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Thursday April 26th, 2012

Fashion News Roundup: The Beckhams Are on the ‘Rich List,’ DIY Caviar Nail Fails, and Ab Fab‘s Patsy Fronts a New Marks & Spencer Campaign
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: The Beckhams Are on the ‘Rich List,’ DIY Caviar Nail Fails, and Ab Fab‘s Patsy Fronts a New Marks & Spencer Campaign

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The Beckhams Made it on to the Sunday Times ‘Rich List’: David and Victoria Beckham are… rich? You don’t say! America’s favorite British transplants ranked #10 in the Times‘ music (huh?) category, having amassed over $32 million this past year. {Vogue UK}

Isabel Marant Knows What Time it is: The designer is selling a limited edition gold watch, which you can only get at her SoHo boutique. {The Cut}

Want to Try a DIY Caviar Mani?: The folks over at SHEFinds attempt to recreate the now sold-out Ciaté caviar manicure with a host of materials like sugar sprinkles, seed beads, and actual caviar. {SHEFinds}

What’s Up With All the ‘Curators’ in Fashion?: These days, it seems every well-known blogger or media gadfly is curating something, but what does that really mean? Is ‘curator’ just a modern, fancy word for ‘editor?’ Vanessa Friedman explores this sudden phenomena. {Material World}

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Wednesday April 11th, 2012

Tuesday March 6th, 2012

What Fashionista Editors Want for Spring
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What Fashionista Editors Want for Spring

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Spring merchandise is about to hit the racks, and with the mild winter we’ve had, we are itching to get our hands on some warm-weather goodies. So we all went pretend shopping–which hopefully will soon turn into real shopping.

Picks from our favorite designers, from 3.1 Phillip Lim to Céline are here, as well as a few unexpected products like a new MacBook Air (a business expense!).

Click through to see what Fashionista editors are coveting for spring–not all of it is within our budgets, alas, but we can dream. What are you dreaming of adding to your closet this spring?

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Tuesday February 7th, 2012

Friday November 4th, 2011

Here Are 10 Great Bags That Cost Less Than $300 (We Even Found an Alexander Wang)
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Here Are 10 Great Bags That Cost Less Than $300 (We Even Found an Alexander Wang)

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Sometimes it feels like everyone in New York City is carrying either a Proenza Schouler PS1 or a huge Chanel bag. While dropping $2,000 on a bag is an “investment” for some people, for others it’s just plain out of reach. We were convinced that there had to be fantastic, high-quality, well-designed bags out there for less than $300 (which don’t make you resort to buying Kardashian knock-off bags.) And we were right!

From the high street stores to some of our favorite designers–like Alexander Wang and Marc Jacobs–we found 10 bags to fit most budgets (we’re talking $300 or under here) and pretty much any style.

Click through to see our finds.

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Wednesday October 19th, 2011

Fashion News Roundup: Uggs Loses Serious Stock, Tom Ford’s Bathing Habits, and Karl Lagerfeld’s Muse on DWTS
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Uggs Loses Serious Stock, Tom Ford’s Bathing Habits, and Karl Lagerfeld’s Muse on DWTS

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Ugg-ly Footwear Losing Stock Value The end of a fashion epidemic?? Stock in the comfy-yet-unfortunate looking booties has fallen a nearly unheard of 39% in the past week, and Crocs aren’t doing so hot either. It’s time to put them away, people. Forever. {Racked}

Tom Ford’s Documentary Airs Next Week : Tom Ford: Visionaries will air October 23 on OWN, offering a rare “intimate” look at Ford’s creative process and daily life. He apparently takes more than three baths a day. While we’re really excited about this doc, we’re secretly wishing this were a segment of now-defunct Oprah Winfrey Show– if only to hear Opie belt out a satisfying “Tooooom FoooOOOooord!!!” {Marie Claire}

Fashionable TwitPics of the Week: Revealing phone pics of Kim K. doing hookah, Hilary Rhoda’s store bought cookie dough, and Lily Donaldson on a very tiny horse. There’s even one of Doutzen Kroes doing her best Scarlett Johannson impression… well, almost. {FabSugar}

Chanel Model on France’s Dancing With The Stars Male model, Karl’s muse, and sometimes-”pop star” Baptiste Giabiconi is a contestant on France’s version of DWTS. He’s often shirtless… and wearing body glitter. Wonder if Karl tunes in every week for inspiration? {OhLaLa}

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Friday September 23rd, 2011

It’s Fall! Here Are the Most Lust-worthy Fall Pieces From Our Favorite High Street Stores
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It’s Fall! Here Are the Most Lust-worthy Fall Pieces From Our Favorite High Street Stores

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Happy Fall! Today is the official first day of the season. Even though fall clothes started rolling into stores months ago, it feels more appropriate now than ever to actually buy them. And since we already shared our dream fall shopping list, we decided to round up some stuff we can actually afford. Click through for our guide to the cutest coats, sweaters, shoes, dresses and more from our favorite high street retailers–all of which is available online (yay, Zara!).

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Published at 6:42 PM

Friday September 2nd, 2011

Broke And The City: Our Guide for How to Get all the Fall Looks on the Cheap
Broke and the City

Broke And The City: Our Guide for How to Get all the Fall Looks on the Cheap

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The woes of adapting to a new season never seem to end when you’re short on savings and want everything that shows up on the runways. It’s tough to update a wardrobe without spending a ton, especially in this city. The key is prioritizing: decide what’s worth splurging on, what you’re going to skip (you don’t need to sport EVERY trend–you’ll look maniacal), and what’s trendy but not worth a large price tag. Easier said than done? Here’s a guide to some of the season’s biggest looks from easily-accessible retailers, all under $50 (with a few exceptions).

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Thursday August 11th, 2011

ASOS Started Selling American Apparel Today and We Like It

ASOS Started Selling American Apparel Today and We Like It

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American Apparel is really, really trying. The company, which we reported earlier will begin to carry other brands, was front-row-and-center on our daily newsletter from ASOS, who has recently started carrying the brand.

According to a press release on PR Newswire, the two companies inked a deal August 9, after a test buy earlier this year resulted in success: “Initial consumer reaction was extremely positive as expected, hitting 100% sell through on first delivery,” Robert Bready, ASOS Product and Trading Director, said in the press release.

As we all know, American Apparel has been in a downward spiral for quite some time now. However, they seem to be on the right path lately, having recently announced plans to also sell their product on eBay and in Bloomingdale’s.

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Friday August 5th, 2011

Happy Friday! Here Are 15 Weekender Bags We’re Obsessed With
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Happy Friday! Here Are 15 Weekender Bags We’re Obsessed With

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While our lives may not be quite as fabulous as some people we know, who have barely spent a weekend in the city since May, we do try to get out whenever the opportunity arises. So, it’s during this time of year especially that we’re on the lookout for the perfect weekender bag. We also just love them in general–I used one from Anthropologie as my school bag throughout most of high school and college.

Whether you’re spending your weekend in the Caribbean, your friend’s beach house or your boyfriend’s apartment, you might as well do it in style. So, here are 15 chic carryalls for stylish schlepping–weekend or not.

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Thursday July 14th, 2011

14 Ways to Celebrate Bastille Day in Style
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14 Ways to Celebrate Bastille Day in Style

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Today is Bastille Day! So whip out your baguette and brie sandwich and brush up on your French.

If there was ever a fashionable national holiday, Bastille Day is it. French culture has become so iconic and romanticized, that’s it hard not to spend every July 14 wistfully pretending to take a nonchalant stroll along the Seine. To make your celebrations a little more French, we’ve rounded up 14 great items that’ll turn any party into a real fête.

Check out the goodies we selected for an awesome Bastille Day celebration.

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Friday June 10th, 2011

Racked Dealfeed: ASOS, Opening Ceremony, Mara Hoffman, and More!
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Racked Dealfeed: ASOS, Opening Ceremony, Mara Hoffman, and More!

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Matthew Williamson
Deal: Subscribe to the newsletter and enter code PRESALE30 at checkout to save 30% off full-priced merchandise
When/Where: Online
Link: MatthewWilliamson.com
Ends: Tuesday, 14 Jun 2011

ASOS
Deal: Enter code DRUMSDENIM at checkout to save 20% off men’s jeans
When/Where: Online
Link: ASOS.com
Ends: Wednesday, 15 Jun 2011

Mara Hoffman
Deal: Deals on psychedelic dresses and bikinis. The twist-front maxi dress will be $200 (was $561), while a short peplum dress will be $100 (was $301.40.) Bikinis range from $25 to $85.
When/Where: Friday, June 10 through Sunday, June 12. Fri 11am—8pm, Sat 11am—7pm, Sun noon—5pm. 236 Elizabeth St between Prince and Houston Sts (no phone)
Link: www.marahoffman.com
Ends: Sunday, 12 Jun 2011

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Published at 5:06 PM