Archive for May 2007

Fashion Is Fun

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Shopping

Henry Hearts His Magazines

Because the day wouldn’t be complete without a post about Henry or Agyness, here’s a peek at his latest creations: Custom-made t-shirts for his two biggest glossy fans, Teen Vogue and V Magazine. As you can see, the Teen Vogue shirt boasts rhinestones similar to those used in Henry’s Fall ’97 collection. It stars in [...]

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Trendspotting

Through The Looking Glasses

Adorable design team and Gen Art superstars the Beckermans ( www.beckermans.com ) have the cutest Ray-Ban-inspired sunglass necklace for summer (and maybe for brightening up winter too?). It comes in either rhodium/platinum or gold plated with a 24’ chain, and can be worn two ways – with the sunglasses going vertically or horizontally. I love [...]

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Eva Green Is a Real Model Now…

Dior Beaute announced today that Eva Green is their new face. This marks the first time Ms. Green has done a campaign not connected to one of her films (Armani was a Dreamers tie-in), and it comes at a very good time: Eva’s ads for Dior Parfum should hit magazines just before her new film, [...]

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Shopping

Adventures in Copyrights, Part 20

Alert reader Rachael tipped us off on these two dresses from Mango . They look eerily similar to Gucci’s runway looks, with one major difference: The Mango versions retail for $185 (for the long one with the purple contrast trim), and $199 (for the flouncy golden dress with the tiers and the shimmer, and the [...]

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People Are Talking

Notes To Cathy

Yesterday, Cathy Horyn wrote on her blog, “What is alarming is that fashion is such an oligarchy today — yes, more than in the past, despite the rise of independent magazines, blogs, and small hardy labels.” I admit I looked up oligarchy, which is a republic ruled by a very small elite. Once I knew [...]

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Kate Moss

Will America Get Kate Moss’ Leftovers?

Our favorite stylist Josh went to England, Scotland, and Ireland last week, and here’s what he found in the TopShops: The Kate Moss stuff is selling out, but only in the larger sizes. Apparently, every item – even the coveted stuff like the blossom dress – is still available in the tiny sizes. That leaves [...]

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Magazines

Time Out Is Not Cool Enough for Alison, Opening Ceremony

Christian Lorentzen’s vaguely sociological cover story for Time Out New York reports on the hipster as a vampire-like bricoleur. According to Lorentzen, hordes of hipster “zombies

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Who Should Play Vivienne Westwood?

British Vogue reports that Vivienne Westwood’s life will become a movie. Rumors say Brian Grazer, the producer behind A Beautiful Mind, will help this project, though so far, no details have been released. Of course, the most exciting thing about the upcoming movie, besides how much vintage Westwood will be used on-set, is which actress [...]

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Shopping

Erin Fetherston for Target: Get Ready!

We’ve heard from three separate sources this week that the Erin Fetherston for Target line is happening next February. This confirms the rumor we reported back in February, and it means we’ll be very happy shoppers come winter. It also means for the first time, celebrity faces may be involved in a Target brand – [...]

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Mary Kate and Ashley Launch Another New Line

Shoppers are still saving for The Row, but Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen announced today that they have a new clothing venture, called Elizabeth and James. WWD reports the line was named for the younger Olsen siblings, and was created by Peter Koral and Jane Siskin, the creators of Seven For All Mankind and LaRok. [...]

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