Spammers can be extremely obnoxious, but as someone who’s had the task of improving SEO for clients I’m somewhat sympathic to the poor souls. If they post a comment that’s completely unintelligble or links to something totally irrelevant, then surely their contribution is quick to hit the back of my e-trash can. Every now...
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It’s true: TFC has taken somewhat of a philosophical turn in the last year or so, which is reflective of some exciting things in the works. Still, we can appreciate some pure fashion eye candy – the kind on which this blog was originally founded. This is especially true when there are lovely hi-res...
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Today’s Object Of My Affection (OOMA): SUEDE AND LEATHER STRIPED BOXING SNEAKER by Superga. I’m not even into sneakers like that, but these have me feenin hard for some new kicks. They are currently half off at Luisaviaroma.com + there’s this: 20% Promo Code FR10CJBA01 on sale items. I soooo, want to snatch these...
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In our modern, “civilized” world we prize language very much. We huddle around our tribal national tongues with pride and, sometimes, savage protection. We use assessments of language to categorize, to separate, to marginalize, to reward. It’s all very important to us and yet language has time and time again been an utter failure...
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Beyonce appears on the cover and in an editorial spread in L’Officiel’s 90th anniversary issue. Her shoot honors the memory of Nigerian musician Fela Kuti. In some of the photos Beyonce appears in “blackface” – that is her face is covered with a coat of makeup that makes her skin appear much darker. The...
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For more info please visit londonfashionweeklive.co.uk. Also see some of the shows you missed from NYC & London firstcomesfashion.com. Friday 18th February Live streaming 09:00 Paul Costelloe LFW Live 12:00 Caroline Charles LFW Live 13:15 Corrie Nielsen LFW Live FR 15:45 Aminaka Wilmont LFW Live 19:00 Bora Aksu LFW Live 20:30 PPQ LFW Live...
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It seems designers have earnestly jumped on the live stream bandwagon – not as fast as the industry has latched onto Tumblr, but still the progress is astounding. Only a couple seasons ago this list was just a handful long. Here’s a comprehensive roster of shows that you can catch from the comfort of...
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H&M’s creative director Ann-Sofie Johansson has taken the scraps from that Lanvin x H&M collection that so many people went apeshit for, and – dare I say – the results are much more fantastic than that Alber Elbaz creations. Like, easily so. Hopefully the fast fashion chain will do more of this and less...
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Whether she’s tilling a garden, giving a speech, or receiving foreign dignitaries, much ado is made about what Michelle Obama wears. So when the First Lady wore British label Alexander McQueen to this week’s state dinner for Chinese President Hu Jintao the choice let loose a storm of praise and criticism. Most assumed that...
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For those that didn’t completely bust their budgets buying trinkets for Christmas, now is a terrific time to take advantage of the deep discounts of winter sales. But like all sales, it’s possible to get trapped by the illusion of the “good deal” and end up spending unnecessarily. Don’t buy ultra-trendy items that are...
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