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Sharlene Chiu’s guide to shopping and eating in NYC
Whenever I’m in Manhattan for a few days of shenanigans, it usually goes down like this: brunch, shop, eat, drink…and repeat. Whether it’s a couple of days or a couple of weeks, it’s just never enough to conquer all the shops and restaurants New York has to offer. You can drive yourself nuts trying to hit every new “hot spot”—for me, I prefer to sprinkle in a few places that I’ve never tried before (whether or not it’s in the latest New York Times) along with my tried-and-true standbys.
As any serious shopper/eater knows, the key to a successful day relies heavily on efficiency and stamina. So, by neighbourhood, here are some of my favourite shops and the delicious pit stops I make to refuel.
Read Sharlene Chiu’s NYC guide now »
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Best of summer beauty: Our roundup of the season’s best bets for looking cool and collected as temperatures soar
With today’s temps at a record high, it seems like Mother Nature is sending a pretty clear message that summer is finally here! In turn, we’ve scouted over 40 of the season’s best products. From bright glosses to shimmering bronzers, we’ve got you covered!
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Runway beauty: The mastery of Pat McGrath
During one of our first interviews with runway makeup artist Pat McGrath, we asked her was what book she was reading for pleasure. “Nothing at the moment,” she quickly responded, “I don’t have time.” We believe it: aside from her duties as CoverGirl’s Global Creative Director, everyone wants a piece of Pat, including all the top designers who enlist her season after season to create looks that complement their collections. And, because McGrath is the mastermind backstage at countless shows, almost every beauty trend can be traced back to her. Here are some of our favourite McGrath-made looks and the trends they inspired for Spring 2011.
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Fashion loves: Anna Sui
Anna Sui Dolly Girl Lipsticks ($27 each, at Shoppers Drug Mart). The babushka packaging is so endearing, we’d buy all three limited-edition tubes just so we could line them up like vodka shots and tell them about our day.
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Fashion news: Apple says no to nipples, Claudia Schiffer looks familiar and Crystal Renn may walk for Chanel
British fashion magazine Dazed and Confused christened its first iPad-compatible issue the “Iran Issue,” due to Apple’s insisting they censor all nipples. While Apple (understandably) wants to keep its content squeaky clean, the i-empire may need to realize that a European fashion magazine without nudity is like our magazine without shoes. [Gawker and The Cut]
Chronicle Books has just announced the November release of a 400-page retrospective look at Anna Sui’s 20 years in the biz. The coffee table tome includes fashion spreads, text written by Costume Institute curator Andrew Bolton, a preface by Jack White and a foreword by Sui herself. [WWD]
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Fashion news: A fashionable law school, Tamara Mellon’s Choo move and Brian Bailey does cosmetics
Elle Woods comes alive: the Fordham Law School is creating the Fashion Law Institute for law students interested in fashion, design students and designers, the first law school to treat fashion as it’s own field of study. [WWD]
Tamara Mellon is switching roles at Jimmy Choo from founder and president to founder and chief creative officer. Vogue UK writes that “[I]n this new position Mellon will continue to oversee the label’s brand image, including product design, public relations and advertising campaigns. Sandra Choi will continue in her role as creative director with responsibility for product design.” If Mellon and Choi are both continuing to do what they already did, what exactly is this “new role” for Mellon? [Vogue UK]
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Fashion news: Alexander Wang up for a CFDA Award, André Leon Talley’s Top Model debut, Coco Rocha’s wedding invites
The 2010 CFDA Awards nominees were announced last night including heavy hitters such as Marc Jacobs and Alexander Wang for women designer of the year and up-and-comer’s like Alexis Bittar in the accessory designer category. Check out the full list here. [Style.com via Racked]
André Leon Talley made his television debut last night on the premiere of America’s Next Top Model introducing viewers to the word “dreckitude.” [The Cut]
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New York: Bohemian meets chic at Anna Sui
Anna Sui is the original mix master and this season is no exception. In Sui’s world tribal meets wood nymph and little girl meets rich hippie.
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Test driving the Anna Sui FitFlop collab
When Anna Sui’s Shakoha Boot for FitFlop ($205, net-a-porter.com) first landed on my desk, I’ll admit I was skeptical. Boots that promise to tone your muscles are what every lazy Canadian is pining for in the winter, particularly office workers. While I don’t suffer from issues like plantar fascilitis, osteoarthritis and restless leg syndrome—which the FitFlop is reported to relieve–I do work in an office, so I gave them a try.
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Fashion news: Blonde gazeteer, Anna Sui to do the undoable, and a more chocolatey Giles
FitFlop, the shoes that tone your leg muscles while you walk, have signed Anna Sui to design a special edition pair. Did someone get their hands on a pair of Uggs and a Bedazzler? Even Anna Sui can’t work her magic on these. [The Cut]
Better know a blonde with The Pipeline’s handy chart. [Refinery 29]
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Fashion news: Lucian Matis wins FDCC award, Gaultier does Target line and Karl heads to Argentina
Lucian Matis has been named the winner of the first FDCC Designer Development Fund award. The fund will be awarded annually in support of Canadian fashion designers who demonstrate potential for growth. A business mentorship with FDCC prez Robin Kay is part of the prize. “We want to extend the potential to build their brand and assist the designers with the necessary tools to help them emerge nationally and internationally in this new economy,” says Kay. [LGFW]
Georgia May Jagger will join Coco Rocha as the two new faces of Rimmel London’s campaign starting in 2010. [The Cut]
This week’s New York Magazine has named Anna Wintour one of the 12 most powerful New Yorkers. This news didn’t come as too shocking, but more confusing is the fact that the Vogue powerhouse is the sole woman to make the list. [The Cut]
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