Keep your toes toasty this winter while heating-up your wardrobe with the bold look of red suede. You are guaranteed to get miles and miles out of this deceptively versatile color–pair it with everything from a conservative khaki trench to a hot pink mini-dress. Experiment with blocks of grey, teal, purple, or even orange and yellow.  Color-blocking is easy with a dash of red, plus the matte effect of suede will add texture to your outfit–completing the look of the moment.

Are you convinced? Great! Whether you plan to all-out-splurge or bargain-hunt for those red suede shoes, here are some of our favorite picks.

Clockwise from top-left: Rock and Republic-$247 from heels.com, BCBG-$100 from heels.com, Dune Hockey-$162 from asos.com, Calcagni-$100 from aldoshoes.com.

Clockwise from top-left: Kenneth Cole-$162 from heels.com, Pieces-$59 from welikefashion.com, Guess-$105 from heels.com, Irregular Choice-$110 from heels.com.

Title image features Lucia Suede Platform Wedge- $159 from Anntaylor.com. Image courtesy of Matchbookmag.com.

Artist Robert Tannen clearly knows the saying, “two heads are better than one.” Tannen applied the same sentiment to paintbrushes with his Prospect.2 installation, “Art by Committee,” a twelve-part, 200-foot mural that is a collaborative effort of over 300 “artists, students, children, friends, family and neighbors.”

With its opening reception just yesterday, finished segments of “Art by Committee” will be on display at the Ideal Auto Repair Warehouse, 422 Girod St., through January 29. The murals’ recent Family Day invited kids to take part, with giant purple octopi, multicolored flowers, and snaggletoothed dinosaurs resulting.

Photo by Rusty Costanza, Times-Picayune

But older New Orleans readers still have a chance to be part of Prospect.2, too! Community members can visit Tannen’s Art House on the Levee studio at 4725 Dauphine St. to pick up a brush and join the art party. Studio hours are Friday-Sunday, noon to sunset. For more info, call 504.247.8894.

Read more about Prospect.2 at http://www.prospectneworleans.org/. Happy painting!

Paper Eyelashes- more drama from a piece of paper than I’ve encountered since middle school slam books!  When paired with a neutral face, these lashes add a major dose of drama that will keep your fellow revelers looking at you for all the right reasons at your next holiday party.

PAPERSELF Paper Eyelashes are available at paperselfstore.com or through Sephora.

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Make-over your closet by changing your habits. Here are a few of our shopping resolutions for 2012. The best part? They’re so easy you can actually keep them all year!

“I will explore my options.”

Pull out your favorite style magazine (I have a recommendation if you haven’t found one!) and flip through it slowly. The catch is, this time you have to by-pass your faithful cuts, colors and prints. When you find a look that that you’ve never considered, ask yourself “why couldn’t I wear something like that?” Make note if a trend starts to stand out—and next time you’re perusing the racks, grab your size and take it for a test drive. You’ll be surprised how stylish you feel when you try something new!

“I will make room for my new favorites.”

This closet cleaning technique is completely stress-free: First, turn all of your hangers around. Next, live your life. Finally, at the end of the year, put all of the clothes that are still on backward hangers into a bag to be donated. If you haven’t worn it in four seasons, it’s robbing you of precious closet space.

“I will stop wasting my money.”

Don’t make the same mistake twice! When you’re getting dressed and you pass over a certain piece in your closet, stop and try to figure out why you won’t wear it. Maybe it’s chartreuse and you look ill in chartreuse—make a mental note never again to buy anything in that shade. Maybe it doesn’t fit right in the arms—remember that when you’re in the dressing room debating whether or not to buy something that’s a little “iffy” in the fit department. Sometimes a smaller wardrobe is better, especially if you love each and every piece.

Title image courtesy of becauseimaddicted.net

A Look Back at Fashion’s Finest in 2011

Swimsuits and skivvies by Cosabella.

The final installment of our retrospective series, “Year in Reverse: Summer Dreams” presents a look back at Fashion’s best of Summer 2011 print campaigns.

Prada: Perfectly on point in 2011.

Instead of singling out the year’s most inspired, daring, and haute shades, shapes, and silhouettes, Amelie G has compiled a visual tour of 2011 trends through the sartorial lenses of fashion’s finest via their sometimes shocking, often sexy, and always stylish print campaigns.

The many dimensions of Miu Miu.

Did we forget your favorite Summer campaign? Share yours with Amelie G!

A Look Back at Fashion’s Finest in 2011

Part III of a retrospective series, “Year in Reverse: Spring Awakening” presents a look back at Fashion’s best of Spring 2011 print campaigns.

The king of imagery, McQueen signals Spring- butterflies included.

Instead of singling out the year’s most inspired, daring, and haute shades, shapes, and silhouettes, Amelie G has compiled a visual tour of 2011 trends through the sartorial lenses of fashion’s finest via their sometimes shocking, often sexy, and always stylish print campaigns.

The bloom speaks for itself in O'2 nd's Spring campaign

Lagerfeld behind the lens shines for Fendi Spring.

Have a favorite Spring campaign? Share it with us!

Crisp, clean, great, Givenchy.

A Look Back at Fashion’s Finest in 2011

Part II of a retrospective series, “Year in Reverse: Autumn Revisited” presents a look back at Fashion’s best of Fall 2011 print campaigns.

Tom Ford in print is almost as fetching as Tom Ford in fabric.

Instead of singling out the year’s most inspired, daring, and haute shades, shapes, and silhouettes, Amelie G has compiled a visual tour of 2011 trends through the sartorial lenses of fashion’s finest via their sometimes shocking, often sexy, and always stylish print campaigns.

Mulberry's enchantingly magical campaign.

Missoni harvests fashions latest Fall looks.

Have a favorite Fall campaign? Share it with us!

The Stylish Visions of Fashion’s Finest: 2011

Roberto Cavalli's Winter line may appear dark, but it ignites when set before an electrifying backdrop.

With December days swiftly giving way to festive nights which will swiftly give way to crowds of friends and revelers sipping sparkles together and anticipating the descent of one spectacular orb into another crowd of friends and revelers, the time has come for many to reflect on the year’s happenings.

As always, McQueen is both wicked and nightmarishly beautiful, giving us an evocative ice princess this winter.

‘Tis the season for nostalgia, a feeling as en vogue as frothy eggnog this time of year, and a beloved practice of your Amelie G fashion-amoureuse.

Making bleak the peak of chic, Dolce & Gabbana is all scuro for their Winter campaign.

Throughout the next two weeks, Amelie G Fashion will guide you through 2011 as a Year In Reverse.  Instead of singling out the year’s most inspired, daring, and haute shades, shapes, and silhouettes, however, Amelie G has compiled a visual tour of 2011 trends through the sartorial lenses of  famed fashion-houses via their sometimes shocking, often sexy, and always stylish print campaigns.

No room for sombre cold, Prada brightens Winter blues...with yellows, oranges, and pinks.

We here at Amelie G invite you to take the trip with us, and indulge in a little nostalgia yourself by sharing what you couldn’t live without in 2011.

Rumor has it that the fashion world actually tried to invent a more comical name for this consuming collar. They were unsuccessful–the Snood was born.

Kiara Snood by Club Monaco from Shopbop.com- $89

Celebrate the return of this scarf/hood hybrid and you’ll be looking lovely even in the cruelest winter weather. Cable-knit, fur, gauze and plaid snoods can be wrapped, draped and pulled over your head. So take your pick from some of our favorite styles and add this cozy trend to your wish-list!

Clockwise from top left: Cable Plait Snood from Topshop.com-$45, Rabbit Snood by Marc by Marc Jacobs from Net-a-porter.com-$210, Angora Cable Snood from Topshop.com-$56, Angora Pointelle Snood from Topshop.com-$56