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Tuesday May 14th, 2013

Angelina Jolie Reveals She Had Double Mastectomy, Hedi Slimane Shoots Daft Punk Again and Cara Delevingne Gets Inked
Fashion News Roundup

Angelina Jolie Reveals She Had Double Mastectomy, Hedi Slimane Shoots Daft Punk Again and Cara Delevingne Gets Inked

Hedi Slimane shot Daft Punk for the cover of Dazed & Confused‘s June 2013 issue. No hair and makeup team necessary. {Dazed}

Angelina Jolie reveals she had a double mastectomy after she found out she carried a “faulty” gene, which sharply increased her chance of developing breast cancer in a truly brave op-ed in the New York Times. It’s a must-read. {New York Times.}

Brad Pitt calls his partner “absolutely heroic” for undergoing the surgery. {US Weekly}

Nicole Kidman is the new face (and feet) of Jimmy Choo’s “cinematic” fall ad campaign. {WWD}

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Published at 2:01 PM

Friday April 26th, 2013

Naomi Campbell Goes Blonde for Vogue, Crystal Renn Talks Being in Love, and H&M Expands in India
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Naomi Campbell Goes Blonde for Vogue, Crystal Renn Talks Being in Love, and H&M Expands in India

H&M has its eye on India: The retailer is reportedly planning to spend about $130 million on an initial 50 stores in the country. {The Business of Fashion}

Naomi Campbell goes blonde on the cover of Vogue Brazil. {Fashion Gone Rogue}

Here’s a first look at Alber Elbaz’s debut makeup collection with Lancôme. Unsurprisingly, it looks pretty adorable. {WWD, Subscription required.}

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Published at 3:05 PM

Tuesday March 19th, 2013

Cara Delevingne Does S&M, Cosmetic Companies Battle Over Adele, and Riccardo Tisci Designs Ballet Costumes
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Cara Delevingne Does S&M, Cosmetic Companies Battle Over Adele, and Riccardo Tisci Designs Ballet Costumes

Ready, set, plié. Givenchy couturier Riccardo Tisci will be designing costumes for the 17-minute ballet production “Bolero” at the Opéra de Paris this Spring. {WWD}

So those rumors about Katie Holmes planning to be an attorney might actually be true. The actress tells all as she gets beachy on the cover of Allure‘s April issue. {US Weekly}

Cara Delevingne goes S&M for Karl Lagerfeld in a photo shoot for Plastic Dreams, the in-house magazine of Brazilian shoe company Melissa. Adorable little 14-second teaser included. {Grazia}

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Wednesday March 13th, 2013

Thursday February 28th, 2013

Macy’s Designs a Marilyn Monroe Collection, Kerry Washington Changed Her Oscars Dress Last Minute, and PETA’s Mad at Beyoncé
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Macy’s Designs a Marilyn Monroe Collection, Kerry Washington Changed Her Oscars Dress Last Minute, and PETA’s Mad at Beyoncé

Macy’s is debuting a totally adorable juniors’ line inspired by Marilyn Monroe. {Macy’s}

We wish we were the “friend” holed up drinking wine with Jennifer Lawrence in Hawaii in these pap shots. Call us, Jen? {US Weekly}

Beyoncé had a pair of Isabel Marant wedge sneakers customized by PMK in exotic skins that include anaconda and stingray. Guess who’s upset? (Spoiler: It’s PETA). {HuffPo}

Rumor has it Kerry Washington abandoned a custom Marchesa gown for Miu Miu on Oscar night (risking the ire of Harvey Weinstein in the process–yikes!). Public apologies seem to be de rigueur, Kerry… {NYPost}

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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 5th, 2013

Macy’s To Launch Ongoing Collaboration With Made Inspired by ‘Street Fashion’
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Macy’s To Launch Ongoing Collaboration With Made Inspired by ‘Street Fashion’

Designers collaborating with high street stores is obviously not a new concept. But a just-announced project should challenge everyone’s current notion of designer collabs. Rather than working with one designer or label, Macy’s is teaming up with Made Fashion Week to create a line inspired by fashion industry influencers. Terry Richardson is involved, of course.

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Friday February 1st, 2013

Monday January 7th, 2013

Thursday December 20th, 2012

The Biggest Fashion Feuds of 2012
Fashion Is Fun

The Biggest Fashion Feuds of 2012

Cathy Horyn and Oscar de la Renta may have had the only beef that literally involved beef, but there were a slew of others this year. Fashion people simply could not just let shit slide.

From drawn out legal battles to ironic graffiti wars, click through to rehash 2012′s biggest fashion beefs.

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Published at 1:00 PM

Monday November 26th, 2012

Killer Style: How to Dress Like A Hitchcock Heroine
Fashion Film

Killer Style: How to Dress Like A Hitchcock Heroine

Hitchcock, the Oscar-vehicle starring Anthony Hopkins as Hitch and Scarlett Johansson as Janet Leigh, hit select theaters this past weekend. There hasn’t been much fashion buzz about the film aside from Scarlett Johansson’s Psycho-themed V cover, which focused more on her scream than her clothes (as well it should have), but we’ve always had a soft-spot for the fashion in Hitchcock’s films.

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Published at 6:38 PM

Friday November 23rd, 2012