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The Real Jimmy Choo Likes Wearing Airline Slippers Around the House

As we mentioned yesterday in our post about the trials and tribulations of couture, cobbler Jimmy Choo doesn’t design his namesake brand. However, he does design made-to-measure shoes under the moniker Jimmy Choo Couture. Choo also designs his own loafers, according to an interview in local British newspaper the Buckinghamshire Advertiser. Here’s what else Choo [...]

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Do You Still Care About Vampires?

Cute, gently-priced label BB Dakota said in WWD today that its success over the last year could be credited greatly to its Twilight-inspired jackets and dresses. The brand is even introducing an entirely new range dedicated to the saga, including shoes and handbags. And the February issue of Nylon features the three stars of CW’s [...]

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You Asked, I’m Answering

Thanks for the questions! I’m sure this isn’t the last time we’ll chat. What did you do before Fashionista? For the last couple of months I’ve been freelancing for a ton of different publications and I started a blog called The Fashion Beat, which focuses on the intersection of fashion, commerce and retail. Before that [...]

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Will You Play the Project Runway Video Game?

This morning, Fashion Week mastermind IMG announced that it has created a Project Runway-themed video game in conjunction with 505 Games and Lifetime. The game is set to be released later on this year. Of course, this isn’t the first fashionable game to come along. H&M set up shop in The Sims all the way [...]

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Last Week on Fashionista

Sale of the Week: Barneys, duh. You never know what kind of treasure you might unearth in the last days. THE DETAILS: 255 West 17th St btwn 7th and 8th Aves Through Sept 7th It’s 50-75% off Hot Topic o’ the Week: Getting Ready For Fashion Week We started asking some of our favorite people [...]

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Last Week on Fashionista

Double Take of the Week: Mert & Marcus Love the Woods Maybe the McKinsey consultants would approve of this sort of in-house idea sharing, but we thought we were going crazy for a second when we saw this new Vogue shoot that looks pretty much like an old W shoot. Hot Topic of the Week: [...]

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