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You're probably more familiar with German designer Wolfgang Joop from his eponymous Joop! line, established way back in 1979. But his second Wunderkind label, launched in 2003, is where the action is now. The Spring 2007 collection, which was just shown at Milan Fashion Week, is wondrous indeed—both in its wearablity and its creativity. I particularly like the use of big but delicate floral Read more
The time has finally arrived: the James Beard Awards, or the Oscars of the food world, have just been announced. After months of suspense following the announcement of this year's semifinalists and subsequent finalists, the results were announced at a star-studded gala in New York's Lincoln Center, where a smattering of top talent from Grant Achatz to Top Chef winner Paul Qui walked home with Read more
Alexander Wang fans unite: the boy wunderkind is finally launching a swimwear collection set to debut for resort. Details are still on the hush, but we do know that the line is set to feature, "sexy cutouts and athletic references." We're crossing our fingers that Wang's waterproof offerings look something like the tomboy-cool, swim-like pieces he showed in his Spring '09 and Spring '10 Read more
George Clooney takes the director's chair for political drama The Ides of March, which he also stars in as Pennsylvania governor and presidential hopeful Mike Morris. The real star of the film is Ryan Gosling, though, as a crackerjack strategist working on Morris's campaign during the Democratic primary. With that kind of star power behind and in front of the camera, I was expecting an Read more
The Social Network is out this Friday, and the buzz is loud on this one. Not only does the movie look intense and dramatic, but it revolves around the creation of Facebook, a website many of us spend much of our time on. Though many will assert that the screenplay is only loosely inspired by true events, the characters in the movie are all based on real people. From Jesse Eisenberg's portrayal of Read more
