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Fashion: Dress like there’s no tomorrow

Eve of Destruction

By MIKE PECCI AND JEFF LAHENS | December 20, 2012

On Evalena: Bless by Bless Couture "Peace" dress, $195 at Bless by Bless Couture; JoJo skull/pearl bracelet, $58, Twilight spike rings in gold and hematite, $24 each, and Twilight "Silver Cascade" triangle earrings, $24, all at Twilight; civilian gas mask, $34.99 at Army Barracks.

On Nick: Randolph Engineering by Michael Bastian "JD Rx" glasses, $210 at Randolph Engineering; Reiss "Goodwood B" velvet blazer, $500, and "Dexter" bow tie, $95, both at Reiss; Rag & Bone "Standard" shirt, $325 at the Tannery; army tactical vest, $49.99 at Army Barracks; GANT by Michael Bastian blue camo skinny cargo pants, $275 at GANT Boston; Ball and Buck "Pelican Hook" belt, $118 at Ball and Buck.

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