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Narciso Rodriguez

Ahead of the Fashion Week Trend: Artsy Pieces at Narciso Rodriguez

By Verky Arcos | 02/17/2011 - 19:07 | 1 Comment

As in his Spring collection, Narciso Rodriguez brought back the 3/4 length dress to his F/W 2011, only this year it had more personality with a mix of sheer material, printed silk, and some color. The collection was a hip variety of color blocking, graphic and abstract designs in fall colors like black, grey, navy blue, and red with splashes of cool purples and pinks. All...

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Carolina Herrera

Ahead of the Fashion Week Trend: Lavish Furs at Carolina Herrera

By Verky Arcos | 02/16/2011 - 18:51 | 3 Comments

Known for her prim and proper aesthetic, Carolina Herrera’s F/W 11 collection was as lovely as you'd expect. It carried the air of sophistication that Herrera has become synonymous with, using black and grey knee-length and Maxi hemlines, high collars that flipped over the shoulders, silk and textured fabrics in her usual classic shapes. Some looks that were out of the...

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Custo Barcelona

Ahead of the Fashion Week Trend: Bold Tights at Custo Barcelona

By Verky Arcos | 02/15/2011 - 20:03 | 0 Comments

The Custo Barcelona Fall/Winter 2011 collection featured the Spanish designer’s signature artistry, with pieces resembling collages made up of many different fabrics and interwoven materials. Given his usual eccentricity, this collection had cleaner lines and neutral colors with occasional pops of red and purple. The real showstoppers? His patterned and printed leggings,...

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Carlos Campos

Ahead of the Fashion Week Trend: Carlos Campos & Menswear-Inspired Frocks

By Verky Arcos | 02/14/2011 - 19:53 | 0 Comments

Carlos Campos frequently finds inspiration for his shows in his travels and this time around, the talented designer based his Fall/Winter 2011 Men’s Collection on the incredibly romantic stylings of Chile’s poet laureate Pablo Neruda.
 
“I’ve been familiar with his work since I was a kid, but when I went to Chile I got...

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Dania Ramirez
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EXCLUSIVE: Behind the Scenes with Dania Ramirez at the Heart Truth Fashion Show

By Verky Arcos | 02/11/2011 - 09:00 | 0 Comments

We caught up with Dania Ramirez right after she ruled the runway for the official kick off for New York Fashion Week: The Heart Truth’s Red Dress Fashion show. She dished to us on pre-show jitters and rocking her red Catherine Malandrino stunner, as well as the importance of rasing awareness around heart disease—the number...

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Fashion Week Spring 2011
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Why You Should Care About Fashion Week

By Verky Arcos | 02/09/2011 - 19:00 | 0 Comments

There’s always a ton of hype surrounding New York Fashion Week. We know you’re probably thinking, “Why should I care about designer runway clothes that only celebrities can afford?” Well, you are only partially right. While Fashion Week may seems like a place for high-society snobs to gather around and obsess about haute couture, it is also the place where trends...

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Black Models

5 Afro-Latina Models Featured in Special Vogue Italia Spread

By Verky Arcos | 02/09/2011 - 14:41 | 4 Comments

February is Black History Month so it couldn't be a more perfect time for Vogue Italia to feature Black models in a special fashion spread photographed by Emma Summerton called "The Blackallure." All the latest "It" models were cast for this stunning shoot and five Latinas made the cut!

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DIY Fashion: Selena Gomez's Long and Short Dresses
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DIY Fashion: Selena Gomez's Long & Short Dresses

By Miranda Noland | 01/25/2011 - 16:30 | 1 Comment

In the past month, Selena Gomez has been seen sporting a dress that is long in the back and short up front (dare we say, mullet dress?) two times. First, she wore an Irina Shabayeva strapless dress with a rise and fall hem at the 2011 People'...

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