You may have spotted Amanda Teal's styling prowess in Matchbook magazine's garden party spread, but you may not know about her burgeoning design firm, or the serendipitous path that led her to the industry. As the daughter of a famous jockey, Amanda inherited a love of horses and spent her early twenties as a professional equestrian. A riding job lured her to San Francisco where she met fellow Read more

While the week was chock-full of wintry street style inspiration, our greatest takeaways came from your expertly executed layers, attention to detail, and colorful print mashups. Here are our favorites: red white and blue, zebra scarf, spikes and spots, leather and denim, down the rabbit hole, let it snow, Winter white, tartan and leather, baby blue button-up, oversized blazer, and above the bay. Read more

Yesterday I visited the Kips Bay Decorator Show House on New York City's Upper East Side, which benefits the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club. In its 39th year, the showcase features the work of 22 top interior designers, landscape artists, and photographers in a striking, neo-Federalist home, which once belonged to diplomat and art connoisseur John Hay Whitney. From Amanda Nisbet to Brad Ford to Read more

Known for his zany television persona, former Deal or No Deal host Howie Mandel has surprisingly traditional taste when it comes to real estate. His stunning Cape Cod-inspired beach house in Malibu is on the market for $7.25 million. Recently designed by local architect Doug Burdge, the house lives up to Burdge's A-list reputation. With over 100 Malibu properties in Burdge's portfolio, his roster Read more

We're just a month away from adding affordable Jason Wu to our wardrobes with the launch of the designer's Target collaboration — that is, if we can get a piece before it hits eBay. At first we could only speculate what it might look like — we suspected Wu's signature femme with girly accents and quintessential charm. Now we're treated to a first look that delivers those essential elements Read more

Brad Pitt turns 48 today, and last night he kicked off the celebrations with Angelina Jolie and their six kids in Las Vegas. The group were spotted leaving The Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino following a presentation of Cirque du Soleil's latest show, Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour. In addition to spending time with family, the birthday boy also got some exciting real estate news. Brad Read more

This week, my mind is wandering toward snowy places and pretty holiday views. While we don't have snow in the Bay Area, I'm finding myself dreaming of snowy sledding hills and frosted windows. Let it snow! Read more

If the first Versace for H&M collection has left you wanting more, look out for the second line, launching Jan. 19. However, there's one minor speed bump — the Cruise collection will only be available online, and H&M won't have e-commerce set up for its US costumers until Fall 2012. But don't let that stop you. We're predicting a lot of the pieces will show up on eBay once the Read more

Orlando Bloom threw on a pair of striped swim trunks for a swim in New Zealand's Ruby Bay on Saturday. Little Flynn was waiting nearby with Orlando's mom, Sonia, and got a big kiss from dad after he wrapped up his morning laps. Orlando's sans-shirt time added to the many skin-baring celebrity moments this year, which included plenty of other shirtless stars as well. The outing was just the Read more

Jessica Simpson and her fiancé, Eric Johnson, popped up in Toronto this morning. The couple was joined by Ashlee and Bronx at Canadian department store The Bay. They made an appearance at the retailer to show off the Jessica Simpson girls collection, which Jessica and Ashlee both worked on. The designing sisters spent much of last week promoting the line in NYC, though their East Coast trip Read more