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Five Fun Facts We Learned at the 'Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's' Premiere

By Caitlin Petreycik on
(Berney Films) Karl Lagerfeld and Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen won't sit down in front of a camera to gush about just any store — but for New York City's Bergdorf Goodman, they'll make an exception. Director Matthew Miele interviewed them, and 172 other fashion folks, for his new documentary Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's, which charts the rise of the department store from modest tailor's shop to Bastion of Fanciness.We caught a screening the other night — Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's...Read Full Story

BEHOLD: Princess Vera Wang's Blogger Shoes

By Caitlin Petreycik on
(ThinkStock)Sometimes, when us bloggers free ourselves from the donut glaze — melted by the heat of our laptops — that has welded us to our couches, we put shoes on. And doing so will be even more enjoyable come August, when these smoking slippers from Vera Wang's Princess line hit Kohl's stores. Behold: Blogger shoes! @RightFoot, #LeftFoot. #GetOnMyFeetNow.Read Full Story

Vivienne Westwood to Give Virgin Atlantic's Staff Makeovers

By Caitlin Petreycik on
(Getty Images) Virgin Atlantic's famous red uniforms are about to get a makeover — courtesy of Vivienne Westwood. The designer (and longtime friend of the airline's president Richard Branson) is debuting new looks for over 7,500 staff members, including cabin crew, pilots, and Virgin Holidays employees, this July. (Virgin Atlantic) According to Branson, it's been 13 years since Virgin Atlantic's outfits have had an upgrade (Banana Republic designed uniforms for Virgin America last year). And...Read Full Story

Nicki Minaj Designed Silk Bombers and Matching Track Pants, Just for You

By Caitlin Petreycik on
(Getty Images/Twitter) Nicki Minaj has been slowly leaking photos of her forthcoming Kmart collection — some high-waisted acid wash jeans here, a freak'um dress there — and yesterday, she revealed a silk chain print bomber jacket and matching pants with the caption, "Gna make the jacket smaller." Together, all the pieces give off that Peg Bundy vibe that has been slowly overtaking store shelves. You know: long(er) nails, spandex, white pumps, crop tops, shoulder cut-outs.Minaj also designed...Read Full Story

FIRST LOOK: Phillip Lim for Target Collaboration [VIDEO]

By Danica Lo on
A couple of hours ago, the news broke that designer Phillip Lim has signed on to create a lifestyle collection with Target—and now we can bring you the first sneak peek! Check out this official Target preview video, below, where Lim talks about some of the pieces in the collection—which will include dresses, separates, bags, and more! "What really interests me about this opportunity is making it a wardrobe for the modern-day citizen with multi-facted, multi-textural lives who are always on...Read Full Story

Miley Dresses Up Like Jackie Warner for 'V,' Julia Restoin-Roitfeld's Baby Is Fancier Than You, and More!

By Caitlin Petreycik on
(Fashion Copious) Miley Cyrus does her best fitness instructor impression on the cover of V. [Fashion Copious] Julia Restoin-Roitfeld's baby is fancier than you: "Tom Ford gave me high heels for the baby. They’re a little kitten heel with a velvet rope that you tie. It’s like a collection piece. I have to put it on the bookshelf, framed. I got leather diaper pants from Alexander Wang. And I got an amazing Givenchy shirt from Ricardo [Tisci] and this you can wear. It’s from the season with the...Read Full Story

Tory Burch Is a Big Tupac Fan

By Caitlin Petreycik on
(Getty Images) You know whose music really speaks to Tory Burch, the designer who makes what Town and Country calls, "the uniform for everyone from the Upper East Side lady who lunches to women across America who [want] to look like an Upper East Side lady who lunches"? Tupac's! Yes, Burch is a big fan, although, as she told Elle, "I don’t like all of his songs, of course."One track we do know she's into is "In the Air Tonight." (Yes. Tupac's Phil Collins remix.) She also counts Prince, the...Read Full Story

How Do These 'MILF' Bra Ads Make You FEEL?

By Caitlin Petreycik on
(True & Co.) Today is misguided attempts at puns: Online bra purveyor True & Co. — whose Netflix-like cleavage algorithm is designed to make in-store fittings a thing of the past — launched their "Are You a MILF?" campaign. Just in time for Mother's Day! (?) In this case, MILF stands for "Mom I'd Like to Fit." See what they did there? The ads are meant to “celebrate the moms in our lives” (by assigning them an acronym from American Pie), and as part of the promotion, customers are encouraged...Read Full Story

Missouri Senator Tries to Ban Seersucker

By Caitlin Petreycik on
(ThinkStock) Seersucker suits are a polarizing force in men's fashion. Not really, but Missouri senator Ryan McKenna feels so strongly about the fabric that he proposed a statewide ban on it for anyone over the age of eight. “Any person living in this state aged eight and under may wear seersucker suits at their leisure. Any person over the age of eight living in this state may not wear seersucker suits because adults look ridiculous in seersucker suits,” the (handwritten) amendment to a...Read Full Story

Banana Republic Gives Kate Middleton Another Reason to Shop There

By Caitlin Petreycik on
(Bauer Griffin) Kate Middleton is already a big Banana Republic fan — Princesses! They're not at all like us, except for the fact that they sometimes buy things from Banana Republic. — but now, the retailer has given her extra incentive to shop there, by teaming up with one of her favorite labels, Issa.Remember the navy blue Issa wrap dress the duchess wore in her official engagement photos? After those pictures went public, demand for the design was so high that Issa almost went bankrupt...Read Full Story
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