Giorgio Armani

Marilyn Monroe Exhibit Draws Classy Fash Crowd: No angel-wing-and-thong ensembles here. A collection of rare photos of the ill-fated starlet titled Picturing Marilyn opened last night at Milk Gallery to a stylish group including Coco Rocha, Jessica Stam, and Georgina Chapman. Dree Hemingway had the honor of wearing a stunning Dior-created replica of the black dress worn my Ms. Monroe in her “Last Sitting” photographs. {WWD}

Armani Opens New Hotel, Wishes He Were an Architect: Giorgio Armani, who has just opened his newest luxury hotel in Milan and has plans for several others in Paris, New York, and London, says that he wishes he could “have a fresh start as an architect.” If only the 77-year-old had the eternal youth of fellow Italian Roberto Cavalli, he’d still have at least 43 years to make that dream a reality. {Telegraph}

Pop Stars Go Waaay Old School in Classic Paintings: Ever wondered what Beyonce would look like in Queen Elizabeth’s clothes? Or daydreamed about Justin Bieber in blue velvet 18th Century pantaloons? No? Neither had we. But now that you’re curious, here they are, in some pretty convincing re-imagined classic paintings. {MTV Style}

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David Beckham might not be a real designer in the way that his wife has turned out to be–but you’ll still be able to buy his clothes at H&M come fall, when his bodywear line (read: undies) launches.

So in honor of Becks and his flawless bod (not to mention chiseled jaw line) joining the fashion fray, we decided to round up all the hotties designing right now. There are really some good looking men out there making clothes for ladies. We couldn’t list them all, but here’s a start. Take a look:

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Armani the company is having a pretty good year: it’s dressing the Italian Olympics team and scored Megan Fox for its beauty ads and Rihanna in her underwear. Armani the man isn’t doing too badly either. The Daily Mail captured him here hanging out with a mystery man on an island off Spain. Read more »

American Medical Association Finally Addresses Photoshop: The AMA wants to work out restrictions in the advertising industry to “discourage the altering of photographs in a manner that could promote unrealistic expectations of appropriate body image.” It’s a start–could we hope for magazine editorials and covers next? {Jezebel}

Karlie Kloss’ Model Competition: The model is teaming up with Mother Model Management, who discovered the 18-year-old in Wisconsin in 2005, to hold a nationwide search for the “next top model” that will end in a charity fashion show and event, hosted by Kloss. {Telegraph}

Giorgio Armani Is Not A Fan of Prada: In another case of designer-on-designer hate, Armani bashed Miuccia Prada on her Hong Kong stock debut, saying it was just a way to cover debts. He also said both she and fellow Italians Dolce and Gabbana often turns out “ugly” clothes. {WWD}

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The moment the Fall ads start flowing in is always an exciting one. Which brand will succeed and which will fail miserably in captivating consumers and creating that perfect fantastical image?

We already showed you some of our early favorites, but in the past couple of weeks, tons of new images have hit the web. We rank the best of the rest in descending order. Click through to get a glimpse of what’s in store for Fall.

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On May 30th, Showstudio will livestream an interview with Lady Gaga for their In Camera series. Penny Martin, Showstudio’s former Editor-in-Chief (and now The Gentlewoman‘s EIC) kicked off the first question in the past—previous subjects include Alexander McQueen, Kate Moss, Jeurgen Teller, Vivienne Westwood, and Bjork— before handing over the floor to readers and viewers. [...]

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Tommy Ton Talks: It was Anna Dello Russo’s idea to put the bloggers in Dolce’s front row, also Tommy Ton named his blog Jak & Jil because it indicated men and women. {Models} Jaloux: If you have trouble with vintage, take some inspiration from these women, one of whom’s dripping in vintage Hermès. {Style} Bad [...]

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Charitybuzz.com has gone fashion crazy. After announcing a couple of days ago that they were auctioning off a week at Vogue to benefit the RFK Center for Justice and Human Rights, they’ve sent over a list of items up for grabs in honor of Earth Day’s 40th Anniversary. You can bid on a bespoke suit, [...]

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Colored eyebrows may be the next big trend for AW10. In Milan, Prada’s red eyebrow glasses and Giorgio Armani’s red under brow liner were just the beginning of the trend. The love child between no eyebrows and pastel hair, the pastel eyebrow, debuted yesterday in Paris at Balenciaga in sea-foam green, rose, sky-blue, citrus yellow, [...]

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Model Behavior: Fashionair sits down with supermodel Claudia Schiffer. She talks about how she was discovered, Guess, Chanel and Patrick Demarchelier. {Fashionair} Shopping Spree: Burberry Prorsum AW10 outerwear and accessories are available to pre-order online at Burberry’s Web site; orders ship in 6-8 weeks. They’re only available for a few more days, so purchase quickly! [...]

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Carolyn’s Cabin Fever:The Supe embraces nature in the latest V magazine. {V Blog} The Shape of Things: Cathry Horyn waxes on about how London’s designers are yet again reinventing the silhouette. {On the Runway} J.Crew Goes Global: America’s favorite preppy retailer will sell items from its luxe collection on Net-a-Porter. {WWD} Armani’s Livestreaming, Too: Friday’s [...]

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Here’s the reason why Chanel chose Shanghai for its most recent Métiers d’Art runway show: Luxury industry insiders are desperately trying to figure out which high-end brands the country’s nouveau riche covet. An oft-passed around data point says that 55 new people become millionaires in China each day. It turns out, according to a recent [...]

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