For fall 2012, J. Mendel offered slinky gowns, lush fur coats and tweed dresses for the new season. Grounded in ash, black, ivory, champagne and amethyst hues–autumn had a romantic levity despite the dark color palette. Designer Giles Mendel also offered shorter hemlines with flirty, above the knee skirts matched with furry vests. For the finale, model Kati Nescher closed the show in a completely sheer number adorned with patchwork-like patterns.

Nestled in the Eastern Market community, Skin Beauty Lounge is an upscale spa offering body treatments, skin care and waxing services. Determined to be the only choice to its affluent clientele, Skin Beauty Lounge is the only spa in the metro area offering premium spa services such as custom airbrush tanning, Vajazzle and Brazilian waxing. Created to bring a unique spa experience to DC, Skin Beauty Lounge is the premier spa destination for optimal services and skin wellness.

For more information about Skin Beauty Lounge, visit the spa’s official website.

The January edition of W Magazine enlists Emma Summerton for a story featuring some of the most standout looks from the spring-summer collections. Starring an all-star cast including Lily Donaldson, Jourdan Dunn, Cara Delevingne and Nyasha Matonhodze; the girls wear an extraordinary wardrobe including the designs of Yves Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga, Louis Vuitton, Chanel and others selected by fashion editor Edward Enninful. Red lips by makeup artist Amanda Joyce (Streeters) and slicked back hair by Odile Gilbert give a classic touch to the dark images.

The 2011 color of the year, PANTONE 18-2120 Honeysuckle, encouraged us to face everyday troubles with verve and vigor. Tangerine Tango, a spirited reddish orange, continues to provide the energy boost we need to recharge and move forward.

“Sophisticated but at the same time dramatic and seductive, Tangerine Tango is an orange with a lot of depth to it,” said Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute®. “Reminiscent of the radiant shadings of a sunset, Tangerine Tango marries the vivaciousness and adrenaline rush of red with the friendliness and warmth of yellow, to form a high-visibility, magnetic hue that emanates heat and energy.”

Fatima Siad of “America’s Next Top Model” fame gets tapped for the spring 2012 campaign from Herve Leger by Max Azria. With a spring collection inspired by gladiator armor, Camilla Akrans captured the Somali-Ethiopian beauty’s inner goddess as she poses next a white horse.

(photo courtesy of Fashion Gone Rogue)

Scott implodes the literary scene with his electrifying debut release, “My Turn”. “My Turn”, book one from the trilogy series The Knight Affairs, is a riveting story of media moguls immersed in a muddle of lies, deceit and power. The plot thickens when the strikingly handsome protagonist finds himself surrounded by murder, betrayal and tragedy, some initiated by his own hand. Only New York City could be the back drop for such an exhilarating panorama of seduction and the journey to success. Now available on Amazon.com and Kindle, “My Turn” is the essence of expression and will ignite your literary senses. See what Wendy Williams has to say about “My Turn”.

Inspired by the passion, ingenuity and robust style of Africa, comes a combination of content and e-commerce in emerging online retail site, Heritage 1960. The curated view of global African fashion and lifestyle enables consumers to shop for a variety of brands and products from budding designers and local market finds. Heritage 1960 is the superior online retail destination that links consumers to the African continent.

With the nomenclature of The Year of Africa, Heritage 1960 is a celebratory site that imbues freedom, individuality and style. Each curated collection has a story to intimately connect the consumer with the brand. Through a perfected blend of editorial content and e-commerce, the buyer is able to 1.Read it. 2.Love it. 3. Buy it. While the editorial content component of Heritage 1960 has been live since the spring, on February 1^st 2012, the e-commerce platform will launch. The varied curators will release weekly to ensure an ample and capsulated panorama of the African continent.

Shop collections like Jewel by Lisa, The Summit, A Peace Treaty, Holst + Lee, Chapel and Loza Maleombho.

Emily DiDonato is a sultry vision in Alexander Neumann’s darkly beautiful images taken for the January issue ofVogue Mexico. Styled by Vanessa Bellugeon, Emily wears form-fitting black dresses from labels such as Givenchy, Emilio Pucci, Chanel and Louis Vuitton. The brunette stunner’s pin-up look is brought to perfection with red lips by Sergio Corvacho and lush curls by Nicolas Eldin.

The KAY DANE 2010 spring and summer collection gave fashion savvy stylistas a diminutive taste of the fabulosity from the creative mind of designer Kayla Shelton. Refocused on branding, the current collection, scene on the newly released website, fuses socialista dresses, glam rock leggings and sultry jumpsuits. Flattering on any fashionista, the collection was carefully crafted and tailored with edgy wet and dry designs and cotton lycra fabricated blends.

The SUITE Touch: Kay Dane was featured in City Magazine, Sheen Magazine, Honey Magazine, Mattieologie and The Singer’s Room. The fall collection of Kay Dane was featured in the 2010 Cancer for a Cause Polow the Don fashion show. Kay Dane also secured Michelle Williams, formerly of Destiny’s Child, as a celebrity client. Kay Dane clothing was also featured in Keri Hilson video “Breaking Point”.