If you have sisters than perhaps you know that there is nothing like a bond sister’s share with one another. “W” Magazine decided to feature these special relationships by highlighting famous sisters. The spread included famous sisters like Julianne Moore and her sister Valerie Wells and former first twins Barbara and Jenna Bush.

Read what Zoe, 33, had to say about the relationship with her sisters Cisely (left), 32, a producer, and Mariel (right), 34, a nurse.

Because we’ve had to survive so many things, there’s this special bond that connects us,” says actress Zoë Saldana

We were raised in Queens, New York, until my father passed away when I was 9. Our mom, being a single parent, didn’t want us to grow up in a dangerous place, so she moved us to the Dominican Republic, where we stayed with my grandparents. Our mom would live with us there for one year and then spend one year in New York so she could make money to send back home for us. It’s inconceivable for us to be separated. We have to be around each other 24/7.”

And she’s not speaking metaphorically: When Zoë moved to L.A. from New York five years ago to pursue her film career (Avatar, Star Trek), her sisters quickly followed her. These days, they live within nine miles of each other. “I’ll text my mom once a day,” says Zoë. “But my sisters? Every 30 minutes we’re on BlackBerry Messenger.

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One of the best things about the arrival of warm weather is all the “awesome” and culturally enlightening festivals and expos that present themselves. Things you’ll never see in stores, such as handmade scarfs, African basket purses and intricate jewelry come out of sabbatical and blow your mind. But once it gets cold, there’s a drought. No worries. You can find these things and a lot more through the e-commerce website Etsy, which is an interactive retail site offering a dizzying amount of handmade and vintage items from sellers around the world. The greatest thing about the site is the opportunity you get to support up-and-coming fashion designers, artists, and all around uber-creative craftsmen and women. So here are a few items from the site for every kind of woman that will peak your interest and hopefully inspire you to support these hungry–not literally, just driven–artists from all over.

Through ‘Weekly Wardrobe,’ we’ll give you some great ideas about what colors and pieces to wear for the week, hopefully making your life a whole lot easier…

This week we are inspired by Zoe Saldana. She is famous for her out of this world roles in “Star Trek” and “Avatar,” but her personal fashion style is anything but spacey. She compliments her slim shape with skinny pants, tailored jackets and the highest of heels, for easy, sleek, polished perfection.

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