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Tuesday July 10th, 2012

Thursday May 31st, 2012

Monday May 21st, 2012

Fashion News Roundup: Kate Moss is Snubbed By Her Hometown, Tilda Swinton Covers Candy and Carey Mulligan’s Met Ball Dress Sells
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Kate Moss is Snubbed By Her Hometown, Tilda Swinton Covers Candy and Carey Mulligan’s Met Ball Dress Sells

Carey Mulligan’s custom Prada dress she wore to the Met Gala sold on eBay for the bargain basement price of $2,950. {The Cut}

Tilda Swinton covers Candy magazine looking, shall we say, a little different than normal. {The Cut}

W fashion director Edward Enninful has been steadily gaining attention for his groundbreaking work, from Vogue Italia‘s ‘All Black’ issue to the W March Kate Moss cover story. Learn more about his entrance into the industry and his work process. {Business of Fashion}

Derek Blasberg interviewed Donatella Versace for V Magazine. Donatella talks about that infamous plunging dress that J. Lo wore the Grammys and why she decided to bring back Versace couture. {MrBlasberg.com}

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Monday May 7th, 2012

Monday April 23rd, 2012

Tom Brady Reveals He Was a Newsie, Dresses Like One at the Opening of the Rag & Bone Boston Store
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Tom Brady Reveals He Was a Newsie, Dresses Like One at the Opening of the Rag & Bone Boston Store

Tom Brady may be one of the most well-paid quarterbacks in the world–and married to the most well-paid supermodels in the world–but you wouldn’t know it from his wardrobe. Brady and wife Gisele stopped by the grand opening of Rag & Bone’s new store on Newbury Street in Boston, where the football star arrived dressed Read more →

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Published at 10:00 AM

Tuesday April 17th, 2012

Fashion News Roundup: Rag & Bone is Launching Handbags, Alexa Chung Strikes Back for Being Called ‘Too Skinny,’ and Angelina Jolie’s Engagement Ring Probably Cost $1Million
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Rag & Bone is Launching Handbags, Alexa Chung Strikes Back for Being Called ‘Too Skinny,’ and Angelina Jolie’s Engagement Ring Probably Cost $1Million

Rag & Bone to Launch Handbag Line: Rag & Bone plans to bring us more lustworthy wares this fall. The brand announced that they will be adding a handbag range to their already popular line. If they’re anything like their covetable footwear, our credit cards are in big trouble. {Racked}

Alexa Chung Is Not Trying to Be ‘Thinspo’: After posting a photo in which she looks particularly thin, Alexa Chung’s Instagram account was barraged with comments about her weight from several of her followers. One person said; “I’m going to be very honest. I look at this picture and think ‘This is a woman not eating.’” She responded: “Ok everyone thanks for the teen angst discussions. People are different sizes. I’m not trying to be thinspo for anyone” and proceeded to make her Instagram account private. {Telegraph}

Barack Obama to Throw Fashion FĂȘte in Chicago: To support the Runway to Win initiative, the President is throwing an event in his native Chicago for the fashion elite. Anna Wintour and Iman will host the affair, which Marc Jacobs, Jason Wu, Prabal Gurung, and other notables are expected to attend. Just make sure our invitation doesn’t get lost in the mail, okay Mr. President? {Refinery 29}

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Wednesday March 21st, 2012

We Dress the Hunger Games Characters In Our Favorite Runway Looks
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We Dress the Hunger Games Characters In Our Favorite Runway Looks

Unless you’ve been living under a rock you’re probably aware that The Hunger Games comes out this Friday. Gah!

And while we can’t wait to see how the whole Panem will come to life on the big screen, we’re especially pumped to see what all our favorite characters will be wearing.

So, to quench our excitement, we’ve taken it upon ourselves to costume our favorite Hunger Games characters in clothes straight off the runway. From Katniss to Effie, and Valentino to McQueen, check out our fantasy runway outfits for the Hunger Games‘ major players.

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Published at 6:39 PM

Tuesday March 20th, 2012

Fashion News Roundup: Isabel Marant Is Opening a Los Angeles Store, Nicki Minaj Covers Complex, and How John Varvatos Feels About Being On Fashion Star
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Isabel Marant Is Opening a Los Angeles Store, Nicki Minaj Covers Complex, and How John Varvatos Feels About Being On Fashion Star

Isabel Marant is Coming to Los Angeles: The French designer is packing her wedge sneakers and high-tailing it to Los Angeles, where she will open a 2,500 square foot store in West Hollywood. {WWD subscription required}

Rag & Bone Opts For in-House PR: The brand has tapped Tanja Ruhnke for their newly-created Head of Communications post. Ruhnke, who just left a position at KCD Paris, served as Internal Communications Director at Helmut Lang until 2004. Clearly, she is well-equipped to helm the Communications department at Rag & Bone. {Fashionista inbox}

Nicki Minaj Covers Complex‘s 10th Anniversary Issue: The emcee dons a platinum blonde wig and brandishes a black and white lollipop for the glossy’s celebratory cover. {Complex}

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Friday March 9th, 2012

Trendspotting: Brazen Brocade
Trendspotting

Trendspotting: Brazen Brocade

Fashion month is over, and that means we’re hunting for trends. Remember New York fashion week, way back when? Brocade was everywhere. It’s a more refined answer to the very popular prints we’ve been seeing, and designers aren’t holding back their enthusiasm for the fabric (and neither are we).

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Thursday February 16th, 2012

Trendspotting: Cozy Up In Blanket Coats
Trendspotting

Trendspotting: Cozy Up In Blanket Coats

The bitter chill of winter can be cruel and unforgiving, which makes covering up so important. With every long coat in a neutral color that went down the runway (lots of dusters, actually), there was an answering blanket coat with a great graphic print to match it. The trend falls in lockstep with the gaucho/cowboy/nomad Read more →

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Saturday February 11th, 2012

Rag & Bone Fall 2012: Layered Up
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Rag & Bone Fall 2012: Layered Up

The Rag & Bone girl is going to very warm next fall. For fall 2012, Brit expats David Neville and Marcus Wainwright sent out a collection (down a very very long runway) that’s all about layers: asymmetrical skirts over skinny pants, belted sweater dresses over sheer sleeved blouses, fur and feathered vests over brocade and Read more →

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