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Monday June 11th, 2012

Ari Seth Cohen Is Making an ‘Advanced Style’ Documentary… But He Needs Your Help To Make It Happen!
Fashion Film

Ari Seth Cohen Is Making an ‘Advanced Style’ Documentary… But He Needs Your Help To Make It Happen!

We don’t like to play favorites, but “Advanced Style” is hands-down one of our favorite style blogs. When it seems like street style has gotten somewhat contrived, when beautiful young 20-somethings are getting dressed just to be snapped and slapped online, thank goodness there’s Advanced Style to showcase the style and wisdom of ladies of a certain age who get dressed only for themselves.

“I started the blog to inspire people to look at aging in a new light,” says Ari Seth Cohen, the site’s founder. “I was best friends with my grandmother and have always had an affinity for older people. Before starting Advanced Style, I noticed a lack of inspiring and positive images of aging and I wanted to show that there are so many wonderful things that come with age.”

And now he’s trying to take his blog to the big screen as a documentary (it’s already been turned into a book). But he needs your help.

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Published at 1:36 PM

Thursday July 7th, 2011

It’s OK to Wear a Floral Nylon Jacket and Other Lessons Learned at Last Night’s Screening of The Guts of Duckie Brown
Fashion Careers

It’s OK to Wear a Floral Nylon Jacket and Other Lessons Learned at Last Night’s Screening of The Guts of Duckie Brown

A few weeks ago, we showed you a trailer for The Guts of Duckie Brown, a documentary about Duckie Brown designers Steven Cox and Daniel Silver. Last night, I attended a private screening of the very short (about 15 minutes long) film. It’s not the most in-depth documentary I’ve ever seen, but it is very entertaining and well-done and, despite its short length, is successful at telling a story that conveys what Duckie Brown is about and how Steven and Daniel’s partnership works.

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Published at 7:00 PM

Wednesday June 15th, 2011