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09.14.2009 10:16 am

Commonwealth Utilities menswear uncommonly good

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

OK, so I’m going to learn to put my camera on the right aspect ratio one of these days. So, in the meantime, you get to look at the finale in widescreen.

This clever menswear line…

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03.20.2009 6:00 am

Cocktail dress, anyone? Fashion not shaken or stirred

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Expounding on the idea that it’s cocktail hour somewhere, I think that cocktail dresses should be daywear. There’s just something wonderfully life-affirming about a pretty cocktail frock. It’s simple, requires few accessories and most are guaranteed to elicit compliments and…

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03.19.2009 1:19 am

International runways highlight fashion as art

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

As you know, the runways are meant to be a source of artistic expression, not just trends. And the look from catwalks around the world are more cause to stop, stare and wonder.

Even if your first thought might be, what…

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02.03.2009 12:19 pm

St. Louis Fashion Week has strong talent lined up for March

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It’s time for the latest installment of Saint Louis Fashion Week, which has emerged as the little engine that could.

There are fledgling, flailing and failing fashion week ventures in prominent cities around the country. Most notably Los Angeles and Dallas, …

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09.10.2008 6:27 pm

Never share the stage with kids, dogs, technology

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vivieentamm_opt.jpgI was curious to read about Vivienne Tam’s runway show, because I love her style. Her signature red peony print (she’s wearing it in the photo at left taken by a style.com photographer during her curtain call at Fashion Week)…

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09.09.2008 8:16 am

Marc Jacobs brings casual opulence back

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After being nearly crucified by the Prada bag toting fashion set for keeping his audience waiting over two hours a few seasons ago, Marc Jacobs has turned over a new leaf. Or maybe he’s gotten a…

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09.09.2008 8:15 am

Real women have curves, models don’t

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p1010072_opt.jpgThere’s still much talk about having “healthy models” whatever that means, but there’s still a lot of anorexic looking girls on the runway. Most of them are just young, but at one show, the bangle bracelets were big enough to…

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09.08.2008 10:44 am

What does Anna’s body language say?

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p1010099_opt.jpgVogue editor legend Anna Wintour sits front row for William Rast (known for one of it’s co-creator’s Justin Timberlake) with her daughter “Bee” or Beatrice. The set for the production was very… um… rustic. We all sat on stiff wooden…

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09.07.2008 6:00 am

Fashion Rocks

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

OK, so you knew that. But these days with more musicians drifting into the fashion world the phrase is literal. For the last few years, one of the most exciting shows during Fashion Week is a high profile concert featuring…

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09.06.2008 12:04 pm

NYC Fashion Week tidbits from around the tents

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p1010015_opt.jpgWe saw both St. Louis runway darling Karlie Kloss and Anna Wintour at the BCBGMax Azria show. Karlie continues to shine with a commanding walk that shows both feminine poise, mirth and a no-nonsense attitude. It’s hard to believe that…

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