Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery - copying Agyness Deyn's style

Whether you love or hate the piled-on electric-colors hipster look, you have to admire British supermodel Agyness Deyn for bringing personality back to the runway. After too many seasons of skin-and-bone models with that bored, glassy look in their eyes it’s refreshing to see models that can keep our attention even after everyone has left the tent. Britain’s The Observer calls her the “new Kate Moss” and we who love Deyn's style can only hope they’re right, because an Agyness Deyn for Topshop line would be truly amazing. But until that day comes, we can only try to imitate her unique look by compiling pieces from a range of stores.

To begin with you will need a brightly colored slogan tee from Deyn’s best friend, British designer Henry Holland. This neon blue shirt, modeled by Deyn on the House of Holland website, retails for £35 (about $70) (http://www.houseofholland.co.uk/).

Next you will need skinny pants, try these ones from BDG sold exclusively at Urban Outfitters for $58.
(http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?_dynchars...)

While at Urban pick up a pair of Savile Row Suspenders in the men’s department for $18,
(http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?_dynchars...)

a Parker Wool Fedora for $38,
(http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?_dynchars...)

and a Rugby Stripe Scarf for $24.
(http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?_dynchars...)

Red anklet socks from Hue are only $6 (or 3 for $15) and sold at most department stores (http://hue.com).

Wear Your Art On Your Sleeve

A graphic arts community, online store, and ongoing contest, Threadless’ t-shirt design competition is the best place to find original tops for men, women, and children. Started in 2000 by Chicago designers Jake Nickell and Jacob DeHart, Threadless features new t-shirt designs for purchase every Monday. Submitted by both professionals and amateurs, four to seven designs are selected by Threadless members (membership is free) every week from over six hundred submissions. Winners receive $2,000 and have their t-shirt printed and sold.

On Monday July 9th seven new shirts were announced. One shirt is white with the cheeky slogan “I Listen To Bands That Don’t Even Exist Yet,” another shirt features a graphic of a genie sitting in his magic bottle watching television. The shirts range from humorous to abstract and are all printed in limited numbers. Popular shirts tend to sell out quickly; it’s important to join the email list so new shirt announcements are sent to you as soon as they come out.

If you’re tired of buying shirts and then seeing all of your friends wearing the exact same one, or if you dream of walking down the street and bumping into someone wearing your design, Threadless is the perfect place for you.

Supayana “Fork and Spoon” Top at FredFlare.com

Quirky fashion/accessories/decoration cyber-store Fred Flare (www.fredflare.com) - one of the first fashion sites to pick up on the Wayfarer trend and to sell giant pencil cases shaped…like pencils - is currently featuring their picks for the Next Big Thing, up and coming designers who they see a great future for. Included in the picks are designers Jay McCarroll, of “Project Runway” fame, and Moscow-born, Brooklyn-based designer Yana Gorbulsky’s line, Supayana.

Gorbulsky has been designing clothing since she was a little girl, making dresses for her dolls. She graduated to designing clothing for life-size, animate girls and in 2002 founded her line. Her current look retains some of the same innocent charm of dolls clothing while also showing new inspiration, ranging from the runway to the street, from girly floral to punk black.

Gorbulsky’s fashion can be found on eBay and on her website, where it sells out fast. Luckily, Fred Flare has picked up one limited edition shirt for their own site, still available but probably not for long. The “fork and spoon” top is classic Supayana, with its exaggerated, fold-over gray neck and gray waist and a bright turquoise body with a fork and spoon silkscreen print. The top is hand-sewn in a cotton-lycra blend with decorative buttons at the collar. Grab this item before it’s gone, and before Supayana gets too popular for reasonable prices.