Category: Fashion
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FALL/WINTER 2013 PRESS PREVIEW: ALICE + OLIVIA BY STACEY BENDET
Alice + Olivia by Stacey Bendet has always seemed to be about discovering and maintaining our inner girly-girl. With back cutouts, laced silhouettes and scalloped edges, this girly-girl found her inner sexy too. This fall season, Stacey kept the iconic pieces for Fall – fur coats, floor length skirting, tweed – and redefined it’s shapes…
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FALL/WINTER 2013 PRESS PREVIEW: SKAGEN DENMARK
SKAGEN Denmark, known for their Danish aesthetic to minimalism and high-end craftsmanship, presented their Fall/Winter collection suitable for every watch wearer atAamanns-Copenhagan in TriBeCa. In between cocktail sips and noshing on Danish delicacies, we learned about how it’s made from the highest quality of material, about their latest collaboration, IKON, and about details that would…
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YOUNG DESIGNERS COLLECTIVE, DESIGNERS FOR GIVING
Young Designers Collective, or YDC, is an collective that designers should keep an eye out for. Based in New York City, YDC is a non-profit association of artists and designers who create pieces of work for charity as well as individual exposure. Their sole purpose is to provide a platform for up and coming designers…
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BEST DRESSED CELEBS FROM THE MARK HOTEL!
I told you The Mark Hotel is where the who’s who of fashion stay. Well, lucky for you we’ve got photos of some of the best dressed Met Gala attendees leaving The Mark Hotel, for the ball. (left to right): Anna Wintour in a Chanel Couture gown; Cara Delevigne and Mario Testino; and Bee Shaffer in…
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LACOSTE LAUNCHES LIMITED EDITION BLOGGER BAG COLLECTION
LACOSTE Launches Limited Edition Blogger Bag Collection. Yeah… you read that correctly. Fashion Week is here and with it comes exclusive launches, amazing parties and jawdropping shows. This season, the blogosphere has caught the eyes of another fashion brand to collaborate with. Celebrating 80 years of preppy style, LACOSTE has brought together their 3 favorite…
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SNEAKER FREAK FRIDAY: “OUT OF THE BOX: THE RISE OF SNEAKER CULTURE”
This week were taking you to art history class for Sneaker Freak Friday. With every trend, fad, or it item, there’s always some unknown or ignored historical meaning behind its origination. On display at the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto, currently resides Out of the Box: The Rise of Sneaker Culture. It’s an exhibition that…
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EXCLUSIVE INVITE: “PUNK: CHAOS TO COUTURE” EXHIBITION AT THE MET
Last fashion week we had the honor of being invited to the preview of PUNK: Chaos to Couture exhibition, at The Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Debuting May 9, 2013 with a final date of August 14, 2013, the collection will look at punk’s effect on “haute couture” or high fashion from…
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MENSWEAR FALL/WINTER 2013 PRESS REVIEW: PINK
Thomas Pink brings the effervescent British classic style for Fall/Winter 2013 to the forefront. British style, as we all know, has been the standard for what a “dapper” man wears – mixing of prints, fabrics, and colors to create a look representative of the wearer’s persona. This season, PINKs defining color story rose from British…
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3 WALLET FRIENDLY SHOE BRANDS FOR SPRING
DIBA True There are 3 brands I rediscovered while attending this year. Brands that always had the hottest of styles, and from what I saw this still held true. The best part about them which also stands today, is that their price point is created for today’s market. On trend season after season, Diba True was…
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BANANA REPUBLIC X ISSA LONDON PRE-FALL 2013 COLLECTION
Banana Republic and Issa London announce limited-edition collection for pre-Fall 2013. Seriously, collaborative collections are becoming more popular than celebrities adopting babies. Not throwing shade but it just seems with each season it’s a flood of premium brands creating styles for us not to only drool over. We can now add a multitude of pieces…
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FALL/WINTER 2013 PRESS REVIEW: S.I.L.K.
S.I.L.K Liliana. Let’s do a very quick briefing about the brand before heading straight into their Fall/Winter 2013 Collection. S.I.L.K. is the New York based subsidiary of a China based powerhouse specializing in weaving, textile production and dyeing. Its full range of women’s clothing is made up of mostly silk or silk blend items, with…
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BEAUTY HOTSPOT – CECILIA WONG SKINCARE
My biggest concern growing up was how my skin looked, among other superficial matters. I went through a very painful stage, also known as puberty, when my acne was out of control. Till today, I’m left with discoloration due to constantly picking at pimples thinking that’s how one remedied the situation. Today, I’m older yet not wiser…