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2013 May 14

AllSaints Launches A Film Division

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British retailer AllSaints is ready for its 15 minutes of fame, thanks to its very own film division. AllSaints Film will churn out a few projects annually including documentaries about fashion, music, and stylish stuff like that. Moving image installations are also on the cinematic docket for the brand, which occupies the pricier echelons of fast fashion and currently has outposts in 12 countries. First up? A decidedly stateside-centric offering, New Music City, a doc about Nashville, focused on Kings of Leon's indie record label, Serpents and Snakes. Lights, camera, action!

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2013 May 14

Chloë Sevigny Takes Her Rodarte All The Way

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Chloë Sevigny was out and about last night in a black acid wash silk and satin dress from Rodarte's Winter 2013 collection and went all the way. Not only did Sevigny wear Rodarte, but she gave her best Mulleavy sister face to the cameras. She might have out-Mulleavyed Kate and Laura. Bravo! Sevigny was celebrating the unveiling of luxury vodka ABSOLUT ELYX with portraits from their integrity campaign that she's featured in.

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2013 May 14

The CFDA Is Having An Instagram Contest!

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The CFDA is launching a new Instagram contest asking you to post a pic wearing clothing or accessories from any of the 400+CFDA members and hashtag #CFDAready. The winner will be chosen on Wednesday, May 29th, based on creativity, overall quality, and topical relevance. The prize? The opportunity to Instagram live from the CFDA handle at the CFDA Fashion Awards on Monday, June 3rd, at Alice Tully Hall. #soeasy Transportation and travel is not included, but we're sure you can get yourself there. #nowgetcracking 

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2013 May 14

Don't Trip On The Stairs! That's Just Chanel Iman!

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Say cheese! Chanel Iman was at the Met last night for the American Ballet Theatre's opening night gala and didn't let a little staircase get in the way of a good shot. The mod hammed it up for the cameras while giving those feet a break from her heels. Ever the multi-tasker!

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2013 May 14

Carrie Underwood Reveals She's Not Crazy To Marie Claire

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Carrie Underwood appears on Marie Claire's very pink June cover and tells them she's a tough cookie. “I’m not a mushy person at all," she explains. We were never a huggy family. Or a ‘let’s talk it out’ family. Technically I have siblings but they are quite a bit older than me – I was the accident – so I have the only-child syndrome going on. I’m a little more selfish, a little more independent, a little closed. I do wish I were softer. I wish I were able to form relationships better. But hey, I mean…I’m not a sociopath.” Good to know! Good to know! You can read more about Carrie "not a sociopath" Underwood when the new issue of Marie Claire hits stands on May 21st. 

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2013 May 14

Ancient Greek Sandals Launches Men's Collection

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Christina Martini, designer and co-founder of Ancient Greek Sandals
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Ancient Greek Sandals has kicked it up a notch. The emerging Greece-based brand announced the launch of their first men's collection for Spring/Simmer 2013. The 14-piece collection, inspired by Greek scuptures and frescos, closely mimics styles worn by mythological Greek gods, albeit with a contemporary twist, and is available in three earthy hues: mahogany, slate, and chocolate.

Ancient Greek Sandals was founded by Nikolas Minoglou and designer Christine Martini for Resort 2012. Martini, who studied at the Cordwainers College of Fashion in London, previously worked at Balenciaga and Louis Vuitton before launching the label. Each AGS style is cobbled by skilled craftsmen in Crete, the hometown island for both Minoglou and Martini, using traditional techniques on the finest natural vegetable tanned cow-hides. In addition, each pair of haute steppers is embellished with bronze wing buckles as an homage to the myth that ancient gods and goddesses had their sandals crafted by Crete sandal-makers who would enrich each pair with magical powers and finish them off with a gold wing as a signature.

"The launch of the men’s line wasn’t really something we had planned," said Martini. "But we kept getting emails from men asking to buy the women’s styles in bigger sizes! So we thought it was the perfect time to release a small collection for men. As a female designer, it was always going to be a challenge designing for the opposite sex, so I hassled my male friends for their opinions, and decided to create classic shapes in equally classic colours, with two, more experimental styles."

The men's collection retails for $170 to $590 and is currently available at AncientGreekSandals.com.

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