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If clothes make the man, as Mark Twain famously penned, we think that accessories make the woman. A well-chosen belt or slick pair of sandals can elevate a so-so outfit to the sublime and quickly communicate your personality. Of course, not everyone has equal accessorizing abilities. While some of us will always wonder if we’ve made the right choices, others are super-skilled and know exactly how to mix things up to great effect. Today’s insider falls into the latter category, of course, and is a top talent in her industry. Wickedly funny and wildly knowledgeable, Anne Slowey is ELLE’s Fashion News Director and (more importantly, for our purposes anyway) she also edits the great ELLE Accessories.
Despite her whirlwind schedule and insane workload, Slowey chatted with us about a few of her favorite spring accessories for today’s story. She illuminated us as to why these particular items caught her eye and even shared a few notes on how to wear each piece.
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There are few things that are closer to our hearts than girls’ night out. The time-honored tradition of getting dressed up and going for a few drinks (usually a few too many in our case) is basically the best thing ever and deserves equally excellent outfits. To make ourselves perfectly, pointedly clear: please try something more interesting than your trusty look of tight jeans, flirty top, and cute heels. Of any nighttime event, this is the perfect time to experiment with trendier outfits and to really go for it fashion-wise. In today's episode, we break down two of-the-moment looks that are perfect for your next hot night out with friends.
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s annual Costume Institute Gala is legendary: It’s chicer than Charlotte Gainsbourg’s closet, invites are more coveted than Chanel bags, and the attendees are able to leap tall buildings in single bound. Okay, maybe not that last part—we got a little carried away thinking about this year’s superhero theme—but all kidding aside it is the major fashion party and one of our favorite events to cover.
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On a recent lazy afternoon when we should have been finishing budgets and unpacking boxes in our new office, we found ourselves doing a little virtual shoe shopping instead. Our inability to correctly prioritize what we should be working on does have at least one upside. We uncovered a boatload of beautiful shoes during our "research recess" and happily assembled this story with some our favorite finds.
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Luella Bartley selected a worthy and unexpected muse as the inspiration point for her S/S 08 collection—Thora Birch’s sardonic character in Ghost World—and we’re getting a kick out of the results. The runway look comes across a bit like Daria (Morgendorffer, not Werbowy)-meets-Cyndi Lauper, with a dash of Siouxsie Sioux too. In other words, the style is a combination of cartoon teen geek chic and pop rebel, plus a bit of punk to toughen things up. All in all, highly inspirational and totally something we want to emulate.
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The world's various Fashion Weeks are always excellent grounds for finding muse-worthy outfits because gorgeous globetrotters tend to unexpectedly turn up at the proverbial tents. At the recent Australian shows, the delightful surprise came from a rather unexpected, but totally spot-on, source?Mischa Barton?who reminded us why she's so utterly style stalkable.
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