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Must Read: There Are 67 Models on 'Vogue' Japan's August Cover, 48 Hours With Donatella Versace
Plus, Drake wrote a song for the Louis Vuitton men's show.
Must Read: #CastMeMarc Is Back, Prabal Gurung Designs Pokémon Collab Collection
Plus, Of a Kind introduces an exclusive permanent collection.
Of a Kind's Claire Mazur and Erica Cerulo: How I Shop
The co-founders of e-marketplace Of a Kind have radically different practices when it comes to shopping — but remain on the same page of what matters.
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What We're Shopping at Of a Kind's 50% Off Sale
Of a Kind is offering half off all limited-edition goods — yes, all of them.
Dov Charney Wants $40 Million from American Apparel, Target Collaborates With Of a Kind
And Denmark is the latest country to discourage designers' use of underweight models.
Of a Kind Redesigns Amid Growing Competition
On the eve of its four-year anniversary, Of a Kind is unveiling a website redesign that better integrates content and commerce, and limited-edition merchandise with its full-time inventory. We caught up with co-founders Claire Mazur and Erica Cerulo to discuss the new design and the state of the business.
Lauren's Neutral But Not Boring Foldover Clutch
They're one of a kind, and there's only 50 in the series.
8 Fashionista Editors Reveal Their Fashion Week Essentials
If we were cars, these are the things that would fuel us. I know, #deep.
Of a Kind Launches Permanent Designer Shops
Of a Kind, which has been selling limited edition clothing, accessories and home goods on its Tumblr-powered site for the past three years, is now looking to become a home for a much wider range of its designers' wares.
5 Bags That'll Make Carrying Around Your Bike Helmet Chic
I love biking! I love Citi Bike! In fact, I love it so much that I plan on biking from show to show during NYFW. One thing I don't love about biking, however, is carrying around a helmet in between rides. See, most helmets don't really fit into most bags, even bigger ones. Most bags are either too narrow or too shallow: the ideal helmet-carrier is both wide and deep so that you can just throw that sucker in there without having to take all this time making it fit. The bag should be easy to secure onto a bike, too. Here are five that I love because they do all of these things very well. And also because they're pretty.
Why Retail Startups Are Working to Make Fashion More Transparent
As fast fashion attempts to repair the damage done in Bangladesh, a group of innovative e-commerce companies make transparency a pillar of their businesses.
Rachel Antonoff, Reece Solomon, Daniel Vosovic Offer Advice on Running an Indie Label
Last Friday, for our first ever Fashionista conference, we got five of our favorite designers and one of our favorite e-commerce startup founders to sit down for an informative panel discussion on what is obviously our favorite topic: how to make it in fashion. Here's what we learned.
Fashionista 50: The Most Influential People in New York Fashion Right Now
To survive in this business, you've got to have more than talent. You've got to be shrewd, savvy, determined—and a crazy-hard worker.
Fashionista 50: The Slideshow
The Fashionista 50 slideshow. Click through for a bio of each of our picks.
Happy Thanksgiving! Designers and Other Fashion Folks Put Their Spin on Paper Hand Turkeys
The holidays are all about nostalgia and one of the things we've been nostalgic about lately is hand turkeys! You know, that childhood arts and crafts thing where you trace your hand and make it look like a turkey? To be honest, we aren't all that crafty anymore, but our fashion friends, like Erica Domesek from P.S. I Made This for example, are like the craftiest people ever, so we asked them to help us out with this little project and they obliged. Erica helped us assemble hand turkey-making kits, which we then sent out to some of our favorite designers, editors and other fashion peeps who then created some of the most impressive hand turkeys we've ever seen (we are super thankful for all of you!!). Click through to see them and find out what these brilliant artists are thankful for this year, and have a very happy Thanksgiving (or just a nice Thursday).
Fashion Horror Story: Tucker's Entire Studio Burned Down (and They Didn't Miss a Single Shipment)
Fashionista favorite Of-a-Kind, a cool e-commerce site that sells small quantities of special edition merchandise from emerging designers, is launching a blouse by Tucker as their latest featured product today. This is despite the fact that Tucker's New York studio burned down the weekend of July 23 (yes, that's just a little over three weeks ago). And it wasn't just a little smoke--shit burned. down. Luckily, no one was hurt, but they lost every single thing in the studio, including their computer servers and all their current stock (including the pieces for Of a Kind). Could you imagine? This is the kind of thing that could put a company out of business--at least temporarily. Instead, here's the crazy story of how they turned around and went right back to work without missing a single shipment, as told to us by the Of a Kind peeps:
Fashion News Roundup: Julianne Moore Stars in Lagerfeld's Calendar, A Backpack Inspired by Saved by the Bell and Hillary Swank To Host a Fashion Trivia Show on the CW?
Julianne, Calendar Girl: Actress Julianne Moore is among the mostly nude models in the Karl Lagerfeld-shot Pirelli calendar. She, however, is clothed, posing as Hera, the Greek goddess of marriage. At a recent press conference, Karl called himself "the visual version of Homer." {WWD subscription required} Hillary Swank to Host Fashion Game Show? File this under things that make no sense. Oscar winner Hillary Swank is apparently developing a game show for the CW where fashion diehards are tested on their knowledge of fashion trivia and such. We guess Hillary dresses ok most of the time, but never would have guessed she'd end up hosting a fashion television series. Would you watch? {The Cut} Alexa's Holiday Surprise: If you didn't get a chance to snag Alexa Chung's blink-and-you-missed-it line for Madewell, you have one more chance before the holidays. Madewell is releasing one more piece tomorrow--a long tunic version of the bat tee. Alexa has even offered suggestions for styling: “Wear with tights and a grandad cardigan this winter or wear it to bed so you can look ace even as you sleep." {People Style Watch}
11 Questions for Of a Kind Founders Claire Mazur and Erica Cerulo
We are super excited about Of a Kind, a new fashion site that launched today, which seamlessly blends retail and editorial content in a way that we've never seen before. What we think makes Of a Kind really amazing is that the product is comprised solely of limited-edition one-offs exclusive to the site (Very limited edition--like 30 units). And, they make a point of featuring emerging designers, allowing accompanying exclusive editorial content to introduce shoppers to new brands. They're also the first shopping site on Tumblr. For their initial sale, Mandy Coon created a special version of her adorable bunny bag. We'll let the site's founders Claire and Erica tell you more. Thankfully, despite launch day nerves and sleep deprivation, they answered all of our questions. Fashionista: What is the main idea behind Of a Kind and why is it unique?