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As a lifelong Knicks fan, the Miami Heat have caused me a lot of pain over the years. I gotta give it up to my man, Dwayne Wade, though. Dude is a 2 time NBA Champion, a former NBA Finals MVP, Olympic gold medalist, league scoring champion and rookie of the year. Oh yeah, he has fine taste in women, too (he’s dating Gabrielle Union). One major question mark is his sense of style, though. Maybe I’m off the mark, but the look he debuted last night was frightening.

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Any sneaker head will tell you there isn’t a name more synonymous with shoes than Chuck Taylor. Yes, there’s also that “Jordan” guy, however, the Converse Chuck Taylor All-Stars have been around since 1917. MJ wasn’t even born yet. The shoe brand has lasted the test of time and they continue their relevance today as they announced an official partnership with rapper, Wiz Khalifa.

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If you were in charge of the U.S. Postal Service and you were struggling to generate revenue, what would you do?  What’s that?  Start a clothing line?  Of course you would!  It’s only natural!  They’ve teamed up with a clothing company to produce “Rain Heat & Snow” apparel.

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There’s a new trend in men’s fashion (and I use the word “trend” loosely) called “meggings.” It’s pretty much exactly what it sounds like… leggings for men.

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Alicia Keys is a sneaker pimp! The stylish (and newly shorn singer) and ‘Girl on Fire’ has teamed up with shoemaker Reebok to design her own collection of kicks.

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The Latham Circle Mall is due for a huge over-haul (duh!). I haven’t set foot in the dump for years. I assume all that’s left are stores selling samurai swords and Native American hand-crafted items. The plan, according to a story in the Times Union, is to re-launch as an “open-air shopping center” – much like Clifton Park Center.

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After uniting 1 billion people together in a show of humanity, Beyonce is ready to take on the fashion world. The R&B queen has unveiled her new Fall/Winter 2012 House of Deréon ad campaign starring herself. Ms. B is looking fierce and fabulous in the photographs, which were shot by fashion photographer Jean-Baptise Mondino.

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French Montana’s elite fashion sense has been confirmed by GQ magazine. You can check out the full interview with GQ below:

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Back in January, reports surfaced that Rihanna would be co-producing and appearing in a U.K.-based fashion reality show — and now it’s official.

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Designer Ralph Lauren was given the opportunity to assemble the outfits for Team USA for the Opening Ceremony at this year’s Olympic Games. The biggest criticism of the gear focuses on the beret caps.

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Willow is one of the most stylin’ pre-teens of her generation. The long and lean singer, known for whippin’ her hair and then shaving it and/or dyeing it, showed off her bright and bold style in Los Angeles earlier this month, hitting a Barnes & Noble in Calabasas, California, which is the site of the Justin Bieber paparazzo altercation.

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There’s a really cool event happening on Saturday night on the 4th floor of the New York State Museum. Come check out a first time ever event, “Hair Meets Fashion”! Keep up with the hottest styles and fashion with designers like Sylvia Jordan, Jackie Robinson and local hair stylists.

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Guess what, kids! No longer do you have to be serving hard time or have been sold into slavery in order to experience the exhilaratingly restricted feeling of wearing a shackle chained to your ankle. Adidas is now bringing the restraints to you in the form of their new ‘Handcuff’ shoe.

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Yesterday (June 9) sneakerheads scrambled everywhere to cop the Nike Air Yeezy II, the Kanye West-approved limited-edition sneakers. The kids are so limited that only a few select stores will have them available for purchase.

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Along with Kevin Durant and James Harden, Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook has lead his team to their first NBA Finals appearance since 1996 when the franchise was known as the Seattle Supersonics. His play on the court is elite but his sense of fashion is debatable.

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Rapper Lil Wayne skated into Macy’s department store at the Beverly Hills Center in Los Angeles and launched his new skater apparel collection TRUKFIT (The Reason You Kill For It). The clothing line combines Weezy’s passion for skateboarding and his unique clothing style.

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Lady Gaga sure has an eye for unusual, uh, “fabrics.” Her outrageous attire doesn’t stop at meat dresses. The Mother Monster showed up in Hong Kong this weekend for her Born This Way Ball tour wearing a frock constructed entirely of purple hair. It looked good enough to pet.

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Unless you’re a supermodel, trying on swimsuits likely leaves you depressed and in a sour mood. But you’re not alone — research now finds that even thinking about the self-esteem-crushing ritual can have the same effect.

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If you’re someone who likes to see ladies flash a lot of leg in miniskirts, find a pack of 23-year-old girls. A new study says that’s the age at which a woman’s skirts are shortest.

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Function meets fashion with these “Pic Nic Pants” from Italian design firm Acquacalda.

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It’s a first for Drake. The Canadian rapper gets dapper — yes, we know, that rhymes, sign us to a Young Money deal and let us collab with Lil Wayne — on the cover of the first-ever GQ Style Bible for the April 2012 issue. Lookin’ good, Drizzy. Lookin’ good. Ladies, are you swooning in your seats? Drake’s hot. There, we said it.

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