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Just Kidding, That Tavi/Jane Pratt Collaboration Isn’t Happening

Julie GersteinAugust 9, 2011 //
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It seems the love affair between teen wunderkind style blogger Tavi Gevinson and Sassy magazine creator Jane Pratt may be coming to a close. Tavi originally signed on to be a part of Pratt’s new website xoJane, and was meant to bring the teen voice and angle to the publication. But when Pratt’s site launched earlier this year, the Style Rookie blogger’s influence was nowhere to be found. Now it seems that Gevinson has decided that xoJane’s parent corporation, Say Media, isn’t anyone she wants to work with. Instead, Gevinson is going independent for her new magazine venture, Rookie. “It was just that I want to have full control, and it’s important to me that we’re independent, not so that we can be indie and ‘down with the Man,’ but because I find a lot of comfort knowing that it’s all in my control,” said Gevinson in a statement. Given Gevinson’s love of all things ’90s (Riot Grrl, Courtney Love, “My So-Called Life”), we’re not surprised she’s decided to invoke a DIY spirit. And frankly, we’re more excited than ever to see what she’s going to produce. [The Observer] Keep reading »

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Nikki Reed, Your Obsession With Your Fiance Is Freaking Us Out

Julie GersteinAugust 9, 2011 //

How much does “Twilight” star Nikki Reed love her fiance, “American Idol” also-ran Paul McDonald? Enough to put his visage on her fingernails. All of them. She wore his face on her fingers to this past weekend’s Teen Choice Awards. I imagine that she meant as a sweet gesture, but somehow, it seems kind of creepy. Like, what if she picks her nose with her fiance’s face? Or unwedges her underwear from her butt with two Paul McDonald-clad fingers? Paul McDonald, did you put her up to this? Or are you two just really crazily obsessively that much in love with each other? I mean, most people just put pictures of their significant others on their phones, guys. [Celebuzz] Keep reading »

The Trend That Is Not A Trend: Sewing Clothes!

Julie GersteinAugust 8, 2011 //
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Cutting edge paper thing The New York Times has uncovered a thriving underworld in Brooklyn, full of women who have taken up needles and thread for this thing called — what is it called? — sewing? Apparently, these sewing wonders, make their own garments! At home. By hand. This is a trend, this people making their own clothes thing. Crazy, I know. The Times agrees, and found the time to profile Sarah Kate Beaumont, who sews clothes out of her Park Slope apartment. Sarah Kate, who “majored in English literature at Bryn Mawr College, where she rode a unicycle in leggings and a skirt,” sewed several items of clothing “as an experiment of self-reliance and artistic whimsy,” and now it’s “a way of life.” Some (the Times actually) might say Sarah Kate’s “whimsy” and “self-reliance” are just reflective of Brooklyn’s independent spirit, its burgeoning, itching (like an STD) desire to be seen as an separate entity from Manhattan. Yes, because Brooklynites are always living their lives as a metaphor. But others (again, The New York Times, natch) might argue that the back-to-sewing movement is simply an extension of the “back to the land” pioneer movement. We say: this is not a trend. Women be making their own clothes since the beginning of times, idiots. Next week, in part two of the Times series on The Sewing Trend, a little show called “Project Runway”! [NY Times] Keep reading »

Vivienne Westwood Isn’t Fond of Kate Middleton’s Style, Either

Julie GersteinAugust 8, 2011 //

“I would have loved to have dressed Kate Middleton. But I have to wait until she kind of catches up a bit somewhere with style…I think she’s got a problem with eye make-up! The sharp line around her eyes make her look hard. Either she should be smudgy or wear none. … Let me put it this way. It seems to me, that her image is ‘ordinary woman.’ Therefore, high street shopper. And I just think she should be an extraordinary woman, wherever she gets her clothes from.”

–Punk designer Vivienne Westwood, on her disdain for Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge’s style, or lack thereof. [Telegraph] Keep reading »

Your 10 Best “How My Parents Met” Stories

Julie GersteinAugust 8, 2011 //

Last week, we shared the stories of how our parents met. From Ami’s parents — who met at summer camp — to Kate’s mom and dad — who bonded over Shakespeare in the Park — you guys immediately connected and shared your own parents adorable stories. We noticed a couple of startling similarities in so many of the tales shared — for one, that people used to get married at a much younger age. That’s not entirely surprising — but it is rather shocking that so many stories involved couples getting engaged after only six weeks, and married after only six months. It seems the courting and engagement period was typically much, much shorter than it is now. And what’s more, from your stories anyway, most of those couples seem to still be happily married today. Just something to consider.

More than 70 of you told your parents story, and we’ve selected our 10 favorites for you to read. And if you haven’t told your tale already, feel free to share it in the comments! Keep reading »

Senor Chang Will Frighten and Amaze

Julie GersteinAugust 8, 2011 //

If you’re not watching “Community” yet, I’m going to give you an assignment: Start watching it already. It’s one of the funniest shows on TV, and that’s in large part to the work of one Senor Chang, played by funny dude Ken Jeong. Jeong, who proves that you can switch up your life path at any time, used to be a medical doctor and then became a doctor of funny with roles in “The Hangover” and “Role Models.” Here, enjoy a selection of some of Jeong’s finest moments as disgraced Spanish teacher Senor Chang and get prepped for the next season of “Community,” starting up again this September. [NBC]

 

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The Good, The Bad & The WTF At The The Teen Choice Awards

Julie GersteinAugust 8, 2011 //
The Good, The Bad & The WTF At The Teen Choice Awards
So many questions emerging from this weekend’s Teen Choice Awards. Like, what is a Kaley Cuoco, the host of said Teen Choice festivities? And did somebody really name their child Fivel–as in teen star Fivel Stewart? What about the strange bun-type accoutrement on the top of Lil Twist’s head? And then there were the fashions–proof that perhaps even famous teens need guidance when it comes their sartorial choices. And we can’t even get into what “So You Think You Can Dance” judge Mary Murphy is wearing. Keep clicking to see the good, the bad, and the WTF of the Teen Choice Awards’ red carpet fashions…
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Amy Winehouse Lives On … Through Fred Perry

Julie GersteinAugust 8, 2011 //

Singer Any money Winehouse would have made will go right to her newly-established foundation. “Amy’s royalties and fees from both collections will be donated to the soon-to-be-established Amy Winehouse​ Foundation. Fred Perry will also make a seasonal donation to the Foundation,” said a statement from the company. Amy’s father Mitch, who just can’t keep his face out of the public eye, also released a statement on the collection. “When Fred Perry came to us to ask what we would like to do with the new collection it was natural to continue … Amy loved working on both collections, and would want them to be made available. All the money we make and the donation that Fred Perry will give will go straight into to the Amy Winehouse Foundation, which we are setting up to help children and young people in her name.”

So, at least something good will come out of Winehouse’s work with Perry, and fans will get a couple of last opportunities to enjoy a piece of her creative output. [Huffington Post]

Karl Lagerfeld’s Macy’s Models Put A Lot Into Posing

Julie GersteinAugust 7, 2011 //
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Karl Lagerfeld is not known for giving two craps about the little guy. His air, his very being, screams elitist sunglass wearer and hater of children, after all. So we were over the moon to discover that Herr Karl produced an actually affordable line for Macy’s. The clothes are what you might expect from a man who wears gloves and black leather in the grueling dead of summer — black, gray, refined and sexy — and the price point is droolworthy: all items are between $50 and $70. And it appears the models, too, love their frocks. After the jump, we give a glimpse at the clothes and a rundown of their ridiculous model poses.
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Her Best Looks: Florence Welch For TopShop? We Hope So!

Julie GersteinAugust 7, 2011 //
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How do you measure a style icon? Well, if you’re talking about Florence Welch, lead singer of Florence + the Machine, you measure her by her ability to transcend the fact that she is standing in front of a Burger King sign and still totally working a dreamy, ethereal, magical vibe. Florence has been tearing up stages and red carpets around the globe with her Stevie Nicks-meets-high fashion aesthetic. And now we hear she may be working on a collaboration with British fashion chain TopShop. Just like TopShop’s last celeb collaborator, Kate Moss, we’re hoping Welch’s collection will invoke her wild banshee spirit, and in honor of her upcoming fashionings, we’ve assembled some of our favorite Florence looks. Machine not included.
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