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Savage beauties. Lisa Salzer’s Spring-Summer 2011 collection for Lulu Frost featured necklaces and earrings dripping with porcupine quills, and ever since we’ve been spotting the torturous little spines everywhere. This season’s batch of quill accessories incoporate luxe elements (think gold-plating, vivid hues, crystal studs) with an earthy tribal vibe that’s inticingly exotic and supremely gorgeous. Love it all!!
If you’ve been waiting for Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen’s launch of their new online only T-shirt line, StyleMint is here! Thanks to InStyle, we have a behind-the-scenes video of their photo shoot, shot by Terry Richardson. The tees are all $30, shop on! WOOP WOOP!!
Check out the behind-the-scenes video 🙂
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Lauren Conrad has been getting democratic on her beauty blog, thebeautydepartment, letting readers make grooming decisions for her. Her latest is a doozy, and I suspect it’s going to be a HUGE hair trend.
As seen at above, she did a hybrid dip dye/tie dye hair color. It looks absolutely sick (in the good sense of the term). I’m thinking of running out and doing the same thing 😉
I did a semi-exhaustive search to try to figure out if this look has been sported before, but she seems to have come up with a new technique. While Nicki Minaj loves dabbling with dip dye color, it’s always pretty flat and geometric, making a line of color through her hair. LC’s combination of dip dye and tie dye is a really fantastic effect. It’s also great if you want some fun color but don’t necessarily want to commit to a full head. It’s sort of a combination of the soon-to-be-played out ombre trend–which LC also sported–and over-the-top Gaga hair.
Check out the gallery below to see a progression of the wacky hair color trend. I think Lauren Conrad’s stylist perfected the look and got it absolutely right.
Serpentine accessories slithered onto the scene during Couture. Tommy Ton snapped Anna Dello Russo (above left) wearing her snake-inspired bracelets during the Paris week, while Giovanna Battaglia toted her Bulgari Serpenti bag (above right). Looking to get your own? Try Aurélie Biedermann’s twining earrings ($215, available at www.mytheresa.com), Chloé’s two-tone satchel (for information, visit www.chloe.fr), or Gaia Repossi’s black gold and pave diamond ring ($16,615, available at www.barneys.com). LOVE!!
If you’re out and about in New York City, you may already have spotted Alexander Wang’s new T campaign stars. Guerrilla-style posters featuring rockers Santigold and Spankrock have already begun papering the city. The duo follows Ashley Smith and Diplo as the new faces of T for Fall ‘11, shot by Dan Jackson and styled by Alastair McKimm. They also appear in Wang’s new campaign video, a remix of Santigold’s single “Go” by Switch, Diplo’s partner in Major Lazer, debuting exclusively below.
Why Santi and Spank? “Their endless talent, incomparable energy, and most of all, down-to-earth personality make them the perfect representation for T,” Wang told Style.com. All of those qualities are on display in the behind-the-scenes video the label created surrounding the campaign, which arrives today at AlexanderWang.com. That’s not all that you’ll find on the site. The Fall ‘11 T collection hits the designer’s e-commerce boutique today as well.
eBay and CFDA will be launching the YOU CAN’T FAKE FASHION campaign on July 11th to raise awareness against counterfeit goods and celebrate original design within the fashion industry. eBay and CFDA have collaborated to produce a collection of original canvas tote bags bearing the tagline YOU CAN’T FAKE FASHION to spark conversation around this important issue.
The collection includes 50 one-of-a-kind totes customized by CFDA designers, including President Diane Von Furstenberg, Badgley Mischka, Tommy Hilfiger, Billy Reid, Tory Burch, Jason Wu, Marchesa, Kenneth Cole, Rodarte and The Row, as well as a limited-edition of standard totes bearing the same tagline. Available at fixed, ‘Buy It Now’ prices, the customized totes will retail at $150 and the standard totes at $35, with all proceeds benefiting the CFDA Foundation.
The sale begins on Monday, July 11 at 11AM EST/8AM PST, exclusively at eBay Fashion Vault.
Pretty cute right?
Karl Lagerfeld has another unexpected side project in the works. French luxury goods brand S.T. Dupont has tapped the designer to create a range of stylish highlighters and pens–but not just any pens. Karl, who famously uses Shu Uemura nail polish to sketch his designs, somehow incorporated the polish into the ink of the pen to create a “burgundy lacquer,” according to WWD. Also, the writing instruments are apparently “fan-shaped” so that they fit neatly between fingers and won’t roll off of your desk.
Photo: WWD
According to their website, S.T. Dupont created a “revolution” in 1973 by releasing the first ever luxury ball point pen. They were also chosen by the French government to furnish the official wedding gift to Prince William and Kate Middleton. No word yet on the price point of Lagerfeld’s pens or whether or not they will be available in the U.S., but, to give you an idea, this limited edition black mother of pearl fountain pen retails for just under $2,000.
Louis Vuitton and Burberry, serious about protecting their trademarks, won a round against the counterfeiters today.
In the largest ever judgment in a trademark counterfeiting and copyright case in Canada, Louis Vuitton will receive CAD $1.4 million (about USD $1.5 million) and Burberry will receive CAD $1.1 million (about USD $1.14 million).
Who’s paying up? Canadian companies Singga Enterprises Inc., and Carnation Fashion Company, which have been selling fake LV and Burberry handbags for about three years.
It just goes to show you–don’t mess with the check. Or the monogram. 😉
I’m a huge fan of Converse and love their collaborations, I found this Aloha Rag x Converse Jack Purcell Zip Shoe pretty damn cute. I own a few any Jack Purcell shoes but I might need a pair of these. These shoes were made to celebrate Aloha Rag’s 20th anniversary featuring the high-top “Zip” silhouette, an off-white sole with an upper that combines crinkle blue, white leather and cool blue linen. As a part of Converse First String, Converse’s premium product line that celebrates craftsmanship, authenticity and pure expression, only 166 pairs will be available. The shoe will be available at Aloha Rag stores in New York City and Honolulu and online at aloharag.com beginning July 1, 2011. The shoe will be available at Converse First String retailers beginning July 15. Shoes will be available for the suggested retail price of $120 in sizes 3 – 13. 🙂
It would be an understatement to call the ongoing Jeremy Scott x adidas Originals collection polarizing. For as long as JS has been cooking up models for adidas they have generated responses at opposite ends of the spectrum. Well, hate it or love it, you can’t deny that the man is pushing the creative limits of sneaker design. We’re here with a preview of the Spring/Summer 2012 line and there look to be plenty more off the wall designs in store. Pictured below is one of the more tame models, an all denim version of the popular JS Wings (LOVE!!). GOTTA HAVE the leopard ones they are just crazy, but Jeremy is still in beast mode, with a Gorilla adorned sneaker coming our way. Also featured in the preview is an American flavored JS Wings model, which will likely hit around Independence Day next year. Below is a sneak preview at all of the upcoming shoes from the Jeremy Scott x adidas Originals Spring/Summer 2012 collection. Which ones are you getting? 😉
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