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5/7/16

A Bunch of NASA Fans are Annoyed With the GAP Not Knowing Their Rockets

The GAP released a series of ads that lean hard on the fact that they’ve been around since the evocative year of…

Aimée Lutkin

PublishedMay 7, 2016

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8/25/14

Gap Wants You to Consider Dressing Normal

Ever since the advent of normcore, the animate pair of reasonably-priced yet flattering khakis that run The Gap have…

Callie Beusman

PublishedAugust 25, 2014

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2/19/14

The Gap Plans to Raise Minimum Wage for Workers to $10 Per Hour

The Gap announced plans to raise its hourly minimum wage to $10, a move that is expected to impact more than 65,000…

Night Editor

PublishedFebruary 19, 2014

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7/24/12

Karl Lagerfeld's Gold-Splattered Olympic Collection Debuts Tonight

Tonight is the night: Karl Lagerfeld will personally unveil his Olympic-themed collection at Selfridges in London.…

Dodai Stewart

PublishedJuly 24, 2012

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5/10/11

What The Gap Needs Now Is Love Sweet Love

The news that Patrick Robinson was fired last week from the Gap was not that shocking. The Gap has had a few cute…

Abe Gurko

PublishedMay 10, 2011

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5/5/11

Gap Fires Head Designer Patrick Robinson

In almost totally unsurprising fashion news, Patrick Robinson has been fired as the creative director of Gap.…

Jenna Sauers

PublishedMay 5, 2011

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11/23/10

Valentino Collection For Gap Is A Big, Ruffled Mess

A tragic explosion at a ruffle factory in rural Italy led to the release of the complete khaki hideosity that is the …

Jenna Sauers

PublishedNovember 23, 2010

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11/4/10

UPDATED: Gap To Give Away 10,000 Pairs Of Jeans On Facebook

Want free jeans? Don't mind handing a corporation access to your personal data and real-time location? Gap will give…

Jenna Sauers

PublishedNovember 4, 2010

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11/3/10

You Can't Handle The Cute: Stella McCartney For Gap

Yes, these images from the lookbook are pure cute overload. Not to mention, fashion porn. But who doesn't need a…

Sadie Stein

PublishedNovember 3, 2010

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10/22/10

And This Is How You Totally Dominate The Cover Of Vogue Paris

Here's Russian model Natasha Poly, rocking brown hair and bright eyeshadow on the November cover of Vogue Paris. [@Vo…

Jenna Sauers

PublishedOctober 22, 2010

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10/14/10

Michelle Obama Gives Another Ladymag Interview

Michelle Obama is in Harper's Bazaar, a magazine that once creepily hired Tyra Banks to impersonate her. Obama wore…

Jenna Sauers

PublishedOctober 14, 2010

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10/12/10

Gap Wisely Scraps Crappy New Logo

Gap, which last week announced it would be switching to a logo it had been trialling, immediately faced vituperative…

Jenna Sauers

PublishedOctober 12, 2010

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10/7/10

Gisele And Tom Share An Awkward Car Ride

After Tom Brady's game on Monday night, maybe-cheating Gisele Bündchen called shotgun for the ride home while he was…

Jenna Sauers

PublishedOctober 7, 2010

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9/9/10

Anna's A Proud Mama, Tyra's Scared Of Fauna, And Fashion Week Looms!

Anna Wintour's daughter, apparently a chip off the iceberg, runs things at home. Says mum,"Bee is in charge of…

Sadie Stein

PublishedSeptember 9, 2010

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8/13/10

Paris's Hairy Lawsuit

Paris Hilton is getting sued by a hair extension company she signed on to shill for in 2007. Allegedly, she later…

Jenna Sauers

PublishedAugust 13, 2010

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8/2/10

Big Surprises: Naomi Still Not Cooperating With War Crimes Prosecution

Before testifying at Charles Taylor's trial, Naomi Campbell has demanded accommodations normally extended to victims…

Jenna Sauers

PublishedAugust 2, 2010

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6/3/10

Gap's MObama-Lookalike Dress, Yours For $248

Today, the Gap is unveiling a very beige trio of capsule collections from the winners of this year's Vogue/CFDA…

Jenna Sauers

PublishedJune 3, 2010

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4/29/10

Naomi Opens Up To Oprah; "Cougars" Drive Sales Of Lingerie

Naomi Campbell taped an episode of Oprah. It must be tremendously comforting to be able to confess one's blood-diamon…

Jenna Sauers

PublishedApril 29, 2010

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4/16/10

Smell Sad, Like Jennifer Aniston, This Fall; Meet The Bedazzled Butt-Crack Shield

Jennifer Aniston probably looks forlorn in her fragrance ad because she doesn't have a husband. She calls Lolavie a…

Jenna Sauers

PublishedApril 16, 2010

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3/18/10

Alexa Chung's Least Favorite Things; CFDA Nominees Announced

Alexa Chung hates: "Bad manners," "When people talk about The Wire beyond season one," and "That I have a…

Jenna Sauers

PublishedMarch 18, 2010

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