Friday January 25th, 2013

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Al Roker Takes Fashion Cues from Girls, Wears Poler Sleeping Bag to Deliver Weather

by Nora Crotty

When Hannah donned a sleeping bag with arm holes (which Elijah described as “a sad, limp, little glow worm” getup) on last Sunday’s episode of Girls, we were both perplexed and fascinated. And it turns out, we weren’t the only ones. Today, Al Roker and the rest of the Today Show cast all sported their very own Poler Knapsacks.

We caught up with Poler founder Benji Wagner to find out what he thought of the unlikely endorsement–and how his design wound up on Girls in the first place.

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Legends of the Pre-Fall: Trends and Takeaways from the Season

by Kibwe Chase-Marshall

Pre-Fall 2013 has wrapped!…or has it?…Nobody can quite say for sure, but with the Fall 2013 shows quickly approaching in mid-February, we figured now was as good a time as any to take inventory of our favorites from “the season between seasons.”

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Hot Air Balloons: So Hot Right Now

by Nora Crotty

Has anyone noticed all the hot air balloons around lately? No, I obviously don’t mean in the actual sky–hot air balloon congestion just sounds dangerous. I’m talking about fashion!

Look.

Beauty

Everything You Need to Know About Rocking Box Braids

by Zanele Mji

Box braids are back, if they ever really left. Here’s everything you need to know about rocking this uber-cool, low-maintenance style this winter.

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Mapping Out Fashion Month By Color

by DANA KRUSPE

Fashion week has come and gone. In the collections we saw a lot of white, and even a lot of black and white prints, but designers can’t help themselves when it comes to painting the runways red (and blue, and yellow, and green, and… well you get the idea). And what would fashion be without color? Pretty depressing, if you ask us. So let’s talk about it.