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Adventures in Copyrights: Why We Still Do It

And now, a note from Faran… Last weekend, my mom asked why I was so obsessed with knockoffs. “We get it,” she said, “Forever 21 copies stuff. Now what?” I know some of you share the same attitude, but let me try and give you a window into ours. We still think Adventures in Copyrights [...]

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Too Hot To Handle

There’s a strange breed of New Yorkers – well there are many – but lately I’ve been noticing those so utterly committed to their style that they refuse to confront the 90 degree, eyeliner-melting weather. A few questions for them: How does one squeeze into skinny jeans when it’s so hot you sweat standing still? [...]

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Explain: PVC

On the subway this morning we had a slightly awkward run-in with the girl sitting next to us. Sitting there, reading August Vogue Paris, we glanced over and saw everything this woman owned inside her see-through PVC bag. We saw incoming messages on her Blackberry (no, we didn’t read them), her itinerary for the day, [...]

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A Closet Case

Hi Fashionista, Didn’t want to post this on your blog – though you are free to do so – but your recent post with “This is what’s inside the fridge….” made me smile. I’m a professional organizer and this is what the inside of a professional organizer’s closet looks like (mine)! I love reading your [...]

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Will Dance For Scarves

If Herm√®s said dance, would you? We obviously would, and so would Juliette Binoche. Well, she is. We just don’t really get why. WWD says, “Herm√®s has asked Juliette Binoche to dance. The newly created Herm√®s foundation has tapped the actress for an upcoming spectacle choreographed by Akram Khan.” The show will travel around the [...]

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Open Memo to Girls on the Street: Bras Are Better

I’ve been seeing a lot of girls on the street wearing sheer tops without a bra. Without anything. Basically, I keep seeing a lot of boobs, and it’s kind of awkward. A lot of the girls are modely – tall, skinny, probably a 32A – and I envy anyone who can leave the house without [...]

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Wedges, For Men?

Silvia Venturini Fendi dedicated the latest Fendi menswear collection to poverty, but that wasn’t the only strange thing about it. Enter wedges for men. We’re not really sure where they came from, or how they made it to the runway, but what we do know is that this is right up there with Mcqueen’s one-piece [...]

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Explain: Total Looks

The first thing we do when we get a crisp, new magazine is flip straight to the spreads. We’re always curious to see how the season’s most-wanted accessories were styled with the advertisers’ best picks, and which models look best in otherwise impossible designs. So we’re always a little disappointed when we flip 200+ pages [...]

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I See London, I See France…

It’s no secret that we heart Kate Moss. Usually she can do no wrong, but when she recently stepped out wearing a dress that literally showed off all her assets, we were surprisingly put off. And it’s not just Kate – lately we’ve noticed quite a few chicks on the street baring all in lingerie. [...]

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