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Beyoncé vs. Solange: Which sister wears bold prints best?

By | April 5th, 2013 | 3:00 pm

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Beyonce vs Solange: Prints

Left: Photography via Huffington Post. Right: Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Perrier-Jouet

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Beyoncé and Solange Knowles may be two of music’s most powerful sisters. But while they share the ability to create beautiful music, the two couldn’t be more different when it comes to style. Beyoncé’s style has evolved over the years, but recently we are used to seeing her in sexy bodycon dresses, short shorts, and lots of black. Solange, on the other hand, tends to favour bright colours, African prints and breezy, loose cuts.

So when Beyoncé was spotted in Cuba this week looking a lot like her little sister, we couldn’t help but do a double take. On vacation for her wedding anniversary with Jay-Z, Beyoncé donned a colourful Thakoon Addition Resort 2013 caftan overtop a dress while exploring the streets of Havana. With her hair tied up in a braided topknot, the singer looked spectacular while breaking slightly outside of her fashion comfort zone.

Printed mini-dresses are typically Solange’s forte. Last summer she wore a chic Stella McCartney frock with strappy sandals to an event celebrating Michael Kalish’s artwork in New York. After seeing Beyoncé in Cuba this week, we couldn’t help but be reminded of this Solange style hit.

Which of the Knowles sisters’ looks do you like best? Vote in our poll!
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Fall 2013 shoes: Our running gallery of the most covetable styles of the runway season

By | February 22nd, 2013 | 1:00 pm

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Fall 2013 Shoes Del Pozo

Photography by Peter Stigter

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Forget diamonds, everybody knows that shoes are a girl’s best friend. As the Fall 2013 trends begin to emerge, so too do the must-have heels, boots and flats of the season. This round of fashion week has brought with it oodles of new shoe trends to look out for. From strappy suede booties to architectural high heels, the New York, London, Milan and soon-to-be Paris runways are filled with quirky designs that can certainly be the finishing touch on any outfit.

So far, many designers are reinventing old classics and updating them with modern details. Case in point: high-heeled loafers, seen at Mulberry, Rag & Bone and Moschino, which gave a new feminine twist to menswear’s most classic shoe by using fresh yellows, and unexpected patterns. Speaking of unexpected combinations, one of the most unusual footwear trends is the emerging sandal-boot. Open-toe booties are nothing new, but this time designers such as Prada have created a boot customized with cutouts around the sides and front of the shoe.
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Michelle Obama wears Michael Kors on election night: Here’s to another four years!

By | November 7th, 2012 | 10:30 am

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Michelle Obama wears Michael Kors on Election Night

Photography by Scott Olson/Getty Images

As voters south of the border effectively re-elected President Barack Obama into office for his second term, we, fashionites breathed a sigh of relief: here’s to another years of Michelle Obama, her arms and her championing of American designers.

To celebrate alongside her husband last night in Chicago, the First Lady wore a magenta silk chine Michael Kors dress. While it may be the colour of the opposition, red (and its shades) seem to be the safe choice for Michelle Obama when it comes to historical events. Who could forget the red and black sleeveless Narciso Rodriguez number she wore on election night back in November ‘08 as her husband historically defeated John McCain to become the first black president of the United States?

Michelle Obama is no stranger to A+ sartorial choices, and can usually be seen wearing homegrown talents such as Thakoon, Tracy Reese, Reuben and Isabel Toledo and Jason Wu, whose career has skyrocketed since the First Lady famously wore his dress to the Inaugural Ball back ’09. It was the stuff of Jackie Kennedy-like spine chills. Here’s to many many more of those.

New York Fashion Week Spring 2013 Street Style: We spot Victoria Beckham, Jenna Lyons and the Courtin-Clarins girls

By | September 11th, 2012 | 1:47 pm

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Claire Prisca Virginie Jenna Courtin Clarins New York Fashion Week Spring 2013 Intro

Photography by Stefania Yarhi

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Next up in our street style coverage of New York Fashion Week, our resident street style photographer Stefania Yarhi has captured more of the fashion flock from outside the shows on Sunday. Yarhi’s savvy camera skills caught the likes of Victoria Beckham (who chatted with us back in August), outside after her Spring 2013 show who looked as chic as ever in all black shorts, T-shirt (likely of her own design) and sunglasses. Also snapped: the enviously impeccable Courtin-Clarins girls looking as chic as ever with Claire wearing a black and burgundy long-sleeved dress, Prisca in a white dress, Virginie in a black shirt, and long blue and white striped skirt, and Jenna in a long sleeved printed dress on the streets of New York. J. Crew’s Jenna Lyons looked quite serious while taking a call, wearing a slick grey blazer and white pants. Model Erin Wasson who seemed to be in a hurry, was snapped in a grey button up and holding a furry (real or fake?) purse.
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TIFF 2012: Who might be coming to town (Gwyneth! Keira! Gosling!) and and 10 designer picks for what they should wear on the red carpet

By | July 25th, 2012 | 10:00 am

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Gwyneth Paltrow shot by Michael Buckner/Getty Images. Runway photography by Peter Stigter. Jennifer Lawrence shot by Dave Hogan/Getty Images.

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With a mere 44 days left until the annual Toronto International Film Festival begins again, the full list of films (not to mention their star-studded casts) has finally been released to the public. From the highly anticipated time-travelling mobster flick Looper to the visually decadent retelling of Anna Karenina, this year’s TIFF lineup sounds like a film buff’s dream come true. Of course, as fashion-inclined folk, we’re almost as excited about seeing what the stars will be wearing on the red carpet come September 6 as we are the films.
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Nail Corner: All 5 vibrant Thakoon for Nars nail polish colours in one manicure!

By | April 11th, 2012 | 1:30 pm

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Sometimes the colours in a nail polish collection are so perfect together that it’s hard to pick just one to use in a manicure. (A #firstworldproblem that’s also common when shopping for clothes—it’s much more satisfying to buy the whole look, not one standalone item!) While each shade from the upcoming Thakoon for Nars nail collaboration (available May 1) stands out on its own, together they encapsulate the vibrancy of Thakoon’s Spring 2012 collection. They also share a source of inspiration: Indian spice markets influenced the highly saturated colours, which range from cyan blue to orchid purple. As for Nail Corner’s inspiration, this design was all about bringing Thakoon’s cowboy-meets-Bollywood prints to life.

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From the unstoppable Courtin-Clarins girls to the out-of-control Proenza Schouler show, we count the top 10 trends and moments of New York Fashion Week

By | February 18th, 2012 | 9:00 am

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Jeremy Laing Fall 2012 shot by Lewis Mirrett

As I get ready to hand the reigns over to Rebecca Tay for her coverage of London Fashion Week, let’s take a moment to digest what went down this week in New York. From the top trends developing to some of the best moments, I attempt to break it down in an orderless top 10:

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Baby Beckham! Blue cat eyes! Our top 10 backstage beauty moments from New York Fashion Week

By | February 17th, 2012 | 4:00 pm

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What felt like a week-long whirlwind at the time (and realistically, actually was!) has now come to a close. From wind-tunnel hair to blue cat eyes, a Harper Beckham cameo, and one awesome T-shirt, here’s our top 10 backstage moments from New York Fashion Week.

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