Topic: Style
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Gallery: Camilla Franks' Candy Clothing
2 days ago by Drew Grant | Comment
How can you not be obsessed with Australian fashion designer Camilla Franks? She makes clothing that looks like Lisa Frank (any relation?) meets candy meets couture, and honestly if American designers added a little more chutzpah to their runway shows –Camilla did come out of a theater background, after all … More »
Jessica Alba hangs low in a surrey with the fringe on the…bottom…at Uomo Vogue’s celebration of Quentin Tarantino.
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Cutest Shoe Trend for the Fall? - In a semi-formal office poll, it has been declared that women’s Oxfords are the “best shoes of all time.” So go get ‘em while they are in style, ladies. (CollegeFashion)
People tell you never to cut your own hair, and probably for a good reason. Unless you go to a liberal arts college where walking around looking like a rejected member of Green Day is going to fly, you should probably keep the scissors far, far away from your own hair. But that doesn’t mean you can’t fake choppy locks to see how you like the style. All you need is some product, some accessories, and a good excuse for why your hair will have seemed to grow out overnight. … More »
Crushable’s pals at Beauty Blogging Junkie have coined a new phrase: Hook-Up Hair. As defined in the site’s Fictionary column:
“Pretty self-explanatory, it’s the state of aff-hairs your mane takes on after a major makeout tryst. It’s a little bit of self-teasing from friction on a pillowcase, a little of mussing.” … More »
We love that you can take textile markers to these dresses Michiel Schuurman and Berber Soepboer and color to your heart’s content…but remember, once you scribble it in, it’s permanent. So don’t go thinking you can wear orange and blue one day and then change it to mauve and gray the next. Not that you would. … More »
It’s scary how close we were with our unreleased line of Silly Bandz. After all, what’s the difference between Disney’s line of Justin Bieber rubber bands and a narwhal? (That’s the 2.0 version of the raven and the writing desk, btw.) … More »
How were we unaware of the Burka-like Snazzy Napper, which allows you to take a nap anywhere in public by putting this unobtrusive surgical mask/giant blanket over your head to quickly catch some Z’s. … More »
You remember 8th grade right? When DIY fashion hadn’t quite turned out the way you wanted it to? We’re having trouble with the concept of these mullet pants, not the least because they are the opposite of mullet: They’re long in the front, short in the back. Unless of course, you’re going off the mullet credo: “Business in the front, party in the back.” Anyway, here’s 5 examples of real mullet-inspired clothing: … More »
To backpack or not to backpack? Not really a question for college kids anymore, ever since the arrival of messenger bags and their ubiquitous “cool” factor that tells the world: “I own a computer…or maybe some records?” Below, we find some of the better ways to transport your belongings to … More »
Performing with her band The Pretty Reckless, Taylor Momsen has obviously not been informed that the role of the White Witch in the new X-Men movie has already been given to January Jones. … More »
Get Lauren Conrad’s boyfriend blazer - Say what you want about LC, but she’s got cute style. Speaking of, the charcoal blazer from her Kohl’s fashion line is now on sale for $24, marked down from $60. Good deal! (via Betty Confidential)
Crushable’s second sibling TheGloss covers fashion, beauty, sex and culture, with a deliciously sardonic twist. The past week’s top Gloss-y posts that we loved include an especially sexy Allie Brosh illustration, a gallery of 10 travel-friendly things (for under $10) and some wedding-related finds from the eBabes. Check it! … More »
How to Lose A New Zealand Beauty Contest – Pretty much the same way you lose an American one…no, not with a sex tape. By dying your hair so you’re no longer a beautiful blond. (via Nerve)
Nina Garcia -always impeccably dressed, never out of style – last doled out fashion advice in The Little Black Book Of Style, which had tips for how to wear everything from a white shirt to a black-tie gown. And now, in a follow-up, titled Nina Garcia’s Look Book: What To Wear On Every Occasion, she tackles a struggle we all deal with, every single day: Finding the right outfit for the right circumstances, gotta-look-good event or make-or-break encounter. … More »