"If you don't like fashion magazines, don't buy them. Don't buy them and then bitch about them."- Cindy Crawford A few months back, while evading my Science textbook (these were the horror days before the Boards), I came across an article (I’m not naming any names) by the columnist of a reputed...
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Ever since Gossip Girl kicked off, headbands have become oh-so-stylish curtsey of none other than Blair Waldorf herself. Kelsi Smiths divine range of hair accessories is perfect for every girl out there from the shy to the more flamboyant. I sat down for a tete-a-tete with the designer behind Style ...
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Meet Jesse Dorsey and Wannasiri Kongman, the brains behind Boyy, a line of uber luxe handbags and accessories. A former musician and scenester from Canada and a former FIT grad from Thailand get together to create one line of effortlessly fabulous bags. 9 seasons of partnership past, the globe trott...
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Pleasure doing Business was started by designer Simone Gonzalez in March 2009 and it has been an upward rise for the brand ever since. Their signature bandage clothing (which Simone came up with in June 08 when she was teaching herself to sew) is not only fabulous made but also fabulously priced. Wi...
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I've always been a fervent researcher of hip new Indian originated labels doing well internationally. My obsession started with Ashish and Manish Arora and has transcended to the likes of Bibhu M, Prabal Gurung and most recently, Gurdeep Lall and his label "Lall London". Newly launched with the c...
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Celebrity photographers extraordinaire Markus Klinko and Indrani + uber talented stylist to the stars, GK Reid talk pop culture, poverty and fundraising, their upcoming show and exhibition and more… In the last few years, we’ve been bombarded with a truck load of “reality shows” ...
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Fantastical, organic, playful, colourful and wearable best describe the truly original garments from Lu Flux. The London-based designer is well-known for her whimsical designs that show off her signature vintage fabric patchwork. Combining the contemporary with a bit of history and storytellin...
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Last week the first ad for Marc Jacobs' new fragrance for men 'Bang' was released - or unleashed you might say as it's a wild one. The designer himself played muse for his long-time collaborator, photographer Juergen Teller. After they "first tried it with clothes" he found himself lying naked a...
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The most notorious, prolific and ultimately commercial of the Surrealists - that revolutionary group of artists, poets and provocateurs that grew out of Dadaism in 1920s Paris - was undoubtedly Salvador Dalí. The Spanish Catalan best known for his masterly technical skill as a painter and perve...
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It's quite a possibility that a large section of you all reading this website are interested in working in the fashion industry some day or are probably already there. As a prospective student, I've met with counselors, ex students, alumni and researched, researched, researched. Here's my top 5 l...
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