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Halloween is not an usual thing in my life…I was born in Brazil, and there we don’t celebrate it, our parallel to it is: All Saint’s Day and All Souls’ Day.  Actually, Halloween is a celebration heavily influenced by those …

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Fall/Winter 2012 Hats

 

In the year of  The Queen’s Jubilee, hats are more than ever at the high point of fashion.

Designers in the coming cold season offer a variety of shapes and materials, sizes and colors, among which every woman can find …

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Get Busy, Get Dizzy

 

Mixing patterns and textures is not exactly something new, but with no doubt is a hot trend this season. In this wonderful editorial from Papermag, we can see how radical we are allowed to be. Adios, less is more.  …

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Blackmilk Leggings – give me nylon

 

Several years ago – an Australian guy was jobless and bored. Out of this boredom, with just a few bucks in his pocket, he bought a secondhand sewing machine and the cheapest fabric available- nylon lining- the life-changing material. He …

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Delicious Video of the Collaboration Between Pedro Lourenço & Melissa

 

Video by Philip Andelman –  Sound by Superpitcher – Starring model Maria Bradley

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Here are the 10 finalists for the 2012 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund

 

Vogue has just announced the 10 finalists for this year’s annual CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund. The winner will receive a cash prize and mentorship from an industry veteran. Joseph Altuzarra took home the top prize ($300,000) for 2011, while runners up …

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Louis Vuitton and Yayoi Kusama

 

Marc Jacobs will continue his series of artist collaborations by working with Yayoi Kusama, the Japanese artist known for her whimsical dot motif.

 

Jacobs met Kusama in Tokyo in 2006. Their relationship led to Louis Vuitton providing financial …

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Fashion Label Rebranding

 

As you already know, Hedi Slimane is the new creative director of Yves Saint Laurent. The first thing he did in his new position was to change the logo of the 51 year old French house. Instead of YSL, now …

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Go Skateboarding Day

 

On June 21 skateboarders around the globe will celebrate the pure exhilaration, creativity, and spirit of one of the most infuential activities in the world by blowing off all other obligations to go skateboarding. OK, most skateboarders do this every …

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Round sunglasses

 

Round sunglasses are quite the trend this year. Everyone seems to be wearing them in all sizes and colors. They make the wearer look like they don’t take themselves so seriously…and they really make me smile.

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Our Town is Making Jeans Again

 

Hiut Denim Company is doing something good: breathing life back into the Welsh coastal town of Cardigan, which used to make thousands of jeans a week until production was moved overseas (400 people lost their jobs, but the skills remained). …

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This Is Not a Suit – A.Sauvage’s Short Film

 

Adrien Sauvage was born in London. From the age of 13 he played professional basketball, representing Great Britain at an International level. After taking an early retirement from basketball, Sauvage began working as a stylist and personal shopper under the …

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Charlotte Olympia Shoes

 

She is shoe/accessory designer, half-Brazilian, half-English. Charlotte Olympia Dellal graduated from London’s Cordwainers in 2004 spent some time at Ungaro and Giambattista Valli before launching her eponymous shoe brand Charlotte Olympia in 2007.

Among her clients are Sarah Jessica Parker, …

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Like A Boss

 

Suits are back (everything seems to be back !). When you don’t know what to wear, choose a suit, it works in every occasion.

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Doloris Petunia jewelry

 

Courtney Prince is the design dynamo behind Doloris Petunia jewelry. Prince is an ex figure skater who started making jewelry in an attempt to create European looking pieces that she was unable to find in America. As her style …

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The Jeans Jacket Is Back

 

Last Friday, I took my 30 year old jean jacket out from the deep of my old wardrobe trunk, to a friend’s birthday lunch. My jacket is perfect: a little bit ripped, worn out, in a 90′s cut and unique, …

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Ombré tights

 

Have you noticed how the world is turning OMBRÉ?! Nails, pants, HAIR and now tights! We LOVE, LOVE, LOVE these ombré tights created by artist-designer Tiffany Ju! You can find them here.

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Sneakers Trend – Spring/Summer 2012

 

In Winter we showed you (here) some cool new sneakers. Well, this trend is more alive than ever in Spring 2012. But you don’t need to look like a rapper to fit this trend. Take a look at …

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The IOU Project – From Artisan To Consumer

 

The IOU Project is a fashion start-up that brings together artisans and consumers.

The video below explains the primary idea of the project designed by a group of entrepreneurs with backgrounds in apparel design, manufacturing and retail (Raasta, OshKosh), technology …

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iStreet Revolution – the most interesting online shops

 

What happens when high-street retail becomes homogenized into an identical strip of big chain stores? Internet shopping. E-commerce is one of the prime problems facing traditional high-street retailers.
And we are not talking about netaporter.com, asos.com, mytheresa.com. …

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rose is a rose is a rose.

 

I love roses, and lately I seem to be seeing them everywhere!
And nothing more inspiring and fitting for spring and its sunny days than wearing the beautiful jewelry with roses from Prada’s Resort S/S 2012 and Dior’s Bois de …

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Getting ready for spring!

 

Seeing that it snowed this week I might just be a wee bit too eager to start thinking about spring….but we all need to dream…eh?! Let’s face it…winter and spring are like night and day. Spring is lively…sunny…hopeful…..bright….and HAPPY! Who …