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A Cut Guide to Showing Your Midriff This Summer

New York Magazine (The Cut) - Thu, 05/16/2013 - 15:38

Like pollen allergens and sunburns, the crop tops of spring are as varied as they are ubiquitous. Ever since designers showed us how flattering and forgiving they can be (honestly!), slivers and swaths of naked torso have trickled down to the Zara-shopping, Rihanna-concert-going masses. No abdominal muscles — airbrushed or otherwise — required. But for those of ... More »
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Fugs and Fabs: The ABC Upfronts

Go Fug Yourself - Thu, 05/16/2013 - 15:00
Kerry Washington Rebel Wilson Julie Bowen 
I know this is sacrilege, but y’all, I was really super bored by the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. clip from upfronts. The Once Upon A Time spinoff even looked better, and that — while potentially legitimately okay in some aspects — involves a lot of really serious utterances of the word “genie.” Lotto show Lucky 7 Read More ...

Channel Rihanna With Sephora’s Tattoo Markers

New York Magazine (The Cut) - Thu, 05/16/2013 - 14:24

For those who can't commit to a finger lion, Sephora's Tattoo Me! temporary ink stamps are one way to test the inky waters. There are three different shapes — an anchor, skull, and star, all created from a felt tip similar to those nostalgic Crayola stamp markers. While the ink ... More »
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How Barbara Walters Invented the Internet

New York Magazine (The Cut) - Thu, 05/16/2013 - 14:24

Of the many milestones in Barbara Walters’s career — her ascendance from NBC booker to on-camera powerhouse at the Today show, her soft-focus but hard-hitting 20/20 interviews on ABC, her creation of The View — perhaps the most notable is that she’s retiring of her own volition next year. But ... More »
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Cannes Well Played: Nicole Kidman

Go Fug Yourself - Thu, 05/16/2013 - 14:00
Nicole Kidman in Dior Nicole Kidman in McQueen Nicole Kidman 
Nicole is on the jury this year, which means we’re in for a lot of outfits from her in the next two weeks. So far, she is not in contempt of court. Read More ...

A Sequined Loafer to Draw All Eyes This Summer

New York Magazine (The Cut) - Thu, 05/16/2013 - 13:12

Miu Miu's glittering sequin loafers in a sea blue dégradé effect will attract any and all eyes within a ten-foot radius, so it's best to wear these with a more relaxed evening look, like a tuxedo pant and your favorite tee. Or try wearing them with a pastel sweatshirt thrown ... More »
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What We Can All Learn From Jackie Chan’s Socks at Cannes

New York Magazine (The Cut) - Thu, 05/16/2013 - 13:07

Here is Jackie Chan in Cannes today. As we are reminded from yacht party photos every year, shoes are not permitted on boat decks. Usually this means guests go barefoot, but in Chan's case, he kept his socks on, and with very good reason: They had little grips on the ... More »
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Fugs and Fabs: The Ladies of the Cannes Opening Ceremony

Go Fug Yourself - Thu, 05/16/2013 - 13:00
Solange Florence Welch in Miu Miu Freida Pinto in Gucci 
Come for the Junior Knowles; stay for two fug favorites who MAY have left their signature nonsense at home. LADIES. CANNES IS NOT THE TIME TO CLEAN UP ONE’S ACT. Read More ...

Making Blue Eye Shadow Work: A GIF Tutorial

New York Magazine (The Cut) - Thu, 05/16/2013 - 12:39

In a new series, makeup artist Daniel Martin helps us understand the art of makeup application through step-by-step GIF tutorials. Blue eye shadow is a tricky thing. Not everyone is prepared to paint their lids up in peacock blue liner, and they're certainly not about to cover it in a ... More »
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Prince Harry Lunched Between Stephanie Seymour and Karolina Kurkova

New York Magazine (The Cut) - Thu, 05/16/2013 - 12:17

After slumming it at the Jersey Shore with Chris Christie, Prince Harry finally returned to the land of gentry: the Greenwich Polo Grounds. His Royal Highness finished off his disappointingly scandal-free U.S. tour yesterday with a charity polo match, where he scored the winning goal before sitting down to lunch ... More »
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Fug the Show: Revenge, the final four hours (sorry).

Go Fug Yourself - Thu, 05/16/2013 - 12:00
The Divine Revenge Wuthering Revenge The Canterbury Revenge 
Here’s my issue with this show — well, one of many, most of which you are already all too aware: I have a tendency to forget what it happening on it AS IT HAPPENS. It’s like…in one eye and out the other. Part of the reason for that is that they’ve made a lot of Read More ...

Steal Sofia Coppola’s Radiant Skin From Cannes

New York Magazine (The Cut) - Thu, 05/16/2013 - 11:27

Earlier today, The Bling Ring director and writer showed up at her movie's premiere looking radiant and chic with minimal makeup — she's a chapstick and mascara girl —  and a glow-y complexion. It could be thanks to good genes, but the skin-care routine prescribed by her facialist, Joanna Vargas, ... More »
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Woody Allen and Soon-Yi Previn Came to Donatella Versace’s Versus Party

New York Magazine (The Cut) - Thu, 05/16/2013 - 11:22

When Donatella Versace throws a party, it's carte blanche to bleach your hair, layer on all your shiniest gold jewelry, and squeeze yourself into as much black leather and lace as you can find. Because sometimes tacky can be great! Last night, guests like Harry Brant and Paloma Faith crowded ... More »
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Cannes Fugs and Fabs: Carey Mulligan

Go Fug Yourself - Thu, 05/16/2013 - 11:00
Carey Mulligan in Dior Carey Mulligan Carey Mulligan in Balenciaga 
The Cannes opening ceremony was basically an excuse for YET ANOTHER Gatsby premiere. I feel like a toddler up in here: “Are we THERE YET?” Read More ...

Nate Berkus on Selling His Old Prada, Hermès, and More

New York Magazine (The Cut) - Thu, 05/16/2013 - 10:54

Starting today at noon, Vaunte, the online-shopping destination that "recycles amazing closets" belonging to fashion stylists, designers, actresses, models, and more, is unleashing hand-selected wardrobe (and office) pieces from their first guy ever, interior designer Nate Berkus. The Oprah acolyte will offer 136 items up for sale — including Tom Ford ... More »
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Best Bet: Marc by Marc Jacobs Checked Scarf

New York Magazine (The Cut) - Thu, 05/16/2013 - 10:12

Getting dressed for the capricious weather has become something of a wicked game lately, and everyone is sick of everyone talking about it all the time.  Make things easy for all and opt for a great oversize scarf, like this checked one from Marc by Marc Jacobs. In a seasonless ... More »
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Cannes Fug Carpet: Paz Vega

Go Fug Yourself - Thu, 05/16/2013 - 10:00
Paz Vega Paz Vega Paz Vega 
Because it’s just not Cannes without a near-vaginal experience. Read More ...

The ‘End of Men’ Spreads to Britain

New York Magazine (The Cut) - Thu, 05/16/2013 - 09:41

If you yearn for the heady days of fall 2012, when Hanna Rosin led us in a national conversation about the imminent demise of the male race, you may want to check out a similar debate playing out in the U.K. this week. In a speech at the Demos think ... More »
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Netflix Adultery Afflicts Half of Relationships, Says Netflix

New York Magazine (The Cut) - Thu, 05/16/2013 - 09:34

In an effort to better understand its product — or, you know, to launch a viral-friendly ad campaign — Netflix is now studying "Netflix adultery," a term coined right here on the Cut. In a study of 2000 American adults, 12 percent confessed to watching ahead on TV shows they were supposed to save ... More »
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Three Die in Yet Another Factory Collapse

New York Magazine (The Cut) - Thu, 05/16/2013 - 08:49

As American garment companies balk on joining an international agreement to prevent more tragedies in Bangladesh, where over a thousand people died in last month's building collapse and yet more in recent fires, today three workers lost their lives when a factory crumbled in Cambodia. Japanese shoe company Asics has already ... More »
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