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NEW YORK — Katie Holmes continues glorious march through the Big Apple
on the way to Broadway where Katie will debut on September 18, 2008 in Arthur
Miller’s post World War II play ‘All My Sons.’

This time the 29-year-old actress mixes and matches a Clu t-shirt (hm, pricey),
PRPS jeans, a vintage brown belt, and Balenciaga sandals.

NEW YORK — Vanessa Hudgens sightings around Manhattan continue. The “High
School Musical” star had dinner with friends at Waverly Inn Restaurant. Vanessa
donned for the occasion Twelfth Street silk top by Cynthia Vincent, J Brand
skinny jeans and Sam Edelman Gilda sandals. The layered tank is available
from Nieman Marcus for $230. Vanessa also carried black Balenciaga bag. 

It’s mid-June now, but the gladiator sandal is undoubtedly still the “it” footwear of this summer. For that, we can thank gladiator-toting celebrities such as Mischa Barton, Sienna Miller, Kirsten Dunst, Naomi Campbell, and many others who played significant part in making gladiators a hot trend. Almost every famous female in Hollywood has been spotted wearing gladiators — from chunky platform heels to casual flats.

Gladiator sandals are so versatile, they go with practically everything. They can be paired with rolled-up jeans, skinny pants, all kinds of dresses, tunics for the beach and shorts. You can wear gladiators even to your wedding if you wish!

Dark-leather gladiators have an earthy appeal ideal for the day, while a gold or silver pair is a fresh alternative to glam heels. Whether gladiators are part of a casual or a glam ensemble, pedicure would be an essential accompaniment.

Pictured below (L to R): Heidi Klum in black gladiators; Heidi Montag in blue Balenciaga gladiators; Sarah Jessica Parker in Dior Extreme Platform gladiators; Sienna Miller in metallic gladiators; Tallulah Belle Willis (Demi Moore’s daughter); Naomi Campbell in black patent leather gladiators; Kirsten Dunst in A.P.C. gladiators with ankle ties; Mischa Barton in embellished gladiators; Jennifer Connelly in Balenciaga gladiators; Gwyneth Paltrow in Givenchy gladiators.

NEW YORK — Once again Kate Moss popped up in The Big Apple to do some promotions and attend fashion parties. The supermodel and style icon brings her trendsetting touch to whatever she wears. We particularly liked Kate’s military style jacket with red lining. Kate also sported white striped t-shirt, black skinny Superfine jeans, black boots and a large black Balenciaga bag.

NEW YORK — Celebrities treat sunglasses as multipurpose must-have accessory that helps to block some rays, or protects from the blinding flashbulbs of the paparazzi, or simply spices up an outfit. The bigger the better is the current mantra in Hollywood and as always, they have to be top-of-the-line. Can you recognize some of your favorite stars hiding behing oversized frames with dark lenses?

Alicia Keys in Catherine Malandrino orange top, Akademics jeans, Giuseppe Zanotti shoes, Louis Vuitton scarf, Louis Vuitton sunglasses.

Balenciaga creates beautiful, practical and exclusive designer bags made of naturally distressed goat leather.

 Barneys New York sells them. www.Fetucci.com sells authentic bags at discount price. The Internet is flooded with web sites offering fake Balenciagas for as cheap as $20. Even Wall-Mart has a knock off replica (we’re chuckling) — see snapshot on the left.

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Just about any female celebrity I can think of has Balenciaga bag. Below are pictures of some celebrities who really love their Balenciaga bags.

 Lindsay Lohan

NEW YORK – I lifted this mini-guide of designer name pronunciations from this great FORUM, sorry guys. I now know how to say Balenciaga right. Woo-hoo! 

Lhuillier:
loo-lee-a (same “a” as in “cake”)

Raf Simons:
Raff See-mon

Hilfiger:
hill’-fig-rrr

Dries Van Noten:
Drees (like “trees” with a “d”) Van No-ten

Hussein Chalayan:
hOOsan shah-LI-on
Who-saY-n Cha-la-yiA-n