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2013 May 14

Carrie Underwood Reveals She's Not Crazy To Marie Claire

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Carrie Underwood
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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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2013 May 13

Shot Of The Daily: Dianna Agron Slithers Around Morocco

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Dianna Agron dons DvF...and a snake
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File this under weekends to be intensely envious of: ASMALLWORLD, the globetrotting private member's club that officially relaunched today, whisked a very lucky slew of 80 chicettes to the Taj Palace in Marrakech for a wild weekend filled with belly dancers, camels chilling poolside, a showing of falcons, and, yes, snakes! Dianna Agron tried out the serpentine look, paired with an equally slithery Diane von Furstenberg frock (the designer was also one of the epic weekend's sponsors). Olivia Wilde, Natasha Lyonne, Waris Ahluwalia, Marianne Faithful, Mamie Gummer, Poppy Delevigne, Theophilus London, and more joined in on the exotic weekend jaunt. Browse through the Gallery to experience all the Moroccan delights vicariously. 

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2013 May 13

Donatella Versace Googles It

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Donatella Versace in Versace
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Calling all Donatella fans! Tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. Donatella Versace will host a special Google+ Hangout with blogger Jay Strut from her New York City showroom. Visitors will get a preview of the new Versus Versace label relaunching on Wednesday. On that day Donatella will also be throwing a bash at the Lexington Avenue Armory that includes a look at the capsule collection by J.W. Anderson and live performances. Prince performed at the kick off of her H&M collab last year. Who will wow us on Wednesday? Let's try to google that. 

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2013 May 13

kate spade New York Finally Opens Uptown

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Deborah Lloyd
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On Thursday night, a fashionable crowd of uptown and downtown types gathered at kate spade's new Madison Avenue flagship to get a preview of the four-story townhouse, which opened to the public on Friday. The bright and preppy merchandise and décor of the store (think Barbie’s Dream House!) brought a colorful emporium to the neighborhood. “I’m so excited! [Fifth & Pacific's] Bill [McComb] promised me this on my very first day and it’s finally here!" creative director Deborah Lloyd said. "I’m so happy to bring the brand uptown. The design, the art, and all of the bows…I could move in here." So many categories of merchandise are showcased in the new digs: iPhone cases, jewelry, ready-to-wear, shoes (Carrie Bradshaw would make room in her closet for those incredible holographic pumps), eyewear, fragrances, bridal, and more. For those who prefer exclusivity in their wardrobes, kate spade released the Madison Collection, which is unique to the store. Up the lavish gold and white stairs to the top floor rests a VIP salon overlooking the UES, furnished with comfy couches in girly pink hues (what else?) and spacious dressing rooms that make for an extra chic shopping experience. Welcome to the 'hood, kate spade New York!  

 

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2013 May 13

Nicki Minaj Covers Teen Vogue

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Nicki Minaj
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Nicki Minaj is holding down the fort on the cover of Teen Vogue's June/July issue and tells them she's keeping things positive. “I used to read the bad things people said about me,” Minaj reveals. “Then I asked myself, ‘Why am I reading that when I have millions of people saying great things?’ You cannot give negativity power. I tell teens, 'if you’re having a problem, there’s nothing wrong with deleting your social media. If people keep taunting you and you keep reading it, it’s poison.'” Minaj 101. The season finale (and likely her last episode as a judge) of American Idol airs on Thursday night.

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