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Thursday, May 23rd


String Theory: All the Bells and Whistles, Please
Fan Bingbing in Louis Vuitton at The Great Gatsby Premiere

Cannes is halfway done and Beth Hammarlund already has carpal tunnel from flicking through fashion photos! She posts the best looks in one place to save you from a similar fate. How selfless!




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Thursday, May 16th


String Theory: The Gilded Road to Cannes
Fan Bingbing

The Cannes International Film Festival just kicked off yesterday. This week in String Theory, Beth Hammarlund shares her fashion wishes for the coming week.




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Thursday, May 9th


String Theory: Punk Found Dead, Screwed
Rooney Mara in Givenchy Haute Couture, with the designer

Beth Hammarlund follows up last week’s String Theory by breaking down the fashion at the Met’s Annual Costume Institute Gala.




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Thursday, May 2nd


String Theory: If Punk Wasn’t Dead Before, It Certainly Will Be This Monday.
one of the Met's promotional images for the exhibit, featuring Chanel

It’s almost Fashion Christmas! The Costume Institute Gala is coming up this Monday at The Met in New York. Beth Hammarlund reflects on this year’s exhibit: “PUNK: Chaos to Couture.”




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Wednesday, April 24th


String Theory: Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Gwyneth Paltrow Is the Devil
An promotional image from the collection. I bet that book's an Introduction to Prostitution personally gifted to that child by Paltrow herself.

Gwyneth Paltrow’s lifestyle blog has released a collection of bikinis for little girls, and surprise! They’re evil bikinis for little girls! Beth Hammarlund talks kids in two-pieces in String Theory.




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Wednesday, April 10th


String Theory: I Heart Kate Young
Kate Young for Target Gown $89.99

This week in String Theory, Beth Hammarlund talks designers vs. stylists and previews Kate Young’s upcoming collection for Target.




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Thursday, March 14th


In Review: Dress Rehearsal at the MIA
Emma Berg F/W 2013

Beth Hammarlund reviews the fashion-focused benefit, Dress Rehearsal, which included a full presentation of Emma Berg’s F/W 2013 Collection.




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Friday, March 8th


In Review: Joynoëlle Amusement Fashion Event
Joynoëlle

Beth Hammarlund reviews the new Joynoëlle Ready-to-Wear and Bridal Collections presented at last night’s fashion event, Amusement.




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Tuesday, February 26th


MSPFW in Review: The Shows, Night Two
a look from Caroline Hayden, photo by Denis Larson courtesy of Emerging Designers Magazine

Beth Hammarlund wraps up Minneapolis-St. Paul Fashion Week with a review of the second night of the week’s flagship event, The Shows.




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Tuesday, February 26th


MSPFW in Review: The Shows, Night One
a look from Max Lohrbach, photo by Denis Larson courtesy of Emerging Designers Magazine

Beth Hammarlund reviews this first night of Minneapolis-St.Paul Fashion Week’s flagship event, The Shows.




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Friday, February 22nd


String Theory: New York Fashion Week F/W 2013, Part Deux
Reem Acra Fall 2013 Ready to Wear

Yes, we still have more New York fashion to talk about. Check out Part Deux of Beth Hammarlund’s NYFW round up! This time around she reviews lines from Monique Lhuillier, Reem Acra, Prabal Gurung, and Rodarte.




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Friday, February 22nd


String Theory: New York Fashion Week F/W 2013, Part One
Oscar de la Renta Fall 2013 RTW

Beth Hammarlund tackles the beast that is New York Fashion Week in the first part of a four-part series. This edition highlights Fall/Winter 2013 lines from Oscar de la Renta, Michael Kors, Narcisco Rodriguez, Carolina Herrera and Donna Karan.




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Monday, February 18th


MSPFW in review: The Red Dress Collection
Ali Kaplan in Lindsey Hopkins, Janel Klein in George Moskal and Rena Sarigianopoulos in Carolyn Haden

Minneapolis-St. Paul Fashion Week is in full swing as Beth Hammarlund reviews last night’s Red Dress Collection show at the Graves Hotel.




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Wednesday, February 6th


String Theory: Turns Out Money Can Buy Love
Prabal Gurung for Target

This week in String Theory, Beth Hammarlund falls in love with Target’s most recent designer collaboration, a spring collection by Prabal Gurung inspired by crushes, first dates and falling in love.




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Wednesday, January 30th


String Theory: Why Lady Gaga Still Matters…At Least To Me
Lady Gaga wearing Comme des Garçons in Paris

Are you sick of Lady Gaga? Beth Hammarlund isn’t! In this week’s edition of String Theory, she tells you why. (And yes, it is related to fashion.)




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Friday, January 25th


String Theory: Spring Couture Collections, Part 2
Valentino Spring 2013 Couture

Without further adieu, we present part two of our spring couture collections recap, featuring Gaultier, Armani Privé Margiela and Valentino.




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Thursday, January 24th


String Theory: Spring Couture Collections, Part 1
Elie Saab Spring 2013 Couture

Part one of Beth Hammarlund’s exhaustive coverage of the spring couture shows features Chanel, Dior, Atelier Versace & more.




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Wednesday, January 16th


String Theory: Globetrotters
Lucy Liu in Carolina Herrera

The Golden Globes happened! This week in String Theory, Beth Hammarlund shares her favorite looks of the The Academy Awards’ ugly step-sister.




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Wednesday, January 9th


String Theory: Best Dressed of 2012, Part 4
Fan Bingbing in Louis Vuitton

The final installment of Beth Hammarlund’s Best Dressed List of 2012: Fan Bingbing, Tilda Swinton, Anne Hathaway




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Monday, January 7th


String Theory: Best Dressed of 2012, Part 3
Rita Ora in Vivienne Westwood

Two down, two to go. Beth Hammarlund shares her third installment of her 2012 Best Dressed List, featuring Rita Ora, Emma Stone and Nina Dobrev.




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Wednesday, January 2nd


String Theory: Best Dressed of 2012, Part 2
kurkova

Part Deux of Beth Hammarlund’s Best Dressed List of 2012. This round includes Diane Kruger, Rihanna and Karolina Kurkova.




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Wednesday, January 2nd


String Theory: Best Dressed of 2012, Part One
Solange in Rachel Roy

Part one of Beth Hammarlund’s breakdown of the best-dressed stars of 2012 includes Solange Knowles, Keira Knightley and Kate Bosworth.




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Friday, December 14th


String Theory: Santa Baby, I’ve Been A Very Good Girl
June Upscale Resale

This week in String Theory, Beth Hammarlund shares her holiday wish list. Ahem, holiday gift guide. It’s totally not just for her.




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Wednesday, December 5th


String Theory: Is Everyone Taking Crazy Pills?
Yoko Ono for Opening Ceremony

Beth Hammarlund gives you a dose of Fashion: What the Fuck? courtesy of Yoko Ono, Alexander Wang and Karl Lagerfeld.




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Thursday, November 29th


String Theory: Get It Up For The Holidays
Anne Hathaway

Beth Hammarlund waxes poetic about the malaise of this year’s holiday shopping season – and gets excited about the Target x Neiman Marcus collab.




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Thursday, November 15th


String Theory: Beyond the LBD
Washborn Skinny Coated Jeans

The season of holiday dressing is upon us! This week in String Theory, Beth Hammarlund goes beyond the little black dress.




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Wednesday, October 24th


String Theory: Throwing Muses
Edie Sedgwick

Halloween is just around the corner! No need to freak out about a costume. Beth Hammarlund’s got the fashionphiles covered.




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Friday, October 19th


String Theory & Crush with Eyeliner: Signature Style
dita

Beth Hammarlund examines the life lived through an intense commitment to a signature style, a la Dita von Teese.




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Friday, October 12th


String Theory: Meeting of the Minds
Merce Cunningham / Rei Kawakubo

Beth Hammarlund takes you on a walk through “Dance Works III,” the Walker Art Center’s final exhibit in a series on choreographer Merce Cunningham that, in this installment, examines his collaboration with Comme des Garçons designer Rei Kawakubo.




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Thursday, September 20th


String Theory: London Calling
Erdem

Beth Hammarlund continues her fashion week coverage, this week bringing you the best from London, as well as a few holdouts from New York.




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