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Tuesday June 22nd, 2010

Hip Hop Chambray…Ho…11 Chambray Looks for Summer
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Hip Hop Chambray…Ho…11 Chambray Looks for Summer

For some reason whenever we think of chambray that Naughty By Nature song gets stuck in our head.

No matter.

The point is that chambray is big this summer and we’re happy about it. The chambray work shirt is classic 1930s Americana. It’s sexy and rugged and a staple for the season. And while there’s no messing with a basic like the two-pocket button down, we’re happy to see this lightweight cotton or linen fabric cropping up in different styles.

Click through for the best in chambray (and lightweight denim) for summer.

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Published at 6:52 PM

Monday June 14th, 2010

Get Inspired: Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman
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Get Inspired: Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman

Last week was long, so I was pretty exhausted–and pretty lame–on Friday night. After a quick double date in the city and a stop off at Old Navy to buy my other half some cheap golf clothes, I landed on the couch at 10pm, ready to pass out.

Of course, cable sucked me in–and out of a lovely lull. Pretty Woman, one of my all-time favorite movies, was on. So I decided to commit to watching the entire thing.

What I realized, as Vivian stomped divots at the polo match, was that I had inadvertently replicated her wardrobe in my own closet. Here’s what I found on my own hangers–and around the Internet.

(Sadly, nothing modern comes even close to matching that red dress in beauty or style.)

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Published at 2:36 PM

Thursday June 10th, 2010

Racked Dealfeed: Acne, Geren Ford, Opening Ceremony, & Tons of Denim
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Racked Dealfeed: Acne, Geren Ford, Opening Ceremony, & Tons of Denim

Opening Ceremony
Deal:30% to 50% off names like Band of Outsiders, Jeremy Scott, Alexander Wang, Patrik Ervell, and Pendleton, plus of course the Opening Cermony in-house line
When/Where: Ongoing. Soho: Mon—Sat 11am—8pm, Sun noon—7pm, 35 Howard St between Broadway and Crosby St (212-219-2688.) Ace Hotel: Sun—Tues 10am—9pm, Weds 11am—7pm, Thurs—Sat 11am—10pm. 1190-1192 Broadway between 28th and 29th Sts, New York. (646-695-5680.)

Acne
Deal: 40% off select spring/summer ’10 stock
When/Where: Ongoing. Mon—Sat 11am—7pm, Sun noon—7pm. 10 Greene St between Grand and Canal Sts (212-625-2828)

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Published at 5:30 PM

Monday April 26th, 2010

Introducing Racked Dealfeed!
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Introducing Racked Dealfeed!

We love to shop, and we love to write about shopping. But how do we keep updated on all those sales and promotions? By reading the shopping coverage on Racked NY, Racked National and Racked LA. So we’ve teamed up with the site to give Fashionista readers a sampling of its top sales in New Read more →

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Published at 6:03 PM

Sunday April 11th, 2010

Thursday April 8th, 2010

Acne’s New Website is Pretty in Pink

Acne’s New Website is Pretty in Pink

Acne’s e-commerce Web site–Acnestudios.com–got a facelift this week, but it’s not just the background color that’s changed from white to salmon. The Swedish lifestyle brand also officially launched Acne Journal, a blog companion to Acne Paper, which is published twice a year. (Acne Journal has technically been around since 2009, but the redesign marks its Read more →

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Published at 10:35 AM

Thursday March 25th, 2010

Friday March 19th, 2010

Do You Dress Down During the Summer?
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Do You Dress Down During the Summer?

During the winter, I like to get dressed up for work. I wear heels–my favorites are my Acne booties and Proenza pumps–black tights, shift dresses and pretty blouses. I also wear lots of blazers, from my vintage YSL double breasted number to my black Helmut Lang tuxedo version. But today, I’m wearing a pair of Read more →

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Published at 1:07 PM

Friday March 12th, 2010

Is The New: Designer Collaborations and Designer Bridal Collections

Is The New: Designer Collaborations and Designer Bridal Collections

It seems like fashion has never been more obsessed with getting married. J.Crew‘s been doing bridal for years now. Anthropologie recently hopped on the bandwagon. Cynthia Rowley just announced that she’s creating a collection of bridesmaid dresses. Even Rodarte–hardly the brand you’d associate with weddings–showed several chapel-appropriate gowns for Fall 2010. In a sort of Read more →

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Published at 12:45 PM

Wednesday March 3rd, 2010

Wednesday February 3rd, 2010

Fashion Week

Stockholm Fashion Week Aims to Please

Yet another mini-fashion week has caught my eye: Fashion Week by Berns in Stockholm, which wraps up today. Sponsored by Mercedes-Benz and Max Factor, many of the designers that showed Monday and Tuesday are personal favorites, including Fillipa K, Cheap Monday and Whyred. This afternoon, Acne hits the runway. (I’d say that 25% of my Read more →

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Published at 10:20 AM

Monday January 25th, 2010

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Acne’s New Furniture Collection Revealed!

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Published at 3:29 PM