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- Anna Gets Down with Diddy at the Met Ball After Party
- What to Wear to Spring’s Weddings
- Decades’ Cameron Silver Delves into Denim
- Dry Shampoo is Awesome! We Find the Best and the Worst
- Shop Sex and the City’s Wardrobe…Kind Of
- Hermès Can Do No Wrong: Sales are Up a Whopping 19%
- Five Things You Didn’t Know About Diptyque
- 90210 is Juicy, SoHo Votes Tory, and Chitown Loves Ugg: Favorite Fashion Brands By Zip Code
- Racked Dealfeed: Binns, Lyell and More!
- Fashion News Roundup: Armani Dresses Gaga & Watch What You Tweet
- Simon Doonan’s Worth Sixty Jude Laws
- Can Patrick Robinson Save Gap? Is it His Responsibility?
| Anna Gets Down with Diddy at the Met Ball After Party Posted: 06 May 2010 04:20 PM PDT |
| What to Wear to Spring’s Weddings Posted: 06 May 2010 03:45 PM PDT
The problem is, as soon as the sun comes out there are weddings to go to. And until we’re the bride, we can’t wear white. So we’ve scoured our favorite sites and stores for a few of our favorite not-white dresses for spring, ones that you can wear to your best friend’s wedding and then out on the weekend. They’re by no means the only options, but they’re some of our favorites!         
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| Decades’ Cameron Silver Delves into Denim Posted: 06 May 2010 03:01 PM PDT
Of course, the price tag sounds nice. But we’re more excited to see Silver’s vision translated into an original garment. He’s got great taste, and these jeans might just be the answer to looking current–yet sophisticated–in denim. One caveat: The business of denim is notoriously tough. While it’s easy to make a quick profit, it’s also easy for things to go awry. Think about it: Very few denim designers stay with the company they’ve founded for very long. (See Earnest Sewn, Seven for All Mankind, and Diesel for examples.) But Silver isn’t just a designer. He’s a businessman. So we think the collection has plenty of lasting potential.
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| Dry Shampoo is Awesome! We Find the Best and the Worst Posted: 06 May 2010 02:00 PM PDT
So about two years ago, I started using dry shampoo–and it’s seriously changed my life. I can keep a blowout longer and even when I don’t blow dry, I can skip a day by just spraying some of this old-fashioned stuff on my roots. Britt–whose hair is a bit thinner than mine (but much more lustrous)–says that while she couldn’t use dry shampoo when her hair was longer, it works with her shorter hairstyle. However, she also says that “Dry shampoo is like Febreeze for your hair. It still doesn’t feel clean, even if it looks and smells clean.” I, personally, must disagree. Dry shampoo has changed my life! Here are our reviews of the good and the bad. Worst: Treseme Fresh Start, $5. Ew. This stuff is gross. It feels like hairspray. I used it this morning and my hair feels disgusting. Okay: Bumble and Bumble Hair Powder, $35. It makes your hair soft–and it’s nice that it matches your hair color–but it’s pricey and I always ended up getting in on my face. (I have black hair, so it looked like coal or something.) Best: Label M., $14. This gave Britt’s hair plenty of volume. Best: Klorane, $18. This is the ultimate dry shampoo, in my humble opinion. It makes your hair soft, doesn’t feel sticky and absorbs quickly.
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| Shop Sex and the City’s Wardrobe…Kind Of Posted: 06 May 2010 01:00 PM PDT
However, among the t-shirts and tours and pink cocktails and insanely, terrifyingly airbrushed posters, there’s one hidden gem: DecadesTwo’s pop up closet with HauteLook. The LA based consignment store’s coming back to New York to celebrate the movie’s premiere, and they’re setting up shop in a 4,000 square foot apartment in Chelsea. They’re not just selling the cast’s favorite designers—Balenciaga, Chloé, Christian Louboutin—but a selection of clothes and shoes identical to those worn by the characters on the show: Carrie’s Dolce floral dress, Charlotte’s gingham Louboutins, the ubiquitous Burberry sandals, Balmain jeans, Hermès scarves etc. Because it’s in an apartment, the event’s mostly private—unless you friend DecadesTwo on Facebook or Tweet at them with #DecadestwoandtheCity. See you there!   
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| Hermès Can Do No Wrong: Sales are Up a Whopping 19% Posted: 06 May 2010 12:02 PM PDT
The poster child for “true” luxury, Hermès, reported a 19% increase in first quarter sales, or approximately $651 million. Sales growth has been huge at Hermès' own stores, with a 26% increase noted. The jump was attributed to leather goods, accessories, perfumes and especially watches. Of course, Hermès’ ability never to veer off-brand has served the company well. But what else is in the secret sauce? Accessibility that’s not too accessible. The new Voyage d'Hermès fragrance sells for $90-$125. This is a palatable price for luxury merchandise and an easy entry point for someone wanting a piece of a brand. Hermès watches sell for about $2000-$4000. While definitely a hurdle for many shoppers, it's much less than, say, a Birkin. Since Hermès merch is so classic, I suspect consumers with means would be more willing to drop a few thousand dollars on items that they perceive will be timeless. Maybe the fact that Hermès just did away with its Birkin "wait list" also contributed to its recent sales success. Who's running to Hermès to shop?
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| Five Things You Didn’t Know About Diptyque Posted: 06 May 2010 11:01 AM PDT
2. When it opened, in 1961, it was a kind of bazaar, selling random products from across the globe. But it was the fabrics–crazy ’60s prints on cotton–that finally put them on the map. 3. They’d paint the outside of the store a different color every week. It’s fuschia now, the last color chosen by the three founders, Christiane Gautrot, Yves Coueslant and Desmond Knox-Leet. 4. Their first candles, thé, hawthorne and cinnamon launched in 1963, but their original eau de toilette, which launched in 1968, was based off a potpourri recipe from the 16th century. 5. They’ve finally launched e-commerce. (Ok, so you might know that one, but just in case you missed it.)
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| 90210 is Juicy, SoHo Votes Tory, and Chitown Loves Ugg: Favorite Fashion Brands By Zip Code Posted: 06 May 2010 10:01 AM PDT
Luckily for us, Shop it to Me’s decided to release some of this data, which offers interesting insight into what kinds of designers people covet in different cities of the country. They’ve broken it down by zip code for New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago. San Francisco Chicago We have to say, these results pretty much feed into each city’s stereotype. Do you think Shop it to Me is spot on, or off track?
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| Racked Dealfeed: Binns, Lyell and More! Posted: 06 May 2010 09:40 AM PDT
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| Fashion News Roundup: Armani Dresses Gaga & Watch What You Tweet Posted: 06 May 2010 09:05 AM PDT
Jaloux: If you have trouble with vintage, take some inspiration from these women, one of whom’s dripping in vintage Hermès. {Style} Bad Tweeter: Christopher Michael, the tweeter behind The Creatrix, was tricked into thinking Roberto Cavalli was searching for a creative director. It’s the second time he’s tweeted big news that’s been picked up and then shot down. The first was Francisco Costa’s pledge to stop using size zero models. {Racked} Lace Princess: Giorgio Armani might’ve been shut out of the Met Ball, but he’s dressing Lady Gaga for her American Idol appearance, which we’ll admit gets a few more viewers than the Oscars of fashion. {VogueUK} To Suffer Slings & Arrows: Arrow prints are in. Good thing we’re on board with our Karen Walker sunglasses. {Refinery29}
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| Simon Doonan’s Worth Sixty Jude Laws Posted: 06 May 2010 08:02 AM PDT
"I always assumed Jude Law and Hugh Jackman had infinitely more wattage than me, but clearly I have to reevaluate. It hasn't changed me at all, but I am going to have my office lined in a leopard carpet and wear a smoking jacket and ascot to work." –Simon Doonan reacting to the news that bids to have lunch with him are up to $60,000, while a date with Jude Law’s going for about $1,000.
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| Can Patrick Robinson Save Gap? Is it His Responsibility? Posted: 06 May 2010 07:09 AM PDT
Sales are down 14% since Robinson took over as vice president of global design and Gap’s CEO puts it bluntly in the Wall Street Journal, “We have not been happy with the performance since late 2007.” But how much of its failure can be blamed on Robinson? Whether you like his clothes or not, and we don’t particularly love them, they’re hardly controversial. In fact, though he’s embraced on trend colors and designers like Stella McCartney and Pierre Hardy, the clothes are classic (boring) Gap. The bigger problem may be in the way Gap’s marketed, the way the products are merchandised on the sales floor, and the fact that everything is marked down within weeks of hitting the sales floor. It’s the one store from which most people we know refuse to pay full price because no matter what the product is–jeans, leather jacket, sandals–it’ll be at least 30% off within a few weeks. Gap also finds itself without a niche these days. Like WSJ points out, Old Navy’s gone back to its suburban mom roots while Banana Republic’s perfected their urban professional target, but who is Gap for? The woman who shops at J.Crew?
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I relax my ultra-curly, ultra-thick, ultra-coarse hair, so for years I’ve struggled with ways to make a blowout last longer than a day. Not washing your hair every day is something that’s difficult to get used to, even for someone whose hair doesn’t really get greasy. 
Shop it to Me, the site that sends you daily email updates of sales on clothing matching your size and brand preferences, knows a lot about its members. Each person is required to enter an address and a list of designers they’d like to be updated on.
Gap may have enjoyed an elevated fashion profile since Patrick Robinson came on board in 2007, but financially, it’s just as disastrous as ever. | You are subscribed to email updates from Fashionista To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
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