Darius Cordell Couture Fashion Designs

The situation is all too familiar: You have no idea what to get the bride, and everything within price range on the registry has been snagged already. What to do?! Enter this sweet, personalized gift from Dawn’s Craft Store on Etsy. Warning: Don’t click if you’re not ready to be completely obsessed.

Custom hangers! How adorable is this idea? I love how it’s a little cheesy and romantic, but in the best way. It’s perfect for a wedding dress, then once the wedding is over, the hanger is still incredibly practical. I mean, everyone needs hangers! Plus, she can bring it with her on the honeymoon and she’ll probably get all misty every time she looks at it and think about what a good friend you are and how lucky she is to have you in her life. Sorry, I got a bit carried away there. BUT I do think this idea is super thoughtful, romantic and (the best part for you) affordable!

The hangers come in tons of different colors and cost $25, or $30 if you want to get the wedding date painted on as well. Oh, and as an added bonus, use the code “Glamour” and you’ll get 10% off through February!

The 98th annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner took place in Washington on Saturday night and all of Hollywood was there to celebrate alongside the Obamas and America’s top journalists and media players. President Obama cracked Kardashian jokes, Jimmy Kimmel and Wanda Sykes roasted the entire crowd and everyone was decked out in their best black tie gear. In other words, it was awesome.

So who had your favorite look?

Kate Hudson sparkled in a navy sequin dress by Jenny Packham. (P.S. Five dollars says she got a sock in that bun!)

This floral print mermaid gown gave Leslie Mann some va-va-voom curves.

Charlize Theron wore a sophisticated black lace dress by Pucci. I’m sure Rachel Zoe, who sat at her table, was down with this gown.

Kerry Washington went conservative but cheery in a Calvin Klein column gown. The vintage vibe is so elegant, don’t you think?

You might recall this dress from a previous post here on STF. Yep, Ginnifer Goodwin’s ruffled number is straight from H&M!

Kim Kardashian’s emerald dress was somewhat plain from the the front but the back was absolutely gorgeous. You can always count on Kim to turn up the glam.

Reese Witherspoon stole my heart with this old Hollywood dress by Monique Lhuillier. Between that and her glam earrings, perfect coif and baby bump (!!!), I can’t turn my eyes away.
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Last year, thousands entered. And thousands more voted, tweeted, and watched as five amazing finalists squared off against one another in a series of nail-biting blogging, styling, and reporting challenges until Refinery29’s Search for The Next Big Style Blogger reached its thrilling conclusion. Now, Refinery29’s most popular original contest is back—and better than ever.

Refinery29, the award-winning online destination for all things fashion, shopping, and personal style, is calling for its millions of users to raise the stakes in the style blogging community by entering the Second Annual Search for The Next Big Style Blogger—the only online competition that starts with just a laptop and a camera and ends in the New York City headquarters of Refinery29 or as a style ambassador for Bar III, the high-profile fashion brand sold only at Macy’s.

Launching Tuesday January 31, 2012, Refinery29’s style-savvy readers can nominate themselves in this inspiring contest by simply submitting a photo and blog entry showcasing their original work at styleblogger.refinery29.com. From there, Refinery29’s top editors will narrow the field to five finalists who will compete against each other over the following weeks in a series of challenges testing their skills in breaking fashion news, whipping up unique looks, street-style stalking, and more. Regular features will cover each phase of the Search for The Next Big Style Blogger contest at Refinery29.com, where readers and fans can vote for their favorite finalists.

Ultimately, one contestant chosen by Refinery29’s editors will win the Grand Prize – $1,000, a week-long trip to New York City, and a guest blogger role with Refinery29. First Prize—chosen by the team at Bar III—will represent the brand in a nationwide tour of America’s best flea markets for summer shopping. Finally, the contestant with the most votes from Refinery29’s readers will win the People’s Choice Award. Winners will be announced at the end of March.

Refinery29’s search for the Next Big Style Blogger kicks off Tuesday January 31, 2012.

It is no secret that it is quite difficult for fuller figured women to find attractive plus size evening dresses in the current fashion industry.  Most fashion is geared towards a small framed and tiny size 6 if not smaller for couture fashion.  So if you are a larger girl walking into a salon or retail shop you are going to be hard pressed to see a large selection of pretty evening gowns.  So what is one to do?

We try to get all of our clients to understand the difference between off the rack and made to order.  Even if you are a small size 2 that dress that is off the rack was not made for you.  So what if you have a longer torso?  Or what it you are bustier than the average size 2.  That off the rack dress is not going to lay right on your body.  So what do you do.  You wear it any way or you go to the tailor that you have in your pocket and have them help you.  This is the same scenario for a fuller figured women as well.

First you find a dress that you like.  Have a image or picture of it and take or send it to an actual designer who specializes in plus size evening gowns and particularly made to measure garments.  This way any dress you present in a photo can actually be made for your specific body shape and dimensions - unlike anything that you would have tried on off the rack.

No bride (unless your name rhymes with Schmim Schmardashian) wants to spend more than she has to on her wedding. But beware: Not all budget wedding advice will actually save you. Here are six suggestions that are usually better off ignored.

Buy a Used Wedding Gown

Learn from my mistake, ladies. I thought I had hit the jackpot when I bought a worn wedding dress for half the original price. The lights must have been intentionally dim at the sale because once I took the wedding gown home, I saw it not only needed to be cleaned but also repaired-it was missing lots of beads on the bodice. A dry cleaner estimated it would cost nearly $1,000 to fix it and alter it to fit me. So unless the used couture wedding gowns you’re considering buying is in mint condition, you won’t be saving by going with a worn one.

Provide Your Own Centerpiece Vases

Some florists charge brides to borrow vessels for their reception arrangements. Some do not. If vases are included in the price of your pro centerpieces, take advantage. Many sellers of those popular milk-glass vases have gotten wise to the fact that they’re great bases for wedding centerpieces, so they’ve jacked up the prices. Plus, my pal dropped a bunch of dough on car gas and shipping fees to amass enough coordinating receptacles to decorate her wedding tables.

Book a Not-Yet-Built Wedding Venue

Wedding halls offer deep discounts if you reserve a date before the space is ready. Here are a couple of reasons you should resist: Blueprints and artist renderings may not accurately reflect the end product. A particular feature you love may get nixed in the construction process. More importantly, construction workers aren’t known for meeting deadlines. A venue that’s supposed to be ready in a year may not be finished for two years. And it can take more months for it to pass inspection. If you just can’t resist the allure of a still-unfinished space, get a backup plan you love in your contract.

See more: You’ll never guess how these guys broke off their wedding engagements.

Do Your Own Hair and Makeup

Hey, Kate Middleton’s makeup was lovely, and she allegedly applied it herself. You can bet, though, she was using the finest products-and she may have had expert help picking out her cosmetics. Even if you have access to fabulous products and are adept at putting them on, you may not know the best ways to apply makeup to look great in photos-or how to ensure that your hair stays in its style as you party hard. Moreover, you may be nervous in the hours before your wedding, and tasking yourself with looking the prettiest you’ve ever looked is a lot of pressure. Usually, brides who go the DIY route look lovely for the ceremony and worse for wear for the reception. If that doesn’t sit right with you, hire pros.

Serve Only Hors D’oeuvres and Cake

It’s true: Many guests prefer appetizers to entrees. But you won’t necessarily save by skipping the main course. Caterers’ main objective (besides making money and serving tasty dishes) is to fill up guests. In order to do that, they need to have enough food to go around. Forgoing meat and fancy ingredients in the apps can be budget-friendly; in general, though, lots of little bites add up to about the same as fewer entrees.

Have Friends Serve as Vendors

If you’ve got buddies who are pro DJs or photographers, for instance, and they don’t mind working instead of enjoying your wedding, then by all means, book ‘em for the friend discount they offer you-as long as the price really is reduced. But if they don’t own pro-grade speakers or they only dabble in photography, odds are you won’t be pleased with the service. And as you well know, you only get one wedding (unless, again, your name rhymes with Schmim Schardashian).

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/meredith-bodgas/6-budget-wedding-tips-tha_b_1232533.html

We frequently will post several ads per day letting clients know what items we currently have in stock or are trying to sell from our darius cordell couture collection.

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On September 7 & 8 in 1921, on the beaches of Atlantic City, no one could have imagined that a beauty pageant by the sea would become a spirited American tradition that would still be relevant and thriving 90 years later!

With pride and dedication, we mark our 90th birthday and salute a great American symbol so rich in history with ideals and true values. These ideals have become timeless and still continue to inspire young women across America to be the very best.

Miss America 2011 Teresa Scanlan, one of the youngest Miss Americas ever crowned, continues the legacy and helped to mark this special birthday this week in the city in which she was crowned, Las Vegas! Teresa was presented the key to the City of Las Vegas, by the Honorable Mayor Carolyn Goodman. The day was also filled with school visits to continue to support and strengthen our mission of promoting education – the cornerstone to our great tradition. A special thanks to our Miss America Board members, Gloria Fine and Sue Lowden for helping mark this occasion in Las Vegas!

November 14, 2011 — New York, London, Paris and Milan fashion weeks are the must-attend occasions for anyone in the fashion industries, e.g. leather handbags, fashion apparels, designer jewelry, etc. But which one will you attend when they overlap in time? One of the most innovative leather handbag company who values trends, fashion and styles like vitality of business, decides to send a designer crew to attend all the four fashion weeks in next year – 2012.

“We don’t want to miss any of the four important fashion weeks.” Said David Wang, General Manager of factory-based fashion leather handbags store www.thatbagshop.com, “Four of our best designers will be attending the fashion weeks separately with their assistants, to make sure that - we as an innovative supplier - keep up with the trends, which in return, will be able to provide our customers with more beautiful and fashion designs.”

That Bag Shop is a factory-type of leather handbags supplier, featuring cheap and fashion ladies leather handbags and accessories, from totes, hobos, cross body bags, leather wallets, to accessories such as iPad covers, credit card holders, etc. Ever since the year of 2008, That Bag Shop has been taking innovation, trends and styles the priority of the business. And she began to built the best designers team for innovating fashion leather handbags. And it was from then that this fashion handbags supplier sent designers to attend fashion weeks every season.

“Attending the New York Fashion Week, etc. is a great chance to keep close with the TOP trends. I always have stunning inspiration from fashion weeks.” said Sasha, Chief Designer of That Bag Shop.

Milan Fashion Week would like to start on September 19, but New York Fashion Week plans to start on September 13 and London Fashion Week on September 21. After Milan decided to move its Fashion Week up to September 19, Paris decided to do the same, and now plans to begin shows on September 25.

Apparently, these top fashion weeks are overlapped one with the other in time schedule. But fashion and trends will not be overlapped since every themed fashion has its own feature for designers from fashion industry to follow.

Here are all the cities where we have Darius Cordell Fashion Ltd ads showing our products for sale:

Albuquerque, mid cities, Asheville, Atlanta, Austin, Beaumont, Bismarck, Boise, Boston, Boulder, Bronx, Brooklyn, Buffalo, Caribbean Islands, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, College Station, Colorado Springs, Corpus Christi, Dallas, Denton, Denver, Duluth, Eastern Shore, El Paso, Fairfield, Fargo, Fayetteville, Fort Collins, Fort Worth, Ft Lauderdale, Galveston, Hartford, Honolulu, Houston, Huntsville, Indianapolis, Inland Empire, Jacksonville, Janesville, Joplin, Keys, Las Vegas, Lexington, Little Rock, Long Beach, Long Island, Los Angeles, Madison, Maine, Manhattan, Mankato, Miami, Milwaukee, Minneapolis / St Paul, Mobile, Myrtle Beach, New Hampshire, New Haven, Eastern Connecticut, New Orleans, Norfolk, north dfw, Northwest Connecticut, Omaha, O.C., Orlando, Palmdale, Palm Springs, Panama City, Pensacola, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Port Huron, Portland, Prescott, Providence, Pueblo, Queens, Rochester, Sacramento, Saginaw, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Fernando Valley, San Gabriel Valley, San Jose, Santa Barbara, Santa Fe, Seattle, San Francisco, Skeena, South Dakota, south dfw, Staten Island, St. Cloud, St. Louis, Tacoma, Tallahassee, Tampa, Texarkana, Texoma, Thunder Bay, Tijuana, Toronto, Tucson, Tulsa, Tyler, Vancouver, Ventura, Victoria, Virginia Beach, Westchester, West Palm Beach, Wichita Falls

For more information please click on one of these links that is a city nearest you.

We have hundreds of beaded evening gowns, mother of the bride dresses, ball gowns, pageant gowns, cocktail dresses and special occasion evening wear by Darius Cordell Designs actually in stock ready to be shipped today.

This burgundy satin formal ball gown is just one of many designer dresses we have in stock that has been reduced from its original retail price.

This satin evening gown was made in our size 12.

We can make this formal dress (or any other design from our collection) in ANY size/measurement, color(s), any fabrics and with whatever changes you want to the designs.

To see some of the evening dresses we have INSTOCK you can go to www.dariuscordell.com/instock.htm

If you have time to have a dress MADE TO ORDER, new (prefer 8 weeks but can do rush orders in about 3 weeks with rush fee) then please go to www.dariuscordell.com where you can see all of the designer gowns in the darius cordell couture collection that can be made to order however you need, like or want.