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   Sitting Pretty Lilli Elias, far left, and Zoe Bleu Sidel in Geminola Frocks at New York City's Gramercy Park Hotel
   Photographed by Juco

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   Lilli Elias and Zoe Bleu Sidel in the West Village.
   Photographed by Juco

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   Memory Lane Lilli and Zoe in sophisticated Geminola dresses that are anything but your typical prom fashions.
   Photographed by Juco

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   The Hunt The duo hit the racks at Geminola in New York City's West Village.
   Photographed by Juco

These California pals make a refreshing statement by going old school at this year's prom in glamorous vintage dresses from Manhattan's Geminola.

Although it's been eons since my prom, I still distinctly remember three girls attending in the same gown—spawning an inevitable game of who wore it best!

With a penchant for velvet, fringe, lacy slips, and Art Deco dresses, Los Angeles teens Zoë Bleu Sidel and Lilli Elias have the vintage fashion know- how and moxie to set them apart on prom night. "Even though we're so close, we have drastically different personalities," says sixteen-year-old Lilli, who is interested in math and music, while seventeen-year-old Zoë loves acting and art. "But we share a common ground of loving chocolate cake, cats, and vintage clothing. We especially enjoy wearing extravagant outfits while eating chocolate cake!"

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Leaps and Bounds: The Mark Morris Dance Group wearing Isaac Mizrahi in A Choral Fantasy at BAM's Howard Gilman Opera House.
photo by Julieta Cervantes

Last weekend I was lucky enough to catch the 24th engagement of the Mark Morris Dance Group (markmorrisdancegroup.org) at BAM (bam.org) in Brooklyn. The presentation concluded with the much anticipated world premiere of A Choral Fantasy with costumes with by fashion icon, and longtime Mark Morris collaborator, Isaac Mizrahi. After seeing Morris’ playful and exuberant choreography style firsthand, which mixes as much humor (so refreshing to see a dance performance not take itself too seriously) as it does intensity, it’s a no brainer that Morris and the famously high-spirited Mizrahi are the perfect match. With opera, ballet and Broadway credits that include The Threepenny Opera, Barefoot in the Park and The Women (I saw those impeccable costumes firsthand in 2001) Mizrahi, is no stranger to designing for the stage. For A Choral Fantasy the designer dropped his signature fem frills for a more androgynous, almost militant looking jumpsuits, that have a whimsical toy solider feel. The gold trim and deep forest green color coincided well with Michael Chybowski’s pitch perfect lighting design.

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   Track Stars Shiona Turini, Andrew Bevan, and Laurel Pantin in Brooklyn. Head-to-toe Nike.
   Photographed by Emir Erlap

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   S.B.'s marathon garb

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   Training Day Personal Trainer Alex Molden with S.B.

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   Training Day Personal Trainer Alex Molden with Laurel

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   Training Day Personal Trainer Marie Purvis with Shiona

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   Our customized shoes

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   Triple Threat The Teen Vogue marathoners show off their Nike looks along the East River in Brooklyn.

Just do it! Andrew Bevan, Shiona Turini, and Laurel Pantin enlist the help of Nike to outfit and train them for their first New York City Marathon.

It's common for pro athletes to dip their toes into the fashion pond—David Beckham, Maria Sharapova, and Venus and Serena Williams have design collaborations, LeBron James was a 2008 Vogue cover boy, and who can forget Sean Avery's infamous turn as an intern for the magazine? But apart from a few skateboarding supermodels, it rarely seems to happen the other way around.

Although I was the last person anyone would expect to sign up for the New York City Marathon, I was excited to challenge myself and expose my latent athletic ability. Luckily, Teen Vogue assistant beauty editor Laurel Pantin and accessories director Shiona Turini were hot to trot the iconic 26.2-mile race with me. Running for The Lower Eastside Girls Club (which mentors young Manhattan women), we raised $16,000!

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   Homeland Kristina in SportMax with a Max Mara coat, in Moscow's Red Square.
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   Kristina in Teen Vogue

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   Accidental Tourists MTV Russia host Artem Korolev meets up with Kristina and S.B. in Red Square.

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   Turning Point Kristina in a SportMax look and Max Mara coat, in front of Moscow's newly restored, iconic Bolshoi Theatre.

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   Kristina on the Max Mara fall 2011 runway.

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   The Max Mara retrospective.

Andrew Bevan enlists model Kristina Romanova as his guide through Moscow to celebrate Max Mara's 60th anniversary.

A reliable European journalist dished to me that Naomi Campbell recently compared Moscow in 2011, with its glittery, burgeoning, over-the-top fashion and nightlife scenes, to the decadence of 1980s Manhattan.

So it's no wonder that Italian fashion house Max Mara chose to switch things up and celebrate its 60th anniversary with the gala opening of the label's retrospective "Coats!" exhibition at Moscow's State Historical Museum. Very apropos considering not only that the coat is the company's signature piece, but that outerwear is an integral part of any Russian fashionista's wardrobe.

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As many of you know this Sunday I will be running the marathon along with my co-workers Laurel Pantin and Shiona Turini and you can bet we are going to be turned out in our hottest (and brightest) Nike ensembles. More importantly, as a guy that knows a thing or two about a statement shoe (stripes, dots, leopard you name I got it), my neon Nike LunarGlide +3 shoes that I’ve been training in are really going to give me the extra punch I need to get me to the finish line. I’m usually more comfortable in wingtips than sneakers, but this may be the chicest running shoe out there, not to mention they still look new even after my high mileage training sessions.

This month Nike amps up the chic factor even more with the special LunarGlide+3 City Pack shoe created with Brooklyn artist Mike Perry to celebrate New York City. Using the Big Apple as his virtual inspiration board, Mike collaborated with Nike to create a shoe that best represents the energy and chaos of the city and the idea of all sizes, shapes and speeds running together. After 26 miles on Sunday I might just retire my trusty old LunarGlide +3s for a shiny new City Pack pair. I think I will have earned them.

Go to Nike.com for details

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   Fast friends: Ke$ha teaches Andrew Bevan to ham it up!

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   Baby-G watches designed by Ke$ha. Ranging from $99 to $120
   Photo: Courtesy of Casio

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   Ke$ha's Baby-G campaign.
   Photo: Terry Richardson

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   Ke$ha's Baby-G campaign.
   Photo: Terry Richardson

It's not everyday you get to spend the morning with a viable pop darling (then again I don't have the everyday job, now do I?). I recently hopped on the red-eye to San Francisco to meet up with Ke$ha to get the full scoop on the new Baby-G watches she designed. I have to say that in a world full of celebrity perfumes and clothing lines from everyone from that Latin lady on Modern Family to whatever Diddy is doing this week, designing a watch seems to be a pretty original move for this songstress.

As an ambassador for the popular Casio 'Baby-G' brand, the chanteuse thought it was about "time" to combine her signature style with the affordable timepieces. "Casio came to me to design some watches and I wrote 'Tik Tok' on a Casio keyboard...so it seemed like a natural fit," said the pop star on the collaboration which includes two contrasting watches---a red, white and blue design that represents her American roots and freedom of speech (not to mention perfectly matched her Captain America meets Vegas ensemble she met me in) and a square black and gold leopard print model to reflect her "animal instincts."

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   Andrew Bevan and Amanda Hearst before the film. Photo: Andrew Bevan.

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   Anton Yelchin and Felicity Jones. Photo: Dave Allazo/Starpix.

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   Pan Am’s Karine Vanasse in Tommy Hilfiger. Photo: Dave Allazo/Starpix

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   Andrew Bevan and Amanda Hearst with Tommy Hilfiger's Megan Diciurcio all wearing the label. Photo: PatrickMcMullan.com

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   Actress Britne Oldford in Tommy Hilfiger. Photo: Dave Allazo/Starpix

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   Actress Olivia Thirlby with actors John Robinson and Raviv Ullman, both in Tommy Hilfiger. Photo: Dave Allazo/Starpix.

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   Actress Carrie MacLemore in Tommy Hilfiger. Photo: Dave Allazo/Starpix

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   DJ Chelsea Leyland. Photo: Dave Allazo/Starpix.

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   Model/Actress Heide Lindgren in Tommy Hilfiger. Photo: Dave Allazo/Starpix.

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    Andrew Bevan, Hannah Ware, Giles Matthey and Amanda Hearst all in Tommy Hilfiger. Photo: Dave Allazo/Starpix.

I’ve always been a sucker for a tear-jerking, heartfelt romantic drama so of course I couldn’t wait to catch Like Crazy (which I’m happy to report lived up to it’s emotional trailer) starring Anton Yelchin and Felicity Jones and winner of the coveted Grand Jury Prize for Best Picture and Best Actress at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. After the film my date Amanda Hearst and I followed the cool downtown crowd (many of whom added their own spin to their Tommy Hilfiger duds) to the after party at the new Lower East Side spot, Sons of Essex, where the room was still buzzing over the film’s ending—spawning much debate.

After consuming more than my share of macaroni and cheese balls with fellow guests Olivia Thirlby, Penn Badgley and Zoe Kravitz, I had the chance to chat with British actors and fellow Brooklynites Hannah Ware and Giles Matthey—the most charming pair in the room by far! Tommy Hilfiger is a brand I grew up wearing. To me the label personifies cool, laid back American refinement without being stuffy, so it’s exciting to see the brand have a fun, fresh resurgence.

Check out my favorite looks from the night.

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   Class Photo S.B. and Erica Domesek making new friends with fifth and sixth graders at the Pacifica Garcia school.
   Photographed by Amy Risley

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   Erica's Book
   Photo: Erica Domesek

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   S.B. and Erica on the peninsula Papagyo.
   Photographed by Amy Risley

I've always been a buy-it-yourself guy rather than a do-it-yourself one. So when crafting mover and shaker Erica Domesek coerced me into jaunting to Costa Rica to participate in the Four Seasons' Growing Together program (where guests do community outreach), I knew I had to step it up.

Leaving the concrete jungle of Manhattan for the lush jungle of the Peninsula Papagayo, we set out to an elementary school in Guanacaste to meet a sea of smiling children ready to follow Erica's lead making personalized messenger bags with an array of Sharpies and stencils. "Doing well by doing good is one of my mantras, especially when it focuses on children and art," she says. "We take things for granted. The larger-than-life reactions from these kids remind me to be grateful and appreciate life every day—which they clearly do."

Spending the day with the children, many of whom have unsettling home lives, I realize how much more grace and humility they exude than the average iPhone-toting American kid. "You can learn lessons from anyone, even fifth graders!" explains Erica, who exercises her rusty Spanish skills instead of opting for my international language of high fives and soccer-playing.

Over the next few days we further immerse ourselves in the culture, exploring local markets, zip-lining, and deep-sea fishing. "Recently designers like Proenza Schouler have drawn inspiration from the Latin tropics," Erica says. "Even this neon fishing gear makes me want to create a necklace."

As the excitement of our tourist adventures comes to an end, our new little friends are still on the forefront of our minds—so we decide to make one last pit stop back at the school to drop off school supplies and neon soccer balls and give a few goodbye hugs. "Somos amigos, Erica y Andrew!" they shout.

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As we move further and further into this vast digital age, it's nice to know that there are still a few people holding on to tried and true, old fashioned (and sadly almost lost) art forms such as fashion illustration. So when Brooklyn fashion designer and artist Lacee Swan emailed me to share her illustrations of her favorite looks from Spring 2012 New York Fashion Week, I was thrilled and excited to see her charming take on the collections (check them out for yourself in the above slide show).

After starting her career at Cynthia Rowley she worked in production for the iconic Bob Mackie (who is best known for creating some of Cher’s most iconic outfits) and later as an associate designer for New York & Company. She is a watercolor artist and illustrator with a distinct style inspired by girls who love pop art, fashion, music and especially heart shaped sunglasses.

This month Lacee is showcasing and selling her most recent artwork (many of which are based on '60s It girls—LOVE) at the Lower East Side boutique Cutie Room in Manhattan.

For more about Lacee check out laceeswan.com.

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   New York Dolls: Jensen (left) and Catherine Davis decked out in Betsey Johnson's Pink Patch line on New York City's Williamsburg Bridge.

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   Before the Makeover: Donning their own duds at the designer's studio.

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   Tough Love: Sisters Catherine (left) and Jensen give attitude in Betsey Johnson's Pink Patch.

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   At the Design Studio: Style Blogger doing a bit of DIY and goofing off with the girls.

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   Triple Threat: Jensen and Catherine Davis with the iconic designer Betsey Johnson.

New attitude! Betsey Johnson gives cute California sisters a lesson in downtown cool.

I was a dork in eighth grade," Betsey Johnson explains. "I wore a pinafore dress with a bow on the back—I didn't veer from the flock of sheep." So how did this self-proclaimed good girl from Connecticut jump the fence to become fashion's iconic wild child? "My dance classes gave me my first taste of fantasy—the makeup, costumes, and color!" she says. Thus began Betsey's 46-year-long recital in the business, dressing everyone from Edie Sedgwick to Katy Perry in her eponymous designs that have always been as synonymous with the punky East Village streets as they've been with high school prom.

This fall, Betsey goes back to basics with the launch of her Pink Patch label, an affordable collection inspired by some of her biggest hits, available exclusively at betseyjohnson.com and macys.com. "It's my signature stuff—the tattoo print, the lightning bolts," she explains of the line, which will surely appeal to her teen fan base. "I'm 69, and I'm still like a girlfriend to them," she laughs. "My favorite customer is that girl trying to figure out who she is and working with it. She's got to play guinea pig."

Lightbulb! What better way to test-drive the line than to summon California siblings (my surrogate little sisters) Catherine and Jensen Davis to New York and literally Betsey-fy their easy, breezy style (think no-fuss feminine skirts and oxfords) for a day?


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