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Out of Africa is one of the most romantic movies of all time; set in colonial Kenya, a Danish baroness played by Meryl Streep falls in love with Robert Redford's fiercely independent big-game hunter. We won't ruin the love story's ending for you, but we will rhapsodize over the clothes for a moment. Streep carries rugged sensuality in menswear-inspired clothes — utility shirts, linen jackets, Read more
Fashion designer Camilla Stærk was so taken by her dramatic gray and black spine dress print, inspired by Out of Africa author Karen Blixen, that she decided she wanted to see it in full form. So what better place to enlarge it than on the floor? The outcome is her Spine Rug ($1,580) for Normann Copenhagen. What do you say: yea or nay? Love It or Hate It? Spine Rug Love it! Hate Read more
I've been really inspired by traveling this week — both because of my own itch to go on an adventure and because I have a handful of friends who are either planning their honeymoon or enjoying it right now. As part of my travel urge, I got to thinking about movies that captured a culture and a country so well that they've made me add a new entry to my list of places I have vowed to visit. Come Read more
Sad news to report today: Director and actor Sydney Pollack died on Sunday at the age of 73. He had been diagnosed with cancer nine months ago. The hard-working actor and highly respected director is known for a variety of accomplishments. Older generations might recognize him as the Oscar-nominated director of Tootsie and the Oscar-winning director of Out of Africa. He also directed The Way We Read more
Victoria Beckham is working on opening her own store — The Cut Michelle Obama hosts G-8 first ladies at White House in style — HuffPost Style Kristen Wiig says "goodbye" to SNL in a peplum minidress — The Daily Beast Shopbop now offers Saturday delivery — Lucky Priscilla Chan married Mark Zuckerberg in a Claire Pettibone wedding dress — Racked Is Africa fashion's next big thing? Read more
We're going wild for ASOS's new sustainable Spring/Summer Africa collection, which just launched today at ASOS.com. The 21-piece line includes crop tops, shorts, shirt dresses, and trousers featuring the bold patterns we're craving this season — we're also suckers for the cute giraffe and zebra prints. If you're not familiar with the line, you'll be happy to hear that the ASOS Africa collection Read more
The definitive guide to ordering at In-N-Out Burger. — A Hamburger Today Want a laugh? Visit the latest Paula website. — Paula Deen Riding Things Happy banana cream pie day! — Bites on Today RIP Henry Africa, creator of the fern bar. — Grub Street SF Freebie alert! Golden Treasure Shrimp at Panda Express. — Eater LA How do you feel about bananas packaged in plastic wrapping? — The Read more
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie celebrated their engagement news by taking their six kids on vacation in the Galapagos Islands, and over the weekend the whole crew hit the beach together. Brad donned a wetsuit to splash around in the waves with Zahara and Pax while Angelina stuck on dry land in a flowing black dress. Angelina's beach look is a familiar one — it's reminiscent of what she was Read more
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie met on the set of Mr. & Mrs. Smith, and while sparks reportedly flew immediately, they denied a romance until these pictures popped up in April 2005. Brad and Angelina brought her adopted son Maddox to Kenya in Africa, and the trio was spotted looking like quite the family on the beach in these shots. Brad was spotted climbing off a private jet as he arrived for Read more
Halle Berry headed back to her car after stopping by a friend's house in Studio City, CA, yesterday. Halle's huge emerald ring was on display as she held out her left hand. Her fiancé, Olivier Martinez, confirmed their engagement earlier this month, after speculation about their new relationship status began in January. Halle and Olivier got close while filming Dark Tide in South Africa over the Read more
