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If there’s one celebrity who has been relentlessly shoved down our stylish throats this year it has to be Lady Gaga. Celebrity overexposure is certainly annoying, but at least GaGa’s has a few perks. She has a very defined look, making her a perfect Halloween costume. If you’re like me, you’re always wanting to be come obscure movie character that no one ‘gets’ and you spend the whole night explaining your costume. Gaga can eliminate this displeasure for all of us, and it you the perfect excuse to wear those totally-too-slutty-for-work new thigh high boots you just had to have. NY Mag has the perfect guide to dressing like Lady Gaga for Halloween.

Layered necklaces have been in style for years now, to take your look a step further just add a practical pouch necklace. These new pouch necklaces aren’t just any medieval inspired boring brown leather, they display our  favorite trends including studs, suede and ornate gold brocade. As an extra plus, you now have a secret hiding spot. Thanks to Refinery 29 for some great options and styling tips.

Backstage photography can often be more stunning then stylized editorials or runway snapshots. Giving the viewer a personal look into models lives and some of the madness that is backstage before a fashion show, Anne Combaz is a treasured photographer. Surprisingly, the most stunning images come not from the frenetic movement backstage but from the duller moments where the models are relaxed and their inner beauty is able to shine. Combaz’s photos are available on her website or on her Flickr.

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Marc Jacobs, Naomi Campbell, Amanda Lepore, Daphne Guinness, Natasha Poly, Olivier Theyskens, and Shalom Harlow are just a few of the famous fashion faces who supported François Nars 15th anniversary effort. Nars said that each look is inspired by an iconic image or person and a classic Nars product, but no one really cares what the inspiration is as long as we get to see Marc Jacobs wearing lipstick, right?!

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When the sequins in an editorial make it on to the tights you know it’s got to be high on my list of favorites. I’m obsessed with these tights and Sasha’s ability to pull off the variety of wigs stylist Edward Enninful threw at her during this shoot.

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Photographed by David Vasiljevic, Toni Garrn transforms from sweet and innocent to the queen of the rock-star groupies. Tyler Riggs, Marcel Castenmiller, Lyle Lodwick and Joseph Culp are the boys in this editorial supplying us with plenty of eye candy. Gotta love a good transformation.

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Carine Roitfeld’s love for Lara Stone can no longer be attributed to her wispy blonde hair and ample breasts. Taking things a step further from the September cover of Vogue Paris where Roitfeld styled her with brown hair and (gasp) visible eyebrows, she is now transformed into a wide variety of stereotypes. Rave attendee, china doll, and fierce tribal leader are all present in this diverse editorial where Lara Stone becomes almost unrecognizable.

GALLERY: Lara for Vogue Paris

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This spread gives you a good look at the Prada over the knee wellies (out of the water!) and plenty of other thigh high boots – pretty unexpected on the beach. The tousled hair and bulky sweaters are more fitting, especially on breezy beach nights, my personal favorite time to visit. This laid back spread was shot by Matthias Vriens-McGrath.

GALLERY: Santa Monica on Cult

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Further proof that print is dead, blogger BryanBoy tweeted that there were computers in the front row when he sat down!

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Some say that short hair isn’t as versatile as long hair, but Rihanna is proving all of them wrong. With her shaved sides, rainbow of highlights and love of hair gel every week it seems like she is rocking a different style. This week its chunky blonde highlights, love it or hate it? Comment or tweet @fashionindie with your responses.

Showcards are always fun, but these from WM and Women are too good not to share. With a strong Sin City inspiration, these agencies have transformed their models from coat hangers to crime fighting, sexy superheroes!  Check the sources to see the individual model cards.

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Spreads where large animals are involved immediately draw me into a glamourous land of fashion fantasy and this one is no exception. This particular one, shot by Elina Kechicheva, elevates the fantasy feel with an abstract headpiece that doubles as a sinister crown, making Mona Johannesson the ice queen of this enchanted land.

GALLERY: Black Light

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Halloween is my number one anticipated day of the year, and this Tim Burton editorial showcases why. The excess of black and drama infused clothing is what my dreams are made of. To see Malgosia Bela, Sophie Srej and Evelina Mambetova live in my fantasy land check the gallery.

GALLERY: Tricks & Treats

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Page Six is reporting that Lindsay Lohan continued to act like a diva at the G-Star show. After refusing to pose for photos, the attention craving star began throwing other celebrities seating cards on the floor. Juliette Lewis, Christian Siriano and Taylor Momsen were all in Lindsay’s path of front row stardom. Front row is pretty good for a girl who’s “largely unemployed”, unless you count being a diva a  job.

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The Spring/Summer 10 shows have been full of slicked back hair. You know what that means: hair stylists have been through an unimaginable amount of gel and are sporting some very sticky hands upon their exit of the tents. Will you be joining the force of sticky fingered fashion folk this spring?

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Shore windows in New York, especially around the holidays, are like real live editorials. Looking at them is the only touristy activity I allow myself to partake in, and images of them often end up as my cell phone background. These Prada windows are giving the holiday displays a run for their money with a decidedly Grace Coddington for US Vogue vibe about them,  I think I’m in love.

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GALLERY: YSL on Cult Indie

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GALLERY: The Lady Who Fell To Earth

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I’m all for lower priced diffusion lines and Target, H+M and Topshop collaborations; I may not be willing to brave the lines and fierce elbowing that it takes to come home with one of these pieces before they sell out but I think they are great for the industry. Taking that into consideration, I should theoretically be %100 behind the idea of this eBay collection. No lines, no pushing, just the simple click of a mouse and the ease of PayPal. Something about this just seems wrong to me, isn’t eBay the internet version of Chinatown? Fake bags everywhere, counterfeit items complete with fake tags and purchasing receipts? Just saying, as a designer this would not be my first go-to collaboration. If you’re thrilled pay attention: the possible eight piece collection would range from $75 to $350. Let the bidding wars begin.

SOURCE: Ny Mag’s Cut Blog

Some of you may be lucky enough to be attending New York Fashion Week, but I doubt invites to McQueen’s Paris show are sitting on your coffee table. No worries, via his Twitter McQueen has announced that he will be collaborating with ShowStudio and streaming his show live on AlexanderMcQueen.com! Now you can watch his show from anywhere, you can even sit on your ticketless coffee table if you like. McQueen may love Kate, but we love him! Tune in on October 6th.

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Now that Fashion Week has descended the fashion gods upon us we no longer need to look to celebrities for sub-par moments of style. Daphne Guinness, one of my personal favorites, starts off the week wearing leather, sequins and a cage for her waist. Anyone who can sport that combination without looking life a leftover from a costume party/strip club is owning their look.

SOURCE: NY Mag’s Cut Blog

Karl Lagerfeld dresses (and undresses) his muse Baptiste Giabiconi on this peel-off cover of Wallpaper. Looking like a Karl impersonator in his slick suit, high white color and slim black tie it’s easy to see what the inspiration for this cover was. That being said, if Mr. Lagerfeld was the star we would probably not be taking Wallpaper up on their offer of a peel-off over. Luckily this is not the case, so ladies, peel away.

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Ever since the Fall 2007 Chanel show crimped hair has turned from a cruel form of torture I used to put my Barbie dolls through into something I really really want to regard as chic. You may disagree but you have to admit it looks pretty damn good on Jane from Sea of Shoes and Kathrin Thormann in this editorial. “Alien”, the name of this spread, seems like a subdued hint that I should shut up, that crimped hair is a bad idea that should stay away from planet earth. I’m choosing to ignore that hint.

GALLERY: Alien

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The words fringe and leggings together is enough to make me cringe, but these are in a league of their own. Incase you’re halloween costume is not yet complete these are available at Beyond the Valley for £ 84.00. Otherwise, please stay away or you will end up looking like a 5 year old boy riding a wooden horse.

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Ali Stephens is bringing me back to the glory days of 2006 when Rachel Zoe made celebrities anorexic fashion experts in this editorial. I’m not really sure why, but I think it might be the mix of overloaded shopping bags, straight hair with obvious extensions, constant use of fur and high high heels. Whatever it is, I’m loving the flashback.

GALLERY: I Love Shopping

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Teeming up with Disney to produce a collection to coincide with the release date of Tim Burtons Alice in Wonderland seems like the perfect way for Tom Binns to reach his audience. If you don’t already know about him after Michelle Obama wearing his designs you’re probably living under a rock in Tim Burton induced fantasy land. The best part about this collaboration: 35 pieces will be available for $100-$500, considerably less then normal Tom Binns prices. Although 6 pieces will retail from $1,000-$2,0000, a little bit of a Tom Binns diffusion line won’t hurt anyone.

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I’ve always hated “rules” in the fashion world. In a world of fantasy, extravagance and fun, who needs rules? Thankfully, this winter my least favorite rule is being thrown out the window. Refinery 29′s Pipeline has a top 10 list of the best winter white items, and  I want ever single one. From the furry vests, to the Dr. Martins, to the metal watches it’s all on my wish list! Something about a stark white against the dark, dull colors of winter is so appealing. The best thing about this trend? Everyone has a little white in their wardrobe, so all you have to do is shop your closet!

SOURCE: Refinery 29′s Pipeline

Diane Kruger spills about inspiration for her role in Inglorious Bastards, her German roots and her knack for portraying a glamorous image in a time of panty flashing starlets. Tim Blanks, a contributing editor at Style.com, is the perfect match to interview Diane, a modern fashion icon.

A New York Times critic once described Diane Kruger as “too beautiful to play a role of any substance.” Cast your eye over her career as, first, a successful model in Paris, and—since her film debut in 2002—an up-and-coming actress, and the beauty part is irrefutable. As for the second half of that critical appraisal? Well, Kruger, now 33, is fortunate that her latest director is Quentin Tarantino, who likes nothing more than a kick-*** glamourpuss with acting chops. As the enigmatic Bridget von Hammersmark in Tarantino’s World War II epic Inglourious Basterds, she gets to challenge preconceptions about glacially gorgeous blondes. If the movie is a twisted once-upon-a-time fairy tale (crammed with more sadistic gore than even the Brothers Grimm could muster), the German-born Kruger makes a suitably steely princess—with a sense of humor. She even has her own real-lifeprince: Fringe actor Joshua Jackson.

TIM BLANKS: So who is Bridget von Hammersmark?

DIANE KRUGER: [laughs] Well, she’s a German movie star of the time, and she’s also a double agent for the British. But she’s not 007—not the supersleek killing machine. Bridget is sort of like Mata Hari. Because of her status, she knows Hitler and Goebbels and really high-placed people, so she relays information.

BLANKS: Did you have anyone in mind when you were conceiving her?

KRUGER: Yes. I immediately thought about a German actress who was very famous around that time called Hildegard Knef, who not a lot of people are really, truly familiar with. And, obviously, there’s Marlene Dietrich, but I didn’t want it to be too obvious. Quentin could cite you 58,000 people he was influenced by, especially a Hungarian actress called Ilona Massey, who played a femme fatale in a couple of movies. I must have seen at least 20 or 25 movies that he was influenced by and that he wanted me to watch.

BLANKS: Filming in the Babelsberg studio where Hildegard Knef and Marlene Dietrich made movies must have been a rather remarkable experience.

KRUGER: Yes, I have to say those studios are very, very cool. You do feel the spirit. We worked on the Marlene Dietrich soundstage a couple times. And the costumes were great. Also, I have to say that what Quentin does best is write for women. All the female characters in his movies are very powerful, very smart. He really wants women to come through as these fierce creatures.

BLANKS: What do you think it is about him that responds to women in that way?

KRUGER: I don’t know. A lot of directors idealize their leading ladies or turn them into these objects of sexuality and beauty. But for Quentin, it’s not about that. He really elevates you, but not in the sense of how well you’re lit or how well you’re dressed—it seems sometimes like he doesn’t really care about that stuff; he’s someone who looks at women much more as part of his creation. I feel like I’ve never been looked at by a director in quite the way Quentin looks at me. He and I really clicked. He loved Bridget. For example, one thing that is very little known is that I get strangled in the movie and he insisted on doing it himself. So in the actual close-up of my death scene, those are his hands. It’s like, “Okay, are you trying to tell me something?” [laughs] Quentin gets really obsessed with these female characters! My death scene was scheduled for one day, and we ended up shooting it for three. He didn’t want to let go of Bridget.

BLANKS: I think that’s what Alfred Hitchcock used to do with Tippi Hedren. If she ever was under attack in one of his movies, he would be the one who showed the actor exactly how to do something weird to her. I bet Tarantino knows that.

KRUGER: I don’t know about that, but while we were shooting he was definitely reading up a lot on Josef von Sternberg [the Austrian-born filmmaker who worked with Dietrich and Charlie Chaplin]and his direction. There’s actually one shot that was sort of his von Sternberg moment, which is in the tavern scene.

BLANKS: How is it for you going back to your home country, particularly a country that is so completely saturated with that period of its history—World War II—when you’re playing in a movie that’s bringing back a lot of the issues that existed around that time?

KRUGER: It’s a very different time . . . I don’t think my generation carries that weight anymore. But I’ve got to tell you, even if we don’t really talk about it, we get reminded constantly by other people or other countries. I get offered a World War II movie at least once a week just because I speak German and was born there. I have always stayed away from it because I didn’t want to be put into that box. What brought me to this one is that it’s not historically correct, it’s a very different take on World War II. And I love the idea that I personally, through Bridget von Hammersmark, could have helped bring down the Third Reich.

BLANKS: I guess it’s a variant on Helen of Troy in a way. She brought down an empire as well. You’re the destroyer of worlds . . . But a common theme in everything I’ve read about you is that your star has been steadily rising, and now you’re on the brink of something big. Do you have that feeling yourself?

KRUGER: To be honest, I’m not sure what that means exactly. I think that I’ve followed my little path slowly and steadily, and it’s not been an easy journey. When you think of Troy [2004], my third or fourth film, and how overexposed I was for the little experience that I had, it was kind of an exciting place but also uncomfortable because I felt like I was just starting out. I didn’t even know what I was doing. So over the years I’ve made a point to take smaller films and work a lot in Europe and just focus on my craft. I’ve worked with actors who were very helpful and a lot better than I was. For example, I made a film that nobody saw called Copying Beethoven [2006], with Ed Harris. That was a revelation to me because he really took me under his wing. But I definitely feel very good about Inglourious Basterds. I play a very powerful character. She’s definitely the leader of the pack. And that’s not easy to convey on-screen. I don’t think I tend to look that way. I feel it’s a side of me that nobody would have expected to see.

BLANKS: Bridget is also very glamorous, though.

KRUGER: That’s just her outer aspect. That’s not what this character’s all about.

BLANKS: Presumably, as a famous actress who is also a spy, she’s using her natural assets to get what she wants. She uses her glamour to further her cause. One thing I’ve always noticed about you, at the Met Ball or wherever, is how comfortable you are with being glamorous. It’s a lot more complex than being pretty or even beautiful.

KRUGER: I grew up loving actresses or actors who were very classy but who seemed a little bit mysterious because you couldn’t grasp what they’re really thinking. I mean, Grace Kelly always looked impossibly glamorous, yet you could always see there was something behind her eyes. And I’m not saying I’m trying to emulate that, but I want to be seen as, if not glamorous, then definitely as someone who has a certain . . . class, I guess. You would never see a picture of me coming out of a club without my panties on.

BLANKS: Also, the fact that you wanted to be a ballet dancer and an injury stopped that. I imagine that must have been pretty traumatic for a young girl.

KRUGER: Yes and no. I think what was more traumatic was I had realized that I didn’t have the talent to be a prima ballerina. It was getting harder and harder for me to keep up with the other girls, no matter how hard I worked. That’s a pretty sucky thing to find out after 11 years. [laughs] But it was also a blessing in disguise because that was the first time I felt like I stepped into adulthood. I realized, Okay, this is not going to work out. It was frustrating for about a year because I didn’t know what to do with the creativity and the discipline that dancing had instilled in me from a very young age. But then I moved to Paris to model, and that was my cultural awakening. Now, I think dancing has been the biggest thing in my life, much more so than modeling, and it still helps me enormously in my work.

BLANKS: Are you happy with the way things worked out?

KRUGER: Um, I have no choice. Yes, of course! I think I’ve been lucky! Of course, it’s always a fight to get better parts. I’m intrigued more and more by complex female characters because I’m more in touch with myself. I realize how screwed up or complex I am. And I’m flattered that, little by little, more and more directors want to meet me.

BLANKS: I always feel like an interview situation is a perfect opportunity for you to tell the world what it is you want to do. What kind of part would you ideally gravitate toward?

KRUGER: Toward either really screwball comedy, which I haven’t gotten to do a lot—though I get to do quite a bit in this movie—or toward really dramatic and complex roles. I would love to work with Darren Aronofsky.

BLANKS: The fact that you can dub yourself in three languages must make you a real director’s darling, surely.

KRUGER: They like that, yes—and I love it, too. It’s very gratifying because I know it’s my performance. I’ve been away from Germany for over half of my life yet I obviously have very deep German roots and speak fluent German. I’ve also lived in London and in Paris, so I feel very much at ease with those cultures. But I truly feel like I’m half American. I’ve lived in New York for years and years. So I think it helps certain characters to be more complex and deep because there is an international understanding of things.

BLANKS: So that’s how multilingualism builds character. What about clothing? You have a very interesting relationship with fashion.

KRUGER: Especially in period films, I think it helps you completely change the way you hold yourself, or even approach a character, for sure.

BLANKS: And then in real life, wearing Louis Vuitton or Chanel?

KRUGER: I feel the same way. Because I worked in fashion, I know that I like fashion. Haute couture is a form of art that I can appreciate. I’m definitely not someone who wakes up every day and thinks about what I’m going to wear, but on the red carpet, it’s reflective of the mood I’m in, or the movie I’m going to represent. I wouldn’t dress the same for the premiere of National Treasure [2004] as for the premiere of Inglourious Basterds.

BLANKS: And when you’re being fitted for your couture gown in a Parisian atelier, do you think about the little girl from Catholic school in a small town in Germany?

KRUGER: [laughs] Oh, trust me, I certainly do. Don’t think for one second that I don’t go through life thinking that.

SOURCE: Interview Magazine

Diane Kruger successfully rocks super-hero chic in this spread shot by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott. Capes, masks, leather gloves and metallic harnesses complete this futuristic look. Forget Megan Fox, someone put Diane up for the roll of cat-woman. It’s clear she could pull it off with ease.

GALLERY: Diane in Interview

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When the first images from this Jennifer Connelly campaign surfaced i was not a fan of the intentionally awkward posing, it seemed like the photo editors had it out for her. Now, when I see the series together, my feelings have changed. The slightly robotic posing gives Jennifer the look of a fierce creature and draws extra attention to the amazing footwear. Check the gallery to see the rest of the transformation.

GALLERY: Balenciaga Fall ’09

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Constance Jablonski takes on the role of a garden nymph in this editorial set in a green thumb paradise. Dressed solely in leotards and cropped winter jackets, Constance successfully looks like a creature from a dream world. This issue of POP hits the newsstands today, so if you like what you’ve been seeing embark on your quest for the limited edition hard cover copies!

GALLERY: The Vicarage

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Complaints about celebrities starting fashion lines are ever-present and extreme: although slighting annoying and definitely to blame for the lack of young American designers getting press celebrity designers really aren’t that bad. Some of them are actually really good, like the Olsen twins who were recently praised by Cathy Horyn, New York Magazine’s Fashion Critic. That said, Al Roker’s potential line of rainwear for Weatherproof seems to have absolutely no potential. He may be popular as a weather man, but I can’t think of any American who yields him as a fashion icon. The above mixture of a baseball cap and a suit is proof enough that the man lacks fashion sense. This seems like a collaboration failure to me.

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I know I enjoyed every second of this documentary, and apparently the rest of the world did too. If you haven’t seen it yet I suggest you do, I know you want to be part of the $240,078 the movie grossed in only six theaters! That’s an average of $40,013 per screen, the second best theatre per-average  in the year of 2009. Amazing – I guess it’s true, Anna is all powerful. Oh, P.S: Gawker has a picture of Anna waiting in line and (shocker) wearing a t-shirt, just like the rest of us.

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POP is one of my favorite magazines, so when the editorials from it surface I just can’t wait to post them. This surrealist inspired editorial features multiple colorful wigs, missing (and extra) limbs, alien-esque skin colors and random colorful lights. Click the gallery to live the dream.

GALLERY: Pop World

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Hanne Gaby Odiele, Katie Fogarty, Myf Shepherd, amd Katlin Aas star in this editorial that perfectly captures the mood of summer. Surfacing at the exact time to make me long for an indian summer I will be hanging on to these pictures as I hang on to my hazy memories of warm weather and freedom.

GALLERY: The Channels

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Blood Is The New Black makes unique and artistic t-shirts that you should definitely snatch up while you can. This season their tee’s feature illustrations by Sumi Ink Club, Cali DeWitt, Demonbabies, Sophie Stephens, Josh Slater, Jfish/Kharma, Pete and Jo, Porous Walker, Keaton Heston, Hannah Stouffer, Bryan Ray Turcotte, Keren Richter, Matt W Moore, and Scott Barry. Check out their unisex styles, much better then your typical Hanes.

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Rihanna joins couture lovers such as Daphne Guinness as the cover star of Vogue Italia’s annual couture supplement. We witness Rihanna pulling off eccentric outfits every day just walking down the street, so couture should be no problem for her.

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V Magazine and Mario Sorrenti takes over the tourists heart of New York in this futuristic editorial. Even though I hate Time Square I’d be willing to make the trip there if I could watch or be an extra in this beautiful representation of it’s constant light show.

GALLERY: Live From New York

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Dita Von Teese has already lent her hand to the beauty world by becoming the spokesperson for MAC Viva Glam make up and now she is in the process of writing a beauty book. Dita always looks flawless so this beauty book will definitely be on my must have list. According to her Twitter page, where she frequently gives beauty tips, it should be out next fall.

SOURCE: My Fashion Life

I would probably punch someone in the face if I saw them wearing these sunglasses in real life, especially if they were inside. But I am supporting their career in the world of editorials and rock stars. So, if you are a stylist, or a singer, get on these please because I really can’t justify wearing them myself. They are available here for pre-order.

SOURCE: High Snobette

I love the idea of Airport Chic, there is something so glamorous about waiting around to travel to an exotic location in clothes that will fit in when you get there. The fact that designers such as Balman Christian Lacroix design stewardess outfits only further roots chic clothing into travelers history. Photographer Marcelo Krasilcic does an amazing job of capturing this history here.

GALLERY: Trends in Uniform

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This gorgeous group pulls the signature i-D winky face, highlighting their colorful 80′s make-up. Similar to the looks from our For The Love of Marc Party, no?

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Vogue Paris’ penchant for dressing up in their September issue is causing me to fall absolutely in love. Anna Jagodzinska pays tribute to Diane Keaton in her Annie Hall days, with a sleek but still casual menswear look. Who will you be playing dress-up as this fall?

GALLERY: Anna Jagodzinska as Diane Keaton

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“The Naughty Little Sister” of Tony on Skins does grunge chic, not straying far from her character Effy’s late night sneak out sessions full of drugs. But somehow Love Magazine’s styling made the average looking Miley Cyrus look phenomenal  and the naturally gorgeous Kaya Scodelario look average. Somethings wrong there.

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