You voted: Men’s biggest fashion crimes are Ed Hardy, socks with sandals, baggy jeans

Men’s 10 biggest fashion crimes

Recently we asked you, the readers of Shine, what you felt were the worst fashion choices for men, and you have spoken! A recent British poll found that women hated Hawaiian shirts above everything else that guys put on. But when we polled over 6,000 Shine readers, 21% declared Ed Hardy gear the biggest fashion don't. You heard it here first, fellas. Save your money (the one pictured above costs $99), and avoid Jon Gosselin's signature look completely.

We made a list of the men's fashion trends we hated, and you strongly agreed with some (sandals with socks, speedos, baggy pants) but totally disagreed with others (flip-flops, fedoras, square-toed shoes). You also spoke up about additional trends you felt were the worst. We've tallied all the results into one master list of men's worst fashion crimes. Ladies, see if we've nailed it. Guys, tell us if you agree or if you're going to disregard this list and wear the items anyways.

Claire Danes’ Beauty Secrets

Yesterday, we spoke one-on-one with Claire Danes in her NYC hotel suite. The two-time Emmy nominee (she recently got a nod for her leading role in the HBO film Temple Grandin) was in town to promote prescription lash-amplifier Latisse. As the newest celebrity spokesmodel for the brand, Danes says her job is easy. “I love the product, which is helpful,” she laughs, perched amiably on a couch in an Alberta Ferretti shift. Keep reading for more of Danes’ must-haves (she actually let us dig through her personal makeup bag!) and beauty secrets.

How long have you been using Latisse?

I’ve been using it since the beginning of the year—it takes about 16 weeks for the full effect to occur but you gradually see a difference. I had to exercise patience, but it was a great little adventure. I use it at night after washing my face, one wand per lid. I apply it like eyeliner and just let it do its thing!

What other products are part of your bedtime routine?

My skin is a bit sensitive, so Cetaphil is my standby. I also use toner and a light layer of moisturizer—I use a lot of Kiehl’s and other natural brands.

Besides using Latisse, how else do you like to play up your eyes?

Metallic shadows like Laura Mercier’s Metallic Crème Eye Color in Gold are great. I also use a lash curler and Elizabeth Arden Ceramide Lash-Extending Treatment Mascara. The big question is always eyes or lips? I tend to go with the eyes because I’ve got a lot more material to work with now—and it saves me from reapplying lipstick! I’m a pretty low-maintenance person and it’s too excessive to exaggerate both the eyes and lips.

What was the first mascara you ever bought?

That’s a good memory—it was that Maybelline mascara in the pink tube called Great Lash. It’s a classic and it still works great! A lot of makeup artists use it on set.

Your lashes look great—and so does your hair! What’s your secret?

I can’t credit Latisse for it! Peter Butler styles my hair and my friend Steven Amendola colors it. It’s pretty blond right now—it was naturally this blond when I was 6-years-old.

It’s a far cry from the red hair you sported as Angela Chase in My So-Called Life.

In the first episode Angela dyes her hair from blond to red. It was this fire-engine red Manic Panic color and it looked like I’d committed murder every time I took a shower.

Angela’s ‘90s fashions seem to be making a comeback on the fall 2010 runways. How do you feel about that?

Yeah, the layered, grunge look from the ‘90s is having a big resurgence. That was a good time for me—I don’t mind revisiting it. But what’s going to happen next? I wonder what the aughts are going to be like when we recycle them.

You have so much going on right now—what’s up next?

I don’t know. I’m just figuring out what it is to be married [to husband and fellow actor Hugh Dancy]—I’m enjoying that! I bought a country house fairly recently, so I’m settling into our new domestic life. We keep talking about painting the house and I tell him I can do it with my lashes!

From: http://www.elle.com/

Eddie Borgo Shows His Teeth

Never a bad thing to have friends in chic places. Eddie Borgo’s coveted jewelry would stand just fine on its own, but Borgo’s habit of shooting it on his famous fans—like Vanessa Traina, Lauren Santo Domingo, and, for fall, Kate Lanphear—never hurts. Lanphear is the star of Borgo’s latest online campaign, shot by Paul Maffi and styled by Keegan Singh, which launches with his Fall ‘10 collection on his Web site this Monday. There’s always a bit of menace to Borgo’s luxe pieces—note the grinning, gleaming teeth of the Horror necklace, above—making the punky Lanphear a perfect fit. “Kate is the epitome of the modern-day punk,” Borgo (named today as one of the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund finalists) told Style.com. “She encapsulates the current undertone of fashion in the most elegant, effortless way, while remaining one of the most real women in New York City.” The collection overall, Borgo goes on, was inspired by stripes, and in particular, Michel Pastoureau’s A History of Stripes—which, you might be surprised to find out, convey meanings far more sinister than the usual marinière tops. “The book has to do with the symbology of stripes marking marginalized members of society: criminals, convicts, and inmates,” the designer explains. “Eventually, people took to wearing stripes, but wore them vertically, which distinguished them from the social outcasts who had to wear them horizontally.” Food for thought whichever way you wear yours—and, as it’s hard not to notice, everybody’s taken to them strongly. “Stripes continue to be prevalent in present-day garb—they are everywhere. The symbolism behind the stripe has been unassumingly adopted into the makeup of modern-day punk culture.” Now you know.

From: http://www.style.com/