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the Gap unveils its Wu-Tang plan

Fashion gurus at the Gap have come up with a novel idea to sweep aside their Autumn competition – go ghetto. The Gap meets rap collaboration comes in the form of a Wu-Tang Clan branded t-shirt, designed to ‘Protect Ya Neck’ and presumably all other parts of your torso. The Clan – whose members include

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Critics Call Kanye West’s Fashion Debut a Mixed Bag

After weeks of suspense and rampant speculation throughout the fashion industry, Kanye West showed his first womenswear line on Saturday at the library of the Lycee Henri IV on Paris’ Left Bank.  The show was the hottest ticket at Paris Fashion Week, with throngs lined up outside the venue hoping to catch a glimpse of

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Crimes of Fashion: Town Makes Money Off Saggy-Pants Fines

Making people pay for their distasteful  sartorial choices? that’s one way for a town to generate income. Albany, Ga., for one, has collected nearly $4,000 since it started fining people for wearing their pants too low. The ordinance, enacted in November, prohibits people from wearing skirts or pants that hang 3 in. below the top

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Stella’s ‘back to Sexy’

Talking after his daughter’s show at Paris fashion week, Sir Paul McCartney described the collection as ‘very sexy,’ while Lesley Lawson (Twiggy) talked about why she loves Stella McCartney’s designs. (Oct. 3)

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Julianne Wants More Lanvin

Julianne Moore and Kristin Scott Thomas show up to support Albert Elbaz’s newest collection for Lanvin at Paris Fashion Week. (Oct. 3)

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Julianne Wants More Lanvin

Julianne Moore and Kristin Scott Thomas show up to support Albert Elbaz’s newest collection for Lanvin at Paris Fashion Week. (Oct. 3)

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Fashion Friday: A Cow Nipple Dress and Other Style Scoop

NewsFeed’s Feifei Sun rounds up the brilliant and bizarre from this week in fashion. Holy Cow. Designer Rachel Freire angered politicians, animal-rights activists and the public alike when she showed a cow nipple dress at London Fashion Week. We actually think it’s kind of pretty. [Ecouterre] Jay-Z’s Fashion Assist. The rapper will work with Adidas

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Reebok to Refund Customers $25 Million Over Toning Shoes Complaint

The only thing slimming down here is Reebok’s profit margins. The athletic company agreed to pay up to $25 million this week in refunds to customers who bought their EasyTone brand sneakers.  This settles a recent complaint filed by the FTC, which posited that Reebok’s claims about the health benefits of the shoes were false.

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West Hollywood Sets a New Trend: Banning Fur Sales

For a city known to be fashion-forward, West Hollywood is doing little to further its reputation. In fact, its city council members are looking to create a new reputation for the trendy, celebrity-dotted area neighboring Beverly Hills. In what council members say they hope sets a national trend, West Hollywood passed an ordinance Tuesday that

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Pippa Middleton Watches Temperley Catwalk

Pippa Middleton takes a front row seat for the Spring-Summer 2012 catwalk show from Temperley London, and designer Alice Temperley talks backstage about the inspiration for her collection and her hopes for the future of London Fashion Week. (Sept. 20)

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