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Saturday Looks – New York Fashion Week Favorites

While editors wearing Givenchy and Prada heels may get snapped the most, I find myself attracted to those who don’t take themselves, or their respective ensembles, too seriously. Nothing says...

Feb 18, 2012 Like 1 person likes this

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New York Fashion Week Fall 2012 Trendwatching – Put Your Party Pants On

In the next few weeks, I’ll be breaking trends down as I see them. Some may be insular to one city’s fashion week, while others may pick up momentum as the monthlong fashion shows continue. I’m...

Feb 17, 2012 Like

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Another Year, Another Season I Must Sit Out NYFW

Sadface. When I moved to New York in August of 2010, New York Fashion Week was around the corner, and I was antsy. I knew my mailbox wouldn’t be flooded with invitations, having only lived in New...

Feb 6, 2012 Like

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Harper Bazaar’s Gets a New Look, with an Emphasis on Mobile Commerce

The phrase “do or die” takes on new meaning in the magazine publishing world, where ”innovate or die” might be a more appropriate phrase. With Vogue still trumping other fashion publications when...

Feb 2, 2012 Like

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Anja by Hedi

Hedi Slimane hits another black and white homerun (though do we expect anything less, ever?) for Vogue Japan in a spread titled “Ecstasy of the Moment.” Check out the full editorial at FGR.

Jan 30, 2012 Like

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Right Now: Buttoned Up + Neck Deco

The statement necklace, while always exciting, is nothing new. In fact, “costume” jewelry as we know it dates back to the early 20th century, where rhinestones were set in metals like pewter,...

Jan 30, 2012 Like

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Editorial Love – Barbara Palvin All Grown Up in Vogue Spain

I first noticed Barbara Palvin’s baby face and pouty lips around a year and a half ago, when I spotted her making rounds in street style blogs and smaller magazines. Her off-duty outfits still...

Jan 28, 2012 Like

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Models Models Models – IMG Show Package A/W 2012

Just as young boys have baseball cards, the fashion world has modeling cards. Before every major season of fashion shows (in September and February), modeling agencies send out “show packages” with...

Jan 27, 2012 Like

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Right Now: Casual Looks and Converse Kicks

I’ll be the first to admit that throughout winter, I am noticeably more casual and feel less put-together overall. It’s somewhat difficult to wear tailored items everyday when you must throw on a...

Jan 26, 2012 Like

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Dopeambition’s Minty Green Lusty List

Apparently, mint green/seafoam green are going to be MAJOR this season. It has to be true; Lady Gaga apparently predicted it! But if you know anything about me, you know this particular shade of...

Jan 23, 2012 Like 2 people like this

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Spotted: Jil Sander Spring 2012 Sweater in Harper’s Bazaar Australia

While I was already a fan once I laid eyes upon Raf Simons’ paisley and gingham print pieces for Jil Sander Spring 2012, it was when he sent out modernist-inspired faces neatly splashed across...

Jan 23, 2012 Like

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Editorial Love: Cool Androgyny in Vogue Italia

In one of the only Vogue‘s I actually respect, new face Anna Lundgaard channels her inner androgynous badass in sharply tailored menswear-inspires suits, slouchy sweaters and enough hardware for...

Jan 20, 2012 Like

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Lana Del Rey for Interview Russia (And Thoughts on Why Our Generation is So Obsessed With “Authenticity”)

I probably don’t need to refresh you on the the endless (and I mean, omnipresent, non-stop) controversy that continues to surround Video Games singer Lana Del Rey. Pitchfork caught on to this...

Jan 13, 2012 Like

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Why I Want To Be in Tom Ford Ad – Tom Ford Spring 2012 Campaign

Okay, so we all know Tom Ford is notorious for his lusty ads that drip in sex first and fashion second. Even when he was on Oprah to promote a Single Man, my mom and I both shifted uncomfortably,...

Jan 9, 2012 Like

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Style Crushing on Natalie Joos

Sometimes it may seem street style photographers snap anyone with a clashing print or neon bag, and the women in these pictures end up reblogged on tumblr a million times over. When I interviewed...

Jan 6, 2012 Like

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Mila Kunis for Christian Dior by Mikael Jansson

images via /// fashioncopious

Jan 5, 2012 Like

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Mood Board to Start Off 2012

If the world doesn’t end in 2012, I think it’s going to be a pretty awesome year. In 2011, we (apparently) recently emerged from an economic recession, and the process of recovery has been a bit...

Jan 3, 2012 Like

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Right Now – Three Striped Coats

A little like three blind mice…! Well, perhaps only syllabically. Pardon my inner English-nerd. While winter weather in New York has been remarkably mild (just the climate change taking effect, no...

Dec 28, 2011 Like

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Editorial Love – Meghan Collison Channels 1960s Housewife for Vogue Russia

Just in time for the return of Mad Men, Meghan Collison channels her inner 1960s housewife in an editorial for Vogue Russia’s January issue, photographed by Ben Toms. Her look is a bit harsh, but...

Dec 27, 2011 Like

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Karlie Kloss by Hedi Slimane

Karlie Kloss (a fellow St. Louis native, NY transplant!) has had quite a tremendous year. To top it off? A series of superb photos by Hedi Slimane. Can someone take a tape measure and hold it up to...

Dec 27, 2011 Like

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Spotted: Christine Centenera in a White Trench to Trump All White Trenches

If you’ve followed my humble little blog life since the beginning, you know I don’t pronounce style crushes freely. Saying I have a crush on the way a woman puts herself together is almost as...

Dec 27, 2011 Like

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Way Cool – Coney Island

Spotted this on The Ones 2 Watch. Everything about it is a YES. Photography by Amos Fricke Styling by Jade Leung & Philipp Humm Hair by Taichi Makeup by Yuko Shimada Model(s) April Johnson @ Red...

Dec 23, 2011 Like

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Praises Due to the Most Fly, Prada – Prada Men/s S/S 2012 Campaign Starring Michael Pitt

A few images from the 1950s-themed Prad S/S 2012 campaign starring Boardwalk Empire star Michael Pitt. Photographed by David Sims. images via fuckingyoung

Dec 22, 2011 Like

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Editorial Love – Marloes Horst is a Badass School Girl for Intermission Magazine

It’s been almost a year since I’ve posted an editorial starring Marloes Horst; she’s one of my favorite blond models. Because she has an undeniable sex appeal, though, she is usually thrust in...

Dec 22, 2011 Like

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Why Are High Fashion Ad Campaigns So Boring? Major Labels Continue to Play It Safe

It seems only weeks pass after a fashion runway season before labels’ ad campaign images come flooding in by the dozens. When I first began following fashion, I was always excited to see the newest...

Dec 19, 2011 Like

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Right Now – Fuzzy and Textured Sweaters

It’s almost as if winter casts a perpetual shadow over our personal style compass, and we go from the flirty silhouettes and punchy colors of summer to the melancholy color palette of fall and...

Dec 16, 2011 Like

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Covered – Carey Mulligan’s Flawless W Magazine Cover Styled by Edward Enningful

Carey Mulligan has had an incredible year: she starred alongside Ryan Gosling in Drive, one of 2011′s most talked-about films, she got engaged to Mumford and Sons’ Marcus Mumford, and I recently...

Dec 16, 2011 Like

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Fashion News: Now You Can Wear Lisa Frank’s Neon Acid Trip Artworks

Don’t lie: you totally threw a temper tantrum in aisle six at Walgreen’s because you’re mom wouldn’t buy you a Lisa Frank folder for every single one of your classes. I mean, you probably wouldn’t...

Dec 7, 2011 Like

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Color Palette of the Moment: Green + Hot Pink + Blue + Black

I will be the first to admit that I am a little obsessed with holidays and the entire season surrounding them. As soon as mid-November rounds the corner, Thanksgiving, my birthday (December 11!)...

Dec 7, 2011 Like

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Saturday Looks – New York Fashion Week Favorites

New York Fashion Week Fall 2012 Trendwatching – Put Your Party Pants On

Another Year, Another Season I Must Sit Out NYFW

Harper Bazaar’s Gets a New Look, with an Emphasis on Mobile Commerce

Anja by Hedi

Right Now: Buttoned Up + Neck Deco

Editorial Love – Barbara Palvin All Grown Up in Vogue Spain

Models Models Models – IMG Show Package A/W 2012

Right Now: Casual Looks and Converse Kicks

Dopeambition’s Minty Green Lusty List

Spotted: Jil Sander Spring 2012 Sweater in Harper’s Bazaar Australia

Editorial Love: Cool Androgyny in Vogue Italia

Lana Del Rey for Interview Russia (And Thoughts on Why Our Generation is So Obsessed With “Authenticity”)

Why I Want To Be in Tom Ford Ad – Tom Ford Spring 2012 Campaign

Style Crushing on Natalie Joos

Mila Kunis for Christian Dior by Mikael Jansson

Mood Board to Start Off 2012

Right Now – Three Striped Coats

Editorial Love – Meghan Collison Channels 1960s Housewife for Vogue Russia

Karlie Kloss by Hedi Slimane

Spotted: Christine Centenera in a White Trench to Trump All White Trenches

Way Cool – Coney Island

Praises Due to the Most Fly, Prada – Prada Men/s S/S 2012 Campaign Starring Michael Pitt

Editorial Love – Marloes Horst is a Badass School Girl for Intermission Magazine

Why Are High Fashion Ad Campaigns So Boring? Major Labels Continue to Play It Safe

Right Now – Fuzzy and Textured Sweaters

Covered – Carey Mulligan’s Flawless W Magazine Cover Styled by Edward Enningful

Fashion News: Now You Can Wear Lisa Frank’s Neon Acid Trip Artworks

Color Palette of the Moment: Green + Hot Pink + Blue + Black

On the Radar: A Kind of Guise – The Kilim Project

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