July 8, 2010 | Alexis J.
Sixteen year old Taylor Momsen has recieved massive amounts of criticism for her absolutely, horrific music sense of style. We have all seen it - and heard it, right? "She is far too young to dress like this." "She looks like a homeless person." "She is another Lindsay Lohan waiting to happen." "Does she not have any sense of decency?!" So on and so forth. I won't lie, I agree with the things said above. She h...
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July 6, 2010 | Arushi Khosla
"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 British publication. It was headed “Why I Hate Fashion”. Following was an article outlining why the writer has long...
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July 1, 2010 | Alexis J.
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 Smith and here is an excerpt for your benefit: Out of the many options out there from clothes to shoes to handbags, w...
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June 30, 2010 | Arushi Khosla
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 trotting twosome, who spend their time between 3 cities continue their accessory takeover. The focal point and main conce...
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"Armani dressed the wife while Versace dressed the mistress" Georgio Armani and Gianni Versace were the quintessential yin and yang of Italian fashion, setting two two polar opposite styles that would come to define the face of Milanese style. They both had two extremely different aesthet...
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The House of Versace in many ways represents quintessential European and Italian fashion sense. Both men's and women's collections are imbibed with a sense of ultra sexiness, sometimes to the point of vulgarity. While plunging necklines and miniskirts often teeter on the brink of trashiness, ...
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Queer Eye for the Straight Guy premiered on Bravo in 2003. Every week a hopeless schlep of a straight guy would receive the wisdom and guidance of a group of stylish and sophisticated gay men in the areas of food and wine, grooming, fashion, interior design and culture. The “Fab Five” fe...
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Punk has lost its creator. Malcolm McLaren died yesterday in Switzerland at age 64 after a long battle with cancer. The self-proclaimed and largely undisputed instigator of London's punk movement is best known as the mastermind behind the Sex Pistols, the first punk rock band that also launched ...
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We have all at some point of time or the other, read about what the "Must Haves" in every girl's closet are, right? The Little Black Dress, the crisp white shirt, a pair of blue jeans, a great designer handbag and lastly, a pair of basic black pumps. But that isn't all you need to be fashion forwa...
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Over the past week, there's been a lot of talk on forums such as Fashionista and The New York Times about the legitimacy and more essentially, the legality of unpaid internships. Of course, from the viewpoint of the NY Times, this wasn't solely focused on the fashion industry. Labor officials in...
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Just uttering the name "Givenchy" is a sure fire way to provoke a sense of elegance, glamour and class. The French design house has been around since 1952, when it was started by designer Hubert de Givenchy. Hubert de Givenchy was born in 1927 in Beauvais, France. His father died when he w...
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On March 31, the Fall 2010 collection from Joe Fresh hit the runways at Toronto’s LG Fashion Week. Designer Joseph Mimran, an icon of Canadian fashion, presented the latest in his line sold exclusively at over 340 Real Canadian Superstores and other Loblaws grocery stores across the country....
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Until recently, style bloggers have typically fit a rather specific category when it comes to body type and image: from slim to model skinny with a good smattering of 'average' girls who know how to put an eye-catching outfit together. It takes guts and a healthy self image to show the world h...
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We all hear about 16 year old models juggling their career, their school and social life, right? Well, I had the chance to talk to Kimberly Rider, Indonesia and find out what it REALLY takes and what you have to give up to be a successful model at 16. So here is an excerpt from a chat we had for ...
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