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Friday March 15th, 2013

The Top Trends from the Fall 2013 Runways
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The Top Trends from the Fall 2013 Runways

Four cities, one season: Fall 2013. Nemo kicked the collections off and every city to follow added its own dose of wintry chill. Somehow all that cold weather caused a discernible note of restraint to float through the collections. Don’t worry–the passion and excitement were still there, but designers actively pursued defining new ways we can really dress next fall. These looks felt grounded in the return of the “Lady,” as fashion’s pendulum swung away from the risqué, toward the refreshingly refined (spike-studded shoulders be damned). Check out our top trends for fall in the slide show.

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Friday February 15th, 2013

The Top 10 Trends From the New York Fashion Week Fall Runways
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The Top 10 Trends From the New York Fashion Week Fall Runways

Fashion week came, and brought a feisty lil’ friend named Nemo along for the ride–forcing us to consider forgoing, “Well, doesn’t she look chic!” for, “Well, doesn’t she look warm?!” The runways begged to differ, offering up endless new ways to bundle-up beautifully for fall 2013. Check out our top ten trend takeaways from the fashion week that weathered the storm in style.

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Thursday February 14th, 2013

Anna Sui Fall 2013: Nouvelle Vague
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Anna Sui Fall 2013: Nouvelle Vague

Anna Sui opened her fall 2013 show in very Sui fashion, with a choreographed dance from models Karlie Kloss, Jamie Bochert, and Hillary Rhoda set to the tune of French cover band Nouvelle Vague’s music. The opener set the tone for the collection, which was unmistakably inspired by French New Wave, and was a welcome Read more →

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Friday November 16th, 2012

Coach’s Classic Duffels Get the Anna Sui Treatment
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Coach’s Classic Duffels Get the Anna Sui Treatment

Designing a line of limited edition duffels for Coach was an easy collaboration for Anna Sui to say yes to. “I remember my sister in law had an original Coach duffel and I just thought that was the coolest bag on earth,” she told us at last night’s launch event. “And I couldn’t afford it at that point. So when this project came along I was so happy about it.”

Sui’s directive from Coach creative director Reed Krakoff was pretty open ended: “Make [the Coach duffel] as ‘Anna Sui’ as possible” he told her.

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Thursday September 13th, 2012

Anna Sui Spring 2013
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Anna Sui Spring 2013

The Clothes: Anna Sui is always experimenting with the intersection of good girl and bad girl, and for Spring 2013 she took traditional French emblems (toile, pearl embellishment, Marie-Antoinette blue) and mixed in notes from the 1970s punk scene in New York like ripped fishnet tops, jumpsuits, and blue and red plaids. If models wore Read more →

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Friday September 7th, 2012

10 Questions for Project Runway Season 10
Entertainment

10 Questions for Project Runway Season 10

1. Isn’t it kind of sickly adorable how distraught Christopher is that Gunnar wasn’t eliminated?

2. Is anyone surprised that Elena isn’t a fan of “glitter or sparkles” or anything else generally associated with joy and celebration?

3. Did Project Runway miscalculate its budget for the challenges this season or something?

4. How long has Christopher been waiting to use that ingenious Rocky and Bullwinkle reference?

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Monday July 30th, 2012

Friday July 27th, 2012

Wednesday July 4th, 2012

Made in the USA: 25 of Our Favorite Labels that Produce Domestically
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Made in the USA: 25 of Our Favorite Labels that Produce Domestically

Compared to, say, the 1950s, very little clothing (or anything for that matter) is manufactured in the United States. There are a few heritage brands holding on in the Northwest and the south; and brands that focus on weather-resistance and technologically advanced fabrics are often based here, where the technology originates. Additionally, many eco-friendly and Read more →

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