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Tuesday May 15th, 2012

From Grace Kelly to Angelina Jolie: The Most Memorable Red Carpet Moments at the Cannes Film Festival
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From Grace Kelly to Angelina Jolie: The Most Memorable Red Carpet Moments at the Cannes Film Festival

The 65th Annual Cannes International Film Festival kicks off tomorrow, and of course we’re super excited to see what everyone will wear.

Not only does the festival offer a perfect blend of Hollywood glamour and French insouciance, but whether it’s the heat or the proximity to nude beaches, people tend to get pretty daring with their fashion choices. And it’s made for some pretty iconic red carpet moments over the years.

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Sunday May 13th, 2012

Fashionista Week in Review: The Met Gala From Every Angle, Anna Wintour Will Wear Sweatpants with Stephen Colbert, and Dudes in Famous Fashion Ads
Week In Review

Fashionista Week in Review: The Met Gala From Every Angle, Anna Wintour Will Wear Sweatpants with Stephen Colbert, and Dudes in Famous Fashion Ads

Losing Vidal Sassoon: The world of beauty suffered a huge loss Wednesday with the passing of hair genius Vidal Sassoon. Join us in remembering some of his most iconic work.

We Love Photoshop: Now that Brad Pitt is the new face of Chanel, we put our photoshop skillz to work and came up with other ad campaigns we’d love to see fronted by dudes. Gosling for Dior? Hey girl, j’adore.

Anna and Stephen Colbert Make a Date: Proving that she does indeed have a sense of humor, Anna Wintour appeared on the Colbert Report to criticize his boring fashion and to make plans to eat fried shrimp in zebra pants.

Scrunchies and London 2012: Olympic hopeful Alicia Sacramone dishes to us about gymnast beauty and why scrunchies are still happening.

Au Revoir Carla, Bienvenue Valérie: There are big changes coming to the Elysée along with the first unmarried First Lady of France Valérie Trierweiler, but we will always have a soft spot for Carla’s “bling bling” style.

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Wednesday May 9th, 2012

Since Brad Pitt’s the New Face of Chanel, Here are Other Famous Dudes in Fashion Ads
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Since Brad Pitt’s the New Face of Chanel, Here are Other Famous Dudes in Fashion Ads

Chanel announced today that Brad Pitt would be the new face of Chanel No. 5–making him the first ever male spokesperson for the iconic fragrance. That got us thinking: Could other storied brands go the same route as Chanel? Will we be seeing more handsome male faces in some of our favorite campaigns?

If that’s the case, supermodel Coco Rocha is not going to be happy. She tweeted earlier today: “No working model is happy for Brad Pitt and his new gig as the `face’ of Chanel No. 5.#ThingsBitterModelsSay Cc: @Models@StyleWatchMag.” Ouch. No doubt, Rocha would have leapt at the chance to represent the brand, whose eponymous designer she shares a first name with.

But while we highly doubt models like Rocha will get edged out by leading male actors, we couldn’t resist the chance to re-cast some of our favorite ads–with a little more testosterone this time.

Click through to see what James Franco, David Beckham, One Direction, and more, would look like as the faces of some of the most iconic fashion brands.

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Brad Pitt Is the New Face of Chanel No. 5
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Brad Pitt Is the New Face of Chanel No. 5

It’s confirmed: Brad Pitt is so pretty he’s actually been tapped to be the face of a woman’s perfume. And not just any perfume, mind you, the perfume: Chanel No. 5.

When rumors began swirling yesterday about Pitt’s new gig at Chanel, we were skeptical. I mean, the dude is following in the footsteps of Marilyn Monroe, Nicole Kidman and Audrey Tautou. Safe to say, he doesn’t exactly fit the bill. But according to Paris Vogue, Chanel has confirmed in a press release today that he is indeed the new face of the perfume. That means he’s the first male face of the iconic fragrance.

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Thursday April 19th, 2012

Wednesday April 18th, 2012

Fashion News Roundup: Victoria Beckham Joins Facebook, Bar Rafaeli Gets Groped at the Airport, and Heidi Klum Talks Blow Jobs in Allure
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Victoria Beckham Joins Facebook, Bar Rafaeli Gets Groped at the Airport, and Heidi Klum Talks Blow Jobs in Allure

Victoria Beckham Joins Facebook: To celebrate her 38th anniversaire, Poshypoo joined Facebook, ate a (presumably) low-cal fruit platter, and then proceeded to post about it on said FB account. Now David can finally tag his WAG in that lovely balls pic! {Facebook, NY Mag}

Jessica White is a Poet, OK? The model, who has been hard at work lately on her upcoming debut album, wants us to know that, first and foremost, she’s “a poet.” And when she’s modeling, she’s a “silent artist.” And when she’s writing, she’s “a bat.” And when her Ryan Leslie-produced record drops, people are “gonna get a big huge handful of how creative [she] really [is].” We can only hope that Ms. White’s album contains even more creative metaphors. {NY Mag}

Heidi Klum Strips Down for Allure: The freshly-single fräulein took it all off for Allure‘s May issue. In her cover story, Heidi reveals how she and her brood have been affected by her divorce drama with Seal and the reason she never did runway (except for Victoria’s Secret, obv.) Apparently, even fellow Project Runway judge Michael Kors once rejected her at a casting, saying “Thanks, but no thanks.” And her gay friends taught her everything she knows about giving blow jobs. Awkward turtle. {Fashion Etc, Jezebel}

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Tuesday April 17th, 2012

Fashion News Roundup: Rag & Bone is Launching Handbags, Alexa Chung Strikes Back for Being Called ‘Too Skinny,’ and Angelina Jolie’s Engagement Ring Probably Cost $1Million
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Rag & Bone is Launching Handbags, Alexa Chung Strikes Back for Being Called ‘Too Skinny,’ and Angelina Jolie’s Engagement Ring Probably Cost $1Million

Rag & Bone to Launch Handbag Line: Rag & Bone plans to bring us more lustworthy wares this fall. The brand announced that they will be adding a handbag range to their already popular line. If they’re anything like their covetable footwear, our credit cards are in big trouble. {Racked}

Alexa Chung Is Not Trying to Be ‘Thinspo’: After posting a photo in which she looks particularly thin, Alexa Chung’s Instagram account was barraged with comments about her weight from several of her followers. One person said; “I’m going to be very honest. I look at this picture and think ‘This is a woman not eating.’” She responded: “Ok everyone thanks for the teen angst discussions. People are different sizes. I’m not trying to be thinspo for anyone” and proceeded to make her Instagram account private. {Telegraph}

Barack Obama to Throw Fashion Fête in Chicago: To support the Runway to Win initiative, the President is throwing an event in his native Chicago for the fashion elite. Anna Wintour and Iman will host the affair, which Marc Jacobs, Jason Wu, Prabal Gurung, and other notables are expected to attend. Just make sure our invitation doesn’t get lost in the mail, okay Mr. President? {Refinery 29}

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Monday April 16th, 2012

Our Wedding Dress Suggestions for Angelina Jolie (And Her Right Leg)
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Our Wedding Dress Suggestions for Angelina Jolie (And Her Right Leg)

Have you heard? Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are getting married! We’ve already seen the ring–sort of–so now it’s time to start the process called “Guess the Dress Designer.” (We’re going on the assumption here, which could be far-fetched, that she will actually have a proper wedding with a fancy dress, etc. She may just Read more →

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Angelina Jolie: Actress, Mother, U.N. Goodwill Ambassador and Designer?
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Angelina Jolie: Actress, Mother, U.N. Goodwill Ambassador and Designer?

When you think of actresses-turned-designers Angelina Jolie’s name is not the first one that comes to mind. The Olsens? Sure. Emma Watson? That makes sense. But Jolie? Being Brad Pitt’s partner, mother of an ever-expanding rainbow brood and her work as a U.N. ambassador stand out over her style (not that she doesn’t look chic in those black drapey dresses).

Nevertheless, Jolie is designing a jewelry line, WWD is reporting. The Tourist actress has teamed up with former Asprey CEO Robert Procop to create a line of statement jewelry.

“These are pieces [Jolie] wears herself,” Procop told WWD of the collection, which includes “a pebble-size, pale green 353-carat beryl pendant, in a rose gold setting and worn on a chain of cushion shape beryl stones, and a graphic, tablet-shape 12.02-carat vivid green emerald ring set in rose gold.” Jolie was reportedly inspired by “ancient tablet engravings” when she designed the ring (she designed a similar piece for Pitt).

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