Archive for March 2009

Trendspotting

Trendspotting: Leg-of-Mutton Sleeves

Those Balmain shoulders, the sharp eighties silhouette Christophe Decarnin so successfully reinvented last season, popped up on almost every runway, from Behnaz to Topshop, from Herve to Pringle. But a few designers weren’t satisfied with mere shoulder pads and actually ballooned their silks into real life leg-of-mutton sleeves. Roksanda Ilincic‘s silver, almost angular sleeves added [...]

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Beauty

PSA: Mark Vanderloo at Bloomingdale’s

The facts: It’s freezing outside, you love male models, and you haven’t been to Bloomingdale’s in forever. So? Tomorrow, in celebration of DKNY’s latest fragrance man meat, Dutch model Mark Vanderloo will be at the 59th Street Bloomingdale’s, in the men’s fragrance section, at 1pm. Officially, he’ll be there to promote the brand’s latest men’s [...]

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Fall 2009 Paris

Dazed Goes Live

We were so busy covering the Fashion Weeks that we totally missed what Dazed Digital was up to. They’ve launched a series of blogs on their site, featuring Fashion Week guest bloggers (Julia Roitfeld did New York and Marcelo Burlon, editor in chief of Rodeo, did Milan – the Misshapes will handle Paris) alongside the [...]

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Carine to CNN

Because there weren’t enough camera crews at Fashion Week already, CNN has decided to follow around Carine. Cinematically mirroring Anna Wintour and her own 60 Minutes bio, Carine’s being filmed for CNN’s Revealed, which should air starting March 18 (full schedule after the jump). We guess America really wants to know more about fashion’s most [...]

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Vogue Best Dressed List

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Shopping

Do Good, Look Good. Not Too Shabby

We don’t have to tell you to cut corners these days, but we still feel obligated to help you figure out how, so here: There’s a thrift store on the UES that’s neither like Resurrection (too expensive) or Beacon’s Closet (overrated) – The Arthritis Foundation Thrift Shop (121 East 77th Street). Yes, the name is [...]

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Would You Wear

Would You Wear a Cape?

While we’ve always like the idea of capes, their structure has always been a little baffling. Even Britt, who wears hers no matter what her roommates say, finds the awkwardness of where to put your arms (no sleeves? Pseudo sleeves?) and temperature gauging for outside wear (50 degrees? Less? More?) to be a deterrent from [...]

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Magazines

Lydia Gets a Magazine

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Models

Model Meeting Protocol

Scene: I’m walking through the National Hall, looking for my stadium seat at Vivienne Westwood’s Red Label Show. I have to make my way through a rabid pack of people who are not paparazzi. I’m not sure what they’re doing, or why they’re banded together, or why they’re all young girls. Suddenly, I realize they’ve [...]

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Beauty

Do Celebrity Beauty Endorsements Work?

On Friday, WWD reported that Salma Hayek is currently working on an undisclosed beauty project. Earlier this month, it was also rumored that Jennifer Aniston is on the hunt for an endorsement deal herself. But all I could think was, really? Isn’t the celebrity endorsement template a bit staid, especially in today’s tough economic times? [...]

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Slideshows

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Shopping

Because Shopping is Always the Answer

You fall into one of two camps these days: Either, “I’m not shopping til this thing is over” or “I’m only buying really spectacular pieces.” And in the midst of Fashion Weeks, it’s pretty difficult to stick to the former, especially when Style.com‘s just let us in on a major secret. Matches, the uber-hip British [...]

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