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The President Wears Prada: Ginger Root Design - Tailoring & Design Studio Opening

Our second visit to Ginger Root Design in the past week was an eye-opening and exhilarating experience. Though talented owners Kristen Swenson and Erin Derge have been tailoring and designing clothes from the English basement of 1530 U Street for awhile now, the opening of their…

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Nina Kraviz: Video Exclusive

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On the Runway: Jean Paul Gaultier: All This Craziness

Mr. Gaultier’s couture collection took cues from Amy Winehouse, evoking her chaotic essence in a marvelous show.

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trading-places:

1930s Marriage Test

I wonder what the criteria would be now.

1930s Perfect Husband Rating: Merits and Demerits

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Le voyage dans la lune

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anthropologie:

South Philadelphia has more than its fair share of quirks, but one of my favorites is this: every year around the holidays, dozens of rowhome-filled blocks are set aglow by canopies of perfectly strung, perfectly charming lights.

Image Via: Jon Gaynor

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putthison:

Above: Images from Brooks Brothers’ 1896 catalog, taken from a New York Times article about Brooks Brothers’ new Flatiron concept store.

If you haven’t already read much about the new store, you can see photos of it here. The store is supposed to cater to “college students” and “young professionals,” but the only young professional I can imagine shopping there is someone who works for a J Crew x Ralph Lauren Rugby collaboration project.

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