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The DOs and DON’Ts of Spring Fashion Trends

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Style Secret: How To Wear Leopard Without Looking Smutty, Silly, Or Straight Up Cliche

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First things first: animal prints are not a trend. They're as timeless as the Little Black Dress--just ask Catherine Deneuve--and should be treated as such. That means when you wear leopard, you're going for elegance and simplicity, not in-your-face sexuality. Keep reading...

Who says print is dead? Paisley gets revived for fall

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Circa 1890, a paisley shawl (from either nearby Scotland or distant Kashmir ) was crucial to a lady's wardrobe—the Louboutin platform of its day, if you will. But there's nothing Victorian about the current state of the popular pattern. " Paisley has been around for a long time, but...

Housewares designers of the future, as chosen by Fred Flare

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It is certainly possible that if you are over the age of 16, you don't regularly peruse the Fred Flare site; I do. One thing I love about FF is the "Next Big Thing" contest they run every year, giving a handful of promising young designers a chance to sell their stuff on the site and hopefully get lots of good exposure. While the bulk of the stock is brightly colored accessories (basically adult toys—although not "adult" toys) like Snoopy toothbrush sets and Rubik's cube alarm clocks, there are a few less-silly housewares in the mix that could find a good home in a not-too-stiff setting.
Decoylab's "Trompe L'Oeil" cuckoo clock is just $25 and totally adorable.
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Renegade Craft Fair Redux

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As we were standing in the mean June sun, Sebastian (who took all these pictures) asked why in god's name the Renegade is always held on the brutalest of summer days. I should have knocked on wood as I said, a know-it-all to the end, that it's the one time of year when it's guaranteed...

How to pull off multiple prints without looking insane

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There are a few schools of thought about mixing prints. One advocates throwing them together wily-nily and strutting around, aloof, with a calculated bed head and expertly smudged dark eyeliner. I will ignore this strategy because, for better or worse, I’m just not that cool. For us real people...