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Articles: Looking forward to Fashion Week!

New York

 

Models: Not just a pretty face pt 2

Although I mentioned the accomplishments of models Carla Bruni, Brooke Shields and Tyra Banks in my

 

Menswear AW08: Clueless or Clued up?

Remember the sequence in Clueless where Alicia Silverstone’s character bemoans the fashion choices of the males of her generation? As she decries their “baggy jeans and backward caps”, an image of guys walking down the sidewalk...

 

Models: Not just a pretty face.

It’s easy to dismiss models as a pretty face and nothing more. Their job is to look good. And though Tyra may try to convince the general public that good models have an A+ personality to go along with their A+ looks, it’s easy...

 

Shwopping: The way of the future?

Shop without leaving the house or spending a cent? Trade in those old Manolo Blahniks for a Chanel bag? Are the fashion gods finally thanking us for our voracious shopping habits or are they playing a ‘too good to be true’ trick...

 

A brief look at the Pre-Fall collections.

After sifting through the pictures of the pre-fall 08 collections we can’t help but feel excited at the prospect of fashion week. And If Zac Posen’s presentation is an indication of what’s to come then we literally can’t...

 

Opinions: Anything goes…

The world of fashion was an exciting escape from my humdrum reality of being a nerdy kid growing up in the suburbs. I remember when I was a teenager I would hole up in my bedroom for hours and ardently flip through stacks of fashion magazines...