Haider Ackermann MEN Spring 2014

Haider Ackermann, you had me at tattoos. The duchesse satins aren't bad either. This collection is like a collision between luxury and bad boy. The models look like cleaned up punk rockers with money. Or former punkers who grew up. Ackermann's skillful use of silks and satins, usually associated with womenswear, is cleverly masculine. Perfectly layered. And totally appealing.

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Sail Away with Kate Moss ~ Vogue UK Editorial

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A photo shoot for Vogue UK by renown photographer Patrick Demarchelier on his racing yacht at St Barts ... does it get any more glamorous than this? Well, yeah. Throw in supermodel Kate Moss, styled by Lucinda Chambers and wearing designs by Christopher Kane, Moschino, D Squared, Dolce & Gabbana, Louis Vuitton and Moncler Gamme Rouge. Kate is no stranger to Vogue but you wouldn't know it as she always seems so fresh and new. She's ageless. In this editorial, Kate Moss (and Vogue UK) epitomize the concept of being casual and looking super chic at the same time. Perfection. View photo gallery:

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Punk Glam meets Couture: MET BALL 2013

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"Punk: Chaos to Couture:" Celebs embraced this year's Met Ball theme with studs, faux hawks and heavy eye makeup.

Kind of gave new meaning to "celebrity studded." As always, some got it right while others just didn't know what to do.

Nicole Richie, for example, in a Topshop dress, is giving us an ethereal punk look, slightly futuristic, totally glam. I love it!

View photos:

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Love it or hate it?? I have mixed feeling's on Madge's punk rock couture look. I'm not crazy that she took the theme so literally and at the same time I love that she gave us "Punk: Chaos to Couture."

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Anne Hathaway owed Valentino for screwing them at the Oscars. Girl did good! The blonde really works, the dress is fabulous and the no lip, perfect!

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This Dolce & Gabbana dress is gorgeous in all of its glorious bedazzlement. Now, is Katy Perry thinking she's a Queen with that crown on her head... hmmm...

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I love Kristen Stewart's I don't give a fuck face. And her outfit is ready to kick your ass.

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And Katie Holmes wore toilet paper to the Met Ball. Shit!

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Beyonce wore Givenchy. It's a lot of dress and not enough on top. The bodice is too low and her hair looks like it was styled by Courtney Love. As the honorary chair, Queen B could have done a little better.

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Can you guess which Olsen is the drug addict?

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Lena! I love what you're wearing! OMG did I just say that? You look great. [Please work on your posture.]

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Sofia wore her pajamas and Marc a clown suit. I don't care that it's Commes des Garçons. They're both trying so hard to be different.

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This is how you dress to the Met Ball... honoring and embracing the theme by wearing the queen of punk fashion, Vivienne Westwood.

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This is a beautiful gown by Vera Wang and it looks so wonderful on Kerry Washington. I only have an issue with the hair. Kerry often misses here.

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Elle Fanning confused the punk theme with Woodstock.

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Not super punk, but gorgeous.

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Nicki could have had so much fun with this theme and this is what she give us??

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Maybe it's just a bad picture?

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WTF!?

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Fierce and flawless. From RuPaul's Drag Race it's Donatella Versace!

All photos courtesy of Getty Images.

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Stripe It Chic: How To Wear Stripes

by Jessica Burgess

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Channel your inner Edie Sedgwick and Brigitte Bardot this spring by making Parisian-haute fashion statements with stripes. The beauty of stripes isn't found only in their rich fashion history, but in their endless versatility as well. Stripes are acceptable for all types of occasions—indoors or out, winter or summer, casual or formal. Throw on a blazer and a long necklace over a striped tee to dress up for a meeting with a client, or tuck a striped top into a fierce, high-waisted red skirt and slip on black open-toed heels for a night of city street strolling. 

Origin of Breton Stripes

The timeless trend of stripes originated in Brittany, France, where French Navy seaman were uniformed in navy-and-white striped knit shirts. The original striped shirt, also known as the marinière or matelot, was designed with 21 stripes, each symbolizing a Napolean victory. Sailors, seafairers and workers relied on the wool and cotton garments for their simplicity, practicality and easy-to-spot pattern while out at sea.

According to The New York Times Style magazine, the striped shirt transitioned from mariner's uniform to fashion statement once

Coco Chanel

adopted the look for her 1917 nautical collection. Into the 1930s, stripes were paired with long-flared trousers, scarves, blazers and shorts. Once legendary stars such as Pablo Picasso, Brigitte Bardot, James Dean, Edie Sedgwick and Andy Warhol embraced stripes into their wardrobe, the pattern was defined as forever in vogue.

Color Blocking

Wearing stripes is an effortless, yet creative, expression. For a look that never fails, pair a striped tee with jeans and sneakers. Color block a boat neck, long-sleeved striped shirt or tee with a high-waisted cobalt skirt or honey-colored shorts. Pair stripes with a scarlet red or bamboo-colored cardigan and play it neutral on the bottom with black leggings or jeans. Red Converse sneakers, royal blue slippers or cherry-colored heels also stylishly accent a stripy outfit in 

spring-and-summer nautical style

.

Opposites Attract

In the 1960s,

Pablo Picasso

unapologetically wore stripes with brown-checkered wool pants in Cannes, France. It works because he's Picasso. And stripes are stripes. Stripes live according to no style rules, which means feel free to mix and match it up. On a beachy summer vacation, tuck a black and white vertically striped tank into a pleated polka dot skirt.

Power of Denim

Denim, too, doesn't follow any rules and will forever be in style. So when two fashion powerhouses such as stripes and denim converge, the outcome is inarguably stylish. For a breezy, comfortable look, accessorize striped 

dresses from Macy's

with a denim jacket and sparkly flats, or don a striped shirt with boyfriend-cut jeans rolled at the ankles. Since stripes don't have denim boundaries, match a striped long-sleeved shirt with frayed cutoff jean shorts or curve-hugging denim skinnies. Have fun with a casual look by accessorizing with cute jewelry, headbands and scarves from Style Mint and Free People.

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A fashion daydream by Christian Siriano Spring 2013



Christian Siriano is the best thing to have ever happened to Project Runway. Remember him? Mr. everything's "Fierce." [To be fair] There have been a number of excellent designers come away from the show, but no one to this date, has matched the brilliance, talent and sensilibilty of Siriano [and possibly his charm]... He has been successfully producing NYFW collections for some seasons now. The short film, by Brad Walsh, features looks from Siriano's Spring 2013 collection and depicts dancers from the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at American Ballet Theatre in a fantastical, couture-esqe, dreamlike state. Heavenly. Thanks Christian!

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Suitsupply: from Amsterdam to Atlanta

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Do you know where all the BEST-DRESSED MEN in Atlanta were last night?

I do. They were at Suitsupply. The city's most dapper dudes embraced the  global retailer with a thunderous roar louder than Mother Nature's evening storms. The rain didn't stop the Suitsupply opening bash in Atlanta from taking off to sartorial badassness in a city hungry for [great] style!

If you want to dress on trend without being trendy, go to

Suitsupply

. If you have an appreciation for the finest Italian textiles, go to

Suitsupply

. AND as for the service, custom tailoring, attention to detail, value and affordability, there is no comparison. Visit Suitsupply and let me know what you think.

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OH and I'd be remiss if I didn't mention the interior of the store. SEXY ... the Suitsupply Atlanta location is one of the sexiest spaces in town! From the chic, geometric patterned walls to the store's layout to the private fitting area...

 

Suitsupply Atlanta is located at the Shops Around Lenox.

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Givenchy x Barneys

 Filmmaker

Gordon von Steiner

and

Givenchy

take us on a trip. A cracked-out, psychedelic, anxiety-ridden trip to

Barneys

New York. And the best part is that you don't actually have to get high to enjoy this video, though I use the word "enjoy" loosely. The short film is a very edgy presentation of the Givenchy 2013 spring/summer line. [The video] It's abrupt, modern, anything but relaxing, confusing but way more compelling and visual than Brad Pitt's Chanel vid... High fashion, tattoos, drugs, religious and homoerotic references and a post-apocalyptic music score... Givenchy...

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