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Tuesday April 30th, 2013

Michelle Obama and Jennifer Aniston Inspire 4000% Increase in Upper Arm Plastic Surgery
The Right to Bare Arms

Michelle Obama and Jennifer Aniston Inspire 4000% Increase in Upper Arm Plastic Surgery

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) released its annual report yesterday and, according to the group, elective upper arm surgery is one of the fastest growing plastic surgery trends.

The ASPS presented some poll data that gives a hint about why the procedure, which leaves a visible scar from your elbow to your armpit, has become so popular, and of course it involves celebrities. “Celebrities from the White House to the red carpet may be having an influence,” the ASPS reports.

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Published at 12:25 PM

Wednesday April 17th, 2013

H&M Dresses Team Sweden, Rita Ora Is Mickey Mouse on Elle, and Is Kate Upton The Other Woman?
Fashion News Roundup

H&M Dresses Team Sweden, Rita Ora Is Mickey Mouse on Elle, and Is Kate Upton The Other Woman?

H&M dresses Sweden’s Olympic athletes, makes us want to be Swedish Olympic athletes. {WWD}

Beating President Barack Obama for TIME‘s list of most influential people of the past 10 years? Lady Gaga. We still aren’t convinced that isn’t a typo. {TIME}

Hey Rita, you’re so fine! Ms. Ora is just too darn cute dressed up as a certain cartoon rodentia on the cover of Elle‘s May 2013 “Women in Music” issue. {Elle}

Kate Upton’s apparently in talks to play opposite Cameron Diaz and Leslie Mann in Fox’s upcoming revenge comedy The Other Woman. {Variety}

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Published at 1:30 PM

Sunday March 17th, 2013

The Best and Worst Selling Cover Celebs, Anna Wintour Rises in the Condé Nast Ranks, and Fur Is Back With a Vengeance
Week In Review

The Best and Worst Selling Cover Celebs, Anna Wintour Rises in the Condé Nast Ranks, and Fur Is Back With a Vengeance

Cover Girl Coverage: Find out which celebs tanked at the newsstands in 2012. Hint: It was not the perennially popular Jennifer Aniston. We also figured out who the best- and the worst-selling magazine cover stars from the past five years were.

The Biggest Stories from Fall 2013 Fashion Month: Nemo wasn’t the only storm to hit the Fall 2013 fashion season. Suzy vs. Susie, Hedi Slimane for Saint Laurent 2.0, the death of Fashion’s Night Out and more–we’ve compiled the ten biggest stories that had everyone buzzing this season.

Clutch That Purse! We show you some styling tricks straight from the Fall 2013 runways.

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Published at 4:00 PM

Wednesday March 13th, 2013

Tuesday March 12th, 2013

Rihanna and Taylor Swift Tank at Newsstands
Magazines

Rihanna and Taylor Swift Tank at Newsstands

Rihanna and Taylor Swift may have been at the top of their fame game in 2012–both released new albums, courted controversy in their love lives, and were damn near inescapable–but apparently people didn’t really care to see them on the cover of fashion glossies.

Both starlets were newsstand duds, according to the Alliance for Audited Media’s annual report of the best and worst selling glossy covers. So which cover stars did boost sales?

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Published at 10:11 AM

Thursday March 7th, 2013

PPR is Changing its Name, Jennifer Aniston’s Rumored Wedding Dress Designer, and Is Selena Gomez Too Young for Harper’s Bazaar?
Fashion News Roundup

PPR is Changing its Name, Jennifer Aniston’s Rumored Wedding Dress Designer, and Is Selena Gomez Too Young for Harper’s Bazaar?

Selena Gomez is on the new issue of Harper’s Bazaar holding a giant flower as a rather impractical umbrella. But is Justin Bieber’s maybe-ex squeeze a lil’ too lil’ to cover the grown-up glossy? {Refinery29}

Margherita Missoni is preggers with her first bambino. {Telegraph}

Survey says! Nordstrom is the most beloved retail chain in all the land. {WWD}

Identity crisis? French luxury goods group PPR is reportedly changing its name to Kering, meaning ‘dry’ in Indonesian. Dry goods! No, like I totally get it! {Business of Fashion}

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Published at 1:30 PM

Monday February 25th, 2013

Friday January 18th, 2013

Why Are All the A-List Actresses from the ’90s Getting Into the Beauty Biz?
Beauty

Why Are All the A-List Actresses from the ’90s Getting Into the Beauty Biz?

It used to be that when an actress’s career stalled or she got a bit past her prime, she’d turn to the theater to re-establish herself as a “serious” actress. Now it seems like Hollywood leading ladies are running to the beauty industry to up their cred and leave a legacy.

There’s a whole generation of waning ’90s TV and movie sweethearts (see: Drew Barrymore, Katie Holmes, Jennifer Aniston) who are getting serious in the beauty business. And not just as spokesmodels. But why?

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Published at 6:19 PM
A Petition for Victoria’s Secret to Make Mastectomy Bras, Jennifer Lopez Maybe Hates Her People Cover, and Kate Upton a TV Host?
Fashion News Roundup

A Petition for Victoria’s Secret to Make Mastectomy Bras, Jennifer Lopez Maybe Hates Her People Cover, and Kate Upton a TV Host?

Sports Illustrated model, high fashion model, and Dougie/Cat Daddy aficionado: Is Kate Upton going to add TV host to her repertoire? {NY Post}

This totally adorable and inspiring daughter of a breast cancer survivor has written a petition to Victoria’s Secret, asking them to make a ‘Survivor’ line of mastectomy bras. We’re in! {Refinery 29}

This is what the red carpet of a porn star awards show looks like. We won’t tell anyone you clicked. {HuffPo}

Check out these adorable pictures of kids recreating A-listers’ looks from the Golden Globes, including a mini Halle Berry and Taylor Swift. {TODAY}

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Published at 2:15 PM

Thursday January 10th, 2013

Friday October 26th, 2012