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Clothes recycler Katy Perry

‘Waking Up in Vegas’ singer Katy Perry thinks designers should be willing to sell items from their older collections is they are better than their latest collections. Katy Perry likes to wear fashion that is three seasons old. The ‘Waking Up in Vegas’ singer doesn’t agree with throwing pieces away just because they are old, and thinks designers should be more willing to lend clothes from their past collections. She said: “I get upset when designers won’t lend me something from three seasons ago because I’m like, ‘That was your better season. This season sucks.’ ”

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Iraina Mancini for Pop Princess

Everyone has their fashion idols. Kate is always up there, Chloe Sevigny is often a penultimate winner for pure indulgence and mine was always (secretly) Patricia Arquette in True Romance. Yes, I wanted to look like I shopped in Vegas and turned tricks. Amy Winehouse has dominated the ‘show your own bra-strap’ look, so I’ve left it behind for a bit and have found a new favourite.

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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 wearing said jeans and caps flashes across the screen. Fortunately, fashion for men has come a long way. No longer exclusively the territory of wealthy Europeans, male models, and select other men, the “metrosexual” movement has made it acceptable for guys to be just as fickle about their ties and shirts as we girls are about our shoes. It’s not uncommon to see men walking down the street, jeans emblazoned with the same designer logo as their girlfriends (though, for the record, this type of matching should be avoided if possible). Aside from the competition for the bathroom mirror, most girls probably won’t complain about the increasingly fastidious habits of the men around them. I, for one, am highly appreciative of dapper men.

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