From pants at Barney’s to shoes at Payless, designer and entrepreneur Stacey Bendet has turned Alice & Olivia into a $50 Million dollar business.

Bendet has been designing since childhood and her affordable designer frocks are now enjoyed by celebrities from Kate Hudson to Paris Hilton and Cameron Diaz and sold in more than 800 stores including seven Alice & Olivia boutiques. She is an entrepreneurial and creative force and that is why I’m Obsessed with Stacey Bendet.

Watch the video interview, it runs about 20 minutes and in it she talks about:

- she designed her own bat mitzvah dress
- hates her toes
- is BFF with Mena Suvari
- the first pair of pants she shipped to stores didn’t fit anyone
- fights with her husband (yes she’s real) and has a my way or the highway leadership style

www.aliceandolivia.com

You can get 25% off of your purchase at 25 Park, an extremely glamorous and high-end online clothing boutique with actually decent prices! Check out 25 Park now! Use code FF25 for 25% off.

We’re pretty psyched about MAC’s new collection coming out. We love their colors. Ch-ch-check it outttttttttttt.BTW we LOVE their Blush and Bronzer brushes.

Lipstick ($14)
Madly Creative: Pink neutral with white pearl
Ever Embellish: Plum brown with red pearl
Made with Love: Bright coral pink
Colour Crafted: Milky pink
Trimming Talk: Bright fuchsia
Most Popular: Purple with yellow undertone

Lipglass ($17.50)
Pretty Pattern: Warm dirty beige
Crazy Haute: Blue pink
Nice Mix Up: Burnt ginger
Funky Fusion: Pink coral
Eclectic Edge: Cool violet
Miss Marble: Muted pink

Mineralize Eyeshadow ($19.50)
Assemblage: White with silver pearl / Deep Grey / Black with silver glitter / Warm yellow gold
Odd Bits: Mid-tone Silver Grey / Dusty Rose with gold pearl / Dark burgundy / Peachy bronze
Fashion Patch: Ice Blue / Off white / Black with silver glitter / Light white pink
Eccentricity: Rich gold / Light violet / Deep plum/Rich bronze
Natural Flare: Copper / Yellow orange / Dirty brown / Rich gold
Girlish Romp: Dirty violet / Yellow white with gold pearl / Light pastel coral / Mid-tone pink

Mineralize Blush ($21)
Hand-finish: Light pink with deep gold veining
Fad-dabulous: Dirty Burnt coral with yellow gold veining
Daft Pink: Deep blue pink with light white yellow veining
Improvise: Mid-tone neutral coral with light white yellow gold veining
Cheek & Cheerful: Mid-tone bronzy brown with yellow gold veining
Style Demon: Dirty brick red with copper veining

Mineralize Skinfinish ($27)
Sunny By Nature: Rich Bronze with pink pearl
Cheeky Bronze: Soft Golden Coral with bronze pearl
Porcelain Pink: Soft pinky coral with gold veining
Triple Fusion: Soft Champagne Gold/Soft Golden Pink/Rose Pink with Golden Nuances
Smooth Merge: Soft Champagne Pink/Deep Rose/Pale Cool Pink
Warm Blend: Antique Gold/Mahogany/Copper

Brushes
109 Small Contour Brush: For application, blending and contouring of powder products. ($32)
131 Duo Fibre Powder Blush: Flat, tapered brush that contains a combination of short and long fibres. ($40)
226 Tapered Blending Brush: Small tapered blending brush for application and blending of shadow. ($24.50)

Available July 9, 2009 at all MAC locations and maccosmetics.com.

Dolce Vita
Deal: Take $25 off any purchase over $100, $50 off anything over $200, $80 off anything over $300, and $115 off anything over $400
When/Where: Through Tuesday, July 7. Mon-Sat 12pm-8pm, Sun 12pm-7pm. 149 Ludlow St between Stanton and Rivington Sts, and 159 1/2 Ludlow Street at Stanton St (212-529-2111.)

OMG! He’s only 21! Do we really think he’s a virgin?

Thanks for the pic, People.com

We’re actually loving this bikini! Though we pretty much love everything Herve Leger does.

Check out this glorious post about how to be a budget bride!