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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.

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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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  • Ladyknowsbest's Avatar
    Posted by Ladyknowsbest Sat Aug 23, 2008 11:02am PDT

    maxi in day time looks like sleep wear especially for short women, a No No ! - if you are 5.11 and up you'll get away with it but the footwear should be exceptionally beautiful, then again all depend on the cut of the outfit it should flare to be at the most flattering, Straight skirt, just below knee do average women look incredible especially with stiletto. To be in style is to know your body shape and fit it appropriately, then you'll always look good - i.e. shorter women look always best in shorter dress/pants as a rule. Heavier women look great in tailored clothing. you pick what is your style because you have only one style for the rest of your life. Not every fashion is made for your body type. Your bone structure determines your look independently of fashion, age and all. Hair and shoes should always be up dated. the rest is a matter of taste.

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    Posted by Sat Aug 23, 2008 2:07pm PDT

    good lord! who are these "celebrities" and why does anyone give them the authority to dictate their attire? i have never even heard of these people. this entire thread thingy is absurd. pppffffttt....

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    Posted by budrick Sun Aug 24, 2008 4:32pm PDT

    if you are a sewwer check out thrift stores and vintage stores for old patterns for pheasant blouses and maxi dresses. i wore these back in the day and made my own and i am no seamstress. the patterns where pretty easy. usually tree or four pieces . look for buderick and mcalls patterns. they where mostly fabric and elastic and a lot of gathering.

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