Left to right: Balmain RTW spring 2013, Missoni RTW spring 2o13, Moschino RWT 2013 There’s nothing like a detox to rejuvenate your mood, and this season, collections have been cleansed of noisy clashing graphic prints and the saturated colour pops that punctuated fall. Romanced by broderie anglaise and pretty filigree, (continued…)
It feels like we’ve been waiting an eternity for Baz Luhrmann’s sleek and stylized adaptation of the classic jazz-age tale to hit the screen. And we have! When the film was pushed from a December 2012 to a May 2013 release date, we were given five more months to obsess (continued…)
Photo Diary · Spotlight Feature
We love the personalized experience of meeting a designer while shopping their goods in a pampered setting, which is why we’re big fans of trunk shows. This past Sunday, NYC designer Meghan Kinney and her label meg teamed up with Nana DC for the retailer’s debut trunk show. The shopping (continued…)
Cosmetics · Meets Obsession · Spotlight Feature
As if we were not already obsessed with Lancôme — Alber Elbaz, designer and creative director for Lanvin, has given us all the more reason to swoon over the French cosmetics brand. In a marriage of fashion and beauty, the collection is appropriately entitled “Hypnôse Show,” named after the brand’s (continued…)
The word on the street is that punk is the new black. With the 2013 Costume Institute “PUNK: Chaos To Couture” exhibit opening soon, and the Met Gala approaching on May 6th, fashion is in a punk state of mind. But it doesn’t stop with the exhibits, designers are on (continued…)
Accessories · Spotlight Feature
In anticipation for the May release of Baz Luhrmann’s “The Great Gatsby,” Tiffany’s recently held the Blue Book Ball in New York City with many gems from the film on display. The displayed adornments are part of Tiffany’s Great Gatsby Collection, which is a selection of Art Deco-inspired jewelry designed (continued…)
DC · Events · Music · Spotlight Feature
From Victrolas to records, 8-tracks to cassettes, CDs to iPods and cell phones, the art of listening to music has evolved over the decades . Today’s MP3s make music transportable, compact, and readily available anytime, anywhere. But if every action has an equal and opposite reaction, it’s arguable that MP3s (continued…)
Coachella kicked off this past weekend, putting the summer music festival season in official full swing. Whether you’re joining this celeb-filled Cali-based jam (there’s more to come this weekend), attending the equally buzz-worthy Bonnaroo in June, or hitting any number of the amazing outdoor concerts scheduled this summer, you don’t (continued…)
After months of counting down, the start of festival season finally gets underway with Coachella this coming weekend. Super exciting, right? If you’re like us and you’re a last minute packer, you may or may not be freaking out. Not sure what to wear for a weekend filled with scorching (continued…)
Ad Campaigns · News · Spotlight Feature
Regardless of the critical response over his latest grunge-inspired Saint Laurent collection, Hedi Slimane is fully embracing the 90s by tapping Courtney Love, Marilyn Manson and Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth for the French brand’s ad campaign. In a series of black and white photographs, Slimane marries ‘90s music with (continued…)
Fashion Watch · Spotlight Feature
Part Deux: Opening Ceremony x Adidas (via Nylon) MAC’s newest collection is full of deliciously sweet goodies (via Racked) Tom’s brings Haiti to the world (via Teen Vogue) Kate Spade Saturday makes every day the weekend with playful watch styles that will put a spring in your step (via Teen (continued…)
Art · Culture · Spotlight Feature
eneration Y is a generation of dreamers. And while we’re not the first generation to dream, we are the first to grow up with the encouragement to follow those dreams. In young adulthood we nurtured our creative passions, we made promises to ourselves that we’d never work a nine-to-five. Meanwhile, (continued…)
Collections · Spotlight Feature
hanks to The Sartorialist and the legendary Bill Cunningham, street style photography has taken over the fashion world, especially the blogging community. Within the thousands of street style photos that are taken daily, a large amount of them are off-duty models who look more down to earth versus their primped (continued…)
Collaborations · Spotlight Feature
CPenny has seriously been upping their game lately. With their new store-in-store concepts with retailers like Mango and Sephora, we can say with certainty that this ain’t your grandmamma’s JCP. And if you love a bargain and mixing prints, you will love Duro Olowu’s collaboration with JCPenney. The collection offers (continued…)
Pop Culture · Spotlight Feature · TV
he skinny versus curvy debate has plagued pop-culture discussion for years. The slender-Victoria-Beckham-types and the curvy-Christina-Hendrix-sets are often pitted against one another in editorials, television, film and other mediums. In fact, western society sees the two body types as dichotic—it’s either one, or the other. In Hollywood, we’ve seen every (continued…)
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