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LV + CDG = $$$

Just after the weekend took off, Louis Vuitton and Comme des Gar√ßons announced that they will open a joint store in Tokyo on September 4th, the day before New York Fashion Week kicks off, that will exist for just three months, similar to Comme’s past guerilla store openings, except… as a collaboration with a huge [...]

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When we heard last Fall that Stephen Jones was collaborating with Rei Kawakubo to make his own fragrance, our reaction was kind of like, “Oh boy.” But WWD has the results of the project this morning, and we have to say, it looks rather special. The bottle has a certain heft in its look that [...]

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Rei for H&M

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Quote of the Day

“For fall, the most perverse thing you can wear might actually be a white shirt. But like in any good Catholic tale there is no pleasure without punishment. Were all of those heart shaped holes at C.D.G. for love or were they for sex?” – Stefano Tonchi, Editor of T: Style in The Moment.

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Nazzy Beglari-Scarlet, international war correspondent Got Her: At the corner of Prince and Mercer. Stalked Her: Because we couldn’t stop staring at her Comme Des Garcons wrap dress while she crossed the street. And we were relieved at her fresh take on the Wayfarer shape of shades. Shot Her: Because while we might not be [...]

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For years yellow was the only color on our list of “Things We Will Never Wear” (things like bows, Tevas, and Pucci prints). But lately we’ve warmed up to the usually daunting color in a big way. This season it looks like designers have too. Everyone from Valentino to Comme Des Garcons showed looks en [...]

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Every season when we look at the Prada collection we’re conflicted. Is it gorgeous? Is it hideous? Miuccia traipses along the line between the two. Her clothes continually remind us of the French phrase “jolie laide” which translates literally as “pretty ugly”. The French most often use it to describe women who are striking looking, [...]

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For their fall style issue Paper magazine worked with the usual cadre of fashion professionals; models, stylists, journalists, photographers, hair and make-up artists. But for their ‘Pure Fashion’ piece, they collaborated with some more unexpected talent: The men and women of Creative Growth, a San Francisco-based non profit art center for adults with developmental, physical, [...]

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Ever since Rodnik designers Richard Ascott and Philip Colbert showed up on the fashion scene 4 years ago, selling delicate Russian scarves and twirling parasols, they’ve been one of fashion’s coolest pairs. And now they’re even cooler– Because now they’re rock stars. The Rodnik duo is in New York, gearing up for the first show [...]

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That dress. We’ve mused that perhaps it looks better in your head than on your body (that is, if you’re not Irina). So at this point, perhaps it’s fitting that the dress of so many’s dreams is the garb of an imaginary friend: Simone, Barneys creative director Simon Doonan’s other half. Simone also wears Stella [...]

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How do you pronounce Gareth Pugh, anyway? You asked and Faran answered (Pugh is said like pew), and then we thought – designers are difficult, and maybe we need a cheat sheet – or else face the fate that Faran once witnessed, when a fashion director heard a potential assistant say “Ralph Lauren” and never [...]

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