Fall's 'It' Shoes
Alisa Gould-Simon is a Brooklyn-based freelance writer. She also covers fashion and culture for BlackBook, New York magazine, and PAPER among other publications.
From skyscraper heels to punk-rock studding, the new footwear styles aren't for the faint of heart.
How Chic Is J.C. Penney?
Renata Espinosa is the New York editor of Fashion Wire Daily. She is also the co-founder of impressionistic fashion and art blog TheNuNu and a sometimes backup dancer for "The Anna Copa Cabanna Show."
The New York Times attacked the venerable department store as a haven for overweight polyester fiends. Renata Espinosa disagrees, and finds everyday couture. VIEW OUR GALLERY.
Fake Hair Exposed
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Tyra Banks is taking off her weave. Jeremy Piven has a proceeding hairline. And Phil Spector is just a train wreck. VIEW OUR GALLERY of celebrity weaves, wigs, and toupees.
Return of the Redheads
Alisa Gould-Simon is a Brooklyn-based freelance writer. She also covers fashion and culture for BlackBook, New York magazine, and PAPER among other publications.
Ginger people are back in the spotlight as the fashion world embraces Titian-tressed models for fall. VIEW OUR GALLERY.
Runway vs. Housewives
Choire Sicha is co-proprietor of The Awl and is at work on a nonfiction book for HarperStudio.
Project Runway finally returns with a new network and a new competitor in its old slot—Bravo’s Real Housewives of Atlanta. Choire Sicha handicaps the Thursday Night Smackdown.
The Boob Ban
Eric Pape has reported on Europe and the Mediterranean region for Newsweek Magazine since 2003. He is co-author of the graphic novel Shake Girl, which was inspired by one of his articles. He has written for the Los Angeles Times magazine, Spin, Vibe, Le Courrier International, Salon, Los Angeles and others. He is based in Paris.
After making topless beaches legendary, France is saying au revoir to public nudity because, says Eric Pape, breast-baring is now passe. Plus, VIEW OUR GALLERY of the world's best nude beaches.
Shopping With an Idol
Spencer Morgan is a freelance writer living in Brooklyn. His column Men of Manhattan appears in the New York Observer. He is a contributing editor at Playboy magazine.
Former American Idol hopeful Constantine Maroulis is now a Broadway star in Rock of Ages—and also, a cougar magnet. The Daily Beast’s Spencer Morgan takes the crooner out hunting for style.
The Housewife Who Keeps It Real
Rebecca Dana is a culture correspondent for The Daily Beast. A former editor and reporter for the Wall Street Journal, she has also written for the New York Times, the New York Observer, Rolling Stone and Slate, among other publications.
Atlanta’s most outrageous housewife, NeNe Leakes, talks to The Daily Beast about the Obamas' sex life, her brawl with a co-star, and why Anderson Cooper is welcome in her henhouse.
Week in Red Carpet
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From spacesuits to mylar, it was a bright and shiny week for aging rock gods and pretty young things out on the town. VIEW OUR GALLERY
Fall Goes Both Ways
Alisa Gould-Simon is a Brooklyn-based freelance writer. She also covers fashion and culture for BlackBook, New York magazine, and PAPER among other publications.
Half-shaved heads, cross-dressing models, and low fashion as high are just a few examples of fall fashion's increasing schizophrenia. See our gallery of two-faced trends.
Carrie Bradshaw and Me
Rebecca Dana is a culture correspondent for The Daily Beast. A former editor and reporter for the Wall Street Journal, she has also written for the New York Times, the New York Observer, Rolling Stone and Slate, among other publications.
When open auditions for Sex and the City 2 called for “fashion models, socialites, and soccer players,” The Daily Beast’s Rebecca Dana had to wonder: Did she have what it takes?
Designer Movies
Renata Espinosa is the New York editor of Fashion Wire Daily. She is also the co-founder of impressionistic fashion and art blog TheNuNu and a sometimes backup dancer for "The Anna Copa Cabanna Show."
With Audrey Tatou’s upcoming performance as Coco Chanel and Kate Winslet set to play Vivienne Westwood, Renata Espinosa imagines fantasy casts for other fashion biopics.
Super Geek Chic
Renata Espinosa is the New York editor of Fashion Wire Daily. She is also the co-founder of impressionistic fashion and art blog TheNuNu and a sometimes backup dancer for "The Anna Copa Cabanna Show."
At this week’s Comic-Con in San Diego, the spandex couture was flying, from Transformers costumes to classic Storm Troopers to Obama-Man himself.
Stylish Fashion Documentaries
Alisa Gould-Simon is a Brooklyn-based freelance writer. She also covers fashion and culture for BlackBook, New York magazine, and PAPER among other publications.
With the highly anticipated Vogue movie The September Issue set to open next month, The Daily Beast selects the best fashion docs of all time. VIEW OUR VIDEO GALLERY.
Michelle's Hair Muses
The Daily Beast is dedicated to news and commentary, culture, and entertainment. We carefully curate the web’s most essential stories and bring you original must-reads from our talented contributors.
Who was the inspiration for Michelle Obama’s new style? From Kate Gosselin to Dorothy Hamill, The Daily Beast investigates the roots of her new updo. VIEW OUR GALLERY.
Fashion's Next Generation
Alisa Gould-Simon is a Brooklyn-based freelance writer. She also covers fashion and culture for BlackBook, New York magazine, and PAPER among other publications.
Will there ever be another Armani? Calvin Klein? Valentino? Meet 10 superstars worthy of filling the most legendary designers’ shoes.
Lloyd Grove is editor at large for The Daily Beast. He is also a frequent contributor to New York magazine and was a contributing editor for Condé Nast Portfolio. He wrote a gossip column for the New York Daily News from 2003 to 2006. Prior to that, he wrote the Reliable Source column for the Washington Post, where he spent 23 years covering politics, the media, and other subjects.
Leslie H. Gelb, a former New York Times columnist and senior government official, is author of Power Rules: How Common Sense Can Rescue American Foreign Policy (HarperCollins 2009), a book that shows how to think about and use power in the 21st century. He is president emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Christopher Buckley's books include Supreme Courtship, The White House Mess, Thank You for Smoking, Little Green Men, and Florence of Arabia. He was chief speechwriter for Vice President George H.W. Bush, and is editor-at-large of ForbesLife magazine. His new book is Losing Mum and Pup, a memoir. Buckley's Daily Beast column is the winner of an Online Journalism Award in the category of Online Commentary.
The Daily Beast is dedicated to news and commentary, culture, and entertainment. We carefully curate the web’s most essential stories and bring you original must-reads from our talented contributors.
Peter Beinart, senior political writer for The Daily Beast, is a professor of journalism and political science at City University of New York and a senior fellow at the New America Foundation.
Jeffrey Koterba is an acclaimed syndicated political cartoonist. Since joining the Omaha World-Herald in 1989, he has been a finalist for Editorial Cartoonist of the Year from the National Cartoonists Society and has placed second in the National Headliner Awards. His work is distributed through King Features Syndicate to 400 newspapers nationwide, and has appeared in such publications as the New York Times, the Chicago Tribune, and the Washington Post, among others.
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