Now that we’ve closed out the ’00 decade the vintage fashion craze has matured – from a frenzied thrift store blitz, to a seasoned mainstream appreciation for quality classics. Yet if you have a very refined wardrobe palette, slogging through dusty Goodwill bins might be more trouble than it’s worth. An alternative might be...
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After just one savagely criticised collection, Lindsay Lohan has been dropped from the house of Ungaro like the hot, carb-filled potato Estrella Arch above clearly never eats. The Spring 2010 collection that the tabloid star contributed to via “artistic direction” not only flopped critically, but caused stores like Neiman Marcus to drop the label...
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Elton John AIDS Foundation There’s a new “it” party in town on Oscar night. Arrivals for this party were packs with stars and style, including high points from Victoria Beckham (wearing a dress from the Fall 2010 of her namesake line), and Alan Cumming – showing that, yes, men CAN participate in fashion. Vanity...
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There’s something going on in the fashion world. An uprising is brewing and the Wintours and Lagerfelds on high are being forced to recognize that their body ideals are destructive and unrealistic. The people are angry (low calorie diets tend to make you cranky) and ready for change. And like so many rebellions in...
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The 82nd Annual Academy Awards are just days away, and as per usual the main event for the Cult will be the red carpet (especially since there’s no music this year!). Here a little of what we hope to see nominated actresses wearing. The following. is excerpted from the Pinkertons Shoppe Blog. BEST ACTRESS...
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Who knew MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow had to ability to influence anything fashion-related (we love you Rachel, but um…). It turns out Andre Leon Talley coined his term “drecktitude” after watching an episode of TRMS. If Talley’s term wasn’t already common knowledge, it will be after the 14th cycle of America’s Next Top Model. The...
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**B&W Red Virtual Band Styled on Looklet.com – lead singer, guitar, background vocals, drums, strings, bass** Earlier this week fashion blogs and even business sites were buzzing about a new outfit creation called Couturious.com. Okay they weren’t buzzing, but they mentioned it. The site is made by the people behind polyvore.com and like.com and...
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Do a net search for “Elle Style Awards” and Google/Bing/Altavista(huh?) will certainly deliver you tens of thousand of Web pages to browse. But even the most relevant of these will tell you very little about this obscure little ceremony – even the Elle Magazine Website itself! What you will get is a slew of...
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It’s pretty hard to outshine Lady Gaga on the red carpet these days. Although she rarely goes for pretty, her look is always striking. She did especially well to tame the drama at the 2010 Brit Awards – striking an elegant balance between fashion and Gaga costume. She scored even bigger onstage: At the...
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Here at The Fashion Cult, we may seem to obsess over extravagant runway item and red carpet dresses, but we’re well aware of the more down to earth side of fashion. Accordingly, we’re in the process of building a listof essentials, which the average jane can use to build a strong style foundation. In...
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