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As a very clever promotional stunt, new ABC sitcom "Don't Trust the B---- in Apt 23" has put out this spoof commercial starring cast member James Van

Mankini and Jeggings Added to the Oxford Dictionary: The dictionary's editor says that words were added to the new 12th edition based on their use in texts and websites. Are there some popular mankini fan sites that we don't know about? {Glamour} Oscar de la Renta's First Fragrance in a Decade: The floral scent, called "Live in Love," was given its' name after Oscar saw the words in tattoo form on the arm of an employee. The fragrance launches on October 15th, and Oscar thinks you're going fall in love with it. {WWD, Subscription Required} Cathy Horyn Is No Fan of Fashion's Night Out: The critic gripes that the costs of security and traffic "outweigh the benefits," and adds that many retailers are doing well and don't need the night to help boost sales anyways. {NY Times}

The hysteria surrounding Conan O'Brien's glorious man jeggings has died down a bit since he wore them during his monologue a couple weeks ago. But we were still intrigued by his painted-on faux denim. Where did they come from? And how did they get so tight? Every specialty retailer makes jeggings for ladies now, but the man jegging is a far more elusive thing. They've been spotted on the runway, at Uniqlo and at Topshop, but they have yet to saturate the men's denim market the same way they have for women (though as men's jeans get skinnier and skinner the man jegging was an inevitability). So when Conan, after learning from Tim Gunn that man jeggings were things that existed, decided to wear an excessively tight acid wash pair for an entire show, we set about finding out their origins. Our source inside the Conan show tracked down the now famous jeggings for us--which proved more of a challenge than it should have.

The runways for RTW Spring 2011 in Milan this past week have been littered with man-jeggings. (Neologism = meggings?) And T's The Moment blog just confirmed it with a tweet: "Jeggings- new term coined for all the jean and trouser-like leggings and super slim, tight pants being shown here this season." The jegging is a risky and conflicted clothing item for most ladies. On the one hand, when done right, they're just like skinny jeans only more comfortable (hooray for elastic waist bands!). On the other hand, they can be epically ugly and tricky to pull off. And now, terrifyingly, men are following suit. Lauren even noticed man-jeggings at Top Shop back in January. We're hoping this isn't a trend that trickles down. But we've seen enough too-tight skinny jean-ed ass-cracks along Bedford Ave. to know that hipsters aren't parting with their beloved trouser anytime soon. So we're looking at you, Williamsburg, when we say: Please, treat this trend responsibly. Click through, at your own risk, to see man-jeggings on the runway. more

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