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Know what? Maybe Sex and the City 2 was onto something. Although a particular scene in the last part of the movie made us gag (don’t worry—we won’t spoil anything), the flick did have a meaningful message: Fashion is universal. And now, the London College of Fashion is showing just that with their Faith and Fashion program that combines the modesty of Muslim dress with a designer’s love for fashion.

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Remember when we gave you a sneak peek of We The People NYC and brought you to the store opening back in May? Today we bring you back to the emerging designer boutique to check up on this little treasure.We joined owner Vera Ng, and shoppers last night on the Lower East Side and even had the chance to chat with featured designers Rachel Cohen of coh.N and Kara Laricks of Collar, Stand + Tie. Click play to meet them yourself.

We The People, 156 Stanton Street, New York, NY, 212-533-1091

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Already a designer of her own collection, Allora, Parsons student Daniela Jacobs is currently a writer for Refinery29 and a studio assistant/fashion intern for cult fave label Vena Cava. She offers regular reports from inside the VC studio and wherever her adventures in New York fashion take her.

Photo - Daniela Jacobs

Well, I learned a few valuable things this week. First and foremost, the universe taught me that you must always dress for any occasion. As an intern, you never know where life—or t

For the next few months, New York City’s Midtown will have a few new residents on its sidewalk– 32 to be exact. The Fashion Center’s Sidewalk Catwalk opened just yesterday featuring 32 mannequins decorated by some of city’s top fashion designers including Diane von Furstenberg, Betsey Johnson, Badgley Mischka, Thom Browne, Jason Wu, and many more. We took a trip to the heart of the Garment District to visit New York City’s latest public art exhibition, which extends from Herald Square to 42nd St

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Once you get past the basics, shopping is all about indulgence. IBut where do you draw the line between sifting for a good deal, and being plain greedy? Are your unworn and never going to be worn Chanels at the same level as a stamp enthusiast’s collection? Well, yes and no. Take the Wall Street Journal’s recent piece on high-end consignment stores, for example. The California-based
store, Decadestwo, re-sells designer items

Welcome to another edition of Flea Bites, where we take you into the best flea markets around New York City and the independent designers, sellers, and tastemakers who keep them running. Today, we introduce you to designer Sara Keiser who caught our eye at The Market NYC on Mulberry Street with her deconstructed collection of colorful accessories and dresses, Box 185. Inspired by her love of “lopsidedness” and animals, with a touch influence from her hometown in South Dakota, she gabbed her bran

Growing up between New York City and Mallorca, Spain, Daniela Jacobs has already created three seasons of her own collection, Allora, interned at CITYMagazine, Drella New York, and Refinery29. Currently working as a studio assistant/fashion intern for cult fave label Vena Cava while studying at Parsons, she’ll be offering regular reports from inside the VC studio, about the town, and wherever
her adventures in New York fashion take her

The place is New York and the time is now. This week was anoth

This week only, the Imilla Road Pop-Up Shop is offering the vintage lovers of New York New a wide variety of unique, budget-friendly finds including accessories from belts and handbags from graphic tees. We stopped by to take a look and snapped a video preview of their best wares. Click play, shoppers!

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Just as we promised, we’re keeping on top of the best and, um, most interesting trends at London’s Graduate Fashion Week. Take a look after the jump for these hot, fresh, and often bizarre styles.

Left: Maria Lazari (Photo via @River_Island; Right: Leoni Newcombe (Photo via Fashion156)

Newsflash: Your childhood kaleidoscope has resurrected from the crawlspace shaped like a sweater—but don’t be scared. Geometric shapes hit the catwalk, and—when they worked—we squealed like schoo

Style Melbourne:

'A friend of Mine' review:

http://stylemelbourne.com/2009/12/have-you-met-a-friend-of-mine/

Tali Roth review:

http://stylemelbourne.com/2010/02/tali-roth-autumnwinter-2010/

CHIC in the city blog:

http://chicinthecitytours.blogspot.com/2010/04/boyfriends-wardrobe-detox-essential.html

Walking down 39^th Street, you may notice a number of delis, poster stores, and cleaners, anything but a thriving industrialhub we know as the Garment District. So it came as a bit of a surprisewhen the “Madein Midtown” survey released this week found that New York City’sfashion neighborhood is alive and kickin’.

The initiative, a six-month, in-depth research partnership between the Design Trustand the CFDA amongothers, reveals the importance of the neighborhood and its effect on NewYork’s economy

Alice Halliday's Collection | Photo via Fashion156

We’re only a few days into Graduate Fashion Week London 2010, and trends are all over the map. From super girly to super, well, not, graduates are pushing the creative envelope. There’s so much talent on the runway that Alberta Ferretti (this year’s chair of the judging panel) might just have to draw the week’s winning name out of an ultra-fashionable hat. See the trends—terrific and terrible—after the jump.

Next week The Style Hunter will have the honor of interviewing Ramona Boucher, the Creative Director of House of Bastion and mastermind behind the iconic Flower ring featured in the first Sex and The City movie.

Become a fan of the blog and tell me what would you ask her? I'll be sure to share your questions with her!!!

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The Style Hunter