Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week Fall '11. Libertine Returns to Fashion Week In a Psychedelic Explosion of Colors

Summary: After a few years away from the Fashion Week circuit, and post a split with co-designer Cindy Greene, Johnson Hartig has brought Libertine back to life with an incredible Fall RTW collection — dominated by a psychedelic explosion of color and pattern, and an energetic array of textures in a standout presentation for both …

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Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week NY Fall '11. Irina Shabayeva's Gaucho Girl Goes Glam

Summary: Irina Shabayeva's Fall '11 collection was an eclectic assortment of glitz, glamour and gaucho. The former Project Runway winner took some risks this season in her bold use of geometric pattern, her broad range of silhouettes and her unique snowflake detail that was shown both as a laser-cut print and as a three dimensional …

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Designer Dish. Cynthia Steffe Is Back.

3462955 Cynthia Steffe After a five-year absence, designer Cynthia Steffe is back with a new label, Cluny. Steffe and her husband, Rick Roberts, left Bernard Chaus Inc. back 2006 over a contract dispute, and her namesake label remained with Chaus, which continues to offer a Cynthia Steffe collection (that we often see during Fashion Week), …

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Varin Salon: The Best Cut & Color of My Life

Yann, Lauren (me) and Teresa after my hair experience I have been having my hair colored and cut for as long as I can remember (OK, cut more) and I have usually found I have to go to two different salons to achieve the best results. Well that all changed yesterday. I spent the better …

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