As a woman in my 30s I often find myself remarking at how similar adults are to highschoolers. The clique segregation, the rampant group think, the constant popularity dramas… when is it that my peers and I will “grow up,” I wonder. Sure, the settings change and the stakes are raised, but ultimately we...
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One of the most inescapable trends this season is the skintight jersey t-shirt mini dress. These will be found everywhere this spring – from the mass market bargain bins to the most overpriced ready-to-wear boutiques. These dresses have a wonderful simplicity that makes them easy to wear in a variety of ways. But as...
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From dusty aluminum to deep charcoal, grey is the biggest neutral of the Fall/Winter season. And designers aren’t just using the cool hue as a background to make colors pop: male models were literally doused in grey from top to bottom. Sportswear, three-piece suits, and onsies alike – all were crafted in grey then...
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This Fall menswear designers want stylish males to mix it up with contrasting sleeves on their blazers and suit jackets. In looks with a monochrome palette, sleeves get some extra shine by being crafted in a different fabric and/or color. The trend, which seems to lend itself to an increased casual vibe, is also...
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Menswear designers took to the skies for the Fall/Winter 2010-11 season, with nearly every collection shown in Milan sending some version of a flight jacket down the runway. The style evokes a certain nostalgia for WWII-era heroism (like the 1940′s tail gunner above) or for Tom Cruise’s glory years (think “Top Gun”). Bomber jackets...
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Click to Shop: Gianvito Rossi SWEET TEAK PLATFORM BOOTS €279, $402, £249 Christian Louboutin BABEL PLATFORM BOOTS € 715, $ 1030, £ 639 Jil Sander LEATHER RUBBER HEELED BOOTS €325, $468, £ 290 Marni SUEDE WEDGE BOOTS €289, $416, £258
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Clockwise from bottom left: Fendi, Givenchy, Pierre Hardy, Vera Wang, Fendi Although the weather is still frosty, Spring shopping is upon us and close to the top of any seasonal shopping list are shoes. This Spring many designers are wrapping the foot in high-style bandages. From velvet to leather to lyrca shoes are getting...
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(L to R) -From street style: blogger at TrendyGourmandise.Blogspot.com, to the runway: Barbara Bui Spring 2010, to magazine pages:Kristen McMenamy by David Sims for Vogue Paris, Oct 09… Lace made is big entrance for Fall 2009, but the Spring 2010 saw it surge in a big way. This risque, yet feminine trend is going...
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Fern Mallis is one of the biggest of all wigs in the fashion industry. She is most known for being the creator of Fashion Week, but she is also VP of marking and fashion for IMG (International Management Group). The 41-year-old is always well-dressed, but often in that appropriate-for-her-age sort of way. So I...
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After years of been shunned as leather’s less chic and easier to sully stepsister, Suede has silently crept back into acceptable fashion and even landed a spot on the ultra trendy list. Expect to see it in copious amounts this fall – and dyed in every color of the rainbow no less. I’m as...
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