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Wednesday November 14th, 2012

Versace To Dress Lady Gaga for Her Next Tour, Penelope Cruz is a Calendar Girl, and Marc Jacobs Decamps to Paris Post-Sandy
Fashion News Roundup

Versace To Dress Lady Gaga for Her Next Tour, Penelope Cruz is a Calendar Girl, and Marc Jacobs Decamps to Paris Post-Sandy

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A little Twitter birdy told us that Versace is designing the costumes for Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Ball Tour (okay, the birdy was Gaga herself). {Twitter}

Penelope Cruz sizzles in red for the 2013 Campari calendar. {Fashion Gone Rogue}

An increasing number of retailers will be open on Thanksgiving Day in a trend that business insiders are referring to as “Black Thursday.” {WWD, subscription required}

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Wednesday June 27th, 2012

Fashion News Roundup: Remembering Nora Ephron, Franca Sozzani Doesn’t Understand Menswear, and Get a Sneak Peek at the Newest Absolutely Fabulous
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Remembering Nora Ephron, Franca Sozzani Doesn’t Understand Menswear, and Get a Sneak Peek at the Newest Absolutely Fabulous

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We’re really sad about Nora Ephron’s passing, as her films have all been instant classics. The Huffington Post put together a retrospective of the style, scarves, and turtlenecks of the irreplaceable Ms. Ephron. {HuffPo}

Don’t feel bad if you don’t always understand menswear – neither does Vogue Italia Editor-in-Chief Franca Sozzani! {The Cut}

Like all fashion-obsessed people, we can never get enough of AbFab. Check out this preview for the next installment of the British comedy, sweetie darling. {BBC America}

Alternative Apparel, purveyors of comfy, stylish, vintagey basics, teamed up with Olivia Wilde on a limited-edition bag that’s not only incredibly functional (it can convert from cross-body to backpack), but charitable. They even made a cool behind the scenes video for it. {Alternative Apparel’s Facebook/Shopbop}

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Thursday April 26th, 2012

Fashion News Roundup: The Beckhams Are on the ‘Rich List,’ DIY Caviar Nail Fails, and Ab Fab‘s Patsy Fronts a New Marks & Spencer Campaign
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: The Beckhams Are on the ‘Rich List,’ DIY Caviar Nail Fails, and Ab Fab‘s Patsy Fronts a New Marks & Spencer Campaign

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The Beckhams Made it on to the Sunday Times ‘Rich List’: David and Victoria Beckham are… rich? You don’t say! America’s favorite British transplants ranked #10 in the Times‘ music (huh?) category, having amassed over $32 million this past year. {Vogue UK}

Isabel Marant Knows What Time it is: The designer is selling a limited edition gold watch, which you can only get at her SoHo boutique. {The Cut}

Want to Try a DIY Caviar Mani?: The folks over at SHEFinds attempt to recreate the now sold-out Ciaté caviar manicure with a host of materials like sugar sprinkles, seed beads, and actual caviar. {SHEFinds}

What’s Up With All the ‘Curators’ in Fashion?: These days, it seems every well-known blogger or media gadfly is curating something, but what does that really mean? Is ‘curator’ just a modern, fancy word for ‘editor?’ Vanessa Friedman explores this sudden phenomena. {Material World}

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Published at 1:28 PM