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FASHION ROUNDUP

 Vegan Shoes Walk Right In 

Plus, white bucks are back and heels are lowered

Jul 9, 09 11:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Veganism isn’t just for food anymore. “Times have never been better for vegan fashion,” a PETA spokesperson says. “Vegan apparel and accessories companies are sprouting up everywhere in the US.” The Wall Street Journal tried out three pairs of vegan shoes and determined that synthetic... More »

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fashion • shoes • vegan • trend • high heels • footwear • Jay-ZTV • white bucks

SLIDESHOW

 Obama Women 
 Hit Moscow in Style 


Jul 7, 09 6:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michelle, Malia, and Sasha Obama didn't let an 11-hour flight stop them from looking stylish as they arrived in Moscow yesterday, the New York Daily News reports. Michelle, who boarded Air Force One in a floral frock by Talbots, arrived in a peach-colored dress by Narcisco Rodriguez, while the girls... More »

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Barack Obama • fashion • Michelle Obama • Narciso Rodriguez • Dmitry Medvedev • Malia Obama • Sasha Obama • J. Crew • Svetlana Medvedev • Michelle Obama pictures

Skinny Jeans Craze Puts
the Squeeze
on Guys

Style trumps comfort as trend hits not-so-hip

Jul 6, 09 12:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - The market for skinny jeans is expanding, as more and more men looking to show off their assets are pouring themselves into tight fitting styles, the Wall Street Journal reports. But as they target a crowd beyond the usual hipsters, skaters, and hip-hoppers, manufacturers are giving customers a bit of... More »

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fashion • pants • jeans • clothing • Gap • trend • skinny jeans • women's issues • Levi Strauss

(Newser) - While Mark Sanford spews "sloppy verbiage" in the "salacious terms of a Harlequin bodice-ripper," his wife is also making a statement—with her wardrobe, Robin Givhan writes in the Washington Post. Givhan finds "something splendidly defiant" in Jenny Sanford's white shorts and flowery tops. Other... More »

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fashion • clothes • affair • wardrobe • Mark Sanford • Jenny Sanford • women's issues

OPINION

 Rompers: 
 Play Clothes 
 for Grown-Ups 

Writer gives up, tries a few on—and actually likes some

Jul 2, 09 12:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - When Jessica Grose found herself unwittingly trying on a romper during a shopping trip, she was horrified. After all, “it should be obvious that rompers were not originally intended to make adult women look hot,” Grose writes on DoubleX, remembering her reaction the first time she saw a... More »

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fashion • women • trend • Jay-ZTV • women's issues

 The Most Stylish 
 Cities in the World 

Paris, Milan top Forbes list

Jul 1, 09 2:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Weighing everything from fashion to architecture to street life, Forbes rates the 10 most stylish cities in the world. The best of the best:
  • It doesn’t get any more chic than Paris
  • Milan: “flashy” fashion and cool contemporary design
  • New York: a shopping spree from Brooklyn to
... More »

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fashion • London • New York • design • Rome • Donatella Versace • Paris • Milan • style • Hermes • Roberto Cavalli • Chanel • fashion designer • La Dolce Vita • Jay-ZTV • Charlotte Gainsbourg • Villa Borghese

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Boyle's Dream 
 May Move to 
 Dance Floor 

Plus, Beyonce launches fashion line, and more

Jul 1, 09 2:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - What’s next for Britain’s Got Talent runner-up Susan Boyle? Maybe some remixing. “A dance mix of ‘I Dreamed A Dream’ would go down a storm in the clubs,” a member of a UK dance group tells the Mirror. Elsewhere:
  • Beyoncé’s alter ego,
... More »

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entertainment • fashion • Dallas Cowboys • celebrity • Justin Timberlake • Tony Romo • Beyonce • Jessica Simpson • Guy Ritchie • Jessica Biel • Susan Boyle • Britain's Got Talent • Jay-ZTV • Tina Knowles • Sasha Fierce

ANALYSIS

 In Women's 
 Fashion, 
 No Irony 
 After 50 

Women of a certain age should stick with elegance, some say

Jun 25, 09 1:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - When 50-year-old Madonna showed up at the Met’s costume gala last month wearing a mini-dress and a bow shaped like rabbit ears, it begged the question: How old is too old for ironic touches like knee socks and pigtails? And more importantly, why can’t over-50 women wear certain... More »

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entertainment • fashion • Madonna • trend • Jay-ZTV

 How the Little Black Dress 
 Got to Be Black, and Little 

Coco Chanel didn't create, just popularized

Jun 22, 09 3:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - The ubiquitous little black dress can be the foundation of a recession-friendly wardrobe. But Coco Chanel—widely credited with inventing the LBD—actually just brought it from strict and severe to chic and sophisticated. Double X explores the history of this staple in women’s closets:
  • Centuries ago, black
... More »

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entertainment • fashion • black • Chanel • fashion industry • Jay-ZTV • designer fashion

 Fashion Designers See 
 Signs: Curves Ahead 

Shops offer more trendy, form-fitting clothes to full-figured shoppers

Jun 18, 09 11:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Full-figured women and girls once had fewer fashion options than their size-0 counterparts, but that’s changing as more designers cater to shoppers who want to flaunt their curves, the New York Times reports. Options for the plus-size fashionista range from pink leggings to—gasp!—horizontal stripes. “Some... More »

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fashion • overweight • Target • fashion designer • fashion industry • Topshop • Jay-ZTV • Forever 21

 Jimmy Choo Steps Into H&M 



Fashion collection will include designs for men and women

Jun 17, 09 11:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Christmas has come early for recessionistas: Jimmy Choo is teaming up with the budget-conscious retail chain H&M, the AP reports. The shoemaker, adored by Sex and the City’s Carrie, will also include bags, accessories, and clothing in its collection, to launch Nov. 14. “We adore Jimmy Choo’... More »

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entertainment • fashion • Sex and the City • Roberto Cavalli • fashion designer • H&M • Jay-ZTV • designer fashion • Jimmy Choo • Stella McCartney

interview

 Levi Goes 
 Hollywood 
 ... Sort Of 

Bristol's baby-daddy wants a reality show

Jun 17, 09 10:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Now that he’s free of the Palins, Levi Johnston is going Hollywood, trying to turn his fame into fortune with acting gigs or a reality show, reports Renata Espinosa of the Daily Beast. She caught up with Johnston and Tank Jones, the giant style-conscious black lawyer who’s acting... More »

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Hollywood • fashion • shopping • Sarah Palin • Bristol Palin • Levi Johnston • Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston • Tank Jones

  Fashion Week Hits Africa  

Amidst global downturn, African designers poised to rise

Jun 15, 09 3:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - The recession is taking a toll on demand for haute couture, but African designers are betting the youthfulness of their industry will trump the economy at the first pan-African fashion week. “We’re growing,” says a designer from Sierra Leone who trained in New York and Paris. "... More »

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Africa • fashion • Sierra Leone • Fashion Week • fashion designer • fashion industry • Jay-ZTV • designer fashion

 'Size Nazi' 
 Designers 
 Lash Back 
 at Vogue 

It's not all our fault, they say

Jun 14, 09 10:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Designers have lashed back at a Vogue editor who accuses them of forcing ultra-thin models on magazine covers by sending "minuscule" photo-shoot clothes no normal woman can wear. British Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman complained in a letter to top designers that the clothing is so tiny magazines are forced... More »

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fashion • anorexia • model • Vogue • fashion designer • Role Models • skinny jeans

 $50K Hermes Bag 
 Is Recession-Proof 

In tough times, designer's bag sales are up

Jun 10, 09 3:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - High-end designers everywhere are closing down storefronts, but somehow Hermes’ sales are up. The iconic brand has managed to beat the recession by ignoring it, continuing to sell $50,000 bags that require years on a waiting list to own. “Hermes’ position is unique; it is at the very... More »

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fashion • Victoria Beckham • Hermes • handbag • Birkin bag • what recession? • Jay-ZTV • designer fashion

FASHION ROUNDUP

 Berlin Wall Becomes Couture 

Also, which bracelets are big this summer, and more

Jun 10, 09 2:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Berlin Wall has long drawn artists, and now the murals they’ve left on its surviving stretch has inspired something else, the AP reports: fashion. Daniel Rodan designed pieces like a green mini dress featuring East Germany’s Erich Honecker kissing Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev for his collection Mauerkleider... More »

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entertainment • fashion • Berlin Wall • scents • fashion designer • aphrodisiacs • Jay-ZTV • designer fashion • Erich Honecker • Leonid Brezhnev

 Chuck Taylor (and 
 Other Sneaker 
 Names) Revealed 

No, Adidas is not an acronym

Jun 9, 09 2:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Some sneaker names are obvious—Air Jordan, anyone? But Mental Floss uncovered the origins of some popular brand names that are a bit more mysterious:
  • Converse Chuck Taylor All Star: A former high school basketball star, Chuck Taylor joined the Converse team in 1921 and helped launch the
... More »

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fashion • shoes • sneakers • Reebok • Adidas • Jay-ZTV • Converse • Puma • Keds • ASICS

(Newser) - Naked photographers, orders to strip for no reason and sex assaults are a troubling part of the modeling business and involve some of the top names in fashion, according to a new documentary by a popular model. "Every girl I have talked to has a story," model Sara... More »

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fashion • sexual harassment • runway • model • photographers • fashion industry • sex assault

(Newser) - More American women are turning weddings into racy affairs as third-wave feminism sexes up an old-fashioned ceremony, Kayleen Schaefer writes in Newsweek. In the age of "sexting" and provocative mainstream magazines, brides are discarding rituals for skimpy outfits and wild bachelorette parties. "It's the ultimate display of... More »

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fashion • feminism • weddings • sexting

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 LiLo Could Bring 
 Down Fashion House 

Plus, Speidi quits reality show, for real this time

Jun 2, 09 12:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan’s acting career is on the rocks, so she wants to try out fashion. But the head designer at House of Emanuel Ungaro—in talks with Lohan—threatened to quit if she comes aboard, the New York Post reports. Elsewhere:
  • Reality couple Spencer and Heidi Pratt has
... More »

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entertainment • Britney Spears • reality TV • fashion • Lindsay Lohan • celebrity • gossip • Spencer Pratt • Twilight • Robert Pattinson • Kristen Stewart • Heidi Montag • I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here! • Emanuel Ungaro

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