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Friday May 10th, 2013

StyleLikeU Founders Open Up About the Perks and Perils of Being a Mother-Daughter Team
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StyleLikeU Founders Open Up About the Perks and Perils of Being a Mother-Daughter Team

Lily Mandelbaum and Elisa Goodkind, the women behind online style zine StyleLikeU, might just be fashion’s most well-traveled closet-raiders. They also happen to be mother and daughter.

Here, they share with us what it’s like to work together, just in time for Mother’s Day.

“We’ve been so much about everybody else the whole time,” shared Elisa, “but we recognize that we have a story to tell as well and that, with our relationship, the reason we’re doing this is super deep and personal so that it’s important to also show that to the world.”

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Tuesday April 16th, 2013

10 New Reasons to Love Jenna Lyons
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10 New Reasons to Love Jenna Lyons

It’s no secret we love Jenna Lyons. And with her recent mini press blitz–starting with her “coming out” feature in the New York Times and candid interviews this week in Harper’s Bazaar and Fast Company–there’s even more to love.

From joking about taking out her dentures (yes, she has dentures and the balls to talk about them), to being scared Mickey Drexler would fire her, read on for 10 new tidbits that’ll make you wish you could be BFFs with Ms. Lyons.

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Published at 12:30 PM

Friday April 12th, 2013

Inès de la Fressange on Roger Vivier and Why the Word ‘Sexy’ Has Been ‘Ruining Fashion for 20 Years’
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Inès de la Fressange on Roger Vivier and Why the Word ‘Sexy’ Has Been ‘Ruining Fashion for 20 Years’

Roger Vivier–the brand credited with inventing the stiletto–has a long and rich history, all documented in the new Rizzoli tome Roger Vivier.

To celebrate the release of the book, head designer Bruno Frisoni and brand ambassador Inès de la Fressange sat down with FIT‘s fashion historian Valerie Steele Wednesday evening to chat about the history of Roger Vivier and Frisoni’s own creations for the brand.

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Thursday April 11th, 2013

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Tuesday March 26th, 2013

Decades’s Cameron Silver on Which Designers to Invest in Now, and How Chinese Shoppers are Changing Vintage
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Decades’s Cameron Silver on Which Designers to Invest in Now, and How Chinese Shoppers are Changing Vintage

Is there a better chronicler of fashion history and all-around-beloved fashion personality than Cameron Silver? As the new star of Bravo’s Dukes of Melrose, Silver, the man most credited with making it cool to wear old clothes and co-owner of Los Angeles vintage emporium Decades, now has the adulation of a nationwide and global audience.

At a Vidal Sassoon Pro Series event last week, Silver exhibited his usual charm as we talked about vintage history, how more informed consumers have affected his business, and which modern designers he sees as having vintage appeal.

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Thursday March 21st, 2013

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Wednesday March 13th, 2013

Meet Cy Lauz, the Designer Behind the First Lingerie Line for Transgendered Women
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Meet Cy Lauz, the Designer Behind the First Lingerie Line for Transgendered Women

When transgender woman Cy Lauz began to make her transition, she had a hard time finding undergarments that suited her needs–let alone that made her feel pretty, confident and feminine.

That’s when she started Chrysalis.

We caught up with Lauz to hear the struggles of designing a line of lingerie for transgender women, and what she hopes the new brand will accomplish.

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Published at 1:30 PM

Tuesday March 12th, 2013