Archive for February 2010

Red Carpet

People Want to Dress Like Sandra Bullock More Than Any Other Celebrity. Really.

The WSJ had an interesting story in its Thursday style column about which stars actually prompt shoppers to buy clothes. StyleSpot.com, a Los Angeles-based Web site that links red-carpet photos to e-commerce boutiques that sell the clothes–or something similar–told the journal that Sandra Bullock generates the most click-throughs. Kate Hudson and Drew Barrymore also top [...]

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Donna Karan Wants Us All to Wear Fanny Packs

She calls them belt bags, but regardless, Donna Karan doesn’t get why people carry handbags when they could sport a much more comfortable leather belt with pockets. (We actually kind of agree with her. Plus, the one she wears its pretty chic. See image for proof.) Some other nuggets from the legendary designer’s conversation with [...]

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People Are Talking

10 Questions for Project Runway

1. Once they told the designers they had to make a design using the Campbell’s Soup logo, why did no one go for a Stephen Sprouse/Andy Warhol-esque minidress? (And don’t try to tell me that Jesus’ mini fits is that category.) 2. Why was everyone’s fabric fire-engine red? Were they not allowed to use other [...]

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Fashion Week

Pre-Fashion Week Mad-Libs: Prabal Gurung!

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Beauty

Ashley Olsen Darkens Her Eyebrows & We Ask the Experts if Mere Mortals Can Pull This Off

At last night’s Olsenboye launch, I couldn’t stop staring at Ashley Olsen’s darkened eyebrows. Black eyebrows against blonde hair is a more striking, and a more creative contrast than dark roots – but I’m not sure it’d translate to a non-Olsen. I wanted to ask Ashley, but then I wondered if I was supposed to [...]

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Fashion Is Fun

Snap Poll: What’s Your Favorite Nail Color of the Season?

It seems like our obsession with finding the most flattering, yet still unique, shade of nail polish heats up right before every fashion week. Last night at our local salon, we test-drove Essie’s new Tart Deco (a coral, peachy color) on our fingers and Chinchilly (a matte pewter) on our toes. We like both, but [...]

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The Business

People in Japan Don’t Like Abercrombie & Fitch, Either

Abercrombie & Fitch has struggled for years to regain its momentum in the US. But instead of focusing on fixing its problems here, the teen retailer continues to expand abroad. While countries like the U.K. have embraced the Bruce Weber-inspired imagery and rugged basics, Japan isn’t so keen, according to The Business of Fashion. Things [...]

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Keith Haring x Tommy Hilfiger Arrives at Colette

Another week, another collaboration. Tommy Hilfiger and the Keith Haring foundation launched a line of shoes at Colette today. They’ll be on sale for two weeks at the Parisian concept store, with a broader release set for the autumn of this year. Their lovechild consists of sneakers and Wellington boots covered in Haring’s most famous [...]

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Shopping

Daphne Guinness, Manolo Blahnik, Stephen Jones, Giles Deacon & More Make Best Judging Panel Ever

Nothing beats an invite with the following names listed in bold print: Daphne Guinness, Manolo Blahnik, Stephen Jones, Giles Deacon and Yasmin LeBon. That’s the list of judges for the first ever Dorchester Collection Fashion Prize. The only problem is that we don’t know exactly what it is, who’s nominated, or what the winner gets, [...]

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Quote of the Day

Sarah Mower Takes on Tavi’s Dad

“At the Dior show, trying to fight my way backstage to get a quote from John Galliano, I nearly fell over a tiny, grey-haired woman who, from the back, I took to be a septuagenarian Japanese fashion fanatic, as she was dressed head-to-toe in Comme des Gar√ßons. When she was ushered into the inner sanctum [...]

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The Business

Zac Posen’s Company is Just About Screwed, But Still Hopeful

We live for this kind of fashion journalism. In a lengthy profile that actually told us a few things we didn’t already know, NYT‘s Eric Wilson documents the rise and potential demise of Zac Posen, whose company was hit particularly hard by the recession. Here’s what we learned, and what we can add: President and [...]

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Quicklisting

From Contracts to Couture

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