Author Archives: Alex Rees

Few Changes Apparent in British Racegoers’ Fashions So Far

This year’s Royal Ascot horse racing festival in the United Kingdom comes with newly tightened dress codes, in an attempt to put a little bit of the prestige back in the proceedings. But this year’s Aintree races started today in Liverpool with no such concerns apparent. And thank goodness, because

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Watch Top Model Hopefuls Dance In Booty Tooch Pads

Last night on Top Model, the remaining contestants shot music videos. Terrible, terrible music videos. And to make sure their performances "tooched" (because that’s a verb now, apparently), Tyra provided a lesson on the art of, well, "tooching." That tooch teach session came with special butt-enhancing underwear, which made poor

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Jennifer Aniston Is Ready for Her Celebrity Hoarders Cameo

"I’m a bit of a clothes hoarder," she said. "My girlfriends go shopping in my wardrobe. They love it when they get stuff with a tag still on."

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Look at Karlie Kloss in Her Monogrammed Blue Silk Pajamas

This month’s British Vogue contains a lovely look at a week in the life of top model Karlie Kloss. And the week in question just happens to be spring 2012 couture week — go figure! The fourteen-page spread includes both "on and off duty" shots of Karlie — from fittings and

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Five Weeks in, Here’s a Bit of an Explanation of How Fashion Star Actually Works

Reality Blurred’s Andy Dehnart sat down with the show’s producers and asked them to explain, well, just about everything — from what the buyers’ bids actually mean for the designers (they receive "a portion as a creative fee") to why there’s so much canned applause (it, apparently, "[brings] a lot

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Yesterday, Terry Richardson Shot a Pair of Naked Twin Models Rolling Around in Feathers, Pretending to Make Out

Just another day at the studio, then.

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See Glamorous Looks From Last Night’s New Yorkers for Children Gala

Lots of fashionable people attended yesterday’s ninth annual New Yorkers for Children gala at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, dancing the night away in bright and shiny designer clothes. CNN’s Alina Cho picked a voluminous ballgown covered in twee white feathers, the Brant boys wore jaunty bow ties, and Crystal Renn

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This Is How Fashion People Talk About Pooping

Aesop and A.P.C. now sell a "bathroom deodorizer" known as Post-Poo Drops. Yes, this is real, and here are the instructions for use: "In instances where vigorous activity has occurred in the bathroom, dispense several drops of this carefully crafted Aesop product into the toilet bowl after flushing." (Regular folks

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Joan Smalls Says She Loves Shake Shack, But Doesn’t Specify What Greasy Deliciousness She Orders

When Vogue asked Joan Smalls to name one spot she always visits when she’s in New York City, the model didn’t answer Barneys, SoulCycle, or, you know, some grungy cafe in Bushwick that doesn’t have any windows or a name yet. She plumped for Shake Shack. So look out for

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Filipa Fino’s First Full Fino File Issue Drops Today

Fino will host a party at Philippe Chow tonight celebrating her online magazine’s debut. Showcasing "fashion through the eyes of accessories," the first issue comes with a vibrant cover featuring a model in a big pink floral hat. (She released a special holiday-themed "mini-issue" of the e-zine back in November.)

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