There was quite the debate going on last week over Jenna Lyons and her perhaps-ill-fitting-if-not-daring dressed up denim at the Met Gala. If you thought that was extreme, then you may want to excuse yourself for the remainder of this post. Never one to shy away from a bit of opulence, Karl Lagerfeld showed his [...]
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If there’s one occasion where it seems like denim might be slightly out of place, it’s the red carpet of a major New York City event. However, if you’re Jenna Lyons, the President and Creative Director of J. Crew, you make it work. At the 2012 Costume Institute Gala on Monday night, Lyons layered an [...]
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I posted recently about my desire to pair my boy jeans with bossy heels. Often times I wax philosophic on all these denim dreams I have – how I’ll wear them, all these amazing shoes I’ll buy, and all the cool combinations I’m going to try. More often than not, I just revert to the [...]
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I think my obsession with all things French dates back to around 1990, when I started learning the language in kindergarten. Little words like beaucoup, magnifique and pain-au-chocolat have been in my vocabulary for decades. When I spent time in Paris in high school and college, I fell deeply and irrevocably in love with the [...]
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Since the holiday season is fully upon us now, I thought it would be fun to put a festive twist on the usual denim review posts. For the next couple of weeks, I’m going to attempt to style up some denim that I think would work perfectly for holiday parties and any festive occasion that [...]
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Caitlin from Style Within Reach is just about as cute as they come. She’s got a killer fashion sense, a big, gorgeous smile and her blog is full of inspiration for all budgets. I met Caitlin briefly over a New York Fashion Week brunch, but recently caught up with her to chat about dressing up [...]
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By Ann of Holier than Now It’s a year or so after the denim shirt became a staple of the fashion set, and now there’s a great comfort level with this piece. We’re at ease with the denim-on-denim look, and of course a laid-back, Western-influenced jean shirt and suede pant ensemble … but now we’re beginning to dress up this basic as [...]
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Last week when I reviewed these Rich & Skinny Hutton trouser jeans, I was forced to admit something to myself: I was beginning an illicit affair. I’ve been in a long-term, commited relationship with skinny jeans for some time now, and we’re really happy together. However, as anyone in the throws of a hot affair [...]
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On the eve of New York Fashion Week, the IFB Conference brought together more than 300 of the worlds independent (and stylish) fashion bloggers. It seemed like every type of woman and every spectrum of personal style was represented. From gorgeous maxi skirts with tucked-in blouses to – yes – denim overalls, there were notable [...]
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