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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The amount of hype surrounding Lady Gaga’s new video for her single “Telephone” has been enormous. So much so that it was bound to let me down… That’s not to say that it’s wasn’t an interesting short film (I guess), but Gaga has created such a presence in fashion that I and many others...
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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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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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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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The above question is one that, shamefully, I have asked myself. At a healthy size 8 (& bigger in the bust) one can feel rather invisible in the fashion world. Browse your average street style blog and note that nearly all subjects are a 4 and under. Sadly, the fashion eye is just trained...
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How on earth did the PR team at Ungaro let this Linday-Lohan-as-a-Hoarder story get out? Especially after her debut as Artist Director at the legacy house was so coolly received. This story just adds to the trashy factor… literally. I imagine her situation isn’t really all that uncommon in the celebrity world. While we...
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Private shopping pioneer ideeli.com has partnered with Style Coalition to create the Fashion 2.0 Social Media Awards, which seeks to recognize labels and brands that are doing the best job at utilizing social media. Winners will be chosen with the help of online shoppers, blog readers and fashion lovers en generale. There are 7...
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Fashion PR Maven Kelly Cutrone was definitely my favorite part of MTV’s scripted realities. Her black-hair cynicism was always a delicious foil to the vapid blondeness of Lauren Conrad and Whitney Port (or their characters). Now Cutrone has her own show on the delicious rerun-prone network Bravo. The show is called “Kell on Earth”...
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