Hayden Panettiere Wears TACORI and Kara Ackerman in Germany

Hayden Panettiere wore TACORI and Kara Ackerman jewelry while attending a special screening of her hit show, Nashville in Munich, Germany yesterday! The actress wore a TACORI White Gold .20ct Diamond Stud Pendant (#FP67010; $2,540; www.tacori.com) and  Kara Ackerman Oversized Round Stud Earrings from the Talulah Collection ($125; www.karaackerman.com). Hayden wore the same earrings to the Variety Emmy Studio event just last week!

Hayden wore the same Kara Ackerman studs to the Variety Emmy Studio event just last week!

Olivia Wilde Sporting Junk Food Tee

Olivia Wilde sported a Junk Food NBA tee this past weekend! Fresh off her Hawaiian vacation with fiancé, Jason Sudeikis, the bronzed beauty supported her hometown team by wearing her  NY Knicks Slam Dunk Tee (available in September, $42). Other celebrity fans of Junk Food NBA tees include Beyonce, Chace Crawford and Zuma Rossdale (www.junkfoodclothing.com)!

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Scandinavian Fashion Label Sand Supported by Saks

Saks Fifth Avenue has thrown its muscle behind the trendy Scandinavian label Sand.

The upscale retailer recently installed a shop for the Copenhagen-based men’s brand on the seventh floor of its Fifth Avenue flagship, and results have been “explosive,” according to Tom Ott, senior vice president and general merchandise manager of men’s wear. “We’ve been working with [the brand] since the fall of 2011, and we love it. So we put in a shop for this season.” He said the line’s use of colour, fancy detailing and “great design and silhouettes” has been embraced by the store’s customers and ties in perfectly with Saks’ move to attract a younger man. “We think it’s a great line for a younger-thinking consumer,” Ott added. “It’s our plan to make the product assortment timely and youthful. We’ve found that old guys want to look young and young guys want to look cool.”

Ott said Sand is carried in all Saks doors and he is looking for opportunities to open additional shops outside New York City.

Creative director and chief executive officer Søren Sand, who creates the line with his wife Lene from a villa in Como, Italy, launched men’s wear in 1989; a women’s collection followed in 1991. The line developed a following in Europe and entered the Canadian market five years ago and the U.S. three years ago. The brand operates showrooms in Toronto and New York City and is carried in 65 independent stores in Canada, including Harry Rosen, according to Rian Gardiner, executive vice president of Triluxe, Sand’s North American distributors. It is also stocked in 120 boutiques in the U.S., including Traffic Los Angeles, Rand + Statler in San Francisco, Mitchells in Westport, Conn., M Penner in Houston and Syd Jerome in Chicago.

The brand offers three distinct sublabels: the colorful Pink label, the more-tonal Black label and the modern and sometimes over-the-top Red Carpet collection. “The design speaks to the 25- to 40-year-old head-set,” Gardiner said. “We’re Scandinavian, and it’s all about design in Scandinavia,” Sand said, pointing to the architects and other creative types who hail from that region. “That is our roots, but we also love the values in Italy and the sartorial way they do tailoring. So we bring the two worlds together.” The price points are also appealing to a younger guy, Ott said. “There’s a real fashion-value relationship,” he said, noting that suits retail from $895 to $1,100 and feature semicanvas construction, pick stitching and fancy detailing. “For us, this provides a new and exciting point of view and adds to the equation. The modern, updated, cool way of dressing is what’s working at Saks,” Ott concluded. Last year Sand partnered with Michael and Sara Dovan, founders of Traffic, to open a 2,500-square-foot store in West Hollywood, which has performed well, and Gardiner said the plan going forward is to expand in the U.S. through additional in-store shops, freestanding retail stores and further development of its women’s line, which currently represents 35 percent of the brand’s $200 million in global sales. Volume in the U.S. is $20 million, Gardiner said.

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Lucy Hale Goes Edgy in ELAHN Jewels at the 38th Annual Gracie Awards Gala

Lucy Hale is stunning in ELAHN Jewels at the 38th Annual Gracie Awards Gala on May 21st, 2013 in Beverly Hills, CA. Lucy wore two of the Gold "V" Rings in Yellow Gold from ELAHN Jewels to the awards.  ELAHN Jewelry is the collaborative line by Leora Talmor and her mother Elahn. Elahn's inspiration for the line came from her dreams of gems while growing up in Jerusalem. The line  has a modern edge while adding gothic, victorian, and ancient eastern elements and making the pieces timeless and classic. The collection includes a mixture of rustic mined and sliced diamonds combined with classicly cut diamonds, sapphires, rubies, emeralds, rutilated quartz, and moonstones set in antiqued silver and gold. ELAHN Jewelry has already been seen on Jennifer Lawrence, Demi Lovato, and Jessica Simpson, and is available for purchase at www.elahnjewels.com.

NUE by Shani’s Collection of Elegant Cocktail Dresses

Wedding season is here, and that means you’ll need a dress you can feel good dancing in and feel good about being photographed wearing. NUE by Shani’s collection of elegant cocktail dresses feature one-of-a-kind built-in body architecture to smooth you from head to toe, so you’ll feel beautiful and confident in them at any size.                      

       

                                                                            

Heather Graham Wears State Room Jewelry to Rio de Janeiro Premiere

Heather Graham is stunning State Room Jewelry at the Rio de Janeiro Red Carpet Premiere of "The Hangover Part III".  The actress wore State Room Jewelry's Double Stone Triangle Diamond Ring in Yellow Gold and Diamonds. State Room Jewelry is the line by Sarin Minassian whose collection offers both subtle, elegant pieces to bolder, statement ones. The collection is inspired from trends from around the world, and provides pieces that can transition from day to night. State Room Jewelry has already been spotted on celebrities like Jennifer Lawrence, Shakira, and Blake Lively and is available for purchase at www.stateroomjewelry.com.

State Room Jewelry Double Stone Triangle Diamond Ring. $1,500.00

Milly Collection from Banana Republic

Banana Republic just launched the limited-edition Milly Collection, which blends effortless modernity with chic prints inspired by summertime in the Hamptons. 
 
Created for both men and women exclusively in collaboration with Milly designer, Michelle Smith.

Learn more about the Banana Republic at Apparel Search or visit their site at http://bananarepublic.gap.com/