Archive for June 2008

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We had a good laugh in the Fashionista office a few weeks ago, when The New York Times declared chipped nails to be trendy, and we were like, “Well shit, then we’ve been fashionable since fifth grade!” Now Vogue UK wants to get into the messy makeup act, too, giving us instructions on “how to [...]

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Quote of the Day

“Her sex appeal… is certainly not come-hither… if anything, it’s on the pervy side.” – The London Times, on the sensuality of Lily Cole.

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Naomi Campbell was expected in Brazil this weekend for Sao Paulo Fashion Week, but the model never made it down to South America. The reason? Naomi’s handlers told press it was because of her airline incident and subsequent assault conviction, which was preventing her from boarding a plane. The curious thing? Naomi was spotted by [...]

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Every Monday morning, we do the same thing: Toast an English Muffin, pour some coffee and check Post Secret, a blog of people’s mailed-in secrets scrawled on post cards that updates every Sunday. We’ve only been doing this for a couple months, just since a reader sent in the cutest secret we’d ever read. So [...]

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Faran is such a theater geek that she screamed when she heard this news: On July 7, the new cast of Hair will perform at Theory’s boutique in the Meatpacking District, but not just for one or two songs – the cast will sing out from the racks for a whopping 45 minutes. We’re so [...]

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Trivia

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While most Americans look forward to the Fall TV schedule, we at Fashionista have another anticipation: The Fall Buying schedule, as in, what new lines will debut at which big boutiques. Though we’ve heard rumblings of certain British brands sneaking into certain Fifth Avenue staples, here’s one buy-and-sell we can confirm: Net-A-Porter will take on [...]

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Quote of the Day

“Babe Paley was the original rare bird, the swan. She used fashion to create and inhabit a picture-perfect world, as if decadence, not ignorance, were bliss.” – Lauren Santo Domingo, in a Vogue article on shopping during a recession. Seriously.

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Magazines

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It’s been more than a month since the Met Ball (you know, the super-hero bash with the widely ignored dress code), which was months after we’d already been seeing superhero and comic book themed collections popping up everywhere from Luella to Iceberg. But, honestly, who’s wearing this stuff? We’ve yet to see anyone walking down [...]

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Magazines

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We know stylists work hard – it can’t be easy to dress divas, guarantee red carpet success and compete in a very small, very competitive industry – but we often wonder how hard it can really be when all the big names knock down your door with the prettiest clothes and accessories . So we’re [...]

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