To explain the concept behind the clothing company, Curtis used Billy Joel's "New York State of Mind," "New Yorkers are (in)famously known for their pride in their roots, regardless if those roots are grounded by location, family affiliation, or just the feeling of belonging. Straight Southern wants to produce exciting, quality products while keeping operations laid back, familiar, customer service oriented, and essentially make Southern hospitality tangible through our brand."

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Well, Beyonce's not actually arriving live and in the flesh, but rather her colorful H&M-only clothing line will be available before you know it, right here in Broward County. Yeah, you read right. H&M.

Who cares about Bey when H and freakin' M is coming to Pembroke Pines, baby!

There's nothing more celebrated in our consumerist world than the announcement of a new H&M or Trader Joe's location. We've got no Trader Joe's on the horizon to keep up fed cheaply, but H&M will be opening soon, clothing us in the best broke can afford.

Jessica Daly

Besides a small minority of Lilly Pulitzer lovin' hipsters and like 30 Japanese chicks, there's no young person in the world looking to West Palm Beach for fashion advice. Not that they shouldn't, but it's not like a night out on Clematis is the same as opening the pages of W. But, you know, who the hell wants to look like a space alien in stilettos anyway?

SunFest, this past week in PBC, did have some pretty strong fashion moments though. Despite it not being as chic as Milano, it's also not nearly as obnoxious as Ultra (shiver), and SunFesters know how to have a bit of fun with their looks. Get ready for some mom-like criticism and old man style lovin'.

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- Our SunFest Coverage: Kendrick Lamar, Mac Miller, Jimmy Cliff, Smashing Pumpkins, and More
- Photos from All Five Days of SunFest 2013

Ian Witlen

Fort Lauderdale musicians, artists, vendors, and scenesters all came together under the unified roof of the Revolution Live complex to show what makes Broward County special and reminisce about the good things of youth. The place was decorated with balloons bent into oversize flowers, hanging floppy discs, and around every corner, someone was playing Super Nintendo. It was also 4/20, so it's likely some of those in attendance celebrated how awesome weed is, too.

With so many themes in play; 8-bit, nostalgia, record-collecting, weed; there were many ways to interpret the day through one's party apparel. What follows is a collection of our favorite looks of the inaugural Block x Blog music festival.

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- Block x Blog - Revolution Live, Green Room, America's Backyard, Fort Lauderdale - April 20
- PHOTOS: The People of Block x Blog
- PHOTOS: The Bands of Block x Blog
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Yusef styling RiRi's mane

Just yesterday, we spoke with the hair artist about whether or not RiRi, someone he calls a "risk-taker," is a diva, his other famous clients, and how he'd makeover Chris Brown.

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Liz Tracy

Yes, these are ten talkative fashionistas of Ultra Music Festival 2013. Certainly, there were some better dressed, and others more sensibly garbed. But the following folks found during night one of 2013's three-day shit fest -- they were the ones who most caught our eye.

These bass junkies in tutus, dead starfish, Pokémon body suits, and Halloween costumes offered words of fashion advice and reflection. Click on to uncover how to dress like a raver at Ultra.

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