Archive for May 2009

Quote of the Day

“A woman once told me that every time she wore Lanvin, men fell in love with her. I told her, ‘Ugh, I hope next time you will tell me that every time you wear Lanvin, you fall in love.’ And she said, ‘What is the difference?’ Passive and active.” – Alber Elbaz, in the Spring/Summer [...]

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Nordstrom Gets Sued

A handful of former Nordstrom employees are suing the department store for allegedly stealing their commission. The plaintiffs are upset that Nordstrom deducted commissions on returned items from their paychecks. I worked at Nordstrom in California – where the lawsuit is taking place – the summer after my freshman year of college. Yesterday, I got [...]

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Magazines

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This Is Awkward: Ginnifer Goodwin tries to embrace her inner Madonna for June’s W. She’s adorable, but looks like she could’ve used a few shots of tequila pre-shoot. {W} Slow Poke: It took Andre a bit longer than the rest of us to sum up his Met Ball thoughts, but in this condensed version of [...]

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We’ve heard the three R’s eco-mantra since grade school. It’s practically ingrained into our psyche that if it’s plastic, paper or glass, you better toss it into the blue bin. Sure it can be a little tedious, but it’s for the betterment of the planet, all of humankind, the love of Al Gore etc., etc. [...]

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We’re suddenly overwhelmed with the presence of slashed leggings. They’re on the What’s New page at Shopbop, in the windows at American Apparel, at BBQs in Brooklyn and even uptown. We’re not really sure where they came from – a strange hybrid of the ripped jean trend, spring’s cut-outs and the not-going-anywhere love of leggings? [...]

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Sophie Dahl, the supermodel made famous by an extremely controversial YSL Opium ad (where she was shot nude, clutching her breasts) is on the verge of becoming the latest celebrity chef. She’s about to land her own cooking show a la Nigella Lawson thanks to her recent cookbook on the joys of voluptuous cooking. We [...]

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So I didn’t watch Gossip Girl last night. I don’t actually have a TV, slight problem, I know. But when my phone started buzzing with texts from former Fashionistas, I knew I’d missed something major. Apparently, Blair had been keeping a prom scrapbook under her bed for a very, very long time filled with creepy [...]

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More Giles to Love

Good news from the Giles Deacon camp! This morning WWD reports that the beloved Brit designer is entering into a new deal with Italian manufacturer and distributor Castor Srl that will expand(!) his business. The company (which used to produce and distribute 6267) will take over production for 90% of the runway collection. But not [...]

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We’re big fans of Sophomore and even bigger fans of t-shirt dresses. So when Sophomore makes a t-shirt dress that even the non-models among us can wear, we probably want it. This aqua dress is eye-popping and the cut-outs are in a place we can actually rock–the shoulders. We want to dance around to Blondie, [...]

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Rihanna was spotted last week rocking a dangerously sexy Noir ring that first debuted at Barbie’s 50th Anniversary fashion show. Turns out she saw the spiky sparkler on designer Phillipe Blond at a party for BFF Katy Perry’s new music video before and just had to know where to get one. We love the trickle [...]

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