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Monday July 2nd, 2012

Normal Dudes Try to Make Sense of the Menswear Shows, Are Hilarious
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Normal Dudes Try to Make Sense of the Menswear Shows, Are Hilarious

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We spend most of our time covering womenswear so we delight in the menswear shows because designers tend to take much bigger risks on the runway. Pink lace up bikini briefs? Intricate bondage? Quirky colorful top hats? Koosh-ball-like head coverings? It was all there on the runways of London, Milan and Paris.

So we had to know: What do “real” men think about these outrageous ensembles?

To find out, we reached out to our friends in the media who aren’t fashion-affiliated–like Daniel Edward Rose of The Observer, Jo Piazza of Current TV, who, while a lady it’s true, admits she has the mindset of a 13-year-old boy, and Elie Mystal of our brother site Above the Law. But we didn’t stop there: we hit the streets of NYC to poll all the men we could find about these crazy looks.

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Published at 6:00 PM

Monday June 25th, 2012

Monday May 7th, 2012

Au Revoir Carla Bruni: A Look Back at the French First Lady’s Style (And an Introduction to New First Lady Valérie Trierweiler)
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Au Revoir Carla Bruni: A Look Back at the French First Lady’s Style (And an Introduction to New First Lady Valérie Trierweiler)

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On Sunday, while the rest of us were recovering from our Cinco de Mayo hangovers, France was having the second round of their presidential elections. As predicted by many French news outlets, incumbent President Nicolas Sarkozy lost to the Socialist candidate François Hollande. Beyond the obvious implications of a new president of France, we here at Fashionista felt a little bummed to lose First Lady Carla Bruni Sarkozy. Along with her counterparts, Michelle Obama and Samantha Cameron, former supermodel Carla made being stylish a key part of the First Lady role. No longer can you just slap on a pantsuit and call it a day. What you wear can be as important as which charities you support.

New First Lady Valérie Trierweiler, girlfriend of Hollande and herself a journalist for Paris Match, has big Louboutins to fill.

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Published at 6:17 PM

Tuesday April 17th, 2012

Step Away From the Feathers: 10 Coachella Trends That Need To Die
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Step Away From the Feathers: 10 Coachella Trends That Need To Die

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Coachella is the music festival to end all music festivals, so we always watch to see what fashion trends are going to be big on the circuit. While this weekend brought out the best in some (Dree Hemingway in Dolce and Gabbana!), Buzzfeed’s list of Coachella fashion disasters reminded us of the worst. Is anyone else so sick of feather headdresses and denim cutoffs?

So without further ado, here are 10 festival fashion trends we here at Fashionista hope get left in the dust!

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Published at 7:00 PM

Monday March 5th, 2012

This Season’s 11 Most Over-the-Top, Theatrical Runway Shows
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This Season’s 11 Most Over-the-Top, Theatrical Runway Shows

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Fashion shows aren’t just about fashion anymore. Or more accurately, fashion isn’t just about the clothes anymore. Every season, runway shows get more elaborate, as designers and brands try to cram a lot of drama into the 15 minutes that they have everyone’s attention. And it works–it makes a show pretty memorable. (Whether or not it helps the image of a brand or helps the clothes be memorable remains to be seen, as our contributor Long Nguyen speculated in his review of Dior’s show.)

Karl Lagerfeld and his Chanel extravaganzas are the notable exception. Lagerfeld always wows us with a spectacle of grand proportions–and clothes to match. The Chanel show, which walks tomorrow in Paris, is undoubtedly the highlight of fashion month every seasaon. But those who have come before it this month weren’t too shabby, either. Pyrotechnics, a fruit stand, and an escalator all helped designers tell their stories for their fall 2012 collections.

Click through to see all the most outrageous runway shows from this season.

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Published at 5:36 PM

Tuesday January 31st, 2012

Get to Know Pinterest: Here Are 10 Fashion Pinners You Should Be Following Right Now
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Get to Know Pinterest: Here Are 10 Fashion Pinners You Should Be Following Right Now

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If you haven’t hopped on the Pinterest bandwagon yet, you should get on it, pronto. Founded in March 2010, image-based social networking site Pinterest made waves in the start-up world, garnering over 11 million total weekly views in December 2011 — a 4000% increase over six months.

The site allows users to follow other pinners and re-pin (re-post in Pinterest terminology), “like,” and comment on content that others have posted or pinned. Pinners create boards that fall under categories like Art, DIY & Crafts, Home Decor and Women’s Apparel, modeled after thematic mood boards used by magazines and fashion designers for inspirational and organizational purposes. Users can follow all boards created by a user or select individual boards to follow, filtering out pins that aren’t relevant or don’t interest them.

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Published at 6:20 PM

Thursday January 5th, 2012

One Day You Win, and the Next Day, You’re Auf’d: Where Are Project Runway‘s Winners Now?
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One Day You Win, and the Next Day, You’re Auf’d: Where Are Project Runway‘s Winners Now?

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To most unknown and/or struggling designers trying to break into the industry, winning the grand prize on a season of Project Runway sounds like an absolute dream come true: $100,000, a major fashion mag editorial, an ultra-expensive technology suite, website partnerships, instant name recognition, and endless opportunities for publicity.

But what happens when the cameras stop rolling? When Tim Gunn is no longer hovering over your shoulder in the workroom, telling you what ‘worries’ him? Or when, instead of competing against 15 designers in a challenge, you’re competing with potentially hundreds of thousands of designers around the world?

With Project Runway All Stars (finally!) premiering tonight, it got us wondering about all the seriously talented individuals to whom Heidi Klum never said “auf wiedersehen.”

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Published at 6:04 PM

Friday December 30th, 2011

Here Are the 10 Biggest Breakout Street Style Starlets from 2011
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Here Are the 10 Biggest Breakout Street Style Starlets from 2011

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Giovanna Battaglia, and Shala Monroque continued their dominion over the internet, but 2011 also introduced the world to a new crop of editors, stylists, and buyers who have envy-inducing style.

The best part is watching someone’s style grow dynamically in front of the lens. These aren’t the girls putting on full looks from the runway, they’re pulling items from their own wardrobes and mixing them with new trends. If there’s anyone to idolize for having great style, we think it’s this new bunch.

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Published at 4:39 PM

Thursday December 29th, 2011

Tuesday December 27th, 2011

Jared Leto Just Turned 40, Was Given GQ‘s ‘Worst Dressed’ Title: Here’s a Look Back at His Fashion Choices
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Jared Leto Just Turned 40, Was Given GQ‘s ‘Worst Dressed’ Title: Here’s a Look Back at His Fashion Choices

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Jared Leto has had an eventful, if a bit confusing, year. He broke the Guinness world record for most shows performed during a single album cycle with his band 30 Seconds to Mars, attended several fashion shows in Paris, hung out with Terry Richardson a lot and turned 40 yesterday. All the while, he experimented with many different hairstyles and attention-stealing outfits, landing him the title of worst dressed man of the year, bestowed upon him by GQ.

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Wednesday November 16th, 2011

Kim Kardashian’s Shady Empire: A Look At All the Sketchy Products and Deals the Kardashians Have Backed
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Kim Kardashian’s Shady Empire: A Look At All the Sketchy Products and Deals the Kardashians Have Backed

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Yesterday, we reported that Skechers could pay up to $75 Million for claiming that their Shape-up shoes would “tone” and strengthen legs and butt. It wasn’t exactly surprising and turned out to be yet another addition to the list of shady products that Kim Kardashian has tied her name to.

Based solely on her business dealings, the girl has a seriously bad habit of lending her name to scams, counterfeits and other dubious business going-ons. Of course, her 72-day marriage and rampant overexposure don’t exactly help her case for business integrity.

We did some digging and found out that, in total, Kim’s name has been attached to at least nine shady business deals over the past couple of years. From lying about sponsored tweets to kopykat issues, click through for a look back at Kim’s shadiest endorsements.

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Tuesday November 8th, 2011

The Evolution of the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show From 1995 to Now
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The Evolution of the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show From 1995 to Now

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The annual Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, which is now in its 16th year, has come a long way since the first one in 1995, which wasn’t even broadcast. The 2011 show, which will be filmed tomorrow and air on November 29, promises to be the most extravagant yet with 38 big-name models, three huge musical performances and a $12 million budget. However, did you know that they started out with a budget of only $120,000? That’s a fraction of what some of their bras cost these days.

Click through to see how the shows transformed from normal girls in a normal fashion show to the celeb-filled over-produced extravaganzas they are now, including a video of the first ever show in 1995!

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Published at 7:03 PM