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‘Homeless Chic’ Gets Literal
Mar 12, 2010
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The concept of “homeless chic” has been taken to entirely new level. Last fall Vogue Italia publish a cover with models looking homeless in tattered clothing. Now, an actual homeless man, known on the net as Brother Sharp, has become a style sensation. The man resides in the city of Ningbo, China where a fellow resident took his picture and began circulating it on the Web. Read more
Is Fashion Week an Endangered Species?
Mar 12, 2010Add to your faves
In recent years the fashion world – and in particular Fashion Week – has moved farther away from exclusivity and further into popular culture. The result has been to transform the biannual season of fashion week shows from trade show to entertainment junket. The events have become an expensive media circus and some of the big wigs have had enough. Read more
Fashion news: Oprah’s Online ‘Yard’ Sale
Mar 10, 2010Add to your faves
Ever wish you could walk a day in Oprah’s shoes? Well now you can – literally! The television super mogul is cleaning out her closets and selling a haul of incredible shoes, handbags and clothing. Oprah has teamed with eBay and the proceeds generated from the sale of the TV queen’s discarded items will go to support Oprah’s Leadership Academy – a school for gifted, but underprivileged girls in South Africa. Read more
Fashion news: Naomi Hits Driver, Driver Says He’s Sorry
Mar 10, 2010Add to your faves
The famously short-fused Naomi Campbell has allegedly gotten herself into another scrape. While en route to some supermodel-worthy appointment or other in New York City, Campbell reportedly has an disagreement with her driver, after which she struck him and fled on foot. Sounds like a pretty wacky story, but with her history it’s not such a leap to believe it to be true. Read more
Fashion news: More Wang for your buck
Mar 9, 2010Add to your faves
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nce T by Alexander Wang debuted in spring 2009, the diffusion line has been the average Jane’s access to one of the moment’s hottest fashion labels. But since no woman can live on tees and tanks alone, we’re ecstatic to hear that T is expanding.
While Wang’s fashion cred builds and his main line collection evolves to include more structural, tailored pieces the designer says he still believes “the whole idea of T-shirt dressing. T represents the fluidity and casual aspect of how T-shirts are worn, but will now transcend into different categories.” Read more
Beauty news: Rihanna’s Fragrance Needs a Name – Any Ideas?
Mar 4, 2010Add to your faves
In an age when celebrity-branded products are nearly inescapable, popstar Rihanna has shown relative restraint. Despite frequent rumors that the Caribbean singer has a clothing line in the works, all we’ve seen so far is a meager line of umbrellas that piggy-backed on her 2007 megahit. Clothing lines can be complicated to launch, and if done cheaply (ehem.. Dereon) they can really damage your style quotient. So it makes sense that that Rihanna would be getting her feet wet with a new fragrance, due out later this year. Read more
Fashion news: Prada Customizes Lady Gaga’s UK Tour
Mar 3, 2010Add to your faves
The Lady we now know as Gaga has come a very long way. In less than a year, she’s gone from being that fringe pop singer known for her refusal to wear pants, to being a pop cultural force of nature whose every sartorial move is watched by her voracious fans and critics alike. The performer is currently on the UK leg of her worldwide tour and the Brits have been treated to a brand new slew of sets and costumes designed by the house of Prada. Read more
Fashion news: eBay fashion’s savior or brand defiler?
Mar 2, 2010Add to your faves
In the post-economic-bubble reality fashion brands and retailers have had to revamp the way they do business. Besides the social media boom and the ubiquitous online “sample sale,” labels are exploring all sorts of new ways to reach potential customers. Enter eBay… Read more
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