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Fashion Show Photos: FAB’s La Fête

Fashion Show Photos: FAB’s La Fête

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What: La Fête, student-run fashion show When: April 24th 2010 Where: Metcalf Science Center Plaza Host: BU Fashion and Retail Association Designers: Cassie Locsin, Dirty Nasty, Omar Aqeel, Mendoza + [...]

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Apr 27, 2010 | 1 Response

Apr 25, 2010 | 4 Responses

Indian Tribal Art Comes to Brookline

Indian Tribal Art Comes to Brookline

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A larger-than-life tree with twisting pink and red striped branches that houses multicolored bats, birds, monkeys and Indian Palm squirrels stretches over the stairwell in the Brookline Arts Center. This [...]

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Apr 14, 2010 | 2 Responses

Charity, Whiskey, and Rock’n’Roll: The Message from Matthew Mayfield

Charity, Whiskey, and Rock’n’Roll: The Message from Matthew Mayfield

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Holed up in his Birmingham, Alabama apartment, singer-songwriter Matthew Mayfield sits up sorting through lyrics and melodies at three in the morning, accompanied only by a guitar, his computer, and [...]

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Apr 12, 2010 | 2 Responses

Pop Art Marilyn Monroe

My Life in Technicolor

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Five of my favorite hues seen on the Spring 2010 runways to update your own makeup palette

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Apr 5, 2010 | Leave a response

Fashion Advice from Joaquin Phoenix: Reptiles Are a Fashion Don’t

Fashion Advice from Joaquin Phoenix: Reptiles Are a Fashion Don’t

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Peta enlists actor Joaquin Phoenix to deter celebs and fashion houses from using exotic animal skins

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Mar 29, 2010 | Leave a response

Spring 2010 Trends: Eco-Friendly Edition

Spring 2010 Trends: Eco-Friendly Edition

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I instinctively associate eco-friendly fashions with hemp sweaters, tee shirts with universal messages of peace sprawled across the chest, and boring canvas trousers. Let’s face it, “green” garments are not [...]

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Mar 24, 2010 | 3 Responses

TRANSform Me—Beauty in the Transgender Community

TRANSform Me—Beauty in the Transgender Community

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We’ve all seen those ridiculous makeover shows where perfectly manicured stylists educate the less fashionable by telling them not to wear grungy, oversized tee shirts, make their little makeover project [...]

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Mar 15, 2010 | 1 Response

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This Charming Man: The Legacy of Morrissey & The Smiths

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Unless you’re lacking in some serious musical education, you know who Morrissey and The Smiths are. But just in case, I’ll humor those of you who just furrowed your brow [...]

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Mar 15, 2010 | 7 Responses

Haute for Haiti Fashion Show: Great Cause, Eh Clothes

Haute for Haiti Fashion Show: Great Cause, Eh Clothes

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As part of the Boston Stands with Haiti relief campaign, Boston University’s Hillel House co-sponsored the lackluster “Haute for Haiti” fashion show Sunday February 28th. The designers featured were Kat [...]

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Mar 1, 2010 | 1 Response

“My Name is Khan” Review: Oh Snap, Bollywood Just Got Political

“My Name is Khan” Review: Oh Snap, Bollywood Just Got Political

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Karan Johar’s 2010 film “My Name is Khan” tells the story of a Muslim Indian, Rizwan Khan (played by Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan,) a man with Asperger’s Syndrome who moves [...]

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Feb 25, 2010 | 2 Responses

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Drink Me, Eat Me, Wear Me: The Fashion Inspired By Alice in Wonderland

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Alice took a wrong turn in wonderland and ended up on the runway! Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that Tim Burton is sure to take us [...]

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Feb 22, 2010 | 5 Responses