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Monday May 6th, 2013

Thursday May 2nd, 2013

CFDA Launches ‘Americans in China’ Program to Strengthen Connection with Chinese Market

CFDA Launches ‘Americans in China’ Program to Strengthen Connection with Chinese Market

Over the last few years we’ve seen countless luxury brands stage fashion shows in China–in Beijing, Shanghai, on the Great Wall–in addition to staging their shows in Paris, London, New York or Milan. With Chinese surpassing Americans as the biggest consumers of luxury goods, designers are focusing more than ever on China.

Of course, for smaller labels that aren’t part of luxury conglomerates, China is a market that’s harder to tap into. Enter the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund’s latest initiative, “Americans in China,” which will bring Proenza Schouler, Rag & Bone, and Marchesa (three former CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund finalists) to China to present their fall-winter 2013 collections at the Ming Dynasty City Wall Relics Park, at the Great Wall of China, in Beijing.

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Tuesday April 16th, 2013

Beyoncé Wears a Nipple Dress, Manolo Blahnik Churns Out Ice Cream, and Katy Perry’s in a Hairy Lawsuit
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Beyoncé Wears a Nipple Dress, Manolo Blahnik Churns Out Ice Cream, and Katy Perry’s in a Hairy Lawsuit

Beyoncé showed off her nips, sorta, for the kickoff of her Mrs. Carter Show World Tour in Belgrade, Serbia yesterday. The intentional nip-slip dress is a jewel-encrusted number designed by The Blonds. {HuffPo}

Nipple dresses aside, Beyoncé has also added Pucci to her Mrs. Carter tour wardrobe. {WWD}

Manolo Blahnik makes ice cream! Organic and artisanal ice cream, no less. {Refinery29}

Hedi Slimane’s latest rockstar muse is harder better faster stronger than all the rest: French electronica duo Daft Punk. {YSL.com}

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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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Tuesday March 12th, 2013

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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Saturday February 9th, 2013

Friday February 8th, 2013

What We Saw at New York Fashion Week, Day 3
Fashion Shows

What We Saw at New York Fashion Week, Day 3

Nothing was going to stop us from catching Jason Wu, Rag & Bone, SUNO and more on day three of NYFW, not even a blizzard. We put on our L.L. Bean boots and our game faces and sloshed from show to show. Thankfully there were some pleasant surprises in the form of mulled wine and Drew Barrymore at Rag & Bone; silly faces fram Cara Delevingne at Jason Wu; and celebs from Kate Nash to Nicky Hilton to Selita Ebanks, all of whom looked completely untouched by the wintry mix outside.

Click through to see day three from our eyes!

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Thursday January 31st, 2013

Tuesday January 29th, 2013

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