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Rihanna for River Island Collection — Does it Float your Boat?

Ever the chameleon, Rihanna has gone from beach-frolicking island girl in her  “Pon de Replay” days to ravenous seductress in her “Unfaithful” era to the dish-breaking, leather-loving rebel with the asymmetrical, jet black ‘do in her Good Girl Gone Bad stage; the bondage-loving, tattoo-flaunting, blond provocateur  in the Rated R era,;the spunky redhead with the playful pin-up side in the Loud era; and the often brash and in-your-face persona she’s embodied with the release of Unapologetic.

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Boat Shoes, Espadrilles, and Wedges Galore — It’s the Milly for Sperry Top-Sider Spring 2013 Collection

Bringing her youthful, coquettish, Upper East Side-inspired aesthetic to the realm of cruise-ready footwear, designer Michelle Smith of New York-based fashion line Milly NY has been reinventing classic and often utilitarian-minded shoes and giving them a preppy posh feel worthy of bustlin’ city streets and lively boardwalks alike.

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Black-And-White Looks That Are Red Hot!

When it comes to fashion, you’ll be seeing things in black and white this spring — literally.

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Break the Wall of Sound with these Sol Republic x Tokidoki Headphones

 

For centuries, music and visual art have been inextricably linked — some of the most well-renowned operas are as memorable because of their lavish, intricate, grandiose set designs as they are their arias (think of Aida, for instance, which is set in ancient Egypt, or La Boheme, which brings to life the streets of 19th century Paris); graffiti and MC’ing stand side-by-side as two  of the four elements of hip hop; and the cinematic quality  of music videos like Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” Björk’s “All Is Full Of Love,” and Madonna’s “Express Yourself” has made the images seen in these clips as memorable as the beats and lyrics of the accompanying songs.

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We’re Giving Away a PDB Jewelry “Yeah Buddy” Double Finger Ring!

Just a few days ago, I gushed about the  innovative spirit and quirky,smart,  irresistible aesthetic of PDB Jewelry, noting how the acronym in the brand’s moniker is beyond spot-on (PDB stands for “pure dead brilliant,” a Scottish expression akin to “sicka than average”) .

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Discussing Street Style Trends on Telemundo’s “Mujer de Hoy” Segment — Check out the Video, Photos, and Details On the Looks Showcased!

Yesterday, I appeared again on Telemundo’s “Mujer de Hoy” segment — this time to  discuss street style trends in New York City  and, more importantly, how to turn heads while strutting down the Big Apple’s  longest runways: its crowded sidewalks.

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Boost your Fashion IQ with Pure Dead Brilliant Jewelry

For jewelry designer Nora Logan, the phrase “roam around the world” is more than the title of a B-52’s song.

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The Five Best-Dressed Actresses at the 2013 Oscars!

I debated whether or not to watch the Academy Awards this year since, for the most part, I wasn’t enthused about the majority of the films released in 2012 (with Argo and Zero Dark Thirty being the two notable exceptions).

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Charlize Theron Debuts her Pixie Cut, Styled by Enzo Angileri, at the 2013 Oscars

On the eve of the 85th Academy Awards, Twitter was ablaze with talk of two things: Anne Hathaway’s, uhm, Pointer Sisters (one user even created the account @HathawayNipple while another coined the hashtag #LesNipperables) and Charlize Theron’s pixie cut.

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Kirna Zabete at Nine West Collection — Shoes Worthy of a Spring Fling!

Sarah Easley and Beth Buccini, the creative duo behind New York City-based boutique Kirna Zabete seem to understand that, if fashion is one vast playground, then it pays to make friends they can engage in games of “Red Light, Green Light,” “Simon Says,” and “Freeze Tag.” In other words, collaboration is key to success.

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