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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

The Thread Celebrates Boho Chic

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Welcome to the second episode of The Thread, Shine’s brand new show about celebrity style, fashion tricks and where to get trends for less. This week we’re obsessed with two things: Amanda Seyfried’s boho chic tops in Mamma Mia and this summer’s unexpected staple, the maxi dress.

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I love being comfortable in my clothes, so boho-chic is right up my alley. It use to be that dressing “Bohemian” simply meant wearing something loose-fitting and hippie-ish. But the peasant tops we found are stylish and sophisticated and cut to show off your body, not hide it. And don’t get me started on these maxi-dresses, try one on and you’ll never want to take it off. This is not your mother’s muumuu!


To recap our first segment above, Amanda Seyfried’s top was a one-of-a-kind made by the films costume designer Ann Roth. But the Old Navy embroidered top I wear is so similar and sells for 24.50 that you’d hardly tell the difference. The bright red top (available at Lord & Taylor) is a little more expensive at 88.00, but perfect for a summer evening. You can’t buy the one I made, but you can make your own. Come on, give it a go!


You can argue for days over how much credit Lauren Conrad is due for bringing back the maxi-dress, but you have to admit she certainly helped make them popular and she sure can wear them well. We’ve got a closet full of great maxi dresses in every price point.

Check out the video below.



LC has her own line of clothes now, and her designs are on the higher end of what you might pay for a maxi-dress. The “Zoe” and “Christine” styles are both priced just over 200.00 through Lauren’s site. At half the price, we found Gypsy 05 and their organic collection of maxi-dresses for only 100.00 (a ton of celebrities have this dress - - I love mine too.) And there’s really no excuse to at least give a maxi-dress a try, especially when you can get the very adorable pink one we showed from Target for only 22.00 - - that’s just a ridiculous price for great fashion. Love it.

Thanks for checking out The Thread. We'll be back again next week to tell you how to get Natasha Bedingfield’s corset belt form her music video “Pocket Full of Sunshine” and a look at the stars embracing menswear-inspired vests. In the meantime, if there's anything you see that you'd like us to help you find, post some comments below or send me an email to sar_bernard@yahoo.com


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  • Erin's Avatar
    Posted by Erin Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:43am PDT

    love the hair!

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  • Lindsey's Avatar
    Posted by Lindsey Mon Jul 28, 2008 9:28pm PDT

    i LOVED your Amanda Seyfried top!! I will def. try this cute n' easy look!!

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  • Sarah's Avatar
    Posted by Sarah Wed Jul 30, 2008 8:59am PDT

    I'm going to Greece

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  • Sana Haider's Avatar
    Posted by Sana Haider Wed Jul 30, 2008 10:50pm PDT

    I realy love to wear the embroided shirts n tops as they realy looks decent n dashing.one of my friend named doesnt like them at all. another agree to hv a very fine work. the thread work.one of them do thread work by its own hand,she did alot of work at this n also gifted me as well

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  • sponge's Avatar
    Posted by sponge Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:29am PDT

    her hair is the worst.

    seriously, change it

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  • YvonneF's Avatar
    Posted by YvonneF Thu Jul 31, 2008 1:48pm PDT

    To. Sarah Bernard

    Pls. check these sites a lot of beautiful boho dresses

    www.theworldcloset.com

    www.doorone.couk/dress and gypsy

    www.selesa.com this site is in the UK beautiful dresses and not expensive

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  • deborah m's Avatar
    Posted by deborah m Thu Jul 31, 2008 6:24pm PDT

    these types of clothes always look elegant.

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  • cloud's Avatar
    Posted by cloud Fri Aug 1, 2008 12:44am PDT

    im looking for a nice lady

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  • Intan's Avatar
    Posted by Intan Fri Aug 1, 2008 6:08pm PDT

    i love it

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  • DeLouise's Avatar
    Posted by DeLouise Sat Aug 2, 2008 6:48am PDT

    Did your grandmother wear something like this? Returning fashion seems like a game. How much will we consider NEW? ENJOY!

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