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Fashion Week

Rio Grande

Rio Fashion Week ended today, and our favorite show was Maria Bonita Extra, the Brazilian line that’s slowly becoming an American girl favorite. We love the printed minidresses and the brown checkered flutter blouse from MBE, and we also think it’s cool that more and more Brazilian designers are showing each year. Meanwhile, some Rio [...]

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Trendspotting

Where Do Pockets Belong?

SheFinds has a post that makes us extremely sad: an attack on the dress with pockets. Okay, fine, it’s not really an assault, just a calmly stated preference for keeping “pockets where they belong -– on pants and shorts,

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Models

Who’s the New Gisele?

Page Six is way harsh on Gisele today, reporting that the model will leave Victoria’s Secret because her $5 million contract can’t hold up. Their source says, “Victoria’s Secret doesn’t care. They have five new hotter, younger girls debuting next year. And they won’t have to deal with any craziness.” Interesting. But if Victoria’s Secret [...]

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Fashion Is Fun

Plaid About You

One of the silliest parties of the year is Dressed To Kilt, a scotch-fueled bash that celebrates New York Tartan Week. The highlight of the evening is a kilt fashion show, where mildly famous men and women parade in front of an actually famous front row (last year: Vivienne Westwood; this year: Sean Connery and [...]

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Scowling Models, Revealed

The Times finally prints the explanation for scoff-faced models (like Caroline Trentini, right), and it’s this: “Smaller guys have to make nice to survive… and high-status women apparently don’t feel the need to smile as much [as low-status women]… The non-smiling faces of the higher status brands are not trying to make the consumer feel [...]

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