Nail Art Is Dead, and Anna Wintour Buried It

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Whether it's something you want to hear or not, nail art's death knell has tolled for some time (Marc Jacobs declared his favorite "color" for nails "shiny" at his last show; polish sales are no longer climbing, et cetera). And we can't help but notice that in Anna Wintour's first appearance on Instagram, the bastion of seasonal taste-making hoists her herculean September issue with daintily simple nails—totally devoid of color. Instagram, one of nail art devotees' favorite platforms for showing off bedazzled tips, has been warned.
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