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Tuesday November 16th, 2010

Behind The Scenes At What Goes Around Comes Around’s 10,000 Square-Foot Warehouse
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Behind The Scenes At What Goes Around Comes Around’s 10,000 Square-Foot Warehouse

I was introduced to What Goes Around Comes Around by my best friend who moved to the city a year before I did. She said, “We need to go in there, it’s like vintage heaven.” And that it was. A place where everything vintage comes to die, or rather, live on.

Enchanted by all the amazing vintage pieces, WGACA soon came to be a regular stop in my weekend “want-to-buy-everything” trips to Soho. But I always wondered, “where does all of this vintage even come from? And how does this even work?” After hearing about Jane Aldridge’s trip to the WGACA warehouse, I knew where to find my answers.

So, yesterday, I made a trip out to their giant 10,000 square-foot warehouse located about ten minutes outside of Manhattan in Jersey City. (Which is technically in New Jersey, but not really.) Becka Diamond came too, since she’s hosting at event at the store this Thursday. “I’ve been surrounded by vintage all my life. I, like, remember eating lollipops at auctions with my mom when I was young,” said Becka as we headed over. “Is this your first time here?” she asked me. “You’re going to die. The first time I came here I was like in shock. There’s just so much amazing stuff.”

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Thursday August 20th, 2009

Mid-Day Snack

Mid-Day Snack

Bend it Like the Other Beckham: Heidi Mount plays Posh Spice in this on-line only editorial from V. Though “chasing her kids all day,” really? {V} Not So Fast: Gen Art, the nonprofit organization known for supporting emerging designers (including at points Zac Posen, Sari Gueron and Phillip Lim) is having serious financial trouble. This Read more →

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Monday July 13th, 2009

Mid-Day Snack

Mid-Day Snack

Do You Swing? A new film gets the real story on what happened to Biba’s Barbara Hulanicki after she basically dressed a generation of Brits in the 60s in a new film. Also, see what Barbara thinks of Kate Moss. {Independent} Victoria B meets SATC: And so the Sex and the City sequel rumors begin. Read more →

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Wednesday May 27th, 2009

Mid-Day Snack

Mid-Day Snack

Wu’s New Lady: Iris Apfel will serve as inspiration for the designer’s resort show next week at the Greenwich Hotel. Bring on the eyewear, please. {FWD} Scarlett’s Posing Again: Johansson is the new face of Mango in a campaign shot by Mario Sorrenti. She’s also recorded a Serge Gainsbourg/Brigitte Bardot-style album with Pete Yorn. Seriously. Read more →

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Tuesday April 21st, 2009

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Monday April 20th, 2009

Mid-Day Snack

Mid-Day Snack

Wang’s Non-Campaign: Alexander Wang’s one young designer who won’t be buying ad space anytime soon, his lookbooks are already pretty enough. {StyleFile} Biba-licious: LOVE meets Barbara Hulanicki and the countdown to her Biba for Topshop collection officially begins. {LOVEblog} Cover Girl: Emma Watson’s on the cover of May’s Interview. Sneak a read of her Derek Read more →

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Monday February 11th, 2008

First Look: Biba

Biba’s had a rocky comeback since hitting the catwalks with Bella Freud’s (really awful) designs two years ago. Now in the hands of a small design collective, Biba seems content to riff on the designs of others – namely Prada and Zara. Still, there were a few really cool things this time around, including a Read more →

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London Fashion Week: Inspiration Board

Last season, Old Navy took inspiration from Marc by Marc’s ’05 line, while Biba ripped off Prada. This season, the game’s a little different: Biba’s second collection under a team of new designers took a print from Marc directly, and reworked it with sharp, small sleeves reminiscent of Katy Rodriguez and her Star Trek silhouettes. Read more →

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Thursday January 10th, 2008

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John Malkovich Hearts Fashion

Did you know John Malkovitch actually knows about fashion? We sure didn’t, but we’re glad to hear it, especially since his newest project involves the likes of Jodie Kidd, Liberty Ross and Jasmine Guinness. He’s co-produced a short film with Bella Freud, Biba designer and great grand-daughter of Sigmund. Strap Hanging, will premiere in March Read more →

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Friday September 21st, 2007

Fashion Week

Biba’s Hot Box

For those keeping score, London’s fashion swag has been pretty decent: Kim Jones tote bags at the TopMan show, Luella tees from her party, and amazing party girl colors from M.A.C’s BoomBox bash. But everyone’s favorite gift seems to be something unintentional: The sunglasses case from the Biba show, which is cute enough to carry Read more →

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Tuesday September 4th, 2007

Fashion Week

From the Girls Up

Consider this your Fashion Week Prologue: You know we love to spot fakes. You could say it’s a trademark. And we’ll be sitting by the runways this week, hawk-eyed and eager, memorizing every pattern in case it shows up at Urban Outfitters in October. But our obsession with “Aha! Gotcha! That’s from Anna Sui!” has Read more →

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Monday May 14th, 2007

The Origin of Sample Sizes?

The Telegraph has an article on Biba, the ’60s clothing explosion that started with a small London store and an even smaller mini skirt, and steadily took over the world. The article pegs Biba as the first H&M, describing its disposable clothing and its ability to turn young, normal girls into style icons – something Read more →

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