Archive for May 29th, 2008

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[**Note: We've only got one pair, in one size, so the first correct answer wins! If nobody gets this (which Jazzi is seriously doubting anyone will) we'll give you a new letter every day until you do. Ok, Ready... Go!] Update: OK wow, contest over. Reader Chris will be getting them!

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Quote of the Day

“All the boxes (of clothes) are sitting in my mom’s living room at the moment. So we’ve got to get them out soon or she’ll just burn them or take them down to church.” – M.I.A., on the line she designed but hasn’t yet promoted.

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Who: Bulga, maker of that Butterfly bag seen on every Soho shoulder circa 2005 What: Sample sale, 35% – 60% off retail – Any and all bags Where: 214 West 39th St, between 7th and 8th, Ste 704 When: Today and tomorrow, 9am – 7pm Why: You might be able to snag the Marquis! (at [...]

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Back when I was a beauty intern, I noticed something curious: the number one gifts to send to beauty editors are always the same – Picnic baskets, fluffy robes and flip-flops. So we knew it was only a matter of time before somebody came up with this newest designer (makeup, that is) collaboration. Trish McEvoy, [...]

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Steve Madden knows that everybody on the planet is going to see Sex and the City – The Movie this weekend. He also knows that whatever is seen on the foot of Carrie Bradshaw is retail gold. So he’s done his research. At left, the Dior shoe that Carrie will wear while wandering the city [...]

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As anyone with a MySpace account can tell you, previews for The Strangers are running everywhere. The movie that stars Liv Tyler and features Gemma Ward in her first American movie has also launched their new website, and it’s sort of a kick: Besides playing creepy noises every time you move your mouse, the site [...]

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During a transitional period of my life, I enjoyed a brief stint as a wardrobe stylist for Playboy magazine – also known as the most ironic job ever. It was probably the most fun job I’ve ever had – deciding which frilly pieces of lace went with which table top, kitchen counter, couch, pool table… [...]

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Elise √òverland’s presentation is always a favorite of Fashion Week – You show up, you crash into Hope Atherton / Arden Wohl / Taylor Momsen, you walk around the solid block of impossibly cool and stylish women dressed like Nordic Warriors, you take a few photos, you drink, you kiss-kiss, you run to the Marc [...]

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As I was packing my bag to come to the office today, my roommate stopped me on my way out the door and asked an all too familiar question: “Is that a woman’s bag?” Sure. It’s a black leather Marc by Marc tote with a little bit of shine to it. I got it on [...]

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Overheard in an elevator last night: A young designer (we won’t mention your name, though we know it), babbling to a friend about how most investment banks won’t put money into a fashion label until it’s made $10 million. The exception, she said, was Theory, whose president, Andrew Rosen, is meeting with emerging designers, she [...]

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This may only matter to Refinery 29 staffers, but here goes: Last night at the Men.Style.com party (or should we call it Lohan-gate?), designer Alison Lewis said she’d split with her design partner, Rachel Antonoff. The two 26-year-olds were the chicks behind Mooka Kinney, the indie jumper label best known for getting a romper on [...]

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Today’s WWD had a long article on what they’re calling the ‘return of the supermodel”. We’ve sensed for a while that there’s definitely been a shift back to the unique women of the 90′s rather than models that we can sometimes barely tell apart. But the article brings up something of note: that the design [...]

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