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We didn’t say much about men’s fashion week, not because we don’t care, but because some things are best left to the Sartorialist. (And because we aren’t really taking Miuccia’s man-skirts seriously). But we just clicked through Paul Smith’s A/W ’08 show and realized that we’ve been sort of missing out. An English dandy meets [...]

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As anyone with open eyes knows, bikes aren’t just for sports geeks anymore. Seen around the city are models, designers, and other fashion packers who’d rather spend their money on Ghesquiere than on gas, and anyway, no cars = more carbs – if you work out while you travel, there’s no need to fuss with [...]

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After Anya Hindmarch got burgled this week, Style.com has a hypothesis: Now that Luella, Christopher Kane, and Anya have been smacked by the same band of fashion robbers – who also broke into Ralph Lauren and Marc Jacobs to steal goodies – the only boutique left to sack is Stella McCartney. And since the tale [...]

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When Chloe announced that Chloe Sevigny would be its new fragrance face, a jaunty game ensued. Chloe for Chloe? What about Christina Ricci for Nina Ricci? And Travolta for Trovata? Paul Rudd for Paul Smith! And though our name-game didn’t inspire any fashion pairings this season, we think the Chloe for Chloe match might unveil [...]

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The strangest thing at Paul Smith: Lily Cole finally appeared on the runway, and when she did – not first, but fifth – you could hear the camera popping increase times a thousand. It was like a new soundtrack being played over the jazz music that Sir Paul chose as his music, this constant click-clack [...]

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Walking around New York checking out guys – um, I mean, their outfits – we’ve noticed this Keith Haring hipster thing happening. We’re not talking about the drawings of cartoon dudes with squiggles around them that made Haring famous (although we love those too), but about Keith Haring’s personal style in the early 80s – [...]

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Today’s WSJ brings both tired and shocking news: The boring news is the Thom Browne for Brooks Brothers collaboration, Black Fleece, will finally hit stores this fall. The long-awaited alliance has been brewing for over a year, so we know what to expect upon its arrival. Fashionable males will surely snap up Browne’s trademark tight, [...]

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The Carpool Lane

In 1995, Paul Smith launched the first branded taxi cab in London. Now, two luxury car companies rev their engines for the runways: after Mercedes-Benz announced their title sponsorship for Fashion Week in New York, Lexus jumped in the ring with some financial assistance of their own. After aiding the CFDA and Vogue with their [...]

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