Julia DiNardo | Fashion Pulse Daily - Part 630

June 17, 2009

Mandiators?!?! Really?!?!

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img00432In fashion, it seems downright chic to have womenswear borrow from menswear, but vice versa really doesn’t seem to ever work. Prime example? These “man”diators (or  “lad”iators as my boyfriend calls them) are absolutely absurd. I recently spotted them in the TopMan section of Topshop, and every guy that I’ve shown them to this past week has essentially responded with “you couldn’t pay me to wear those”. Priced at $60-$70, I have absolutely no clue who will be actually buying them; I mean, check out the colors that they come in!  If they weren’t so large in size they could easily be mistaken for women’s shoes. The only guy that could barely pull these off was Russell Crowe in the movie Gladiator, and I’d like to keep it that way.

– Julia DiNardo

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June 16, 2009

Win these Current/Elliott Boyfriend Jeans from Chickdowntown

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The most popular purveyor of boyfriend jeans, Current/Elliott, could now be yours for free! Chickdowntown.com is sponsoring Fashion Pulse Daily‘s giveaway of one pair of these Current Elliott Boyfriend Jeans to a lucky winner!

The fab  jeans in the loved destroyed wash retail for $229, and have been spotted on a slew of celebs!  Check out the entire collection of Current Elliot Jeans as well as one of our faves, the adorable and surprisingly affordable BB Dakota Clothing line.

See rules below for entering:

1) Press the “comment” button below and tell us something about the jeans (how much you love them, how to style them, why boyfriend jeans are sooo cool, etc) AND enter your name and email address (note: only the Winner’s name, city/state, & comments will be posted).


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4) The winner has 24 hours to confirm their acceptance of the prizes via email; if a response is not received within that time frame, the prizes will be forfeited and a new winner picked.

That’s it — easy peasy! Good luck!

*Contest ends at 11:59pm EST Monday, June 22nd.  The winner will be announced by Friday, June 26th.

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June 5, 2009

From the FPD Closet: AE Fringe Sandals

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fringe1I like to support businesses that are local, and although American Eagle Outfitters isn’t exactly a mom and pop store, it’s based out of my hometown of Pittsburgh, PA. Every now and then I find something I really love at American Eagle or Martin & Osa, and naturally, I’ve got to report back about it! I recently purchased these AE Fringe Sandals for  $29.50, and adore the super soft suede along with the flat sole that will surely get serious mileage around NYC this summer. I bought these in “squirrel khaki”, but there are four other fabulous colors to choose from, including “pipeline blue” and “wild violet”.

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May 29, 2009

Handbag of the Month

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Via our lovely friends at LollieShopping.com:

I love the simple shape of this Somali Shopper from Barneys New York. The leather cut-out handles add such richness to the overall look. My favorite style is the Green Swirl, but this chic shopper also comes in four other colors. Oh…if money was as plentiful as my stylish imagination, I’d get one in each color!


Barneys New York Somali Shopper – Green Swirl

$495.00 at Barneys New York

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