Below this announcement, you’ll see the 1st installment in a new series we’re introducing at the style observer. It’s called: style observed and it will come to you on style observer weekly. In this new series we’ll take a cue from the magnificent Sartorialist and his incomparable street-style mode of fashion commentary. In our take, we’ll show you how it a trend or look was done right…..and not so right - and how to work it into your own personal style. We’re not out to embarrass anyone, only educate. You’ll never see faces, only examples.

This 1st installment is a look at this years hottest trend (we claim it as such because it is by far the most searched term this year for us). Of course, we’re talking gladiator sandals. Style Observer contributing editor Ellie Jabbour combed the streets of New York for these great examples. Ellie twitters at @elliejabbour.

We hope you like the series and we’d like your feedback. We have several more in the works but tell us what topics you’d like captured. Enjoy!

We’ve mentioned before that Smashing Darling is one of our favorite Indie fashion destinations. Jean was recently asked to write a guest article on their Smashing Blog. Get your Indie Fix and enjoy Jean’s Editor’s Picks by checking out her article here.

Access Hollywood asked Jean to host a segment called “get the Sex and the City look for less.” She took her New York sense of style out to LA and they’re shooting the segment today! It airs this Friday, May 9th at 7:30pm est on NBC. The following looks are being featured:

Be sure to tune in. We’ll post the segment here in case you miss it. Enjoy!

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This section is a new take on the traditional ‘Blogroll’. It’s our 2 cents on all the great online resources we use to stay current and bring you our own view of things. Each resource is categorized and there’s a brief description to help you decide if it’s right for you. We can’t (and don’t want) to do it all, so we thought it would benefit our readers if we steered you to the best the web has to offer. These sites are definitely worthy of a bookmark or an add to your RSS reader.

This section is just getting started. If you click refresh, you’re likely to see more sites added!

We’re very excited to announce that Jean is now contributing to a very cool and hip community called Posh Mama. This network features a ton of cool chicks who just happen to be very posh, many of whom are also posh mamas . If you’re either (or wanna be!) then join! A true measure of a great community is involvement and Posh Mama members are amazing. You’ll see that the moment you click off this post, which you should be doing right now!

The style observer is about “putting it all together.” We’re not the only style resource out there, but we’re trying to be the best by staying focused on our mission - helping you find your own personal style. Speaking of the best and putting it all together, Guy Kawasaki has formally launched Alltop. Guy is a former Apple exec, founder of Garage Ventures, and prolific author. Alltop is an aggregation, a Dashboard of sorts, for great content on the web. Alltop has included the style observer on it’s Alltop Fashion page. We are humbled and very gracious. We use Alltop Fashion to keep up to date on the best in Fashion the web has to offer. We think style observer readers should too!

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