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The Top Ten Ways to Get Your Thrift On (Part II)

Alexandra Sinderbrand | Posted 09.04.2009 | Style


Alexandra Sinderbrand

Wear a cami under your shirt, don some spandex under your jeans, and/or make like the ladies at the Upper West Side Goodwill, lose the modesty bit and get nekkid in the back part of the store.

The Case in Washington That Has Impacted Almost Every Powerful Figure

Rose Procopio | Posted 08.29.2009 | Style


Rose Procopio

Since I have served as the make-up artist for so many people that have been (or for that matter are currently) embroiled in controversy, the opportunity to sell a story has always been there.

Style Stock Slips... How Will Fashion Fare The Recession?

Alan Au | Posted 08.28.2009 | Style


Alan Au

The recession is adversely affecting the entire fashion food chain. It's survival of the fittest. What survives after the recession will create a new fashion landscape and altered food chain.

Facebook HQ Designed Through Facebook Platform

Dave Pinter | Posted 08.28.2009 | Business


Dave Pinter

The design brings together seemingly disparate elements to form a cohesive pattern and uses color and interior spacing to create neighborhoods within the open plan space.

Face Paint: Not Just For Carnivals Anymore (SLIDESHOW, POLL)

Huffington Post | Emily Singer | Posted 08.21.2009 | Style


Face paint has been used for cultural purposes for centuries. Face painting booths are a staple at carnivals and fairs, and elaborate make-up is ofte...

Fashion's Fight Against Fakes: An Exercise in Hypocrisy

Alexandra Sinderbrand | Posted 08.20.2009 | Style


Alexandra Sinderbrand

Buying an authentic designer goody in lieu its counterfeit alternative isn't a step toward ending sweatshop labor: It's playing into Fashion's latest and greatest, activism-focused marketing initiative.

Interview: Entrepreneur & Designer Rachel Roy

Felicia C. Sullivan | Posted 08.16.2009 | Style


Felicia C. Sullivan

Rachel Roy's eponymous line is the epitome of refined, feminine sophistication. From the optimistic explosion of tropical color in her recent resort collection, to the cigarette pants for Fall '09.

How To Live On $0 A Day: An Undervalued Asset In Tough Times

Lesley Stern | Posted 08.16.2009 | Home


Lesley Stern

Aside from its obvious usefulness as an anti-terrorist tool, duct tape is one of those simple products that fulfill a wide variety of needs, (kind of like cheap vodka).

"Color My World"

Jerry Zezima | Posted 08.14.2009 | Living


Jerry Zezima

I am often asked why I don't dye my hair. "I do," I always respond. "I dye it gray so I'll seem more mature." To which people invariably say, "It's not working."

J. Crew's Jenna Lyons: See What's In Her Office (PHOTOS)

Rachel Strugatz | Posted 08.11.2009 | Home


Rachel Strugatz

Meet Jenna Lyons, the creative director of J. Crew, the face behind "Jenna's Picks," and the resident visionary responsible for catapulting the retailer into a realm of success never seen by the likes of most brands.

5 Things You Should Never Wear to Work

Nicole Williams | Posted 08.08.2009 | Living


Nicole Williams

Your choice of clothing speaks volumes about your personality and your level of professionalism. A black figure-flattering suit with a punch of color says "I am savvy and stylish."

First Lady Summer Style: A Slideshow Retrospective

Huffington Post | Hilary Moss | Posted 08.04.2009 | Style


The first lady's garb is a great way to gauge what's hot for summer style. Michelle Obama often makes news with her warm-weather wear comprised of cap...

Charlie Chan: Meet The Hairdresser Responsible For Anna Wintour's Bob

New Straits Times | Zaharah Othman | Posted 08.02.2009 | Style


HIS are the hands that created the power bob for one of the most influential women in fashion, one of the most famous faces in the front row of fashio...

Paris Boutiques Broke Law, Stayed Opened On Sunday Specifically For Michelle Obama

Huffington Post via New York Daily News | Posted 08.02.2009 | Style


Don't try to go shopping on a Sunday in Paris...unless you're Michelle Obama, that is. Earlier last month when the First Lady and her daughters Sasha ...

Cast Couture: Politicos Who Persevere In Crutches, Casts, And Slings (SLIDESHOW)

Huffington Post | Hilary Moss | Posted 08.02.2009 | Style


When Secretary of State Hillary Clinton broke her elbow outside the White House on June 18th, her injury put her in good company: Supreme Court Justic...

New York Places Third For Most Stylish City

Forbes.com | Lauren Sherman | Posted 08.02.2009 | Style


The top 10 cities have each made notable contributions to the field of design, but fashion specifically, as the list reflects the idea that fashion pl...

Vampire-Mania: A Trend With Teeth

New York Times | Ruth La Ferla | Posted 08.02.2009 | Style


THE symptoms are unnerving: a taste for fresh meat -- rare, if you please; an aversion to sunlight; and a passion for spectral-looking, fine-boned rak...

Austrian Fashion Designers Can't Wait To See Bruno

Telegraph UK | Posted 08.02.2009 | Style


In the new film, a sequel to surprise 2006 box-office hit, "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan," in w...

The Manbag: Washington's Most Authoritative Accessory (SLIDESHOW)

Huffington Post | Hilary Moss | Posted 08.02.2009 | Style


D.C.'s politicos are always on the move, but how do they transport their prized possessions? With Washington's hottest accessory: the manbag. Call it ...

Donatella Versace: Why I'm In Love With New York

The Moment | Donatella Versace | Posted 08.01.2009 | Style


I have been in love with New York since my first visit as a young student working for my brother Gianni. Imagine if you came, like I did, from Reggio ...

Zandra Rhodes, Favorite Designer Of Princess Diana, Crashes Car Into Hardware Store

AP | Posted 08.01.2009 | Style


SAN DIEGO — A celebrity fashion designer has crashed her car through the front window of a hardware store in San Diego, injuring a customer insi...

Betsey Johnson: 'I Should Be Retired'

New York Magazine | Bennett Marcus | Posted 08.01.2009 | Style


Betsey Johnson takes the train to the Hamptons, but the commute is getting to her. "I'm swearing after last weekend that I will never leave on Friday ...

Justin Timberlake: I'm Sending The Obamas My Jeans

Telegraph UK | Celia Walden | Posted 08.01.2009 | Style


"Do you know who we're trying to get into a pair of our jeans?" volunteers Timberlake, pale and slight, but perky, at the end of a long day giving int...

At Home With Ernest Hemingway's Ultra-Hip Granddaughter

Refinery 29 | Xiyin Tang | Posted 08.01.2009 | Style


Dree Hemingway, the newest downtown sensation, opened up her gilded doors to Japanese magazine SPUR for a fun and funky photo shoot showing off her al...

Who Let The Clown Car Out? Bad Looks From Men's Fashion Week

Refinery 29 | Tina Malred | Posted 07.31.2009 | Style


Men's fashion isn't known for going to extremes--that is, unless you're showing your new line in Milan at Men's Fashion Week where the more extreme th...