Name: Gigi Guerra
Occupation: Marketing Director at Madewell
How would you describe your style? A bit of a mish-mash—nothing really matches.
What are you currently obsessed with? Dead-of-winter-Russia Dr. Zhivago style: tweedy wool capes, headscarves, prim dresses, tons of layers, giant furry hats. I’m on a Siberia kick. Maybe I’m just missing the snow this year.
What’s your motto? Take risks. And try a print or two.
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Thanksgiving is a notoriously hard holiday to dress for because it requires sitting at a dinner table for hours with relatives who you only see once a year while simultaneously trying to consume unreasonable amounts of food and/or liquor. This presents a unique problem: dressing to impress your distant family while maintaining a level of comfort that is conducive to eating and sitting for long periods of time.
While we all know Thanksgiving isn’t the time to break out our best Carine Roitfeld-inspired look–too tight for face-stuffing!–finding a fashionable alternative to sweats can be difficult. We’ve pulled together the most stylish items that are comfy, chic, and won’t disturb your proper Grandma. (So don’t wear your Balenciaga Darth Vader visor, ok?)
Of course our list includes Stella McCartney, the legendary mixer of casual and elegant, our favorite button downs from Madewell, a hat trick of cute shoes, and a Céline t-shirt–because a girl can dream, right?
Check out all the Thanksgiving-friendly options in our slideshow!
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Is this cold and rain making you feel a little bah-humbug-y for the holidays? I know, us too. And, trust us, the last thing we wanted to do is squeeze ourselves into a dress and expose our limbs to even more freezing cold temperatures. That is, until now. Enter: Madewell‘s Fete-Setter. Hot off the presses from their Holiday 2011 catalogue, it’s an adorably styled shoot featuring their most holiday party-perfect frocks. The whole spread totally makes us want to swap our winter boots for some dancing shoes, and start celebrating! We’re especially enamored with the velvet trousers, which are an unexpected twist on classic party style.
Click through to see all of the looks. You can get them all at Madewell.com. You’re welcome! Read more »
Sometimes it feels like everyone in New York City is carrying either a Proenza Schouler PS1 or a huge Chanel bag. While dropping $2,000 on a bag is an “investment” for some people, for others it’s just plain out of reach. We were convinced that there had to be fantastic, high-quality, well-designed bags out there for less than $300 (which don’t make you resort to buying Kardashian knock-off bags.) And we were right!
From the high street stores to some of our favorite designers–like Alexander Wang and Marc Jacobs–we found 10 bags to fit most budgets (we’re talking $300 or under here) and pretty much any style.
Click through to see our finds.
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In recent years, video has become increasingly popular as a promotional tool for many industries, but especially fashion, which makes perfect sense given the highly visual nature of this world. Plus, uploading a video onto Youtube and watching it go viral is much more cost-effective than, say, paying thousands of dollars for ad space in [...]
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As we move into fall, it’s starting to get a little too cold for ballet flats. And as much we love a good pair of four-inch booties, sometimes our feet need a break–from discomfort, not style. Add a little extra protection from the elements and we’re sold.
Thus, we are really loving this season’s flat booties. No, we’re not talking about Dr. Martens (not that we have anything against those), but there are far chicer options thanks to labels ranging from Proenza to Chloé to Zara. Click through for 11 that we’d like to run around in all season long.
Don’t forget to stock up on socks!
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Happy Fall! Today is the official first day of the season. Even though fall clothes started rolling into stores months ago, it feels more appropriate now than ever to actually buy them. And since we already shared our dream fall shopping list, we decided to round up some stuff we can actually afford. Click through for our guide to the cutest coats, sweaters, shoes, dresses and more from our favorite high street retailers–all of which is available online (yay, Zara!).
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LOS ANGELES–When it comes to personal style, there’s no better embodiment of a brazen fashionista than Alexa Chung; and it’s no wonder that Madewell tapped her for a second collaborative collection (sales of her debut collection went through the roof) this fall. InStyle hosted a celebratory soiree in her honor last night, the eve before the collection hits stores, at the Chateau Marmont and packed the house with a stylish set including Amanda Seyfried, Diana Agron, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Zelda Williams and more.
A pop-up shop displaying the entire line occupied guests for hours, while we made the rounds to see just what it is about Chung’s style that’s so decidedly addictive.
“She’s my favorite kind of sexy,” said Kate Bosworth, hot off her European run as the face of Vanessa Bruno. “I think Alexa is so chic and unique and playful. That tomboyish femininity…like she’s not trying too hard. You can tell she’s sharp, totally a smart girl.”
Clad in a prim ivory lace dress from the collection, Elle Fanning excitedly fawned over the fashion before embracing Alexa in a sweet hug to congratulate her. “Everything is so cute! I love Madewell and I love Alexa…having them together is like heaven!” enthused the young actress, who first met Chung at the Met Ball months ago. “She’s really, really fun. I love how she sort of wears baby doll dresses but still has the tomboy thing going on. It suits her so well.”
So what did the girl of the hour have to say about all of the fashion flattery?
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Here it is: The full Alexa Chung for Madewell look book. And it is, as expected, stupendous. It doesn’t hurt that Alexa styled it herself.
Granted, we’re a bit biased because we’re pretty much obsessed with everything Alexa does…okay, I am obsessed with everything Alexa does, but that’s neither here nor there: this collection is truly great. From the sweet, white lace dress to the palm-print pajama pants to the leopard booties to the floral blouse–you get the picture, we want it all!
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Fashion Week is here, and we know what you’re thinking: It’s time to stop by Duane Reade to pick up some extra-strength painkillers to survive my killer-but-actually-killer heels all week long.
Not so, sister, not so.
Blessedly, this year has ushered in an unprecedented level of support (get it?) for shoes that are actually, gasp!, comfortable. Even fashion industry insiders are ditching their sky-high stilettos and platforms for more practical options–Street style catnip Taylor Tomasi Hill even wore sneaker high-tops last season!
So forget hobbling around Lincoln Center–and put a spring in your step with these fashion-industry-approved alternatives to the high heel.
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