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Robert Pattinson is the new face of Dior Homme
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Good news for Team Edward: The "Twilight" saga is over, but actor Robert Pattinson's face will soon be plastered around town once again.
The 27-year-old actor has a new gig as the face of the Dior Homme fragrance for men, and the ads are already being broadcast in parts of Europe and Asia.
Though they haven't been released here, photos from the campaign surfaced at a...
Read more »Isabel Marant and H&M team up for chic fall collection
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Whether you've spent time people watching from a sidewalk cafe in Paris or you just read a lot of fashion magazines, you've seen (and probably coveted) the style of a Parisienne.
It's effortless yet glamorous, a little bit rocker and every bit chic. It can be difficult to recreate, and most of all, expensive.
In walks Isabel Marant.
The French designer is a favorite of top models...
Read more »Jason Wu hired by Hugo Boss, Coach job up for grabs
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Hugo Boss named designer Jason Wu creative director of Boss womenswear Monday, a huge career move for the 30-year-old New York-based designer, who will oversee all women's clothing and ready-to-wear accessories.
Wu will reveal his first collection for the brand in February, Vogue reports. Wu's ladylike designs, often worn by Michelle Obama, should strike a great balance with menswear-dominated...
Read more »Kardashian sisters launch Kardashian Beauty for Ulta
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Business deals seem to come easily to the Kardashian sisters, who have launched everything from fashion collections at Sears to a self-tanning line at Ulta, but Khloe and Kourtney celebrated the launch of their makeup line, Kardashian Beauty, with a sigh of relief on Sunday.
The long awaited line, which includes fake eyelashes, eye shadows, liners and mascaras along with body products, was...
Read more »Mara Hoffman, La Perla sample sales
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June 10-11 and 14-15 At Bloomingdale's, take your old fur to the Maximilian salon for a restyle, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., and get 20 percent off, June 10 in Huntington (631-425-6938) and June 11 at Roosevelt Field (516-873-2897). On June14 at the Huntington store, purchase a men's selected fragrance, noon-5 p.m., and get the bottle engraved (June 15 at Roosevelt Field). June 14-15 Filly's hosts Rose Taft...
Read more »Annabel Tollman dead, stylist to Scarlett Johansson, Olsen twins was 39
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Fashion stylist Annabel Tollman passed away in her sleep Thursday night in her Manhattan apartment at the young age of 39, seemingly due to natural causes, a spokesman for the New York Police Department told Women's Wear Daily.
Tollman was the woman behind the fashion choices of a number of celebrities, including Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Scarlett Johansson, Mariah Carey and Liv Tyler and...
Read more »Three beauty products for dads and grads
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Dudes who've just earned a degree may still have a lot to learn about fragrance, so start them off right with John Varvatos' latest limited-edition Platinum, with hints of alluring spice, citrus, leather and amber; $82, at John Varvatos shops in East Hampton and Manhattan and johnvarvatos.com.
No need to sweat all that pomp and circumstance -- graduating guys will feel cool in the new Sport...
Read more »Diane von Furstenberg opens 'The Accessories Shop'
Feel free to drop in at Diane von Furstenberg’s company headquarters in the heart of the Meatpacking District, just steps from the High Line, starting June 13. While you might not see the Grande Dame of wrap dresses, you’ll get to visit her brand new summer pop-up (and perhaps longer term venture), “The Accessories Shop,” which is selling, natch, DVF accessories.
The shop will operate in the...
Read more »Flip flops with a Long Island accent and a bacteria-fighting design
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The topic of feet and fungus is less than pleasant, but since many of us are dealing with sending our kids off to less than pristine communal showers at camp and college, or are, ourselves hanging around pools and gyms that fall into the same category, it’s the right time to consider these sassy flip flops with a Long Island accent: “Showaflops.“
The cushy, comfy flip flops feature innovative...
Read more »Sarah Jessica Parker to launch shoe line with Manolo Blahnik CEO
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What do you get when you mix Sarah Jessica Parker with Manolo Blahnik CEO George Maklemus?
A shoe collection made in every "Sex and the City" fan's version of heaven.
Parker will channel her inner Carrie Bradshaw for her first-ever footwear line, to be called SJP, for Nordstrom stores early next year.
Though Parker has talked about damage to her feet from all that time...
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