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Friday October 26th, 2012

Kate Middleton is UK’s ‘Most Naturally Beautiful Woman’, Forever 21 in Legal Trouble and Marion Cotillard is Lady Dior
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Kate Middleton is UK’s ‘Most Naturally Beautiful Woman’, Forever 21 in Legal Trouble and Marion Cotillard is Lady Dior

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Kate Middleton can now add a new title to her already-distinguished name: The Duchess of Campbridge has been voted Britain’s most naturally beautiful woman. {In Style UK}

Marion Cotillard continues her world tour as the face of Lady Dior. Next stop: The Hamptons! After having starred in campaigns shot in Paris, New York, Shanghai, London and Los Angeles, the actress was lensed by Jean-Baptiste Mondino on the beach in the Hamptons for Lady Dior’s latest campaign. {WWD}

Forever 21 is in legal trouble again–though this time it’s not for violating intellectual property rights. The US Department of Labor has served the fast fashion retailer with a subpoena, after they failed to turn over pertinent documents concerning the labor practices of their apparel contractors and manufacturers. The documents were originally requested because investigators found some goods were being manufactured in “sweatshop-like conditions.” {WWD}

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Published at 2:15 PM

Thursday October 25th, 2012

Heidi Klum’s Halloween Costume Revealed, Dame Judi Dench’s Neck Tattoo, and Lady Gaga’s ‘Mouthy’ New Editorial
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Heidi Klum’s Halloween Costume Revealed, Dame Judi Dench’s Neck Tattoo, and Lady Gaga’s ‘Mouthy’ New Editorial

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Kenzo and Maison Kitsune will be the next guest designers at Pitti Uomo and Pitti W, respectively. {WWD, subscription required}

Taylor Swift and boyfriend Conor Kennedy have reportedly split, which is a bummer for them, but it can only mean another awesome breakup anthem for us to jam out to. {Us Weekly}

Oh look: Lady Gaga is crawling out of a giant mouth in this editorial for Harper’s Bazaar Spain, shot by Steven Klein. {ONTD}

Every year Heidi Klum goes all out for Halloween, and this year she’s giving us a look at how it gets done. Take a peek at this video of her not-quite-finished Cleopatra costume. {AOL}

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Published at 1:30 PM

Friday October 12th, 2012

Andrej Pejic to Grace the Runways in Singapore, Paul Ryan Weight Lifting Memes, and a Kimye Klothing Line?
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Andrej Pejic to Grace the Runways in Singapore, Paul Ryan Weight Lifting Memes, and a Kimye Klothing Line?

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There are more rumors that a Kimye klothing line is in the works. God help us. {Grazia UK}

Did you miss Andrej Pejic on the runways this past month? Don’t worry–he’s gracing the catwalk for Singapore fashion week. {the Fashion Law}

Agyness Deyn is reprising her stripper role from Pusher in a new spin-off flick. {Vogue UK}

So those TIME photos of Paul Ryan weight lifting have spawned some hilarious memes. Obvi. {The Cut}

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Published at 2:30 PM

Thursday October 11th, 2012

Taylor Swift Collabs with Keds, Breakfast at Tiffany’s is Coming to Broadway, and Donatella Versace Talks Being ‘Tacky’
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Taylor Swift Collabs with Keds, Breakfast at Tiffany’s is Coming to Broadway, and Donatella Versace Talks Being ‘Tacky’

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Taylor Swift is teaming up with Keds on a line of limited edition kicks to coincide with the release of her new album, Red.
Guess what color the shoes will be? {WWD}

Susie Lau had a chat with Donatella Versace and dared to ask the designer what she thinks about people who think Versace is “tacky.” {Style Bubble}

Daenerys Targaryen Emilia Clarke will play Holly Golightly in the Broadway production of Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Our minds are still spinning. {Just Jared}

Politicos were none too pleased with the Vogue-ification of Democratic National Committee chairperson Debbie Wasserman Schultz. {Refinery29}

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Published at 1:30 PM

Saturday October 6th, 2012

Thursday October 4th, 2012

Cameron Diaz Strips for Esquire, Michelle Obama Wears Miss Wu, and Lady Gaga Sucks Donatella Versace’s Thumb
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Cameron Diaz Strips for Esquire, Michelle Obama Wears Miss Wu, and Lady Gaga Sucks Donatella Versace’s Thumb

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Elizabeth Olsen dishes on her style and raiding her super famous older twin sisters’ closets. Sounds like a tough life. {Grazia}

Tyra Banks may be the only person in the world who’s eager to show off her back fat. We’re too distracted by her glorious smize to notice anything. {HuffPo}

Michelle Obama is the First Lady… to wear Jason Wu’s new Miss Wu line, which isn’t even out ’til January! {The Daily Beast}

Georgina Chapman talks Blake Lively’s “hand-draped silk tulle bodice adorned with custom crystal and rose gold embroidery” Marchesa wedding gown. Can we please just see a pic already? {Vogue UK}

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Published at 1:30 PM

Sunday September 30th, 2012

Everything Emmys, Karlie Kloss’s Photoshop Drama, and Hedi Slimane vs. Raf Simons
Week In Review

Everything Emmys, Karlie Kloss’s Photoshop Drama, and Hedi Slimane vs. Raf Simons

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The Emmys: Usually the best part of any award show is seeing what everyone is wearing. And from cleavage to Game of Thrones queens, we broke down the top ten trends from the night, too.

Sofia Vergara’s Emmys Flash: And speaking of the Emmys, Sofia’s zipper bust, she flashed her thong to the world, and then told us all about how it went down.

How Project Runway Changed Fashion: How much of an impact has Project Runway had on the fashion industry and the public? Eila Mell, who wrote an entire book on the subject, lists 10 ways it’s changed the industry.

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Published at 6:00 PM

Friday September 28th, 2012

Thursday September 27th, 2012

Heidi Klum’s New Hosting Gig, Emma Watson Wears a Dress Over Pants, and a Look Inside Elmo’s Closet
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Heidi Klum’s New Hosting Gig, Emma Watson Wears a Dress Over Pants, and a Look Inside Elmo’s Closet

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Heidi Klum’s returning to her home country to try her hand at awards show hosting. She’ll do the honors at MTV’s Europe Music Awards in Frankfurt, Germany and will thus finally have an opportunity to say “auf wiedersehen” on TV in place where people actually say that. {MTV}

The cast of Project Runway: All Stars season two has been announced. Remember Wendy Pepper? How about Casanova? {The Hollywood Reporter}

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Published at 1:30 PM

Sunday September 23rd, 2012

Scott Schuman’s Street Style Rules, Oscar de la Renta’s Beef with Cathy Horyn, and Cheerio to London Fashion Week
Week In Review

Scott Schuman’s Street Style Rules, Oscar de la Renta’s Beef with Cathy Horyn, and Cheerio to London Fashion Week

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Now You Too Can Dress Like an Editor: Is your style more of a downtown-cool Miroslava Duma, or Carine Roiteld sex bomb? We’ll show you how to dress like your favorite editors looking effortlessly amazing at fashion week–and where to get the goods.

Baiting Street Style Photographers: Behold, our completely unscientific–though thoroughly LOL-worthy–fashion week experiment: Street style bait. It involves the wearing of brain wave-controlled cat ears at Lincoln Center. You’ve been warned!

Best in Show, London Fashion Week: London Fashion Week, we hardly knew ye. See which Brit shows had the critics going nutso, and the 10 collections that made our short but oh-so-sweet ‘week’ across the pond even sweeter.

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Published at 6:00 PM

Friday September 21st, 2012

Maggie Rizer’s Dog Goes to Heaven, the Design Piracy Bill Gains Momentum, and Fergie Goes Wet-n-Wild
Fashion News Roundup

Maggie Rizer’s Dog Goes to Heaven, the Design Piracy Bill Gains Momentum, and Fergie Goes Wet-n-Wild

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Court docs show that Diana Wang’s class action lawsuit against Harper’s Bazaar may not actually be so strong after all. Oops! {BuzzFeed}

Are you (C) Wondering what happened at the grand opening of C. Wonder’s new Time Warner locale? Kelly Rutherford pogo-sticked, Karina Smirnoff sat on a giant teddy bear, and a fab time was had by all! {Fashionista Inbox}

Is this the end of adventures in copyright? A new design piracy bill could protect designers against knock-offs for up to three years. {WWD}

Model Maggie Rizer’s golden retriever Bea died on a United Airlines flight and Maggie is really, really mad. And sad. So are we. That’s just so, so sad. RIP, Bea. {E!}

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Published at 1:49 PM

Thursday September 20th, 2012

Karl Lagerfeld on Who the ‘Sexiest’ Middleton Lady Is, Blake Lively Pregnancy Rumors Start, and Betsey Johnson’s Daughter Is Launching a Line
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Karl Lagerfeld on Who the ‘Sexiest’ Middleton Lady Is, Blake Lively Pregnancy Rumors Start, and Betsey Johnson’s Daughter Is Launching a Line

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Karl Lagerfeld reveals who he thinks the ‘sexiest’ Middleton lady is. Yeah, he went there. {Grazia UK}

Would Louise Roe be a good replacement for Elle Macpherson on Fashion Star? Well, we’re all going to find out. {HuffPo}

Betsey Johnson’s daughter, Lulu, is launching a fashion line–but she’s “toning down” the Betsey aesthetic. {Racked}

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Published at 2:10 PM