When athletes compete at the Olympics, their countries’ uniforms serve to unite the whole team, provide some visual continuity, and of course make it easy to tell who’s from where. However, it seems like this year, athletes are making an extra effort to individualize their looks and stand out a little bit. (Exhibit A: Ryan Read more →
US track star Sanya Richards-Ross took home the gold in the women’s 400 meter yesterday in London. Proving to be one of the most stylish athletes to hit the podium in these Olympic games, Richards-Ross paired her gold medal with some gold Chanel earrings. She went with a pair of classic double-C logo studs rather Read more →
Welcome to our nail art column–the Top Coat! Every week we’ll be doing a step-by-step nail art tutorial. We’ve already told you the essentials you need for a good nail art kit, so gather your tools and try our next project. Thanks to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s first anniversary, the Queen’s Golden Jubilee, Read more →
Just when we thought the fashion industry was making a shift geared toward an older audience, i-D comes out with a youth-centric issue. Come to think of it, fellow avant-garde glossy V recently had the same idea with their “Youthquake” issue. Maybe we’re just moving towards extremes.
All eyes are on London right now because of the Olympics so it’s time to focus on some of the goods the UK has to offer. No, we’re not talking tea or Burberry–we’re talking about the stellar beauty brands that keep all those English roses looking so, well, rosy. We picked the brains of our Read more →
A new exhibit, “Valentino: Master of Couture,” will open up at the Somerset House in November focusing on the haute couture collections of the storied designer. It is said to feature over 130 dresses. {Vogue UK} There have been a lot of photoshop flubs lately. Just check out this roundup of the worst fails–from July Read more →
Can you tell that we’re seriously, unabashedly obsessed with the Olympics here at Fashionista? Well, we are. It’s difficult not to be–what with Ryan Lochte running swimming around all shirtless and Gabby Douglas being generally adorable, it’s a major exercise (ha!) in our willpower to focus on anything else. And we aren’t alone! In addition Read more →
Welcome to our nail art column–the Top Coat! Every week we’ll be doing a step-by-step nail art tutorial. We’ve already told you the essentials you need for a good nail art kit, so gather your tools and try our next project. The Olympic Games start today, and since no event is complete without some appropriately Read more →
Yesterday, Girls‘ Lena Dunham Instagram’ed this picture accompanied by the tweet: “Just pounded this. Probably can’t have babies now #aspertamefears.” So the tweet was ostensibly about the teratogenic effects of fake sweeteners, but we’re on to you, Lena. That was just a thinly veiled tweet to show off your cat nail art. (Maybe this is Read more →
We here at the Fashionista offices are pretty excited about the Emmy nominations, announced this morning, because there were so many of our obsessions in the mix (Mad Men! Game of Thrones! Schmidt!). And then of course, we can’t wait for the inevitable red carpet hits and misses.
We aren’t the only ones already thinking about Emmy night fashion. According to an interview with Vulture, Lena Dunham and real-life gal pal Zooey Deschanel are already plotting their nail art:
Welcome to our nail art column–the Top Coat! Every week we’ll be doing a step-by-step nail art tutorial. We’ve already told you the essentials you need for a good nail art kit, so gather your tools and try our next project. The two hottest trends in nail polish this season? Neons and nudes. We decided Read more →
So it’s no secret that nail art is at the all-time height of its popularity now–girls are going gaga (as is Gaga) for bedazzled, tricked out digits. Hell, even Chanel got on board. The constant onslaught of new polishes, special effects topcoats and nail blogs/how-to tutorials feed our obsession. But let’s not forget that we Read more →
