Glam Slam: The Friday Five – April Rules!

No April Fools – April Rules! Here’s what’s on our radar this month.

ROYAL I DO’s
We’re 28 days away from William and Kate’s big day! Everyone I know has Royal Wedding Fever. The flowers! The bridesmaids! The flower girls! The Royal Carriage! The Princes! And after months of speculation, I can’t wait to see what Kate chooses to wear down the aisle on April 29.

CAMELOT STYLE
American Royalty, the Kennedy family, gets the TV mini series treatment with the controversial “The Kennedys” starring Greg Kinnear as President John F. Kennedy Jr. and Katie Holmes as First Lady Jackie Kennedy. A wardrobe team of 15 created at least 40 looks for Jackie and the eight main characters had about 50 each. For all 150 characters in the series, there are hundreds of stylish, vintage looks, including recreating Marilyn Monroe’s famous Happy Birthday Mr. President gown. Premieres Sunday April 3 on ReelzChannel.

SILVER SCREEN STYLE
Set in the 1930’s, Reese Witherspoon channels Jean Harlow with her platinum hair and silky gowns in “Water for Elephants” based on the best selling novel. Oh yeah, and it co-stars Robert Pattinson – what a gorgeous on-screen couple! Opens April 22.

CHEAP CHIC STYLE
H&M debuts three new collections in April. The Conscious Collection is an eco-friendly collection in all white – perfect for Spring and Summer. H&M also teamed up with classic shoe company Swedish Hasbeens for a limited edition collection of women’s footwear. H&M will donate 25 percent of sales of it’s Fashion Against AIDS unisex collection to global youth HIV/AIDS projects.

For more info, check out www.hm.com

BOOKS FROM CHICKS I DIG
Gwyneth Paltrow shares her favorite family recipes and personal stories about her father Bruce Paltrow in “My Father’s Daughter” available now. The always-funny Tina Fey can now add author to her resume with “Bossypants,” a humorous memoir looking at her life from childhood to successful comedienne. Release date April 5. Available on www.amazon.com.