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Friday March 8th, 2013

Chrissy Teigen Takes a Nude Selfie, JCPenney Loses Thousands of Employees, and Marc Jacobs Busted for Real ‘Faux’ Fur
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Chrissy Teigen Takes a Nude Selfie, JCPenney Loses Thousands of Employees, and Marc Jacobs Busted for Real ‘Faux’ Fur

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Has Chrissy Teigen found an Instagram Terms of Service loophole? The Sports Illustrated model posted a nudie pic (naturally) to celebrate her 200,000th follower and has yet to face the repercussions. {Gawker}

We’re starting to feel really bad for JCPenney. The struggling department store just laid off 2,200 employees in addition to the 19,000 it already let go in the course of its revamp. {HuffPo}

New face of Sheba cat food (yep) Eva Longoria is certainly taking her spokeswoman duties seriously: The actress showed up to a brand event with an actual feline in hand. {The Cut}

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Friday December 14th, 2012

Kim Kardashian Wore a Questionable Leather Outfit, More About Anne Hathaway’s Weight Loss, and People Bought the Row’s $55,000 Pill Bag
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Kim Kardashian Wore a Questionable Leather Outfit, More About Anne Hathaway’s Weight Loss, and People Bought the Row’s $55,000 Pill Bag

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Hugh Jackman lost a lot of weight for Les Miz, but at least he had time to do so. Not so for poor Anne Hathaway, who Jackman says had just 14 days to lose “300 pounds.” {Refinery29}

Were you just wondering why you haven’t heard anything out of Cat Marnell in a while? That’s because she’s in rehab in Thailand, reportedly paid for by Vice. {NYPost}

Oh Kim–maybe it’s time to stop letting Kanye dress you. The reality TV star stepped out in Miami in a super-tight crop top and leather skirt. {US Weekly}

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Monday October 15th, 2012

Friday September 21st, 2012

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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Thursday August 30th, 2012

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Thursday May 17th, 2012

Fashion Star‘s First Winner Kara Laricks on the Stigma of Reality TV and What’s Next (Plus Her Full H&M Campaign With Joan Smalls)
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Fashion Star‘s First Winner Kara Laricks on the Stigma of Reality TV and What’s Next (Plus Her Full H&M Campaign With Joan Smalls)

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NBC’s potentially game-changing (though not so loved by industry people) new fashion competition show Fashion Star, which focuses a bit more on business and salability than design, crowned its first winner Tuesday night: Kara Laricks!

If you don’t watch the show, or stopped after the first few episodes because of the backup dancers and motorcycles, Laricks was the New York-based female designer known for her edgy, slightly avant-garde designs. And we like her. She won $6 million in orders for capsule collections at Macy’s, H&M and Saks Fifth Avenue stores–all of which you can buy now.

We stopped by H&M’s fifth avenue flagship yesterday to see the collection and chat with Laricks and H&M “buyer” Nicole Christie, who thinks Laricks won because she had “the freshest design perspective,” which they could see even before the show when they were interviewing designers.

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Wednesday April 25th, 2012

Fashion News Roundup: Calvin Klein’s Boyfriend Gets Busted, John Varvatos Shuns Fashion Star‘s Shenanigans, and Bill Cunningham is Honored by Carnegie Hall
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Calvin Klein’s Boyfriend Gets Busted, John Varvatos Shuns Fashion Star‘s Shenanigans, and Bill Cunningham is Honored by Carnegie Hall

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Calvin Klein’s Baby Boyfriend Drama: Twenty-two-year-old ex-porn star Nick Gruber, who shares a suspiciously similar hairstyle and skin smoothness with his 69 y.o. designer beau, was arrested yesterday on charges of assault, resisting arrest, and cocaine possession– in that order. It seems the law has come between him and his Calvin. {NY Post}

UGG Opening New NYC Flagship: After the apocalypse, the only things left will be rats, Cher, and Uggs. The fuzzy boot retailer, which continues to expand against all the fashion faux pas odds, will open a 2,500-sq-foot store in NYC’s Meatpacking District this fall. {WWD}

John Varvatos Doesn’t Fancy Fashion Star Theatrics: The Fashion Star mentor isn’t very into the ridiculous shenanigans that explode onstage during the clothing presentations on his reality show. “If the show continues to go on,” he’d apparently like to see less of these distractions. Hold on– if? IF?? But what on Earth would we do on Tuesday nights without this glorious, fashion forward, relevant celebrity-driven concoction of a series? I can’t bear the thought. {BuzzFeed}

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Thursday March 22nd, 2012

Fashion News Roundup: Cate Blanchett Is Un-Photoshopped on the Cover of Intelligent Life, Sarah Jessica Parker Writes a Letter to the New Carrie, and Tom Ford Supports an Anti-Bullying Campaign
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Fashion News Roundup: Cate Blanchett Is Un-Photoshopped on the Cover of Intelligent Life, Sarah Jessica Parker Writes a Letter to the New Carrie, and Tom Ford Supports an Anti-Bullying Campaign

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Cate Blanchett is Unretouched on Intelligent Life The actress covers The Economist‘s lifestyle offshoot looking completely natural. We mean no airbrushing, no extreme light manipulation– nuthin’. We can see her wrinkles, and better yet, recognize her– and she looks beautiful. {Racked}

Sarah Jessica Parker Wishes Anna Sophia Robb Good Luck: To congratulate her on her role as a young Carrie Bradshaw in the CW’s upcoming The Carrie Diaries, Sarah Jessica Parker sent Anna Sophia Robb a nice letter of encouragement, from one Carrie to the next. {Us Weekly}

Peep the First Images from Vogue Netherland’s Debut Issue: Fashin has a look at a few editorials in Dutch Vogue‘s inaugural issue, and we must say, they’re far more interesting than that rather… plain cover might suggest. {Fashin}

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Tuesday March 20th, 2012

Fashion News Roundup: Isabel Marant Is Opening a Los Angeles Store, Nicki Minaj Covers Complex, and How John Varvatos Feels About Being On Fashion Star
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Fashion News Roundup: Isabel Marant Is Opening a Los Angeles Store, Nicki Minaj Covers Complex, and How John Varvatos Feels About Being On Fashion Star

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Isabel Marant is Coming to Los Angeles: The French designer is packing her wedge sneakers and high-tailing it to Los Angeles, where she will open a 2,500 square foot store in West Hollywood. {WWD subscription required}

Rag & Bone Opts For in-House PR: The brand has tapped Tanja Ruhnke for their newly-created Head of Communications post. Ruhnke, who just left a position at KCD Paris, served as Internal Communications Director at Helmut Lang until 2004. Clearly, she is well-equipped to helm the Communications department at Rag & Bone. {Fashionista inbox}

Nicki Minaj Covers Complex‘s 10th Anniversary Issue: The emcee dons a platinum blonde wig and brandishes a black and white lollipop for the glossy’s celebratory cover. {Complex}

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Friday March 16th, 2012