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|  | Spray It Like It Is: Graffiti Style
| 03/31/2008, 02:27 PM
| |  | According to the book Graffiti World, the art of vandalism is as old as cities -- from the political slogans that were scribbled on public buildings in the ancient Roman cities of Pompei and Herculaneum, to anonymous spray-can art that began to appear on city walls on the streets of New York and Philadelphia is the late 1970's. And while most of us identify graffiti with hoodlums and spr...
Read More | | Tags: fashion, Trend, |  |  | Braccialini Spring Bags Are Giving Me Butterflies
| 03/31/2008, 02:21 PM
| |  | Braciallini bags (by Italian designer Carla Braciallini) are best known for their impeccable detail and fashion storytelling. But I love them for their optimistic style and relentless experimentation. For Spring '08, I am particularly fond of butterfly-inspired Temi bag. I am also in love with the Cartoline, Panarea, and Stromboli bags from their Tua line. Don't they just make you want t...
Read More | | Tags: fashion, Bag, |  |  | Dandy Style: Girl, Rock That Neck Tie
| 03/31/2008, 02:18 PM
| |  | When Barbey dAurevilly said that dandyism is as difficult to describe as it to define, he wasn't kidding. Unlike the modern-day meterosexual (who's all about moisturizer and eyebrow plucking) the classic dandy was more concerned about perfecting his attitude, swagger, physique, wit -- something I'm not prepared to deal with. (I really don't need the drama, or the arrogance. But hey, to e...
Read More | | Tags: fashion, Look, |  |  | Is Covering Your Face Fashionable?
| 03/23/2008, 09:28 PM
| |  | Naoto Hirooka's masked models at Japan Fashion Week have me once again asking the question, Am I missing something? No, Hirooka isn't the first. (Louis Vuitton has been toying with the look for some time now with sheer and patterned surgical-style masks.) And my guess is, Hirooka won't be the last.Here's where the question gets interesting: Is this a subversive attempt at reinvigorating ...
Read More | | Tags: fashion, Trend, |  |  | Hair Wear: [Artificial] Flower Power
| 03/20/2008, 02:33 PM
| |  | I was always determined to wear fresh flowers in my hair on my wedding day until a friend had a bee swatting incident during her nuptials that ended badly. (She had to remove her veil during her vows because the bee actually found it's way under the veil in an attempt to get to the flowers in her hair. How's that for determination?) So much for outdoor weddings. But spring fashion 2008 =...
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