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Super Bowl XLVI is this Sunday, which will undoubtedly be the most watched television event of 2012. Unlike all the glam awards shows that have been invading our living rooms most recent Sunday nights, there’s no real fashion-spin we could put on the actual game. But because this is us, we couldn’t help but come up with something…

Enter our football fashion face-off between the two opposing team’s quarterbacks: The New York Giants’ Eli Manning v. he New England Patriots’ Tom Brady. We did a little investigating into their off-the-field style – from vintage yearbook photos, to down-time with the dogs. Football season may be coming to an end, but fashion is obviously timeless. And neither of these guys have always been winners on the fash-field.

Disclaimer: Tom may be Gisele’s baby-daddy, but that doesn’t make him the automatic winner. Click through to see if your pick on Sunday is also our pick for best-dressed.

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If you’re feeling a little post-Halloween depression and no amount of fun-sized chocolate bars will cheer you up, here’s something that will: Movember is now upon us! That’s right, Movember – that magical month near the end of each year when mustaches sprout and flourish (or attempt to) on the faces of men everywhere, and bring joy to all who surround them. It’s like combining all the best holidays, plus your birthday, and making it last a full thirty days. It’s that unreal.

But it gets even better. Movember, sometimes called “Novembeard,” is actually a charitable endeavor, raising funds and awareness for cancers that affect men. Participants start with a clean-shaven face on November… erm, Movember 1st, and are sponsored by mustache admirers who want to see what they’ve got, facial-hair-wise. It’s your basic win/win situation.

Since we ladies aren’t physically able to participate in the growing/cultivating aspect of Movember, we thought it would be fun and pretty much necessary to imagine our favorite fashion figures in some legendary celebrity ‘stache styles. Then, with a little photoshop magic, we were able to make these mustache matches a reality. Can you really see Anna Wintour with anything but a pencil-thin mustache? And who would’ve thought a snowy Fu Manchu would seriously flatter Karl Lagerfeld? Take a look at the rest of our picks, and prepare to be mesmerized by some marvelous mustaches.

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Fashion Month is officially over. Whew, what a ride!

Sure, we saw some killer collections, but what about all the good stuff that went on off the runway?

From an unlikely front-row-duo, to a serious fashion show mishap, check our our ten moments from Fashion Month that had nothing to do with the clothes.

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Last week HSN threw a big shindig to highlight a bunch of its beauty brands, and many of the entrepreneurs and personalities themselves were in attendance. We made a beeline for Deborah Lippmann and her glittering, pearly collection of tantalizing little nail polish bottles. She was kind enough to chat with us for quite a while, and here’s what we learned:

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The fragrance community can be a bit mysterious and closed off sometimes, and listening to perfume aficionados talk can be downright mystifying. But that doesn’t mean that we regular people don’t have very strong opinions about what we do and don’t want to smell like, even if we can’t identify a dry down note.

For the first time ever the FiFi awards, which is the fragrance equivalent of the Oscars, is awarding a Consumers’ Choice Award for Fragrance of the Year. In the past, industry insiders voted for the winners, which will still be the case this year in most categories. But in a nod to all of you who actually buy these scents, the Fragrance Foundation added the new consumer category.

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Gianfranco Ferré Cleans House: Gianfranco Ferré’s new owners, Paris Group, sacked creative directors Tommaso Aquilano and Roberto Rimondi. No word yet on who the replacement(s) will be. An anonymous retailer told WWD that there wasn’t enough to buy and that evening wear was too “fairy-tale-like.” {WWD, subscription required}

Tom Ford Portrayed as a Frequently Driven Used Car: Boy, if Tom Ford was pissed that Mr.Porter employed some guy named Tom Ford to send emails, imagine how livid he’s going to be when he sees himself in Dale Wurfel’s used car ad. Ad copy: “You know you’re not the first, but do you really care?” Better hire a lawyer, Mr.Wurfel. {copyranter}

Karl Lagerfeld Is Making a Fragrance That Smells Like Books: Karl apparently loves books so much that he wants us to smell like one. His new fragrance, Paper Passion, will contain a “fatty nuance” that supposedly evokes paper. Definitely check out Bella Sugar’s slideshow showcasing the fact that Karl wasn’t the first one to think of the books-as-scent idea. {BellaSugar}

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We spend a lot of time around the office discussing our favorite items, from shoes to bags to whatever look book happens to be around. Sometimes the best way to find a new product is to have a friend turn you on to it. With that in mind, we’ve rounded up all of our favorite beauty products, in no particular order.

Nars, MAC, and Clinique are popular in our office, and our beauty purchasing is very high/low, ranging from Tom Ford to Neutrogena from the drugstore. And like most women, we have some things to which we’re very loyal, and some that get transitioned in and out.

Click through to see our top picks, and tell us about your beloved products–we’re always looking for ideas.

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Dov Charney’s Accuser Speaks Out: Kimbra Lo, the second former American Apparel employee to file suit against founder Dov Charney for sexual harassment, went on the Today show this morning. Lo told Ann Curry Charney attacked her after she showed up at his house to discuss photography and modeling opportunities. “I didn’t feel like there was a way for me to leave safely..I was terrified,” she said. American Apparel has issued a statement saying they have love letters from Lo to Charney after she left American Apparel and that they have “‘smoking gun’ photographs undermining her false accusations of unwelcome harassment.” {The Cut}

The September Issue Director’s New Fashion Project: R.J. Cutler is one of the executive producers behind a new show for HBO called Spring/Fall starring Tea Leoni. It’s a half hour comedy, “set in New York City against the backdrop of the fashion world and stars Leoni as half of a dysfunctional partnership between two women with different approaches to career, family and friendship.” {Deadline}

A Carine-Inspired Editorial: Fashion Indie unearthed this editorial from Polish mag Fashion which takes aim at Carine Roitfeld et al. Bonus: a cardboard cut out of Tom Ford features prominently. {Fashion Indie}

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Here’s a riddle for you: Michelle Obama is to Jason Wu as _____ is to Joseph Altuzarra.

Curious who Altuzarra himself credits with “putting [him] on the map” by putting his clothes on her back? So were we, especially considering how very, very much on the map Altuzarra is right now.

Altuzarra’s CFDA nomination this week (the label’s second in its two years existence) further bolded a big red X on the grid, and to no one’s surprise.

His feminine but not precious collections (think Alaïa and Tom Ford) have become fast favorites of socialites (LSD), celebs (Rihanna), and some very discerning critics. We caught up with Joseph at his Barneys trunk show yesterday to chat about his success so far, what’s to come in the future, and yes, to fill in the blank of that riddle…

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“I like to say that Sofia Coppola made me cool again…I haven’t been shot by Mario Testino in like six years and now he’s shooting me for the cover of V Man and L’uomo Vogue, and Tom Ford has been really good to me for all of these events.”

–Stephen Dorff to WWD on how Coppola‘s Somewhere has revived his career.

We know the holidays aren’t about the getting or the spending, but if there was ever a time to wish for that bespoke Tom Ford, this is it.

From the windows at Saks and Barneys to the Christmas displays in Opening Ceremony, stores are transformed into wonderlands where even the most Scrooge-hearted of shoppers can’t help wistfully picking up that Céline tote.

In honor of Christmas fantasies, we’ve picked out the gifts we dream of receiving one day. Let’s hope Santa Karl is in a giving mood this year.

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The fashion world was sent reeling last Friday when news broke that Carine Roitfeld would leave French Vogue after serving as the mag’s editor for the past 10 years.

After recovering from the shock, speculations began as to whom would succeed Roitfeld (fashion director Emmanuelle Alt seems to be the front runner but we assembled a list of our fantasy picks), and what Roitfeld would do next.

Though Roitfeld told Cathy Horyn at the New York Times that she has “no plan at all” after she steps down in the coming weeks, industry insiders began speculating that she might return to Tom Ford. Which would make sense given their close relationship–Carine served as Ford’s muse and stylist while he was at Gucci in the ’90s and helped propel the brand to success, Ford just launched his own women’s collection, and most recently, he guest-edited French Vogue (an issue Roitfeld styled).

Alas, no such reunion is in the cards (yet).

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