get an Edge… Life is an ode to joy… [oh, the songs we sing...]Impetuous and fascinating…Why ask for anything more? BY BRIGITTE SEGURA FEATURING BALMAIN, AGENT PROVOCATEUR, DSQUARED2, SPRING 2010, ALTERNATIVE APPAREL, CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURG, BECK HEAVEN CAN WAIT

ADD happy BROWSING to the NOUVEAU tradition of hand-helds…BOOKS that bring the CHIC back to your social sophistication are also perfect for summer reading at the beach or home… the SELBY COBRA SNAKE edition + BED in a TREE + GOOD to GREAT + IF YOU WANT TO CRY go outside on FDM Brigitte Segura
1 the SELBY is in your place… CATCH up with JULIA ROITFELD + CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN + ERIN WASSON + SIMON DOONAN at home… see how they live and smile with photos by TODD SELBY + BED in a TREE by Bettina Kowalewski takes you away + GIVES a dreamy view of travels in creatively set tree-house like hotels…

SUMMER BEAUTY: 3 steps to FULLER lips… prime-puckering condition: an instant WOW by brigitte segura… prep + plump + a dab of color = a SUPPLE pout in a couple of minutes: KORRES + COSMOHOLIC + RODIAL + BLUEMICHAEL + PURMINERALS

‘Je te regarde comme pour la première fois..

ANOTHER variation of a hip DKNY fall 2010 season… RICH blocks of color in chocolate and caramel tones mixed with a MELANGE of plaids + more yarn-dyes…fresh accents of a brighter FRENCH blue, with silvers and blushing neutrals were pulled together with solid constructed pieces layered jus

t right with enough YOUNG to make you want to go out and buy it- NOW… Yeah, the colors were a little EURO, but isn’t that nice for a change? commentary by brigitte segura FDM a LOOK to the future: fashion +beauty +lifestyle +in LUX chic

after 10 years at IMG, New York  fashion week loyalist Fern Mallis has decided to move ON  from her VP role- but not too far away… brigitte

bryant park’s last dance

a NEW CHAPTER, a new COMPANY [Fern Mallis LLC], a little mentoring …

FDM editor picks by brigitte seguraAnglomania by Vivienne Westwood hints a flirt,  keeps the punk edge. ROSA CHA dots the retro with a nostalgic sweet tooth…Une Rose Au Bord De La Mer, Les Parfums de Rosine, rococo ENGLISH …