Whit Honea is a slacker, a borderline degenerate, and a daydream believer. He's also our resident expert on casual chic. If it's comfortable, and not heinous, he's all over it. He's quite charming, really.

It's hard to think of a company called You Can't Kill the Rooster without Alice in Chains coming to mind:

Here they come to snuff the rooster
Yeah here come the rooster, yeah
You know he ain't gonna die
No, no, no, ya know he ain't gonna die

We love all of the amazing independent designers out there. In order to find out more about just what makes all of these creative types tick, we present to you an ongoing segment called Indie Designer Interviews.

Todays interview is with Callie Micks, who creates eco-friendly, fashionable kitchen aprons for women and kids. Callie proves that aprons aren't what they used to be, and one of her customers went so far as to say her apron was "so dangerously cute I would wear it in and out of the kitchen."

A stylish party is one part fabulous atmosphere, one part gorgeous guests, and one part fashionable food and drink -- a Kentucky Derby party is no exception.

First things first -- you can't celebrate the Derby without serving up mint juleps. This is the traditional drink of the Kentucky Derby, made of sugar, water, mint, and bourbon (or variations thereof). Ideally, they should be served in a chilled, silver cup (which are fun gifts for your guests to take home).

Whit Honea is a slacker, a borderline degenerate, and a daydream believer. He's also our resident expert on casual chic. If it's comfortable, and not heinous, he's all over it. He's quite charming, really.

Peanut butter and chocolate? Sure, those are two great tastes that go great together, but let's face it, they're no longer shocking the world with their combined novelty. The time as come for Reese's to step aside, there's a new cup in town, and it ain't kosher.

Sometimes, it's hard to know where to draw the line between fashionable festive and festively flawed.

Don't worry, though -- Styledash is here to guide you through the intricacies of this celebrated Irish holiday. Everyone can find a way to wear green that suits them, but there are some serious faux pas you'll want to avoid if you want to make the St. Paddy's Most Stylish list for 2008.

Click through the gallery below for Styledash's 5 Do's and Don'ts for a stylish St. Patrick's Day!

More ways to look hot while you celebrate

I'm not a huge fan of pickled foods, but I live in the South, and a LOT of people are. I mean, there are hot and spicy pickles, pickled okra, pickled watermelon rinds, you name it, and, at the risk of offending all you pickle lovers out there, I have to say that it just doesn't seem like a very sexy food, you know?

Well, Rick's Picks is looking to change that. By combining a perfect mix of traditional pickling customs with a healthy dose of tasty fun (not funny taste), Rick's Picks has struck pickled gold. The recipes all use veggies and herbs grown locally (in NYC, where you can find Rick himself most days of the week), and it's all personalized and handcrafted.

And while all that's cool, I haven't even told you about the best part -- the names! We have Phat Beets (pickled beets in rosemary scented brine), Windy City Wasabeans (green beans in a soy-wasabi brine), Pepi Pep Peps (pickled roasted peppers infused with their own essence) and Whup Asp (zesty pickled asparagus. Those sound just about good enough for me to try. Maybe.

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Who better than Patricia Field, stylist for the Sex and the City gals, to give us the perfect accessory for the Sex and the City movie? Well, truth be told, I'm sure there are lots of must-haves. I mean, you can't go without Manolos on your feet and a Carrie Bradshaw-approved bag on your arm, right?

Well, even better, or at least far less expensive, is the Cutesy Heart Flask. At just $26, it's totally affordable, and useful. You could fill it up with, you know, hot chocolate, or soda, or the obvious -- COSMOS -- before hitting the movie theater for the big premiere and feel right at home with Carrie, Miranda, Samantha, and Charlotte.

Although, since we're talking about a feature length movie, you might want to bring two of them since they only hold 6 oz. each. That way, if the movie isn't meeting your expectations, you don't have to worry because you probably won't remember it anyway!

Cutesy Heart Flask, $26 at PatriciaField.com

You're probably familiar with the tradition of finishing a fortune cookie message with "... in bed." If you haven't done this, you should, because instead of some boring old fortune you get something like, "You are talented in many ways ... in bed." Way more fun, to be sure.

Jewelry designer Jess LC created a "Lucky In Bed" necklace just for those of us whose minds go straight from dessert to the gutter. Well, at least for those of us with minds like that who still want cute, quirky, beautiful accessories to finish off our outfits.

The "Lucky in Bed" necklace combines the lucky Chinese color red with the longstanding tradition of adding "in bed" to the end of any fortune cookie message. They come in gold or silver and come in a small takeout box with a fortune cookie message, and I think you can guess how it ends ...

Either way, it's a great conversation piece, and would make a fantastic gift this Valentine's Day (or anytime, for that matter). When can we not use a good chuckle?

"Lucky in Bed" necklace, $36, available for purchase online here.

Well, hell. Who needs Dr. 90210, or a padded push-up bra, for that matter, when you can have a rack that does more than make you look more voluptuous (than you already are, of course)?

The Wine Rack is the women's response to that ridiculous thing I saw last year, the Beer Belly. It's a sports bra with bags that hold wine, or whatever other beverage of your choice that you wear under your clothes so you can surreptitiously sip. Why you would want to drink on the sly is beyond me, and to be quite honest, do you really want to start out as a very "full" (of Merlot) C cup and gradually fade down to a...modest B? I suppose it helps for those times when you're not allowed to BYOB(everage), but no one said anything about BYOB(reasts).

The Wine Rack is $29.95.

Somehow, each Christmas I end up getting at least 3 coffee drinking devices, but I've yet to get one this cool. Finally, a coffee mug that's looking out for you -- and your sophisticated palate. Consisting of two temperature control chambers, this monument to caffeine addiction has a patented "Temperature Control Chamber" that cools your beverage down sip by sip. Yep, it's pretty complicated -- I've already run across two videos explaining how this mug works.

Burning your tongue on hot coffee is never cool. As much coffee as I drink in a day, I know how annoying it can be to lose your sense of taste just because you were a little hasty taking your first sip. Even so, it's hard to imagine how much research and development went into producing this glorified thermos.

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OK dude. So, let's pretend you've been playing the James Bond routine all night, trying to meet that special someone by wearing expensive suits, looking mysterious, dropping pithy one-liners into every conversation, and playfully hinting that you just might be dangerous. And let's pretend that, miraculously, you found a woman who was charmed by your shtick. After you've taken your lady back to the man-pad, impressed her with your voice-activated mood-lighting and enormous collection of Barry White LPs -- then somehow managed to get her to spend the night -- you'll have to make her breakfast. It's the gentlemanly thing to do.

So, 007. What are you going to cook? My recommendation is that you opt for something simple -- like fried eggs, for instance. These are almost impossible to screw up, and at least you can say you made an effort. But to really make an impression, ditch your lame old frying pan and cook those eggs in a gadget befitting an International Man of Mystery.

Introducing the Gun Egg Fryer. It does pretty much exactly what you'd think -- fries eggs in the shape of a gun. Sure, it's a little over the top, but so were you last night, and she came home with you anyway.

Does she take three hours to get ready in the bathroom before she spends eight hours to get ready for her dinner party in the kitchen? Does she insist on wearing an apron that complements her Milly tunic minidress? Does she have just as many kitchen gadgets as she does pairs of earrings? If so, she's a Fashionable Foodie, and these are the best 20 gifts for her, whether they're food, fashion, or both. Click through on each image for details about each gift and where to buy.

Whenever I feel less than hot, I always grab my purse and head out to the mall because a new pair of shoes or a bag always seems to do the trick. Well, it looks like I can save myself some money because the key to being a "hot chick" can't be found at the mall.

The book How to Eat Like a Hot Chick teaches you how to look your best through what you put in your mouth. This book isn't your typical diet book; it's much more fun than that. The tone of book is like that of you and your girlfriends talking to one another. At one point in the book, I swore I wrote the darned thing.

There is nothing in this book the average girl can't handle because the rules are so basic. Did you overindulge with a big breakfast? Eat a pound of spinach for dinner to make up (or down, rather) for it. Going out for cocktails? Skip those sugary margaritas things and go for a 70 calories vodka and soda.

The book is light, funny and you can read it a matter of hours.

Food Network personality, cookbook author and talk show host Rachael Ray has this thing about her booty -- she hates it. Well, hate is a strong word, but she does prefer to conceal it.

The size-6 cook has no desire to become a size-zero, but she does get self-conscious about her body like everyone else. Last season, on her morning talk show, her uniform included wearing a lot of Diane von Furstenberg wrap dresses (which conceal the tummy and makes for an overall thinner look). This look was a far cry from her Food Network look that consisted of mom jeans and tucked in solid tops, which did nothing but accent her figure flaws.

For her upcoming TV season Rachael Ray's stylist told the NY Post that she will go with flared jeans (by James Jeans), jersey tops (from Splendid), and ballet flats. Yum-o! Of course, in real life Rachael throws down in the kitchen wearing sweats, a baseball cap, and a 20-year-old jean jacket (gross).

It's good to hear that Rachael Ray isn't making herself crazy with extreme diets and opts for a more sensible solution -- dressing for her body. Now if she could only work on making that talk show less horrible.