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December 18, 2009

How do you wear your trench?

Back in early November, Burberry launched a social networking site to celebrate its iconic trench coat. People from around the world and of all ages now have a platform to showcase how they wear their Burberry trench via the Art of the Trench site. If you feel fabulously fashionable as you strut your stuff down [...]

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December 10, 2009

The No. 1 “It” Bag

1 Hermès Birkin “It’s not a bag: it’s a f***ing Birkin!” shrieks Samantha, in Sex and the City, when she attempts to use Lucy Liu’s name to move up the legendary Hermès Birkin waiting list. What she means is this isn’t any bag, it’s the ultimate fashion status symbol. Named after chanteuse Jane Birkin, the [...]

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December 9, 2009

Top 10 “It” Bags: Part Three

The “It” bag phenomenon has slowed tremendously in recent years as fashion houses find one style simply isn’t enough to carry through an entire season. As the Top 10 continues, you’ll notice a shift back to classic pieces. “They are most definitely not it bags in the sense that they become isn’t bags the next season.” [...]

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December 8, 2009

Top 10 “It” Bags: Part Two

After drooling over yesterday’s post of “It” bags, I present you with a new list to covet.  Today’s list features contemporary designers eager to leave their mark on the distinguished “It” list. 7 Alexander McQueen Novak The Novak was introduced in 2005 as a rival to the YSL Muse.  Gucci apprentice, Alexander McQueen, decided it [...]

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December 7, 2009

Top 10 “It” Bags: Part One

Have you ever wondered what it takes for a handbag to go from just another bag to an “It” bag? An “It” bag is one that is dreamt about, drooled over and coveted by every fashion obsessed woman around the world. These bags transcend time and leave their mark, well, the mark is mostly on [...]

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December 1, 2009

History of Fashion: Christian Dior

This week the Dior Fashion House is in the hot seat. Christian Dior, headquartered in Paris, is a high-fashion clothing retailer. Dior launched his first collection in 1947 which was applauded, by Harpar’s Bazaar magazine, as “such a New Look!” Dior’s New Look, couture dresses focused on cinched waists, full skirts, mid-calf lengths and an [...]

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November 26, 2009

History of Fashion: Coco Chanel

When you think fashion icon, who do you think of? This week, I think of Chanel. In 1913, Gabrielle Bonheur “Coco” Chanel opened her very first shop, which sold a range of raincoats and jackets, in the heart of Paris, France. Through failures and successes, Coco Chanel developed a strong reputation and, eventually, revolutionized French [...]

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