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Columbia University Hosts an Evening of Asian Americans in the Fashion Industry

Top row, from left: Joe Zee (creative director of ELLE), Carol Lim (CEO and cofounder of Opening Ceremony), Arabelle Sicardi (blogger for Fashion Pirates), E.J. Samson (yours truly), Humberto Leon (creative director and cofounder of Opening Ceremony), Ujjwala Raut...
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The Wonder Girls Hit New York Fashion Week on Their Way to Conquering America

The Wonder Girls may not be a household name in America yet, but back home in their native Korea, they are the equivalent of the Spice Girls. The all-female pop group's reach has even spread...
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Video: William Rast Fall 2010

Justin Timberlake and Trace Ayala's fall collection for William Rast celebrated "New America", which according to the design duo means lots of leather and army gear with Native American-inspired blanket coats and foxtail accents....
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Video: Milly Fall 2010

The fall 2010 Milly show was an ultra-girly collection of bright tights, pretty miniskirts, and cute berets--perhaps designer Michelle Smith was inspired by our March story on Parisian street style? Watch the video and be...
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Video: Sophie Theallet Fall 2010

CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund winner Sophie Theallet's Fall 2010 collection was a mix of boho-chic looks and flowy dresses fit for a fairytale princess. Watch the full collection, which includes an appearance by Teen Vogue favorite...
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Teen Vogue Editors Work the Shows--And the Style Blogs!

The Teen Vogue team have been all over the city the past few days, attending virtually every show at New York Fashion Week to find fall's top trends. Want proof? Just check out famed street...
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Runway Recap: Generra

Swaim and Christina Hutson, Generra's husband and wife design duo, sent a collection of oversized knits paired with short skirts for girls, and cardigans and caps in bright colors for the guys. The models looked...
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Video: Alexander Wang

Alexander Wang's fall collection consisted of black leather and lace, long capes, and hints of velvet a cross between Goth girl and The Matrix. Watch for yourself in this clip from tonight's finale....
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Project Runway Alum Daniel Vosovic Makes it Work

A slew of past Project Runway contestants are showing collections this season, but season-two runner-up Daniel Vosovic's presentation was the hot ticket on day one of New York Fashion Week. The collection consisted of a...
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Quote of the Day

"FFFAAAAASSSHHHIIOOONNN!!!!" -- Designer Jeremy Scott summing up his fall 2010 collection in one word to The Cut....
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Quote of the Day

"We are people who want to play dress-up all day--we don't want to know about all the pain in the world." --Publicist/Reality-TV star/author Kelly Cutrone on the fashion industry to New York magazine....
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Meet Karlie Kloss's Classmates

Model of the moment Karlie Kloss has been on so many runways, ad campaigns and magazine covers--including ours!--that it's easy to forget she's still a teen. So when her classmates at Webster Groves High School...
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Exclusive: Rachel Antonoff and Alia Shawkat's Teen Witch Video Remake

Remember when we gave you a behind-the-scenes look at Rachel Antonoff's homage to the 80's cult-classic "Top That" rap in Teen Witch, starring Alia Shawkat, Rachel's brother Jack, and her Spring 2010 collection? Now we've...
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First Look: Project Runway Season 7 Cast Photos

Check out this just-released photo of the new cast of Project Runway's seventh season. The last installment was low on drama--and talent, some would argue. We called Irina Shabayeva's season-six win from episode one!--but here's...
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Alia Shawkat Channels Teen Witch for Rachel Antonoff's Spring Video. Top That.

photographs by Lindsey ByrnesTo promote her spring collection, Rachel Antonoff recruited pal Alia Shawkat (who's already starred in one of Rachel's campaigns) and brother Jack--who's in the bands Steel Train and Fun, which was recently...
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Carrie Underwood is a Country Disco Queen

WHO: Carrie Underwood WORE: THEIA WHERE: The 2009 Country Music Awards The country singer shined--literally--on the red carpet in this silver and crystal gown. Do you think the loud details make up for the dress's...
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Kristen Stewart Goes Glam While Promoting New Moon in Europe

With the New Moon premiere only days away, Kristen Stewart has been working overtime overseas this week, promoting the latest Twilight installment in Europe with co-stars Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner. It looks like she's...
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Rihanna Launches Fragrance, Alexander Wang Moves On

Alexander Wang, king of downtown cool is ditching his Lower East Side digs for Soho. [Style File] Moises de la Renta is reportedly signing a deal with retail chain Mango [WWD] Rihanna is working on...
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Olivia Palermo's Pattern Behavior

WHO: Olivia Palermo WORE: A striped dress with a cropped jacket WHERE: Mr. Chow's 30th Anniversary Party, NYC The breakout star of The City is known for her put-together fashion sense, but do you think...
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Meet the Victoria's Secret Model Search Finalists

These 10 beauties will enter "Angel Bootcamp" and be whittled down to one lucky lady to walk in the annual Victoria's Secret fashion show. [The Cut] Attention jet-setters: Juicy Couture plans to open four stores...
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Leighton Meester is a Flower Girl

WHO: Leighton Meester WORE: Prabal Gurung WHERE: New York Public Library Literary Lions GalaWe could definitely see this blue-hued dress on Carrie Bradshaw, but do you think it works for the Gossip Girl star? And...
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Runway vs Reality: Katie Fogarty and Lily Collins in Jason Wu

Jason Wu's spring collection was full of fun party dresses that we knew Young Hollywood's stylish set would flock to immediately, but we had no idea just how soon that would be! At a recent...
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Zoe Kravitz is pretty in her Vera Wang Princess ad

We're used to seeing it girl Zoe Kravitz looking perfectly vintage-chic, but her new ads for Vera Wang Princess are absolutely adorable. As we told you in our November issue, Zoe was hand-picked by the...
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Madeline Zima is a Shape Shifter

WHO: Heroes star Madeline Zima WORE: Carmelita Couture dress with gray tights and red suede heels WHERE: AFI Fest 2009 We love the geometric shapes and the pretty and on-trend shoulder details, but do you...