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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 N...

6 days ago

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 fash...

02 feb 12

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 FG...

30 jan 12

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 pew...

30 jan 12

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 ...

28 jan 12

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&#...

27 jan 12

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 th...

26 jan 12

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 gree...

23 jan 12 2 people like this

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 ...

23 jan 12

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 fo...

20 jan 12

Lana Del Rey for Interview Russia (And Thoughts on Why Our Generation is So Obsessed With “Authenti...

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 u...

13 jan 12

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, kno...

09 jan 12

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 Wil...

06 jan 12

Mila Kunis for Christian Dior by Mikael Jansson

images via /// fashioncopious

05 jan 12

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 bee...

03 jan 12

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,...

28 dec 11

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, b...

27 dec 11

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 h...

27 dec 11

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 almos...

27 dec 11

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 ...

23 dec 11

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

22 dec 11

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 usuall...

22 dec 11

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 ne...

19 dec 11

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 ...

16 dec 11

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 ...

16 dec 11

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, ...

07 dec 11

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!) and ...

07 dec 11

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

Not a lot of info on this project, but I couldn’t not post. Those at A Kind of Guise (based in Germany) took a trip to the Middle East a few years ago, and bought used carpets from almost every...

06 dec 11

Editorial Love – Crystal Renn in Fantastical, Label-Crazy Hats for Vogue Japan

Former plus-sized model Crystal Renn gets decked out in some very brand-obsessed hats for Vogue Japan, which calls to mind images from the logo-crazed 80s, when Tommy Hilfiger, Gucci, Louis Vuitton a...

03 dec 11

On the Radar – Scarves by Milleneufcentquat revingtquatre are Artworks for you Neck

“Protect ya neck,” the wise Wu-Tang clan once rhymed. They may have been talking about violent retaliation, but I’m sure they’d be pleased to know the phrase applies just as w...

02 dec 11

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