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Thursday, February 9, 2012
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Lyndsey Butler Premieres Her Leather-Heavy Line Veda at The Hole Gallery
Last night, designer Lyndsey Butler premiered her playful, leather-heavy collection for Veda in The Hole gallery's graffiti-filled cellar. Downtown dignitaries like artist Jeanette Hayes and DJ Chelsea Leyland swung by to show their support, while models frolicked around in blue bedazzled pants and jackets paired with some pretty Pamela Love… Read Full Story
Shailene Woodley Sits Pretty at Honor, Her First Ever Fashion Show
Scanning the front row crowd at the Honor show this afternoon at The Studio Lincoln Center, it was clear many eyes were fixed on Shailene Woodley. The actress, recently nominated for a Golden Globe for…
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Steven Alan's Insider Sample Sale Advice
Here, designer Steven Alan discusses the inspirations behind his fall/winter line (Diego Rivera) and offers tips for those who are willing to stand online his bi-annual sample sale (hint, go on Friday mornings!).…
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Jason Wu's a Cat Person
Apparently, mere hours after Jason Wu's collection for Target launched online, it completely sold out! Mr. Mickey, lucky boy that he is, got to attend a VIP shopping event for the diffusion line, where he…
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Cat Eyes and Low Buns at Rachel Comey F/W '12
For fall, Rachel Comey suggests keeping it simple. Makeup artists edged the eyes. A thin, black line was attached to outer corners and lips were kept glossy. To update this look, break out your paddle…
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Fashimals: Fashion World Luminaries and Their Animal Counterparts
Someone with very impressive Photoshop skills and a familiarity with the style subtleties of fashion world luminaries has created a Tumblr site devoted to... well... Fashimals. Enjoy. We want a pet owl Alber Elbaz!! Daphne…
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You, My Mother: Experimental Opera Comes to La Mama
Two-Headed Calf, the always innovative and exciting Obie Award winning performance group, co-founded by composer Brendan Connelly and director Brooke O'Harra, delivers a two-part chamber opera this time out, You, My Mother, focused on the…
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Jay-Z and Kanye West's "Ni**as in Paris" Is Our Music Video of the Day
While this video for Jay-Z and Kanye West's song "Ni**as in Paris" features a warning that it may "trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy," other than the flashing lights, there is little particularly…
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DKNY Mens F/W '12: The Return of the Well Dressed '90s Man
Electro-pop band Holy Ghost! performed live at the DKNY Men's Fall/ Winter 2012 presentation last night in the label's showroom. Although the music was catchy and featured dancey, thumping beats , the menswear presentation was…
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Rose Byrne Explains to Mr. Mickey Why Bridesmaids Fans Often Don't Recognize Her.
Mr. Mickey caught up with actress Rose Byrne -- breakout star of last summer's Bridesmaids, and who's in town shooting season five of the beloved legal drama Damages -- at Tuesday night's Sandro Bleecker Street…
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Tim Coppens: Three Reasons to Love His F/W '12 Collection
You've got to hand it to Belgian-born designer Tim Coppens. With his background in sportswear, this Ecco Domani Fashion Fund award-winner knows how to build a collection, and not just because of the architecture so…
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