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Thursday October 13th, 2011

Carine Roitfeld On Her Own Barbie Doll, Magazine, John Galliano and Alexander McQueen

Carine Roitfeld On Her Own Barbie Doll, Magazine, John Galliano and Alexander McQueen

How cool would a Carine Roitfeld Barbie doll be?

Well according to a recent interview with the inimitable Miss Roitfeld in Madame, a supplement to the French paper Le Figaro, a Carine Barbie almost happened. She told the paper that she gets so many offers for projects, one of which was from the folks at Mattel.

Sadly, Roitfeld shot that offer down. Future projects “must be logical and make sense” she said. Carine’s gone back on her word before–she did after all, say she wanted to branch out from the magazine world after her tenure at Vogue Paris ended, only to recently announce she has plans to launch her own publication. So let’s keep our fingers crossed just in case (think of all the amazing mini Monolos and Givenchy you could buy!).

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Tuesday May 10th, 2011

Wednesday March 23rd, 2011

Barbie Turns Model in the Latest Issue of Plastic Dreams
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Barbie Turns Model in the Latest Issue of Plastic Dreams

Melissa shoes is a company that makes plastic only shoes. Not in the “granola munching” way, but rather the “collaborated with Vivienne Westwood and Zaha Hadid” way.

But Melissa’s latest collab is a bit more mass market–it’s with Barbie! In the Brazilian label’s magazine, which stars Katy Perry (who else?), Barbie herself is styled in wild fashions while wearing Melissa’s signature plastic shoe. I suppose it must be a nice change from her everyday pink plastic heels.

Check out Barbie’s turn as a model after the jump.

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Wednesday March 9th, 2011

Friday December 31st, 2010

2010 Office Obsessions: Products That Had Us Hooked This Year
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2010 Office Obsessions: Products That Had Us Hooked This Year

Writing about fashion full time means getting a little obsessed–okay, really, really obsessed–with certain topics. (Cough, Taylor Momsen, cough.)

But when it comes to actual clothes and accessories, our enthusiasm knows no bounds.

From those elusive Pierre Hardy boots (we finally had to cave and buy a pair) to Stella McCartney Kids clothes (adults can fit a large, thank you!), there was lots to blog about. Care to take a look?

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Tuesday December 28th, 2010

Fashion News Roundup: Piers Morgan Tried To “Woo” Grace Coddington, Anja Rubik and Liya Kebede Star In Lacoste’s New Ad Campaign and Victoria Beckham To Move To NYC?
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Piers Morgan Tried To “Woo” Grace Coddington, Anja Rubik and Liya Kebede Star In Lacoste’s New Ad Campaign and Victoria Beckham To Move To NYC?

Piers Morgan Has Got a Thing for Grace Coddington: Well, who doesn’t? Apparently the CNN host, who is set to take over for Larry King on January 17, approached Coddington at the Waverly Inn recently to tell her that she was his “idol” but Coddington couldn’t place him. “You had me in your magazine, remember?” he told her. “Then she remembered. Or pretended to,” Morgan told Page Six. {Page Six}

The Barbie Doll’d Up Nails Digital Nail Printer Looks Awesome and We Want One: We love some good nail art and this Barbie contraption can churn out some pretty impressive (and seasonal!) designs. {StyleList}

Anja Rubik and Liya Kebede Star In Lacoste’s Spring Campaign:
For the past five years Lacoste’s campaigns have used the same tagline, “Un Peu d’Air Sur Terre” (“a little air on the ground”) but they’re switching it up this spring with a new line: “Unconventional Chic.” The campaign, shot by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggot, features Anja Rubik, Liya Kebede, Jon Kortajarena, and Noah Mills wearing white polos over black eveningwear. {The Cut}

Beckhams to the Big Apple: The Beckham clan might relocate to NYC, in part, for Victoria’s fashion career. {Racked}

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Friday September 3rd, 2010

Fashion News Roundup: Karlie on the Tube, Gaga’s Short Film and Barbie’s Fashion Week Internship
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Karlie on the Tube, Gaga’s Short Film and Barbie’s Fashion Week Internship

Karlie on Gossip Girl: We’re not sure which will be a bigger deal, Fashion’s Night Out or the Gossip Girl episode centered around it. In addition to a bunch of designers and Vogue editors, Karlie Kloss will be making an appearance. Reportedly, she is playing herself and delivers a line at a meeting with Eleanor Waldorf and Lily Van Der Woodsen. {Modelinia}

London’s Fashion’s Night Out: Lucky Londoners, your T-shirts are cooler than ours and your FNO will be over before ours begins! Let us know how it goes. Here’s what’s happening on the other side of the pond. {Vogue UK}

Statue of Gaga: Lady Gaga and Marc Jacobs cover V’s New York issue. The V appears to be constructed out of chewed gum and there appears to be an old television and a shopping cart in the background. What does this mean? {Daily Mail

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Wednesday July 7th, 2010

Ken Steals Barbie’s Spotlight; Goes High Fashion For Esquire UK

Ken Steals Barbie’s Spotlight; Goes High Fashion For Esquire UK

Even though Ken is Barbie’s boyfriend (and has been since 1961) he never really managed to step out from his girlfriend’s shadow. Barbie is the star. Ken has always been the Gabriel Aubry to Barbie’s Halle Berry, nay, the Ken Paves to her Jessica Simpson.

But now it’s Ken’s time to shine. He’s got a role in summer blockbuster Toy Story 3 and now he’s wearing Prada and Gucci in a six-page editorial for Esquire UK.

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Tuesday April 6th, 2010

Wednesday March 3rd, 2010

The Latest Louboutin Barbie is Finally on Sale!
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The Latest Louboutin Barbie is Finally on Sale!

We know you’re excited: Christian Louboutin’s latest limited edition Barbie–Dolly Forever–went on sale today. You can find it on Net-a-Porter, among other e-tailers. This is the second Barbie Louboutin designed for Mattel–the cobbler follows in the footsteps of other great designers like Donna Karan and Commes des Garcons’ Rei Kawakubo . What’s special about Dolly? Read more →

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Monday January 4th, 2010

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I Want Your Barbie

Lady Gaga had quite the year — the fashion, music and entertainment worlds just could not get enough of her in ’09. Her popularity certainly hasn’t dwindled with the start of a new year. In fact, it’s gone to the dolls! (And it was only a matter of time, really.) The good people at Refinery29 Read more →

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Tuesday December 29th, 2009

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A Barbie Girl in a Louboutin World

If the Commes Des Garcons Barbie didn’t meet your doll needs – floral dress, blunt bangs, sweet heels – Christian Louboutin’s option’s finally available. The man’s been celebrating Barbie’s 50th for almost a year now. He kicked it off with 50 pairs of perfect hot pink heels at last February’s fashion show at Bryant Park Read more →

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