It’s hard to balance fashion-as-art with fashion-as-outfit, but Anna Sui welds the compromise each season. When her clothes go down the runway, there’s a chain reaction in your gut: A gasp – the patterns are so deep you’re dizzy. A breath – the shapes are so fresh it’s fun. A stare – the dresses that [...]
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Intern Sarah spotted this Anna Sui dress at Bergdorf Goodman ($138 on sale), and it’s identical print sister at Forever 21 ($24.80). Though the cut may be a bit different different, the dress pattern has clearly been swiped – especially since Anna Sui has almost all of her textiles created exclusively for her designs! Even [...]
Read more »After hosting a Soho party a few weeks ago, it seems Preen has finally committed to a New York show slot. We hear the label from London has been quietly reviewing PR firms for seating, parties, and showroom placement, and that although Matthew Williamson, Marc by Marc, and Luella will remain in London for September, [...]
Read more »My first band t-shirt was a Sleater-Kinney tee that proclaimed “show me your riffs” in white block letters on a black background. Wearing it taught me that a surprising number of people don’t know what riffs are. That particular design isn’t in The Art of the Band T-shirt by Amber Easby and Henry Oliver but [...]
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The White Stripes’ New Look
The LA Times has the first scoop on Jack and Meg’s new clothes. As their latest record, Icky Thump, gears up for release, the team needs a new way to wear red and black – fans are already over striped t-shirts, rockabilly suits, and the way Meg swings a giant Stam bag for Jurgen Teller. [...]
Read more »Summer D. writes in with her new obsession: Forever 21′s yellow sun dress, which takes its print directly from the Oscar de la Renta runway. But it doesn’t stop there… Oscar’s print is lovely indeed, but it reminds me very much of something that hung over my bedroom wall when I was four… The Marimekko [...]
Read more »Our tipster LH from Michigan writes: “Forever’s done it again!” Indeed. Though their knockoff of the Anna Sui top at left isn’t quite as ruthless as their previous steals, it’s still awfully close in shape, color, and trim. The Anna Sui top retails at Anthropologie for $290… Forever 21′s goes for $19.80 Sadly, we don’t [...]
Read more »Anna Sui sent this candy-striped dress down her Spring ’07 runway. Though it’s capably swished by Coco Rocha, there’s something that’s not quite right with it… Oh wait, it’s the price tag. You see, that gorgeous dress is over $200, but Forever 21 has a dangerously similar one for $17.80 Which one would you wear?
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For Amber Waves…
NYLON TV trades their loopy correspondent Tracy for Amber Tamblyn – watch her magic as she crashes backstage at Anna Sui, and almost knocks into Jessica Stam!
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Explain: Fur Trapper Hats
The Gawker game is on again, and this time here’s the challenge: explain why Fur Trapper Hats are the hot new thing. Weirdly, the Fashionista team was wondering about this last night – not only were the hats all over the streets, we actually spotted them on the runway at Charlotte Ronson and Luella! Why [...]
Read more »Are you still obsessed with French Vogue‘s December issue? The one that gives John Galliano the reigns as guest editor, and hails Sasha Pivavovra as its peg-legged drag king? Fashionista certainly is, and we’re panting over Sasha’s model portfolio, rife with pics from the shoot. Meanwhile, the runway still throbs with Anna Sui‘s swashbuckling, slightly [...]
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