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Backstage Beauty at OC Fall/Winter 2014
Models are lucky enough to have those good genes that make them stunning as they walk the runway, but there's still work to be done backstage to create a cohesive look. At Opening Ceremony's...
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Mark McNairy New Amsterdam Fall/Winter 2014: New York Fashion Week
If there's anyone who has mastered uptown-downtown wardrobe mixing, it's Mark McNairy, a fact the designer proved again with his Fall/Winter 2014 collection. The inimitable combination of collegiate...
View ArticleTooned Out: An OC Editorial for Adam Selman Spring/Summer 2014
We first showed ADAM SELMAN's sultry designs when RIHANNA FOR RIVER ISLAND premiered in our stores, and we're pleased to introduce the designer's debut solo collection. After working with stylist Mel...
View ArticleWilliam Okpo Fall/Winter 2014: New York Fashion Week
William Okpo's Fall/Winter 2014 presentation was vibrant, whimsical, and strong––just like the afro beats by DJ Lindsey that welcomed guests into the doors of 51 Astor Place. Once inside, the bright...
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NYFW Wearabouts! Clara, Day Six
Dressing for fashion week can be tricky. But our women's buyers, aka the dream team responsible for many of the awesome collections you see at OC, can't help making it look easy. Over the next week,...
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A Short History of Japanese Leather
When you hear the phrase Japanese leather, you probably think of soft and covetable jackets, such as the ones by BLACKMEANS currently in our Generation Tokyo Pop-Up at OCNY. But leather craftsmanship...
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Luar Zepol Fall/Winter 2014: New York Fashion Week
The inspirations that lead to Luar Zepol collections are always unconventional. For Fall/Winter 2013, designer Raul Lopez referenced a close friend's chemotherapy treatment. Last season, he channeled a...
View ArticleMini Martha: Paris Bakes Mini Red Velvet Cakes
It should be no surprise to long-time OC blog readers that our resident baking babe, MINI MARTHA, would absolutely slay Valentine's Day. These mini red velvet cakes are almost too precious to eat. Key...
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Jeremy Scott Fall/Winter 2014: New York Fashion Week
If there's one thing you can count on from JEREMY SCOTT, it's infectious energy. From my seat at the designer's Fall/Winter 2014 show at Milk Studios, I could just catch the models start to wiggle...
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NYFW Wearabouts: Lisa, Day Six
Dressing for fashion week can be tricky. But our women's buyers, aka the dream team responsible for many of the awesome collections you see at OC, can't help making it look easy. Over the next week,...
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Nasir Mazhar Fall/Winter 2014: London Fashion Week
London Fashion Week threw a new challenge to Nasir Mazhar today: to put on a debut catwalk show for his Fall/Winter 2014 collection. The king of our favorite fashion week raves decked his girls out in...
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Perceptions of Reality: A Collection Inspired by the Work of René Magritte
Belgian surrealist painter, René Magritte, sought to make "everyday objects shriek aloud." Almost fifty years after his death, his work still creates this effect on everyday items—this time in the form...
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Ryan Lo Fall/Winter 2014: London Fashion Week
Ryan Lo's Fall/Winter 2014 collection ran wild today—to the wild west, that is. He took a trip to the USA's deep south for his debut solo fashion week presentation since his departure from Fashion...
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Toga Fall/Winter 2014: London Fashion Week
Toga's Fall/Winter 2014 collection told us to take a walk on the wild side. The Tokyo brand's first London fashion week presentation today was more than appropriate for New York's fashion week...
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Sibling Fall/Winter 2014: London Fashion Week
The Emerald Isle and teen nostalgia were what inspired Joe Bates, Sid Bryan, and Cozette McCreery—the knitwear-crazed designers at Sibling—for their Fall/Winter 2014 collection. Each season the knits...
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Roksanda Ilincic Fall/Winter 2014: London Fashion Week
ROKSANDA ILINCIC knows color. Each season, blocks of bold brights parade down the catwalk. For Roksanda Ilincic Fall/Winter 2014, the theme continued with strong geometric designs set against a...
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Backstage at Opening Ceremony Fall/Winter 2014
Last week's Opening Ceremony Fall/Winter 2014 show was not your average runway experience. It's hard to pick just one stand out moment, between the 4000 pounds of chocolate that cascaded down a...
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Art on Your Sleeve: David Bailey's Line of T-shirts
If you're in London, we suggest you run to see British photographer David Bailey's ultimate retrospective, Stardust, currently on display at The National Portrait Gallery. This self-curated exhibition...
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Mother of Pearl Fall/Winter 2014: London Fashion Week
As a self-professed girly girl, the enchanted forest themes in Mother of Pearl's Fall/Winter 2014 collection had me totally spellbound. Founder Maia Norman's answer to A Midsummer Night's Dream...
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J.W. Anderson Fall/Winter 2014: London Fashion Week
J.W. Anderson certainly has a niche. For Fall/Winter 2014 he continued his exploration of architectural and constricted designs crafted from structured and rigid fabrics. Anderson's experimentation...
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