Topic: Alexander McQueen

Roadkill Couture: Check Out These Beautiful Designer Dresses Made From 100% “Found” Animals

Roadkill Couture: Check Out These Beautiful Designer Dresses Made From 100% "Found" Animals

The fashion industry is historically pretty fond of wearing dead animals. Despite its legacy as a luxury material, however, designers tend to obscure the origin of their fur–few people like being reminded of all the suffering and sinew that goes into a pricey coat.

Conceptional artist Jess Eaton wants to address the gap between dead animals that are socially acceptable to wear and those that are not–so she made a bunch of really pretty dresses out of straight-up roadkill. More »

Red Carpet Rundown: The Worst Dressed At The 70th Annual Golden Globes

Red Carpet Rundown: The Worst Dressed At The 70th Annual Golden Globes

Last night, we reacted to the Golden Globes red carpet. This morning, we picked up the pieces.

Predictably, there wasn’t much to like on the red carpet and there was even less to remember. Luckily, the fashion disasters came fast and furious: Halle Berry showed her midriff, Alyssa Milano went to prom, and Jennifer Lopez really wanted you to think about her naked. More »

Shopping Guide: 25 Excellent Ways To Wear Oxblood Right Now

Shopping Guide: 25 Excellent Ways To Wear Oxblood Right Now
Tom Ford Lip Color in Black Orchid
Tarte Cheek Stain
Opaque Rouge Liquid Lipstick
MAKE UP FOR EVER Eye Shadow #131
Stila's Stay All Day Liquid Lipstick

If you’ve been paying much attention to the fashion press lately, you probably know all about oxblood. The dark, wine-ish shade of red has been dominating runways for a season or two now, at Gucci, YSL, Valentino, Alexander Wang, Alexander McQueen, Acne, Miu Miu and more (it’s also all over red carpets, especially as beauty). For those of you who can’t go out and drop a few grand on a trend-straddling McQueen frock coat, though, we’ve got a few more affordable options (and some aspirational pieces to oogle too). More »

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