| Win: movie tickets for Friends With Benefits Mila Kunis. Justin Timberlake. A storyline that promises to keep us entertained and laughing heartily for a good couple of hours, probably with a few heart-warmed tears thrown in for good measure (it's a romantic comedy, after all). We hardly need to say more as to why we're looking forward to the release of Friends With Benefits, which comes to Australian screens on August 18. But in case you needed further convincing (or if you don't but fancy a laugh right now anyway) you can watch the trailer by heading over to FriendsWithBenefitsMovie.com.au. We're pleased to tell you that we have ten in-season double passes to give away valued at $34 each. Entering is too simple: find out how after the jump. 
Find out how to enter at Fashionising.com Women's tuxedo: fashion trend The women's tuxedo has been blurring the gender divide for years. Some call it an evening gown alternative, while others have tagged it as sophisticated glamour. Thanks to Yves Saint Laurent, who gave birth to le smoking in the 1960s, this androgynous ensemble has now become a womenswear classic and very much a wardrobe staple. But not one that is without the potential for reinterpretation. The women's tuxedo trend trumpet last blew out in 2008 when we saw a fountain of celebrities donning the look. Now, with 2012 on the horizon, we're seeing the trend make a flashing comeback with a whole lot of mischief, seduction and femininity - but this time it's different. It has evolved. Read on to see how to master this look and find out which pieces are worth investing in so you don't look like you're living 2008 all over again. Don't forget that if you'd like stay updated with all the latest trends and how to wear them, you can subscribe to Fashionising.com's newsletter or RSS feed. 
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Click to read 'Women's tuxedo: fashion trend' Rhapsody in white If a 1920s revival is on the way, then this is how we envisage it. Less of a costumed take and more of other 2011 and 2012 fashion trends reinterpreted with a jazz age twist. Elle Germany's shoot Golden Twenties pretty much nails the balance of masculine and feminine, the balance of vintage and modern. In an all white palette the flapper feel comes down largely to the accessories, while plunging necklines on draping dresses and blouses, wide legs on pants, and a luxe cream women's tuxedo jacket that perfectly epitomises the era's boy-meets-girl fascination are all pieces that can be styled outside of the era as well. 
Picture Gallery Preview Click To View Full Gallery Click to read 'Rhapsody in white' How to fearlessly wear a sheer skirt For most, the sheer maxi skirt is approached with caution. Often worn semi-sheer, or layered over a slip, few are fearless enough to wear a skirt that's as flimsy as a philanderer's promise and as see-through as a glass window on a sunny day - especially not with more than a pair of briefs underneath. But Anja Rubik proves it can be done, and done well. And the ingredients to her success, bar for the ridiculously long legs? 
Click to read 'How to fearlessly wear a sheer skirt' Daisy Lowe: dressing for curves Daisy Lowe isn't waif-like, or indeed anything less than classically feminine in form; so watching her not only dress but dress for her figure is like a lesson with many take aways. Here she gets it oh so right, spotted outside Elie Saab's fall 2011 couture show in a red dress that screams sex-bomb but with only the merest hint of skin. That hint is in the form of a high slit that balances out the otherwise full lengths of fabric. Meanwhile the gatherings and drapes on the centre of the dress pull in the waist and draw attention away from where its not wanted to where it most definitely is. 
Click to read 'Daisy Lowe: dressing for curves' Tom Ford's earth angel: Candice Swanepoel Victoria's Secret Angels are not the kind of Angels that are plucked from heaven. Occasionally they're plucked from the desolate lands of obscurity, but most often they're plucked off the international runway scene, handed a coveted contract to sign, and enlisted into a legion that will clutch to them for a career-long life of beach shoots and glittering runway spectacles. Most of these Angels will make some cross-overs back to high fashion from time to time, as if on temporary assignments back to earth, but rarely do they try and permanently leave the career heaven Victoria's Secret has created for them (unless of course they move onto even bigger things, like acting careers). Candice Swanepoel is an exception. She hit the big time first as a Victoria's Secret model but has ever since seemed intent on making that backwards transition from Angel heaven back to high fashion earth. She cast her way onto many a Paris runway last season from Dior to Givenchy. And now, in a move that truly cements her transition, she's fronting the latest Tom Ford ad campaign. 
Picture Gallery Preview Click To View Full Gallery Click to read 'Tom Ford's earth angel: Candice Swanepoel' Weekend watch: Chanel couture (video) In the age of online our experience of a clothing collection - even one most will never have personal, tactile contact with - is a full one. Take Chanel's fall 2011 Haute Couture collection: follow that link and you'll find fashionising.com's full review as well as a selection of photos from the runway show. Then there was the Chanel couture look book which gave us an even more intimate view of the garments in a visually stunning way. And now we can round things out with another aspect courtesy of the limitlessness of the digital space: the fashion house's Haute Couture show in video format. View the full video after the jump. 
Picture Gallery Preview Click To View Full Gallery Click to read 'Weekend watch: Chanel couture (video)' Fashion Trend Inspiration Fashionising.com not only brings you all the latest fashion trends, we constantly bring you inspiration on how they can be worn and styled too. Here's the most recent inspiration: Current Fashion Sales If you'd like to advertise a fashion sale follow the link. Featured Editorial Recent Reviews 10 awe-inspiring gowns from Resort 2012 A dress can be a work of art. And perusing through the 2012 Resort collections there are many that fit that description. These are feats of beauty that you may never buy, may never even chance to borrow; and if you did find yourself wearing one it might be for one occasion only, kept sacred to those hours in which the dress' fabric swirled around your body and transformed you into someone else. Something else. A fairytale princess. A starlet from the golden age of Hollywood. A bride. Or just an extremely elegant, inappropriately dressed but drop-dead gorgeous siren. It doesn't matter which, the point is the transformative quality of an amazingly designed dress. And that, no matter if you wear them or not, it doesn't really matter - because a work of art is also there to be admired. So without further ado (and in no particular order) here are 10 gowns - 10 intricate, floor-length, yet utterly wearable gowns - from the resort 2012 collections that may just take your breath away. 
Click to read '10 awe-inspiring gowns from Resort 2012' How to sell underwear: Lara Stone for Calvin Klein Despite all the debates that circle like sharks around the modelling industry, like those about weight and unrealistic expectations, exploitation and gratuitous nudity, a model's purpose never changes. A model's purpose is to sell dreams and thus products. But if most models are sales tools then Lara Stone is a downright weapon. She has the kind of figure that can only be described as impossible, the kind that's ideal for selling lingerie. Don't Calvin Klein know it. Their 'Naked Glamour' range is simple and unexciting, so much so that using Lara Stone in the campaign is almost akin to cracking a walnut with a bulldozer. But on the other hand who else can make plain, nude underwear look so darn covetable? 
Picture Gallery Preview Click To View Full Gallery Click to read 'How to sell underwear: Lara Stone for Calvin Klein' La Perla for the pool Here's to taking a clothing trend of 2011 and applying to swimwear, merging it with 2011's bikini trends to stunning effect: thank you, La Perla. Skirted swimsuits can often go so wrong, but this one, incorporating the high slit we're currently loving so much, doesn't fail on any level. This is pool side glamour that both covers up and reveals, that's both sporty and glamorous. 
Picture Gallery Preview Click To View Full Gallery Click to read 'La Perla for the pool' Social media attack: what David Jones should have done Putting it mildly, this hasn't been a great week for Australian department store David Jones. There was the profit downgrade, followed by a slump in the company's value on the Australian stock market, and then there was the social media attack directed against them that followed. The social media attack wasn't, however, directly related to their profit nor value downturns, but rather related to the comments from the company's CEO as to the root cause of David Jones' problems. In short, David Jones' CEO Paul Zahra shifted the blame of the problems from the company itself to the economic uncertainty in Australia. Of course, any Australian high street retailer doing it tough in the current market has more than the economy to blame: they suddenly have unprecedented competition courtesy of online retail; but the truth of the matter is that there is a down turn in consumer confidence in Australia, one that is impacting upon David Jones. Those behind the social media outcry were having none of it, and many took to Facebook and Twitter to vent their opinion (or anger, as it often seemed to be the case). Some comments were consumer focussed and cited poor service or high prices, others were politically motivated. What was most striking about the latter was the common language, the common rare phrases and names. While inconclusive, it did make the outcry appear to be a concentrated attack against the retailer in a very public forum. Campaigning against a retailer is nothing, but it's largely been an in-person activity. But with the growth of social media it's going to slowly transition online. So what should David Jones have done to respond? And what should other stores learn from it - after all, any retailer that has a large profile is one day going to be attacked as well. 
Click to read 'Social media attack: what David Jones should have done' White Sands: bikini-clad femme fatales For High Summer 2012 White Sands looked to film noir. It's a subtle influence; one that may not spring to mind when you gaze upon the ballerina-inspired floral maillots and pastel vintage inspired bikinis. But once acquainted with the collection's concept it suddenly makes more sense. Titled Pirouette, the collection explores the two female archetypes in film noir; "the trustworthy and loving woman and the dark and seductive femme fatale." So while the soft, floral pieces clearly dress the former, it's animal print bikinis and sheer ruched one pieces that give life to the latter. 
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