Susan Mayer

The season finale of Desperate Housewives definitely made quite an impact! So many of you have hit our Shoptalk page asking about looks from the last episodes - specifically Susan’s! By the way, the continuity shots from the set didn’t include brand info about her fab black handbag - but don’t worry! We’re looking into it.

As for that picturesque plaid button front…it’s Elizabeth and James! Specifically, it’s the Elizabeth and James Plaid Back Button Roll Sleeve Shirt in shocking pink. Susan paired it with Current/Elliot boyfriend jeans and a James Perse tank for her camping trip with Dave and MJ. How would you wear it?

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Want a sneak peek at the fierce fashion that awaits in this weekend’s “Everybody Says Don’t” episode of Desperate Housewives? Then check out these Christian Louboutin Platform Pumps worn by Susan Mayer!

What sets these pumps apart from the crowd? Besides their super strong wooden heel and adorable peep toe for showing off our freshly painted nails, we love that they can go street chic with cropped tailored pants or summer polished to complete our urban-safari ensembles.

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What’s the one thing a girl can never have too many of? Shoes! You can ask Carrie Bradshaw, or (better yet) you can ask Susan Mayer. The said housewife  boasts a number of delectable pieces of foot candy in this week’s “Marry Me A Little” episode of Desperate Housewives (see some of our favorites here). We were particularly enthralled by Susan’s Prada peep toes when we were paging through the continuity shots.

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Finally - the necklace of a thousand Shoptalk questions. Okay, so maybe I embellish a little. There weren’t actually a thousand questions on Shoptalk about the necklace frequently worn by Susan Mayer (Teri Hatcher) of Desperate Housewives but close to it. It seems like every week some devoted DH fan was writing in asking who designed necklace and where they could get it.

After asking the stylists on the set…turns they purchased the one-of-a-kind piece in downtown LA in the jewelry district and even they haven’t been able to find a duplicate. But not to be outdone we have scoured the net for the best “Inspired by” necklace you’ve ever seen. For a little bit of sass try the Leo Heart with Wings necklace by Betsey Johnson , the Esposito Diamonique Sterling Angel Wings & Heart Necklace from QVC, or the Heart Wings Necklace by Lucid New York and you won’t be sorry!

So gear up for the next sizzling season of DH and - don’t forget to have all your fabulous burning fashion questions answered at Shoptalk.

Krizia from www.myBeautyMatch.com on long hair after 35!

There’s good reality TV and then there’s not so good reality TV. The 2007 writer’s strike has really forced a lot of us to ingest a whole lot of bad reality TV and I for one am elated at the fact that real TV is back on the small screen!

I was watching the newest story plots of the ‘Desperate Housewives’ and I could not help but notice that other than Eva Longoria-Parker (she’s only 33), all the other main characters were in their 40s and even 50s (Dana Delany just turned 52) and not only were these women looking incredible, but they were all sporting long hair.

There is a belief by some stylist that women past a certain age should cut their hair short. Now I will say that some women look sensational with short hair … let’s think of Halle Berry as a great example, but for most women such short hair is simply not an option.

If you’ve ever been to Italy, you will quickly notice how Italian women keep their hair long as they age.

What really got me on this train of thought was Nicolette’s Sheridan’s character: Edie. During last Sunday’s episode we saw her with a super sleek ponytail and with her hair down and Nicolette looked simply divine. Just like Teri Hatcher, Marcia Cross, Felicity Huffman (given that Lynette is now recovering from cancer and wearing a long haired wig) and newcomer Dana Daleny (who plays Katherine Mayfair), Nicolette is sporting hair pass her shoulders and she looks sexy.

Women in their 20s and 30s can get away with pretty much any hairstyle and any hair length, but women in their 40s and 50s who still want to sport long hair have to remember a few tips:

* You need to keep the style soft and sexy … blunt cuts will looks too severe.

* Make sure you get your hair professionally colored.

* Don’t color your hair too dark, opt for a lighter tone than the color you were born with.

* Silver hair is sublime, but if you choose to keep your hair gray, you’ll have to treat it and style it so it looks sexy and not matronly.

* Long hair does NOT mean hair so long that you can sit on it … if you’ve not gotten your hair cut in 10 years … you need to consult a stylist immediately! Long hair on women in their late thirties, 40s and 50s MUST be styled or else it looks like a curtain or a drape … it’s simply not flattering at all and it ages you faster than you’d like.

* Don’t be stuck in the past. I hate to use Ivana Trump-Rubicondi for this example, but she’s still wearing hairstyles that were popular in the 80s and she would look much better with softer up-does and she would gain by letting her hair down more often.