Archive for June 24th, 2008

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Trivia

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Adventures in Copyright

Adventures in Copyrights: A Lesson to (Shoe) Boot

On the blackboard for today: Chloé, left. Forever 21, right. Lesson 1: Where there is an innovative, appealing design, there’s a Forever 21 copy in the making. Lesson 2: White patent leather has a tendancy to look cheap, especially when it actually is. Lesson 3: Colors are important. See the muted, darker F21 pink with [...]

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Streetwalker

Streetwalker: Black and White Cookie

Premda, 27 Got Her: Outside Fashionista favorite, The NoHo Star. Stalked Her: Because her black-patent sandals are a refreshing alternative amidst a sea of gladiators (not that we don’t love them, too) and because the thick black zipper running the length of her spine caught our eye but didn’t scream asylum. Shot Her: Because the [...]

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Magazines

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Explain

Explain: Total Looks

The first thing we do when we get a crisp, new magazine is flip straight to the spreads. We’re always curious to see how the season’s most-wanted accessories were styled with the advertisers’ best picks, and which models look best in otherwise impossible designs. So we’re always a little disappointed when we flip 200+ pages [...]

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Colette to New York!

Bad news for Parisians, via our Inbox: Colette is closing from July 7th to August 25th for a major renovation. They swear it’ll be worth it – the new design is being spearheaded by Japanese architect Masamichi Katayama and there will be a Colette Superette parked in front of 213 rue Saint-Honoré the entire time, [...]

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Agyness to Act

It’s official. The Brits are completely obsessed with Agyness Deyn. The model of the moment turned singer turned actor will be appearing in a Doctor Who Christmas Special on the BBC. We’re not exactly sure what this special entails, but according to The Mirror, Doctor Who remains “the Beeb’s [that's BBC] jewel in the crown,” [...]

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Magazines

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Webvertorial

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Buy, Buy, Baby

A Pirate’s Life For Me

We love nautical for summer. Britt will buy anything with stripes or navy blue and Hayley rocks this romper sailor suit (which Britt plans to steal) from Beckerman. But if you’re not so vocal, or visual, about your love of sailors and the sea, this bracelet from designer TrystByKerry is for you, and frankly for [...]

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Fashion Is Fun

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Adventures in Copyright

Adventures in Copyrights: Chronicles of Nylon

When we first saw the Pretty Nylon Tate Tote from Marc by Marc, at right, it never occurred to us that it could be copied. It’s pretty plain, basically a basket of dark gray, quilted nylon with knotted handles – kind of like those black nylon Prada bags we used to see around that were [...]

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