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Wednesday September 12th, 2012

Tuesday September 11th, 2012

Monday September 10th, 2012

Tavi Gevinson Launches Rookie Yearbook One
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Tavi Gevinson Launches Rookie Yearbook One

Like many other high-school students, Tavi Gevinson has been working on her yearbook. Unlike most however, it’s 352-pages and was launched at a bookstore with press and Lena Dunham in attendance.

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Published at 7:17 PM

Monday August 6th, 2012

Sunday August 5th, 2012

Fashionista Week in Review: Weird Kickstarter Successes, Fashion’s Highest Paid CEOs And We Fall Victim To The Olympic Fever
Week In Review

Fashionista Week in Review: Weird Kickstarter Successes, Fashion’s Highest Paid CEOs And We Fall Victim To The Olympic Fever

Kickstarter’s Strangest Successes: We’re fascinated by Kickstarter’s potential to launch fashion brands, and even more fascinated by some of the crazy stuff that gets $$$–here are the 10 wackiest. Olympic Mania: We like to think we’re not the only ones whose lives are now fully consumed by watching Olympic events and medal counts (right guys?!). Read more →

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Published at 6:00 PM

Monday July 30th, 2012

Six Reasons 16-Year-Old Tavi Gevinson is Cooler Than You’ll Ever Be
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Six Reasons 16-Year-Old Tavi Gevinson is Cooler Than You’ll Ever Be

Most 16-year-olds’ greatest accomplishments involve acing their chem final and finally getting their driver’s license–but suffice it to say, Tavi Gevinson is not “most teenagers.” From becoming a blogging sensation (at aged 13), attending fashion weeks around the world (in the front row, to the chagrin of some fashion folks), covering major fashion magazines, then Read more →

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Published at 2:30 PM

Friday July 27th, 2012

How a Convo With Anna Wintour Contributed To Tavi Gevinson’s Disillusionment With Fashion and Other Revelations
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How a Convo With Anna Wintour Contributed To Tavi Gevinson’s Disillusionment With Fashion and Other Revelations

Tavi Gavinson just landed a major magazine cover. It’s a far cry from her last one of note: last fall’s L’Officiel, on which she sported a grey bowl cut and wore a bunch of Chanel. This month, she covers feminist magazine Bust and looks pretty normal. She’s interviewed by one of her Rookie editors (who Read more →

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Published at 11:16 AM

Tuesday July 17th, 2012

Tavi Gevinson Slams Seventeen For Copying Rookie, Calls the Magazine’s Response to Teen Activists ‘Self-Serving’
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Tavi Gevinson Slams Seventeen For Copying Rookie, Calls the Magazine’s Response to Teen Activists ‘Self-Serving’

Despite the fact that Tavi Gevinson is 16–and therefore bang on in the middle of Seventeen‘s demo–the teenage blogger superstar is not too keen on the magazine. Which is kind of the reason why she started her very own (and totally awesome) teen magazine Rookie in the first place. So, you can imagine her ire when Seventeen not-so-subtly ripped off Rookie‘s Ask a Grown Man feature with its Ask an A-lister feature.

For those of you unfamiliar with Ask a Grown Man, it’s this awesome feature that has adult celebrities like John Hamm and Judd Apatow honestly answering reader-submitted questions via a home computer camera–it’s un-produced and completely genuine (and if you haven’t watched the John Hamm one watch it now). Seventeen‘s take however, plays up the celebrity angle and has the so-called “A-lister” done up in hair and makeup and filmed in the magazine’s offices.

“This is the first time that I’ve felt that something I’ve done, or Rookie has done, has been copied,” Tavi told Racked today.

She continued:

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Published at 4:01 PM

Friday July 6th, 2012

Fashion News Roundup: Gwyneth Paltrow Sells $200 GOOP Jeans, Alessandra Ambrosio Is in Trouble with PETA, and Victoria Beckham Hangs Out With a Dolphin
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Gwyneth Paltrow Sells $200 GOOP Jeans, Alessandra Ambrosio Is in Trouble with PETA, and Victoria Beckham Hangs Out With a Dolphin

The former intern who sued Harper’s Bazaar back in February is now suing Dana Lorenz and the Fenton Fallon group, where she interned last summer. {NY Post}

Black and yellow is fall’s buzziest color combination. Unfortunately, it can potentially leave you looking like a bumblebee. Let FabSugar show you how to avoid a faux-pas and wear it the right way. {FabSugar}

The United Arab Emirates is considering imposing tourist dress codes, banning short shorts and revealing dresses in the modest, Muslim nation. {HuffingtonPost}

In the market for a breezy summer layering piece? Look no further than this quick and easy DIY. {Refinery29}

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Published at 1:15 PM

Thursday June 28th, 2012

Fashion News Roundup:  See Ann Curry’s Today Show Style, Kate Moss Lands a  Ferragamo Campaign and Mayor Bloomberg Supports the Fashion Industry in NYC
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: See Ann Curry’s Today Show Style, Kate Moss Lands a Ferragamo Campaign and Mayor Bloomberg Supports the Fashion Industry in NYC

Salvatore Ferragamo has tapped Kate Moss and Karmen Pedaru to front their F/W campaign. {WWD}

Ann Curry gave a tearful goodbye speech on Today this morning, but her morning show style will forever be remembered. {HuffPo}

Patricia Field was a little less than classy last night at Issac Mizrahi’s interview with Derek Blasberg when she proceeded to shout her opinion on a few comments he made. {NY Post}

Joana Avillez illustrated a guide to fashion’s biggest personalities. Click through to see cartoon Tavi Gevinson and Daphne Guinness. {Refinery 29}

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Published at 2:00 PM

Monday June 18th, 2012