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Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Introducing our brand new show, The Thread! In this week's episode: The best summer dresses

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Welcome to The Thread! We're a new show here on Shine and our mission is to help you shop like the celebrities do (except without the fancy stylist and the bazillion dollars). Whenever there's a great outfit to be had, we'll find out who makes it, where you can buy it or (even better still) where you can buy something similar for less. So, without further ado...



To me, lace always meant “wedding” or “stuffy” or “expensive”. Or all three. But this summer's crop of lace designs has made me change my perception entirely. This look is much more versatile than I thought and you can actually get an elegant lace design at any price.

To recap our first segment above, Cat Deeley's cream lace mini by Camilla & Marc is $796. Cat's dress inspired us to see what else we could find for less. We love BCBGeneration's white square-neck dress with puffy, peek-a-boo sleeves ($138) available at Macy's. Forever 21's black lace corset-style dress (think 80s era Madonna) is a steal at $39.80 and their black and white lace baby doll with an empire waist was the best value we found at $32.80.

If Cat Deeley rules the night, Kelly Ripa reigns, over the morning hours. The Thread was especially excited to see Kelly in magenta—our favorite color of the summer. We've got the inside scoop on Kelly's dress plus lots of other vibrant pink options (including one that costs less than my daily coffee!).

Check out the video below.



There are so many ways to wear this color:

Kelly's bright, shiny Lauren Moffat ($396) is sleek and elegant. Bebe's three-tier, ruffle shirt dress ($119) is flirty and fun. Express's ruffle silk dress has more of an evening vibe ($88). And you can't beat the price of Forever 21's cotton babydoll for $15.50.

Thanks for checking out The Thread. We'll be back again next week to tell you where to get the embroidered peasant tops from Mama Mia and those Boho chic maxi dresses celebrities can't seem to get enough of.

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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  • BrittanyF's Avatar
    Posted by BrittanyF Thu Jul 24, 2008 8:00am PDT

    Love the show!!!! Its awesome and fun to watch

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    Posted by Emy Thu Jul 24, 2008 9:55am PDT

    Woo,how fantastic the show is.Someone said there are lots of nice show on "seekingtall.c om". I cann't wait!!

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    Posted by Union Gal Thu Jul 24, 2008 9:59am PDT

    Seriously, Forever 21? Didn't they lose a huge lawsuit over wages. Watch Made in L.A. and then tell me they rock, jesus, what must they do in Dubai!

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    Posted by halle Thu Jul 24, 2008 10:43am PDT

    Hard to believe you know your fashion when you can't even pronounce Balmain correctly, a name more people are familiar with than your own.

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    Posted by Kitten Thu Jul 24, 2008 11:43am PDT

    Love this. Yahoo, Yahoo!

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    Posted by WooWoo Thu Jul 24, 2008 2:04pm PDT

    The show looks great! I love how they're getting the latest styles...

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    Posted by al Thu Jul 24, 2008 2:05pm PDT

    Purtty cool show!!! Gonna tell my friends about this. The host is not bad as well, she is sexy.

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    Posted by mary b Thu Jul 24, 2008 2:32pm PDT

    This show ROCKS. I absolutely love Sarah Bernard's adorable little frock ;) Can't wait to see the next episode!

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    Posted by Julia Thu Jul 24, 2008 10:52pm PDT

    Wow I am impressed with the quality of editing. Much better than most web shows. Way to go! More please!

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    Posted by Ondine Fri Jul 25, 2008 1:08am PDT

    Love this new show and Sarah Bernard is awesome!

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