Here is one list that we have all been waiting for. Candy Pratts Price, Executive Fashion Director of Style, the online home of Vogue and W magazines, has recently announced her list of the upcoming year’s best accessories.

This is one woman who knows her fashion, and whose experience and expertise we can trust in to advise us of the hottest looks for the year.

She lists accessories from the top designers around the world, including the effervescent John Galliano, for one. She names the suede and copper platform sandal as her accessory of the year from Galliano, an almost gladiator-modernized sandal perfect for the summer and fall.

Her pick for Calvin Klein? The leather platform pump. Already available from Calvin Klein, this subtle platform pump has innocent appeal and is neutral enough to work with just about any outfit. Calvin prefers these stylish shoes with his typical streamlined black dress, but you can pair them with almost any combination from your wardrobe.

The Christian Louboutin accessory chosen was an incredibly funky and modern stiletto boot, made of leather and suede and which is oh so stylish. It features a patchwork design of lavender, navy and tan, with his signature leather red soles.

Louboutin has boutiques located all around the world where you can purchase these boots and any other day shoes, evening shoes, wedges, boots, platforms and bags featured in his collections.

An incredibly creative, distinguished designer, it is no wonder Louboutin made this list and this one of a kind patchwork stiletto boot is just one of hundreds of beautiful, exquisite designs he has released for 2008.

A designer made infamous on the TV show Sex and the City, Manolo Blahnik, also made this list. As always, Blahnik’s unique and qwirky style shows through, with the newly released embroidered satin ankle boot. Manolo Blahnik has always been a champion of timeless and beautifully crafted designs, his shoes screaming with high glamour and sex appeal.

Pratts Price continues on the list with one of everyone’s favorites, Valentino. Always classic and sophisticated, Valentino’s designs are never a let down.

This is an accessory of the year that you do not want to miss - the Fango Rose tote bag. Featuring a gorgeous rose petal cut-out on the front of the bag, this elegant design is perfect for the spring and fall seasons of 2008.

There is no one in the fashion world like Valentino, and this feminine, flirty tote bag is just a small part of his 2008 collection. For the full viewing of his spring and fall collections you can check out the Valentino website.

The list continues on with names like Miu Miu, Delfina Delettrez, Emilio Pucci, Givenchy, Oscar de la Renta, Sergio Rossi, Stella McCartney, Yves Saint Laurent and Diane Von Furstenberg, just to name a few.

This is one list that we can all stand behind and which will be our sidekick of style for the 2008 year.

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So the Junos were last night, and I was really thrilled for it, considering that Canada is my home country and I am proud that talent like Feist, Michael Buble, Triumph, and Finger Eleven all hail from the Great White North.

More than anything I was excited to see what everyone was wearing, and there were some really great and not so great outfits.

Okay, okay, so the Canadian award shows do not exactly stand up to the Hollywood-esque Grammys, Tonys, and Academy Awards of the United States, but I was really not worried about the glitz and glamor of it.

On a personal note I favor the Canadian award shows in a way because everyone is so laid back and relaxed - one of the members from Wintersleep, the band that celebrated their Juno win for New Group of the Year, actually even brought a coffee on stage with him to accept the award. I have to say I loved it.

Now on to the outfits. The star of the night, Feist, who I think was more than deserving of her five awards, looked absolutely adorable.

She switched into a few different outfits throughout the night, but each showed her unique, funky eclectic style and I thought they all looked perfect on her.

Avril Lavigne stuck to her usual punk-pop look, dressed in a black dress with white polka dots and coordinated shoes. She was more dressed up than I’ve seen her before, but without going too far out of her element.

So maybe it wasn’t the most elegant ensemble but she still looked super cute, and you could tell she was having a lot of fun and not taking any of it too seriously, hamming it up for the camera and carrying around her little streamer stick.

I have to add in Mr. Michael Buble here who looked as handsome as ever at the awards show last night. Not only does he have one of the most beautiful voices I have heard since Fred Astaire but he also dresses to the max.

For the most part the styles were pretty dull, with the majority of presenters and performers wearing basic black and no one really standing out.

Overall it was still a good show, one that I really enjoyed watching. It was laid back and relaxed, good ole Canada style.

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