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Tuesday March 5th, 2013

Gucci’s New Eco-Ethical Leather Handbags Include Info About Cow’s Birth

Gucci’s New Eco-Ethical Leather Handbags Include Info About Cow’s Birth

Hot off the heels of announcing its involvement in a worldwide women’s empowerment movement (alongside Beyonce and Salma Hayek), Gucci has taken part in another extremely noble cause: Preserving the rainforests of Brazil without compromising the aesthetic taste or quality of its products.

The brand is releasing a range of three handbags, each created through a method causing literally zero deforestation in the Amazon. Oh and each handbag comes with a cattle ‘passport’ that details “the precise history of the chain of supply, from the birth of the cow to the beautiful final product.” Very moo-ving.

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Published at 12:15 PM

Monday November 5th, 2012

How Not To Be Clueless: Hurricane Sandy Victims Don’t Need Your Clothes

How Not To Be Clueless: Hurricane Sandy Victims Don’t Need Your Clothes

Since the hurricane hit, New York and New Jersey’s hardest hit neighborhoods have been inundated with compassion from those more fortunate in weathering the storm. The donation of choice? Gently worn clothes straight from their wardrobes. But while their hearts were in the right place, their gifts ended up amounting to an out-of-hand problem unto itself.

Avoid the Cher Horowitz approach to helping. Here’s how you can really make an impact for Sandy relief right now–from what clothing items are still needed to what organizations you should follow to donate time and money.

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Published at 6:00 PM

Monday August 20th, 2012

Watch: Beyonce’s Latest Video Makes Us Rethink Writing About Fashion… Also She’s Wearing a Lovely Sparkly Marc Bouwer Gown
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Watch: Beyonce’s Latest Video Makes Us Rethink Writing About Fashion… Also She’s Wearing a Lovely Sparkly Marc Bouwer Gown

Maybe it’s just something about starting off your Monday morning after a particularly sleepless night of highway noises emanating from the BQE above your Brooklyn apartment–or maybe it’s just being reminded about, you know, the importance of human rights over, say, Karl Lagerfeld’s kitten–but this new video of Beyonce performing her latest single “I Was Read more →

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Published at 11:30 AM

Friday July 20th, 2012

Fashion News Roundup: Raf Simons Discusses His Dior Debut, Christina Hendricks Might Wear Versace Couture, and Salvatore Ferragamo Designs Olympic Outfits
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Raf Simons Discusses His Dior Debut, Christina Hendricks Might Wear Versace Couture, and Salvatore Ferragamo Designs Olympic Outfits

In a video posted to Dior’s YouTube channel, Raf Simons discussed the inspiration behind his debut collection for the fashion house and what he hopes to churn out in future collections. {Dior YouTube} The newly liberated single Katie Holmes is reportedly cracking down on Suri’s make-up habit and luxe designer swag. {HuffPost Style} Beauty products Read more →

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Published at 1:40 PM

Thursday September 3rd, 2009

Shopping

Shopping + Good Cause = Love

Labor Day weekend used to mean back to school shopping. Now it means beer and BBQs and maybe, if we can stand it, back to Fashion Week shopping. But if you’re still looking for a valid excuse to spend money in the next few days, how about for charity? Each October, Glamour asks six designers Read more →

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Published at 2:31 PM

Wednesday September 2nd, 2009

Shopping

Heart to Heart

As if you needed another reason to shop the cute items at fredflare.com, for today only Fred Flare is donating 5% of all sales to help send adorable Chris Hues designed hearts to kids all over the world. Chris started out sending the hearts to kids suffering from cancer and now his hearts are distributed Read more →

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Published at 3:14 PM

Thursday July 16th, 2009

People We Like

Christy Crush, Part Two

Sometimes I really wish I was a Hamptons girl. Not for the scene, or especially the concept of having to dress up to pick up some groceries at Citarella. But for the occasional event that I wish I was attending on some summer weekend, like this one. I’m occasionally found in Montauk (which I so Read more →

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Published at 10:47 AM

Thursday June 11th, 2009

Fashion Is Fun

Havaiana Humanity

After you have given away few pairs of shoes away, you may want to check out this footwear-charity collaboration. While Abby is considering forgoing her Havaianas to save her feet, some big names in fashion have created their own versions of the summertime staple. The sandals are to be auctioned off to benefit charity CLIC Read more →

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Fashion Is Fun

Clean Sweeping for a Cause

Before you balk at giving up your shoes, think of that hot pink pair of heels in the back of your closet that you wore to one party and haven’t touched since. Then, consider a good cause. PUMA’s partnering with charity Soles4Souls, a charity that donates shoes to 125 countries in need, from June 15 Read more →

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Published at 12:33 PM

Thursday April 16th, 2009

Shopping

Things You Should Know

Pronto and Ideeli, two separate shopping sites, have joined forces to bring you that Alexander Wang bag. It’s the black Donna hobo that every single model carried this fashion week. It retails for $795 but you can register to win it here for free. If you need a pair of jeans to go with that Read more →

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Published at 12:57 PM

Wednesday April 15th, 2009

La Perla Does Good

What’s the best way to raise money for charity? Celebrities are a good start, pretty clothes don’t hurt and when you throw the two together, well it’s pretty much a given that interest will be piqued. La Perla’s had quite the red carpet turn this year. Molly Sims rocked a ruffled mini, Gabrielle Union wore Read more →

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Published at 1:29 PM

Tuesday March 24th, 2009

Spring Shoes & Good Deeds

We’re always a fan of doing good while shopping – a trend that peaks during the holidays and then goes into hiding the rest of the year. So we were thrilled to see these signs in the Belle by Sigerson Morrison windows on our street. They’re holding a spring canned food drive and giving you Read more →

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Published at 11:27 AM