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Wednesday May 22nd, 2013

Chanel, Christian Louboutin Top List of Most Popular Fashion Brands on Pinterest
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Chanel, Christian Louboutin Top List of Most Popular Fashion Brands on Pinterest

A new study ranks the leading fashion brands on Pinterest. And while rankings of brands on social media platforms are pretty common–this one is interesting because the brands themselves don’t really have much to do with their presence, since on Pinterest, all content is user-generated. For instance, Chanel, which does not have an official Pinterest account, ranked number one with 150,000 total shares, 58 million total impressions, and an average 56 pins per day, and 1,244 repins per day.

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Tuesday May 21st, 2013

Jennifer Lawrence Turns Blue for X-Men, Erin Wasson Joins Rihanna’s Reality Show, and Lindsay Lohan Gets Sued Over Leggings
Fashion News Roundup

Jennifer Lawrence Turns Blue for X-Men, Erin Wasson Joins Rihanna’s Reality Show, and Lindsay Lohan Gets Sued Over Leggings

Director Bryan Singer tweeted a first look at Jennifer Lawrence as the shapeshifting blue mutant Mystique for the upcoming X-Men film, Days of Future Past. {Vogue UK}

In other Jennifer Lawrence news: the actress almost found herself literally catching fire when a plate of candles on a tall column nearly fell on her head at the Hunger Games: Catching Fire party at Cannes. {US Weekly}

Rihanna has tapped model Erin Wasson, along with fellow musician Pharrell, for her Styled To Rock reality competition TV series slated to air in the US later this year. {Vogue UK}

The company that produced Lindsay Lohan’s 6126 leggings line, DNAM Apparel Industries, is suing the troubled actress for $5 million for hurting business with her “drug-addled image.” {HuffPo}

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Monday May 20th, 2013

Karolina Kurkova Covers Vogue Ukraine, the Barclays Center Smells Like Calvin Klein, and Cannes Gets Robbed Again
Fashion News Roundup

Karolina Kurkova Covers Vogue Ukraine, the Barclays Center Smells Like Calvin Klein, and Cannes Gets Robbed Again

Sofia Coppola says that her new movie The Bling Ring doesn’t exactly portray luxury brands in a great light–so why did the likes of Chanel and Louis Vuitton agree to appear in the film? {WWD}

Sharp-nosed fans are noticing that the Barclays Center in Brooklyn smells an awful lot like Calvin Klein stores–which, coincidentally, sponsors an exclusive lounge in the arena. {DNA Info}

Karolina Kurkova is a knitted mermaid for the June cover of Vogue Ukraine. {Fashion Gone Rogue}

Christina Aguilera hit the stage at last night’s Billboard Music Awards looking like she’s been putting in extra time at the gym. Lookin’ good, Xtina! {US Weekly}

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Sunday May 19th, 2013

Fashionista’s First-Ever Conference, All The Fashion at Cannes, and More Met Ball
Week In Review

Fashionista’s First-Ever Conference, All The Fashion at Cannes, and More Met Ball

You Are Cordially Invited to Our First-Ever Conference: Find out what it takes to “make it” to the top of the fashion pile, as well as how to network and find alternative fashion careers, from the industry’s top professionals at Fashionista’s first conference, “How to Make It in Fashion.” We are so lucky to have Zac Posen as our keynote speaker, as well as Rebecca Minkoff, Leandra Medine of fashion blog Man Repeller, and Rachel Antonoff as panelists. Sign up here!

We’re On Cannes Watch: We’re keeping track of all the fashion that’s walking the annual Cannes Film Festival red carpet. We identified 10 international style stars to watch out for and spotted some interesting things—like Julianne Moore’s crazy tortured-looking feet in platform stilettos!

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Friday May 17th, 2013

Swimwear Inspired by the Spring Collections
From the Runway to the Pool Deck

Swimwear Inspired by the Spring Collections

About this time every year, we find ourselves spending an inordinate amount of time day-dreaming about our summer vacations–and even more time fantasizing about what we’ll wear on them. Somehow dressing for vacation is just always more fun than dressing for real life. That being said, it’s often hard to find exactly the right of Read more →

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Thursday May 16th, 2013

Wednesday May 15th, 2013

10 International Style Stars to Watch Out for at Cannes
Your Cannes Crib Sheet

10 International Style Stars to Watch Out for at Cannes

Aside from its sheer length, one thing that differentiates Cannes from other red carpet events is the fact that it’s international, meaning the American style stars we all know and see on the covers of magazines every day will be mingling on the red carpet with equally well-heeled actresses we may not recognize.

For every Diane Kruger or Carey Mulligan, there’s a Fan Bingbing or an Aishwarya Rai. So, we’ve compiled a little guide to 10 sure-to-be Cannes it-girls from overseas that you’ll probably be seeing a lot of.

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Tuesday May 14th, 2013

Sunday May 12th, 2013

Mood Board: May 2013
Mood Board

Mood Board: May 2013

Clearly we’re a little influenced by the Met Ball’s punk theme this May, though we’re planning to balance that out with a classic cobalt Madewell purse and a dream trip to the Outer Banks courtesy of Purple Diary.

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Saturday May 11th, 2013