Headlines This Week 7/17

• Today The New York Times attempts to make an interesting case on the topic of men’s beauty.  The paper claims that an era of hairlessness (on more than just the face) is being ushered in among guys in college through their mid-thirties thanks to causes ranging from Gilette ads to Nivea to… SheFinds.com

• We already got a sneak peek at Lauren Conrad’s brunette tresses when she was spotted on the set of a photo shoot for Harper’s Bazaar and now, the images are out! People.com
• When it comes to putting on mascara, our minds always travel to Twiggy because of her iconic lashes and big bright eyes. Popgloss.com

• No amount of lawsuits will get in Forever 21′s way of taking over the world. They’ve already launched plus-size clothing and swimwear, so it’s only natural for them to enter the home and beauty categories next. NYMag.com
• Cartoon Character Styles We’d Love To Steal: Jem from the Holograms- Totally 80s, total space cadet/ultimate girl hair band FashionIndie.com

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• Louis Vuitton commemorates the 40th anniversary of man’s conquest of the Moon, elevating the theme of travel as a personal journey to a celebration of a voyage of unsurpassed significance for all mankind. Nitrolicous.com
• Melissa Magsaysay of the LA Times is convinced that harem pants can be sexy – I am not. In her article, Magsaysay states, “When harem pants came down the runways at Chloé and Alexander McQueen for spring 2009, they somehow glided past the cartoony pop culture associations (Barbara Eden’s Jeannie in the ’60s, MC Hammer’s ’80s gold) to help define summer’s effortlessly slouchy look. NOT. FashionIndie.com

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• In a genius move, British Marie Claire put Brüno on the July cover, along with new mom (who looks amazing, might we add) and Victoria’s Secret model Alessandra Ambrosio. For the issue, Brüno, played by Sacha Baron Cohen, penned an “A–Z List of Fashion,” in which he offends as many people as he can. NYMag.com
• The German clothing factory that eventually became the international menswear powerhouse Hugo Boss manufactured Nazi uniforms during World War II and most likely did so using slave labor. LosAngelesTimes.com
• After a court case with Chanel over the use of their logo, Naco Paris won his case and not only that he has Karl Lagerfeld wearing the new Naco-Paris “Karl Who?” bag…..Not bad Naco…. Popgloss.com

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