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Wednesday May 1st, 2013

Kate Moss Channels Brigitte Bardot for Vogue UK, Victoria Beckham Brings Back the Pob, and Lindsay Lohan Packs for Rehab
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Kate Moss Channels Brigitte Bardot for Vogue UK, Victoria Beckham Brings Back the Pob, and Lindsay Lohan Packs for Rehab

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Kate Moss is looking very Brigitte Bardot on the cover of Vogue UK’s June issue. {Vogue UK}

And it’s back! Victoria Beckham has resurrected her favorite ‘do (and probably ours, too), the “pob.” {HuffPo}

Lindsay Lohan is packing 270 different outfits for her 90-day stint in rehab because a girl’s gotta have choices, right? {US Weekly}

Online men’s style destination Mr. Porter is teaming up with Alexander Wang for a second season, to be followed by another collaboration with Raf Simons. {WWD}

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Thursday November 1st, 2012

Saturday July 14th, 2012

Happy Bastille Day! Celebrate With a Look Back at Our Favorite French Style Icons, From Yesterday and Today
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Happy Bastille Day! Celebrate With a Look Back at Our Favorite French Style Icons, From Yesterday and Today

by Hayley Phelan & Emily Singer

What is it about the French? Or French women to be exact? No matter what they’re wearing–whether it be a t-shirt or a ballgown–they always manage to exude that certain…je ne sais quoi.

And it’s precisely that je ne sais quoi that has inspired designers (and our wardrobes) for generations.

So in honor of Bastille Day, we’re taking a look back at some of our favorite french style icons–from those of the past like Jane Birkin and Brigitte Bardot, all the way up to the new guard, like Charlotte Gainsbourg and Lea Seydoux.

Click through to see them all.

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Thursday July 5th, 2012

Happy Birthday, Bikini! In Honor of the Invention of the Two-Piece, Here Are the Most Iconic Bikinis in History
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Happy Birthday, Bikini! In Honor of the Invention of the Two-Piece, Here Are the Most Iconic Bikinis in History

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Forget America’s birthday (well, don’t really, but)… Today, we celebrate the birth of one of the most revered and feared items of clothing to ever exist: The bikini. Yes, 66 years ago today (in 1946), the very first bikini was introduced to the world by designer Louis Réard in Paris, and its debut would forever Read more →

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Tuesday May 15th, 2012

From Grace Kelly to Angelina Jolie: The Most Memorable Red Carpet Moments at the Cannes Film Festival
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From Grace Kelly to Angelina Jolie: The Most Memorable Red Carpet Moments at the Cannes Film Festival

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The 65th Annual Cannes International Film Festival kicks off tomorrow, and of course we’re super excited to see what everyone will wear.

Not only does the festival offer a perfect blend of Hollywood glamour and French insouciance, but whether it’s the heat or the proximity to nude beaches, people tend to get pretty daring with their fashion choices. And it’s made for some pretty iconic red carpet moments over the years.

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Wednesday April 11th, 2012

Namesake Bags and the Celebrities Who Inspired Them

Namesake Bags and the Celebrities Who Inspired Them

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Today we learned that Mulberry was releasing its newest it-accessory, the Del Rey bag, a month earlier than its original May 14 release date. The bag’s namesake, of course, is fashion darling (and critical disaster) Lana Del Rey, who hit it big (like, really, astronomically big) in late-’11/early-’12 with her lo-fi YouTube music videos and Read more →

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Thursday July 14th, 2011

Joyeux Quatorze Juillet! 14 Reasons Fashionista Loves France
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Joyeux Quatorze Juillet! 14 Reasons Fashionista Loves France

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Bastille Day has put us in a Francophile mood. It reminded us of all the reasons we (and fashion in general) love France.

Is it the Breton tees? The Haute Couture? That effortlessly sexy undone look all French women just magically seem to possess? Maybe it’s just the sheer luxury of all things French.

In our ranking of the top luxury brands, all but three were French companies. Luxury pervades French culture. New York has sporty and cool, London has experimental, Milan has quirky classics, and Paris has over-the-top, no-holds-barred Fashion.

Click through to find out exactly what we swoon over from French culture and let us know what French exports you love!

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Sunday April 11th, 2010

Monday August 3rd, 2009

Doc Jean

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How does one follow up a brilliantly Bardot themed couture collection? With something far from similar if you’re Jean Paul Gaultier. Here’s the first peek of a series of boots he’s doing for Doc Martens. The image includes two perforated women’s shoes in both black and white with just a cryptic caption and no real Read more →

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Tuesday March 31st, 2009

Quote of the Day

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“The spot is a subtle tribute to the genius of Serge Gainsbourg and to the sensuality of Brigitte Bardot.” – So says the director of this commercial, in WWD.

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Friday October 31st, 2008

Explain

Do You Icon?

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Fashionista Debate # 749 Once again, the office was in heated debate over a super important issue: Do you have a fashion icon? As usual, Natalie’s adamant: no, decidedly not. But I wonder, how can this be possible? Everyone should have an icon, someone to look to when you can’t figure out which socks to Read more →

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