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The world is my art gallery! Does anyone know who the Manhattan street artist is who created this playful Colbert-Warhol piece on the south side of Washington Square Park one block before Thompson Street. If so please share !

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Have you been searching for an exotic summer vacation idea that will provide outdoor entertainment with trendy fashion looks with out the “it girl” price tag? Why not try a music festival. Regardless of whether your look is grungy, indie, or rock there is a music festival that will suit your style. Here is a tip sheet of what to wear to this summers hottest festivals.
1. Roskilde, Denmark June 30-july 3 Fashion TIP: wear your own faded denim and don’t forget to bring a scissor so you can buy a festival tee and customize it into a unique halter top.
2. Exit, Novi Sad, Serbia July 7-10 Fashion Tip: It doesn’t matter what you wear to this festival because anything goes, just make sure you can dance it. Work a new beauty look and try dying your hair bright pink!
3. Melt! Ferropolis , Germany July 15-17 Fashion Tip: this is a great place for a D.I.Y. look, take an old brown paper bag and a sharpie and make a designer handbag to carry!
4. Secret Garden Party, Cambridgeshire, UK July 21-24 Fashion tip: Something natural works best, try to weave some flowers into a dress or at least your hair and don’t forget your wellies!!
5. Fuji Rock, Naeba, and Japan July29-31 Fashion Tip: Work a wacky look, mini dresses, crazy tights, colored sunglasses and why not try a wig?
Now you better go out and get what you need to create your music festival style.

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Every week I like to shout out to someone I think is exceptionally cool and a role model like me. The criteria for this choice is simple, if I couldn’t be me, I would want to be them. This week’s Star award goes to downtown darling Va$htie Kola. You all may know her as a downtown party hostess, fashion designer, style maven and music video director, but here are ten other reasons we love Vashtie!!!
1. She has very cool graphics on her site http://www.vashtie.com
2. She is bringing back 90’s music [I have to admit I haven’t really missed it]
3. She is so pretty in a natural way
4. She has made a chambray shirt and cut offs a fashion statement (see my post on D.I.Y. denim cutoffs)
5. She spells her name with a $ sign
6. She is a tom boy with high fashion flair
7. Her first job was as a sales girl
8. She followed her dreams
9. She directed a Pepsi commercial with Will.i.am before she was thirty
10. She can invite us to good parties!
Learn more about this weeks role model by clicking here.

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It's sale time again. I am selling some of my favorite designer clothes at this sale!! so come on over to Screaming Mimi's on Saturday and buy something!! svb

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Poetry Tags is a new work of art by Augustina Woodgate. Poem printed labels are created by the artist and then sewn in a clandestine manner into local thrift shop clothes. “Sewing poems in clothes is a way of bringing poetry to everyday life” says Augustina. So next time you are rummaging through a thrift shop for a great find remember it may be more than just fashion it may also be art! http://www.augustinawoodgate.com

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