fashion

It’s a real pain in the ass to pin down personal style these days, when any given fashion blogger is out there watching and judging your every move. And though there will always be the indescribable ones, a handful of signature aesthetics stand out. The denim crowd. The t-shirt mob. The “bring-on-the-bling” posse. The...
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Secrets. They’re the one thing everyone has that everyone else is dying to know. So the question is: How do we maintain our “secret selves” in the face of the world’s prying attempts to figure us out? Designers have risen to the challenge, and consistently created inventive and stylish ways to help us remain...
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Its not a secret that designers are often inspired by what they see on the big screen and its not exactly hush-hush that feature films name-drop designers as if it were part of the script. Breakfast at Tiffany’s has patented the “little black dress” and the Sex and the City movies were essentially a...
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Summer is definitely my favorite season. Despite the few minor setbacks like the temperatures pushing 100 degrees and the bugs that give welt-sized bites, summer is the season to be social. My favorite way to socialize is by grabbing dinner and sitting outside. Though the weather is perfect during the summer for twilight meals...
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Red has always been a dynamic color in the world of fashion. From the sizzling red lips of Marilyn Monroe to the trademark soles of Louboutins, the color has never failed to impress and entice. Even Cruella de Vil rocked eye-popping red that caught attention and put her down as one of the most...
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DIY fashion is one of the newest trends that aims to silence those familiar grievances with fashions in stores and inspire people’s creativity. Aided by the breadth and convenience of the Internet, people are now managing to steal some thunder from the Gaultiers and Marc Jacobs of the world. No longer limited to the...
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“You’re new here, aren’t you?” said Jack Nicholson to a reporter who requested he remove his sunglasses for a photo. “With my sunglasses on, I’m Jack Nicholson. Without them, I’m fat and seventy.” Street style can get pretty stale when everyone from Milan to New York is cursing the winter of their discontent. The...
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The sea, the sea. An obsession with water might just flow through my veins as the descendant of Mediterranean seafarers. I was also born in Miami, so arms carried me into the ocean long before I even took my first steps, and some of my earliest memories are of architectural masterpieces I erected from...
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I have to admit, I’ve never been a big fan of watches. They’re expensive, break easily, get in the way when I type, and are constantly reminding me that I’m late. I have all of these fabulous, put-together girlfriends who wear ballet flats, blazers, and diamond studs. You know the type. They always seem...
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The Clash’s London Calling is just one of those albums that managed to do it all. I’d try to sum it up myself, but Wikipedia already did such a good job that I’ll just show you what they had to say: “The album received unanimously positive reviews and was ranked at number eight on Rolling...
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