Primary colors for spring are a definite- agreed? If you’re getting a little worn out by a see of neutral tones, celebrate the advent of springtime with a splash of red. I call it a splash, but this Eliptic Knit Skirt, $17.80 certainly doesn’t let the bright red steal the show: a jacquard knit with an exposed zipper as well as a spherical print  gives it a funky touch to share the limelight. Come the heat of summer, tuck a jersey tee or crisp button-up shirt into the elastic waist and let the skirt’s silhouette transform your look.

- Justina Lee

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Stiletto Jungle investigates three of the best under eye creams.
Allie is Wired Fashion Face-Off: Alexis Bledel vs. Kelly Osbourne.
Messengers are the “it” item of the season – get yours at Bag Snob!
Beauty Snob has that good cream blush for that healthy natural glow.
Coquette is drooling over the new Jodi Arnold for The Limited spring collection.
Fashion Pulse Daily plays around with the Macy’s Fashion Director $500 per day gift card contest, PLUS gives away a $25 gift card as well!
The Jet Set Girls share their favorite leather jackets for spring.
Second City Style got an exclusive interview with Nina Garcia about Lauren Ralph Lauren’s new online fashion show and must-have spring trends.
Shopping and Info loves the neutral nude spring trend for dresses and tops that Jennifer Aniston wore to the Bounty Hunter premiere.
Stylehive finds 12 denim dresses that are actually stylish, and not from the 80s.
The Beauty Stop confesses that she doens’t like Dior mascara.
The Shoe Goddess is in love with all of Nicholas Kirkwood’s spring collection, including this chic suede and python sandal!
eye4style wants to know what’s in designer Monica Botkier’s bag. Aren’t you curious?.

Via LollieShopping.com:

I get dreamy-eyed when I look at this Asian-botanical lingerie set from Agent Provocateur. C’est amour, baby!

The Damsella Look: This luxurious silk range is printed with a unique Agent Provocateur design. Inspired by an enchanting moonlit garden with dragonflies sweeping through its flora, the bra with removable pads offers great support, the dramatic waspie with spider lace trim cinches in the waist and the brief and thong are a hipster style. Finish this dramatic look with the lavish Damsella kimono.

Rants & Raves

Edited by Ashe Mischief

I was taken aback when going through the submissions this week– there were so many powerful, strong, opinionated pieces that I felt really taken aback.  With overwhelming positivity or negativity, the fashion community is finding it’s voice– and making themselves heard!

The fashion community is great at sharing the voice of others, and we’ve got several fabulous interviews to prove it.  From Derek Lam at Poetic & Chic and White Rabbit’s interview with Irish woman Sinead Doyle (along with my own interview with Amelia Arsenic at Dramatis Personae), there are voices for everyone.  We’ve got bloggers ranting on the lack of premium denim in plus-sizes at Denim Debutante (hell yeah!), and some showcasing inspirational figures like KOOS (at M.I.S.S.), Philip Crangi (at Eternal Masquerade), and Maria Felix (at Jewelry Whore).

There were so, so many great links this week, it really was hard to narrow it down to 2o. Check out the full listing ofLinks à la Mode here.

Links à la Mode : March 18th

• Bachman’s Sparrow – DIY post on how to use bleach to revamp your “unloved” clothes!
• blackdog finds: – How To: 10 Creative Ways to Revive Less-Than-Loved Clothing
• Denim Debutante: – Guest Blog: Is there Size Discrimination in Premium Denim?
• dramatis personae: – Amelia Arsenic’s Miss X Aesthetic Laboratories & Interview
• Fashion Hippo – Win Marc by Marc Jacobs Leola Bow Wow Handbag
• Fashion Pulse Daily: – Not Your Daughter’s Jeans: Fit for a Mother AND a Daughter?
• fete a fete: – Whiisical spring designs from Camper shoes
• Forty Not Out: – Louis Vuitton – Fall Winter 2010/2011
• Grechen Blogs: – are you incorporating video into your blog? how is it working for you?
• Independent Fashion Bloggers – A New Map of the Two-Way Street: Why Giving Back to the Blogosphere is Key to Growth
• jesse.anne.o: – How do you swap, thrift or buy resale and NOT get bedbugs?
• Jewelry Whore: – “The Fabulous Jewels of Maria Felix, La Dona”
• M.I.S.S.: – Eyes To The Sky: Before BOHO There Was KOOS.
• Obsession: – How I Met Design Duo of Giles & Brother, Philip and Courtney Crangi
• Oranges and Apples: – Sustainable fashion part 2: thinking about speed
• Poetic & Chic: – A candid interview with Derek Lam, fellow San Franciscan and fellow high school alumni!
• Pretty Shiny Sparkly: – It’s leather. It’s quilted. It’s a computer, for fashionistas.
• Style Symmetry: – Interview with the Stylish Sisters of Beckerman Bite Plate
• The Thinking Fashionista: – An in-depth, critical look at the Russian Futurist themes of Viktor & Rolf’s Fall 2010 show.
• The Working Man: – Incorporating Spring Into Your Working Look
• White Rabbit: – An interview with Irish fashion Designer Sinead Doyle and the inspiration behind her S/S 2010 collection.

Lauren by Ralph Lauren hosted their first-ever online fashion show for the Spring 2010 collection yesterday, and also have made the looks immediately available! n Plus, you’ll also be hearing commentary during the show from the industry’s most-seasoned fashion editors including Marie Claire’s fashion director Nina Garcia, Harper’s Bazaar’s executive fashion and beauty editor Avril Graham, Cosmopolitan’s fashion director Michelle McCool and O, The Oprah Magazine’s creative director Adam Glassman. Shop at Lauren Ralph Lauren for the new looks and enjoy the show!

Via our friends from thefindcom: One of this season’s hottest trends is utility chic. Think slim cargo pants, fitted work shirts, and leather messenger bags in shades of olive, khaki and gray. On your feet metallic sandals are the perfect complement to a utility chic ensemble. Whether you are a high-heeled girl or prefer to wear pretty flats, there are many options for metallic shoes this spring. We’ve rounded up our favorite for you to browse. It’s time to “forward march” into springtime dressing!

A gladiator is the perfect complement to this season’s skinny cargo pant.  A flat sandal like Vince Camuto’s Bach (upper left, $119.95 – this and all shoes from Shoebuy.com). This fashion forward style has a covered ankle and oval gunmetal grey buckle detail. A statement making sandal, the Jessica Simpson Koolia (upper right, $88.95) features a stacked platform heel with wide gold metallic straps. Up the front is a zip closure with stud detail, peep toe and tapered heel. A gladiator is on this season’s must-buy list. The BCBGirls “Peter” (bottom left, $55.45) is an affordable and stylish gold metallic gladiator sandal. It is  accented with coins and has an adjustable ankle strap. Another style from Jessica Simpson is the “Scilla” which features a high heel and pewter distressed suede metallic finish (right, $73.95). This ankle strap design includes a tie lace at front and wide banded straps.

Enter to win a $75 gift card from Shoebuy. Go the official TheFind Spring Fling Shoe Giveaway contest page here to ENTER!

SAVE on springs cutest shoes with an exclusive Shoebuy coupon code for fans of TheFind. Coupon expires 3/29/10.

Via our friends at CollegeCandy .com: After devoting two full hours to shopping for me, my mother insisted on doing a little shopping for herself. I was tired from lugging all my new goods around the mall and cranky (because the line at Auntie Anne’s was too long), but I begrudgingly agreed to accompany her to JC Penney for some sheets.

Obviously, I wasn’t excited about this little trip. Not only was it all the way across the mall, but it was JC Penney – who the hell shops there? But I went; it was the least I could do after she dropped some serious dough on me for my birthday.

We walked in on the 2nd floor and while my mom went to the information counter to find out where her ish was, I looked around the overlit store. I turned to my left and spotted about 20 racks of really ugly mom clothes. Ew. I turned to my right and – WTF – I saw this gorgeous, Missoni-inspired dress.

“JC-Penney sells Missoni?!” I thought to myself.

I walked (OK, maybe I ran) towards the display. When I got closer I realized it was not Missoni, but rather Charlotte Ronson’s line for JC Penney. There was a ton of really adorable stuff (jeans, cute going-out tops, etc.), but this dress was clearly the crown jewel of the line. I instantly fell in love.

I love the bright and graphic top. I love that you can wear it alone or, like the photo, unzip it a bit and add another layer underneath. I love that you can rock the basic black belt that it comes with, or add something a little brighter from your own collection. I love that it’s perfectly appropriate for bar hopping on Saturday night and brunch on Sunday. I love that you can wear it with some cute strappy sandals in the spring, or pair it with black tights and pumps right now. I love that it’s really freaking cheap.

I just L-O-V-E it.

And now that my mom isn’t rushing me through the store to pick up whatever boring white sheets she needs, I’m gonna head back to JC Penney (I know, I never thought I’d say that either) and pick it up.

Coddled with complimentary champagne and miniature cupcakes, Rebecca Minkoff greeted her guests with a smile at her Spring 2010 Collection of handbags and bracelets in the lavish lobby of Henri Bendel. Cleverly positioned as book stoppers, the display featured a wide range of soft leather totes, purses, clutches and cute non-tourist-like belt pouches. Visible stitching adorned the warm red, tan, chocolate and yellow bags with adorable polka-dots or bird sketches lining the inside, making the inevitable rummaging-through-the-handbag ordeal a feast for the eyes. Juxtaposing the girly designs were edgy silver and gold-studded blacks, white and gray creations, complete with a popular runway trend: exposed zippers. Below are some of our favorites, including the tie-dyed designs handmade in Ethiopia, but make sure to check out the collection for yourself (and perhaps do a little shopping while you’re at it!).

- Maria Eilersen

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Simply by  mixing and matching the right pieces around a daily theme, participants will get the chance to win a $500 gift card every day now through April 8th. The interactive outfit maker, found at www.macys.com/fashiondirector lets you combine the season’s hottest fashions and accessories to style, shop, and share the perfect look. If you’ve tried sites like polyvore.com before, it’s super easy — all you do is drag and drop the items you want into the blank canvas on the left.  I did mine and it took all of three minutes (See my outfit below) — when you are done you submit it with your info to be entered into the $500 Macy’s gift card giveaway, AND you can spread it all over your online network via Facebook, Twitter, email, etc. The look that gets the most daily votes wins, so be sure to let your network of online friends and family know to vote for you!

Are you up for the fashion challenge? Here is how it works –

Build the perfect outfit by dragging pieces to the virtual canvas until you are satisfied with the look

• Once completed, click submit to enter your outfit into the voting gallery
• Share your look on Facebook and Twitter and invite your friends and family to vote for your outfit
• The outfit that gets the most votes each day will win that day’s challenge and a $500 Macy’s gift card

Super easy right? As an extra bonus, Macy’s is giving Fashion Pulse Daily readers the chance to ALSO win a $25 gift card! All you have to do is:

Rules of Entry for the $25 Macy’s Gift Card:

1) Sign up for the Fashion Pulse Daily Newsletter (if you’re not already a subscriber)

2) Post in the comments below your link to the outfit you created AND tell us where you posted it (on twitter, facebook, sent an email to friends, etc). Once you submit your look, you should be able to get your link from the toolbar when you click on ’submit’ OR you can pull from your twitter or Facebook wall.

3) USA entrants only, one entrant per person, must be 18 or older.

Good luck!

**Contest ends Thursday, April 8th, 2010 at 11:59pm. The winner will be selected using Random.org.