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Tuesday January 10th, 2012

Fashion News Roundup: Christina Aguilera Is This Month’s Marie Claire Cover Girl, Lucky Fantasizes About Designer Collabs, and Jay-Z’s ‘Glory’ Features Blue Ivy Crying
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Fashion News Roundup: Christina Aguilera Is This Month’s Marie Claire Cover Girl, Lucky Fantasizes About Designer Collabs, and Jay-Z’s ‘Glory’ Features Blue Ivy Crying

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Christina Aguilera Covers February’s Marie Claire: …and doesn’t give a damn what you think about her body! She tells the glossy, “I’ve been criticized for being on both sides of the scale. It’s noise I block out automatically. I love my body. My boyfriend loooves my body. My son is healthy and happy, so that’s all that matters to me.” Let ‘em know Ms. Aguilera! {Marie Claire}

Blue Ivy Carter is Jay-Z’s “Glory”: You are most certainly a robot if you don’t shed a tear to this track by doting father Jay-Z, telling the story of his new daughter’s arrival, ending with a sample of her first cries. We’re getting a little misty just talking about it! {Hello Beautiful}

Moschino Cheap & Chic Showing at London Fashion Week This Season:Moschino’s little sister line is moving from Milan to London this season. Maybe this will help to make peace between Milan and London in the war for fashion week dates? {WWD, subscription required}

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Saturday January 7th, 2012

Tuesday January 3rd, 2012

Britney Spears Rumored to Wed in Betsey Johnson or Jeremy Scott, Here Are Six Potential Gowns for the Bride-to-Be
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Britney Spears Rumored to Wed in Betsey Johnson or Jeremy Scott, Here Are Six Potential Gowns for the Bride-to-Be

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Pop princess Britney Spears announced her engagement to Jason Trawick last month, and like any bride, is wasting no time thinking about the most important wedding detail: the dress.

And rather than doing something predictable, like a choosing gown by the queen of wedding dress designers Vera Wang, or taking a page out of Kate Middleton‘s book and rocking a McQueen frock, the Belfast Telegraph is reporting that Ms. Spears is “thinking about asking one of her favourite designers, someone like Betsey Johnson or her friend Jeremy Scott. If it’s Jeremy, it’ll be more futuristic. If she picks Betsey, it’ll still be edgy but more traditional, with a lot of layering.”

If anything, her unorthodox taste in dress designers makes it clear that Britney wants to make a statement at her wedding. Here are a few pieces from Jeremy and Betsey that might fit the bill for what she’s looking for.

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Thursday December 29th, 2011

Tuesday December 20th, 2011

Wednesday December 7th, 2011

20 Moments that Rocked the Fashion World in 2011
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20 Moments that Rocked the Fashion World in 2011

by Alyssa Vingan

We’ll cut right to the chase: A lot of crazy shit happened in the fashion world this year. While the industry that we call home can sometimes seem isolated and fantastical, many of its key players and events made headlines even in the mainstream media over the course of 2011.

In the last 365 days, we’ve seen our share of ups and downs: There have been exciting new beginnings and tragic falls from grace. A royal wedding and a Sarah Burton for McQueen dress captivated the world, while Galliano’s dress for Kate Moss made the fashion world swoon. We’ve celebrated the return of older models—like when 46-year-old Kristen McMenamy wore a bikini on the cover of Vogue Italia—and saw plenty of controversy surrounding very young ones. Just when we thought the boundaries of gender identity were breaking for good and that Lea T could kiss Kate Moss on the cover of LOVE, a men’s mag openly calls androgynous model Andrej Pejic a “thing.” We took it all in stride, and we’ve hopefully come out better on the other side.

Looking back at 2011, we’ve chosen twenty major moments that we believe defined the year in fashion. Which one made the biggest impact on you?

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Monday November 28th, 2011

Alexa Chung Beats Out Kate Middleton for the British Style Award (Plus the Full List of Winners from the British Fashion Awards)

Alexa Chung Beats Out Kate Middleton for the British Style Award (Plus the Full List of Winners from the British Fashion Awards)

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The results from the British Fashion Awards are in and while there are a lot of familiar names in the winners’ circle, there are some surprises, too. Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen won for Designer of the Year (deservedly so). Alexa Chung took home the British Style award, which normally wouldn’t be so shocking–except this year she was up against Kate Middleton *gasp*. The Model category, made up of industry vets and a relative newcover, was a bit of a wild card. Stella Tennant, looking amazing in a skinny tuxedo, beat out Georgia May Jagger and Kristen McMenamy. Victoria Beckham, now a bona fide fashion designer, had some stiff competition with Burberry, Stella McCartney and Tom Ford for Designer Brand, but she won. Quite an achievement for a former pleather-wearing Spice Girl. Click through for a full list of winners:

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Wednesday November 23rd, 2011

If Miu Miu’s Fall Ad Campaign Was ‘Irresponsible’ Here Are Some Really ‘Irresponsible’ Ad Campaigns
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If Miu Miu’s Fall Ad Campaign Was ‘Irresponsible’ Here Are Some Really ‘Irresponsible’ Ad Campaigns

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As we reported earlier, Hailee Steinfeld’s fall 2011 Miu Miu campaign, which depicted her sitting near a train track, was banned in the UK for being “irresponsible because it depicted a child in an unsafe location.”

By that logic, the following ad campaigns, some of which depict actual dangerous situations, should never have made it to print. I mean, I can’t believe we aren’t hearing about people hurting themselves every day by climbing the Eiffel Tower in high heels and standing on top of volcanos. Although, death by attempting to recreate a Dior campaign would be a pretty chic way to go. Fashin has some excellent “irresponsible” ad campaigns with some hilarious captions here. Click through for 10 more examples.

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Tuesday November 22nd, 2011

Fashion News Roundup: Buy Pippa Middleton’s Bridesmaid Dress at Net-A-Porter, Naomi Campbell is an Editor, and Get Ready for the Sweet Valley High Movie!
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Buy Pippa Middleton’s Bridesmaid Dress at Net-A-Porter, Naomi Campbell is an Editor, and Get Ready for the Sweet Valley High Movie!

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Pippa Middleton’s Bridesmaid Dress For Sale: Alexander McQueen is making versions of Pippa Middleton’s bridesmaid dress available to the masses through Net-A-Porter for $3,100. For now, it’s only available for order on their UK site, but soon, for e-shoppers around the globe can buy a dress cut to look like you have a booty when you really don’t. Yay for Sarah Burton’s expert tailoring! {People}

Stella McCartney to Show at LFW: While her regular collection is set to show in Paris on March 5, in honor of the 2012 London Olympics, Stella McCartney has designed a capsule collection to show during London Fashion Week. The designer’s schedule is chock full of events that week, including a store opening. Looks like Ms. McCartney is going to be very busy in the upcoming months! {WWD subscription required}

Jessica Simpson to Shed Baby Weight for Weight Watchers: Singer, actress, and clothing line mogul Jessica Simpson is in talks with Weight Watchers, negotiating a $4 million contract to drop a “significant amount of weight” in the year after she has her baby. We can’t knock her hustle–if we had to quickly lose all those pounds, we’d definitely want to get paid for it! {Us Weekly}

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Wednesday November 16th, 2011

Tuesday November 15th, 2011

Holiday Gift Guide: 10 New Coffee Table Books For the Fashion-Obsessed
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Holiday Gift Guide: 10 New Coffee Table Books For the Fashion-Obsessed

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It’s officially mid-November, which means it’s probably time to start shopping for holiday gifts…or at least thinking about it. Not sure what to get your fashion-obsessed loved one? This year, we’d recommend a pretty fashion book, especially because there are so many good ones that have come out recently.

Who wouldn’t want a photographic look back at the house of Gucci or Carine Roitfeld’s career sitting on their coffee table? We certainly do, so we’ve compiled what we believe are the 10 best fashion books to have come out this year. And if you end up buying one of them for yourself, that’s okay. We won’t tell!

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Wednesday November 2nd, 2011

Sarah Burton On Why She Almost Turned Down the Head Designer Job at McQueen and How Joey from Friends Inspired Alexander McQueen

Sarah Burton On Why She Almost Turned Down the Head Designer Job at McQueen and How Joey from Friends Inspired Alexander McQueen

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Sarah Burton’s coming out of her shell a bit and has given a few really charming and revealing interviews recently. She has profiles in both the Telegraph and on Hong Kong luxury department store Lane Crawford‘s website. She speaks candidly about designing Kate Middleton’s wedding gown (and why she almost turned the job down) and how Alexander McQueen found inspiration in the most unlikely of places.

Here are the best bits from the two articles:

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