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Despite being surrounded by water, Manhattan doesn’t make for your usual island living. But if an escape is what locals are after, try a jaunt to City Island, the cozy fishing village in the Bronx that happens to give a setting (and a title) to a new indie flick starring Julianna Margulies and Andy Garcia. City Island is a hilarious take on family dysfunction, and Garcia …

Temptu airbrush makeup is hosting a shopping and makeup event this weekend. Come get styled in designer vintage duds, or should you not be in the mood to shop, stop and get a temporary tattoo or your makeup done — airbrush style, of course. The event is open to the public. — Melissa Magsaysay

It’s March and the winter weather is beginning to break. Before you know it, it will be June and we all know what that means, wedding season. Right now brides are getting all their planning done and saving the best task for last, finding that special gown. With so many choices out there, we thought we would share one of our favorite silhouette’s, the mermaid. What’s great about a mermaid silhouette is that it can create and enhance curves. [......]

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Jill Zarin tells Vanity Fair: “I guess I’m not a very good judge of character…I like to give everybody a chance. I guess I had to learn the hard way.” UNDERSTATEMENT OF THE YEAR . ( Jezebel) Terry Richardson shoots for Barneys New York. We’re skeptical about whether or not Terry actually photographed it: we don’t see any naked models. ( Fashion Indie ) A Melissa Shoes pop-up shop? Hurrah! We love it when our feet smell like strawberries. ( The Cut) Mad Men characters are being turned into Barbie dolls . Hmm, but what happened to Joan’s curves? ( New York Times ) An anonymous prankster has plastered Diesel price stickers to the brand’s ads in West 4th Street subway station. Suddenly, they seem a lot less appealing. ( Racked ) British brand Freda might be taking Olivia…

The wedding season is fast approaching and brides to-be are on the search for the perfect dress, shoes and accessories. Some brides-to-be spend months searching for the perfect dress. Carrie Bradshaw’s entire wedding plan was thrown into a tailspin because of her over-the-top Vivienne Westwood dress. I was lucky – the second dress I…

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Whether your style is tough, girly, or traditionally Americana, chances are that the designers at Dr. Martens have whipped up a creation that suits your wardrobe. Created by a German doctor who injured his foot (guess what his last name was…), Dr. Martens are indestructible, supremely comfortable, and—coming in hundreds of iterations—infinitely stylish. To celebrate the Doc’s 50th anniversary, we’ve rounded up some of our favorite classic and wacky styles. Browse below: We’re sure you’ll find your true sole mate. Above, from left: Dr. Martens Johari

Back in February, we told you about Stylophane, the San Francisco-based online marketing firm whose own marketing strategy included launching a Facebook Fashion Fan Index that monitored the sizes of

As we enter a new decade, the fashion business, like the rest of the world, is encountering significant economic and technological change. In this new series, Style.com’s editor in chief, Dirk Standen, talks to a number of leading industry figures about the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. Olivier Zahm’s love of women is well documented, not least by Zahm himself on his Web site, www.purple-diary.com . But the French editor and founder of the twice-yearly independent publication Purple Fashion has many other passions: art, fashion, his daily uniform of white or gray jeans and black Yves Saint Laurent leather jacket, parties, freedom. There may be an element of self-promotion behind some of this, but in…

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Today, trim those tresses for a good cause: Cristophe Salon , whose stylists do the hair of Heidi Klum, Pink, Ke$ha and others, hosts a fundraiser for “Mad Men” actor Edin Gali’s (Kurt) cousin Alma Hadzic , who's in need of funds for heart transplant surgery. Book an appointment by 4 p.m. today for this evening from 6 to 9 p.m., and get a haircut for 50% off (making the styles range from $60 to $250, if you want one done by Cristophe himself)…

Aimee Mann is better known today as a composer of sad-eyed, symphonic chamber pop, whose dour songs won her an Oscar nod when Paul Thomas Anderson used them in Magnolia . But in the eighties, as part of the Boston-based new wave band ‘Til Tuesday, Mann was in full avant provocateur mode—with a wardrobe to match. When we read on Racked that Mann was selling a collection of her outfits through NYC vintage dealers Vagabondnyc, we contacted proprietors Andrea Perini and Naveed Hussain for a closer look. Mann had a great eye for high-eighties rule breakers. VagaBond has the Yohji Yamamoto asymmetrical sarong she wore to the ‘85 MTV Music Awards, as well as a covetable gray Yamamoto …

Alice W., a.k.a. AlicesLookingGlass , is the proprietress of Painted White, a shop dedicated to cultivating beauty for everyday life. She shares her musings, home d