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Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall ‘10 NYC: Rodarte

The creme de la creme of the fashion world showed up for the Rodarte show at Gagosian Gallery, with Vogue‘s Anna Wintour (minus her trademark sunglasses) and Grace Coddington, Elle‘s Joe Zee and Project Runway judge Nina Garcia getting front row seats alongside celebs like Kirsten Dunst and Chloe Sevigny. The clothes, which featured amazing detail [...]

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Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week NYC Fall ‘10: GANT by Michael Bastian

The fall 2010 collection of GANT by Michael Bastian was presented in a sports-inspired setting: The space was set up as part locker room, part lacrosse field, part tarmac. It perfectly corresponded to the classic, masculine collection, which in turn

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Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall ’10: Jason Wu

Jason Wu chose to show his ethereal fall ’10 collection at the historic Waterfront building near Hudson River in Manhattan. Odile Gilbert, lead stylist for Aveda, told me she was inspired by the film The Piano to create the simple, beautiful bound bu

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Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall ‘10: Christian Siriano

I just got back from the Christian Siriano show, which is always a ton of fun—and a little bit insane! (Those of you who watched him on Project Runway will understand why!) As usual, both the clothes and the hair were elegant and stunning. Antoinet

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Mercedes-Benz Fall ’10 Fashion Week NYC: Organic by John Patrick

I loved the hair at Organic by John Patrick Fall/Winter 2010 Fashion Week show. Lead stylist Odile Gilbert for Aveda created a modern twist on the Brigitte Bardot “pouf” to complement the collection. “Our collection this season is centered arou

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Serious Business Conference in New Orleans Inspires

I recently attended Neill Corporation’s Serious Business: Soundbyte Wisdom conference in New Orleans at the Roosevelt Hotel, an inspiring event intended to provide Neill’s customers and vendors with the most current and innovative thinking and concep

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Tress Relief

In our January article on hair repair, we highlighted some of the main causes of damaged hair and suggested some products to help your clients maintain healthy hair at home. “Failure to use products designed to prevent or treat damage is a key

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American Salon’s Holiday Gift Guide: Part One

It’s that time of the year again —time to start planning for the holiday shopping season. Tempt your clients with holiday haircare, hot tools, makeup and skincare. Here, part one of our three-part series. Alterna Holiday 2009 Gift Set Inc

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Mercedes-Benz Spring ’10 Fashion Week: John Patrick Organic

The John Patrick Organic presentation at Keen’s Steakhouse in midtown Manhattan was imbued with a romantic speakeasy vibe, which perfectly matched the designer’s understated yet glamorous aesthetic. The Aveda hair team created controlled curls that w

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Mercedes-Benz Spring ’10 Fashion Week NYC: Jason Wu

The opulent St. Regis hotel hosted Jason Wu’s spring ’10 show, which was definitely a hot ticket this season, no small thanks to Michelle Obama, who wore one of his dresses to the inaugural ball. The collection featured hooks, wraps and transparent t

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