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At the Alter of Fashion
October Editorials Deliver Dark Beauty
Much ado is made about American Vogue EIC Anna Wintour, & indeed she is a business force to be reckoned with in the fashion industry. But if it’s a creative powerhouse your interested in, then look to Carine Roitfeld of Vogue Paris. The editor and her team have delivered a whopping 620-page issue for...
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Just Like Candy
It’s the sweetest time of year: the warmth and fancy-free stance of summertime, with the romance of fall steadily dawning. Pre-fall inspires the sort of nostalgia that makes one want to tour hometown haunts and dig up old Easter clothes from mom’s basement. With childlike abandon, we indulge in the sacchariferous pastel palette formerly...
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Tonchi’s W Debut Chooses Film Over Fashion
September is the most anticipated month/issue for all fashion mags, but for the revamped W the anticipation has been about much more than counting ad pages and fawning over fall pictorials. The issue is the official debut by new EIC Stefano Tonchi, who left T magazine to take post at the floundering big book....
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Lara Stone in Questionable Bondage
Lara Stone has been a lightning rod in the hoards of otherwise bland and forgetful fashion models. Not only has she actual womanly curves (gasp!) she is pretty much constantly naked and her Vogue Paris spread by Steven Klein caused a big silly mess because she was shot with dark makeup on that make...
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Disco Pants = Flattering???
I’m having a really hard time believing that these joints would be flattering on the average jane’s body. Frankly, they don’t even look great on the model… maybe it’s the styling. Of course, American Apparel ads are better known for the at-times-creepy sexual angle, not for being especially stylish. At any rate the pants...
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Katie Couric Gets High (Fashion) *VIDEO*
When the note for Kate Couric’s March Harper’s Bazaar spread hit my inbox I yawned, thinking “oh good, another Good Housekeeping photoshoot for me to ignore.” I love it when my cynicism is dead wrong. To my very pleasant surprise Couric is every bit the high fashion diva – looking both age and station-appropriate...
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Rückkehr Nach Metropolis by Karl Lagerfeld
Rückkehr Nach Metropolis Models : Toni Garrn and Baptiste Giabiconi photographer : Karl Lagerfeld Lagerfeld and crew achieve a magical transformation teenaged Garrn a beautiful marriage of retro and futuristic fashion. I also love the use of classic modeling styles in the editorial. Good posture is making a comeback! photos: tarsha @ tFS
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Rihanna Covers W February in Gucci: ‘Looking Hot is the Best Revenge’
Pop superstar Rihanna ups her already soaring fashion cred with a cover for W February 2010. The singer is wearing a white dress from the Gucci S/S 2010 collection. This season designer Frida Giannini, who now owns the brand, has offered a line up of crisp silouettes with prints and embellishments that make me...
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Curves Ahead: V Magazine Size Issue – Day 2
V Magazine’s “Size Issue” hits newstands on Jan. 14. Especially at this time of year – when so many of us are setting new bogus resolutions to be supermodel skinny by swimsuit season – let these previews stand as a reminder that are are different types of beauty (and health!). It will be interesting...
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