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Jihan Forbes

Wednesday May 2nd, 2012

Chris Benz Talks Interning, Reveals His Met Ball Date
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Chris Benz Talks Interning, Reveals His Met Ball Date

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We ran into one of our fave designers, the pink-tressed Chris Benz (and Parsons alum), last night at the 2012 Parsons Fashion Benefit, which raises scholarships for Parsons students. He was his usual chatty self and was more than happy to dish on his experiences as a student and interning, and his date for the upcoming Met Ball:

Fashionista: You just dressed Barbie for her latest Presidential bid – what female fashion industry notable do you think would have the best shot at the Presidency?

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Published at 3:30 PM

Tuesday May 1st, 2012

Fashion News Roundup: Azealia Banks Was Not Supposed to Perform at the Met Gala, Dita Von Teese Gets the Hologram Treatment, and the Longest Wedding Dress Train Ever
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Azealia Banks Was Not Supposed to Perform at the Met Gala, Dita Von Teese Gets the Hologram Treatment, and the Longest Wedding Dress Train Ever

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Nicki Minaj, not Azealia Banks was allegedly supposed to perform at the Met gala next week.{NY Post}

Refinery 29 show you how to correct common beauty mistakes with items you’ve got lying around the house. {Refinery 29}

Someone bought an old, wormy silk kimono from the Titanic wreckage for $75,000. {WWD subscription required}

Kate Moss donated a topless photo of herself taken by Sølve Sundsbø to the NSPCC charity auction. Bidding will start at around $4,900 {Vogue UK}

ShowStudio.com won a Webby award for best fashion site. Congrats! {@SHOWstudio}

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Thursday April 26th, 2012

‘Tilda Stardust’ Tumblr Confirms Suspicions That Tilda Swinton and David Bowie Are the Same Person
Fashion Is Fun

‘Tilda Stardust’ Tumblr Confirms Suspicions That Tilda Swinton and David Bowie Are the Same Person

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The secret’s out. Tilda Swinton is the second coming of David Bowie. No longer can the actress go on masquerading as a person that just happens to look like David Bowie, thanks to Tilda Stardust, a tumblr ‘Dedicated to the belief that Tilda Swinton and David Bowie are one person.’ The hilarious tumblr features a Read more →

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Fashion News Roundup: The Beckhams Are on the ‘Rich List,’ DIY Caviar Nail Fails, and Ab Fab‘s Patsy Fronts a New Marks & Spencer Campaign
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: The Beckhams Are on the ‘Rich List,’ DIY Caviar Nail Fails, and Ab Fab‘s Patsy Fronts a New Marks & Spencer Campaign

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The Beckhams Made it on to the Sunday Times ‘Rich List’: David and Victoria Beckham are… rich? You don’t say! America’s favorite British transplants ranked #10 in the Times‘ music (huh?) category, having amassed over $32 million this past year. {Vogue UK}

Isabel Marant Knows What Time it is: The designer is selling a limited edition gold watch, which you can only get at her SoHo boutique. {The Cut}

Want to Try a DIY Caviar Mani?: The folks over at SHEFinds attempt to recreate the now sold-out Ciaté caviar manicure with a host of materials like sugar sprinkles, seed beads, and actual caviar. {SHEFinds}

What’s Up With All the ‘Curators’ in Fashion?: These days, it seems every well-known blogger or media gadfly is curating something, but what does that really mean? Is ‘curator’ just a modern, fancy word for ‘editor?’ Vanessa Friedman explores this sudden phenomena. {Material World}

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Tuesday April 24th, 2012

Fashion News Roundup: Carey Mulligan Got Married in Pink Wellies, Vena Cava Wants To Sell Cat Food, and Carrie Bradshaw’s Townhouse Sells For $9.85 Million
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Carey Mulligan Got Married in Pink Wellies, Vena Cava Wants To Sell Cat Food, and Carrie Bradshaw’s Townhouse Sells For $9.85 Million

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Carey Mulligan Got Married in Prada… and Pink Wellies: Raaain on your wedding day… will force you to wear galoshes. Carey Mulligan eschewed bespoke Christian Louboutin blue-soled bridal pumps, opting for a pair of pink Wellies due to inclement weather. {Fabsugar UK}

Vena Cava Talks LF USA Partnership, Cat Food: The folks over at Refinery 29 sat down with Vena Cava designers Sophie Buhai and Lisa Maycock to talk about how LF USA saved their brand, and future plans for their label, which could include cat food. {Refinery 29}

Lady Grantham Lost Her Luggage: The Downton Abbey star says that on her way to the premiere of her new movie, Cheerful for the Wedding, her luggage (which included her dress for the event) got lost. Thankfully, Project Runway alum Daniel Vosovic was on hand to lend Ms. McGovern an LBD for the occasion. {Page Six}

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Thursday April 19th, 2012

Fashion News Roundup: The Year in Pippa Middleton’s Butt, Liya Kebede Covers Harper’s Bazaar Spain, and J.Crew’s ‘Jenna’s Picks’ is ‘On Hiatus’

Fashion News Roundup: The Year in Pippa Middleton’s Butt, Liya Kebede Covers Harper’s Bazaar Spain, and J.Crew’s ‘Jenna’s Picks’ is ‘On Hiatus’

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Carolina Herrera to receive Honorary Degree From FIT: The designer will walk the stage with the graduating class of 2012, to receive an honorary doctor of fine arts degree. No student loan debt required. {WWD subscription required}

HuffPost Style Takes a Look Back at the Year in Pippa Middleton’s Butt: Get out your magnifying glasses, folks, The Huffington Post has 17 slides of Pippa Middleton’s derrière, which we think looked best on April 29, 2011 {HuffPost Style}

Get Advice from Gilt Founders Alexis Maybank and Alexandra Wilkis: The BFFs and business partners answer all your questions about doing business with your friends and frenemies. {Buzzfeed/Shift}

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Published at 1:31 PM

Tuesday April 17th, 2012

Fashion News Roundup: Rag & Bone is Launching Handbags, Alexa Chung Strikes Back for Being Called ‘Too Skinny,’ and Angelina Jolie’s Engagement Ring Probably Cost $1Million
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Rag & Bone is Launching Handbags, Alexa Chung Strikes Back for Being Called ‘Too Skinny,’ and Angelina Jolie’s Engagement Ring Probably Cost $1Million

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Rag & Bone to Launch Handbag Line: Rag & Bone plans to bring us more lustworthy wares this fall. The brand announced that they will be adding a handbag range to their already popular line. If they’re anything like their covetable footwear, our credit cards are in big trouble. {Racked}

Alexa Chung Is Not Trying to Be ‘Thinspo’: After posting a photo in which she looks particularly thin, Alexa Chung’s Instagram account was barraged with comments about her weight from several of her followers. One person said; “I’m going to be very honest. I look at this picture and think ‘This is a woman not eating.’” She responded: “Ok everyone thanks for the teen angst discussions. People are different sizes. I’m not trying to be thinspo for anyone” and proceeded to make her Instagram account private. {Telegraph}

Barack Obama to Throw Fashion Fête in Chicago: To support the Runway to Win initiative, the President is throwing an event in his native Chicago for the fashion elite. Anna Wintour and Iman will host the affair, which Marc Jacobs, Jason Wu, Prabal Gurung, and other notables are expected to attend. Just make sure our invitation doesn’t get lost in the mail, okay Mr. President? {Refinery 29}

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Thursday April 12th, 2012

Fashion News Roundup: There May Still Be Toxins In Your ‘Toxin-Free’ Nail Polish, Miss Universe Pageant Allows Transgender Women to Participate, and Nail Art Popularity Gets Analyzed
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: There May Still Be Toxins In Your ‘Toxin-Free’ Nail Polish, Miss Universe Pageant Allows Transgender Women to Participate, and Nail Art Popularity Gets Analyzed

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Toxin-Free Nail Polish Still Contains Toxins: California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control found that several nail polishes claiming to be “3 free” (that’s sans chemicals like formaldehyde, toluene, and dibutyl phthalate), often contain the toxic ingredients anyway. {Gawker}

Opening Ceremony Brings Vans Era and Kenzo Together For an Awesome Shoe Collaboration: This season, the retailer is offering limited edition Vans Era sneakers printed with Kenzo’s widely praised Spring 2012 print. The problem? They only come in men’s sizes! Can we get someone to fix this, please? {Refinery 29}

Miss Universe Allows Transgender Contestant to Compete: Jenna Talackova, the transwoman who underwent gender reassignment surgery will be allowed to walk in the pageant. Talackova was previously barred from the competition because she was not born female. The competition will now allow anyone who identifies as female to participate. {Jezebel}

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