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Webisode 1: “Calendar Girls”

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by Jenni Avins on August 31, 2010

The fashion industry (or is it the media?) might be pushing us into fall, but it’s still summer on the streets of New York! So how come I can’t find a swimsuit? Press play and come along on a search for swimwear and answers!

Williamsburg, Brooklyn, 8:30 this morning

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Of Food and Fashion, Featuring Mina Stone

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I ran into fashion designer Mina Stone last night in the neighborhood, and we were chatting about the NYC Garment District. Mina is known here in New York for her clothes, but also for her cooking. I write about fashion, but I also write about food, so the parallel Mina drew made perfect sense.
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COMING ATTRACTIONS: Pre-Fashion Week Webisodes

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Well, helloooo! A quick glance at the blog here might lead you to believe it’s been a lazy summer here in Closettour-land, like I’ve been lolling on the waves in Montauk or on Fire Island, or canvassing the city for a swimsuit. You wouldn’t be entirely wrong–just mostly. For the past few months I’ve been hard at [...]

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Can Globalization be Glamorous? Check out Brazil.

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As is often the case, I’ve got Brazil on the brain. It’s been too long (two years!) since I’ve been back to that land that I love.

When I studied abroad in Rio in 2002 (above–remember that dress?), fashion from Ipanema’s beaches to the depths of the Amazon inspired me to explore the origins and effects [...]

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Setting: South Williamsburg, Brooklyn

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“All the world’s a stage,” one William S. once said. Lately in South Williamsburg, it certainly seems the case. That “to set” sign isn’t from our neighborhood shoot yesterday, but rather from Chanel’s in January. You may remember when my embedded source, Tony Baloney, tipped me off to Scorsese’s shoot for Chanel – that’s with a [...]

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Teamwork!

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The webisodes are really coming along, if I do say so myself! You’ll get to see them soon enough (to be released in the run-up to NY Fashion Week), but rest assured, we’re working our tails off in the meantime. Yes, we. For an independent journalist, I’ve got a pretty strong support team, both on [...]

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Closet Case Study: My First DVF Dress

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When I headed to the Times Center last night,  in my tomato colored dress by Diane Von Furstenberg to hear a panel that included the designer, I felt a little overzealous — sort of like the guy that goes to the Grateful Dead show in his Grateful Dead shirt.

DVF, pictured in her first wrap dress
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