Archive for March 2010

Shopping

Who Does Preppy Classics Best? Lands’ End Canvas vs. L.L. Bean Signature

I’m a long time fan of both L.L. Bean and Lands’ End. I’ve been wearing Bean’s Breton stripe sweaters for years, and I’ve dipped into Lands’ End’s kids uniform collection more than once to add some of the “shrunken schoolboy look” to my wardrobe. This season, both of these classic American labels decided to up [...]

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Shopping

Our Top 9 Sandals for Spring

Nothing makes me want a 5″ wedge like sunshine and iced coffee, so I spent the morning browsing the sandal section from Barneys to Bonadrag. It’s not quite warm enough for shorts, but open toed shoes are the perfect compromise. Two months ago, no one was more anti-clog than I, but now I’m dreaming of [...]

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Fashion Is Fun

Would You Rather…? Prada vs. Miu Miu Edition

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Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Pastel Brights, Liam Does Ladies and Stella Gets Stripey

Pastel Power: Stylist Sam Ranger and photog Roger Rich take on the trend. {Contributing Editor} Liam Loves the Ladies: Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher will design an apparel collection for women. {Vogue UK} Stella Gets Stripey: Britt, consider this your official warning. Stella McCartney’s latest kids collection for Gap includes Breton stripes. {Elle UK} Madonna Does [...]

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The Business

W Breaks Away from WWD

There are big changes coming to W magazine. When Gina Sanders was named publisher of WWD in January, it was made clear to us the former Lucky publisher would not be overseeing W as well. “W magazine is part of our consumer magazine division and it will stay that way,” said the Conde Nast spokesperson. [...]

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People We Like

Catching Up With Tory Burch

It was less than a decade ago when Tory Burch launched her eponymous label, but it feels like that emblem has been ingrained in our Gossip Girl-laden brains for eternity. Now that the age of the ballet flat is falling behind us, what’s next for the brand? Burch sat down with Fashionista to talk fashion, [...]

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Shopping

I Want, I Need, I Have to Have: Karen Walker Sunglasses

Yesterday I took a trip to the Press Office Ltd. showroom—a PR group that handles British labels like Pointer and Suwha and Australian labels Karen Walker and Lover. I was really excited to see the Karen Walker collection in person—I missed out on it during Fashion Week. But truth be told, what I really wanted [...]

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Magazines

Behold, Vogue Enfants!

We ooh’d and aah’d over this Vogue Paris supplement all morning long.

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Must See: YSL at the Petit Palais

There was one last thing to do before I left Paris on Friday– see the YSL exhibit at the Petit Palais. It was the most massive, most satisfying exhibition of a designer’s work that I have ever seen. Aside from over four hundred looks, there’s Saint Laurent’s desk, his personal effects, his original sketches for [...]

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Gilt Groupe Wasn’t Hacked–They Just Screwed Up

If you’re one of the Gilt Groupe members who received a creepy memo about some missing cufflinks, stop worrying that your account has been hacked. According to Gilt’s Twitter, the mass email was sent because of a glitch in the internal system. Whoops. Our bet is that Gilt offers all of the “inconvenienced” members a [...]

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Chanel Clarifies Karl’s Status

Chanel just sent out this statement: Please note that Karl Lagerfeld is the Creative Designer of CHANEL and has a long-term contract with the company. Replacing him is not an issue. At least it didn’t take them long to shut down the rumor mill this time. We expect that when it does come time for [...]

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Shopping

Score One for High Fashion: One Piece Swimsuits are More Popular Than Ever

Bikinis might always reign supreme since most women find them more flattering. But it does feel like there are more choices out there in the maillot category these days. What’s more, according to Google’s retail blog, the phrase “one piece swimsuits” is the fifth most popular search term in the category, while bikinis isn’t even [...]

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