Brandzaffair had the pleasure of speaking with New York City fashion photographer Julien Boudet; here’s what we learned. Julien arrived in NYC from France and

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These are our top favorite bags from the fall runway collections!

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On a mission to find a shoe that was sophisticated enough to wear to work, yet casual enough to wear on the weekends, I discovered

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