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First of all, I have to thank Lesley at Fashiontribes for posting and asking her fabulous community to vote for Smashing Darling in the Open Web Awards! With the help of her loyal fans and readers who voted for us, we finished in second place! Now I will give you a bit from Fashiontribes Best of 2007, you will have to pop over to the blog to read the rest of the scoop.

Bags, Bobs & Blogs: The Top 10 Best Fashion Moments (& Trends) of 2007

#1 THE BLOGGERS WEAR PRADA

After Time Magazine so famously proclaimed all of us the person of the year for 2006, it helped confer legitimacy on content created by blogs (at a fairly steady rate of 1.6 million fresh new posts daily, according to Technorati).

#2 PSST! GOSSIP GIRL

When Sex & the City ended, you feared the worst: that there might not be such fun & fab style like that again on the small screen. Until the surprise appearance of an unbelievably fashionable and addictive show, tailor-made for fashionistas - and incredibly trendsetting.

#3 MARC JACOBS STIRS IT UP AT HIS SPRING 2008 SHOW

From staging his fashion show in reverse, to the ultra-sheer garments, vintage-inspired bags with a roomy coin purse affixed to the outside, and those crazily reconfigured shoes, Marc Jacobs knows how to create a stir.

#4 REESE WITHERSPOON SHINES AT THE 2007 GOLDEN GLOBES Flaunting her newly single status in a cheery lemon yellow Nina Ricci frock and a chic new layered bob, Reese Witherspoon probably single-handedly helped spark the recent craze to crop.

#5 iPHONE RINGS
As the #1 googled term of the year, this tiny gadget created giant buzz.

#6 KATE MOSS ROCKS HIGH WAISTED JEANS
Although this photo was actually taken toward the end of 2006, the full impact became clear in 2007.

#7 POIRET: KING OF FASHION RULES AT THE MET COSTUME INSTITUTE
Attended by almost every fashion world A-lister, this Balenciaga-sponsored look at the man known for the iconic silhouette who liberated the ladies from restrictive corsets, created scandalous pantaloons.

#8 ZAC POSEN TOTES FOR TEACHERS For every one of these totes sold, DHL will donate 100% of the proceeds to Teachers Count, an organization dedicated to creating a permanent culture of teacher appreciation.

#9 SIENNA MILLER CLUBS SANDWICHES NOT SEALS
Instead of clubbing us over the head with her views (hello Pam Anderson), Miller makes it chic to care (and wear message hoodies)…because every Club Sandwiches Not Seals hoodie sold benefits the Humane Society and their efforts to end the seal hunt.

#10 CHRISTIAN DIOR SPRING 2007 COUTURE SHOW DAZZLES
One of the great joys on the fashion calender is John Galliano’s theatrical extravaganza for Christian Dior Couture. Although his collections have enjoyed an uneven reception over the years by critics and the fashion press, like the actual shows, they are extravagant, fabulously entertaining…and never boring. However this stunning collection of Madame Butterfly-influenced prints,…..read more about all of these stories here.