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Friday July 6th, 2012

Fashion News Roundup: Gwyneth Paltrow Sells $200 GOOP Jeans, Alessandra Ambrosio Is in Trouble with PETA, and Victoria Beckham Hangs Out With a Dolphin
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Gwyneth Paltrow Sells $200 GOOP Jeans, Alessandra Ambrosio Is in Trouble with PETA, and Victoria Beckham Hangs Out With a Dolphin

The former intern who sued Harper’s Bazaar back in February is now suing Dana Lorenz and the Fenton Fallon group, where she interned last summer. {NY Post}

Black and yellow is fall’s buzziest color combination. Unfortunately, it can potentially leave you looking like a bumblebee. Let FabSugar show you how to avoid a faux-pas and wear it the right way. {FabSugar}

The United Arab Emirates is considering imposing tourist dress codes, banning short shorts and revealing dresses in the modest, Muslim nation. {HuffingtonPost}

In the market for a breezy summer layering piece? Look no further than this quick and easy DIY. {Refinery29}

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Here’s What the Buyers Had to Say About Hedi Slimane’s First Collections for YSL
Collection

Here’s What the Buyers Had to Say About Hedi Slimane’s First Collections for YSL

While all eyes this week were focused on Raf Simons and his debut Dior couture collection, Hedi Slimane quietly made his debut at YSL Saint Laurent Paris. We already knew that his resort and menswear collections would be shown to buyers only, and they flocked to Paris this week to take in Slimane’s first collections for the house. While they were forbidden from taking photos, many were willing to speak anonymously about what they saw.

One retail exec reported that even the hangers, chairs and tables were designed by Slimane–a hint of new retail concepts to come under the rebranded Saint Laurent Paris label, according to WWD. And what about the clothes? Sounds like Slimane mined some YSL classics.

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Sunday June 24th, 2012

Fashionista Week In Review: YSL Rebrands Under Slimane, Kate Upton Takes Over the Internet and the Best of Resort, Part Two
Week In Review

Fashionista Week In Review: YSL Rebrands Under Slimane, Kate Upton Takes Over the Internet and the Best of Resort, Part Two

Saint Laurent Paris Does The Timewarp: On Wednesday, we reported that Yves Saint Laurent might be dropping the “Yves” as a means of rebranding the label under the direction of Hedi Slimane, and the very next day the storied fashion house confirmed, sending countless tweeters, bloggers and writers into a tizzy. We, on the other hand, started to think about what would happen if other design houses were to do the same.

Kate Upton’s Busy, Busy Week: The busty blonde graced the cover of GQ (which coincidentally channeled Azealia Banks in her latest music video for “Jumanji”), spoke onscreen about her love of America (and large breasts) and even taught Jimmy Fallon how to Cat Daddy. How’d she do it all? With some seriously genius self-marketing skills.

Asian Beauty Products That Might Just Save Your Skin: Okay, so maybe they won’t save your skin, but they’re certainly bizarre and intriguing enough to warrant a test-run. From charcoal shampoo to a chin contour mask to collagen-boosting marshmallows, we’re curious to see what will be first to hit the shelves of Sephora first (or, alternatively, be banned by the FDA).

Model-Turned-Actress, Everybody’s Doing It: Models are good looking people, and so are actresses. Actresses appear on magazine covers, and so do models. So it makes sense that models might whet their palates and give acting a try, right? Right. We rounded up the many, many models who have transitioned from runway to silver screen and analyzed how seamlessly and successfully they made the jump.

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