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Thursday May 23rd, 2013

Jessica Chastain Wears Purple Spanx, Sarah Jessica Parker Covers Harper’s Bazaar Russia, and Anna Wintour Is as Powerful as the Queen
Fashion News Roundup

Jessica Chastain Wears Purple Spanx, Sarah Jessica Parker Covers Harper’s Bazaar Russia, and Anna Wintour Is as Powerful as the Queen

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What’s black and white and has only one arm? Why, it’s Sarah Jessica Parker on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar Russia’s June issue! {Fashion Gone Rogue}

Jessica Chastain wore purple Spanx to match the Givenchy dress she wore yesterday at Cannes. Talk about being prepared. {The Cut}

In addition to designing his niece’s wedding dress, Oscar de la Renta showed off his vocal chops with Elvis Presley’s “I Can’t Help Falling in Love With You” at the ceremony, held last weekend in East Hampton. {NY Post}

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Wednesday May 22nd, 2013

Kim Kardashian Sends Out Ballerina Baby Shower Invites, the ‘Pope’ Covers L’Uomo Vogue, and Beyonce Opens a ‘Boutique’
Fashion News Roundup

Kim Kardashian Sends Out Ballerina Baby Shower Invites, the ‘Pope’ Covers L’Uomo Vogue, and Beyonce Opens a ‘Boutique’

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Kim Kardashian’s baby shower invite is a music box with a ballerina spinning to a lullaby version of Kanye West’s “Hey Mama.” It’s actually kind of adorable. {TMZ}

Beyonce knows no bounds. The superstar has curated a Rent the Runway “boutique” full of things she likes. {Rent the Runway}

Italian artist Francesco Vezzoli paints his own likeness into Diego Velázquez’s “Portrait of Pope Innocent X” for the cover of L’Uomo Vogue‘s May-June 2013 issue. {Vogue Italia}

Hold the phones: Victoria Beckham wears sneakers! The designer and former Spice Girl tweeted a photo of her custom Nike ID “Posh” running shoes in neon green. Somewhere, Mel C is sulking bitterly. {HuffPo}

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Monday May 20th, 2013

Francisco Costa on Rejecting Tom Ford and the Met Gala’s Punk Theme
Designers

Francisco Costa on Rejecting Tom Ford and the Met Gala’s Punk Theme

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This past weekend, the fashion crowd made its annual pilgrimage to Savannah, Georgia for Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)’s senior fashion show–and this year I had the pleasure of being a part of it–and even got to interview Francisco Costa, this year’s recipient of the Andre Leon Talley Lifetime Achievement Award.

We chatted about Savannah, his own fashion education, career challenges, and celebrity dressing–including his experience outfitting a few A-listers for this month’s Met Gala. Also–expect another mass collaboration in the near future.

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Friday May 17th, 2013

Swimwear Inspired by the Spring Collections
From the Runway to the Pool Deck

Swimwear Inspired by the Spring Collections

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About this time every year, we find ourselves spending an inordinate amount of time day-dreaming about our summer vacations–and even more time fantasizing about what we’ll wear on them. Somehow dressing for vacation is just always more fun than dressing for real life. That being said, it’s often hard to find exactly the right of Read more →

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Thursday May 9th, 2013

Oscar de la Renta Teams Up with Paperless Post to Create Stationery Inspired by the Runway
Collaboration

Oscar de la Renta Teams Up with Paperless Post to Create Stationery Inspired by the Runway

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Girls who are interested in buying nice clothes also tend to be the kind of girls who like really nice stationery. We write thank you notes and send them out snail mail.

So it makes sense that a fashion label–Oscar de la Renta–would team up with a stationery company–Paperless Post–to create a seriously gorgeous line of all the things you need to correspond in style–both for today’s electronic world and for when you want to send an actual letter. Like with a stamp.

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Wednesday April 24th, 2013

Really, Really Pretty Wedding Dresses from the Spring Bridal Shows
You Know You Want to Look

Really, Really Pretty Wedding Dresses from the Spring Bridal Shows

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Whether you’re planning on walking down the aisle in the near future or not, there’s really nothing more fun than looking at a bunch of frothy white swoon-worthy wedding dresses. Bridal week just wrapped and since it’s Wednesday and all, we thought we’d round up the prettiest frocks on offer this season–from designers like Marchesa, Read more →

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Friday April 19th, 2013

Christian Dior Seeks $700 Million in Credit, Juicy Couture Faces Public Protest, and Crystal Renn Is a Balloon Animal Babe
Fashion News Roundup

Christian Dior Seeks $700 Million in Credit, Juicy Couture Faces Public Protest, and Crystal Renn Is a Balloon Animal Babe

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A group of protesters caused a scene outside Juicy Couture yesterday, claiming the retailer demoted its full-time workers to part-time in order to avoid paying benefits. {WWD, subscription required}

Christian Dior is reportedly seeking to replace its $700 million credit line. {Bloomberg}

See Crystal Renn balancing an inflatable elephant on her shoulders and prancing with a shark for Hunger magazine! You’ll never look at pool floats the same way again. {Hunger}

Will John Galliano be returning to Oscar de la Renta for Spring 2014? ODLR comments. {WWD, Subscription required.}

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Sunday March 31st, 2013

Mapping Out Fall’s Colors, the Best Red Carpet Hair How-Tos, and Secrets Behind the Game of Thrones Season 3 Wardrobe Revealed
Week In Review

Mapping Out Fall’s Colors, the Best Red Carpet Hair How-Tos, and Secrets Behind the Game of Thrones Season 3 Wardrobe Revealed

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Be the Mane Event: From Jennifer Lawrence’s Oscar chignon to Jessica Alba’s classic Hollywood waves, we scoured YouTube for the ten best red carpet hair tutorials.

It’s a Fashion Rainbow! By compiling images from all of the Fall 2013 collections, we mapped out the color trends in each of the fashion capitals–and created some gorgeous graphics in the process.

The Greatest Designer Comebacks Ever Staged: In fashion, one day you’re in, and the next day you’re out… and occasionally, you find your way back in again! From Marc Jacobs to Coco Chanel, here are fashion’s greatest designer comeback stories.

Would You Rather Go to College or Buy This Hermès Shirt? Seriously: They both cost around the same amount.

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Saturday March 30th, 2013

Monday March 25th, 2013