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Dress for Success: In the creative world, what does that even mean?

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Dress for Success: In the creative world, what does that even mean?

For our parents’ generation, dress for success meant somber, conservative clothes that made the wearer blend in and look responsible. For our generation, especially those of us who aspired to creative careers, the rules for dressing for success were much more vague and open to interpretation. And in a sense, also much harder to follow.

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Style Guide: Night+Market's Sarah St. Lifer, the fashionable foodie

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Style Guide: Night+Market's Sarah St. Lifer, the fashionable foodie

Food and fashion are a match made in well-dressed, tasty heaven, and no one we know embodies that more than Sarah St. Lifer, a former fashion editor who now runs Los Angeles's insanely popular Night+ Market Song with her boyfriend, chef Kris Yenbamroong. Whenever we stop in Night + Market, Sarah's running around like a boss—bussing tables, pouring drinks, answering the phone, basically doing whatever needs to be done. And what really blows our minds—she looks good doing it. We caught up with Sarah to talk about the intersection of food and fashion, whether or not comfortable shoes really exist, and to get her list of food Instagrams you should definitely follow. 

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Let's Talk Livestreaming: Periscope, Fashion & the Social Content Shift

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Let's Talk Livestreaming: Periscope, Fashion & the Social Content Shift

Spring of 2015 now goes down in tech history as the advent of “lifestreaming,” or livestreaming daily activity through mobile devices. Meerkat launched in February, and as the official app of SXSW Interactive, quickly became the new social magnet, attracting brands, digital strategists, and early adopters alike. A few weeks later, in March, new-to-market Periscope was dominating downloads. The one-year-old startup which was purchased in January by Twitter in an effort to fight its decline in user acquisition, became the biggest competitor to Meerkat overnight.

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Style Guides: The Colorful Content Queen Bri Emery

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Style Guides: The Colorful Content Queen Bri Emery

It's been said that "Good clothes open all doors," and perhaps no one knows this to be true more than the entrepreneur—which is why we're presenting Style Guides, our series on women who've merged business and fashion sense to build seriously stylish careers. Here, meet a woman who's not afraid of a little—or a lot of—color.—PRESENTED BY TOPSHOP

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Style Guides: The Minimalist Modernist Jayne Min

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Style Guides: The Minimalist Modernist Jayne Min

It's been said that "Good clothes open all doors," and perhaps no one knows this to be true more than the entrepreneur—which is why we're kicking off Style Guides, our new series on women who've merged business and fashion sense to build seriously stylish careers. These icons understand that personal style is a lot more than just what you put on in the morning. Rather, it's how you present yourself, define your brand and stand out in a crowded space. So stop, look and listen. Our obvious first choice to profile was Jayne Min.

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Meet the Speaker: Nadia Aboulhosn

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Meet the Speaker: Nadia Aboulhosn

Nadia Aboulhosn is a voice to be reckoned with. She's won over countless fans and brands alike with her real talk, real style, and sense of humor. Her plus-sized design collaboration with UK retail giant Boohoo put the brand back on the map, and showed off Nadia's ability to translate that real talk to very real sales. Read on for a little insight into how she does it all, and then some.