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Trouble Andrew presents the second video (see the first here) from his Trouble Gang Mixtape, “Wasted” featuring Lil Jon, Spank Rock and The Mr. Move. Shot spontaneously at a Trouble Gang crunkfest in a basement on New York’s Lower East Side, the video for the Trouble’s ode to getting fucked up also features cameo appearances by Ninjasonik, Skotch Davis, Jasmine Solano and just about every other booze addled derelict in downtown NYC. “Wasted” was directed by Darryl Phillips for TheICU.

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Do you do purple polish?

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British footwear maker George Cox continues to flex his Japanese influence with a co-branded efiLevol lace-up boot. The black leather and suede boot is printed with the phrase “Nothing is beautiful” – heavy words for a brand who’s name reads “loveLife” backwards. Or maybe that’s exactly the point. Anyways.. they look good and will be available early November.

Take a leap for detailed images of the George Cox x efiLevol Lace-Up Boots.

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Would you rock this? Yay or nay?

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Praise ye makeup gods! It’s the weekend, at last.

How’s it going today? As you can tell I got off to a pretty late start this morning, but I felt like I just needed to chill, ya know? El Hub and I went out for coffee and breakfast burritos to this cafe up here called Dr. Insomnia’s. The place has a cool biker feel to it and lots of big, beefy dudes ordering turbo charged coffees with multiple espresso shots (I just got a latte). Of course, then when we got home Tabs insisted on taking advantage of my caffeine buzz with some high-intensity playtime. Next thing I knew, it was noon!

Eh, I guess that’s the kind of stuff Saturday mornings are for, right?

That and e-surfing.

Random bright spots

• Mixing tips for bright clothes — College Fashion
• 5 tips to look hot in photos — Daily Beauty Reporter Blog
• No matter how much he begs, Tabs is NOT getting one of these $500 cat outfits — The Cut
• 5 easy summer hairstyles — Refinery 29
• Lippman goes GIGANTIC with nail glitter for fall — Vampy Varnish
• What a great list of drugstore beauty gems! — Lovely Android
• MAC Naughty Lash and the case of the pretty purple eye… — MissChievous
• Get beautiful brows while giving to a good cause — Product Girl
• LORAC for $9? Yes, please! — Makeup Bag
• You know me and neutrals, right? Check out the Guerlain 93 Rue de Passy palette — The Non-Blonde
• WOW! How pigmented is this NYX Super Fat Marker? — Cosmetic Candy
• Get a handle on frizzy hair with help from these tips — Life of a Ladybug
• I’m on the lookout for the Mad Men nail polish line — The Frisky
• I’m REALLY looking forward to some of these fall fashion trends — Who What Wear

New in beauty

• Each time Josie Maran sells a tube of their new GOGO Instant Natural Volume Argan Mascara ($22), the company will donate one mascara to a cancer patient/survivor
• Also from Josie Maran — the Argan Eye Love You Eye Shadow Palette ($42) comes with eight velvety soft shadows infused with pure argan oil
• Make Up For Ever says they packed 50% more pigment into their Rouge Artist Intense lipsticks ($19) for richer colors with a single stroke
• Smashbox Photo Finish Luminizing Foundation Primer ($38) delivers luminous skin while filling in fine lines and pores
• LUST! Doesn’t Givenchy’s Le Prisme Blush in Blooming ($49) look like a work of art?
• Also from Givenchy — the Le Prisme Eyeshadow Quartets ($56) and Le Prisme Visage Blooming face powders ($49)
• YSL’s Teint Radiance foundation ($48) with SPF 20 and light diffusers, for skin that glows, but doesn’t burn
• Be like a rhinestone cowgirl with Make Up For Ever’s new Strass crystals ($20)
• COOL! These Make Up For Ever Aquarelles ($20) look incredibly pigmented and have a water-based formula for face and body
• Stila’s Pretty in Paris Travel Palette ($10), the second in a five-part series of collectibles, is on sale now at Sephora
• Also from Stila — their Custom Color Blush is the “first-ever pH-based powder.” The company says it takes the guesswork out of picking your perfect shade ($20)
• Still more from Stila — Long Wear Liquid Lip Color ($22), Long Wear Lip Liner ($18) and Glamoureyes Mascara ($22)
• The limited edition Korres Vitamin E 10-Color Eye Pencil Kit ($33) looks like a lot of fun
• Tarina Tarantino now has nail polishes! Say hi to the Supernova Nail Lacquers ($12)
• Philosophy Eternal Grace ($40) combines delicate floral notes with bright citrus, yum!
• Perfect Formula says their new nail products ($24-29) will strengthen and treat damaged nails
• Murad launches Clean Scene ($16-24) for a new approach to skincare
• Laura Mercier introduces two new scents that star amber: Amber Passion Velvet Eau de Parfum ($75) and Ambre Passion Elixer ($125)
• Philosophy’s The Supernatural Windows to the Soul Eyeshadow Palette ($30) features three mineral powder eyesadows and a long-wearing wet-to-dry powder liner
• Clarins Magic Colour Instant Blush ($26) enhances cheekbones by instantly boosting their natural color and glow
• OOH! I really like the packaging for these new Clarins Rouge Prodige Lipsticks ($24)

Missy Elliott’s one of my hip-hop heroes

For the water babies…

What your cats are *really* saying

Have a great Saturday!

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

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The Ampal Creative are proud to say their entire collection of snap backs and painters caps was hand crafted in Los Angeles from materials sourced from local vendors. Offered here is a glance into what went into the making of these caps.

Check the credits and a second video below.

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In our latest feature we present a photo recap of Berlin’s Summer 2010 tradeshow/fashion week that took place earlier this month. To sum it up in three words: we got busy. Follow the link below to view our highlight reel of photos.

Highsnobiety Feature – Berlin Gets Busy

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Belgian fashion designer Dries Van Noten delivers a pair of wing tip oxford sneakers as part of his latest collection. The shoes feature a black patent leather upper with a gum rubber sole and brogue detailing throughout. Of note is the fact that these are indeed a dress shoe with a sneaker sole and not simply a “smartened up” sneaker. Different. Now in stock at Browns.

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Play Cloths gives us a further peek into their Fall 2010 offering with the “Play Group.” Simply an assortment of black garments adorned with a bold white “PLAY” print along the borders. Hoodies, pants, scarves and more all receive the treatment in the upcoming drop.

Take a leap for more looks.

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Photo by Christopher Peterson.

Supermodel Doutzen Kroes may be three months pregnant, but she hasn’t slowed down just yet.

Our source spotted her yesterday in SoHo, shooting the Tiffany holiday ad campaign with legendary photog Peter Lindbergh.

Click through for our exclusive stills from the set.

LRG announces their new Fall 2010 collection. Shot in New Orleans, the look book features their skate team, rapper Curren$y and graffiti artists Pose & Augor. The season consists of 14 themes spread through three deliveries.

The LRG Fall 2010 video can be seen below:

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Take a leap for all the photos from the collection.

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If you’ve got over a G to spend on a new duffel coat this season, Nigel Cabourn may very well be your man. This heavy weight hooded duffel coat is constructed of 100% wool and features the standard toggle-front closure with two button-down hip pockets and adjustable button-down cuff straps. Available in all navy at Opening Ceremony.

More detailed images follow after the jump.

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An inky blackish blue with a whisper of deep purple, Blue Dahlia Pure Color Nail Lacquer ($18) looks like a midnight summer sky on tips and toes. One of two polishes in EL’s fall 2010 collection, (the other’s called Surreal Violet), it makes me long for late-night adventures and broken curfews, and it’s yet another reason I’ve joined the Blue Dahlia bandwagon.

The shine? Otherworldly. If I were a super heroine, I’d deflect laser beams with Blue Dahlia’s luminous shine.

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“It’s funny because usually it’s the girl who’s naked. I was like, ‘That’s right, bitch. The tables are turned!’” — Drew Barrymore, on making Justin Long get get naked in their upcoming movie. [Via People]

“‘When I have my own country, it will be a requirement for all men to have beards.” — Ke$ha, to Paper Magazine. [Via Monsters and Critics]

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I mean, I’d be out partying if I were her, too! The New York Post reports that last night’s premiere of “Jersey Shore” was the most watched cable show of 2010, with 5.3 million viewers.

Poor Snooki. At least she didn’t get punched in the face this time. But the season sure is off to a good start!

[Image via New York Post]

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If you’re like me, you’re probably thinking, “I just always thought of that as as outfit designed for porn or strip clubs!” But apparently we’re both wrong. There’s a method to this madness, a mad fashion mind behind the exposure of the pubic area. What ever will they think of next?

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Get them started early with the adidas O by O Jeremy Scott Kids Collection of track suits and sneakers.

Now the soaring success of Jeremy Scott’s bestselling instant icon isn’t confined to the grown-ups. Younger fashion addicts can get involved via this child-size direct takedown of the JS Wings, including all the signature elements and an appropriately eye catching patent leather white and gold makeup. Minimised flamboyance that maintains the avant-garde essence of this design.

The kids’ version of the classic Superstar track suit, reworked by Jeremy Scott proves that his ObyO vision isn’t just for the grown folks. Incorporating Jeremy’s iconic wings via the padded wings design on the back, the white body of the upper is matched with black pants, carrying the instantly recognisable 3-Stripes. A playful twist on a favourite.

The JS Wings shoes are available in both Infant and Crib sizes. Spoil away.

Have a closer look after the break.

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Friends, citizens, insomniacs, lend me your eyes; I come to bury complicated eye looks, not to praise them. Put down that Sleepytime Tea for a second, Caesar, and take a look at the new Smashbox Masquerade Eye Palette ($35) — enemy of complicated eye looks everywhere!

You don’t have to be an aeronautical engineer to put together fly looks with this palette of nine powder shadows in neutral and jewel-toned shades. In it, Smashbox cleverly placed complementary colors in three horizontal rows, basically taking the guesswork out of color matching. It’s a breakthrough of epic proportions, yo! — particularly for lazy chicks and insomniacs (oh, hai!) like me.

After three consecutive nights of absolutely no sleep, I really, REALLY appreciate how easy it is to get ready with this palette.

Of course, if you’re the kind of girl who gets plenty of sleep and prefers to match her own colors, no problem. I think all nine of these shades work together well, and nothing says we have to use them in any specific order.
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I’m sure by now some of you guys have read that MAC Cosmetics partnered with Rodarte to launch a limited edition color cosmetics collection for fall 2010. The collection was inspired by Rodarte’s fall 2010 show, one of the nail polish named Juarez, after a town in Mexico, has sparked controversy because there are violence against women taking place in Juarez. MAC is sorry to have “offended their consumers and fans, and committed to donating $100,000 to a non-profit organization that has a proven, successful track-record helping women in need and that can directly improve the lives of women in Juarez in a meaningful way.” Plus they will be changing the name of the collection. You can read all about it on Temptalia.

The collection is slated to release in the US on September 15th, here’s the first look. Stay tuned for more updates on the collection…

Will you buy the collection?

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Thoughts?

In the first stage the Parisian brand Nous Sommes, presented pendants featuring Lady Gaga, Michael Jackson and Karl Lagerfeld. Today we get a preview of the upcoming models, including Grace Jones, Terry Richardson and Marilyn Monroe.

Check out the others after the jump.

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Most New Yorkers probably haven't heard of it, but StyleAID is big doin' in Western Australia. The fashion fund-raiser and runway show, which went down Friday night (Aussie-time) in Perth, is now in its thirteenth year, and helps raise money for the West Australian AIDS Council. It also happens to feature some fun, wacky fashions — like a hat made of flip-flops and a chest-hair necklace. Click ahead to see six snaps from the show's oddballiest moments.

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This week, Blake Lively opted to show off her long stems in Chanel Cruise, which she’s been wearing a lot lately. Cameron Diaz did the same in Vionnet, as did Karlie Kloss in Willow. Poppy Delevigne looked great in vintage red lace and Bulgari jewelry, as did Gemma Arteron in Isabel Marant.

A number of things feel off about the fashion industry's supposed movement to embrace and glorify women who are bigger than a size 2. Something we've bemoaned repeatedly on this blog is how plus-size models are routinely shot nude, as if for shock value. Perhaps magazines were trying to re-create the sensation Lizzie Miller made when Glamour shot her nude a year ago. Out rolled Glamour's expanded coverage of plus-size naked models, then came V's size issue with shot after shot of plus-size model in states of undress — seemingly more scantily clad than the straight-size models in any typical issue of the magazine. However, The New York Times Magazine offers one possible answer to why these women are always shot naked, aside from shock value and bragging rights: There simply aren't very many great clothes made to fit them.

The plus-size clothing business accounts for only 18 percent of total revenue in the women's apparel industry, even though 64 percent of American women are overweight. Designers shy away from making clothes considered plus-size because doing so is just difficult.

The most formidable obstacle lies in creating a prototype. If you already have a line of clothing and a set system of sizing, you cannot simply make bigger sizes. You need whole new systems of pattern-making. “The proportions of the body change as you gain weight, but for women within a certain range of size, there is a predictability to how much, born out by research dating to the 1560s,” explained Kathleen Fasanella, who has made patterns for women’s coats and jackets for three decades. “We know pretty well what a size 6 woman will look like if she edges up to a 10; her bustline might increase an inch,” Fasanella said. “But if a woman goes from a size 16 to a 20, you just can’t say with any certainty how her dimensions will change.”

Thin people are more like one another; heavier people are less like one another. With more weight comes more variation. “You’ll have some people who gain weight entirely in their trunk, some people who will gain it in their hips,” Fasanella continued. “As someone getting into plus-size, you can either make clothing that is shapeless and avoid the question altogether or target a segment of the market that, let’s say, favors a woman who gets larger in the hip. You really have to narrow down your customer.” A designer must then find a fit model who represents that type and develop a pattern around her. But even within the subcategories, there are levels of differentiation. “Armholes are an issue,” Fasanella told me, by way of example. “If you have decided to go after the woman who is top-heavy, well, some gain weight in their upper arms and some do not. There are so many variables; you never win. It’s like making computers and then deciding you want to make monitors; a monitor is still a computer product, but it’s a whole new kind of engineering.”

However, attitudes toward fat may be shifting. More fashionable non-muumuu clothes for plus-sizes are hitting the market, especially in trend-driven plus-size chains like Torrid, for example. "The number of skinny jeans we sell would astound one," Torrid's president told the Times. Because the thing is, plus-size women don't want to wear muumuus: Statistics show that most plus-size clothes sold in stores like Saks are figure-hugging styles.

But one hardly needs to point out that the entire fashion industry isn't embracing the plus-size and everything that goes with it. While Saks also announced this week it would start carrying designer clothes by the likes of Chanel in sizes up to 16 or 18 up from a max size of 10, the store seems to be doing everything it can to avoid elaborating on the decision. We reached out to Saks this week to find out what prompted the move to up their sizes and which labels' offerings would be expanded, and after a couple of days, were told the store isn't "able to answer specifics," and given instead this statement:

After recent review, we concluded there are customers who desire designer clothing in sizes that are not currently available in our stores. To meet her needs, Saks Fifth Avenue has worked with certain well-known designers and for fall 2010 we will offer for some designer brands up to size 16 or 18 in select Saks Fifth Avenue locations.

We are especially proud to be leading the way in meeting the needs of this valued clientele. Saks Fifth Avenue looks forward to the expansion of our designer product offering, which will enable more of our customers to look and feel their best.

Oh really? The market for designer clothes stems past size 10 wearers? It's amazing it took this long and a "review" to figure that out.

Plus-Size Wars [NYT]

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Olivia Palermo is the cover girl for the August 2010 issue of ASOS Magazine, the 10-page fashion feature was shot by acclaimed fashion photographer Tesh in Williamsburg, Brooklyn in NYC. I think Olivia is really pretty and has great style, I would love to check out her closet one day! Here’s a peek inside her stylish world and wardrobe, and read about some of her favorite things in NYC. The August issue will go live on www.asos.com on August 1st.

The new queen of street style. No one does the New York look quite like Olivia Palermo. But while on The City there’s a dark side to her fashion dealings, Francesca Babb discovers you shouldn’t believe everything you see on television…

SOME QUOTES FROM OLIVIA:

“It’s unfortunate (of the reputation that the TV show has given her), but I think that people understand what they see on that show is not who I am. It’s not accurate. I’m funny, I’m enthusiastic and I’m not a negative person. I always try and look for the good in things.”

“I love New York but when you’re young you should live in different places. In five years I’d like to be living in London with my boyfriend Johannes (Huebl).”

“I just really, really love clothes,” Palermo enthuses as she talks of the importance of reinventing her closet for different occasions. “I’m my own brand, and I have my own opinion” she unapologetically declares when asked about her determination to succeed in the fashion industry. Olivia also gives a rare insight into her relationship with model Johannes Huebl revealing that their lifestyle is surprisingly understated. As far as what the future holds for the style queen, she claims modelling, acting, designing, and a possible move to London are all on her to-do list.

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