Yearly Archives: 2011

Think Pink, Lincoln Center Plaza

Maybe it's just because of Reese Witherspoon's wedding dress, but the color pink seems to be on the brain for a lot of fashionable people these days. If you buy nothing else this season, let...
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Hamish Bowles at Oscar de la Renta

Bright color, one of the major trends for spring 2011, has always been in fashion for Vogue editor Hamish Bowles. Here's how the look can play out beautifully in menswear.
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70s Jeans and Silk Button-Down, Outside Prabal Gurung

Here's another example of '70s jeans looking great in real life. Note how she keeps it from getting too hippie-dippy by wearing the jeans with a silk button-down blouse, tailored coat and structured bag. The...
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Niko

CLOSED Though there are many kinds of sushi, there are essentially only three kinds of NYC sushi restaurant: the casual takeout joint, the trendy, sceney place where, oh yeah, there's some raw fish there among...
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One Day Without Shoes

If you know TOMS shoes, the espadrilles that are popping up on fashionable feet everywhere, you probably know that for every pair sold, the company donates a pair to a child in need. To further...
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Girl in Khakis, Williamsburg

This girl's look was so cool I don't even know where to begin. It's just effortless. I especially liked the button-fly khakis.
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Fox-Print Dress and Wide-Brimmed Hat, Outside Prabal Gurung

Another great interpretation of 70s redux. Love the floppy wide-brimmed hat, and the fox print on this dress is like something out of The Ice Storm. But topping the whole look off with fuchsia lipstick...
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Joanna Hillman at Donna Karan

Joanna Hillman looked particularly glamorous at the Donna Karan show in a long, silver sequined skirt by J.Crew. It works beautifully for daytime when paired with a black blazer.
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What Happens When (Version No. 3)

CLOSED This temporary pop-up restaurant by chef John Fraser is as much an interior design story as it is a food story. The challenge: create a themed restaurant that can be up and working in...
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Brad Goreski at DVF

Other news in blues: Some trend forecasters say that cerulean blue will be the color to wear this spring. (The Rag & Bone jeans in cobalt blue are pretty tempting.) Stylist Brad Goreski, who just...
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Nicole Phelps in 70s Jeans, Outside Chloe

Style.com fashion critic Nicole Phelps was one of the first to start sporting the wide-legged 70s jeans that are hitting stores now. She's also proof that they look great. Here she mixes them with other...
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Fish Tag

Sometimes it feels like there are two parallel New Yorks: the men's New York, consisting of sports bars and barbecue joints, and the women's New York, with its wine bars and California-light restaurants. Any guy...
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Ruby Aldridge in Navy Blue, Outside Chloe

Is navy is the new black? That's how things are shaping up for fashion muses like model Ruby Aldridge, who made her exit from the Chloe runway in a long-sleeved navy blue lace dress, artfully...
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Navajo Cloak, Greene Street

It's the end of March, and temperatures in New York are still below freezing. The only solution to this scenario may be to start dressing for fall 2011, when Navajo patterns like this one will...
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Julia Frakes at Oscar de la Renta

Love the real life "Gossip Girl" style of Julia Frakes in a prep school blazer with a white cotton dress and tights at the Oscar de la Renta show. According to her tumblr blog Julia...
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