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01/17/08 ·

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Prada's Revenge, Squiring Bosworth and The Fur Flies

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Vengeance is Hers: Guy Trebay reports that Miuccia Prada called her new collection, “revenge on men for the social and sartorial contortions they impose on women.” Run you fools. [NY Times]

Blue Crush: Kate Bosworth’s beau asked if she was Kate Hudson when they first met. Great “neg” dude. [NY Observer]

Wooly Bullies: There is no escaping the fur. [AFP]

Shoe Shine: The bestest sneaker polish kit ever. [Cool Hunting]

Hot Wrap: “Gossip Girl” character drives sales of polka-dot J.Press scarf. [Racked]

Hip Waders: The new Levis Red line—jeans for anime characters.[Denimology]

Bye Bye, Miu Miu: Prada discontinues the men’s side of their bridge line. [WWD, 1st item]

Designer Knocks Off: Margareta ven den Bosch, the longtime head of design at H+M is retiring and being replaced by pupil Ann-Sofie Johansson. Now, maybe, that Ma and Pa shop can finally sell some clothes. [DNR]

08/28/08 ·

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Advertising, Gossip, and Legos

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Learn to Ad: A gallery of prehistoric advertising. Don Draper would be horrified. [Boing Boing]

Gossipmongers: A gossip blog complains about another gossip blog outing the details of a television show centered around gossip. [Daily Intel]

Hat Man:The search for the dandiest hat continues. [A Suitable Wardrobe]

Toyland: There’s nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come. In this case, lego-inspired clothing. [Selectism]

10/28/08 ·

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Beards, Jackets and J. Crew

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Take it on the Chin: In honor of National Beard Month, here are a few of your options. [FashionIndie]

All the Real Girls: Gossip Girl goes completely off the rails. Not that we’re following it or anything. [Daily Intel]

In the Army Now: Even after the trend has broken and rolled back, military jackets are still pretty great. [Shoptometrist]

Part of the Crew: Even Mme. Obama loves J. Crew, which means their world takeover is nearly complete. [Jezebel]