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Monday November 5th, 2012

How Not To Be Clueless: Hurricane Sandy Victims Don’t Need Your Clothes

How Not To Be Clueless: Hurricane Sandy Victims Don’t Need Your Clothes

Since the hurricane hit, New York and New Jersey’s hardest hit neighborhoods have been inundated with compassion from those more fortunate in weathering the storm. The donation of choice? Gently worn clothes straight from their wardrobes. But while their hearts were in the right place, their gifts ended up amounting to an out-of-hand problem unto itself.

Avoid the Cher Horowitz approach to helping. Here’s how you can really make an impact for Sandy relief right now–from what clothing items are still needed to what organizations you should follow to donate time and money.

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Published at 6:00 PM

Wednesday May 9th, 2012

Fashion News Roundup: Tyra Banks Praises Vogue‘s New Model Policy, Snooki Looks Pretty in V, and Opening Ceremony Gets Hacked
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Tyra Banks Praises Vogue‘s New Model Policy, Snooki Looks Pretty in V, and Opening Ceremony Gets Hacked

Tyra Banks is excited about the new Vogue model guidelines for “expanding the definition of beauty.” {ONTD}

We’re not in Jersey anymore… Snooki looks almost unrecognizable for her profile in V Mag– in the best way possible. {V Mag}

Amina Akhtar, who founded NY Mag‘s The Cut blog and then moved to FashionEtc.com, has been named as Keith Pollock’s successor as Editorial Director at Elle.com. Bon chance! {WWD subscription required}

Former Fashion Television host Jeanne Beker dishes the dirt on her 27 years as an industry insider. {Refinery29}

Lucky ducks! The Coveteur got to trail Chloe creative director Clare Waight Keller and her model dates as they prepped for the Met Ball. {The Coveteur}

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Published at 1:35 PM

Thursday May 19th, 2011

A MYHABIT-Forming Evening with Vanessa Hudgens, Plum Sykes, Jenny Lewis, and Brooklyn Decker
Parties

A MYHABIT-Forming Evening with Vanessa Hudgens, Plum Sykes, Jenny Lewis, and Brooklyn Decker

Despite the downpour, yesterday evening’s launch of Amazon.com’s new private sale website, MYHABIT.com, boasted an impressive roster of boldfaced names. Everyone from super stylist Mary Alice Stephenson to designers Rebecca Minkoff and Charlotte Ronson to Disney sweetheart Vanessa Hudgens turned up for the fĂȘte. All sported perfectly-coiffed hair (celebs–they’re not just like us!). The site, which offers major markdowns on designer duds, has smartly upped their fashion cred by teaming with the CFDA. Accordingly, both the organization’s Executive Director Steven Kolb and President Diane von Furstenberg were out to support the site.

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Published at 4:15 PM

Monday July 6th, 2009

Buy, Buy, Baby

Keeping It Cool

In the scorching summer months in New York City, going down to the subway can make you feel like a modern-day Dante, descending into the fiery and humid depths of hell. Sure, trains are now air conditioned, but who knows how long you’ll be pacing back and forth on that platform. Every summer I notice Read more →

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Published at 2:47 PM

Friday December 12th, 2008

Buy, Buy, Baby

Valley of the Paper Dolls

If you missed last night’s YSL cocktail party at Housing Works, there’s still hope. We’ve unearthed a haven of designer paper dolls onAmazon.com. So if you’re on a mission to avoid depressing in store atmospheres, check out the YSL package at left that includes a Mondrian dress, Le Smoking and an original trapeze dress. What Read more →

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Published at 2:27 PM

Thursday May 22nd, 2008

Beauty

One-Armed Lip Gloss

Remember Bethany Hamilton, the heroic teen surfer whose arm was taken by a shark? She’s fully recovered and… designing lip gloss. Now 18, the Hawaii native has a line of lip products called Stoked that you can push up and down with just one arm. They sell on Amazon for $4.50 and could probably be Read more →

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Published at 2:45 PM