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Monday December 5th, 2011

Fashion News Roundup: Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Covers Harper’s Bazaar UK, an 84-Year-Old is the Oldest Woman to Get a Boob Job, and the Badgley Mischka Launches Fine Jewelry
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Covers Harper’s Bazaar UK, an 84-Year-Old is the Oldest Woman to Get a Boob Job, and the Badgley Mischka Launches Fine Jewelry

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Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Covers Harper’s Bazaar UK : The model/actress poses for “The Body” issue, and discusses her hardships as a model in the industry, facing constant criticism over her body. “All I kept hearing was ‘Honey, you gotta change this; your hair’s this; your legs are that; you’re not enough this; you’re not enough that; you’re too much this; why are you wearing that?’ And so it was a constant stream of judgement.” Models getting judged for their bodies? Fancy that! {Telegraph}

84-Year-Old Woman Gets A Boob Job: In order to compete with women 20 years younger, Marie Kolstad surgically enhanced her bust size from 36B to 34D with a breast lift and silicone implants. Hear that, ladies? Even at 84, men are still looking at your chest. {Daily Mail}

What if The Victoria’s Secret Models Gained 100lbs?: The Daily Mail adds some extra pounds to the Victoria’s Secret Angels with FatBooth. Even with the extra weight, their cheekbones are still higher than ours. {Daily Mail}

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Thursday December 1st, 2011

Fashion News Roundup: Shala Monroque is Stunning in Vogue Japan, Hypodermic Needles Planted in Wal-Mart Merch, and Kimberly Ovitz Is Launching a Diffusion Line
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Shala Monroque is Stunning in Vogue Japan, Hypodermic Needles Planted in Wal-Mart Merch, and Kimberly Ovitz Is Launching a Diffusion Line

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Shala Monroque Poses for Vogue Japan: The style muse makes us long for a Caribbean vacation in this island-themed spread for the glossy. {Beauty is Diverse}

Steve Madden Jokes About Being in Jail: White collar prison is hilarious, guys! Last night the shoe mogul made a speech at the Footwear Achievement Awards, joking that he wasn’t allowed on the board because “You may have heard I was in prison or something.” Har dee har. {NY Post}

Beware The Hypodermic Needles at WalMart: Shoppers at a WalMart in Cartersville, Georgia were surprised with a little treat of the hypodermic needle sort. A 14-year-old girl was stabbed with one while trying on pajamas, and an older woman was pricked when she reached into a bra box. {Gawker}

Harper Beckham Has an Extensive Dress Collection: It seems daddy David Beckham is really enjoying shopping for his baby girl. “She has so many little dresses! I didn’t realize how excited I would get over buying hair bows!” Cute! {Us Weekly}

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Tuesday November 29th, 2011

Fashion News Roundup: New York Takes Aim at Miranda Kerr, Cyber Monday Was One For The Record Books, and Beyoncé Addresses Fake Pregnancy Rumors
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: New York Takes Aim at Miranda Kerr, Cyber Monday Was One For The Record Books, and Beyoncé Addresses Fake Pregnancy Rumors

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New York Takes Aim at Miranda Kerr’s Vapidity: Sample quote from Miranda: “I want to encourage women to embrace their own uniqueness. Because just like a rose is beautiful, so is a sunflower, so is a peony. I mean, all flowers are beautiful in their own way, and that’s like women too.” Sample quote from New York: “Even if her workout routine, diet, and husband, Orlando Bloom, weren’t the only things reporters ever asked about, Kerr shows a strong reluctance to utter any sentences not purely banal.” Zing! {New York}

Daphne Guinness/FIT Exhibit Sponsor Pressured to Pull Out: Human rights group Adalah-NY is demanding the immediate withdrawal of Leviev Diamonds as a sponsor to the Daphne Guinness exhibit over at FIT. Apparently, Adalah-NY has beef with Lev Leviev (the company’s owner), over his ties to the West Bank. If Guinness holds on to this sponsorship, Adalah-NY has pledged to protest the exhibit. {WWD subscription required}

Cyber Monday Breaks Records: Analysts are estimating that retailers made close to $1.2 billion yesterday off Cyber Monday deals, up 33% from last year. As of 10pm last night, the tally was at $1.03 billion. {WSJ}

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Published at 12:45 PM

Tuesday November 22nd, 2011

Fashion News Roundup: Buy Pippa Middleton’s Bridesmaid Dress at Net-A-Porter, Naomi Campbell is an Editor, and Get Ready for the Sweet Valley High Movie!
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Buy Pippa Middleton’s Bridesmaid Dress at Net-A-Porter, Naomi Campbell is an Editor, and Get Ready for the Sweet Valley High Movie!

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Pippa Middleton’s Bridesmaid Dress For Sale: Alexander McQueen is making versions of Pippa Middleton’s bridesmaid dress available to the masses through Net-A-Porter for $3,100. For now, it’s only available for order on their UK site, but soon, for e-shoppers around the globe can buy a dress cut to look like you have a booty when you really don’t. Yay for Sarah Burton’s expert tailoring! {People}

Stella McCartney to Show at LFW: While her regular collection is set to show in Paris on March 5, in honor of the 2012 London Olympics, Stella McCartney has designed a capsule collection to show during London Fashion Week. The designer’s schedule is chock full of events that week, including a store opening. Looks like Ms. McCartney is going to be very busy in the upcoming months! {WWD subscription required}

Jessica Simpson to Shed Baby Weight for Weight Watchers: Singer, actress, and clothing line mogul Jessica Simpson is in talks with Weight Watchers, negotiating a $4 million contract to drop a “significant amount of weight” in the year after she has her baby. We can’t knock her hustle–if we had to quickly lose all those pounds, we’d definitely want to get paid for it! {Us Weekly}

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Thursday November 17th, 2011

Fashion News Roundup: Benetton Pulls Its Ad Featuring the Pope Kissing an Imam, Costello Tagliapietra Has a Diffusion Line, and Arizona Muse Lands Another Vogue Cover
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Benetton Pulls Its Ad Featuring the Pope Kissing an Imam, Costello Tagliapietra Has a Diffusion Line, and Arizona Muse Lands Another Vogue Cover

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Benetton Smooching Ad Pulled: In what comes as a surprise to no one, Benetton had to pull its ad featuring Pope Benedict XVI and a senior Egyptian imam kissing for the brand’s “Unhate” campaign. Apparently, the religious crowd was not feeling the shot. {Daily Mail}

Alber Elbaz and Betsey Johnson Decorate Christmas Trees: Famed London hotel, Claridge’s, is enlisting the help of Alber Elbaz to deck out their Christmas tree for the holidays. The tree will showcase Mr. Elbaz’s whimsical style, with marionettes dressed in Claridge’s staff uniforms hanging from its branches. Stateside, Betsey Johnson is set to decorate the tree at the Plaza Hotel. {WWD (Subscription required)}

Costello Tagliapietra to Release Lower Priced Line: For those women who “[can't] afford what equates to rent on a dress,” Costello Tagliapietra brings you C&T, their diffusion line set to release this spring. Each dress in the 13-piece collection will retail for $298. {WWD (Subscription required)}

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Published at 1:30 PM

Tuesday November 15th, 2011

The Top 10 Best Dressed at the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Awards
Best Dressed

The Top 10 Best Dressed at the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Awards

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The most stylish stars and fashion insiders showed up and showed out for last night’s CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Awards. While most attendees opted for looks from the honorees (there was lots Cushnie et Ochs, Suno, and Altuzarra on the step and repeat) Anna Wintour repeated a favorite Marni look and Hamish Bowles looked divinely dandy in…jeans.

Check out fashion’s finest.

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Published at 5:44 PM
Fashion News Roundup: Toy Story Gets A Clothing Line, NYT Introduces New Style App, and Lea Michele Covers December’s Allure
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Toy Story Gets A Clothing Line, NYT Introduces New Style App, and Lea Michele Covers December’s Allure

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The Toy Story Clothing Line You Didn’t Ask For: Pixar and Bossini, a Hong Kong based clothing company, have collaborated on a clothing line inspired by Toy Story. While you wouldn’t know it from looking at the pieces, the clothes are for men and women–not just children. As far as wearability, they should fit you just fine if you’re a pre-pubescent fifth grader. {Racked}

The New York Times Delivers Fashion to Your iPad: The New York Times is combining T Magazine, The Moment, Thursday and Sunday Styles, and the International Herald Tribune, to bring you The Collection, a new iPad app for the fashionista that just cannot get enough. Sign us up. {NYT}

Dries Van Noten Photo Exhibit: Remember the breathtaking land and cityscape prints featured on Dries Van Noten’s Spring 2012 collection? Well the original photos by James Reeve that inspired the looks are getting another day in the spotlight. They will be displayed alongside pieces from the collection in an exhibit taking place at the Song concept store in Vienna, and then again in Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Paris in the upcoming months. {WWD (subscription required)}

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Published at 1:15 PM

Saturday November 12th, 2011

Looking For a Job or Internship In Fashion? Our Career Center Has a Ton Of Opportunities For You!
Fashion Careers

Looking For a Job or Internship In Fashion? Our Career Center Has a Ton Of Opportunities For You!

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We’ve got internships galore, whether you’re interested in working at CA Creative, a talent agency like The Magnet Agency, or one of Page Daily’s many openings in graphic design, PR, and more. We’ve also got info on a full-time fashion editing position at Who What Wear. Check out our careers page to get the skinny Read more →

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Friday November 11th, 2011

Oscar de la Renta and André Leon Talley Team up For New Exhibition

Oscar de la Renta and André Leon Talley Team up For New Exhibition

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André Leon Talley adds another notch to his curating belt (he previously curated an exhibit for SCAD) this December for the Queen Sofía Spanish Institute’s newest exhibition, Joaquín Sorolla and the Glory of Spanish Dress, dreamed up by Oscar de la Renta.

The exhibit explores the sartorial history of Spain’s various regions through the work of Valencian painter Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida. More than 30 examples of Spanish men’s and women’s clothing and accessories will appear alongside stunning tableaus, ranging from everyday attire to more dramatic formal wear.

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Thursday November 10th, 2011

Fashion News Roundup: Kermit the Frog Wears Brooks Brothers, Versace for H&M Hits Ebay, and Bid on Kate Moss’ ‘Best Photo Ever’
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Kermit the Frog Wears Brooks Brothers, Versace for H&M Hits Ebay, and Bid on Kate Moss’ ‘Best Photo Ever’

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Kermit the Frog is A Fashionisto: I mean, homeboy rocks custom-made Brooks Brothers tuxedos, and has inspired a pair of Adidas kicks. Could Kermie be fresher than Kanye West? Looks like somebody better watch his throne. {LA Times}

Céline Store in Paris Gets the Kidult Treatment: Style-conscious graffiti artist Kidult tagged “SK8″ on the Céline store in a cotton candy pink hue. “SK8″ is a direct reference to the brand’s Fall 2011 campaign. Subtext. We like! {Styleite}

Versace for H&M is Already on Ebay: Here’s a wonderful opportunity to pay significantly more money than you need to for Versace x H&M pieces. Pay $349 for a dress you might have purchased for $200 less. {The Cut}

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Tuesday November 8th, 2011

Quote of The Day: Marc Jacobs Wants To Get a Tattoo of His South Park Cartoon Likeness
Quote of the Day

Quote of The Day: Marc Jacobs Wants To Get a Tattoo of His South Park Cartoon Likeness

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“Honestly, without hesitation, it is the greatest honor, I mean, way above and beyond the lifetime achievement award, beyond anything. It’s like, to be immortalized on South Park, I can die a happy man.” Jacobs plans to commemorate this milestone. That’ll be my next tattoo, the Muscle Man Marc from South Park.” – Marc Jacobs Read more →

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Fashion News Roundup: Jourdan Dunn Covers i-D, Nicole Richie Named ‘Influencer of the Year,’ and Designer Teddy Bears
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Jourdan Dunn Covers i-D, Nicole Richie Named ‘Influencer of the Year,’ and Designer Teddy Bears

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Jourdan Dunn and Saskia de Brauw Cover i-D‘s Winter Issue: Joining the ranks of Hailey Clausen and Anja Rubik, Miss Dunn and de Braw’s shots account for two of the six covers from the magazine’s “Winter Warm Up” issue. Jourdan’s makeup is giving us vitamins A-E right now! We love it! {Models}

Rihanna Wears a Onesie, Goes On Vacation: Take a look at some behind-the-scenes shots of Riri on her Loud tour. The best pics include her chillin’ in the studio in a onesie and a full face of makeup. There are also some lovely personal photos of her on vacation in Italy with her friends (she wears a lot of swimsuits, shops for pottery, and generally acts naughty). {Rihanna Facebook}

Nicole Richie Named “Influencer of the Year”: ‘Tis a rare thing to see a celebrity accessories line truly produce anything worthy of note, but Nicole Richie’s House of Harlow 1960 is certainly an exception. The Accessories Council has honored her with the “Influencer of the Year” award, for consistently producing unique pieces we actually want to wear. {The Fashion Spot}

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