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Trendspark: “Egg-selent” (Say it in Mr.Burn’s Voice for Full Effect)

So loving this bag spotted by Susie Bubble. It’s a $180 vintage inspired gem from Olive’s Very Vintage, a Brooklyn based boutique. Don’t lie, you know you want it. I can totally see this becoming something, so show some support and pick up the egg.

TrendSpark: Hipsters Wearing Crocs

Goddamnit!!! I was afraid this might happen. I haven’t been on The Cobra Snake for sometime but today I jumped on to check out some photos from recent events I’m not cool enough to get invited to. Anywho, aside from being shocked by the unforgiving amounts of Henry Holland candids, I spotted the photo above in one of the galleries. Why hipster scum, why?!? There is no need to support Crocs. They are ugly little monsters that make you look like a complete fly-over state reject. Please, do not copy this trend. No one needs to support Crocs rise. 

Wait. Just realized something. Crocs are to the Millennium, as Sketchers are to the 90’s.  Damn, that’s a scary thought. On a side note, isn’t it time Sketchers got cool again, eh?

Style Icon: Veruschka

When the sixty’s rolled around, Veruschka was a woman on the move. Fleeing Germany, Veruschka thought she was leaving everything behind, but instead, she stumbled into an entirely new life. Before she knew it, Veruschka had walked head-on into a life of fashion, fame, and iconic character. With the blink of an eye, there it was, supermodel success. Veruschka has never failed to keep us biting at our fingertips; who was she about to inspire next? Just how many more Vogue covers was she going to be on? With her superstar stance and over the moon personality, Veruschka has made her way to be the subject of a monograph. The monograph is composed of occurrences throughout Veruschka’s life; photographs, interviews, and more. Veruschka was a woman with a creative mind. Though she was a model, this was no reason for her to be a clothes hanger; she created her own style because it was possible and more importantly, because it was a roaring inspiration. Everything Veruschka wore was representative of the time she fled; all out in the 60’s all of the time. Veruschka says of her fashion, “I was always being different types of women. I copied Ursula Andress, Brigitte Bardot, Greta Garbo. Then I got bored so I painted myself as an animal.”

Before They Had Stylists: Leighton Meester

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After:

Leighton Meester has always been a good looking girl, but with her hit TV show Gossip Girls doing great she was finally able to get herself a great stylist. The thing I like most about her is how her stlye is refelcted in both Gossip Girl and her everyday life. Whether she is playing Blair or being herself she always looks elegant and composed. Good job on the stylist and I personally can’t wait until season 2 starts.

Fashion WTF: The Mouche

What happened to just using your liquid eyeliner and trying your hardest to make the most symmetrical black dot on your cheek so that you may channel your inner Dita Von Teese? Apparently, jewelry designer Sabrina Dehoff likes to kick it old school with her reincarnation of the mouche, which loosely translated means “beauty spot”. Literally translated, it means “fly”. Okay. The mouche goes all the way back to the 17^th century when both men and women adorned their faces with small pieces of cloth that were made out of velvet or silk and cut into fanciful shapes. They were meant to enhance facial features, conceal disfigurement from smallpox (gross) and improve a poor complexion. The placement of the mouche was indicative of a woman’s marital status or sexual mood. ‘Man, I knew Sally was a hoe…peep that mouche on the left side of her forehead.

Dehoff’s version is somewhat updated with a gold plated collection that includes, hearts, bows and guns. A gun above your upper lip? As au courant as that sounds, I’m on the fence with this one. I’ve always had love for the fake beauty mark and the way it manages to project glamour and allure at any given moment, but these kinda remind me of those jewel-like face stickers we used to wear back in middle school. Would ya wear these?

Finally Some Breathing Room For My Bangs

Oh Middle America, what have you spawned!?!  So the hat is perfect if you’re a a soccer mom who insists on embarrassing your children till they hate you and sending your husband into the loving arms of anything that moves, including your gardener Pablo. If anyone has ever spotted anyone wearing this, I need photos. Seriously, I’ve always wondered what the saddest person on earth must look like.

Thanks to Geekologie for pointing this one out.

Moments of UnStyle: Joey Lawrence

Even though I am indeed a woman there are some things that make me feel emasculated and Joseph “Joey” Lawrence is one of them. Here he is strutting his stuff in Studio City.

And he’s straight ladies. Well at least he says he is. Don’t believe me, here he is with his ‘wife’ and daughter:

Remember Joey circa Blossom? He was a Jock. If he saw himself today he would kick Joseph’s ass! He’s almost more metrosexual-than Ryan Seacrest…almost.

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Kim Kardashian Will You Dress You For a Grand…Pay Up!

I hesitate to admit this, but I have been known to sit down and waste a whole afternoon watching Keeping Up with the Kardashians. Having grown up in Los Angeles, I went to school with many girls like Kim, Khloe, and Kourtney- so watching that show is like stepping back into high school. Having admitted that, I still don’t know what these girls do. I know they own a store called Dash, but other than that and demeaning their mother how do they occupy their time? Well, evidently Kim is a stylist and now she is offering up her styling prowess for charity:

Here’s the description to lure all you bidders:

Kim Kardashian is one of Hollywood’s most stylish girls and this is a dream come true for all you fashionistas out there. The always fabulously-dressed Kim Kardashian is inviting you and a friend to shop at her trendy, famous boutique Dash where you each will have $1500 to spend. Whether dressed down or dressed for a night on the town, Kim always looks flawless and her hip outfits are emulated by millions of girls out there. Get the glamorous look from Los Angeles’ hippest store and turn heads just like the beautiful Kardashian sister, Kim.

Okay there are several problems with this description:

1. As someone who likes fashion, I am insulted that K.K. is considered one of the Hollywood’s most stylish girls. Also this would not be a dream come true for me or anyone who actually loves fashion. Finding a secret portal that gave me access to the Mets’ Costume Collection,now that’s a dream come true.

2. Is her look emulated by millions of girls? Those few who do emulate her style don’t exactly have the fundage to buy Herve Leger bandage dresses and Christian Louboutin shoes. And those who do have that kind of money, well why would they admit that they bought something because they saw K.K. wear it?

3. Lastly (again being from Los Angeles) Dash is a good 25 miles away from where the hippest stores in Los Angeles are. Just thought I would put that out there, in case there was any confusion.

There might be many of you who feel the same way I do,seeing that there has only been one bid, for a thousand dollars. At this rate the final bid won’t even cover the $3,000 shopping spree. Which is far lower then the $7,500 estimated worth of Kim’s services. But I suppose having Kim Kardashian tell you what outfit will make your butt look great is prize enough.

[ChairtyBuzz via LAT Dish Rag Blog]

Tim Gunn Teaches Time How to Make it Work!

The new highly anticipated season of Bravo’s,Project Runway is, thankfully, right around the corner. Time Magazine caught up with reality television’s fan favorite, Tim Gunn, for an informal interview. Lucky readers were able to probe his fashionable frame of mind, and subsequently learn how to “make it work!”

Here are excerpts from the interview:  

What has been your favorite outfit designed by a contestant on Project Runway? —Rachel Thompson, Dallas
May I give two answers? For me—and it’s very emotional—it was the winning look from the very first episode of the very first season, when we took the designers to a Gristedes grocery store and Austin Scarlett made a dress out of corn husks. It was the closest to couture as a corn husk in America could possibly get. On the fashion front, it was the collaboration of Christian Soriano and Chris March on Season 4, the avant-garde challenge. That dress was magnificent. 

With which designer, dead or alive, would you like to spend a lunch dishing fashion ideas?—Milo Keilo, MILILANI, HAWAII

Oh, the first really seminal designer of the 20th century: Coco Chanel. That would be some lunch. If it were a living designer, there’s no one more fabulous to have lunch with than Diane von Furstenberg.

Michelle Obama or Cindy McCain? —Sharlin Aldao MIAMI LAKES, FLA.

Michelle Obama. Absolutely. She looks so comfortable and relaxed in her style, in her fashion, and she exudes that. She has a presence that gives you confidence in her.

What’s the worst fashion trend you’ve ever seen?—Kay Soriano, MANILA
Well, sandals with socks are certainly up there. Generally speaking, it’s footwear trends. I mean, the Croc—it looks like a plastic hoof. How can you take that seriously? I know it’s comfortable; I understand that. But if you want to dress to feel as though you never got out of bed, don’t get out of bed.

Check out the whole interview here! 

Fashion Quoteable: Andre Leon Talley

We’re back with another edition of  Fashion Quoteable-This one is for my boss Daniel, who took a beating last week for comments against Andre Leon Talley and fat people. Hopefully this will help.

“Most of the Vogue girls are so thin, tremendously thin, because Miss Anna don’t like fat people.”

-Andre Leon Talley