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Claire Mazur

Friday May 3rd, 2013

Fashion Insiders Offer Tips On Managing–And Loving–Your Curly Hair
Hair

Fashion Insiders Offer Tips On Managing–And Loving–Your Curly Hair

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Psst…here’s a little secret. I have very curly hair. Yet after 10 years of straightening treatments, blowouts, etc., no one seems to believe me.

Of course, that’s my own fault. I gave up on my curls. But you don’t have to. It’s never been easier to keep curly hair bouncy and frizz-free. I quizzed four fashion insiders—three with naturally curly hair, one with a (super cute) perm—on why they love their curly hair, and how they style it.

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Published at 4:30 PM

Wednesday February 6th, 2013

Fashionista 50: The Most Influential People in New York Fashion Right Now
The Business

Fashionista 50: The Most Influential People in New York Fashion Right Now

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To survive in this business, you’ve got to have more than talent. You’ve got to be shrewd, savvy, determined—and a crazy-hard worker.

So here’s our list of the 50 most influential people working in New York fashion right now. To compile the list, we used our own knowledge of the industry combined with advice from inside sources.

Let us know what you think: You’ll find the entire Fashionista 50 list below. Click on the person’s name to read a full bio. And if you really want to click through the whole slideshow, you can do so here.

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Published at 12:40 PM

Thursday November 24th, 2011

Happy Thanksgiving! Designers and Other Fashion Folks Put Their Spin on Paper Hand Turkeys
Fashion Is Fun

Happy Thanksgiving! Designers and Other Fashion Folks Put Their Spin on Paper Hand Turkeys

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The holidays are all about nostalgia and one of the things we’ve been nostalgic about lately is hand turkeys! You know, that childhood arts and crafts thing where you trace your hand and make it look like a turkey? To be honest, we aren’t all that crafty anymore, but our fashion friends, like Erica Domesek from P.S. I Made This for example, are like the craftiest people ever, so we asked them to help us out with this little project and they obliged.

Erica helped us assemble hand turkey-making kits, which we then sent out to some of our favorite designers, editors and other fashion peeps who then created some of the most impressive hand turkeys we’ve ever seen (we are super thankful for all of you!!). Click through to see them and find out what these brilliant artists are thankful for this year, and have a very happy Thanksgiving (or just a nice Thursday).

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Published at 10:01 AM

Wednesday November 17th, 2010

11 Questions for Of a Kind Founders Claire Mazur and Erica Cerulo
Retail

11 Questions for Of a Kind Founders Claire Mazur and Erica Cerulo

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We are super excited about Of a Kind, a new fashion site that launched today, which seamlessly blends retail and editorial content in a way that we’ve never seen before. What we think makes Of a Kind really amazing is that the product is comprised solely of limited-edition one-offs exclusive to the site (Very limited edition–like 30 units). And, they make a point of featuring emerging designers, allowing accompanying exclusive editorial content to introduce shoppers to new brands. They’re also the first shopping site on Tumblr.

For their initial sale, Mandy Coon created a special version of her adorable bunny bag.

We’ll let the site’s founders Claire and Erica tell you more. Thankfully, despite launch day nerves and sleep deprivation, they answered all of our questions.

Fashionista: What is the main idea behind Of a Kind and why is it unique?

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Published at 5:30 PM