L.A.-based trio's clothing line taps into mixed martial arts craze.

THIRTY-SEVEN seconds after the opening bell, the "cage fighting" match between Brock "the Brainerd Brawler" Larson and Carlos Prater was over. A flurry of punches had left Prater motionless on the mat, his head lolling to one side and a trickle of blood escaping from the right corner of his mouth. Larson took a victory lap around the chain-link enclosure, smiling and pumping his fists to the cheers of the crowd.

Until time reveals more of the Alaska governor's substance, we can't help but study the Republican VP nominee's style.

WHAT TO do about the war, what to do about the economy, what to do about those rimless glasses and that saucy updo? Style has never been more important than it is in this election. That's not just because this high-stakes political contest is being watched by a tabloid and celebrity-obsessed culture. It's also because this election now has so many powerful women on the national stage who are putting their message across with vastly different style strategies.

The 1990s looks from Comme des Garçons, Yohji Yamamoto, Issey Miyake and Undercover among others will be offered.

Now that architectural fashion is making a comeback for fall, Resurrection -- the bicoastal vintage boutique owned by designer Katy Rodriguez and partner Mark Haddawy -- is teaming up with luxury auctioneer Christie's to clear out pieces by Courrèges, Cardin, Versace and more. Can't make it to London for the Oct. 30 sale? Fret not. Through Oct. 17, Resurrection's L.A. outpost will feature a massive selection of conceptual, 1990s looks from Comme des Garçons, Yohji Yamamoto, Issey Miyake and Undercover.

The Academy Award-winning actress sinks her teeth into the role of the legendary designer but these days, she's happy in sweats.

IF SHIRLEY MACLAINE and Coco Chanel fought over a parking spot, pearls would roll. "She was tough and she never backed down," says the Academy Award-winning actress, who's known for her own flammable personality and eccentric philosophy. The Parisian style icon died in 1971 at age 87. MacLaine, 74, plays her to the hilt in the Lifetime movie "Coco Chanel," airing Saturday.

They've ditched the T-shirt-and-jeans look and are talking about Dior Homme suits, A.P.C. jeans, ascots and maybe even their own clothing line.

HOW DID you spend your summer vacation? If you happen to be one of three brothers with the surname Jonas, you squeezed in a 50-date arena tour for millions of tween fans, along with a dizzying array of award shows and appearances on the season finales of " American Idol" and " So You Think You Can Dance."

Answering a demand for vintage pieces, Fila will reissue clothing from its first tennis collection, the White Line.

WHEN IT comes to sportswear logos, Fila's rounded "F" is only slightly less iconic than Adidas' triple stripes and the Nike swoosh. The '70s tennis star Björn Borg grand-slammed his way into sports history wearing the F-crest on his chest, and less than a decade later the logo resurfaced as an urban status symbol for New York's burgeoning hip-hop scene (there was even a group called the Fila Fresh Crew).

In a 21st century twist, museum visitors will be digitally photographed for a fashion blog.

Decades before street-style blogs clogged the Internet, LACMA was capturing images of L.A.'s most fashionable folks on sidewalks all over town. The photos were featured in the museum's groundbreaking 1973 fashion exhibition, "LA Flash."

Los Angeles' Union Station is the setting for a rewrite of the season's dark tones that adds Hollywood flair to create a timeless wardrobe.

EVERY FALL, I sit down with stacks of magazines and look books and flip through them with a pair of scissors in hand, clipping things that jump out at me. I'm thinking about the season for my job, yes, but also for myself. A stylist uses clothes and accessories the way a painter uses paint, blending the season's new ideas into an existing wardrobe. The fun is in learning how to make the trends work for you and maybe even starting a few of your own.

This former New Yorker wants a coat, and she wants it now. And Southern California's ridiculous weather can't stop her.

SEPTEMBER IN L.A. is the cruelest month for a coat fiend like me. Temperatures laze in the 80s during the day, which makes buying a chic camel-hair swing coat about as daft as owning a beach towel in Anchorage. Nevermind the other East Coast sartorial staples -- fitted turtle necks and ribbed tights -- that taunt this N.Y. expat. Mostly, it's the coat I crave. Ten years in L.A. hasn't quelled my addiction to that jolt of static electricity that comes from friction with wool. Or the tickle of twill on my neck.

How a pair of $700 Costume National boots forever changed the way I shop.

KNEE-LENGTH in full-grain leather, the oxblood riding boots were so stiff, they stood on the shelf as straight as Redwood saplings. I lingered in front of them, admiring the softly rounded toes, not too pointy or blunt, that capped off the shapely foot bed and the thin strap that encircled the vamp, anchored by a subtle brass buckle.

Celebs such as Brooke Shields and Keira Knightley and designers such as Prada and Donna Karan are thickening the lines.

STEP away from the tweezers. The tapered, pin-thin eyebrows you've been meticulously sculpting every week since the '90s are looking about as dated as a Menudo T-shirt.

Anastasia Soare, the aesthetician who's turned her talent for taming arches into a Hollywood eyebrow empire, shares her tips.

FULL, thick eyebrows may be back on the fashion radar, but how do you achieve them after years of plucking thin-and-tidy shapes? We asked Anastasia Soare, the Romanian-born aesthetician who's turned her talent for taming arches into an eyebrow empire. Soare sculpts the brows of half of Hollywood's A-listers at her Beverly Hills salon, and her extensive line of products -- including gels, pencils and stencils -- has made hers the top-selling eyebrow line at beauty mega-store Sephora.

But seller, beware: Stores such as Wasteland and Buffalo Exchange can be tough to please. They'll scrutinize style, condition and brand names.

THE SEASONS are shifting, and you know what that means -- time to put away the bathing suits and break out the cashmere. What to do when you want a new wardrobe, but your closet is packed fuller than your wallet? Kill two birds with one stone and sell your old duds to a resale store, where you can choose cash on the spot or a store credit worth even more.

Dress for academic success for less, thanks to specials at Marshalls, Target, Lisa Kline Kids and more.

Back-to-school season is usually a time when retailers rack up major sales. But this year is poised to be a tough one, which means stores are offering specials ahead of schedule. Here are our picks for the best places to nab a stylish new back-to-school wardrobe on a budget.

The head of her own agency once thought her stylists should hang back. Now she arranges licensing deals, branding partnerships and clothing lines for them.

RACHEL, Andrea, Estee and Cristina. You've seen them guest judging on "Project Runway," selling shape wear at Frederick's of Hollywood, even walking the red carpet.

In the first episode of the Bravo series the stylist to the stars talks about launching her own fashion brand.

CELEBRITY stylist Rachel Zoe may be Margaret Maldonado's most famous client. Zoe grabbed the spotlight three years ago when she transformed Nicole Richie from dumpy to dazzling, and since then has dressed half of Hollywood's A-list, including Lindsay Lohan, Keira Knightley, Cameron Diaz and Kate Hudson.

Her celebrity clients include Andrea Lieberman, Estee Stanley & Cristina Ehrlich and Kimberly Kimble.

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Dress the presidential candidates and their wives in fashions that range from country casual to black-tie.

JUST IN time for the nominating conventions, a pair of new books paint the presidential candidates as two-dimensional politicians, capture them in various states of undress and reveal what they've long kept hidden in their closets. What's more, the books depict both as small men -- about 8 inches tall in their stocking feet.

Trendsetters know that one small write-up equals mass exposure. And those Daily Candy 'girls' are a force to be reckoned with.

IF YOU'RE one of DailyCandy's 2.5 million subscribers, you already know the online newsletter with its sly signature illustrations and chirpy, conspiratorial tone. Each piece reads like a whisper in the ear from a giddy chum who's always in the know -- the girl who told you where to score a one-of-a-kind feather headband and dragged you to an after-hours vegan cafe before the food fundamentalists flooded in. Even better, this gal pal never stands you up for a new beau or a better plan. She's just one click away, with a tip on where to buy a vintage croquet set or skinny leather leggings.

How do the retailer's premium brands stack up against the makeup artists' original, and costlier, versions? We put them to the test.

TARGET, which has won fans with its designer fashion collaborations, is putting a new face on the pair-up concept. Starting today, three premium beauty lines by celebrity makeup artists Napoleon Perdis, Petra Strand and Jemma Kidd are hitting the superstore's shelves.