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Last night at the Box, burlesque beauties were out and downtown hipsters were in when Sophomore’s Chrissie Miller screened a new short film by her friend and frequent collaborator Cass Bird (for a teaser, click here). Shot on the Coney Island boardwalk, the movie is a cool-kid confessional-cum-lookbook, with Leo Fitzpatrick reminiscing about his “childhood of capers,” Virgins frontman Donald Cummings cussing left and right, and long-legged ladies modeling Miller’s signature denim cutoffs and tank tops.

“I’ve shot Chrissie’s lookbook for a few years now, but we wanted to do something bigger and better,” Bird said at the party, which drew pretty types like Vanessa Traina, Jessica Stam, Jen Brill, and Shoshanna Gruss. Miller, who has always prided herself on being one of the queens of the downtown scene, was quite pleased with the project. “I’m done with street cred. I’m ready to sell out, baby!” she laughed. “Look! I basically made an art house Jersey Shore!”

—Derek Blasberg

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It was hello, goodbye at the CFDA’s pre-fashion week cocktail party last night at Diane von Furstenberg’s headquarters in the Meatpacking District. A laundry list of New York’s top designers turned out to celebrate next September’s migration of runway central to Lincoln Center and to bid adieu, as many of them prepare to show there for the last time, to Bryant Park.

According to von Furstenberg, the city forced the change of venue. “They didn’t want us anymore, so we found a better place,” she shrugged. “The only way to deal with rejection is by shining.” Key to that process will be Lincoln Center’s new fashion director, Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, who got an official welcome midway through the evening. Most of the room seemed happy to have her bringing New York’s high-culture center into the fashion fold, and vice versa. “I think it’s going to elevate fashion week by having it there,” posited Vena Cava’s Lisa Mayock. (”What she said,” echoed her partner, Sophie Buhai.) Speaking of artistic synergy, Tory Burch revealed that her new, Picasso-inspired collection is “a lot about painting—the artistry of it, the colors.”

Despite all the giddy talk about world-class opera and ballet stages, the tents are actually moving to Damrosch Park, which—news flash—is known as Lincoln Center’s circus venue. “Totally appropriate,” von Furstenberg quipped. According to the CFDA’s Steven Kolb, a multicolored pavilion with sawdust floors isn’t necessarily out of the question. “Anything’s possible,” he said.

—Darrell Hartman

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Jane Keightley co-owner and founder of Giggleberries, along with her husband James, took time out of her busy schedule to answer a few questions for Fashion Style You.
How did you end up running your own underwear business?
I am not entirely sure myself, because if you had told me when I was still at school that [...]

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In 1997, world renowned fashion designer Vivienne Westwood launched her Anglomania brand to the public, the brand had previously only been seen on catwalks from 1993. The Anglomania brand is aimed at younger customers than the other Vivienne Westwood brands, which allows her to create items for a completely different age range which gives her [...]

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AR.Red – The Red collection from Austin Reed is perfect for those days when smart casual attire is called for, this collection endeavours to break free from what is considered “the norm”, with apparel that caters for any dress code and situation.

AR RED Dirty Blue Washed Jean This jean is from our AR RED [...]

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A blazer is a universal jacket that can finish an outfit off whatever the occasion. Warehouse is an exciting, inspirational brand that creates confident, sexy, and glamorous collections for the fashion focused women.

Warehouse Studded Lapel Wool Mix Blazer. Studded lapel blazer by Warehouse, Classic style with twin jet pockets to front, with Fine domed metallic studs [...]

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It was golf-umbrella gridlock on the Beverly Hilton red carpet at the 67th annual Golden Globe Awards tonight. The rain provided plenty of fodder for white-dress jokes—Kate Hudson wore strapless Marchesa, Kristen Bell chose cocktail-length Jasmine Di Milo. But Chloë Sevigny, in pale rose ruffled Valentino dappled with drops, said what more than a few actresses were probably thinking: “Somebody should’ve put up a tarp.” (The Big Love star, who won for Best Supporting Actress in Television, suffered another fashion injustice onstage when someone stepped on her train.) Still, if the weather put a damper on the pre-show step and repeat, the ceremony itself was crackling, thanks in no small part to the biting wit of host Ricky Gervais. No one was spared: not Kiefer Sutherland, not Angelina Jolie, not Paul McCartney, and, of course, not NBC.

But we’re here to talk about the dresses. Pale nudes were almost as popular as the rainbow-colored ribbons that were worn for the Haiti earthquake. Nicole Kidman kicked off the ceremony in silk Nina Ricci, Emily Blunt looked regal in Dolce & Gabbana, and Drew Barrymore took the stage in Atelier Versace—with one very dramatic shoulder. Black dresses made a strong showing as well. Courteney Cox Arquette selected a Victoria Beckham, Penélope Cruz poured herself into vintage Armani Privé, January Jones accessorized her satin Lanvin with a matching headband—it worked—and Sophia Loren was as movie-star glamorous as ever in her hourglass black frock.

But, with the exception of Meryl Streep, the night’s other big winners wore color: Mo’Nique was in golden Reem Acra, Julianna Margulies in Narciso Rodriguez’s garnet sequins, and Sandra Bullock, who nabbed the Best Actress in a Drama award, in orchid Bottega Veneta. Maggie Gyllenhaal wasn’t up for an award for her excellent work in Crazy Heart; however, we’d like to nominate her orange RM by Roland Mouret as one of the night’s most excellent dresses.

See a list of the Golden Globe winners >

—Nicole Phelps

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Cut – By Richard James is at the more modern end of traditional menswear, the Cut collection brings a contemporary slant to businesswear it is specifically aimed at the young professional who doesn’t want to sacrifice style for function.

CUT Navy Twill Jacket This single breasted, 2-button jacket is exclusively designed by Richard James of [...]

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