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As Cinco de Mayo approaches, I figured now would be a good opportunity to plan a movie night with some of my favorite movies having to do with Mexico. I left off Quinceanera because I've already recommended it, but that is one of my favorite films in this genre. Rent it! Frida Salma Hayek's performance as Mexican painter Frida Kahlo is astounding. The film follows Kahlo's very turbulent life: Read more
While many women dash to electrolysis or maintain a standing appointment with a waxer, Frida Kahlo proudly— and beautifully, we might add — skipped out on hair removal treatments. In fact, when she was photographed for the cover of French Vogue in the late 1930s, she wore her signature braided hairstyle, red lips, and a unibrow. This unconventional beauty was famed for her artistic talents, Read more
Anthropologie just nabbed Tracy Reese as one of its designers for its Made in Kind May collection. With three frock-filled collections on her own — Tracy Reese, Plenty, and Frock — it's safe to say the designer knows a thing or two about creating cute and flattering dresses for all kinds of women. Her new line for Anthropologie, launching tomorrow, was inspired by rich garden landscapes from Read more
See photos of Pamela Love and Creatures of the Wind for J.Crew line — Styleite The hottest fashionistas to go green for Earth Month — HuffPost Style How to rock the mesh hole trend — Olivia Palermo Do you think Kate Middleton is a style icon? — Stylelist NYC vs. LA: a tale of two (fashion) cities — The Fashion Spot Gucci's Frida Giannini shares her Shanghai diary — The Daily Read more
James Franco interviews Gucci designer Frida Giannini for Harper's Bazaar — Stylelist Versace regains control of the Versus label — Vogue UK Daily House of Holland's kooky fashion video — Nylon Blog Rumors about Stefano Pilati's fate at YSL resurface — The Cut Brooklyn Decker's Just Go With It style — InStyle Marc Jacobs's prom-queen-worthy JJ patent leather corsage clutch — Bag Read more
If you need further proof that '60s chic will be in high gear for Fall, look to H&M's latest Winter campaign. The new ad, featuring Frida Gustavsson in a slicked back high ponytail, shows simple structured silhouettes in the way of sheath dresses, knits, tops, and trousers dipped in purple, blue, and dark citron hues. Here are the top three cold weather dressing tips we've gleaned from the Read more
Frida Giannini featured a decadent array of dark hues and velvety textures for Gucci's Fall 2012 collection. Inspired by 19th-century romanticism, Giannini created lace-up blouses, sheer tulle Oscars-worthy gowns, and billowy capes. With a color palette that was mainly comprised of black and purple hues, Giannini played up the textural component via velvet, feather embellishments, and jacquard Read more
See Miranda Kerr sing in a Japanese commercial — Stylelist Model Caroline Trentini got married and her dress looks very familiar — Styleite It's the end of an era at YSL: see Stefano Pilati's final collection — The Daily Beast The craziest bow ties you'll ever see — FashionIndie 10 things every woman needs to throw away — The Frisky Breaking news: some celebrities are paid to attend Read more
I've been obsessed with Seattle artist Frida Clements's work for some time now. Her style, which encompasses art nouveau-inspired as well as nature-based imagery, looks gorgeous when it's illustrating gig posters for some of my favorite bands, including Bon Iver, Joanna Newsom, Rufus Wainwright, and Spoon, among many others. When I visited Seattle recently, I asked Frida if I could pop in to Read more
Tom Ford quietly shows an amazing Fall collection in London — The Daily Beast Arianne Phillips talks styling Madonna, who should take over at Dior — Stylelist Gucci's Frida Giannini reveals her Fashion Week disaster — HuffPost Style Kanye West is wearing women's clothing again — Styleite Former Urban Outfitters executive moves to American Apparel — The Cut Smash star Megan Hilty knows Read more
