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Friday March 9th, 2012

The Best Handbags of Fall 2012
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The Best Handbags of Fall 2012

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While shoes got a bit tamer for Fall 2012, handbags have only gotten more wild.

Fur and faux furs bags were all the rage at Marc Jacobs, Proenza Schouler, Dries van Noten, and Michael Kors, and while the perspex bags at 3.1 Phillip Lim and the cute minauderies from Diane von Furstenberg may not be totally useful, they sure are cute.

Or course if you need a bag that will actually fit your things inside it, the giant leather carryalls at Alexander Wang might just do the trick.

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Published at 6:00 PM
10 New Ways to Wear Ponytails, Straight From the Fall Runways
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10 New Ways to Wear Ponytails, Straight From the Fall Runways

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Ponytails are the new braids. From New York all the way through Paris—the ponytail reigned supreme during the fall 2012 season. Obviously the pony is a perennial favorite, but it had a particularly strong showing this season. But the style can be more challenging to reproduce than it seems. On the catwalk, it’s a high-fashion look that reads casual and low-maintenance. But on the sidewalk, it has the potential to come across quite lackluster, horribly humdrum, and soccer mom-ish.

That’s where we come in—a few of our favorite designers (in collaboration with their amazing runway hair stylists) have found easy and interesting ways to retell the age-old pony tale. Here, ten quick tips for the prettiest, fashion-forward, DIY ponies ever, straight from the fall 2012 runways.

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Thursday March 8th, 2012

The Best Shoes of the Fall 2012 Season
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The Best Shoes of the Fall 2012 Season

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We’ve scoured the Fall 2012 collections for the most amazing shoes, and it was easy, because there were plenty. The best part? Footwear options for Fall 2012 are a lot more reasonable than their Spring 2012 counterparts. (Remember those 6 inch Versace lucite wedges?)

Fall 2012 saw lots of wide heels and mary-janes on the runway, and sometimes both simultaneously–like at Prada, Louis Vuitton, and Marni. Knee-high black boots ruled at Alexander Wang, Altuzarra, Givenchy, and Rick Owens, and ladylike pumps could be found at Lanvin, Nina Ricci, and Jil Sander. Of course, if you’re looking for something crazy, look no further than Alexander McQueen’s heel-less fur shoes. Impractical, but so lovely.

Take a look at all the amazing shoes from Fall 2012 and just try to pick a favorite. It’s near impossible.

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Sunday March 4th, 2012

Tuesday February 28th, 2012

Milan Fashion Week Crib Sheet: The 7 Most Well-Reviewed Shows According To Everyone Who Matters
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Milan Fashion Week Crib Sheet: The 7 Most Well-Reviewed Shows According To Everyone Who Matters

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The fashion flock might have already taken flight for Paris, but in case you’re still getting your Guccis and Puccis in a row, this afternoon we check in with your ultimate crib sheet to Milan fashion week’s most well-reviewed collections.

As with our London and New York roundups, we’ve pored through The New York Times, the International Herald Tribune, Style.com, Vogue.com, SHOWstudio.com—and every other broadsheet and blog we can stream in our Google Reader—to bring you just the adjectives and adverbial phrases and other one-liners used to qualify the shows.

Which designers came out on top? In the spirit of the new Milanese minimalism, we’ve pared the list down to seven. Flash back with us now through the best of austerity chic and graphic tailoring.

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The Latest in the Jil Sander Saga: Was Raf Simons Fired?

The Latest in the Jil Sander Saga: Was Raf Simons Fired?

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In today’s WWD, Bridget Foley has a thoughtful piece about the mismanagement of Raf Simons’ ousting from Jil Sander. In it, she says that Simons was “unceremoniously dumped” from Jil Sander, making a point to clarify that he didn’t just “leave” of his own volition.

When news broke abruptly this past week that this would be Simons’ last collection for Jil Sander (and a spectacular one at that), and that Jil Sander would be returning to her namesake label, it was assumed that Simons was leaving to fill that vacant spot at Dior, or, as Anna Dello Russo told us, that he might be focusing on his own label, because that’s what he wanted to do–not because he was fired.

But maybe he was.

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Published at 12:11 PM

Sunday February 26th, 2012

Fashionista Week in Review: More Fashion Musical Chairs, Marni for H&M (Giveaway Alert!), and We “Sparkle” with a Reality TV Star
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Fashionista Week in Review: More Fashion Musical Chairs, Marni for H&M (Giveaway Alert!), and We “Sparkle” with a Reality TV Star

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Raf Simons Leaves Jil Sander: After an emotional final show at Jil Sander, rumors are flying about what he will do next now that Jil Sander is returning to her eponymous label. Sounds like he probably isn’t going to Dior, and with reports emerging Hedi Slimane will replace Stefano Pilati at YSL, we’re more confused than ever.

Marni for H&M: We attended the launch party and brought you the highly anticipated full lookbook. Now, Fashionista is giving away two pieces from the collaboration! Don’t miss out – it ends Monday.

Sparkle, Baby!: Toddlers and Tiaras star Eden Wood along with mother Mickie are launching a line of clothes for the attention-starved child in your life. It’s real, y’all!

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Published at 2:00 PM

Saturday February 25th, 2012

Report: Hedi Slimane To Replace Stefano Pilati at YSL

Report: Hedi Slimane To Replace Stefano Pilati at YSL

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Another day, another report of a massive shakeup at a major fashion house.

Hot on the heels of news that Raf Simons would leave Jil Sander (he showed his last collection for the label today in Milan)–and that JIl Sander would return to her eponymous label–come reports that Hedi Slimane will return to YSL, replacing Stefano Pilati as creative director.

A source told the AFP “[Silmane] will become the new creative director at YSL,” and that “the contract has been signed by both parties.” According to the AFP, the appointment will be formalized during Paris Fashion Week, which starts Tuesday, February 28. WWD is also citing a “Paris source,” as saying that Slimane “is poised to take over the design helm at YSL.” PPR, the parent group of YSL, would not comment to WWD but the French Twittersphere seems to indicate that a confirmation from PPR is forthcoming.

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Published at 12:12 PM

Friday February 24th, 2012

Raf Simons Probably Not Going To Dior; Jil Sander Confirms Founder’s Return
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Raf Simons Probably Not Going To Dior; Jil Sander Confirms Founder’s Return

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Following yesterday’s confirmation that Jil Sander and Raf Simons would be parting ways, the company has just confirmed to WWD, officially, that Jil Sander will return to the label she founded 44 years ago. “I am very happy and excited to be back,” she told the paper. “It feels like coming home after a brief journey.”

According to a separate WWD report, retailers are happy about the news, suggesting that the label might have more commercial success with Sander at the helm, even if Raf Simons’ collections were always beloved by critics.

While we’re bummed to see him go (and especially curious to see what he sends down the runway tomorrow), we thought he’d make an interesting successor to Galliano at Dior–he was reportedly in negotiations to take the reins at the French house just a couple of months ago. However, it’s looking more and more like that’s not happening.

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Thursday February 23rd, 2012

Raf Simons To Leave Jil Sander; Could This Mean He’s In at Dior?
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Raf Simons To Leave Jil Sander; Could This Mean He’s In at Dior?

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As usual, right in the middle of fashion month, a media frenzy has begun over some big internal shakeups at major fashion houses.

Jil Sander may be returning to the label she founded in 1968 in as little as four weeks, Gala, a major German magazine is reporting. This means fall 2012 may be the the last collection by current creative director Raf Simons, who was rumored to be the most recent candidate for the Dior job. And as we wrote this, Times fashion critic Cathy Horyn, whose word is pretty much the end all be all, Tweeted the following: “Jil Sander company has just confirmed that Raf Simons is leaving” and “Raf Simons to leave Jil Sander. Show on Saturday to be his last.” Omg.

This wouldn’t be the first time the 68-year-old German designer left and then returned to her namesake label.

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