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Trends from Men’s Fashion Week SS 2011: Paris and Milan

This weekend marked the end of the Men’s SS Fashion Weeks as the last catwalks in Paris were taken down on Sunday. The shows in both Milan and Paris were wildly unique and enthralling.  Here are 5 trends we noticed.
1. HINTS OF COLOR
Classic silhouettes accented with vibrant colors were a popular choice on the runways [...]

Wrapped Around Your Finger (Rings for Spring)

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Rolling Stone: Best Albums of the Decade

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. [...]

FTC regulates social media advertising

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 [...]

Spring/Summer 2010 New York Fashion Week Recap

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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hair trend 2010: short and black and some kind of bowl

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 [...]

Fall 09 Fur Trends

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 [...]

Fashion’s Night Out Gets New Yorkers Back in Stores…But Did It Seal the Deal?

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? [...]

Fall 09 Nail Trend Report

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 [...]

Fall 09 Tights Trends: Fantastical Legs!

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 [...]