Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Last week, Rolling Stone named their top 100 albums of the decade. Here are the Top Ten (click through for video)…
1. Radiohead, Kid A
2. The Strokes, Is This It
3. Wilco, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
4. Jay Z, The Blueprint
5. The White Stripes, Elephant
6. Arcade Fire, Funeral
7. Eminem, The Marshall Mathers LP
8. Bob Dylan, Modern Times
9. M.I.A., Kala
10. [...]
On Monday we learned that the Federal Trade Commission has some major changes in store for regulating the previously unregulated social media universe. According to an article in the NY Times:
The F.T.C. said that beginning on Dec. 1, bloggers who review products must disclose any connection with advertisers, including, in most cases, the receipt of [...]
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Here are 5 trends we noticed at S/S 2010 in New York. Stay tuned for our London recap!
BY HAND
(L to R: Rosa Cha, Rodarte, Ohne Titel)
Designers took a handmade, crafty approach as New York runways were filled with details from basket-weave embroidery to graphic knit prints to aged, burned and painted fabrics.
SEXY PEEK A BOO
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Tagged Adam, Chris Benz, Diane von Furstenberg, Jason Wu, Marc Jacobs, Marchesa, Michael Kors, New York fashion week, Ohne Titel, Philip Lim, Proenza Schouler, Richard Chai, Rodarte, Rosa Cha, spring/summer 2010
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009
So this was THE hair cut trend for Korea 2008.
Seo In Young – a Korean singer – completely changed her image and skyrocketed to popularity by chopping off her hair early last year – boldly walking away from the cute, feminine look epitomized by long hair and favored by the Korean people. Instead, she went [...]
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Some industry insiders believe the prominence of fur on the Fall 09 runways was economically, rather than creatively motivated – that large furriers supplied the furs at no charge to designers, provided buyers would place orders after the show. As tacky as it sounds, a manufactured “fur trend” must have seemed like a good way [...]
Friday, September 11, 2009
The PSA for Fashion’s Night Out urging New Yorkers to pull out the plastic in the name of saving NYC’s 2nd largest industry sector is far from subtle. “The entire fashion industry is counting on you,” caution Anna, Vera and Diane. But did everyone heed their battle cry and shop ’til they dropped last night? [...]
Thursday, August 27, 2009
With September right around the corner, it is officially time to retire Bermuda Shorts and the rest of the day-glo neons. But don’t bite those nails—Beautycall has you covered for your first post-Labor Day mani/pedi.
Says Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute®, “the Fall 2009 palette is more unique and thoughtful than the [...]
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Tights are on another level this season. If you’re thinking plain Jane tights, think again. This season, tights are embellished, textured, ornate, spotted, bold, printed – anything and everything you can imagine and more. Even Carine Roitfeld, who we rarely see in tights, is in love with tights for Fall. Here’s a couple that caught [...]
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1. Thigh High Boot
Remember when everyone went crazy for Frida Giannini’s Gucci Fall 08 tasseled over the knee boot? Well Miuccia Prada called her bet and raised her 8 inches. This season’s boots are so tall, they’re practically pants.
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2. Oversized Link Choker
Whether it’s straight chain, or stacked geometrics, these campy takes on the classic 50’s choker [...]
Can we harness the relationship between good design and functionality to rebrand America and get us out of this funk? Does a well designed: policy, structure… or currency, lead to efficiencies and…economic stimulus? And, how do we even go about picking out a design theme for the US of A? Hold an online contest, of [...]