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Frankies 570

Posted on September 29, 2011 by admin
Whatever x-factor makes for a successful restaurant, the Franks have figured it out. Frank Castronovo and Frank Falcinelli, owners of Frankies 457, Prime Meats, and Cafe Pedlar in Brooklyn plus Frankies 17 in the Lower...
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All White, Outside the Honor Show

Posted on September 26, 2011 by admin
If, like me, you are confused about what to wear when it's still hot and humid at the end of September, here's one idea: don't put away your summer whites just yet. They still look...
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Leopard Top and Blue Celine Bag, Outside 3.1 Phillip Lim

Posted on September 26, 2011 by admin
The fashion set is definitely cliquey when it comes to favoring certain brands. Last spring, a number of editors wore Prada's stripes to the Paris shows. This fall, Céline handbags have been on the arms...
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Kate Lanphear at Prabal Gurung

Posted on September 23, 2011 by admin
Notice that Elle Style Director Kate Lanphear is wearing the same thing to the Prabal Gurung show that she wore in this previous photo? It was no accident: Lanphear wore variations of the same all-black...
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Red and Pink Colorblocking, Outside Prabal Gurung

Posted on September 23, 2011 by admin
Colorblocking this season is all about breaking the rules. Pink and red don't go together? Fuggedaboutit. This redhead pulls it off with panache outside the Prabal Gurung show, getting out of an equally colorful NYC...
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Lauren Santo Domingo at Prabal Gurung

Posted on September 23, 2011 by admin
Here's another Voguette (and Moda Operandi founder) with great personal style: Lauren Santo Domingo. Love how she combines the pink blazer with pinkish beige silk pants for a cool tone-on-tone mix. Also note the boxy shape...
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Recipe: Banana Buckwheat Bread

Posted on September 22, 2011 by admin
Like a lot of culinary inventions, this recipe for banana bread came about by accident. I had enough white flour to make half a recipe originally given to me by my college friend California Girl,...
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Green Floral Maxi Dress, Outside Rag & Bone

Posted on September 21, 2011 by admin
For the whole summer, many of us have had one go-to print: stripes. Well now I'm sick of them (at least until Resort 2012). Dark florals are a nice way to usher in the fall,...
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Modified Lumberjack Look, Outside Rag & Bone

Posted on September 21, 2011 by admin
I have an officemate who's out to singlehandedly destroy the popularity of the lumberjack look in Williamsburg by introducing new trends - rave, retro '80s, anything but Taavo Somer woodsman style. But lumberjack, like leopard,...
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Amanda Brooks at Rag & Bone

Posted on September 21, 2011 by admin
Barneys fashion director Amanda Brooks wore lots of fabulous outfits this fashion week, all of which were chronicled in The Cut's Fashion Week Style Diaries. Here she arrived at the Rag & Bone show in...
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The Lot on Tap

Posted on September 20, 2011 by admin
CLOSED It may seem like just yesterday that the August sun was beating down on us, but guess what? Oktoberfest officially begins on September 22nd. Instead of hiking out to Queens this year, Manhattanites only...
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Sarah Rutson at Jason Wu

Posted on September 20, 2011 by admin
Lane Crawford's Sarah Rutson looked gorgeous at Jason Wu in a strapless pleated black dress. But since she is one of fashion's bellwethers, it's important to note what she's wearing: a dress! Sarah Rutson was...
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Harlem's Fashion Row

Posted on September 19, 2011 by admin
On Friday, four designers presented collections at Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, as part of Harlem's Fashion Row Spring 2012 show. Above, a fringed rope dress by Ingram Talley's Jakia Handy.  (more…)
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Leather Skirt and Top, Harlem's Fashion Row

Posted on September 19, 2011 by admin
Harlem's Fashion Row presented the collections of four local designers on Friday, and a very fashionable crowd came to see the show. Above, Tiger Lily, a guest and New York DJ, in a leather top...
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Natalie Massenet, Outside Marc Jacobs

Posted on September 18, 2011 by admin
Fashion editor turned entrepreneur Natalie Massenet curates a beautiful collection of clothes for Net-a-Porter, but she also understands what women need out of their wardrobes. Here she's assembled a great outfit that took her all...
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