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Saturday May 18th, 2013

Zoe Saldana in Prabal Gurung, Liberty Ross in Dior and More
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Zoe Saldana in Prabal Gurung, Liberty Ross in Dior and More

Tired of the endless stream of extravagant gowns at Cannes? Yeah, neither are we. But, we felt bad for the step-and-repeating celebs who don’t happen to be in the south of France right now. And they deserve some attention: Liberty Ross looking hotter than ever in Dior? AnnaSophia Robb looking adorable in one of our fave designers Katie Ermilio? Can’t miss.

Click through for that and the rest of our 10 best dressed of the week (Cannes excluded)!

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Wednesday November 2nd, 2011

Mindy Kaling Wants to Be that Famous Person Who Gets Everything for Free (Or at Least Meet That Person)

Mindy Kaling Wants to Be that Famous Person Who Gets Everything for Free (Or at Least Meet That Person)

Last night Tory Burch hosted a party at her Madison Ave. flagship store to celebrate Mindy Kaling’s new book, Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns). What’s the connection, you might wonder? They’re Twitter friends, of course.

The event was on the late side and far away from where I live, but I couldn’t have been more psyched at the chance to meet and talk to Kaling, whom all of us here at Fashionista have a bit of a girl crush on. From her work on The Office, to her original blog Things I’ve Bought That I Love, to her prolific and hilarious Tweeting, her stuff just resonates with us.

We stifled our girl-crush nerves and pulled it together to chat with Kaling, who was dressed in head-to-toe Tory Burch and sipping on Mindy-tinis (the specialty cocktail of the night) about her book, online shopping, getting free shit, and taking prenatal vitamins even though she’s not pregnant. She was charming and gracious and seemed a little bemused by the whole “fashion party” scene (Samantha Ronson was DJing and Charlotte Ronson, Christian Siriano, Rachel Roy, Joe Zee and Michelle Trachtenberg were all there). We feel you.

Anyway, back to the interview.

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Friday October 28th, 2011

Should You Take Prenatal Vitamins (Like Mindy Kaling Does) To Grow Your Hair? We Ask a Doctor
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Should You Take Prenatal Vitamins (Like Mindy Kaling Does) To Grow Your Hair? We Ask a Doctor

For those of you who aren’t reading Mindy Kaling’s (aka Kelly from The Office), newly re-launched blog, The Concerns of Mindy Kaling, why aren’t you? It’s ridiculously funny, plus she talks about food and jewelry and hair, three of our favorite things.

Anyway, this week she mentioned that her hair stylist, Jen Atkin, brought her a bottle of prenatal vitamins from Trader Joe’s and that since she’s been taking them, it’s made her “hair grow faster, thicker” and kept her “skin glow-y and smooth.” To a woman who hasn’t had kids or doesn’t want kids anytime soon (and also those who are absolutely, positively done with child-bearing), the word “prenatal” can be an absolutely horrifying one. But…thick, shiny hair? Lots of us are willing to stick poisonous formaldehyde on our heads, so why not take some pre-baby vitamins?

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Wednesday October 5th, 2011

Fashion News Roundup: Terry Richardson Snaps Lindsay Lohan in Paris (a Lot), the Best Flea Markets in the US, and Study Says Makeup Makes You More ‘Trustworthy’
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Terry Richardson Snaps Lindsay Lohan in Paris (a Lot), the Best Flea Markets in the US, and Study Says Makeup Makes You More ‘Trustworthy’

The Office‘s Mindy Kaling Relaunches Blog, is Hilarious and Awesome: The Concerns of Mindy Kaling is full of honest and LOL-worthy observations and tips, like what jewelry to wear if “you want to look laid back but rich, like say, Matthew McConaughey’s girlfriend.” There’s a good chance you’ll start believing she’s your actual BFF… word of warning. {MTV Style}

Apparently Wearing Makeup Makes You More Likable: Studies conducted by Procter & Gamble, which (a bit suspiciously) produces a huge array of makeup products, show that women who wear makeup are perceived as more likable, competent, and trustworthy than those who do not. The only exception was for women wearing “glam” makeup, who seemed less trustworthy. Are you listening, Kardashian Klan? {The Gloss}

Lindsay Lohan at PFW with Fash Folk: Remind me again, what exactly does Lindsay Lohan do these days, aside from being photographed? Here’s the… ahem, actress, hanging out and making various hand gestures with Terry Richardson, Lindsey Wixson, and Charlotte Free in Paris. {Refinery29 via Terry’s Diary}

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Thursday August 25th, 2011

Charlotte Ronson To Launch Beauty at Sephora Next Month
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Charlotte Ronson To Launch Beauty at Sephora Next Month

As if Sam Ronson’s hard-working sister Charlotte didn’t have enough on her plate (her I Heart Ronson line for JCPenney sells like hotcakes for the mass market, while her own namesake collection is gearing up to debut at Fashion Week in a matter of weeks), the designer darling is ambitiously expanding to beauty as well. With a tagline like ‘effortless beauty, under any spotlight’, the Charlotte Ronson beauty collection will launch in a Sephora near you this September.

This week, a smattering of Hollywood’s hottest It-girls (and, quite conveniently, Ronson’s best gal pals) including Nicole Richie, Paris Hilton, Nicky Hilton, Rashida Jones, Kidada Jones, Mindy Kaling, Monet Mazur, Drea de Matteo and Lake Bell crowded into Il Sole (one of Ronson’s self-declared favorite haunts in L.A.) to fete the new collection and dabble with the pretty eye shadow palettes, shiny lip glosses and face luminizers on display; while simultaneously noshing on decadent plates of burrata, truffle pasta and dover sole. (Sidenote, we also spied Sam Ronson sneakily ordering off the menu in between courses.)

As for the products, Ronson smartly named several of them after the starlets themselves, which will surely boost sales.

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Wednesday December 15th, 2010

Charlotte Ronson On Twin Shopping Telepathy and Why JCPenney is a Perfect Partner

Charlotte Ronson On Twin Shopping Telepathy and Why JCPenney is a Perfect Partner

LOS ANGELES–Last night, designer Charlotte Ronson hosted a dinner, sponsored by Belvedere Vodka, for her west coast posse (sis Samantha, mom Ann Dexter-Jones and stepdad Mick Jones, Nicky Hilton, Ashlee Simpson and husband Pete Wentz, Ione Skye and Mindy Kaling included) while her hometown of NYC was hit with a snowstorm. Guests gathered around communal tables at Hollywood hotspot Eveleigh (an eatery that shares its Aussie owners with NYC’s Kingswood) and munched on calamari, butter lettuce salad and braised beef among other dishes, while Charlotte made the rounds.

Despite being in the middle of designing both her namesake collection (Fall 2011) and diffusion line “I Heart Ronson” for JCPenney, the rock ‘n roll scion seemed visibly relaxed. The collaboration with JC Penney’s, she pointed out, is in fact the least of her worries. “It’s really fun because they know their customer so well. You get to really design into it. We do our few pieces, and it’s fun that the line is accessible and affordable. With them you just focus on the design. We do the full techpack but they do all of the production. So, I get to focus on the creative, which is so rare. It’s the perfect partnership.”

And how does it feel to have her name exposed to such a wide, mass market audience?

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