New GG Books! OMFG!

Dry those waterproof mascara-free tears, Gossip Girl fans. Even though this season is over, I have thrilling news that will knock your cashmere-blend socks off. Today’s New York Times Arts section reports that GG author Cecily von Ziegesar is coming out with two new books, this time about college! The characters meet at a small […]

Pistol-Whipped

The latest in college student high fashion: a thong with a gun on it, brought to you by the good people at Students for Concealed Carry on Campus. They want colleges to allow students with permits to bring weapons to class for protection, and they sell a yard sign that makes their aim clear: […]

Voting is Totally Vogue

Attention fashionistas! If you want to follow the race (slow and tedious crawl, really) to the White House, just pay attention to what your friends are wearing. Companies selling campaign clothing and merchandise follow which candidates are doing well among youth voters not through polls but through product sales. CafePress.com, just one of the many […]

Cheap Jewelry is Bad For Your Skin

Tween girls and inexpensive accessory hoarders, take heed. A UC-San Francisco study found that nearly one-third of cheap earrings ($20 and under) are causing dermatitis, an itchy, uncomfortable inflammation of the skin. Dermatologists at UCSF determined that the inexpensive trinkets are usually nickel-based and can cause allergic reactions when worn for even a short period […]

For One Harvard TF, Dress Code Strictly Enforced

Harvard TF, Tyler Rowland, has sartorial mettle in spades. For the past six years, he and his wardrobe have been the subject of his graduate school art project entitled “Artist’s Uniform.” Each year, Rowland chooses one specific style, color, or theme to dress in for the next 365 days. Year One he dyed all of […]

Columbia Student to LiLo: U Owe me $10K for Swiping My Fur Coat, Kthx

Add another title to Lindsay Lohan’s distinguished list of achievements: “hijacketer”. Masha Markova, a 22-year-old student at Columbia University, thought she had lost her blonde mink coat - an $11,000 heirloom from her grandmother - when she attended a private party at Manhattan hot spot, 1Oak, this past January. Two weeks later, flipping through OK! […]

Faux Pas

When Hunter College student, Heidi Cee, lost her Coach bag, she did what any reasonably pissed off girl with a missing designer hand bag would do: she blogged about it. She also posted fliers around campus that offered a $500 reward for its return. Soon after, Cee announced on her blog that it had been […]

Grad Bag

From Birkin to vintage, the big trend in college grad gifts this year is the bag. Practical for both guys and girls, a smart briefcase or a versatile purse is the perfect present because it can be used for work, travel, or play. Some parents and relatives plan to make commencement extra special by handing […]

Lauren Conrad: Future Flogger?

College Tonight, a social networking site that keeps current college students and alumni up to date with events, parties, and happy hours, announced that they’ve hired The Hills star Lauren Conrad to blog about fashion and endorse their brand. The partnership, launching this summer, will promote the site through national outreach and a marketing campaign […]

It’s Business (Casual) Time

You’ve landed your dream summer internship or that corporate job that’s going to take you straight to the top. But not wearing that. Before your first day, make sure you have deciphered the dress code. Business attire, like your old private school uni, eliminates the guess work because it means suit, tie, collared shirt, and […]

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