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Monday December 21st, 2009

People We Like

An American Princess

My fascination with Grace Kelly really knows no bounds. Not only was she an amazing beauty, a divine actress, but the little girl princess fairy tale come to life—at least from the outside. Where would Betty Draper get her style inspiration, if not from Princess Grace? Hilary Alexander reveals in today’s Telegraph that starting this Read more →

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Tuesday December 15th, 2009

People Are Talking

A Kiss is Just a Kiss

During my morning reading ritual this morning, I came across this Telegraph story that I found rather intriguing. Apparently, when 1000 women were questioned, 92% of them could remember the first shoes they bought with their own money but less than two in three could remember the name of the first person they kissed. They Read more →

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Wednesday December 9th, 2009

Mid-Day Snack

Mid-Day Snack

All Dressed Up: Jennifer Garner may not have worn this much fashion in one day since her time trying to take down SD-6. But she sure looks pretty when she does, styled here by Lori Goldstein and shot by Craig McDean. We think Spy Daddy would approve. {W} Alice In Chains: Disney announced their Tom Read more →

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Thursday December 3rd, 2009

Mid-Day Snack

Mid-Day Snack

Down Under: The Sartorialist’s headed to Australia for his Sass & Bide hosted book signing. He’s squeezed in a couple of days to shoot, too. But as much as we love the outfits he snaps, nothing beats that sky. {Sartorialist} For Serious: Lily Allen’s quitting music altogether in pursuit of fashion. If we had a Read more →

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Wednesday November 25th, 2009

Monday November 23rd, 2009

Mid-Day Snack

Mid-Day Snack

Play Date: When two fashion people, a photographer and a model, land in a wooden house in the forest, Todd Selby still manages to make it look fashion-y. Peek inside Shannan Click and Dan Martensen’s upstate New York house. {TheSelby} The Never Ending Question: Do you fur? Do you not fur? When is it okay Read more →

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Friday November 13th, 2009

Mid-Day Snack

Mid-Day Snack

Love Strong: To sit front row this season, you needed an invite and an Eddie Borgo spike bracelet. If we’re taking trend cues from Rihanna (and really, who isn’t) you’re going to need a gauntlet come February. Meanwhile, the spike bracelet’s still sitting on top of my Christmas list. {Barneys} Double Duty: Marios Scwhab and Read more →

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Published at 11:50 AM

Thursday November 5th, 2009

Mid-Day Snack

Mid-Day Snack

Lovely Bones: Lara‘s landed a Christmas Vogue. She looks awfully ladylike in pastel pink tulle on the cover of British Vogue. {Models} Viva Versace: Guy Trebay sits down with Donatella for a rather sad story in today’s Times. They discuss her past, including Gianni, her friends’ intervention and her stint in rehab, as well as Read more →

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Published at 1:26 PM

Tuesday November 3rd, 2009

UK Fashion Continues Global Domination

The Brit’s are taking a cue from our successful CFDA/Vogue Fashion fund; Vogue UK and the British Fashion Council have teamed up for the sake of their country’s flourishing young design talent and formed the BFC Vogue Designer Fashion Fund. Each year, the fund will award £200,000 to a fresh-faced designer, plus a mentor, to Read more →

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Published at 9:43 AM

Wednesday October 21st, 2009

Quote of the Day

“It’s their [designers] 15 minutes of fame: pure, self-indulgent theatre. How many girls were there this year in horns or neck braces with bare breasts? It wouldn’t matter if they didn’t take it all so seriously, but the fashion world is a dangerous, superficial and fickle place.” –Sir Paul Smith on his wish that fashion Read more →

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Wednesday September 9th, 2009

Mid-Day Snack

Mid-Day Snack

Models in the BK: I’m fairly obsessed with Abbey Lee Kershaw, even though I think she spells her name wrong. Plus she likes watching fireflies in Prospect Park, which I also find to be quite lovely. {W} The Results Are Almost In: McKinsey’s wrapping up their work over at 4 Times Square. Sounds like the Read more →

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Tuesday September 1st, 2009

Mid-Day Snack

Mid-Day Snack

Bass Alert! We have yet to personally spy our fair Chuck in the ‘hood shooting this season. But thankfully Nylon offers up a scrumptious fix today in the form of a multi-image foreign ad campaign in their Korean edition, with Miss Waldorf of course. Man, we can’t wait for season 3 to start. {Nylon} Carrie Read more →

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Published at 12:50 PM