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Tuesday June 5th, 2012

Fashion News Roundup: Gwyneth Paltrow Tweets the ‘N-Word’ (Sorta), Lindsay Lohan’s In a Surfing Film, and Rodarte’s Designing Costumes Again
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Gwyneth Paltrow Tweets the ‘N-Word’ (Sorta), Lindsay Lohan’s In a Surfing Film, and Rodarte’s Designing Costumes Again

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Director Richard Phillips has tapped Lindsay Lohan for First Point, a new short film about surfing. {T Magazine}

Rodarte and Benjamin Millepied are teaming up once again. The Mulleavy sisters will be designing costumes for his upcoming LA Dance Project. {Hollywood Reporter}

Gap has teamed up with menswear designer Todd Snyder on a pop-up shop in collaboration with Chicago-based brand Threadless. Live in NYC? Check it out at 54th street and 5th Ave. {WWD}

Can’t get enough of Kate Middleton’s Alexander McQueen Diamond Jubilee outfits? Peep the Duchess’ looks at every angle. {Fabsugar}

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Thursday June 17th, 2010

Velvet for Uniqlo Launches Today, Cashmere To Debut This Fall
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Velvet for Uniqlo Launches Today, Cashmere To Debut This Fall

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Uniqlo teamed up with Los Angeles-based label Velvet for their latest collaboration, which hit the racks today. They follow, most recently, partnerships with Jil Sander and Costello Tagliapietra.

Designers Jenny Graham and Toni Spencer brought their breezy California cool down to Uniqlo prices–slouchy soft cotton tanks, tees, and dresses in muted hues range from just $15.50-$19.50 (Velvet tees usually go for around $70). We stopped by to check out the 14-piece line and predict that the cotton mini-dress with shoulder cut-outs and the henley tunic dress (both $19.50) will go like hot cakes.

The surprising best seller of the day?

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Monday May 3rd, 2010

American Women at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute

American Women at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute

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This morning, the Metropolitan Museum of Art hosted a press preview of the Costume Institute’s newest exhibition, The American Woman: Fashioning A National Identity. Andrew Bolton, the Institute’s curator, spoke at length about the exhibit’s evolution and the Museum’s decision to “structure the exhibition around the archetypes of American femininity.” When they started talking about Read more →

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Tuesday February 16th, 2010

Wednesday December 9th, 2009

Mid-Day Snack

Mid-Day Snack

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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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Published at 12:55 PM

Thursday September 24th, 2009

Buy, Buy, Baby

The Long and Short of It

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One thing that I spotted on girls all over NY during Fashion Week that I couldn’t wait to get my hands on was the long-sleeved mini dress. I loved that the simple piece was versatile enough to look striking in both daytime street style shots and each evening’s party pics. Everywhere I turned, this style Read more →

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Friday April 17th, 2009

Mid-Day Snack

Mid-Day Snack

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Ga-Ga for Ikielene: Iekeliene Stange gets naked behind a bamboo screen for this pretty awesome editorial, without a stitch of fashion, in the new issue of Velvet. {FashionCopious} LV Leak: Kanye’s fashion fascination culminates in these strange (alleged) ads for his Louis Vuitton sneakers. {NahRight} Say What?: The pretty people behind pretty pictures speak which Read more →

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