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Vet Actor Banderas Drapes On The Skin I Live In

Brad Balfour | Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: Rape, Master Plastic Surgeon, Absurdist Exercises, The-Skin-I-Live-in-Movie, Acting Technique, Spain?S Favorite Sons, Horror, Nip/Tuck, Oscar-Winning Auteurist, Actor Antonio Banderas, Fur, Leather, Pedro Almodovar, Elena Anaya, Knives, Puss in Boots, The 2011 New York Film Festival, Revenge, Innovative Skin Replacement Technique, Sci-Fi, Entertainment News
Brad Balfour

While his animated version in Puss in Boots holds broader appeal, the more perverse skin Antonio Banderas wears in The Skin I Live In is drawing a very different kind of audience. Both, however, are equally passionate about leather, knives and fur. 

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The Leather Report

Tamsin Smith | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Cause Marketing, Leather, Leather Goods, Leather Boots, Leather Bags, Socially Consious Branding, Charitable Contributions, Impact News
Tamsin Smith

What more perfect way to end our first day in Cape Town than a lovely dinner with New York-based fashion designer Tina Lutz. Like many other old frien...

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PHOTOS: Controversial Cow Nipple Dress On Display At Paris Fashion Week

The Huffington Post | Tara Kelly | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Slideadbigshot, Nipple Dress, Cow Nipple Rachel Freire, Cow Nipple Dress, Viva Nipple Dress, Animals, Cow Nipples, Paris Fashion Week Rachel Freire, Rachel Freire, London Fashion Week, Video, London Fashion Week Rachel Freire, Rachel Freire Nipple Dress, Leather, Nipples Dress, Paris Fashion Week, Viva, Yak Nipples, Green News

A pair of dresses made out of cow nipples is set to appear at Paris Fashion Week. But unlike Lady Gaga's infamous meat dress, you would not recognize ...

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Cogs In The Machine: Inside Horween Leather In Bucktown

The A.V. Club Chicago | at | Posted 08.23.2011

Read More: Horween Chicago, Horween Leather, Leather, Family Businesses, Chicago Manufacturing, Chicago Businesses, Chicago News

It's probably safe to say that thousands, if not tens of thousands, of "in the know" Chicagoans drive by Horween Leather every single day and never gi...

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LISTEN: Leatherman Legend Chuck Renslow Talks Chicago Gay History

WBEZ | Posted 07.26.2011

Read More: International Mr. Leather, Chicago Lgbt History, Gay History, Gay History Chicago, Chuck Renslow, Leather, Chicago News

From May 27-30, leather lovers around the world will gather for International Mr. Leather. The annual event in Chicago includes a competition among le...

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NYC Street Style: Lovin' Leather (PHOTOS)

Melissa Fedor & Abby Wallach | Posted 06.03.2011

Read More: Street Style, Slidepollajax, Fashion, Leather, Style News
Melissa Fedor & Abby Wallach

What to wear when one day you wake up to snow showers and the next brilliant, warm sunshine? Take a cue from these Beautiful Strangers who've realized...

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Weekly eBay Roundup of Vintage Clothing Finds

Mary Kincaid | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ebay, Vintage Clothing, Pierre Cardin, Coat, Floral, Yves Saint Laurent, Boots, Miriam Haskell, Ysl, Fur, Vintage, Style, Christian Dior, Leather, Issey Miyake, Vintage Shopping, Slidepollajax, Necklace, Fashion, Lanvin, Bracelet, Eisenberg, Suit, Dress, Maxi Sweater, Style News
Mary Kincaid

No time to page through thousands of eBay listings? Then just sneak a peek at my weekly eBay Roundup of Vintage Clothing Finds.

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WATCH: 'The King Of Leather' Shares His Closet

StyleLikeU | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Photos, Stylelikeu, Video, Leather, Designer, Slidepollajax, Travel, Fashion, Personal Style, Interview, Libra Leather, Mitch Alfus, Style News
StyleLikeU

With a passion for the raw and natural, Mitch's style is much closer to a flea market-scouring Keith Richards.

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When Fashion Meets Compassion. Vaute Couture's Leanne Mai-ly Hilgart.

Ari Solomon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Photos, Veganism, Animal Activism, Animal Rights, Vegan Fashion, Eco Fashion, Fashion Designers, Vegan, Green, Design, Wool, Fur, Green Fashion, Art, Video, Vaute Couture, Leanne Mai-Ly Hilgart, Leather, Polartec, Slidepollajax, Style News
Ari Solomon

At a dinner party recently I was introduced to Leanne Mai-ly Hilgart, the founder of Vaute Couture. Vaute Couture, a play on "haute couture", the V is...

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WATCH: Kelly & Justine Offer Gifts Ideas, Sing 'Santa Baby'

Kelly Cutrone & Justine Bateman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Socks, Christmas Gifts, Leather, Xbox, Shopping, Justine Bateman, Hand-Made, Christmas, Kelly Cutrone, Video, Christmmas Gifts 2010, Style News
Kelly Cutrone & Justine Bateman

2010-12-09-kellycutrone.jpgHandcrafted crochet & leather items, electronics, and airport gift store picks. What are your favorite gift ideas?

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Weekly eBay Roundup of Vintage Clothing Finds

Mary Kincaid | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ebay, Vintage Jewelry, St. John, Vintage Clothing, Zuburbia, Coat, Valentino, Oscar De La Renta, Cape, Dior, Hattie Carnegie, Vintage, Style, Christian Dior, Leather, Gucci, Fashion, Lanvin, Norma Kamali, Dress, Style News
Mary Kincaid

This eclectic mix of designer and non-designer vintage clothing caught my discerning eye because of their uniqueness, contemporary feel and highly collectible nature.

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Going Gaga Over Meat

Ari Solomon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lady GaGa, Leather, Meat, MTV VMAs, Entertainment News
Ari Solomon

I'm absolutely fascinated by the public's disgusted reaction to Lady Gaga's meat dress. If she had come on stage clad in "leather" no one would have g...

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New York Fashion Week, Day Two: Jason Wu, Rag & Bone Men's and Women's, Doo.Ri, 3.1 Phillip Lim Men's

Jim Shi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Irving Penn, Phillip Lim, Leather, Doo-Ri Chung, Alpine, Rag & Bone, Fashion Week, Jason Wu, Style News
Jim Shi

Jason Wu is determined to prove he's not a one-hit wonder, and if the fall collection he delivered on Friday was any sign of things to come, he has a long career ahead of him.

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The Sexy Androgyny of Prince and Purple Rain

Clarence Haynes | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Prince, Brooklyn, Npr, Prospect Park, Purple Rain, Morris Day, Spin, Leather, Sex, Feminine, Masculinity, Erotic, Androgyny, Manhood, Lingerie, Minneapolis, Apollonia, New York News
Clarence Haynes

My suspicion: many women are thrilled by Prince because they readily see themselves in him, and vice versa, and the mutual love is visceral and real.

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Reclaimed Leather Handbags: When "Green Style" Actually Works

treehugger.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Living, Recycled Leather, Recycled Fashion, Leather, Reclaimed Leather, Green News

For San Francisco designer Shannon South, a worn leather jacket, aged to perfection, presents the ultimate blank canvas. The founder of reMade USA min...

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Leather Up

Mauri Weakley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 3.1 Phillip Lim, Leather, Economy, Marc by Marc Jacobs, The New York Times, Fashion, Rag & Bone, The Daily Beast, The Great Depression, Staerk, Style News
Mauri Weakley

In light of this recent tailspin economy I marvel at the thought of designers having tapped into a dark foreboding when they sourced fabrications for their Fall 08 collections months ago.

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