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Photos: Inventive Nail Art at New York Fashion Week
The work of fashion designers wasn’t the only art on display at last week’s style event.
Fashion Friday: Rick Perry Goes to Fashion Week and Other Style Scoop
NewsFeed’s Feifei Sun rounds up the brilliant and bizarre from this week in fashion.
Sexist Shirts and Bimbo Barbies: Six Products That Caused Outcries Over Gender
Girls actually can do math (gasp!), yet retailers continue to commit offensive gaffes by insulting their target audience’s intelligence with stereotypical merchandise.
American Apparel Angered by Spoofer Who Won Its Modeling Contest
When American Apparel recently introduced a new line of XL clothing, the company launched its “Next BIG Thing” contest to find “booty-ful” models. They probably didn’t expect someone like Nancy Upton to spoil their fun by mocking …
Behind the Missoni Mayhem: A Brief History of the Luxe Label, Now at Target
You may have heard about Missoni’s line for Target causing mass hysteria among the nation’s fashionistas. But did you wonder why? NewsFeed takes a look at the Italian atelier’s history to find out what the fuss is about.
Fashion Week: 5 Questions With Designer Jenny Packham
Jenny Packham has always been a favorite among Hollywood’s A-List set. But her brand achieved a new level of fame after the Duchess of Cambridge chose a sparkly, pink gown by the designer for her first public appearance …
Forever 21 Pulls ‘Allergic to Algebra’ T-Shirt After Critics Cry Foul
Forever 21 seemed to learn nothing from JCPenney’s “I’m too pretty to do homework so my brother has to do it for me” shirt fiasco.
Fashion Week: 5 Questions With Emma Hill, Creative Director of Mulberry
Mulberry, the British fashion house behind “it bags” like the Alexa and the Bayswater, celebrates its 40th anniversary today. As part of the festivities, creative director Emma Hill spoke with NewsFeed about the brand’s …
Quote: Westboro Baptist Church Plans to Protest Fashion Week
“Put some jeans on and fear God. Forget about all this fashion nonsense.”
— STEVE DRAIN, spokesperson for the hate group Westboro Baptist Church, who reportedly planned to protest at New York Fashion Week (via New York Post)
Why Are Men’s Fashion Terms So Unmanly?
We’re bound to see an influx of groundbreaking men’s garb as Fashion Week struts into New York. But what do we call some of these brand new items?
Dictator’s Daughter Dropped from Fashion Week Show Lineup
Instead of a strut down the runway, she’s taking a hike.