Author: Tillie Eze
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CANADIAN FASHION DESIGNER, DALIA MACPHEE
It seems veganism is quickly making it’s way into the fashionsphere. People not only want to ingest healthy items, we also want our outside to look as amazing as our inside feels. Dalia MacPhee, Canadian designer to the Hollywood Elite, creates vegan designs so beautiful and red carpet worthy, they’ve been spotted on Heidi Klum,…
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HOTEL HOTSPOT: THE GREENWICH HOTEL
There are few places when visiting New York one can reside for peace and quiet, as it’s the city that never sleeps. There are even fewer places that don’t feel like home, but stand as a constant reminder that you are temporarily displaced from your normal domicile, for whatever reason. The Greenwich Hotel fits into…
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BACK-TO-BLAZERS WITH MAX STUDIO
Spring is here which means several things, but the most important being – no more heavy coats! Woohoo! It’s time to drop those heavy wool peacoats, stowaway those fur stoles and bring on the blazers. This season, I’m all about Max Studio women’s blazers as the perfect piece to complete an ensemble, while doubling as…
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MARC JACOBS NAMED COCA-COLA LIGHT CREATIVE DIRECTOR
::Sigh:: Reason number, well, I’ve lost count at this point, why I’m jealous of Charlotte who lives in Paris. Don’t get me wrong, the US, specifically New York has some of the best parties and collaborations only available stateside. But seriously, Marc Jacobs gets named Creative Director of Coca-Cola light and creates three fabulous bottle designs; wait…
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BOOK OF THE MONTH – GRACE: A MEMOIR
Whenever I think of Grace Coddington, I wonder, “What would I say if she sat next to me on the subway?” Unlike many head honchos at large publications, Grace does take the subway. In 2007 you may remember her aggressively yet passionately fighting for her ideas in The September Issue. This time around we got…
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SAM FINE X FASHION FAIR COSMETICS 40TH ANNIVERSARY
He’s been called, “The go-to makeup master for women of color,” by Sarah Brown of VOGUE.Mikki Taylor says, “… he paints the soul of a woman.” And Vanessa Williams labels him as, “A visionary and a perfectionist.” With all these complimentary accolades from women of such prestige, you’d think we had come across the next…
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FALL/WINTER 2013 PRESS REVIEW: {EM} RESERVOIR
I don’t want to call her an “emerging designer” as she’s worked with designers such as J. Mendel, Alexander Wang, Narciso Rodriguez and Vera Wang (RTW and Bridal), but I don’t want to call her a seasoned old timer, because, well, her success is truly blossoming. {EM} Reservoir is a depiction of what women today…
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88 RUE DU RHONE – SWISS MADE AFFORDABLE LUXURY
88 RUE DU RHONE, an “affordable luxury” brand of watches, has joined the ranks of some of the Swiss made old timers. Created by the grandsons of Raymond Weil, Elie and Pierre Bernheim, these men took everything their grandfather cultivated and combined it with their modern day entrepreneurial ideas to design pieces for today’s luxury…
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PRINGLE OF SCOTLAND ARCHIVE, PRINCESS GRACE: MORE THAN AN IMAGE
‘Princess Grace: More than an image’, collaboration between Pringle of Scotland, the Nouveau Musée National de Monaco and Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design, through extensive research of palace archives and history has cultivated a collection so similar to the style of Princess Grace, it’s like she never left us. Utilizing the 100%…
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GUDRUN SJÖDÉN NEW YORK CONCEPT STORE OPENS
Gudrun Sjödén’s concept store officially opened its doors Friday, March 7th. The night before,StyleLikeU hosted an event to welcome Sjödén, Sjödén lovers, and press to preview and purchase the collection before its big Greene Street debut. Guests noshed on hors d’œuvres and champagne as Gudrun whisked through the quickly multiplying crowd to meet and thank…
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GUDRUN SJÖDÉN OPENS FLAGSHIP STORE IN SOHO, NEW YORK
Gudrun was green before it became a fad that no one seems to have gotten a hang of. Insisting on using natural fibers rather than synthetic material, Gudrun Sjödén has kept her eclectic style since the 70s and brought it into the current day. Seen on everyone from my 5th grade art teacher to 60 year old women…
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RUNWAY REPORT: THE BLONDS FALL/WINTER 2013
“Redrum. Redrum.” Was every classic scary movie the inspiration behind The Blonds FW13 collection? Or was it a Drag Show Horror Story, because that’s the only reason you’d be able to get away with all that glitz, feathers, corset and still look so beautiful. It seriously was the best drag runway show I’ve ever seen! This season…