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18 Spring It Items That Aren’t That Expensive

The time has come for us to start thinking about stowing our sweaters away until fall and shopping for some new spring pieces. Finally, am I right?… This winter has been 10 years long. Spring fashion may not be in full swing just yet, but there are already some standout pieces that fashion girls are documenting on their feeds.

When you think of “It” items, you probably think of the latest designer bag or Bottega Veneta shoes with a mile-long waitlist. But It items don’t have to cost $1k or more. Anything can be an It item if

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Everyone I Know Wants to Wear This Spring Colour Head-to-Toe

“Think pink! Think pink! When you shop for summer clothes. Think pink! Think pink! If you want that quel-que chose,” sings actress Kay Thompson in the classic 1957 fashion film, Funny Face. The entire opening sequence hinges on an American fashion magazine declaring that pink has come to save the wardrobes of us all. A stretch? Maybe. But in these dreary end-of-winter days, not to mention end-of-lockdown days, it can be the littlest changes that make the greatest improvements to our mood. And quite suddenly, my entire Instagram feed (aka our thread of colleague-to-colleague work messages) are littered with

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Precious Lee Models Area’s Spring 2021 Couture Collection

Area always gets us excited for sparkling dresses that celebrate showing skin with confidence. For the New York brand’s first couture show, designers Beckett Fogg and Piotrek Panszczyk tapped trailblazer Precious Lee and catwalk favorite Yasmin Wijnaldum to model a body-positive, 14-look collection that can be described as sexy, fantasy couture.

“Haute Couture originally started in Paris in 1858 but looking deeper into history and tracing back to ancient civilizations, there has always been a deep connection and appreciation for craft and beauty,” Fogg and Panszczyk said in a press statement. “It’s like Haute Couture has been ingrained into our

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