Amy Winehouse signed on to be Julian MacDonald's top model

| Posted May 13th 2008 8:16PM by Kyle Hepp
Filed under: Designers, Celebrity Style

Kate Moss popularized heroine chic and now Amy Winehouse is bringing it back in the most literal sense possible -- she's a drug addict. But, for some people, that's just a minor detail. Welsh designer, Julian MacDonald, has announced that Amy will wear the top gown in his collection.

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Parke & Ronen: Men's classic swimwear

| Posted May 13th 2008 5:11PM by Whit Honea
Filed under: Casual wear, Sporty wear, Swimwear, Men, Designers

Parke & Ronen make stylish swimwear for men that range from classic preppy to classic board short. Of their four basic types of suit, bikini, 4" swim, 8" swim and snap short, respectively, our favorite is the 8" swim. It's not that we don't care for the other options that they carry, we really do, but frankly, if we tried to wear any of the other styles onto the beach we'd most likely be arrested. Or at the very least ridiculed until we wound up under the pier in the fetal position.

They are for the fit. Daniel Craig fit, not second base on the Styledash softball/drinking team fit.

Gallery: Parke & Ronen

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T-Shirts for the Sedaris, Rooster set

| Posted May 13th 2008 7:58AM by Whit Honea
Filed under: Haute Home, Fashionable Food, Accessories, Casual wear, Men, Designers, Tops, Celebrity Style, Kids and Babies, Under the Radar

Whit Honea is a slacker, a borderline degenerate, and a daydream believer. He's also our resident expert on casual chic. If it's comfortable, and not heinous, he's all over it. He's quite charming, really.

It's hard to think of a company called You Can't Kill the Rooster without Alice in Chains coming to mind:

Here they come to snuff the rooster
Yeah here come the rooster, yeah
You know he ain't gonna die
No, no, no, ya know he ain't gonna die

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It's official, duct tape is for everything: The Shalgo wallets

| Posted May 12th 2008 7:15PM by Whit Honea
Filed under: Accessories, Men, Designers, Under the Radar, Sustainable Style

We've all heard about the wonders of duct tape, how it adheres, fixes and does anything. Some say it is the cure to all that ails us. While that might be taking it a bit far, it is something special, we agree wholeheartedly. Does it fix comma splices?

The good folks at Shalgo Industries are believers. They take it even further by suggesting that duct tape is not only a mender of things, but that it can actually be the thing itself. By that rationale it should be able to repair itself. It's like some sort of regenerating miracle. We should probably keep an eye on it.

Gallery: Shalgo Industries

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Karl Lagerfeld does luggage

| Posted May 12th 2008 3:05PM by Tiffany Neal
Filed under: Designers

Much like Giorgio Armani, Karl Lagerfeld is completely unaware that our economy sucks, the dollars is fairly weak, and people aren't buying expensive booty like they use to.

But what's fashion without all of the craziness and extravagance? Boring, of course.

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Contest Winners!

| Posted May 12th 2008 11:01AM by Annie Scott
Filed under: Bags and Purses, Accessories, High-end threads, Casual wear, Vintage wear, Designers, Dresses and Skirts, Evening wear, Contests & Giveaways

Congratulations to Talya, winner of our My Little Empire Giveaway! She will be wearing the awesome outfit you see at right with vintage lavender ankle boots! Read her deserving comment below; sometimes we luck out on the random choosing:

I have a completely adorable pair of vintage lavender ankle boots--very high, delicate heel and pointed toe--that I found in a thrift store in SF's Mission District. They're perfect for this--the whole look would be very diaphanous and ethereal, but a little bit funky, too!

Congratulations also to the winner of our Roman Savell Giveaway, Glenda! Whatcha gonna put in that classy bag, Glenda?

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Indie Designer Interviews: pequitobun

| Posted May 12th 2008 9:33AM by Mallory Whitfield
Filed under: Jewelry, Designers, Interviews, Under the Radar

We love all of the amazing independent designers out there. In order to find out more about just what makes all of these creative types tick, we present to you an ongoing segment called Indie Designer Interviews.

Today we're pleased to introduce you to Sherry, the designer behind pequitobun, a line of one-of-a-kind romantic jewelry with a twist of whimsy and a little bit of rock-n-roll.

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Jenna Bush gets married, wears a rockin' dress

| Posted May 11th 2008 6:26PM by Kristen Seymour
Filed under: High-end threads, Designers, Evening wear, Celebrity Style

Jenna Bush got married this weekend at the Bush family ranch in Crawford, Texas, and we're sure her new husband, Henry Hager, had no regrets as to his choice when he saw her walking down the aisle. Jenna was dressed in an Oscar de la Renta gown that we just loved -- it had a simple silhouette, but an intricate design with embroidered organza and matte beading from the very top to the end of her chapel-length train.

Not everyone looked so sharp, however -- check out the gallery to see what we loved and what we could've done without.

Gallery: Inside Jenna Bush's wedding

Beyonce shows the pimp-tacular side of kindergarten

| Posted May 9th 2008 6:19PM by Kristen Seymour
Filed under: Designers, Celebrity Style, Kids and Babies

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We're dying to know who, upon seeing the new ads for the House of Dereon's clothing line for little girls, has any desire to buy these clothes for their daughters. Beyonce and her mother, Tina Knowles, are the brains behind the collection, so we suppose it's not a huge surprise that the inventors of bootyliciousness would come up with kids' clothes that are a little edgy, but these ads are just ... well, take a look through the gallery and decide for yourself!

To be fair, the clothing itself isn't all that bad. Not good, either, but not quite as "Go on, baby, and earn your lunch money the old fashioned way" as the ads make them appear. But seriously, who's going to want their daughter associated with the clothing in these ads? You know, besides Mrs. Knowles ...

Gallery: House of Dereon: For hoochie-mamas in training

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Get Addicted to Speed, the topcoat

| Posted May 9th 2008 4:03PM by Cat Lincoln
Filed under: Designers, Cosmetics

What kind of clear nail polish is actually worth $20? The kind created by NASA as a topcoat for fighter plans, of course.

Okay, maybe it's not aircraft paint, but Deborah Lippmann's new fast-drying lacquer topcoat, Addicted to Speed, really was created using nanotechnology...how a celebrity manicurist got her perfect hands on nanotechnology is a question for national security experts. We're just happy it works.

Super quick to dry, with UV protection to keep your color bright, Deborah's site specifically says to wear it over color only. Lucky thing she offers so many cool colors to choose from!

Our ideal summer weekend combo is Shutup and Drive/Addicted to Speed. How about you?

Penguin suit for swimming

| Posted May 9th 2008 12:08PM by Whit Honea
Filed under: Accessories, Casual wear, Sporty wear, Swimwear, Men, Designers

ORIGINAL PENGUIN® by Munsingwear may have started as a the golf shirt wing of an underwear and military supply company (really), but it's grown to be so much more. Once "worn by the likes of Arnold Palmer, Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and Richard Nixon," three of which we love, the company was recreated in 2003 to reach the style shakers of today. Penguin is happy "to design collections for people with such great intellect, style and humor." They also design clothing for the rest of us.

Gallery: Penguin

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One People Project makes clothes for everyone

| Posted May 9th 2008 9:58AM by Whit Honea
Filed under: Casual wear, Men, Designers, Tops, Under the Radar

Whit Honea is a slacker, a borderline degenerate, and a daydream believer. He's also our resident expert on casual chic. If it's comfortable, and not heinous, he's all over it. He's quite charming, really.

It's funny that we just discovered the clothing company One People Project. It would appear that the line we stumbled upon is actually their fall collection, but our tardiness has served us well. When we look at these shirts we think spring and summer. Apparently their apparel knows no boundaries.

Gallery: One People Project

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Giorgio Armani receives Couture Council Award for Global Fashion Leadership

| Posted May 8th 2008 7:46PM by Kyle Hepp
Filed under: Designers

Giorgio Armani is hot stuff in fashion right now. Well, he's always been hot stuff, that's nothing new. So it's no surprise that when it came time to name the first ever FIT Couture Council Award for Global Fashion Leadership, he was an obvious choice.

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Danielle Scutt for Topshop

| Posted May 8th 2008 5:41PM by Tiffany Neal
Filed under: Designers

Five months until Topshop opens in New York and the UK retailer teases us with another cool designer collaboration that we'll only be able to buy on its online store.

Cruel and unusual indeed.

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Christian Siriano: Now outfitting virtual clients

| Posted May 8th 2008 5:02PM by Tiffany Neal
Filed under: Designers

In what could be one of the weirdest designer collaborations since streetwear brand Supreme hook-ed up with Kermit the frog, Project Runway season four winner Christian Siriano will be designing a line of prom dresses for a virtual community.

Um, yeah.

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