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Fashion Is Fun
At the end of August, we wrote an Adventures in Copyright begging Alexander McQueen to do something about Steve Madden’s blatant copies. Some of you agreed, one commenter asked, “Do you think McQueen cares this much?” To which of course we’d heartily answer yes. So you can imagine, or try to, how high we jumped [...]
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Havaiana Humanity
After you have given away few pairs of shoes away, you may want to check out this footwear-charity collaboration. While Abby is considering forgoing her Havaianas to save her feet, some big names in fashion have created their own versions of the summertime staple. The sandals are to be auctioned off to benefit charity CLIC [...]
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Are You A Product Snob?
Major magazines have major closets – one filled with shoes, one with bags, one with clothes and one positively overflowing with beauty products. Those beauty products get cleared out with major sales, up to four times a year with the proceeds going to charity, and I used to run them. I’d get an almost sick [...]
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The Shoe Angel
To: tips@fashionista.com From: shoestylista@gmail.com Hi Britt & Natalie, I’m a freelance stylist looking to rid of about twenty pairs of shoes. They’re in mint condition, straight from this season’s runways and presentations. There are custom Manolo sandals and booties and Louboutin styles include the Peniche, Miss Golf, Defil, Lapino ankle booties and Rolandos. They range [...]
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Designer Price Bubble: Hit Reset
Obviously, the recession is on everybody’s minds, and obviously, most talk here at the Fashionista offices usually turn to shoes. So here’s a thought we had this afternoon: If one good thing comes out of this economic crisis, it could be the deafening pop of the what we’re calling the Shoe Price Bubble. Picture it: [...]
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Manolo & Milkshakes
If we didn’t love our own grandfather, we’d want Manolo Blahnik to take his place. He sat down with China Chow to talk shoes, of course, at his favorite LA diner. He goes there because he loves the french fries and is obsessed with milkshakes. In fact, by the time this video starts, he’s on [...]
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What do you get when people from MTV, Sears and High School Musical join forces? They say, “summer blockbuster”. We say, longest commercial ever. The American Mall, the network’s new musical, centers around a Utah mall that’s “a home away from home for teens everywhere”. High school kids work in the mall, shop at Sears, [...]
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