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Wednesday February 27th, 2013

Band of Outsiders Gets Investors, Kim Kardashian Discovers Maternity Jeans, and Tops Come Off at Paris Fashion Week
Fashion News Roundup

Band of Outsiders Gets Investors, Kim Kardashian Discovers Maternity Jeans, and Tops Come Off at Paris Fashion Week

Outsiders no more: Band of Outsiders is going into expansion mode with new backing from some as-yet anonymous investors. {WWD}

Another model mama in the making! Caroline Trentini is expecting a baby with her photog husband. {Vogue Italia}

Kanye West went gorillas at his surprise concert in Paris last night, which obviously included more Maison Margiela masks. {High Snobiety}

Meanwhile, West’s baby mama Kim Kardashian has finally discovered the joys of maternity jeans! Amen. {Kim Kardashian’s blog}

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Published at 2:30 PM

Tuesday February 26th, 2013

Kim Kardashian Covers Cosmo, Another Controversial ‘Blackface’ Fashion Spread, and Madewell’s Spring Denim Look Book
Fashion News Roundup

Kim Kardashian Covers Cosmo, Another Controversial ‘Blackface’ Fashion Spread, and Madewell’s Spring Denim Look Book

Model Ondria Hardin can’t seem to stay away from controversy: Her “African Queen” spread for Numéro has many accusing the mag of using blackface. {HuffPo}

Can baring your lady parts make you more confident? The Large Labia Project thinks it will (yea, that’s a thing). {The Cut}

Shailene Woodley dyed her locks red for The Amazing Spiderman 2–guess who she’s playing? {US Weekly}

Kim Kardashian covers April’s Cosmopolitan and tells the glossy about her growing empire. {Cosmo}

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Published at 3:30 PM

Monday February 25th, 2013

See What Everyone Wore to the Oscars After-Parties
Red Carpet

See What Everyone Wore to the Oscars After-Parties

Thought you’d seen it all when Jennifer Lawrence face-planted in Dior? Wait ’til you see her standing upright in Calvin Klein Collection! Anne Hathaway? She’s got more than that little Prada (and, well, Armani) number up her sartorial sleeve. And Britney Spears? We know you’re dying to see what she wore last night! (Hint: It’s potentially the best she’s ever looked–and for once, we’re not being sarcastic.)

Click through to see what the stars wore after the Oscars.

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Published at 7:30 PM

Sunday February 24th, 2013

New York and London Fashion Week Recaps, Charlotte Free Defends Terry Richardson, and the Red Carpet Newbies You Need to Know
Week In Review

New York and London Fashion Week Recaps, Charlotte Free Defends Terry Richardson, and the Red Carpet Newbies You Need to Know

The Best of New York Fashion Week: Overwhelmed by all the fashion week coverage out there? We’ll make it easy. Check out our 10 favorite collections, the 13 most critically acclaimed shows, and the top 10 trends you need to know.

Listen While You Look: Get the full ambiance of New York fashion week with our top 15 tracks from the runways.

And Don’t Forget About London! Click away to see our 10 fav collections, the critics’ darlings, and the biggest fall trends from the fashion week across the pond.

Kim Kardashian Lands a DuJour Kover: The magazine’s co-editor Keith Pollack on what it was like to work with the pregnant star and whether they had problems pulling clothes for her.

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Published at 4:00 PM

Wednesday February 20th, 2013

Michael Kors Owns the Internet, Deborah Needleman Apologizes for T‘s Lack of Diversity, and Models’ Salaries Exposed
Fashion News Roundup

Michael Kors Owns the Internet, Deborah Needleman Apologizes for T‘s Lack of Diversity, and Models’ Salaries Exposed

Ladies love (cool) Michael Kors. The mega-designer and much-missed Project Runway judge beat out Marc Jacobs, Ralph Lauren, and Tory Burch as the most sought-after American fashion brand on the Internet. {WWD}

How much cheddar do models actually make? And no–we aren’t talking Gisele. Hard facts this way… {Refinery29}

Ok, now we are talking Gisele: Watch the supermodel mama look gorgeous and glowy as ever in this teaser for her new Chanel beauty campaign. {Grazia}

T Magazine’s new editor Deborah Needleman says she’ll try to include more people of color in future issues (there was one in her first), but what the hey? Good journalism is more important than ethnicities anyway! {NY Times}

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Published at 2:30 PM

Tuesday February 19th, 2013

Kim Kardashian’s First Pregnant Cover Shoot
First Look

Kim Kardashian’s First Pregnant Cover Shoot

DuJour, Jason Binn’s new-ish lifestyle magazine for the ultra-rich, snagged a major cover star for its third issue. Not that the previous two covers stars, Christy Turlington and Nicole Kidman, were anything to sniff at–but love her or hate her, a Kim Kardashian kover cover is bound to get DuJour the most buzz.

And we’ve got the first look at the Bruce Weber-lensed cover and editorial.

So how (and why) did the new mag snag Kardashian for the cover? And was it hard to pull clothes for the reality star, as luxury brands reportedly like to distance themselves from all things Kardashian? We asked co-editor Keith Pollock.

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Published at 9:15 AM

Thursday February 14th, 2013

Fashion’s 10 Hottest Power Couples

Fashion’s 10 Hottest Power Couples

Happy Valentine’s Day! In honor of this oft-dreaded, always-candy-filled day, we’ve rounded up the coolest—and most powerful—couples working in fashion. Click through to read all about them, and let us know: who’s your favorite fashion couple?

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Published at 1:35 PM

Wednesday February 13th, 2013

Anna Dello Russo Gets Stuck in Snow, Kim Kardashian Goes Kloset Krazy, and Vittorio Missoni’s Bag is Found
Fashion News Roundup

Anna Dello Russo Gets Stuck in Snow, Kim Kardashian Goes Kloset Krazy, and Vittorio Missoni’s Bag is Found

Blame it on the rain snow to explain Anna Dello Russo’s late arrival to New York fashion week… {Styleite}

Kim Kardashian bought herself a blue Birkin to commemorate her brother-in-law Lamar Odom getting traded… and other revelations from this video tour of her closets. (Yes, there are multiple closets.) {Us Weekly}

Kleinfelds’s dream come true? Chrissy Teigen says she’s found four wedding dresses–but no venue–to marry her longtime beau John Legend. {The Cut}

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Published at 4:15 PM

Monday February 11th, 2013

John Galliano to Maybe Teach, Michelle Williams Covers AnOther Magazine, and Flash-Sale Sites Are Struggling
Fashion News Roundup

John Galliano to Maybe Teach, Michelle Williams Covers AnOther Magazine, and Flash-Sale Sites Are Struggling

John Galliano may be coming to a classroom near you! The former Dior designer apparently hopes to begin a mentoring role at a yet-to-be-decided fashion college. {NY Post}

Speaking of Dior, brand ambassador Marion Cotillard looked like she was having some fun on the BAFTA Awards red carpet yesterday… {Fashin}

Michelle Williams shows off some porcelain skin on the Spring/Summer cover of AnOther Magazine. {The Fashion Spot}

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Published at 3:00 PM

Sunday February 10th, 2013