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Merle Ginsberg
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Merle Ginsberg has written about culture, entertainment and fashion for Rolling Stone, W, WWD, the New York Post, Harper’s Bazaar, Marie Claire, L.A. Magazine, The Cut, NY Times T, and Town and Country. On television, she’s been a style contributor to the Today Show, GMA, E.T., CNN, RuPaul’s Drag Race and E!. She’s also an author of The NY Times bestseller “Confessions of an Heiress.” She won a 2013 Southern California Press award for her THR story on covering the Oscars red carpet for several decades.
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Glen Powell On His New Line of Organic Sauces That Will “Change Every Kitchen Staple, Starting with Walmart”
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Players Gonna Play, Play, Play: Taylor Swift’s Game-Day Fashion
You don’t have to be a Kansas City fan to find something to watch on Sunday. Swifties will be tuning into the Super Bowl for a glimpse of the pop idol’s latest bleacher-wear reveal. Here’s how she’s dressed for previous games.
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Palace Costume, the vintage fashion wonderland that’s been supplying Hollywood with wardrobes since the 1970s, gives the public a peek inside its archives with a decade-in-the-making photo book.
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For the show, Creative Director Demna outdid himself on star quality and quantity with guests including Nicole Kidman, Kerry Washington, Michelle Rudolph and more.
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The Tiny Newsstand in West Hollywood That’s Become the Sunset Strip’s Hotspot of the Moment
Part art gallery, part boutique, the Kiosk-o-thèque, founded by ‘Are We on Air?‘ podcaster Arman Naféei, has hosted a mobbed Nadia Lee Cohen book signing and next partners with 'Kinds of Kindness' on exclusive merch.
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A Secret Source for A-List Stylists Gets a New L.A. Home
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