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    It was tempting to poke fun at Adele's Grammys dress, wasn't it? It's the biggest night of the year for the British singer, and she showed up in something that one friend described as a tablecloth, another some curtains from the 1970s. I would have joined in, but it hit much too close to home. I've been facing my own red carpet nightmare.

    I'm all set to join the celebrities at the premiere for the new Wizard of Oz movie -- Oz the Great and Powerful -- for The Stir. But I'm the kind of mom who embarrasses her 7-year-old with her awful style. Going clothes shopping brings me to tears.

    So what is a mom to do when she's got a big event to dress for and she has no clue how to do it? You get brave ... and you hand over the reins to someone else. Take heed, ladies, this could be the most freeing moment of your life.

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    I'm going to say a phrase, and you tell me your immediate response: Sweatpants with heels. Okay, did you throw up, or were you just confused? I think when I first heard that phrase, I was about 30 percent confused and 70 percent totally grossed out. These are two great things that should have nothing to do with each other. Sweats are all about sloppy comfort. Heels are about pain and glamor. I love them both -- but not together.

    That is, until I saw a few well-styled examples. Then I had to reconsider. Maybe it's just the really cold weather, but I'm starting to believe what sounds like a major fashion don't actually can work. There's something so-wrong-it's-right about the look. So let's go there. Here's how to rock a sexy pair of heels with cozy sweats.

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    Mitt Romney's "binder full of women" comment has sparked some of the funniest Internet memes and political commentary in recent memory. So we decided to see how difficult it would be to make a "Binder Full of Women" Halloween costume. And boy, are we glad we did!

    Whether you watched the last Presidential debate or not -- you walk into any Halloween party with this get-up and people will think you are genius. It is seriously the GREATEST DIY costume ever. Regardless of what side of the aisle your friends are on, this costume is sure to turn a few heads.

    The best part ... the costume took us less than two hours to make and cost less than $20.

    Now, let me teach you how to make your OWN "Binder Full of Women" costume -- complete with video tutorial!

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    In case you missed it, Hunger Games fever is taking over. Our very own Sheri Reed attended last night's world premiere in Los Angeles, people everywhere are having their very own Hunger Games dinner parties, and I don't know about you -- but I can't stop GAWKING over the movie's leading men. Wowzers! Someone, anyone, PLEASE get Liam Hemsworth my phone number, STAT.

    OK, while a date with Liam may not be in my immediate future -- it seems like some of the fly fashion from the movie, which comes out in theaters nationwide on March 23, is. Thanks to the video (top) from PopSugar, we all can get Katniss Everdeen's cute button-down blue dress and a whole slew of other cute looks from the film.

    For a price, that is.

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    There always seems to be at least one outlandish dresser at work. You know, the one who wears hideous sweaters with seriously mismatching jeans, or bright purple stockings with an orange corduroy skirt. But I bet the fashion eccentrics at your office have nothing on 30-year-old Jo Edwards, who wore a replica of Lady Gaga's raw meat dress to the office.

    "I don’t know what my colleagues thought of me turning up to work in the meat dress," said Edwards. "I will probably not hear the end of this for a while but who cares."

    Just wait until you hear why she decided to channel her inner Mother Monster:

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    The 63rd Annual Emmy Awards have come and gone, and the only thing more abundant than laughs during Sunday night's show was the color red. From Lea Michele in Marchesa and Kate Winslet in Elie Saab to Vampire Diaries star Nina Dobrev in Donna Karan, I wasn't just seeing a whole lot of red, I was LOVING IT. Did you get a glimpse of Sofia Vergara's curvalicious Vera Wang dress?! I die! If only I had some fancy-schmancy gala dinner to go to.

    What I really love about all these ladies in red is that they have different skin tones, body shapes, and hairstyles, but the color looked fab on 'em all. Could red be the new black?! Seems to me like after last night, it's at least going to be the "it" color this season, which means it's time to stock up! Check out these 8 great red dresses for fall:

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    Red-haired beauty Emma Stone looked absolutely fabulous at The Help movie premiere last night in Beverly Hills. The 22-year-old actress appeared so polished from head to toe in her Chanel couture ensemble that I've totally changed my opinion on monochrome outfits (it's close enough to being just one color, in my opinion). She looked cool, casual, comfortable, and elegant in soft violet and gray.

    I can't afford Chanel (boo) but I can afford Urban Outfitters (yay!), so I've pulled together a few tops, skirts, and accessories to try to re-create Emma's look for a lady on a budget. I had to improvise a bit, but hey, beggars can't be choosers, right?

    Here's how to get Emma's look from the tip of her hair clip to the soles of her (incredible) shoes. Oh, and huge pic of Emma after the jump so we can see everything.

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    In a former life, I was Arts & Crafts co-director at a summer camp. Oh yeah. Tie-dye t-shirts, friendship bracelets, anything and everything plus glue and glitter ... those were the days. It was a simple time filled with the simple joys of pipe cleaner activities and smelly markers. Times, though, have changed. It's out with the old fashion and in with the new fashion ... and I mean that literally. There's a camp in NYC for those 12- to 18-year-olds out there who have a passion for fashion ... and rich parents. It's called FashionCampNYC.

    I know, you can't decide if you love the idea or hate the idea. Let me help. You love it and hate it. Here's why.

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    Do you remember many moons ago when I wrote about this $325 Hayley Starr dress, available for one day only for just $49.95?

    According to its maker, it could be worn 60+ different ways!

    Well, I bought one and so did many of you. Eons later, it arrived. Want to know whether it lived up to the hype? READ ON ...

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    So you waited until the last minute to come up with a Halloween costume. It happens. However, that doesn't mean you have to do anything desperate -- like sacrifice your style!!! Oh no, don't do that. You've come to the right place.

    We've gathered six super-stylish DIY Halloween costume ideas. They're simple, fast, and you can put most of them together with items in your very own closet and a few easy-to-find household or craft items.

    Don't let Halloween turn you into a walking fashion faux pas. Someone might see you!

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