Quote of the Day.

"Now every time I go to the dentist they always say, 'you really need to fix that gap of yours' I'm like, 'my gap is paying your dentist bills'" -Lara Stone

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A

Upstairs/Downstairs

Steven by Steve Madden vs. Jimmy Choo

$149.95 vs. $1,550.00

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A

Can little Jenny Humphrey sell YSL?

Recently 14 year old gossip girl Taylor Momsen was signed to IMG's Womens board. Not only is she in the fabulous company of Moss and Stam, but she also plans to stay far, far away from Candie's and other horrific tweenage brands. Her test shots are dope, and we love her little lip curl a la Elvis but does this little girl have the ability to really sell ready to wear? 

Keep tuned.

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A

New Heights.

Diane Kruger explores raises eyebrows and toppers.

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A

Mischief Maker

London based graffiti artist Banksy.

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A

Get inside Erin's brain.

Fashion's coolest bird, Erin Wasson's inspiration board.

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A

Super Structure.

This Nina Ricci coat would be the perfect foil to one of Balmain's itsy bitsy Ziggy Satrdust dresses.

Don't you agree?

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A

Visions

While I still mourn the loss of my Lanvins, these would be a terrific replacement.

Linda Farrow Luxe, $525.

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A

Would You Even Dare?

We saw it at Nina Ricci last season- girls traipsing down the catwalk with playfully muddied hair who looked like they had been dancing all night at Palais and were returning home in the wee hours of the morning. Matte chalky powder smokily rubbed into the crowns of their tresses. 

Now at Chanel this fall Karl gave us a slight bit of deja vu when Vlada and the gang rocked gilded highlights down the center of their locks and under their Eastern European brows.

So my question is...could one pull off this look on a Saturday night? I have to say I am beyond tempted to to powder my hair like Marie Antoinette and test the look. I think a gold or bronze loose powder (highly pigmented of course) could really get quite a splash.

Thoughts?

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A

Modern Icon, Mary Kate.

I do not know a single girl who isn't fascinated by the diminuitive Mary-Kate's insane style. So when I discovered this little behind the scenes clip of MK at her Elle UK cover shoot, I knew then and there I had to share it with all of you. 

Salivate.

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A

Boundaries? What Boundaries!

Some of fashion's more provocative ad campaigns:

Tom Ford really does not like to leave much to the imagination.

Terry Richardson shoots for Sisley.

Diesel gets v. risque.

.

Marithe et Francois Girbaud Ad that was banned in both France and Italy.

Marky Mark in nothing but his Calvins.

Emanuel Ungaro leaves very little to the imagination.

Tom Ford's close shave with the advertising board at Gucci.

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A

Spotted.

A very smiley Mario Testino perusing the cheese aisle at Whole Foods.

loves it.

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A

Quote of the Day.

"I buy my shoes a size too small. I like the way it feels."

-Karl Lagerfeld

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A

Les Jardins Tuileries

Carine & Emmanuelle: step.

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A

Source: Jak & Jill

Why Don't You?

Spend an entire Sunday collaging your refrigerator?

Caroline and I enjoyed it immensely. 

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A

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest meets WWD.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrrLafH5BSE

Sorry for the web address, but I was not able to link the video.

My friend Allie Crandell in the new Duran Duran vid for Falling Down.

Beautiful waifish girls slumped over in their chairs, idling in bathtubs, whining for more champers.

crazy great!

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A

Why not look at Lara?

Lara Stone is absolutely. Not conventially beautiful in the model sense; buxom and buck-toothed...

..yet even when she looks like she wants to punch me in the jaw I want to buy all she is wearing. This girl knows how to sell.

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A

The French just do it better.

Bright young thing, model Anouck Lepere, fiance of Jefferson Hack on the cover of French Playboy. When will Americans learn that this lean, confident sexuality is much superior to The Girls Next Door? 

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A

Second Skin.

I adore American Apparel not only for bringing back the body suit, but also for giving us the Nylon Spandex Micro-Mesh Body suit (which I imagine as the sluttier, provocative older cousin of the body suit who got kicked out of boarding school for sleeping with the Dean.)

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A

T by Alexander Wang

Could it really be true? 

Affordable Alexander Wang?

This is such a dream, I cannot speak.

I have been drooling over his effortless chic ready to wear line for three seasons knowing full well that I did not have the finances or the common sense to spend $150 dollars on a T-shirt.

Well now I can own a piece of the dream and so can you. 

T by Alexander Wang, “will feature 12 styles — from tanks ($28 wholesale) to T-shirt dresses ($40) — all cut in the designer’s signature languid style, with colors ranging from simple whites and heather grays to lavender, chartreuse and cerulean”. “Necklines are stretched and armholes are strategically lowered so that it looks worn in,” he explains. “It’s like sleeping in a T-shirt and then wearing it the next day. It’s not this crisp little T out of the dryer. It’s draped and kind of wilted.”

I am dead over this.

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A

Welcome Back Beanie.

Can we take a minute to discuss this decidedly unfussy accessory? 

The beanie has always in my eyes been more of a provider of warmth than Sartorialist fodder. My earliest memories of this cold weather accoutrement would have to be on a school trip to Alcatraz where it was deemed a necessity by my mother so as not to catch cold. Admittedly, I have not spent much time thinking about it since. But this fall at Burberry and Alexander Wang it proudly defied all my preconceived notions and stood coolly tall atop Iekeline's head. This sent me diving feverishly into my hat and glove drawer only to return unsatisfied with a slouchy, crocheted version of the trend which seemed a little too Ashlee Simpson. 

I am not one to give up quite so easily however. I scoured Intermix, Diavolina, Madison...all not structured enough and with too much adornment and yes. Slightly defeated I went to Rite Aid to buy a pack of cigarettes and there low and behold was the perfect beanie. Black, structured, no unnecessary adornment and $6.99. 

voila.

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A

Voyeurism has truly never been more satisfying.

Lately I have been spending far, far too many hours hunched over my Macbook indulging in www.TheSelby.com. The blog is a deliciously indie take on House Beautiful. Todd Selby steps inside the inner sanctums of today's most innately stylish and at times zany movers and shakers. I'm currently envious of Mitch Alfus, (The Leather King of NY)- his NY studio steeped in sooty old medicine bags and Montecristo cigar boxes. I guarentee once you take a peek at artist Meryl Smith's spookily romantic taxidermist take on interior decorating- you too will be hooked. 

Who can deny the insanely satisfying feeling of a fly on the wall?

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A

Olympic Gold, Lily's Sold.

While I must try to contain my tears rumor on the street is that Olympic champion Michael Phelps is dating fashion's own Lily Donaldson. Poor Vladimir! Could that love story truly be over? I did see Lily and Vlad in Cannes this past May and they looked completely and terribly in love. 

Things to consider here:

-If this pairing is in fact true, will we be seeing less and less Lily in French Vogue? I'm sure Carine won't feel quite as fond of Donaldson.

-Will Vlad find another catwalker to mend his broken heart? 

-Was this pairing at all influenced by Vogue's April cover? The idea of models and athletes is devastatingly proper, as Giselle and LeBron demonstrated.

We will soon see I suppose!

xx,

A

Hey Rich Girl!

I have been on the edge of my seat all summer anxiously anticipating the arrival of The Virgins music video for Rich Girls. This anticipatory glee has only heightened after I found out that the leading lady in the vid was to be none other than fashion darling and mischief maker, Behati Prinsloo. Music videos and models have always gone hand in hand, ever since Helena Christensen smoldered in Chris Isaak's Wicked Games vid. 

Models just possess that insatiable quality of devilry which when combined with surreal beauty, conceives the perfect devil may care attitude of a video vixen. In the Rich Girls video Behati exudes that simple and enviable sexuality of good girl gone bad. 

Enjoy! And try not to feel too bitter at sweet Behati- very few can kill it in a sequined baseball cap and garters quite like she.

xx,

A

On the Fence

Are these Balenciaga boots incredible chic or erm... used condom-esque?

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A

Current Playlist

Reptilia- The Strokes

Stupid Shit- Girlicious

Danse en France- Fischerspooner

Pissin in a River- Patti Smith

The Line- Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

I Kissed a Girl- Katy Perry

When I Grow Up- The Pussycat Dolls

Forever- Chris Brown

The Show- Lenka

Helicopter- Bloc Party

Believe- The Bravery

Fire- Jimi Hendrix

Club Foot- Kasabian

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A

Meow.

I'm not sure Carine and the gang over at French Vogue knows exactly how to kill them with kindness...yet she has me won over.

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A

Would You?

Maison Margiela's L'Incognito sunglasses?

Of course I would. 

Avant garde.

Entirely original.

Wearable.

The most terrific conversation piece.

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A

About a boy.

For a very long time now I have been looking to Freja Beha Ericson for my androgynous style fix and I have to admit as terrible as it is I became quite bored with her! Gorgeous girl- but not quite cutting it for me. 

So imagine my pleasure and delightful astonishment at the new brilliant Marc by Marc adverts featuring fashion darling Cole Mohr! It seems silly that for such a long stretch of time the fashion community has been highlighting the masculinity in women...when there is a large and highly unexplored world of feminine male models and young, stylish and slender fashion dears. 

Whether Cole is splayed across train tracks or looking down demurely in a bow front LBD one thing is undeniable...killer legs. This kid is going big. TRUST ME.

BryanBoy must feel so honored at this moment in time.

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A

In the waiting line...

Boredom gets chic backstage at Gucci. 

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A

Quote of the Day.

"If you don't wear lipstick, I can't talk to you."

-Isabella Blow

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A

Ice Blonde.

How killer does Anja Rubik look in July's German Vogue? Editorials like this one truly scream summer. While Rubik was long overdue for her first Vogue cover, it was absolutely worth the wait since she looks simply divine. Agyness must be pisssssssed. 

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A

A Black Issue.

Something as fantastic as this simply must be talked about!

The latest issue of Vogue Italia features only black models. 

Be sure to pick up the issue at your local newstand- as it will definitely become a collector's item. 

And do keep your eyes peeled for Arlenis Sosa, she is about to BLOW UP.

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A

A Utterly Perfect Duet.

Naomi and Andre- a terrific marriage of style and bitchiness.

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A

Why Don't You?

Why Don't You...

1. Try lace tights for fall? Pair these with last season's jewel tone shift or tunic and ease your way into autumn. Miuccia sent all her girls down the runway dolled up in lace, and who are we to question anything she does?

2. Stain your pout a deep, matte plum? Forego the gloss for just an evening and add some real old Hollywood glamour to your look. This is made infinitely more satisfying by the envious looks you will undoubtedly be receiving all night long from your peers. 

3. Honor the late and great Yves Saint Laurent by wearing your own version of his classic le smoking? I can't think of anything sexier than seeing a tuxedo-clad woman strut confidently into a room filled with silly girls in even sillier party frocks.

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A

Quote of the Day.

"Someone bet me 30 cents to make Hilary Rhoda laugh on the runway and I won!"

-Coco Rocha, impishly sexy model.

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A

(Photo: Style.com)

Angel Headed Hipsters.

This week it was not Erin Wasson, Carine or even Kate who inspired me. Usually these girls and their incredible sense of style have a very proportionate effect on my debit card but it was instead Allen Ginsburg's poem Howl that carried me away to a forgotten era. The energy and verbose quality of it makes me feel very 1994 NYC. (see Mary-Kate as an lovely little drug addled urchin in The Wackness for a visual aide) The grit and reality of Howl claws almost down to your bones- the seemingly endless chains of degenerate prose rolling down your tongue and past your lips. Despite being over 50 years old Howl still shocks and seduces the reader with unabashed provocations. And what it provoked me to do? Peruse the web for a Balmain miniature a la Gwenyth Paltrow to pair with my very worn in ankle booties and head to my favorite shadowy dive bar on Hollywood Blvd. 

"I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by

madness, starving hysterical naked, 

dragging themselves through the negro streets at

dawn looking for an angry fix,

angelheaded hipsters burning for the ancient

heavenly connection to the starry dynamo in the 

machinery of night,"

To read the Howl in its entirety (which i do highly suggest!)

http://www.wussu.com/poems/agh.htm

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A