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Summer Jams: Retro Styles, Retro Songs
Summer Jams: Retro Styles, Retro Songs
By Sarah Bennett
June 12, 2013

If the summer of 2013 is about the style of 1990, then the music should be, too. Pump up the jam, dammit.

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Who Wore It Best? Lucille 1 vs. Lucille 2
Who Wore It Best? Lucille 1 vs. Lucille 2
By Jake Flanagin
June 03, 2013

​We're not entirely sure anymore who is Lucille 1, and who has been relegated to Lucille 2 status, but both ladies are equally adventurous when it comes to sartorial choices.

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Modcloth Dress or Pocky Flavor? A Quiz So Cute It Hurts
Modcloth Dress or Pocky Flavor? A Quiz So Cute It Hurts
By Kate Gavino
May 03, 2013

The names of Pocky flavors and Modcloth dresses are virtually interchangeable. Don't believe us? Take this quiz, and see for yourself.

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Moon Power Make Up: 10 Modern-Day Sailor Scout Fashions
Moon Power Make Up: 10 Modern-Day Sailor Scout Fashions
By Kate Gavino
April 26, 2013

Despite the main characters' unrealistic leg lengths, Sailor Moon  was an incredibly empowering anime for young girls. The only thing working against them (besides the Negaverse)? The fashion.

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Did I Dream This? Each And Them
Did I Dream This? Each And Them
By Sarah Bennett
March 29, 2013

​Does anyone remember the store Each & Them?

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What Were These Models Told?: New York Subway Ads
What Were These Models Told?: New York Subway Ads
By Liz Galvao
March 26, 2013

​For the approximately two million New Yorkers who use public transit, advertising can be a meditation tool. While standing on the subway staring at these ads for Cole Haan and Macy's, I pondered their inspiration.

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Please To Explain: Vintageweave
Please To Explain: Vintageweave
By Sarah Bennett
March 22, 2013

​Real store, imagined contents.

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Murder, She Wore
Murder, She Wore
By Sarah Bennett
March 11, 2013

The way she rocks McQueen is deadly​.

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Strike a Prose: 10 Author Photos Ripped From Vogue
Strike a Prose: 10 Author Photos Ripped From Vogue
By Kate Gavino
March 07, 2013

Upon trawling through the incredible Vogue online archive, we made a startling discovery: writers have been copping their author photo poses from the magazine's covers for decades. Don't believe us? We have proof.

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Please To Explain: Fashion
Please To Explain: Fashion
By Sarah Bennett
March 06, 2013

These are fashion trends I do not understand. Allow my sartorial Andy Rooney a moment to vent.

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