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Thursday April 12th, 2012

Fashion News Roundup: There May Still Be Toxins In Your ‘Toxin-Free’ Nail Polish, Miss Universe Pageant Allows Transgender Women to Participate, and Nail Art Popularity Gets Analyzed
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: There May Still Be Toxins In Your ‘Toxin-Free’ Nail Polish, Miss Universe Pageant Allows Transgender Women to Participate, and Nail Art Popularity Gets Analyzed

Toxin-Free Nail Polish Still Contains Toxins: California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control found that several nail polishes claiming to be “3 free” (that’s sans chemicals like formaldehyde, toluene, and dibutyl phthalate), often contain the toxic ingredients anyway. {Gawker}

Opening Ceremony Brings Vans Era and Kenzo Together For an Awesome Shoe Collaboration: This season, the retailer is offering limited edition Vans Era sneakers printed with Kenzo’s widely praised Spring 2012 print. The problem? They only come in men’s sizes! Can we get someone to fix this, please? {Refinery 29}

Miss Universe Allows Transgender Contestant to Compete: Jenna Talackova, the transwoman who underwent gender reassignment surgery will be allowed to walk in the pageant. Talackova was previously barred from the competition because she was not born female. The competition will now allow anyone who identifies as female to participate. {Jezebel}

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Monday May 9th, 2011

Racked Dealfeed: Gant, Rachel Roy, M. Patmos, and More
Sales

Racked Dealfeed: Gant, Rachel Roy, M. Patmos, and More

Rachel Roy
Deal: 60% off clothing for spring and summer
When/Where: Tuesday, May 10 through Thursday, May 12. Daily 11am—7pm. 261 W. 36th St between Seventh and Eighth Aves, second floor (no phone)
Link: www.rachelroy.com
Ends: Thursday, 12 May 2011

M. Patmos, Leroy + Perry
Deal: Italian cashmere and other luxurious knits were $295-$1200 / will be $30-$400; 10% proceeds benefit Japan
When/Where: Wednesday, May 11, 11:00am-7:00pm, 425 W 13th St, suite 406
Link: www.leroyandperry.com

Gant
Deal:
80% off men’s and women’s sportswear and accessories from the Gant, Gant Rugger, and Gant by Michael Bastian collections. Includes women’s size runs.
When/Where: Tuesday, May 10 through Friday, May 13. Tues—Thurs 8:30am—6:30pm, Fri 8:30 am—5pm. Gant showroom, 20 W 55th St between Fifth and Sixth Aves, 11th floor (no phone)
Link: us.gant.com
Ends: Friday, 13 May 2011

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Published at 4:30 PM

Tuesday October 26th, 2010

Kitson Countersues Nicole Richie’s Clothing Line, Claims Richie Bailed On An Appearance Worth $500K. Is Richie Worth It?

Kitson Countersues Nicole Richie’s Clothing Line, Claims Richie Bailed On An Appearance Worth $500K. Is Richie Worth It?

Kitson, every pop tart’s favorite LA boutique, has filed a countersuit against Majestic Mills, the manufacturer of Nicole Richie’s Winter Kate line, WWD is reporting. In the suit, Kitson claims that because Majestic Mills dropped the ball on getting Richie to appear at the launch party for Winter Kate and House of Harlow 1960 shoes, the store was “deprived of profits in excess of $500,000.”

Richie’s manufacturer, Majestic Mills, filed the initial suit against Kiston in August claiming that the retailer owed $225,000 worth of merchandise.

What’s striking about this increasingly messy legal battle, is Kitson’s claim that one Nicole Richie appearance is worth $500K. Could that be right? Sure, she’s got cute hair and cute babies and dresses cute sometimes, but $500K? That seems like a lot. Maybe not, though.

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Monday May 17th, 2010

Wednesday September 23rd, 2009

Shopping

JT Goes to the Mall

When I read in WWD this morning that Justin Timberlake and Trace Ayala were set to open their first William Rast location in Los Angeles, my mind instantly went Robertson Blvd! Despite my personal loathing of Kitson and the Paris Hilton/Jennifer Love Hewitt-type paparazzi seekers that it draws, there are quality stores on the block Read more →

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Published at 11:16 AM

Thursday October 30th, 2008

Lauren Conrad on Actual Campuses

If you happen to be a college student in Austin, Atlanta, Boston, Minneapolis or Los Angeles, and a fan of the Lauren Conrad Collection, then you’re in luck. Lauren’s kicked off a college-tour of her line, The Lauren Conrad Collection College Tour, bringing a runway show to each school along the way. Apparently, she’s figured Read more →

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Monday March 24th, 2008

Buy, Buy, Baby

Would You Wear a Face?

The Miu Miu Harlequin girl is haunting us. Seriously. We see her face on Kirsten when we flip through Vogue. She stares up at us from the “dress” on Byrdie Bell. She even shows up when we scroll through Net-a-Porter. But the odd thing is, we never see faces on girls in real life. Whether Read more →

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Published at 1:00 PM