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    Top Shoe Designers Prove – There’s No Place Like Home

    Ah yes, when it comes to New York Fashion Week it can certainly feel like the most mystical place on earth. And while top designers were showcasing their ready to wear collections, shoe designers were showcasing the fact that shoes are just as important as the rest of the attire. And in this case, shoes were used to commemorate a very special event that kicked off the New York Fashion Week. It was the 70th Anniversary of the Wizard of Oz and top shoe lines participated in the Ruby Slippers Event at Saks Fifth Avenue.

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    Contest!! Name That Shampoo! Win $1000 in Prizes!

    Chrissie | Beauty, Charity, Contests, Eco-Friendly Fashion, Elle, Fashion | Friday, 18 January 2008

    shampoo.jpgHave you been wanting to stretch some creative muscles lately? How would you like to do that AND get $1000 in prizes at the same time?

    ELLE Magazine and Eufora hair care are developing a new all-natural clarifying shampoo, and they need your help deciding what to call it!

    Come up with the perfect name, and you’ll not only see your idea printed on thousands of bottles (launching in May), but Eufora will donate $500 to the environmental charity of your choice and give you a Eufora product gift basket worth $500.

    Entries may be no longer than 18 characters, including spaces, and should make clear that this is a natural way to remove mineral build-up from hair. The formula contains an aloe vera base and will be enriched with antioxidants. Current Eufora products include Daily Balance Conditioner, Pure Cleanse Shampoo, and Illuminate Shine Mist. All entries are due by February 1st, 2008. One entry per day allowed.

    Click HERE to ENTER!

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    Fashion Designer Profile – Natalie Portman for Té Casan

    Chrissie | Celebrities, Charity, Designer Profiles, Fashion, Shoes | Wednesday, 16 January 2008

    portman.jpgYup. You read it right. Natalie Portman has now climbed onto the fashion ladder to join the ranks of other celebrity designers making their name and a few bucks on fashion design. But hey….this time the twist is something you will not expect. Natalie is not ONLY designing shoes for publicity (you have to know there must be a little of that somewhere) but she is also designing shoes for a cause. That’s right, she’s not making any money off this. What you may not know about Natalie Portman is that she is a bona fide vegan eating hippy tree hugger. I love it! She says she buys her shoes from either Target or Stella McCartney (probably because of Stella’s stance on animal products). She says “As a vegan, it’s been challenging finding designer shoes made of alternative materials….It’s the perfect opportunity to design high-end footwear free of animal products…” So, like most celebs who want something but can’t find it anywhere, she did it herself. The end product? An entire cruelty-free line of shoes for specialty retailer Té Casan. But that’s not all. 100%, yes 100% of all proceeds will be going to The Nature Conservancy, an organization committed to protecting the ecology. Pretty shoes that support a worthy cause? You have to know I’m in! Let’s see what she’s got!

    shoes11.jpgFirst up is the Paloma retailing at $275. I do like these, and you know, this ankle strap feature has been very appealing to me lately. I am finding a lot of the shoes I like, have this feature. Go figure! What I like about this design is that this one will last. It is a nice, elegant look, that isn’t TOO contemporary, so it isn’t going to go out of style.

    boots.jpgNot exactly sure what these boots are made OF, but they are definitely sexy enough to be made for walking just about anywhere. These are Portman’s Pava, and yes, I can refer to her by last name now since she’s an official designer. Retailing for anywhere between $185 to $325, you can do these with a mini dress, jeans, whatever. These will pair beautifully with just about anything.

    shoes3.jpgOh, well, you can’t have a shoe collection without a standard Mary Jane. Love these, so cute, and how on earth did she get something so beautiful without using animal products? You know, that is the beauty of the collection. Here you have the Pippa, going once, going twice, sold for $265.

    Check out Te Casan if you want to see more. Also, the website is taking special orders for the shoes starting TODAY so if you have a must needs, then you must goes. Otherwise, wait till they hit the stores Feb. 1.

    Rags and Rouges Contest Update — CONGRATULATIONS To Our CONTEST Winners!!

    Chrissie | Announcements, Blog Contest, Charity, Contests, Fashion, Net-A-Porter, Ralph Lauren | Wednesday, 02 January 2008

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    I apologize for the lateness on this as holiday *schtuff* kept me insane yesterday. I would like to take this time to congratulate all of the winners in our most recent blog contest. Here is how we did!

    Our GRAND PRIZE WINNER is ~*~*~*~* ~flowergirl~*~*~*~*~ Congratulations to flowergirl for contributing the most comments in our 2007 blog contest with 96 comments! Flowergirl wins our grand prize of a Ralph Lauren FTBC polo shirt valued at $75!!

    Our SECOND PRIZE WINNER is ~*~*~*~Lesha~*~*~* ~who came in a very close second with 90 comments! Way to go Lesha! Lesha is the winner of a $50 gift certificate from the sponsor of her choice!

    Our THIRD PRIZE WINNER is ~*~*~Jeans and Tee~*~*~ who won the third slot with 59 awesome comments. Jeans and Tee takes home a $25 gift certificate from the sponsor of her choice!

    But the BIGGEST winner of all, is the Fashion Targets Breast Cancer Foundation who will ALSO receive a donation of $50. This donation is a compilation of reader’s donations and donations from subscriber matches.

    All contest winners, please email me at chrissie@ragstyles.com or contact me through the Contact Us link for your prizes. Flowergirl, please email me your color choice and size information and I will place the order for your shirt. For our other winners, please send me your personal details on what sponsor you would like your certificate from, and where I can send that.

    And I can not stress enough!! Thank you all so very much for participating in our very first blog contest. THIS was such a huge success, and I am proud of all of you for the efforts you have contributed to help this very worthy cause. I hope you all stick around Rags and Rouges to keep an eye out for our future contests as Rags just wouldn’t be the same without you! New contest being announced SOON!

    Rags and Rouges BLOG CONTEST Update – Win This Exclusive Ralph Lauren Polo Shirt and Support Breast Cancer Without Paying a DIME!!!

    Chrissie | Announcements, Blog Contest, Charity, Contests, Fashion, Net-A-Porter, Ralph Lauren | Sunday, 30 December 2007


    Can you even believe how fast this contest has gone? ONE DAY LEFT! And things are looking so great, I can’t even begin to tell you how excited I am! Not only are we raising tons of money for Breast Cancer Research, but I can’t even tell you how much I appreciate the support you are giving the blog by doing so. It’s kind of sad that we are coming to a close, but if you have enjoyed this contest, keep an eye out in the New Year as there will be others to participate in as well. If you have an idea for a cause or organization that you would like to support in a future contest, let me know! I’d be happy to help you out!

    How are we doing with the contest so far? For those of us just joining, and for those loyal readers who have been following us all along, here is your FINAL contest update.

    Once again I am going to remind all of our readers that we are hosting a blog contest here at Rags and Rouges for those that are active participants in the blog. We KNOW you readers are out there so why not take part in supporting a cause without spending any money? That’s right, we are hosting a top commenters contest here at Rags and Rouges in support of Breast Cancer and you can participate without forking over a single cent.

    This is our Weekly Updateon our fabulous contest to support the very worthy cause of Breast Cancer. Entries are slow right now so if you want in, it is NEVER too late. The blog is a top commenters blog, so the person who has the highest number of comments by the contest deadline is going to be our grand prize winner. If YOU want to raise money for breast cancer, and know that you are supporting this very worth cause, you can do so simply by participating in this blog! I am participating with you – You Comment, I Reply. This is my mantra. So know that your valuable input into Rags and Rouges is always being acknowledged.

    Here are the fabulous prizes you will be competing for:

    GRAND PRIZE – This exclusive limited edition Ralph Lauren Fashion Targets Breast Cancer in the color and size of your choice. Color options are blue, green, yellow, white, and a very pretty mauve.

    SECOND PRIZE — $50 gift certificate for the sponsor of your choice. That would be a sponsor that we have here at Ragstyles, you can check out any of them in our side bar advertising, and we have many more. The list is endless – Net-A-Porter, Old Navy, Shop Bop, Avon, Frederick’s of Hollywood, Limoges Jewelry, True Jeans, National Jean Company, Beauty.com, e.l.f. cosmetics, For Her, Military Clothing, Bag Borrow or Steal, Forienza, efashionhouse, Amazon, and SO many more. If you want a full list of sponsors, please email me at chrissie@ragstyles.com.

    THIRD PRIZE – $25 gift certificate for the sponsor of your choice.

    ENTER TODAY!!

    All you need to do is subscribe to the blog through the method of your choice, and start commenting. For EVERY SUBSCRIBER, I am personally donating $2 USD towards breast cancer research, and all proof of monies donated will be posted on this blog. Check here for full contest rules and details.

    And here is something I can not stress enough!!

    Once you have subscribed, you must leave a comment in any of the blog contest update posts, such as this one. Once you have subscribed, leave your first comment HERE or look in the Charity category for an update post to comment on. This will count as your first comment and as your official entry. You MUST comment to one of these posts to enter, as I have many commenters on this blog but not all are participating. By leaving a comment on one of these posts, I am able to organize who is, and who isn’t participating in the contest. I am also able to take note of how many subscribers I will use to calculate my final donation to Breast Cancer Research. If you subscribe and start commenting, but do not leave a comment in a contest post, I will not know that you are entered in the contest.

    Again, entries are slow, so it is NEVER too late to sign up!!!! Our subscriptions are climbing every day, this is EXCITING news for our donation tabs!! Even though it might be a bit late to win the contest by subscribing to the blog you are still raising money for breast cancer. Though, you never know if you really want it, anything can happen in these last few hours!

    At this point, ALL of our prizes have been officially snagged! Thanks to all of our fabulous readers!! But it’s not too late to enter the contest and scoop them from one of our current entrants!

    IMPORTANT NOTE ON CONTEST DEADLINE:

    Because response to the contest is slow, I am doing some promoting to get more people involved. To put it bluntly, I want to raise more money for breast cancer, and if I can do so by extending the contest deadline, then I am going to. The contest deadline has thus been officially extended to January 1, 2008. At midnight on New Years Eve the contest will close. Because this is a holiday, I may not be available IMMEDIATELY to officially announce the winner, but you will know who you are by the top commenters menu. As soon as I am able to, I will post an official announcement on the blog and get the details from all of our winners.

    Contest Stats:

    Flowergirl really wants that Polo-Shirt and has contributed 91 comments. Congratulations flowergirl on being this week’s leader in the run for the grand prize!! Lesha really wants that polo shirt as well and has been working her butt off with 85 coments. And many congratulations to Jeans and Tee who is also working hard for that polo-shirt with a running total of 59 comments! It is not too late for either of you girls to take the lead at this point!

    We had some more subscribers this week, which is SO exciting! To date, we have raised $40.00 for Breast Cancer Research. Between personal donations and subscribers, we are doing better every week, and every dollar counts. But this is not enough!!! Readers, we NEED your help! Subscribe today, it won’t cost you a penny and by just subscribing you are ensuring $2 go towards Breast Cancer Research. Join TODAY!!!!

    Thanks again to everyone for all of your hard work and for your participation in the blog. I am really enjoying interacting with all of you! ;-)

    Rags and Rouges BLOG CONTEST Update – Win This Exclusive Ralph Lauren Polo Shirt and Support Breast Cancer Without Paying a DIME!!!

    Chrissie | Announcements, Blog Contest, Charity, Contests, Net-A-Porter, Ralph Lauren | Sunday, 23 December 2007


    Wow, I can not believe how fast time is flying!! There is only a week left in our Blog Contest! And things are looking so great, I can’t even begin to tell you how excited I am! Not only are we raising tons of money for Breast Cancer Research, but I can’t even tell you how much I appreciate the support you are giving the blog by doing so. It’s kind of sad that we are coming to a close, but if you have enjoyed this contest, keep an eye out in the New Year as there will be others to participate in as well. If you have an idea for a cause or organization that you would like to support in a future contest, let me know! I’d be happy to help you out!

    How are we doing with the contest so far? For those of us just joining, and for those loyal readers who have been following us all along, here is your weekly contest update.

    Once again I am going to remind all of our readers that we are hosting a blog contest here at Rags and Rouges for those that are active participants in the blog. We KNOW you readers are out there so why not take part in supporting a cause without spending any money? That’s right, we are hosting a top commenters contest here at Rags and Rouges in support of Breast Cancer and you can participate without forking over a single cent.

    This is our Weekly Updateon our fabulous contest to support the very worthy cause of Breast Cancer. Entries are slow right now so if you want in, it is NEVER too late. The blog is a top commenters blog, so the person who has the highest number of comments by the contest deadline is going to be our grand prize winner. If YOU want to raise money for breast cancer, and know that you are supporting this very worth cause, you can do so simply by participating in this blog! I am participating with you – You Comment, I Reply. This is my mantra. So know that your valuable input into Rags and Rouges is always being acknowledged.

    Here are the fabulous prizes you will be competing for:

    GRAND PRIZE – This exclusive limited edition Ralph Lauren Fashion Targets Breast Cancer in the color and size of your choice. Color options are blue, green, yellow, white, and a very pretty mauve.

    SECOND PRIZE — $50 gift certificate for the sponsor of your choice. That would be a sponsor that we have here at Ragstyles, you can check out any of them in our side bar advertising, and we have many more. The list is endless – Net-A-Porter, Old Navy, Shop Bop, Avon, Frederick’s of Hollywood, Limoges Jewelry, True Jeans, National Jean Company, Beauty.com, e.l.f. cosmetics, For Her, Military Clothing, Bag Borrow or Steal, Forienza, efashionhouse, Amazon, and SO many more. If you want a full list of sponsors, please email me at chrissie@ragstyles.com.

    THIRD PRIZE – $25 gift certificate for the sponsor of your choice.

    ENTER TODAY!!

    All you need to do is subscribe to the blog through the method of your choice, and start commenting. For EVERY SUBSCRIBER, I am personally donating $2 USD towards breast cancer research, and all proof of monies donated will be posted on this blog. Check here for full contest rules and details.

    And here is something I can not stress enough!!

    Once you have subscribed, you must leave a comment in any of the blog contest update posts, such as this one. Once you have subscribed, leave your first comment HERE or look in the Charity category for an update post to comment on. This will count as your first comment and as your official entry. You MUST comment to one of these posts to enter, as I have many commenters on this blog but not all are participating. By leaving a comment on one of these posts, I am able to organize who is, and who isn’t participating in the contest. I am also able to take note of how many subscribers I will use to calculate my final donation to Breast Cancer Research. If you subscribe and start commenting, but do not leave a comment in a contest post, I will not know that you are entered in the contest.

    Again, entries are slow, so it is NEVER too late to sign up!!!! Our subscriptions are climbing every day, this is EXCITING news for our donation tabs!!

    At this point, ALL of our prizes have been officially snagged! Thanks to all of our fabulous readers!! But it’s not too late to enter the contest and scoop them from one of our current entrants!

    IMPORTANT NOTE ON CONTEST DEADLINE:

    Because response to the contest is slow, I am doing some promoting to get more people involved. To put it bluntly, I want to raise more money for breast cancer, and if I can do so by extending the contest deadline, then I am going to. The contest deadline has thus been officially extended to January 1, 2008. At midnight on New Years Eve the contest will close. Because this is a holiday, I may not be available IMMEDIATELY to officially announce the winner, but you will know who you are by the top commenters menu. As soon as I am able to, I will post an official announcement on the blog and get the details from all of our winners.

    Contest Stats:

    Flowergirl really wants that Polo-Shirt and has contributed 82 comments. Congratulations flowergirl on being this week’s leader in the run for the grand prize!! Lesha really wants that polo shirt as well and has been working her butt off with 73 coments. And many congratulations to Jeans and Tee who is also working hard for that polo-shirt with a running total of 54 comments! It is not too late for either of you girls to take the lead at this point!

    I can’t keep up with you girls, you are all AMAZING!! I do my best to respond to every comment, and I am committed to that so don’t think I’ve forgotten you. But you’ve all done so well in my absence, it is going to take some time so bear with me.

    To date, we have raised $30.00 for Breast Cancer Research. Between personal donations and subscribers, we are doing better every week, and every dollar counts. But this is not enough!!! Readers, we NEED your help! Subscribe today, it won’t cost you a penny and by just subscribing you are ensuring $2 go towards Breast Cancer Research. Join TODAY!!!!

    Thanks again to everyone for all of your hard work and for your participation in the blog. I am really enjoying interacting with all of you! ;-)

    American Eagle Asks You to Wrap Yourself in Good Conscience

    Chrissie | Accessories, American Eagle, Charity, Cheap Finds, Fashion | Friday, 21 December 2007

    aescarf.jpgDoncha just love it when you can buy something snappy for yourself AND support a worthy cause at the same time? You all know how fond we are here at Rags and Rouges of helping others, and so when I ran across this I was very impressed. Here you are seeing the American Eagle Better World Scarf. Ten dollars, that’s 50% of every purchased, will go towards one of three charities. Whatever color of scarf you purchase will determine where your purchase dollars are going. If you buy Berry Red, your funds are supporting Big Brothers and Big Sisters of America. If you purchase fuschia pink, you are supporting Jumpstart. And if you go with the polar navy, then you are supporting the Student Conservation Association. These super long scarves are not only cute, they are cozy too and are stamped with the American Eagle logo. The drive is a part of their year-round Better World Program, a convergence of both charity and fashion, and you KNOW how much we love that! Cheap too, girls for only $19.95. Pick it up at American Eagle.

    Rags and Rouges BLOG CONTEST Update – Win This Exclusive Ralph Lauren Polo Shirt and Support Breast Cancer Without Paying a DIME!!!

    Chrissie | Announcements, Blog Contest, Charity, Contests, Fashion, Net-A-Porter, Ralph Lauren | Sunday, 16 December 2007


    Again I want to thank everyone who is participating in the contest for doing such a fantastic job at keeping things alive while I had a little downtime. Not only are you doing ME a huge favor by keeping the momentum flowing, but MOST importantly, you are helping a very worthy cause. You all are doing so well I just can’t keep up with you! But it’s my mission, and I will not let you down. So!

    How are we doing with the contest so far? For those of us just joining, and for those loyal readers who have been following us all along, here is your weekly contest update.

    Once again I am going to remind all of our readers that we are hosting a blog contest here at Rags and Rouges for those that are active participants in the blog. We KNOW you readers are out there so why not take part in supporting a cause without spending any money? That’s right, we are hosting a top commenters contest here at Rags and Rouges in support of Breast Cancer and you can participate without forking over a single cent.

    This is our Weekly Updateon our fabulous contest to support the very worthy cause of Breast Cancer. Entries are slow right now so if you want in, it is NEVER too late. The blog is a top commenters blog, so the person who has the highest number of comments by the contest deadline is going to be our grand prize winner. If YOU want to raise money for breast cancer, and know that you are supporting this very worth cause, you can do so simply by participating in this blog! I am participating with you – You Comment, I Reply. This is my mantra. So know that your valuable input into Rags and Rouges is always being acknowledged.

    Here are the fabulous prizes you will be competing for:

    GRAND PRIZE – This exclusive limited edition Ralph Lauren Fashion Targets Breast Cancer in the color and size of your choice. Color options are blue, green, yellow, white, and a very pretty mauve.

    SECOND PRIZE — $50 gift certificate for the sponsor of your choice. That would be a sponsor that we have here at Ragstyles, you can check out any of them in our side bar advertising, and we have many more. The list is endless – Net-A-Porter, Old Navy, Shop Bop, Avon, Frederick’s of Hollywood, Limoges Jewelry, True Jeans, National Jean Company, Beauty.com, e.l.f. cosmetics, For Her, Military Clothing, Bag Borrow or Steal, Forienza, efashionhouse, Amazon, and SO many more. If you want a full list of sponsors, please email me at chrissie@ragstyles.com.

    THIRD PRIZE – $25 gift certificate for the sponsor of your choice.

    ENTER TODAY!!

    All you need to do is subscribe to the blog through the method of your choice, and start commenting. For EVERY SUBSCRIBER, I am personally donating $2 USD towards breast cancer research, and all proof of monies donated will be posted on this blog. Check here for full contest rules and details.

    And here is something I can not stress enough!!

    Once you have subscribed, you must leave a comment in any of the blog contest update posts, such as this one. Once you have subscribed, leave your first comment HERE or look in the Charity category for an update post to comment on. This will count as your first comment and as your official entry. You MUST comment to one of these posts to enter, as I have many commenters on this blog but not all are participating. By leaving a comment on one of these posts, I am able to organize who is, and who isn’t participating in the contest. I am also able to take note of how many subscribers I will use to calculate my final donation to Breast Cancer Research. If you subscribe and start commenting, but do not leave a comment in a contest post, I will not know that you are entered in the contest.

    Again, entries are slow, so it is NEVER too late to sign up!!!! Our subscriptions are climbing every day, this is EXCITING news for our donation tabs!!

    At this point, ALL of our prizes have been officially snagged! Thanks to all of our fabulous readers!! But it’s not too late to enter the contest and scoop them from one of our current entrants!

    IMPORTANT NOTE ON CONTEST DEADLINE:

    Because response to the contest is slow, I am doing some promoting to get more people involved. To put it bluntly, I want to raise more money for breast cancer, and if I can do so by extending the contest deadline, then I am going to. The contest deadline has thus been officially extended to January 1, 2008. At midnight on New Years Eve the contest will close. Because this is a holiday, I may not be available IMMEDIATELY to officially announce the winner, but you will know who you are by the top commenters menu. As soon as I am able to, I will post an official announcement on the blog and get the details from all of our winners.

    Contest Stats:

    This post was prepared in advance as I have gone away for the weekend and set the posts up ahead of time. These are the stats as of last Friday, but I will update next week when I return with better stats. For real time counters on how many comments you have added, check out the sidebar.

    Flowergirl really wants that Polo-Shirt and has contributed 76 comments. Congratulations flowergirl on being this week’s leader in the run for the grand prize!! Lesha really wants that polo shirt as well and has been working her butt off with 67 coments. And many congratulations to Jeans and Tee who is also working hard for that polo-shirt with a running total of 51 comments!

    I can’t keep up with you girls, you are all AMAZING!! I do my best to respond to every comment, and I am committed to that so don’t think I’ve forgotten you. But you’ve all done so well in my absence, it is going to take some time so bear with me.

    To date, we have raised $30.00 for Breast Cancer Research. Between personal donations and subscribers, we are doing better every week, and every dollar counts. But this is not enough!!! Readers, we NEED your help! Subscribe today, it won’t cost you a penny and by just subscribing you are ensuring $2 go towards Breast Cancer Research. Join TODAY!!!!

    Thanks again to everyone for all of your hard work and for your participation in the blog. I am really enjoying interacting with all of you! ;-)