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Friday March 9th, 2012

The Best Handbags of Fall 2012
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The Best Handbags of Fall 2012

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While shoes got a bit tamer for Fall 2012, handbags have only gotten more wild.

Fur and faux furs bags were all the rage at Marc Jacobs, Proenza Schouler, Dries van Noten, and Michael Kors, and while the perspex bags at 3.1 Phillip Lim and the cute minauderies from Diane von Furstenberg may not be totally useful, they sure are cute.

Or course if you need a bag that will actually fit your things inside it, the giant leather carryalls at Alexander Wang might just do the trick.

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Published at 6:00 PM
10 New Ways to Wear Ponytails, Straight From the Fall Runways
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10 New Ways to Wear Ponytails, Straight From the Fall Runways

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Ponytails are the new braids. From New York all the way through Paris—the ponytail reigned supreme during the fall 2012 season. Obviously the pony is a perennial favorite, but it had a particularly strong showing this season. But the style can be more challenging to reproduce than it seems. On the catwalk, it’s a high-fashion look that reads casual and low-maintenance. But on the sidewalk, it has the potential to come across quite lackluster, horribly humdrum, and soccer mom-ish.

That’s where we come in—a few of our favorite designers (in collaboration with their amazing runway hair stylists) have found easy and interesting ways to retell the age-old pony tale. Here, ten quick tips for the prettiest, fashion-forward, DIY ponies ever, straight from the fall 2012 runways.

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Published at 4:15 PM

Thursday March 8th, 2012

Trendspotting: Killer Cobalt
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Trendspotting: Killer Cobalt

by DANA KRUSPE

Paris has been saturated in cobalt blue this week, and while that can be dangerous for your health (no really, cobalt poisoning is a thing), we’re happy to risk a little for the sake of fashion. The powerful hue has made stops at big shows like Céline, Stella McCartney, Balenciaga and Chanel already, making it Read more →

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Published at 6:40 PM
Paris Fashion Week Crib Sheet: The 10 Most Well-Reviewed Shows According To Everyone Who Matters
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Paris Fashion Week Crib Sheet: The 10 Most Well-Reviewed Shows According To Everyone Who Matters

by Fashionista

You already know our thoughts on Paris fashion week’s most riveting moments, and though Marc bid us bon voyage at Vuitton only yesterday at the end of our four-week, four-city fashion marathon, it’s not quite over yet. As with our ultimate crib sheets to Milan, London, and New York‘s most well-reviewed collections, we won’t rest until we bring you the bigger picture.

What collections in the City of Light did Cathy, Suzy, Susannah, Sarah, Mark, Tim, Nicole, Alex, Godfrey, and Jessica feel truly shone? Fashionista knows. We’ve parsed all the reviews (we mean that literally) from these and other friends and bloggers for the adjectives and other qualifying bon mots.

From 2D shapes at Comme to the full 360-degree view at McQueen, flash back with us now to see which designers maximized their critical response.

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Published at 6:11 PM
The Best Shoes of the Fall 2012 Season
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The Best Shoes of the Fall 2012 Season

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We’ve scoured the Fall 2012 collections for the most amazing shoes, and it was easy, because there were plenty. The best part? Footwear options for Fall 2012 are a lot more reasonable than their Spring 2012 counterparts. (Remember those 6 inch Versace lucite wedges?)

Fall 2012 saw lots of wide heels and mary-janes on the runway, and sometimes both simultaneously–like at Prada, Louis Vuitton, and Marni. Knee-high black boots ruled at Alexander Wang, Altuzarra, Givenchy, and Rick Owens, and ladylike pumps could be found at Lanvin, Nina Ricci, and Jil Sander. Of course, if you’re looking for something crazy, look no further than Alexander McQueen’s heel-less fur shoes. Impractical, but so lovely.

Take a look at all the amazing shoes from Fall 2012 and just try to pick a favorite. It’s near impossible.

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Published at 5:45 PM

Wednesday March 7th, 2012

People Are Actually Wearing That Balenciaga Visor–Here’s How Much It Costs and Why You Can’t Get It In The U.S.
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People Are Actually Wearing That Balenciaga Visor–Here’s How Much It Costs and Why You Can’t Get It In The U.S.

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There is no better time or place than Paris Fashion Week to try out the season’s most over-the-top, impractical items. And that is what the fashion crowd has done this week with what is arguably spring 2012′s most ridiculous accessory: Balenciaga‘s visor hat. Yep, people–well, fashion people–have actually been wearing this black Darth Vader-esque number Read more →

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Published at 7:30 PM
The Best Models in the Business (Including Andrej Pejic!) Share Their Beauty Secrets With Us
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The Best Models in the Business (Including Andrej Pejic!) Share Their Beauty Secrets With Us

by Cheryl Wischhover and India-Jewel Jackson

Models spend a lot of time in hair and makeup chairs at shows and for shoots, and they have access to some of the most talented hair stylists and makeup artists in the world. It stands to reason that they’ve picked up a few beauty pointers along the way, so this fashion month we decided to ask some of the best models in the business what tricks they’ve learned.

We chatted with Jourdan Dunn, Coco Rocha, Andrej Pejic and many more backstage at shows in New York, Milan, Paris and London. Click through to learn all their beauty secrets.

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Published at 3:15 PM
Should Kanye West Just Focus on Accessories?
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Should Kanye West Just Focus on Accessories?

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Long Nguyen is the co-founder and style director of Flaunt.

PARIS–Fashion can be a cruel business, when one minute you’re hot and the next you’re forgotten, never to be heard from again. But fashion is also a place where redemption can occur; one good show can wipe out the previous seasons’ debacles…just like that.

Kanye West’s debut collection was simply bad, even for those of us who actually rooted for him to succeed. Because the negative criticism of his spring collection was fairly unanimous, it cannot be dismissed as media bias. “Has he learned a hard lesson and can he redeem himself?” was the question on our minds as the car breached the secure steel gate to enter the back docks of the vast Halle Freyssinet complex on a frigid Tuesday night.

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Published at 12:44 PM