FASHION PARADISE BLOG

Rich, lavish fabrics: Now THAT'S the payoff for the cold weather. Yes, we're starting to see the signs of fall and that does mean chillier days and c-c-c-cold nights but just think of all the beautiful fashions we get to don in return! Oh, what a payoff! Those Special Occasion Dresses ... they're simply to die for! Fashion Paradise has brought together three beautiful examples of exactly what we're talking about. Glorious fabrics with such inviting depth - they're beautifully weighted, magnificent to the eye and to the touch, and so very very feminine. You'll be glad the cold has come, giving you plenty of opportunity, by looking this incredible, to melt whatever ice may come your way!

OMG! This is coming from me personally to you ... These dresses are EFFEN FANTASTIC! When I saw that Gareth Pugh (ummm, ask how much I want it) dress, I felt a BAM over the head imagining my VERY different body type than the model's and knowing full-well that I would look and feel utterly fantabulous in that dress! Then, as I allowed my gaze to turn to the Dar-di and the Ronny Kobi. I could definitely see myself looking oh-so-deelicious in those as well. Now, heaven knows I have seen SO MANY things on this site that I would have adored having for my very own. Couple that with the notion that although I do write with a fun/quirkiness, I try to maintain some air of professional distance from my own personal what-I-am-TOTALLY-buying-myself tastes, but I thought it unavoidable at this juncture to get bare with y'all and let you know how I simply am melting for these dresses!!! Kimber+These Dresses = LOVE (in type-size 18, boldness enhanced, Bodoni Svty-TwoITC-TT Bold print that this site won't let me put on this page.) Tomorrow it'll be back to our regularly scheduled program but for now it's

--- Kimber Sommers

Wiki Wiki, grab your tiki and come to the islands with us! Tropical prints do make a resurgence every time the warm wind blows, but this year the wind is a hurricane of flowering fashion because Hot Hawaiian Prints are IN! Not only are they cool to wear (in every sense of the word) as they make every day seem like a vacation, but the gorgeous colors and pretty flowering patterns are sure to flatter every figure, making you look like the Goddess of the Volcano. The topic is tropical and the wave that's rolling in is Hawaiian Prints .... Get them while they're HOT!

--- Kimber Sommers

--- Kimber Sommers

Black and White - two colors on opposite sides of the spectrum. One draws in light and heat, the other reflects cool and sophistication. Both are gorgeous. Both are super sexy, savvy and intelligent colors, and the beauty is that both can be worn at any time of the year and will always appropriately look a cut above the rest. We've chosen three representations of these alluring colors from a terrific company called Ports 1961. This label, started in 2004, subscribes to the embrace of the modern woman, the individualist who dares to try something new. To us, that mean these dresses are not only beautiful to look at but feel beautiful to wear -- flowing fabrics, never bulky, and they flatter any figure whilst never ever overwhelming the loveliness of the woman who wears them. These are truly complimentary dresses for the truly chic woman.

--- Kimber Sommers

"Oh, just wear something Red." ... Hellll-O! Talk about an open-ended statement! Today's Fashion Paradise offerings are a perfect example of just that: Three Red Dresses - the only thing they have in common is that there is no doubt they all are beautiful, but you couldn't ask for three more different examples of "The Little Red Dress." One is sheer elegance - geared toward High-End cocktail parties and Gala Events - definitely worn with pumps or glitsy strappy heals. The next can be appropriate for the office, a dinner party or a Social Lunchean - kitten heals would work well here. The third is much more in the line of an off-beat Art Gallery Opening or a hip party - we're thinking tights and boots, or even skinny jeans underneath. So there you have it: Three Red Dresses expressing three very different personalities - perfect for a diverse gal like yourself. Good thing we cleared that up!

--- Kimber Sommers

Aside from glitzy places like Las Vegas, lately it's hard to find the average, non-celebrity wearing gold dresses. In fact, the last time gold fabric really was given it's due was during the Disco Era. We're so happy that it's finally making a strong come back, because it is (and always has been) fabulous! Gold is an exciting color - it's a look-at-me color that reflects light and movement. In fact, that's why it was so popular during the Disco Dance Faze, because it made everyone wearing it on the dance floor that much more beautiful and fun to look at. Knowing that, why wouldn't gold be the perfect color for you, the gal who is always beautiful and always fun to look at. It's a perfect match, made for a source of light like yourself - so don your gorgeous new Gold Dress and strike that pose. It's all the world needs to start dancing!

OK - Let's get serious. Black has always been the fall-back color for any classy affair. When in doubt, always choose the little black dress, right? Safe? Well ... There's the little black dress and there's your "Gorgeous Curves in the Little Black Dress" and quite frankly, there's nothing little about that! Talk about "Va Va Voom!" Believe us when we say there is no way to blend into the crowd wearing one of these ... dare we say, "Turn On's" You're the epitome of smoldering in these dresses that will hug, flatter and LOVE your body in a way that no other dress can (feel free to take that as a metaphor for what anyone seeing you in these dresses would like to do.) ... Did it just get hotter in here?

Fashion's big guns Grace Sun, Milly, and Wink have offered up dresses with big accordion-pleat necklines. So what's the appeal of this origami-like cut? The tricky folds highlight the sexy décolletage area without revealing too much, making it a definite DO for both minimal-chested and well endowed gals.


These aren't just tops, they are art pieces that not only look beautiful on their own, but they highlight the true beauty of the woman who is wearing them. Delicate, feminine, avent-gard - they are not your average top-dresses - but then you, my dear, are not your average woman.