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Taylor Swift Rocks A Reverse Peter Pan Collar Dress

Posted 2/22/12 2:00 pm EST by Chrissy Mahlmeister in Let's Discuss, Red Carpet

Taylor Swift at the "Dr. Suess' The Lorax" premiere in L.A. on Feb. 19.
Photo: Getty Images

It's no secret that standout collars are a huge trend this year (proof: peep the fall NYFW runway), but Taylor Swift threw us for a loop when she stepped out with an illusion Peter Pan neckline on her dress. The nonexistent collar made just as much of statement, and it's not even there! (Is this, like, one of those Magic Eye things but IRL? *cue Twilight Zone theme song*) This girly nude frock is straight from Honor's spring 2012 runway, which featured this thought-provoking neckline on other ensembles. Taylor paired this dress with soft bangs, a low chignon, delicate gold earrings, and matching nude peep-toe slingbacks.

Tags Cut-Outs, Honor, Red Carpet, Taylor Swift

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Beyonce And Jay-Z Move To Trademark 'Blue Ivy'

Posted 2/9/12 2:00 pm EST by Gaby Wilson in Celebrity Designers, Let's Discuss

Jay-Z and Beyoncé at the 2011 U.S. Open.
Photo: Getty Images

Don't act all surprised. Unless you're baffled that Beyoncé and Jay-Z didn't trademark Blue Ivy Carter's name AS SOON as they decided on it. As in, before the girl was even born. The Washington Post reported that the power couple has recently "filed an application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to protect the baby’s name—and reserve it for a future line of baby carriages, baby cosmetics, diaper bags, and other undoubtedly fabulous accoutrements for the fashion-forward infant." Say WHAT?! We're sure Suri will have something to say about THIS.

Tags Beyonce, Blue Ivy, Blue Ivy Carter, Celebrity Designers, Celebrity Lines, Jay-Z

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Anna Wintour Sits Front Row At A Basketball Game

Posted 2/3/12 4:23 pm EST by Andi Teran in Let's Discuss, Sports

Julia Stiles and Anna Wintour attend a Chicago Bulls vs. New York Knicks Game at Madison Square Garden.
Photo: Getty Images

Fully aware that we're a quote-unquote fashion site, we need to discuss something sports related. You guys, Anna Wintour went to a Knicks game last night. And she sat front row (obvs). Also, she sat as if she was front row at a runway show complete with bold separates (this is the season of vivid color remember?), black heeled boots, her trademark bob and sunglasses combo, as well as a sassy-fresh, arms-crossed, "this is GARISH" pose as if she was scrutinizing the disheveled, sweat-infused uniforms these hard-working athletes were undoubtedly sporting in the second half of the game. But it's kind of awesome, right? I mean, she's the Editor in Chief of Vogue for goodness sake—at a sports event. We're getting shaky just thinking about it. Thus, let's discuss.

Tags Anna Wintour, Basketball, Chicago Bulls, Julia Stiles, NBA, New York Knicks, SPORTS

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Rihanna Buys $160,000 Marilyn Monroe Artwork Made Of Swarovski Crystals

Posted 1/31/12 4:49 pm EST by Andi Teran in Let's Discuss

Artist Claire Milner's Swarovski Marilyn Monroe portrait commissioned by Rihanna.
Photo: Splash News

If you haven't been clued into the style world of Rihanna lately, let's just say you have a LOT of catching up to do. First of all, our multifaceted gal just landed a fashion reality show that will air in the U.K. this summer (no word on whether we'll get it stateside), and she also acquired a new "Thug Life" tattoo. It seems like she's truly enjoying her adopted hometown of Los Angeles too, as she's taken to attending Lakers games and Cirque du Soliel shows wearing American flag T-shirts and head-to-toe leather. It's also been reported that she's currently zhuzing up her L.A. pad and recently commissioned a $160,000 Marilyn Monroe portrait made entirely of Swarovski crystals. Created by U.K. artist Claire Milner especially for Ri-Ri, the art piece took four months to finish, measures 5 by 5 feet, is covered in 65,000 crystals, and weighs 182 pounds. Let's discuss, shall we?

Tags Claire Milner, Let's Discuss, Marilyn Monroe, Rihanna

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Amy Winehouse's Dad Doesn't Approve Of Jean Paul Gaultier's Collection

Posted 1/27/12 4:02 pm EST by Andi Teran in Designers, Let's Discuss

A look from the Jean Paul Gaultier Paris Fashion Week Haute Couture show.
Photo: Getty Images

As we recently reported, Jean Paul Gaultier's main inspiration for his spring 2012 haute couture collection was late singer Amy Winehouse. It was a blatant tribute that included her signature beehive, beauty mark, ubiquitous cigarette, leather jacket and pencil skirt uniform (with Fred Perry-esque detailing), as well as a doo-wop quartet playing her music throughout the runway show. Some critics thought it was a "carbon copy" of Winehouse while others found it to be both "marvelous" and a fitting tribute. Mitch Winehouse (aka Amy's dad), on the other hand, was feeling something else altogether. He took to his Twitter feed to cement his distaste of the collection.

We don't support the Jean Paul Galtier collection. It's in bad taste. Mitch

— mitch winehouse (@mitchwinehouse) January 26, 2012

First of all, WHOA, did this just get Ayn Rand-ian with that Gaultier misspelling? Perhaps. Winehouse senior, if you don't know, is both a London cab driver and a singer himself. In the months following his daughter's death, he helped set up the Amy Winehouse Foundation, which gives money to troubled youths. He seemed to care deeply for his child (of course) and hasn't been particularly vocal regarding the number of other tributes performed after Amy's death. BUT sending models down the runway in his child's likeness six months after her tragic death? Is this taking it a bit too far? Let's discuss.

Tags Amy Winehouse, Jean Paul Gaultier, Let's Discuss

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The Most WTF Looks From Paris Haute Couture Week

Posted 1/27/12 9:00 am EST by Gaby Wilson in Fashion Week, Let's Discuss

When we think about Parisian style (as we do) a few words spring to mind: chic, effortless, elegant. Long-limbed women loping around the cobblestone walks like well-tailored gazelles. Casual afternoons in some sort of striped knit with a bateau neck. Gobs of red lipstick. A tilted chapeau. You know, our daydream visions of the City of Lights. Paris Haute Couture Week, though, is another beast entirely. Rather than stream-lined and sartorial, haute couture is a rare breed of animal that's custom-fit with the most luxurious fabrics, the most lavish beadwork, and sits patiently while a doting visionary sews it into the vestment by hand. With a club so exclusive, this week marks a specific time when this elite tier of designers is given license to go buck wild on the runway by sheer virtue of their detail-oriented awesomeness. And buck wild they did go. Let's take a look at the week's most WTF looks!

CURTAIN CALL AT ON AURA TOUT VU

A look from the On Aura Tout Vu Paris Haute Couture Spring 2012 runway show.
Photo: Getty Images

Much of what we saw on the On Aura Tout Vu runway we loved: bright pops of candy colors, prints that evolve three times over in one garment, and the MOST interesting developments in hosiery. This look, however, is a little *scrunches nose* IDK. You can "Never mind the model behind the curtain" all you want, but this peek-a-boo personal pan voting booth is hardly something we can ignore.

Tags Alexis Mabille, Chanel, Giorgio Armani Prive, Iris van Herpen, Jantaminiau, Maurizio Galante, On Aura Tout Vu, Paris Haute Couture, WTF

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Let's Discuss: SmoothGroove Is Offering 'Camel Toe Solutions'

Posted 1/26/12 10:00 am EST by Gaby Wilson in Accessories, Let's Discuss

SmoothGroove Camel Toe Solutions.
Photo: Courtesy of SmoothGroove

Let's preface this with a little disclaimer. Perhaps we, your humble nimble-fingered MTV Style folk, are arriving late to an already widely discussed ladyplight, which is plaguing so much of our population that corrective devices, such as this here SmoothGroove, are needed. Nay, demanded. Perhaps there's some horrific womanhood rite of passage we have yet to experience, some (hopefully) distant bridge we have yet to cross, that leads you square into a daily battle with an all-too-visible *achem* labia majora. But, like...has camel toe really reached an epidemic status so as to warrant the existence of these LADYCUPS?? (Note: Squeamish boys, if you haven't already clicked the EFF out of your browser window, I suggest you do so now.)

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Rocawear Downsizes: Is It Jay-Z's Promo Problem Or Is It The Clothes?

Posted 1/18/12 1:18 pm EST by Andi Teran in Designers, Dudes, Let's Discuss

Looks from Rocawear's spring 2012 collection.
Photo: Rocawear on Facebook

Jay-Z has been in the news a lot lately. He's the brand-new proud father of Blue Ivy Carter, and for some reason, this happy news seems to have catalyzed somewhat critical chatter where the wee babe is concerned. Despite melting hearts with the new song, "Glory," which featured Blue's baby coos, there was the erroneous report that he was going to stop using the word bitch because he now has a daughter. His reps denied this, which made the media investigate deeper into the amount of times he used the word in his songs, and now there's speculation that Blue was the reason half of Rocawear's staff was laid off the day before her birth. That's a lot of pressure for a BABY, folks! As we're talking style here, perhaps the problems with Rocawear have more to do with the fact that its design elements seem to be stuck in the early aughts. Let's discuss, shall we?

Tags Blue Ivy Carter, Jay-Z, Rocawear

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'V' Magazine Releases 'Queen Of Hip-Hop' Spread For Upcoming Music Issue, And We're Confused By It

Posted 12/22/11 4:00 pm EST by Chrissy Mahlmeister in Ladies, Let's Discuss

A hip-hop spread in "V" magazine.
Photo: Courtesy of "V" magazine

V magazine will release its first-ever music issue come Jan. 12, and we could NOT be more excited. I mean, hello, music and fashion are our forte! To celebrate their upcoming release, they've released some sneak-peek spreads—including one called "The Queen of Hip-Hop" styled by Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele. We actually loooveee Carlyne—she was one of the first stylists to really embrace urban culture and bring streetwear to mainstream magazines. (Plus she's BFFs with designer Azzedine Alaïa!) Just peep Anna Wintour's first Vogue cover in 1988—Carlyne paired a Christian Lacroix sweatshirt with stonewashed denim shorts, which was groundbreaking at that time. But when we starting flipping through the images, which are supposed to "marry hip-hop and high fashion" according to Mr. V, we cooouldddn't help but give a giant side-eye to the entire thing. First off, if a magazine is going to use a headline as grandiose as "The Queen of Hip-Hop," why not, you know, actually use a female who's a huge leader in the hip-hop game? We would've DIED to see Nicki Minaj or Mary J. Blige going all-out in a low-end/high-end fash spread instead of staring at super skinny (but BEAUTIFUL!) models wearing wearing costume-y versions of "street" fashion. And listen, we get it. The inspiration is supposed to be late '90s/early 2000s "living in excess style," but, um, what's up with the dude in an orange Adidas tracksuit matching his Vanilla Ice blue fade to his Diesel undies? Dorrrkyyy. Suddenly we wonder how Sisqo would feel about ALLA this.

Tags Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele, Hip Hop Fashion, Let's Discuss, V Magazine

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Let's Discuss: Is Rooney Mara Wearing A Mock Turtleneck Under That Off-The-Shoulder Dress?

Posted 12/20/11 4:00 pm EST by Chrissy Mahlmeister in Let's Discuss

Rooney Mara on 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon' in New York on Dec. 19.
Photo: Getty Images

We just have to put it out there—Rooney Mara has been straight-up sartorially brilliant on the red carpet while promoting her film The Girl with Dragon Tattoo as of late, but last night we did a triple take when she showed up on Jimmy Fallon in an unusual frock. This is exactly how our thought process went: "Oh! What a cute off-the-shoulder flared dre—wait a minute, is that nude mesh? Around her décolletage? WAIT, IT'S A MOCK TURTLENECK?! Ahahahah!" You guys, why would she do this to herself? First off, how awkward is it that her dress hits her RIGHT in the middle of her knee cap? It's an unflattering length on such a lean lady! Then the dress unbeautified (that's a word) Rooney even further by covering up the prettiest part of her feminine bod—her long neck and delicate clavicle bones. The weirdest/worst part about this whole shebang is that this mock-turtle-neck-'50s-party-dress hybrid thing is actually Rodarte by Opening Ceremony, and it costs $736. Yeah.

Tags Let's Discuss, Opening Ceremony, Rodarte, Rooney Mara

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