Michael Kors offers sporty glam at Fashion Week

Kors starts his fashion shows at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week with a couple — men's and women's clothes on the runway — and for this fall season they were in his-and-her red-check outfits. He wore a tartan plaid coat and checkered trousers, she had on a fringed blanket coat in the lumberjack-style check pattern also known as buffalo check, with a cashmere tweed sweater and cashmere short shorts.

Their wardrobe, which also included a sexy, luxe glove-leather trenchcoat for her, and suede utility pants for him, was all about "sporty American glamour," Kors explained.

"I thought about the '30s and those glamorous Hollywood couples — the Clark Gables and Carole Lombards," he said in an interview backstage.

Modern jet-setters want clothes for a life that is sometimes sporty, sometimes dressy, but always sophisticated. There was a loose ski motif through this collection, although Kors said he was more concerned with the apres-ski life at the lodge that he favors more than the slopes themselves.

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Mickelson Rides Callaway's New RAZR Fit Driver and HEX Black Tour Golf Ball to Victory at Pebble Beach

CARLSBAD, Calif., Feb. 13, 2012 -- Relying on his new Callaway driver and golf ball, Phil Mickelson shot a bogey-free, 8-under-par 64 on Sunday to win the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, earning his 40th career PGA title. En route to a 17-under-par finish and a two-stroke victory, Mickelson used prototype versions of Callaway's new RAZR Fit™ Driver, which will be available at retail this Friday, February 17, and Callaway's new HEX Black Tour™ Golf Ball, which will be available on March 2.

In his stellar final round on Sunday, Mickelson hit 13 of 14 fairways with his new RAZR Fit Driver, whichRAZR Fit™ Driver features Callaway's adjustable hosel and movable weights on the sole to help dial in a player's ball flight.

"I certainly am confident now heading into some of our big events," Mickelson said. "I feel like my putter is back and I feel like I've got a driver that's dialed in with our new RAZR Fit Driver. I've got such control over my flight, trajectory and distance control."

Playing in the tricky weather conditions of beautiful Monterey Peninsula, Mickelson relied on the consistent performance of his new HEX Black Tour Golf Ball.

HEX Black Tour™ Golf Ball"I had a big advantage this week, I felt, because when the winds started coming up, when the rain started coming up, I felt like I had an advantage by the way my ball was flying and controlled through that wind," the four-time major champion told Golf Channel. "We've got a new ball this year, HEX Black (Tour), and it just flew so good and penetrated through the air so much better in this thick, cold air.  I felt like I had a big advantage."

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Michael by Michael Kors Saddle Bag Featured on Style.com

If you've had a chance to visit Style.com recently, you may have seen the Michael by Michael Kors, Saddle Bag featured in the Shop the Looks section. With New York's Fashion Week in full swing, Michael Kors has been generating a lot of buzz with the launch of their 2012 spring/summer collection.

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Skullcandy FIX Earbuds Win “Accessory Product of the Year” at SIMA 2012

A repeat performance last week from Skullcandy, who took honors at the ninth annual Surf Industry Manufacturers Association (SIMA) Image Awards for the second year in a row. The company’s FIX earbuds, which fix the problem of earbuds falling out with their patented hook-like design, were awarded “Accessory Product of the Year” by SIMA. In 2011, Skullcandy was awarded the SIMA Image Awards Accessory Product of the Year for their Roc Nation Aviator headphone, a game-changing design with superior audio quality and optics-inspired visual aesthetic.

 "Winning “Accessory Product of the Year” for a second straight year is a testament to the quality product story that accompanies our new Supreme Sound launches in 2012 " Nate Morley, Skullcandy VP Marketing said. "The Skullcandy engineering team worked long and hard to engineer the secure-fitting, supreme sounding earbud that we could stand behind and we feel the FIX is just that. A nod like this coming from our industry is a true acknowledgement of the fruits of this labor"

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Sound Advice: You Can't Go Wrong With These HDMI Audio/Video Receivers

The Pioneer VSX-1021 at a street price of $399 is a good option if you want a plethora of connectivity features and 7.1 channels. I have written about the Pioneer a great deal in the past and it is an excellent fit if you want a very full-featured model.

Another great choice at $399 is the Marantz NR1402. I am quite fond of the NR1402 for its sound quality and ease of use. When I tested it recently I thought, "Wonderful sound and refreshing simplicity - this is just what most people want and need."

...The Marantz NR1402 gives you everything you need for home theater, no more, no less, and delivers it with quality all the way around. ... As a product from a premium brand, the Marantz NR1402 may cost the same as competitors with more features, but the quality and simplicity remind me of Apple products where less is more and simplicity satisfies.

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