Fashion For Young And Advanced People

The Fragmentary Girl by Remi Rebillard

Vera Wang’s New David’s Bridal Collection, Uniqlo Loses Jil

We’re advocates of alleviating the afternoon slump. Consider this the written equivalent of your favorite venti latte… only stronger!

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Vera Wang White Label, her line for David’s Bridal, now has bridesmaids dresses available online to purchase now. Prices range from $158 to $198. [The Cut]

Jil Sander will no longer be designing her Uniqlo collection. Sad face.  [WWD]

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How guys get it wrong at the gym

FREDDY FREEDOM: Wax it, shave it, or cover it up – singlets are for the other guys, Rambo.

As a personal trainer, I am always tracking my clients, with the most important aspects of exercise in keeping them safely moving towards their goals being: good form, intensity, tempo, and breathing.

But out of the corner of my eye, I have started to notice something else – dreadful fitness fashion. 

While most women usually arrive fairly well turned out for workouts, what about us men? I am sorry to say that our fitness fashion sucks.

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Thank Chris for Beyonce

Before refreshing that five-day weather report yet again, Glastonbury ticketholders should perhaps pause, and silently thank Chris Martin for convincing Beyonce to play the festival.

Apparently, Beyonce was skittish about signing on in light of the flak that husband Jay-Z received before his appearance at the festival three years ago. (Sceptic Noel Gallagher said Jay-Z was an inappropriate booking. Jay-Z answered by opening his set with an Oasis song, handily trouncing unbelievers and making Gallagher look…

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New highly changeable mannequin means you don’t need to try on clothes

A new mannequin born in Estonia is being touted as the saviour to the lack of a real changing room for online clothing sales when shopping at your favourite online retailer. FitBot has been created by the online retailer Fits.me and comes in both male and female bodies.

The different sizes that customers give for measurements will make the FitBot into an exact replica of the body shape of the buyer. There is one drawback and that is how precise will you be with your shape and measurements in order to get that precise looking mannequin.

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