We think it’s inspiring when an industry bands together to support a worthy cause. So we were delighted to hear about the upcoming Fashion Forward event, featuring a Saks Fifth Avenue runway show of holiday and resort looks and benefiting the Gay Men’s Health Crisis, the nation’s oldest HIV/AIDS organization dedicated to prevention, treatment and care. The event — to be held Nov. 16 from 7–10 p.m. at New York City’s Metropolitan Pavilion — will be hosted by one of our favorite fashion experts, Tim Gunn of Lifetime’s Project Runway.

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Earlier this year, we told you about Gilt.com, an invitation-only online shopping site that offers sample-sale prices on luxury brands such as Badgley Mischka, Cynthia Rowley, Versace and Vera Wang Lavender Label, to name a few. The 36-hour sales have been so successful that Gilt has expanded with three new sites — Gilt Fuse, Gilt Man and Jetsetter — and has a new iPhone app and desktop widget as well.

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When life gets busy, we often find ourselves reaching for the same go-to outfits — and consequently feel the specter of a style rut (all black again?). To help us bust out of our funk, we recently spoke with Lloyd Boston, author of Before You Put That On (Atria, 2005) and host of the Fine Living Network special Style at Any Age and Closet Cases. “Staying current and being age-appropriate can work beautifully together if you know how to do it,” Boston reassures us.

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We recently attended the ninth annual Les Girls cabaret in Hollywood, the annual celeb-studded fundraiser for the National Breast Cancer Coalition. We were pleased to see so many stars out in force. Many in the show have a loved one who had breast cancer, including Modern Family’s Ty Burrell and Mad Men’s Bryan Batt (left), whose mothers survived it.

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One of the things we love best about our job is getting free advice from top experts — from Olympic athletes riffing on their favorite workouts to renowned psychologists who offer smart tips for mending relationships. So we were excited when we got to speak with Rachel Zoe, stylist to the likes of Cameron Diaz, Eva Mendes and Demi Moore. Zoe, whose Bravo series The Rachel Zoe Project airs its season finale tonight, gave us some fab advice for dressing to perfection.

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If we choose to believe the gossip, even Carrie Bradshaw will feel the pinch of the recession in the upcoming Sex and the City sequel. Luckily for the fictional fashionista — and for real-life bargain-hunters — plenty of high-end designers have created lines with lower price tags, following the likes of Vera Wang, whose Simply Vera line has been at Kohl’s since 2007, and Norma Kamali, who launched NK for Walmart last year.

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September generally kicks off an onslaught of biopics, but we have to wonder what the mission is of these autumn perennials. To educate? To reveal a previously unknown side? To feed longtime fans’ obsessions? Or merely to present highbrow fodder for awards ceremonies? The French-language Coco Before Chanel, opening in select theaters today, stars Audrey Tautou (Amélie, The Da Vinci Code) as Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel, one of the most influential figures in 20th-century fashion. As the title indicates, the film is concerned with the pre-fame portion of her life as it traces her humble beginnings in an orphanage to her nightly cabaret performances and finally into a quasi-love triangle between a wealthy horse breeder and a British businessman.

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Red-carpet glamour isn’t the only reason we look forward to the Emmys every year. In the days leading up to the event, we also make the rounds at the style suites — where celebrities and their stylists indulge in pampering treatments and collect goodies to help them get ready for the big night. Among our stops last week: The Interior Illusions Style Lounge in West Hollywood, which featured Napoleon Perdis cosmetics, You by Crocs shoes, Lucky Owl soy candles and Greenerpup dog beds.

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Though there’s nothing like the Manhattan skyline or the architecture of the Brooklyn Bridge, nature’s splendor, such as Vermont’s green mountains or an Ohio cornfield illuminated by a harvest moon, is awe-inspiring too. Nashelle Jewelry captures both sophisticated city glamour and natural beauty with creations made of recycled silver and 14-karat gold with natural stones. Through Oct. 31, Nashelle is offering a pair of earrings made with 14-karat gold and faceted onyx rondelles, which retail for $147.50, to one lucky VIVmag reader.

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New York Fashion Week officially wrapped yesterday, so now we’re obsessed with spring style! Here’s a roundup of our favorite collections for 2010, including Naeem Khan, Oscar de la Renta, Michael Kors, Max Azria, Cynthia Rowley, Chadwick Bell and Prabal Gurung.

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