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Checkpoint Charvet

Nick Foulkes | Posted 10.26.2009 | Style

Read More: Hermes, Jfk, Cold War, Style, Barack Obama, Charvet, The Kennedys Museum, Kennedy Museum Berlin, Kruschev, Berlin Museums, Checkpoint Charlie Museum, Berlin Wall, Yul Brynner, Style News
Nick Foulkes

This Museum reminded me just how cool Jack looked. Kennedy showed that you could be a man who shopped and still face down the Soviet Union when the need arose.

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Top Glam Slam Pieces for the Holidays

Lauren and Suzanne McGrath | Posted 10.22.2009 | Style

Read More: Style News, Lifestyle, Fashion, Style, Fashion for the Holidays, Style News
Lauren and Suzanne McGrath

With the holidays fast approaching, this is usually the time of year when we start scouting out that one piece we'd like to add to our wardrobes to really kick it up a notch--and it usually involves a little (or a lot!) of sparkle.

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Recessionista Style

Nicole Williams | Posted 10.22.2009 | Style

Read More: Clothing, Saving, Style, Saving Money, Shopping, Recession, Budget, Economic Recession, Fashion During Recession, Style News
Nicole Williams

A year or two ago, fashionistas ruled the style scene. They proudly sported designer labels, toted the latest "it" bags, and rarely felt the need to shop the sale rack. But with the economic downturn, even the usual big spenders have had to master the art of shopping on a budget.

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Women at Work: Insights From Women on the Front Lines of Polish Design

Chauncey Zalkin | Posted 10.22.2009 | Style

Read More: Women, Furniture, Design, Lighting, Women in Business, Innovation, Gender, Culture, Polish Design, Emerging Economies, Communism, Design Fairs, Eastern Europe, Style, Poland, Eastern-Bloc, Designer-Maker, New Business, Female, Gallery, Soviet Union, Entepreneurship, Style News
Chauncey Zalkin

Design is about people -- the handiwork of the creator, human ingenuity, and the social ramifications of design in use.

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Grace Coddington Talks Unconventional Beauty, Too-Skinny Models, And Her "Unpopular" Wardrobe

Lesley M. M. Blume | Posted 10.22.2009 | Style

Read More: Irving Penn, Style News, Ralph Lauren Skinny Models, Bruce Weber, Model, Natalia Vodianova, Jay Fielden, Helmut Newton, Models, Stella Tennant, Vogue, John Galliano, Style, Grace Coddington, David Sims, Lesley M. M. Blume, Fashion, Penelope Tree, Anna Wintour, Ralph Lauren, Style News
Lesley M. M. Blume

Grace Coddington: "Most of Ralph Lauren's models are not super skinny: this is an isolated situation and I think that it's unfair that he's getting bad publicity for it"

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MTV VJ Style: From Martha to Alexa, 9 Ladies Who Rocked the Mic

Refinery29.com | Posted 10.22.2009 | Style

Read More: Alexa Chung, Mtv Vjs, Fashion, Mtv, Style, Style News
Refinery29.com

It seems everyone's fascination with MTV goes into a natural decline as we grow out of our teens, but it seemed like the influx of filler programs like "My Super Sweet 16" and "Next" was the last nail in the coffin.

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Project Runway Episode 9 Recap: Mackie the Knife

Una LaMarche | Posted 10.19.2009 | Style

Read More: Nina Garcia, Christina Aguilera, Tim Gunn, Heidi Klum, Project Runway Lifetime, Project Runway, Style, Comedy, Style News
Una LaMarche

The designers will not only be creating a Sparkle Dance number, but they'll be creating it specifically for a Grammy-winning, risk-taking fashionista diva, namely Christina Aguilera.

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A Daringly Stylish Politician!

Tove Hermanson | Posted 10.18.2009 | Style

Read More: Women and Politics, Ukraine, Fashion History, Fashion/Apparel, Political Style, Style, Yulia Tymoshenko, Style News
Tove Hermanson

I love that Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko incorporates the traditional folksy milkmaid plaited braid, juxtaposed with her otherwise very modern sartorial sensibility, with nods to history.

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Four Work Wardrobe Essentials

Nicole Williams | Posted 10.15.2009 | Style

Read More: Clothes, Fashion, Style, Work, Cole Haan, Shopping, Style News
Nicole Williams

You spend more time on the job than practically anywhere else, so it's in your best interest to invest in some key pieces that will reflect both your personal style and your professionalism.

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No Women Featured in NY Comedy Festival! No Joke!

Beverly Wettenstein | Posted 10.15.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Women, New York, Media, The Daily Show, Business, Joy Behar, Style, Entertainment, Barbara Walters, Comedy Central, Living, Saturday Night Live, Women Comedians, The Stephen Colbert Show, Comedy, Conan O'Brien, White House Correspondents Association, Vanity Fair, The View, Emmy Awards, Wanda Sykes, Friars Club, Jay Leno, Tom Shales, New York Comedy Festival, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Helen Thomas, David Letterman, Craig Ferguson, E!, Kristin Wiig, Sherri Shepherd, Comediennes, Whoppi Goldberg, Chelsea Handler, Impact, Lifetime, Women's History, Oxygen, Joan Rivers, Lizz Winstead, Fox Network, Forbes, Entertainment News
Beverly Wettenstein

The Primetime Emmy Awards showed that women writers on a comedy or variety series are a rare and endangered species. Only seven of the 81 writers were women.

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Project Runway Episode 8 Recap: Gay Divorcees

Una LaMarche | Posted 10.09.2009 | Style

Read More: Nina Garcia, Tim Gunn, Project Runway, Style, Comedy, Michael Kors, Tracy Morgan Twitter, 30 Rock New Season, Tracy Morgan, 30 Rock, Project Runway Divorcees, Project Runway Wedding Dresses, Project Runway Season 6, Project Runway Season 6 Episode 8, Style News
Una LaMarche

If a contestant is combative, mean or obnoxious, they will not win. The only exception to this rule is the asshole with a powerful mitigating factor, like Jeffrey Sebelia, who was a recovering addict and had an adorable son.

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Letter From Paris: Art Market Buzz

Beth Arnold | Posted 10.09.2009 | Style

Read More: Art-History, Hotel Drouot, Auction-Houses, Style, Decorative-Arts, The Getty, Paris, Victoria and Albert Museum, Style News
Beth Arnold

At the scene of an unusual auction of a Louis XV commode decorated with Japanese lacquer.

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New York Celebrity Salon, the Dop Dop Salon

Jeff Rivera | Posted 10.06.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Dop Dop Salon, Young Celebrities, Jo Blackwell, Hairstyles, Style, Entertainment, Entertainment News
Jeff Rivera

Jeff Rivera is an entertainment reporter who blogs about young Hollywood celebrities . He is also the author of the novel, Forever My Lady(Grand Ce...

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Se7en Jeans: For All Mankind?

Mihal Freinquel | Posted 10.06.2009 | Style

Read More: Se7en Jeans for All Mankind, Designer Jeans, Clothing, Style, Abercrombie, Seven Jeans, Designers, Fashion, Clothes, Style News
Mihal Freinquel

It's one thing if you're into a really hot, top designer because you can't get enough of his/her designs, but it's quite another to want simply want something because of the name.

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The Croc-Up

Alfred Gingold | Posted 11.30.2009 | New York

Read More: New York Times, Crocs, Shoes, Brooklyn, Atlanic Yards, White House, Style, New-York-400, George W. Bush, Footwear, Henry Hudson, Fashion, Comedy, New York News
Alfred Gingold

I live in what journalists call Brownstone Brooklyn and I wear Crocs often. I once wore Crocs to a wedding. You got a problem with that?

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The Quest for Style

Anita Tedaldi | Posted 11.28.2009 | Style

Read More: Grazia-Magazine, Vogue, Italy, Fashion, Rome, Style, Dooce, Donna Moderna, Huffington Post, Heather Armstrong, Style News
Anita Tedaldi

I've come to realize that style is an essential part of everyone's life, expressed through fashion, living spaces, or simply in the ways in which we handle ourselves in different situations.

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Romper Madness

Una LaMarche | Posted 11.28.2009 | Style

Read More: Rompers, Style, Comedy, Style News
Una LaMarche

Even more distressing than the existence of what one might call "play rompers" is the rise of the formal romper. Nothing says chic like an outfit you must remove completely in order to urinate.

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Donald Fisher Dead: Gap Co-Founder, 81, Dies

AP | SARAH SKIDMORE | Posted 11.27.2009 | Style

Read More: Gap Inc., Cancer, Fisher Dies, Retail, Gap, Donald Fisher, Philanthropy, Gap Founder Dies, Fisher Dead, Donald Fisher Dies, Gap Founder, California, Jeans, Clothing, Old Navy, The Gap, Don Fisher Dead, 1969, Gavin Newsom, Style, San Fran, San Francisco, Kipp, Newsom, Gap Founder Dead, Don Fisher, Banana Republic, Piperlime, Athleta, Style News

PORTLAND, Ore. — Donald G. Fisher, who co-founded apparel giant Gap Inc., has died at age 81 after a long battle with cancer. The company said ...

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An Interview With the Smart and Savvy Jill Zarin

2morrowknight | Posted 11.27.2009 | New York

Read More: Celebrity, Reality TV, Charities, Philanthropy, Parenting, Business, Jewish, New York City, Nonprofit, The Real Housewives of New York City, Cable Tv, Jewish Family, Marketing, Style, Entertainment, Jill Zarin, Shed Media, Bravo TV, New York News
2morrowknight

Long before being a recognizable celebrity, Jill Zarin had a long record of accomplishment that reveals her to be nothing less than a Renaissance woma...

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Project Runway Episode 6 Recap: Annie Get Your Gunn

Una LaMarche | Posted 11.25.2009 | Style

Read More: Heidi Klum, Tim Gunn, Project Runway, Style, Emmys Fashion, Project Runway Recap, Models of the Runway, Project Runway Season 6 Episode 6, Project Runway Recap Episode 6, Project Runway Season 6, Style News
Una LaMarche

Over in the women's compound, Irina says the competition is "getting stiffer," which is technically accurate but sounds dirty. Gordana was shocked to find herself in the bottom three last week, but is so deadpan, her shock reads as boredom.

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InTents: A Look Back - These Are a Few of My Favorite Things

Judy Licht | Posted 11.23.2009 | Style

Read More: Fashion/Apparel, Fashion, Style, Fashion Week, Fashion Designers, New York Fashion Week, Style News
Judy Licht

Going to the fashion shows season after season resembles nothing more than going to your first high school dance...so much you desire, yet so little you can actually have.

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Federer Is Betterer

Gioia Diliberto | Posted 11.20.2009 | Style

Read More: Fashion, Style, Fashion Week, Anna Wintour, Style News
Gioia Diliberto

After observing Anna Wintour last week, I think I've discerned Anna's Seven Deadly Tells, those subtle (and not-so-subtle) changes in her demeanor that signal what's really on her mind.

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Project Runway Episode 5 Recap and Photos: Derelicte

Una LaMarche | Posted 11.18.2009 | Style

Read More: Eve Ensler, Heidi Klum, Tim Gunn, Project Runway, Style, Eva Longoria, Comedy, Project Runway Season 6 Episode 5, Project Runway Season 6, Project Runway Recap, Style News
Una LaMarche

The designers arrive at their secret destination: the LA Times! I'm actually kind of amazed that employees weren't setting things on fire in the background during this scene--isn't it like Lord of the Flies over there now?

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Coco Before Chanel's Audrey Tautou Talks Fashion, Fury, And Smoking

Lesley M. M. Blume | Posted 11.18.2009 | Style

Read More: Style News, Lesley M. M. Blume, Audrey Tautou, Coco Before Chanel, Fashion, CoCo Chanel, Style, Chanel, Coco Avant Chanel, Style News
Lesley M. M. Blume

I talked with Tautou about the rage and desire that propelled Coco Chanel to the pinnacle of the fashion world, and how long it took the actress to perfect that famous cigarette dangle.

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Meet the Black Elite!

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 11.18.2009 | New York

Read More: Akron Ohio, Champagne, Tennessee Williams, Gregory Generet, Fashion Week, High-Society, Norma Darden, New York, Meritocracy, Breakfast at Tiffany's, N Boutique, Audrey Hepburn, Mojo, Reggie Van Lee, Tracy Reese, Style, B. Michael, Party, Evidence Dance Company, Cicely Tyson, Cecil Beaton, Fashion, East River, Ludget Delcy, Studio Museum in Harlem, Reginald Canal, Black Elite, Michelle Paterson, Obamas, White House, New York News
Michael Henry Adams

That the charity of New York's best events is secondary, even insignificant, in contrast to the stylishness of those in attendance, is a 'dirty secret' that's routinely denied.

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