Last week, Kristin Chenoweth stopped by The Rachael Ray Show and what was she gifted with? A gaggle of stuff from Rachel Zoe for QVC goodies! Unfortunately, the stuff didn’t make it to the interview, but the show did post this darling Twitpic of Kristin wearing the RZ garb. Love the expression!

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Giveaway – Carolyn’s Kitchen Apron as seen on The Girls Next Door
Giveaway – Nepali by TDM Designs scarf
New Kelly Cutrone reality show on Bravo

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Scarves aren’t only hot for winter. Celebs like Hilary Duff and Rachel Bilson wear them year round as an easy styling tool to add color or texture to a look. Now you can win this Nepali by TDM Design scarf as part of Style-Television.com’s holiday giveaway! Simply follow @StyleTelevision on Twitter and tell me how you love to rock scarves in the comments down below. You can tell me your favorite outfit to wear a scarf with, about your favorite scarf you own, or what celebrity you love that is an avid scarf lover. This contest begins today and runs through next Friday, December 11th.

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Nepali by TDM Design scarves are trendy, but they also give back to the community where they’re made. Each scarf is handmade in Nepal, and supports female weavers and craftsman. By employing Nepalese women, the company contributes to ending poverty by create sustainable opportunities for the families of Nepal. TDM Designs also puts their employees’ children through school and helps fund essential healthcare services.

Important: In order to be entered in this contest, you must leave your Twitter username in your comment below. To qualify to enter this contest you must follow @StyleTelevision on Twitter and contribute a comment below.

Disclaimer per FTC rules:
1. TDM Design Inc. has graciously offered this scarf for free.
2. I do not have any affiliation with any of the brands or companies
3. These are my personal opinions based on my personal experience using the products.
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Designer Isaac Mizrahi serves as creative director of Liz Claiborne, and this past summer struck a deal with QVC. Mizrahi pops onto QVC this weekend to hawk his goods, which will hopefully share some of the same bright, cheery designs we saw for his stint at Target and his work at Liz Claiborne.

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Of course, this isn’t only apparel we’re talking about. QVC is taking a chance with Mizrahi by giving him his own space within QVC headquarters. The brand is dubbed a lifestyle brand, and will definitely cover clothing and accessories, but also delve into home decor and even food!

Isaac will appear on QVC December 5th at 8pm EST from a space especially developed for his collection.

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If you haven’t checked out Liz Claiborne in awhile, you might want to stop by their site today. When folks talk about Cyber Monday deals that are too good to be true, they’re talking about sales like this. Through today, lizclaiborne.com is taking 50% off the entire site, including sale merchandise, which means there are some very, very good deals to be had.

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Bonus: they’re also waiving the usual (and reasonable) $5 shipping fee! There are work blouses, knit sweaters and twill pants galore, so if you’re in the market for some good basis, stop by. Under the creative direction of Isaac Mizrahi, there are fun things like unexpected prints and bold colors that will keep your work wardrobe from getting boring.

Liz Claiborne’s policy prevents me from linking to the site, but visit lizclaiborne.com and enter coupon code CYBERFUN at checkout to receive 50% off your total.

More Isaac Mizrahi:
Why we love The Fashion Show’s Isaac Mizrahi
Isaac talks about his mark in fashion history
Isaac strikes a deal with QVC

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In addition to boasting a large cast of characters, Bravo’s new fashion reality show, Launch My Line will be hosted by Dean and Dan Caten. Now if you’re only familiar with the two as the team behind Dsquared2, you should know that these two have big personalities. Canadian twins, the boys originally got their big break designing costumes for Madonna’s Drowned World tour.

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Bedazzled everything was their specialty long before Ed Hardy came into the picture.  Now Dsquared2 shows in Milan and usually has a big name headline their fashion show such as Rihanna or Pam Anderson. I can’t wait to see these guys host Launch My Line because it’s always fun when we  have hosts that are fashion designers themselves. I think Isaac Mizrahi added to The Fashion Show as a host/mentor to the designers, and I see Dean and Dan going in the same direction.

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What’s On Style-Television.com:
Launch My Line preview clips
Premise of Bravo’s new fashion reality series, Launch My Line
Kate Moss loves being skinny
RuPaul’s Drag Race back on Logo this spring

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OK, so we know the debut of Launch My Line, Bravo’s new fashion reality series is just around the corner. Come December 2nd, you’ll have a new fashion design series to settle into now that Project Runway is over and out (until January, at least). The premise of Launch My Line is a little different than Project Runway and Bravo’s other fashion reality series, The Fashion Show.

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Instead of taking ripe, new talent, the show works with established designers and a “professional.” I figured this meant someone who has worked in fashion for a very long time, be it editor, writer, photographer or stylist. Upon further research there are folks like architects and choreographers on the show. While I understand that these people are definitely professionals, what exactly do they have to do with fashion?

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Some of the other professionals include CEO Marilyn Crawford and businessman Kevin Black. This, I understand, because it makes sense that this designer learn the logistics of the business aspect of their collection and brand, but the architect and dancer?

Will you be watching Launch My Line on Bravo?

What’s On Style-Television.com:
RuPaul’s Drag Race back on Logo this spring
Rachel Zoe is hiring
Heidi Klum’s new limited edition holiday makeup at Victoria’s Secret
As Seen on TV: Slim ‘n Lift
Heidi Klum on Oprah

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I finally got around to seeing Coco Avant Chanel, the Coco Chanel biopic staring Audry Tatou. In a word? Disappointing.

I guess the title explains it all – Coco BEFORE Chanel, but I was still expecting to see her interest in fashion be greater prior to launching her namesake label. Coco Avant Chanel chronicles Coco’s life as an aspiring singer and actress, and the two suitors in her life. Unlike many of the rich who wore large hats and feathers and beading on their tightly wound dresses, Coco opted for reinventing menswear with slimmer silhouettes and homemade straw hats. The original DIY-er, she was!

At any rate, about an hour in I realized this was not going to be a movie about Chanel’s fashion career and it’s always best to read online reviews (or at least a synopsis) prior to seeing a movie. At this point I’d waited long enough to see this film that I could have waited for DVD, where I would have been at home, in my own bed, and able to fall asleep as Coco attempted to charm and fend off wealthy suitors at once. It isn’t until the final scene that we see Coco presenting a collection on the famous mirorred stairs at Chanel headquarters that we get a peek at fashion. Overall, I would recommend it for fashion-lovers, but it’s definitely one you want to see at home where you can casually stop the movie and come back to it after you shake yourself from boredom. As we left the movie theatre, I noticed many patrons literally waking up as the credits rolled. If that’s not a review, I don’t know what is.

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More fashion in film:
Chelsea Cinema hosts The September Issue Q&A
Preview clip of The September Issue
Celebs and socialites at Valentino: The Last Emperor premiere
Valentino documentary on CBC

Chanel fashion:
Chanel SS10 fashion show

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Check out all three collections in the YouTube video below. I wasn’t the biggest fan of Irina’s collection (way too trendy), but overall, this season lacked for me, both in terms of creativity, challenges and drama. I mean, if they aren’t going to give us great artists, well, OK, I get that, but at least give us some catty characters with snarky remarks.

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Still, season 7 of Project Runway is slated for January on Lifetime, which means the channel is milking this for all it’s worth. I’m not sure if Project Runway has jumped the shark or if it’s the new production of being on Lifetime that makes the show feel like a watered down version of its old self.

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What did you think about Project Runway season 6 and will you be glued to the tube for season 7 come January?

More Project Runway:
Episode 12 designs
Christian Siriano on Oprah
Christina Aguilera on Project Runway

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Last night, Ashley Olsen sat on a panel with Isaac Mizrahi and RobinGivhan to talk the future of women’s fashion. The threesome touched on the celebrities-turned-designers trend, diversity in fashion, Michelle Obama and whether the aspirational aspect of fashion is a positive or a negative thing for women.

Ashley again stressed that designing is her occupation now and that she isn;t an actress or a celebrity anymore:

A lot of celebrities get involved because they want to slap their name on it and it will add to their brand. And for us, it was totally different. That wasn’t my point. For me, when I look at it as a celebrity brand, it’s almost silly to me, because I’m not coming at it from a celebrity standpoint.

Since later that evening, Ashley and Mary-Kate were honored at a CFDA inductees dinner, I hope people start believing her!

The Cut has some highlights, which you can read here.

The Huffington Post has a great recap of the whole event, which you can read here.

The panel sounds lively and filled with interesting discussions. I wish I could have been there!

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While no one on this season of Project Runway has won me over, I must say Shirin has displayed both the talent and skill level that I expect of designers cast for the show. While her designs may not always be on point for my own personal taste, you can’t deny that the girl knows what she’s doing with a sewing machine and the limited time Project Runway designers have to work with. Unfortunately, Shirin was the latest designer booted from the show, and here we get a little taste of what she went through.

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