(May 22nd 2012 8:30AM) When most think of polka dot patterns, juvenile girls dresses and grade school accessories often come to mind, but polka dots don\'t always equate to adolescent fashion choices. In fact, high fashion designers such as Kate Spade, Betsey Johnson and Carolina Herrera are renowned for their sophisticated use of polka ...
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(Feb 16th 2012 2:45PM) From funky fingernails to fluttering skirts to girly blouses, dresses and beyond, the retro polka dot has made a mega comeback for the spring 2012 season. Polka dots large and small were spotted all over the spring 2012 catwalk, giving you yet another reason to re-live your childhood past (which I hope was as ...
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(Sep 19th 2011 2:00PM) No, your eyesight isn\'t going bad. Those spots you\'re seeing everywhere are really there, and they mark fall\'s return trend of polka dots. From Gucci to Gwen Stefani\'s L.A.M.B. to Lanvin, Stella McCartney and Marc Jacobs, polka dots are littering the catwalks. Polka dots are classic, but they\'re also fun. You ...
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(Jun 28th 2011 8:00AM) There\'s something about your basic polka dot print that puts me in a better mood. Perhaps it\'s due to the roots they have in retro apparel (think Marilyn Monroe in her pin-up style, teeny-weeny polka dot bikini). Or maybe I adore polka dots because they emit a sense of youth hood -- a carefree time when my ...
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(Jan 20th 2011 9:00AM) Let\'s hear it for...the polka dot? Amidst all the buzz about \'70s-inspired spring styles (which we adore), vibrant colors (ditto) and fabulous prints (tritto), we\'re also pledging our allegiance to that most classic of patterns - the one that tends to raise some brows for its girlish, youthful quality. It\'s the ...
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(Jun 2nd 2010 9:00AM) Some prints bloom brightly, others suggest your inner rocker wants to come out and play. Polka dots fall into none of these categories, instead standing solo and enjoying the spotlight as some of the cheeriest motifs of the bunch. Once associated primarily with the very, very young set, modern polka dots are so ...
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