Fashion Schmashion
Scenes From Milan Fashion Week
New York Fashion Week might be a few weeks away, but in Milan, fashion has already turned to the Fall 2013 collections. PAPERMAG photographers Pierguido Grassano and Anzhelika Ardasheva bring you some of the beautiful…
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Daria, Sailor Moon, Betty Boop and More Get High Fashion Makeovers
It might be time to update our "Chicest Cartoon Characters" list! We spied these real cute fashion illustrations by TheStyleMonk's Jerome LaMaar, featuring cartoon characters of the vintage and "dear-god-the-90s-can't-be-considered-vintage-yet" variety wearing designer looks by…
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Love Your Feet: Curtis Kulig Gets Into Socks
Artist and PAPER photographer Curtis "love me" Kulig is continuing his string of fashion collaborations with three Valentine's Day designs for Sweden's Happy Socks, Women's Wear Daily reports today. Following work with Nike, Vans (pictured above) and Catherine…
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Candy Magazine's New Michelle Obama-Inspired Cover
Candy -- the "transversal style" magazine best known for dragging up James Franco and turning Chloe Sevigny into Terry Richardson -- revealed their new cover, and boy is it close to our hearts. Brad…
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Screaming Mimi's Is Now Selling Ugly Hanukkah Sweaters
Screaming Mimi's owner Laura Wills has had an "ugly Christmas sweater" rack in her store for almost 10 years now. This year, she's expanded her stock to include ugly Hanukkah sweaters. Below, we chat…
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Meet Your Urban Outfitters Boyfriend
Meet Your Urban Outfitters boyfriend, a hilarious take on the Your L.L. Bean Boyfriend blog, but with way more beanies, flannel and corduroy. Who needs a mountain-climbing khaki-clad boyfriend when you can have a Red…
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Sure Enough, Yoko Ono's Opening Ceremony Collection Is Insane
We shouldn't be, but somehow we're still in a minor state of awe over how utterly insane avant doyenne Yoko Ono's new Opening Ceremony line is. Taking a cue from her drawings inspired by…
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Lululemon Stole My Work, Claims Artist Jennifer Daniel
Two years ago, artist and cycling enthusiast Jennifer Daniel (Graphics Director at Bloomberg BusinessWeek) contributed computer wallpaper to Los Angeles design blog The Fox is Black. The image, a bicycle chain in the shape of a heart, soon…
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A Man's Story: Fashion Designer Ozwald Boateng
In this video short by Nicolas Jenkins, men's designer Ozwald Boateng -- the first black tailor on Savile Row -- discusses the history of his style, from school uniforms to the 'Afro-pean' Dutch-via-Ghana fabrics…
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Ooh, Here's the Daryl K X Urban Outfitters Collab
Designer Darryl Kerrigan has been dressing a certain breed of Lower East Side cool girls since she launched her line Daryl K in 1991. After winning the CFDA Award for emerging talent in 1996 she…
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Taschen's New Rei Kawakubo Book Looks Awesome
Taschen is coming out with a new book exploring Rei Kawakubo's innovative vision and legacy in fashion and design, and if there was ever the perfect gift for the fashion freak in your life, this…
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WWD Really Doesn't Like Obama's Look Right Now + Scarlett Johansson Channels Her Inner Psycho in Today's Style Scraps
WWD isn't really feeling President Obama's style right now, giving him a B- in their 'Man of the Week' feature. They proceed to note that he's "swimming in fabric" and sort of blame him for…
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The Burch Trial is "A Drunken WASP Fest" + That Time Karl Lagerfeld Got Arrested In A Burqa In Today's Style Scraps
This photo series by Isabelle Wenzel of "working women" pretty much sum up how we're feeling today. #ElectionHangover [via It's Nice That] PAPER Cover Girl M.I.A. is definitely doing a collaboration with Versace! We can't…
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Sample Sale or Line to Vote? + Chanel No. 5 Might Be Banned in Today's Style Scraps
The Alexander Wang sample sale line keeps getting mistaken for a line of people waiting to vote. Glad to see that fashion people have their priorities straight. [via Fashionista]Love this necklace by Dana Walden jewelry…
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Booty Call: November 2012
FIERCE Structured knitted hat by Raf Simons. $294 at porvocaco.comPLAY Nexus 7 tablet by Google. $200 at googleplay.comD.I.Y. Baguette needlepoint embroidery kit by Fendi. $1,430 at fendi.comBUFFALOShoes by Marni. $755 at Marni boutiques worldwide.WET Rainboots…
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Check Out Syrup's Super-Cute New Moomin Collection
Adorable Japanese clothing line Syrup launched a line of clothing inspired by the Swedish-Finn childrens' book series Moomin and, of course, it's super cute. Inspired by the forests of Finland and characters such as Little My,…
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Kate Moss Almost Had A Breakdown Back In The Day + Barney's Is Open In Today's Style Scraps
Kate Moss told Vanity Fair that the Calvin Klein campaign she did with Marky Mark nearly gave her a nervous breakdown: "It didn't feel like me at all. I felt really bad about straddling this…
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Karl and Kanye Do Lunch + A Little Girl Tells Pippa Middleton She Hates Princesses In Today's Style Scraps
An anonymous source reported that Karl Lagerfeld and Kanye West had lunch yesterday to "discuss design ideas." We can only imagine what that collab would look like. [via Fashionista]Congratulations to Rita Ora, our PAPER Beautiful…
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Vanity Fair's Mitt Romney Prank Pics + A Full Look at Margiela X H&M in Today's Style Scraps
The full look-book (and price break-down) of the Margiela with H&M collection is available and oh boy, we seriously can't wait! Hop over to Vogue UK to see all of the looks, and make sure…
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Portland Songstress Alela Diane Models Swanfield Boutique's Look Book
We love this lookbook for Swanfield Boutique's latest collection featuring Portland songstress Alela Diane as one of their "Swan Muses," a collection of creative women that inspire Swanfield. The photos, shot by Guy Stephens, feature…
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