(December 2012)
Style News
Top Details Stories of 2012
Every December we reveal the most popular stories that ran on our website (see also our top stories of 2011).
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Tech
Download This: Times Square Official New Year's Eve App
Platforms: iOS, Android Price: Free Description: If you want in on all the New Year's Eve ball drop hype but prefer to be far from the madding crowd, the Times Square Official New Year's Eve App is your VIP pass to the party. The app will live stream all the performances (Taylor Swift, Psy, and more) as it countdowns to midnight, but feel free to download it ahead of time to get acquainted with the photo-sharing capabilities and read up on the ball's history and general Times Square facts. Keep up with the night's schedule and send e-cards to your
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Grooming
Clays, Putties, and Pomades: Which Hair-Care Product to Choose?
The secret to great-looking hair? A little bit of goop. Without it, your 'do can look thin and fall flat. (Or conversely, frizz up into a fro.) Here, a quick guide to picking the right product for your hair type and desired look (above: Grant's Golden Brand Pomade).
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Street Style
Street Style: Layering Chambray and Vintage
We're excited to announce our new street style photographer, Melodie Jeng, who runs the blog The NYC Streets. Check back regularly for new looks, and stay tuned for our upcoming coverage of street style during Milan, Paris, and New York Fashion Week.
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Design
Cool Thing of the Week: BeoPlay A9
Gone are the days of big, brick-like subwoofers and hulking sound units. The most modern and aurally advanced speakers have shed that extra bulk in favor of clean, pure, round shapes, like Bang & Olufsen's BeoPlay A9. Created by Danish industrial designer, Øivind Alexander Slaatto, a major player in the Scandinavian design scene, the BeoPlay A9 swept up the industry's major honors, winning the prestigious 2013 IF Product Design Award and a CES Design & Innovation Award.
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Fashion
Street Style: The RRL Man
Every week, the street-style expert behind the blog Guerreisms brings you another colorful character from the sidewalks. This week, we shine the spotlight on Jeremy Williams (pictured).
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Art
The History of Blue Jeans at Centraal Museum
The Dutch currently own more pairs of jeans per capita than any other country, a fact that might explain why the Centraal Museum in Utrecht spearheaded Blue Jeans, an enthusiastic and expansive investigation into the past 350 years of denim history. We're talking everything from the Levi's that the 19th century San Francisco miners wore to modern pairs from Martin Margiela and Yves Saint Laurent. Your Dutch-made G-Star jeans might be new, but denim is much older than you might think, dating back to the 17th century with the denim skirt featured prominently in the painting Woman Begging with
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Health
Do You Really Lose the Most Heat from Your Head?
I love awful, cold weather. What once created the ultimate landscape for playing Army and snow-fort building has evolved into an excuse to wear cashmere, stomp around in Red Wings, and drop way too much money on a snowboard I seldom use.
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Grooming
5 Easy Winter Grooming Tips for Long Hair
A long-haired Brad Pitt stars in the Chanel No.5 campaign. As temperatures drop you're going to need another source of pride besides your Channing Tatum-inspired abs, which are currently useless, hidden away behind Aunt Betsy's beloved holiday sweater. Luckily, you won't have to look hard for an alternative—the mane you've been carelessly tossing up into a samurai pony all summer is now your new winter accessory. Here, five simple tricks for maintaining and moisturizing your long tresses during cold-weather months.
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Tech
Download This: "Gangnam-Style" Santa DanceBooth App
Platforms: iOS Price: Free Description: If you wish you could channel PSY's confidence into some seasonally appropriate entertainment to impress your holiday guests but you just can't bring yourself to dance Gangnam Style in a Santa suit, the Santa DanceBooth should be topping your wish list right about now. Upload your face into the app, change into your bright-red suit (other costume upgrades, like sexy Santa outfits, will cost you), and select the perfect music for the horse trot. The tunes can be picked directly from your iPhone's library or recorded in the app, so if you haven't downloaded the
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