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• Rag Trade: Juliette Lewis's Strange Career Trajectory From Crooner To Clothing Model

  Published: July 26, 2007, 10:30 am

  Tags: Abercrombie, Anderson Cooper, Angelina Jolie, Chloe, Costume National, Denim, Fitch, Georgette Mosbacher, Juliette Lewis, Levi S, Nicky Hilton, Patricia Field, Rag Trade

  Juliette Lewis and her band, The Licks, are the new face of Costume National's spring advertising campaign. We'd much prefer it if the brand was being shilled by the rap group "Tha Liks," also known... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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• Rag Trade: How Mark Jacobs Motivates At The Gym

  Published: July 27, 2007, 10:45 am

  Tags: Bella Freud, Bill Blass, Carolina Herrera, Dolce Amp Gabbana, Gap, John Galliano, Kate Spade, Marc Jacobs, Peter Som, Rag Trade, Zac Posen

  Marc Jacobs trashes John Galliano to his trainer at the gym and he's not exactly subtle about it. Because there's really no better way to combat "superior talent" than "rock hard abs." And by... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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• Rag Trade: Donatella To Costume The Spice Girls. Our Lives = Complete.

  Published: July 30, 2007, 10:04 am

  Tags: Alexandra Kotur, Amy Astley, Annie Leibovitz, Azzedine Alaia, Bee Shaffer, Bottega Veneta, Burberry, Cfda, Conde Nast, Donatella Versace, Hermes, La Perla, Lingerie, Marina Rust Connor, Naomi Campbell, Prada, Rag Trade, Safety Goggles, Spice Girls, Stella Mccartney, Vanity F

  The Spice Girls are reuniting, and Donatella Versace may be dressing them for the reunion tour. G-d works in mysterious ways, and Jennie may have just forgiven Him for the Holocaust...... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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• Rag Trade: Paris Hilton Whores Herself Out At Your Feet

  Published: July 31, 2007, 10:30 am

  Tags: America S Next Top Model, Bravo, Cfda, Diane Von Furstenberg, Erin O Connor, Fourth Reich, Hair, Helena Christensen, Limited Brands, Liz Claiborne, Paris Hilton, Rag Trade, Rapid Weight Loss, Reality Tv, Tod S

  Another day, another well-deserved endorsement check for Paris Hilton. This time it's a footwear line. She's "designing." We want these almost as bad as Ashlee Simpson's Skechers. [WWD, 1st... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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• Rag Trade: Meet The Newest Baby Phat Designers. They're Toilet Trained And Everything!

  Published: August 1, 2007, 10:30 am

  Tags: Anna Wintour, Baby Phat, Barney S, Donatella Versace, J Crew, Kimora Lee Simmons, Playboy, Rag Trade, Spice Girls

  Kimora Lee Simmons's five and seven-year-old daughters are the latest celebrity "designers." Because they mastered the art of coloring within the lines, like, months ago! But they're not taking all... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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• Rag Trade: Ralph Lauren Is Really F'ing Rich, And Not Particularly Embarrassed About It!

  Published: August 2, 2007, 10:00 am

  Tags: Avon, Bill Blass, Burberry, Eau De Crotch, Harvey Nichols, P Diddy, Preen, Rag Trade, Ralph Lauren, Reese Witherspoon, Scratch Sniff, Sean John, Stella Mccartney, True Religion

  Everyone's favorite self-hating Jew, Ralph Lifshitz, is the highest-paid "vendor" (what they call "manufacturers" that don't really manufacture) in apparel. No really, it's not just a fantasy image... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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• Rag Trade: The Gap's New Ad Campaign Sounds... Incredibly Groundbreaking!

  Published: August 3, 2007, 10:00 am

  Tags: Armani, Audrey Hepburn, Cocaine, Diamond Ring, Dolce Amp Gabbana, Gap, Giorgio Armani, Kate Moss, Liberace, Lucky, Marc Javcobs, Paper Dolls, Rag Trade, Semi Famous, Soccer, Twyla Tharp

  We are apparently the only people who were moved to buy Gap's skinny pants by those Audrey Hepburn TV commercials because, this year, the retailer's campaign is print-only, featuring famous and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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• Rag Trade: Sienna Miller And Sister Shock The World, Design A Clothing Line

  Published: August 6, 2007, 10:00 am

  Tags: Barneys, Beckham, Coach, Frederick S Of Hollywood, Graffiti, Karen Feyn, Kate Moss, Liv Tyler, Louis Vuitton, Philip Lim, Prada, Rag Trade, Sienna Miller, Topshop, Urban

  Meet Sienna Miller and her sister Savannah's first clothing collection, "Anthology of Rebellion." We would like to rebel against its ugliness. Savannah's the taller one on the right, though... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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• Rag Trade: Gwen Stefani Subscribes To "Magic Elves" Theory Of How Clothes Are Made

  Published: August 7, 2007, 10:00 am

  Tags: Brazilians, Gwen Stefani, Marc Jacobs, Missoni, Neiman Marcus, Prada, Rag Trade, Shopping Tours

  Gwen Stefani: "Someone like Marc Jacobs, I wonder how many people are working there, just feeding him ideas, feeding feeding feeding ... I have, like, maybe five people in my entire team." And then... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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• Rag Trade: Kate Moss Can Go Commando All The Time

  Published: August 8, 2007, 10:00 am

  Tags: American Eagle, Gap, H Amp M, Hearst, Kaboodle, Kate Moss, Laziness, Philip Green, Rag Trade, Roberto Cavalli, Steve Madden, Topshop, Vagina

  How come Kate Moss has no visible vagina in sculptural form? Just sayin'. [Vogue UK] TopShop chief Sir Philip Green is our improbable crush of the day, for responding to naysayers' accusations that... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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• Rag Trade: 'Teen Vogue' And Rachel Zoe: A Match Made In Purge-atory

  Published: August 9, 2007, 10:00 am

  Tags: Acquascutum, Barneys, Budget Shopping, Dolce Amp Gabbana, Elena Fishman, Faux Wasp, Gender Equality, Glenn Mcmahon, Istithmar, Kate Moss, Longchamp, Orin Hatch, Piracy, Politics Of Style, Polo Ralph Lauren, Rachel Zoe, Rag Trade, St John, Teen Vogue

  We always wondered why Rachel Zoe and Teen Vogue's self-promoting interns had never joined forces before. They're like the peanut butter and jelly of DANTE'S INFERNO, after all. Current intern Elana... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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• Rag Trade: Models Filling The Jobs Vacated By Celebrities Who Took Their Modeling Jobs

  Published: August 10, 2007, 10:00 am

  Tags: Adam Lippes, Adampluseve, Burt S Bees, Disney, Galliano, Hannah Montana, Helena Christensen, High School Musical, Karl Lagerfeld, Louis, Marc Jacobs, Naomi Campbell, Nylon, Prostitution, Rag Trade, Ralph Lauren, Supermodels, Urban Outfitters, Vuitton

  The supermodels of yore think they deserve film careers. Naomi Campbell would like to start doing comedies (in itself: comedic!) and Helena Christensen hopes to be the next Bond girl. [Vogue... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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• Rag Trade: A '90210' Hair Line! Why Didn't We Think Of That...15 Years Ago?

  Published: August 13, 2007, 10:00 am

  Tags: Abstinence, Ann Taylor, Baby Boomers, Bush Administration, Ferragamo, Jennie Garth, Neve Campbell, Nicole Miller, Rag Trade, Sparkles, Topshop, Trunk Shows

  Jennie Garth and Neve Campbell's hairdresser to shill line of hair care products in infomercials, natch. We think this sounds like an awesome idea... if it were 1992. [WWD, 1st item] Nicole Miller... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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• Rag Trade: Donna Karan Mixes And Matches Separates, Spirituality

  Published: August 14, 2007, 10:00 am

  Tags: Bindi Irwin, Boston Fashion Week, Buddhist Meditation, Carine Roitfeld, Crocodile Hunter, Donna Karan, Expensive Shit, For The Animals, French Vogue, Giorgio Armani, J Crew, Jenni Kayne, Jews, Julia Restoin Roitfeld, Lela Rose, Michelle Pfeiffer, Paul Smith, Rag Trade, Res

  Donna Karan: Celebrating Rosh Hashanah in the Holy Land! For the first time! We hope she fits in some time for Buddhist meditation. [NY Mag] Bindi Irwin is designing a children's clothing line to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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• Rag Trade: Teri Hatcher: The Annoying New Face Of Badgley Mischka

  Published: August 15, 2007, 10:00 am

  Tags: Badgley Mischka, Bergdorf Goodman, Design Piracy Act, High School Musical, Kara Janx, Lauren Goldstein Crowe, Neiman Marcus, Panama Hats, Project Runway, Rag Trade, Siouxsie Sioux, Teri Hatcher, Trench Coats, Urban Outfitters

  Teri Hatcher replaces the Olsens as the chief endorser of scary-big overwrought dresses. Can she go back to selling phone service or whatever? She was so convincing in that role. [WWD, sub... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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