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As fashion falters back to the 80s, so do our brows. Brooke Shields must be ecstatic!

We asked Sue Ellen, brow expert of the Pierre Michel Salon in New York, told us that, because fall usuall requires the hair to be a shade darker, she "[Follows] that trend with the eyebrows and color them a shade darker, also." Additionally, as the weather cools, the brows should bulk up. In the fall, they should be "fuller and bushier" as well as "more romantic, meaning less arched."

Besides being seasonally appropriate, these steps  will "help to focus the attention more on the face and to bring out the eyes." To get the look, let the brows grow in in order to fill underneath, so you can obtain a straight line. For those who have overplucked–or the simply impatient–try the eyebrow extender from Talika.

Sarah Howard is the editor of Beauty Banter.

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Tom Scott by Mathias Kessler

The enterprising Mr. Tom Scott has gone from accessories to women's, men's and home wear. Now he has a home base, in the form of a new store, his first, on the Lower East Side. What's next, of course, but more stores? Here the designer explains why everything is better upside-down, and his directional inspiration boards.


BERACASA: The name on your store is upside-down!

SCOTT: That's because a lot of my pieces you can wear upside-down. You play with how you wear them. But I guess it's also my commentary on logos. I grew up thinking my name was so boring, so I felt I needed to do something a little more interesting. It was actually a mistake when someone printed it out upside-down, but we thought it looked better like that.

BERACASA: So the correlation between that and wearing your clothes upside down? Did that happen organically, because you said the printer messed up?

SCOTT: It was just a mistake.

BERACASA: So what are some of the pieces that are worn backwards?

SCOTT: One of the pieces, I'll show you, [gestures to poncho] this you can wear multiple ways: as a poncho; as a wrap; and you can wear it like a hood. A lot of times a customer can come in and we'll show her different ways she can wear things, but she can decide how she likes to wear it best. I think my pieces look quite different on the hanger than they do on the body.
 
BERACASA: How did you start? Was designing something you learned early on?

SCOTT: I studied textiles in college. I'm half-Scottish, half-Italian. So on the Scottish side of my family...

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Los Angeles hair stylist Byron Williams's salon, Byron and Tracey, boasts a lot of starpower. Visit on any given day and you're bound to run into clients like Eva Mendes, Amber Valletta, Nicole Richie, Lindsay Lohan, and Drew Barrymore. I asked him to give us his favorite tips for taming short, shoulder length, and long hair. If, like me, you haven't changed your look in a while, you no longer have an excuse!
 
Short Hair
How to Style: If you have a soft wave (and not a major cowlick), you can let your hair dry naturally with some texture cream or Moroccan oil.  If you want to make your hair straighter, blow dry it with a small round brush. Blow hair from the top downwards to keep the hair shaft flat. Style afterwards with products like texture cream, pomade, or more Moroccan oil. Also, hairspray is a must. If you have longer bangs and you want a more natural texture, try a volume spray with just touch of texture cream. However, be sure to take into account the relative fineness or thickness of your hair.

Who wears it well:  Michelle Williams, Natalie Portman, Halle Berry, and, of course, vintage Mia Farrow

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I mean, you're not even a brand if you don't have an iPhone application at this point. Oh, did saying application, rather than the Twitter-friendly app, just date us?

GUCCI has designed its first such "app" to coincide with the New York launch of its ICON-TEMPORARY pop-up boutique series at 43 Crosby Street. If you've raced ahead and downloaded the Gucci App, you needn't read on, because you would have received news on your phone of all of Gucci's lifestyle happenings. If you're not hip to the kids, breathe deep, here's what you're missing: The Pop-Up shop stocks footwear, emphasizing the GUCCI RONSON, a colorful top-sider/sneaker hybrid. The high-tops are in the store; the low-top Ronsons are exclusively available from the application. Via phone you can also access playlists compiled by Ronson and GUCCI designer Frida Giannini. You can turn your iPhone into a turntable using GUCCI BEATS, touching the machine's screen to scratch records selected by Ronson.

And while the Internet might seem to offer limitless objects for consumption, GUCCI means "while supplies last." When the last shoe is sold from the ICON-TEMPORARY store, GUCCI is closing up shop and moving to its next locations, which include London and Berlin. Ronson, Evan Rachel Wood, Claire Danes, and Mary J Blige all piled in this past weekend for a sneak-peek.

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