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Stylist Vidal Sassoon Dead

Wed, 09 May 2012 14:58:26 CDT

Hairstylist Vidal Sassoon, who undid the beehive with his wash-and-wear cuts and went on to become an international name in hair care, died today of natural causes at his Los Angeles home at age 84, police said. When Sassoon picked up his shears in the 1950s, styled hair was typically...

Weirdest Part of Met Gala: Tom Brady's Hair

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 08 May 2012 11:03:00 CDT

TMZ has a theory on the ridiculous hairstyle Tom Brady was sporting last night at the Met Costume Institute Gala: It must have been Gisele Bundchen's idea. Or perhaps what People describes as "a freshly slicked semi faux hawk that slanted to the right" is just the kind of fashion...

Amazon's Next Target: Designer Fashion Sales

Neal Colgrass — Mon, 07 May 2012 18:52:34 CDT

Anxious retailers are watching Amazon penetrate its next big market: high-end, designer clothing. Having already scarred publishers and lowered prices in electronics, Amazon is making a "significant" investment in fashion and wooing designer brands, says Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. "It's Day 1 in the category," he tells the New York...

Celebs, Bigwigs Gather for 'Nerd Prom'

Mark Russell — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 05:54:04 CDT

It's been dubbed the "nerd prom." But last night a good chunk of Hollywood turned out to join President Obama, Washington power brokers, and the press corps at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, reports Politico . As for dresses, Kate Hudson's purple sequin gown was "AH-MAY-ZING!," declares Perez Hilton fashion blog...

New Fashions Solve Dilemma: Where to Hide the Gun?

Kate Schwartz — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 09:10:40 CDT

Woolrich's new $65 chinos feature an additional pocket and stretchable waistband—and not so you'll have a place to stash a Hershey bar and a way to feel comfortable after you've downed it. The features are custom-built for holding a gun, specifically, for hiding one, explains the New York Times...

This Exists: Sunglasses Named for ... Helen Keller

Kate Schwartz — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 08:30:05 CDT

Today's story from the department of very questionable taste: A Chinese company is selling Helen Keller-brand sunglasses attached to the motto, "You see the world, the world sees you." Before you assume that maybe choosing a blind woman as the face of your glasses was a harmless mistake, the Wall...

Psychologists to Guys: Shave Your Beard

Matt Cantor — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 11:21:05 CST

To beard or not to beard? Amid much contradictory research, a group of psychologists was determined to find out once and for all whether women prefer the scruffy look. Turns out they don't, the New Zealand and Canadian researchers discovered. They showed 200 women from New Zealand and Samoa pictures...

Oscars Red Carpet: Divas and Duds

Kate Schwartz — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 19:16:52 CST

Before we find out the winners and losers of the 84th Academy Awards come the winners and losers of the red carpet. And when it comes to snap judgments, who better to turn to than Twitter? We collect the best compliments and criticisms, mainly courtesy of @fuggirls , @possessionista , @huffpoststyle , and...

Marc Jacobs Sends Girls, 14, Down Runway

Mary Papenfuss — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 01:26:00 CST

Designer Marc Jacobs is flouting fashion industry recommendations by sending 14-year-old models down his catwalk. “I do the show the way I think it should be, not the way somebody tells me it should be,” Jacobs told the New York Times after his Manhattan presentation. "There is no controversy." Health...