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Archive for November 2011
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My Week With Marilyn Opens Today; Here’s a Look At The Best Monroe-Inspired Editorials from 2011
By Hayley Phelan
Shopping
Grandma-Appropriate, Not-Too-Tight Thanksgiving Outfit Ideas That Are Still Cute
Thanksgiving is a notoriously hard holiday to dress for because it requires sitting at a dinner table for hours with relatives who you only see once a year while simultaneously trying to consume unreasonable amounts of food and/or liquor. This presents a unique problem: dressing to impress your distant family while maintaining a level of comfort that is conducive to eating and sitting for long periods of time.
While we all know Thanksgiving isn’t the time to break out our best Carine Roitfeld-inspired look–too tight for face-stuffing!–finding a fashionable alternative to sweats can be difficult. We’ve pulled together the most stylish items that are comfy, chic, and won’t disturb your proper Grandma. (So don’t wear your Balenciaga Darth Vader visor, ok?)
Of course our list includes Stella McCartney, the legendary mixer of casual and elegant, our favorite button downs from Madewell, a hat trick of cute shoes, and a Céline t-shirt–because a girl can dream, right?
Check out all the Thanksgiving-friendly options in our slideshow!
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Just in time for that big Thanksgiving binge comes exciting news from the world of weight loss. Experts often recommend chewing gum when you get a food craving instead of chewing on an Oreo. (Because that piece of minty sugarless gum is a fantastic substitute for a cookie. Anyway.) Medical weight loss researchers may take that concept a bit further by producing a gum that contains an ingredient which makes you feel full so you won’t eat, and hopefully, will lose weight.
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Campaigns
If Miu Miu’s Fall Ad Campaign Was ‘Irresponsible’ Here Are Some Really ‘Irresponsible’ Ad Campaigns
As we reported earlier, Hailee Steinfeld’s fall 2011 Miu Miu campaign, which depicted her sitting near a train track, was banned in the UK for being “irresponsible because it depicted a child in an unsafe location.”
By that logic, the following ad campaigns, some of which depict actual dangerous situations, should never have made it to print. I mean, I can’t believe we aren’t hearing about people hurting themselves every day by climbing the Eiffel Tower in high heels and standing on top of volcanos. Although, death by attempting to recreate a Dior campaign would be a pretty chic way to go. Fashin has some excellent “irresponsible” ad campaigns with some hilarious captions here. Click through for 10 more examples.
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Invest in a New Best Friend (aka the Bag You’ll Take Everywhere) at Luxury Emporium
By Fashionista
You’ve dreamed of it: That statement bag that’s unique enough to be your signature bag but timeless enough to withstand any trend. And now you’re ready to invest. Well that’s the Luxury Emporium’s bag (pun intended). And these aren’t the Hermes, Louis Vuitton, and Chloe bags you see everywhere. These are luxury bags from slightly less ubiquitous designers–like a gorgeous black calf hide number from Barbara Bui or a sleek gunmetal clutch by Rodo.
It’s holiday season so it’s the perfect excuse to splurge–whether it’s for a loved one or a well-deserved treat for yourself. Click through TheLuxuryEmporium.com and get ready to drool over these timeless bags. Even better? Fashionista readers can take a 10% discount on full price items by entering Fashionista in the promo box at checkout!
Now, get in the spirit! Click through to see some more awesome arm candy.
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Name: Jake
Age: 18
Occupation: Student
How would you describe your style? Depends on my mood…smart, comfortable and formal.
Where are you from originally? New Zealand.
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It isn’t enough that supermodel Sasha Pivovarova has a legitimate career as a painter or that she’s set to make her acting debut in In Time with Justin Timberlake, now the Russian beauty is taking yet another step outside the bounds of her model job description to design a line for the Gap, Vogue UK is reporting. Sigh, is there anything this woman can’t do? (And look impossibly gorgeous while doing it?)
The sleepwear and lingerie collection will consist of six pieces, including underwear sets, camisoles, nightdresses and boyshorts, all of which are inspired by fairy tales. Given Sasha‘s background as a painter, we’re guessing she might have had a hand in creating the botanical-inspired print that covers the line.
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Justin Bieber Wears Junya Watanabe to His TODAY Show Performance
By Leah Chernikoff
Photo: Getty
The Biebs has got serious steez. While watching his performance on the TODAY show this morning, I had the following GChat exchange with my friend who was also watching:
Beth: dude that fair isle letterman’s sweater jacket is a hot mess
me: i kind of like it?
i feel weird
Sent at 8:46 AM on Wednesday
Then the speedy folks over on Fashin ID’ed it as Junya Watanabe. Way to go all high fashion Biebs. It’s the Fair Isle Wool and Leather Varsity Jacket and retails for $1,650. A totally realistic aspirational piece for teen boys across the nation. Read more »

Photo: Mr. Newton
The Cut brought our attention to Mr. Newton‘s latest street style subject, Eleonora Carisi, an Italian blogger, shop owner and regular on street style blogs like the Sartorialist. This is what she wore to lunch at the Seagram Building on Park Ave. yesterday. The Seagram Building is not an ironic name for a new downtown hipster spot. It’s a office building in midtown Manhattan. On PARK AVENUE. In the day time.
Carisi is gorgeous and has a great rack but, still, my initial reaction to this was, ‘Whaa? WTF?’ Read more »
As if there aren’t enough Karl Lagerfeld disciples out there already, international newspaper Metro (otherwise known as the free paper we flip through on the subway then leave on the seat) is hoping to convert 800 million more. The tireless designer will take over guest editing duties for a day at Metro‘s Paris offices on February 7, WWD is reporting. This is apropos, since it will be the day the paper kicks off fashion coverage for the Fall 2012 shows. (Isn’t Karl going to be pretty busy that week already? We’re convinced there are Karl Klones.)
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