Ostensibly, Fashion’s Night Out is about well, you know, fashion. But a practiced party-goer knows that the night’s real value lies in all the free booze, food and swag one can squeeze out of the hours-long event.
Here we break down the night‘s best bets for making it through the night hunger sated (and slightly tipsy) without spending a cent.
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The woes of adapting to a new season never seem to end when you’re short on savings and want everything that shows up on the runways. It’s tough to update a wardrobe without spending a ton, especially in this city. The key is prioritizing: decide what’s worth splurging on, what you’re going to skip (you don’t need to sport EVERY trend–you’ll look maniacal), and what’s trendy but not worth a large price tag. Easier said than done? Here’s a guide to some of the season’s biggest looks from easily-accessible retailers, all under $50 (with a few exceptions).
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Whether you’re ready or not, NYFW SS12 is upon us. In the spirit of fashion week, we’re bringing you a special interview with one of our favorite street style photographers, Mr. Newton.
With a client list that includes Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Marie Claire, Lucky, New York Magazine, The New York Times, Nylon, Elle UK, and every other publication you love to read, Mr. Newton has proved that he’s more than some cool dude with a blog – he’s a major force in on-the-street photography.
We could give you quite a few reasons why this is so, from his unique perspective on fashion to his charming southern drawl, but we’d rather let Mr. Newton speak for himself.
Fashionista: Where are you from and how did you get started as a photographer?
Mr. Newton: I’m from Fayetteville, North Carolina – it’s like southeastern North Carolina. I lived in Atlanta for a few years before New York, and now I’ve been here for 13 years. I started out shooting parties with cool kids and I would send those around, just to some friends, not anybody in the industry really. I used the Kodak website, where you had to sign in to look at the photos, and I noticed a good amount of people were signing in to look at them.
We are so excited to kick off our spring 2012 pre-fashion week mad libs with Peter Som! Here, he reveals that he’s a bit of a perfectionist. Also, expect to see some chiffon walking down the runway next Friday morning. Read more »
In anticipation of Carine Roitfeld‘s new book, Irreverent, the Times interviewed the former French Vogue editor for the Sunday Magazine. And we all know Carine gives a good interview. This one is brief, but she speaks frankly about Tom Ford (there’s a cute thank you letter from him in the book), that French Vogue spread that caused a media shitstorm (and her firing from the glossy?), why she named the book Irreverent, and more. Here are the best bits.
On going on a romantic date with Tom Ford:
“O.K., Tom, unfortunately for the woman, is gay. But he is very not so gay. Even the way he touches a woman, the way he puts his hand on your back or the way he opens the car for you, he’s a gentleman. You’re dying that he likes everything you’re wearing, everything you’re doing, because his taste is very important to you. You want to seduce him all the time.”
Ed’s Note: Meet our new beauty columnist! (No, that’s not her at the left. That’s Lindsey Wixson.) Contessa Schexnayder is a makeup artist and has been shackled to the beauty industry for over nine years, working for such lines and retailers as Nars, MAC, Bobbi Brown, Blue Mercury, and Space NK. She is a self-proclaimed ingredient know-it-all, and likes long walks on the beach.
When faced with hundreds of bottles of lotions and potions, the drugstore aisle and department store can be overwhelming places. Do you need a seven step facial regimen? How worried should you be in your 20s about an anti-aging treatments? Should you just give up in your 40s?
We’ll attempt to answer these questions with a handy guide for every age group, complete with product recommendations.
Click through for some advice and pointers.
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Name: Lizzy
Age: 21
Occupation: Fashion design student and works at Topshop
How would you describe your style? Geometry-oriented, neutral, muted, sanitary.
What are you currently obsessed with? My new thing is nails. I change my nails every two days.
What’s your favorite shade of nail polish? I love Illamasqua nail polishes, right now i’m wearing a bright yellow by Essie.
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Azzaro has a new creative director: Azzaro chose a young unknown to replace Vanessa Seward as its new creative director. Sao Paulo-born Mathilde Castello Branco, 39, will present her first collection for the Paris-based house in January for pre-fall 2012. She was at Lanvin before. {WWD}
Arizona Muse covers Australian Vogue: Kai Z. Feng. shot Arizon Muse for the cover of Australian Vogue‘s October issue–three of them in fact. We like. {Fashion Copious}
Fashion Week talking points: Here is a roundup of what will surely be New York fashion week’s hot topics, and there are some pretty interesting points, with fashion people like Scott Sternberg, Anna Sui and Vanessa Friedman weighing in on issues like the NYFW schedule, underground fashion, Lincoln Center’s effectiveness, young models and more. {Style.com}
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It seems the honeymoon between the fashion industry and Tumblr is officially over.
The first rumblings of a fall out came, as Mashable reported last night, from Jessica Coghan, director of digital marketing at Starworks Group, who voiced complaints about the platform–namely that Tumblr does not have an analytics board, making it hard for brands to measure their presence, and that the platform’s NYFW sponsorship proposals were unreasonably pricey.
Since then the floodgates have opened, with all sorts of people coming out of the woodwork to slam Tumblr–from Julie Fredrickson, who manages digital and social media at Ann Taylor and Raman Kia, director of digital and social media marketing at Starworks, to Tony King, creative director of digital agency King & Partners. Like Coghan, these industry players complained about Tumblr’s lack of analytics, absurd sponsorship price points and many of them also went on to personally call out Tumblr’s Fashion Director, Rich Tong.
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We’re not exactly surprised Steve Madden ripped off Miu Miu–actually the mass retailer has already done it before–but we are a tad taken aback that they’ve chosen to copy this shoe in particular. Read more »
This could possibly be one of the silliest things we’ve seen Chanel do in a while (well, the cat pic was sorta ridiculous) and we totally support it. Hands-as-models wearing various Chanel nail polish shades do cabaret acts and dance around. Our favorite has to be the hand walking down the iconic Chanel staircase. Read more »
Sally Lyndley, stylist and and Fashionista contributor, is building her fall semester team of interns in New York City. During the internship, they are committed to teaching the teams as much about the practice of styling and the fashion industry as possible. In return, they ask for teamwork from interns to help Sally prepare marketing and social media materials around shoots, consultancy projects and runway shows.
Social Media/PR Interns
Sally is looking for 2 PR/Social Media and Marketing Interns to help maintain her website and utilize online media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and fashion blogs. The intern would work closely with Sally and her full-time teams to get the word out about upcoming events, build new opportunities in the media and create a market for the Sally Lyndley brand. Sally will be doing innovative PR/marketing strategy with the chosen intern, so the experience will be invaluable.
Interning with Sally Lyndley means working with some of the most respected companies and clients in the fashion world. Sally Lyndley currently is the Editor at Large for Love Magazine and a regular contributing fashion editor to V Magazine, among others.
The knowledge interns gain working with Sally and her team is not taught in any school, hence the reason schools insist on internships to get real-world experience.
Sally’s purpose for working with interns is to better set them up to move forward in their own fashion careers, whether it be a recommendation to a magazine or PR/Creative agency, in exchange for the valuable teamwork interns can provide.
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