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• 01.01.07
  Best of ‘06: The Results…Part Three
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• 12.31.06
  Best of ‘06: The Results…Part Two
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• 12.31.06
  Best of ‘06: The Results…Part One
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• 12.29.06
  Best of ‘06: Most Overrated of the Year
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  The Nominees...Christopher Kane, Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada, Viktor & Rolf for H & MFirst up is new London designer Christopher Kane. Neon. Short. Tacky. Next, please.Next is Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada. Cute movie about the insider fashion world? Yes. But the highly formulated portrayal of Miranda Priestly is hardly anything to gawk over - let alone dish out a metallic statue.Finally, Viktor & Rolf for H & M. That one trench aside, another boring collaboration of mediocre suits and pretty, albeit uninspired, dresses. And I'm all for romanticism, but couldn't there be anything more ...
  
  
• 12.25.06
  Best of ‘06: Fashion It-Word of ‘06
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  The Nominees...The "Almond Toe", "Volume", "Skinny" Chances are, if you bought shoes in 2006, they came with an "Almond Toe." With it's sleeker shape than 2005's more severely rounded toes, it struck the perfect balance between femininity and strength. Besides, what more fitting than to name a shoe after a food?The rise of such shoes can likely be attributed to the second It-word: "volume". Sure, this term has been thrown around for a couple of seasons now, but never it been so well received - or maybe well pushed? Either way, from the Balenciaga coat to the numerous puffball dresses/skirts ...
  
  
• 12.23.06
  Best of ‘06: Year’s Most Disturbing Pose
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  I've written about it before, but this year, everyone and their grandmother seemed to hallucinate themselves into thinking they were being shot for the pages of Vogue. This slouched, hands-on-hip pose trend can be attributed to shows like America's Next Top Model, albeit these girls both have the physical proportions and purpose to commit to such a decaying look - err, not always I suppose.Next is the pigeon-toed foot. Yes, the pigeon-toed stance was a straight up trend in 2006, sported on everyone from Scarlett Johansson, Nicole Richie, to every hipster you've ever seen. While the prevalence of the ...
  
  

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