toe Zara shoes (www.zara.com) that say “I-have-arrived-and-I-mean-business!” Sex it up a bit with a patent leather clutch (www.aldoshoes.com) and the most important accessory? A Fresh, clean face. Scrap back your hair into a wonderfully disheveled chignon and highlight your beautiful, fresh skin. That is, of course, given that you have beautiful, fresh skin. If not, there’s always the Gucci, heavily made-up Bowie look…