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Wednesday May 22nd, 2013

Now the Story of a Beloved TV Show, and the Costume Designer Who Brings It All Together
It's Arrested Development

Now the Story of a Beloved TV Show, and the Costume Designer Who Brings It All Together

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It’s the final countdown to the premiere of Arrested Development season four–May 26 on Netflix, in case you didn’t already have it circled on your calendar–and we here at Fashionista understand your excitement… more than you’ll never know.

Since a lot of the humor comes from the characters’ costumes (who can forget Tobias dressed as a pirate, or Lindsay’s “Slut” tank top?) we hopped on the phone with the series’ costume designer, Katie Sparks. We asked her for all the details about working with the cast–and we think we may have gotten a tiny hint or two out of her about the new season.

Oh, and we definitely asked her about those denim cutoffs–you know the ones.

We just blue ourselves in excitement.

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Sunday February 12th, 2012

Rachel Antonoff Fall 2012: Sweet Sea Dreams and Songs by Alia Shawkat
Fall 2012 New York

Rachel Antonoff Fall 2012: Sweet Sea Dreams and Songs by Alia Shawkat

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You can always count on there being a few heartwarming surprises at a Rachel Antonoff presentation–on top of a collection of sweetly wearable clothes, of course. And, needless to say, yesterday’s presentation did not disappoint.

Let’s start with the clothes and then get to Mr. Wendy (the cat supermodel) and the amazing performance by Alia Shawkat. (Yes, I asked her about Arrested Development.)

For fall Antonoff diversified her line, with a larger variety of pieces, from two-toned pants to embroidered dresses to a red miniskirt with a change purse sewn in as a pocket. There was a dynamic range of color and print, with easy separates for day, and elegant dress options for night. The starting point for such a mature collection, was actually an activity Rachel did with her mom as a child.

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Monday December 21st, 2009

Fashion Is Fun

These Are A Few of Our Favorite Things

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Fact: We love Rachel Antonoff. Fact: We love Teen Vogue. Fact: We love anything Arrested Development, especially Alia Shawkat. Fact: We love Teen Witch. Fact: This will make your day. It might even make your week (up until Santa, of course). Fiction: Wearing Rachel’s clothes will give you mad rapping skills.

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Thursday September 10th, 2009

Fashion Shows

Rachel Antonoff’s Ballerinas

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Monday August 31st, 2009

Mid-Day Snack

Mid-Day Snack

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In Vogue: We’re a sucker for epic young Hollywood portfolios in any magazine, but Teen Vogue‘s is always styled best and has the most fashion – this time around that includes Alia Shawkat, maybe better known as Maeby Fünke, who happens to be co-hosting Rachel Antonoff’s SS10 presentation. {TeenVogue} London Bound: Christopher Bailey talks to Read more →

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Friday February 27th, 2009

Fall 2009 Paris

First Look: Rachel Antonoff, Fall 09

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