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Thursday January 7th, 2010

Beauty

A Ribbon in the Braid for Our Love

From Alexander Wang to Miu Miu, we’ve been obsessing about the latest incarnations of the super long braid since September. Karlie Kloss’ S/S ad for Herm√®s left Kate and me just a tad breathless when we first saw it. The only thing better than a gloriously pretty braid is one with an Herm√®s scarf woven Read more →

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Published at 12:59 PM

Thursday October 8th, 2009

Fashion Shows

Miu Miu: A Love/Hate Story

LOVED: –More side braids. Hooray!! –The sturdiness meets quirkiness of the shoes, especially these and these. –The fact that so many women will be embracing the pantsuit again. Those things were sexier than expected. HATED: –The cat situation. Even through Miuccia’s lens I’m struggling with this and I’ve heard from other non-cat people that I Read more →

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Friday September 25th, 2009

Beauty

Grown Up Little Girls

So far my two favorite runway hairstyles take their inspiration from little girls, as far as I can tell. And I mean that in a good way. Braids and pigtails remind me fondly of my carefree days playing tag and tetherball, and doing penny drops off the monkey bars–with shorts underneath my skirt, of course. Read more →

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Monday September 21st, 2009

Beauty

Good Braid vs. Bad Braid

The minute I saw the hair at the Alexander Wang show last week, I was pretty certain it would end up being my favorite, and I was right. That super long, messy thick side braid was at once totally runway edgy and completely wearable, even if you’re not a supermodel. Though Frankie Rayder was spotted Read more →

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Published at 1:58 PM

Friday February 27th, 2009

Beauty

Would You Wear Fake Hair?

One of the best things about being in London is seeing what everyone in New York will be wearing in six months. Sure enough, peplums were already in the window of every high street store, everyone’s rocking Alice Dellal-like grungy booties, and there were an inordinate amount of super stylish fashion show-going girls with a Read more →

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Published at 11:52 AM

Tuesday November 4th, 2008

Beauty

Monday Night Hairball

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Published at 9:46 AM