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A Fabby Halloween: Heroin Chic

FabSugar — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 07:00:22 -0700

It was the mid-90s and Kate Moss was the face of Calvin Klein. She and model James King (the blonde pictured below) were the poster children for the waifish, drug-addicted look that is "heroin chic." Pale shiny skin, dark circles under the eyes, messy hair, black clothes, and an affected bored look were all over fashion magazines of the time. In fact, it became so prevalent that President Clinton felt the need to decry the fashion industry for glamorizing heroin.

Throwing together some scuffed-up motorcycle boots, ripped and holey tights, a little tank dress, and a pea coat - all in black -is easy as pie. Ring your eyes with red and smudgy black, keep the hair bedhead-y, and wear some long fingerless gloves to cover up those imaginary track marks. Make sure you don't forget your handy dandy tourniquet and ciggy case. Voila! You're fashion at its worst...or best, depending on who you talk to!

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Link Time!!!

FabSugar — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:00:22 -0700

40-plus women's shoes for Fall - Refinery29
Free speech: Hadley Freeman examines Cindy McCain’s wifely chic - Style File
Mulberry leopard Bayswater bag - Purse Blog
Film noir glamour for a modern day heroine - FashionTribes
Fall's tall, dark, and handsome - Fashionista
Sunglasses for everybody - stylelist
The politics of fashion: Do clothes have a place in the conversation? - Jezebel
Trendspotting: flare game - Teen Vogue Blog
Diane von Furstenberg runs for The Hills - fashionologie
Convention street style: day 3 - The Huffington Post Blog
Jimmy Choo Diane fringe tote - Bag Snob
Matthew Williamson to leave Pucci - fashion indie

A Fabby Halloween Round Up!

FabSugar — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 13:00:22 -0700

I'm no procrastinator but once October hits the rest of the year tends to fly by and I feel boggled down. I always find the time to stop and eat the candy once Halloween rolls around though - the holiday that encourages you to exhibit your creativity and release inhibitions. All week we showed you Fab and fast costumes and I promise there's still time to create a unique costume so next week we'll be continuing our Fabby Halloween series. In case you missed any:

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