leggings

Quote of the Day

“Many of you have asked if I have any tips on how to get leggings on quicker. My in-house leggings guru advises rubbing onto your legs a paste made from five spoonfuls of extra-virgin olive oil, turbinado sugar, and coarsely ground fair-trade coffee. If you have any further problems, then next week I’ll be recommending [...]

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Fashion Is Fun

Talk the Talk, Walk the Walk

A picture is worth a thousand words, and in the world of fashion journalism, it is our job to supply those thousand words to dissect pictures. Sometimes fashion throws a new trend our way that makes us go “Huh?” and we have to make do until someone somewhere coins a succinct term. For example, we [...]

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Shopping

The Kids Are Alright

Our first thought when we saw this photo: weird. American Apparel introduces: Kids Shiny Leggings. AA is known for some out-there products (slashed leggings, all-mesh dresses) but their selection of kids clothes has been pretty tame until now. Now, I like leggings, and I like shiny things, but the combination of the two was just [...]

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Mid-Day Snack

Mid-Day Snack

Love Me: The LOVE staff, including Tim Clifton-Green and his perfect hat, spent the afternoon perusing The Armani Times. Rubbish Mag, one more reason we wish we lived in London (or Britt does). {LOVEblog} Greener Pastures: This made us so giggly and excited, we’re a little embarrassed. There was not a cooler shade on the [...]

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Trendspotting

Is The New: Legs and Deli Cookies

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Streetwalker

Streetwalker: Tight Club

Jess, 19, British fashion student. Got Her: Outside the Anna Sui store in Soho. Stalked Her: Because she looked cool and age appropriate. Shot Her: Because she looked cool and age appropriate (sometimes, it’s that easy). She Says: “I run around all day and I can’t wear heels. I’ve been wearing Converse since I was [...]

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Calling All Leggy Girls

To: Natalie@Fashionista.com From: Timothy@Elle.com Laura Dahl’s Longfellow leggings will be featured this Wednesday morning on the Today Show and we need a tall and long-legged model to be featured wearing them! The stats are below. We will need all contact info asap…Thanks! Availability: Wed, March 26th 9am to 11am Place: Today Show Studios – Rock [...]

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DIY

DIY: Lacroix Leggings

The challenge: Christian Lacroix’s ombre tights. The strategy: Dip-dye What you’ll need: A box of navy blue powder dye – try the sewing kits/cleaning supplies section at Duane Reade; a pair of opaque, white tights (American Apparel); A wastebasket; Large wooden spoon. Step One: Fill the wastebasket with the hottest water possible. (You might want [...]

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