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Mary Katrantzou is delivering even more to love from her ongoing Topshop collaboration, with a third range that’s more ambitious and expansive than her last, reports Vogue UK.

“[Topshop has] been so supportive of my work from the very beginning and this range will be the most ambitious one we’ve done and the most fun,” Katrantzou told Vogue UK. “My idea behind the collaboration was to design for the Topshop girl a range that is as close to the aesthetic of my mainline as possible, with great control over the quality of design and production.”

To wit, the 10-piece collection features dresses, trousers, T-shirts, blouses and skirts, that perfectly mirror Karantzou‘s signature style with vibrant, clashing prints and smart tailoring. Read more »

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Just about every time Topshop CEO Sir Philip Green is in the same room as a famous person, he or she is suddenly rumored to be getting a Topshop line. In just the past year, it’s happened with John Galliano, Gwyneth Paltrow, Florence Welch–none of whom actually went on to design anything. So we’re naturally a bit skeptical about this latest report that rapper-turned-designer Kanye West, who has been preparing for his next Paris Fashion Week outing in London, is in talks with Green to create a Topshop range of his own.

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MARIA-CLOSER-CROPPED

Name: Maria Palm

Occupation: Model

What was the last thing you bought? A new pair of short Dr. Martens.

What is one thing you are always wearing? Underwear.

What’s the weirdest thing in your bag right now? An umbrella on a sunny day…

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There’s nothing so synonymous with Brit label Fred Perry as the laurel wreath. Hell, it’s been their logo for sixty years–the brand first stamped the symbol on their famous polo shirts in 1952. So imagine our surprise to find the above left cream-colored sweater for sale, not on Fred Perry’s site, but at other Brit label Topshop’s. Read more »

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Name: Magdalene

Age: 28

Occupation: Sourcing and production for a design company.

What was the last thing you bought?: A $10 Bottega look-a-like bag from a flea market.

What is your favorite food? Steak!

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Parsons Alums to Design for Christian Louboutin: For the never-ending celebration of the brand’s 20th anniversary, Christian Louboutin is enlisting the talents of Parsons alums to design garments to fit the Loubi aesthetic. Five 2010-2011 graduates were chosen, and their designs will be on display at the Louboutin 20th anniversary event at Bergdorf Goodman in early February. Congratulations to the winners, we can’t wait to see what they’ve come up with! {WWD (Subscription required)}

Topshop and the British Fashion Council’s NEWGEN is Teaming Up Once Again: for a collection of t-shirts designed by some of its most noted alums including Mary Katrantzou, Christopher Kane, and Meadham Kirchhoff. The collaboration is in celebration of Topshop’s ten-year affiliation with the NEWGN designer sponsorship, and will be available during London Fashion Week in stores and online at Topshop, as well as in the retailer’s LFW pop-up shop in Selfridges. {Vogue UK}

Rihanna is Having The Best Vacation Ever: The bleater singer has been snapping twitpics of herself in various bikinis all week, but last night Ms. Fenty let loose on Twitter sharing several shots of her island frolicks. At one point she tweeted @KhloeKardashian a picture of her on an elliptical machine in a bikini, “Come tap this.” If she won’t, we will. {Rihanna Twitter}

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SARAH-CLOSER-CROPPED

Name: Sarah

Age: 26

Occupation: Fashion consultant

How would you describe your style? My friends describe it as off-duty ballerina.

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RACHAEL-CLOSER-CROPPED

Name: Rachael

Age: 20

Occupation: Student

How would you describe your style? Always evolving, it’s never the same I’m constantly being inspired.

What is one trend you would never be caught wearing? Kitten heels!

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Taking fuddy duddy, traditionally American things and turning them into high fashion seems to be a budding trend. (See: Glamping.) The latest target of the luxury fashion world’s makeover is everyone’s favorite holiday tradition: The Christmas Sweater.

Somewhere between classy (as defined by Derek Blasberg) and campy (as defined by Corky St. Clair) is this list of Christmas sweaters from big name designers like Stella McCartney and Marc Jacobs. It’s the best new mix of high and low, plus you’ll probably wear these Christmas sweaters again, as opposed to the one your mom made you with yarn and a hot glue gun. (Sorry, Mom!)

Check out the festive options available for Christmas and get in the holiday spirit!

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First Look: Mary Katrantzou For TopShop! Wait, it’s even better than it sounds: Katrantzou is perfectly replicating her crazy awesome FabregĂ© prints for the diffusion line, meaning you can look runway-ready without the hefty price tag. {Elle}

Marc Jacobs and the Proenza Schouler Boys Join CFDA Board: Jacobs, Lazaro Hernadez and Jack McCullough are the latest additions to the 26-member board for the Council of Fashion Designers of America. Congrats, guys! {CFDA}

A Grace Kelly Movie Is In The Works: It’s going to be a King’s Speech style film about a period in 1962 when Kelly helped resolve disputes between Morocco and France, and every blonde actress from Elizabeth Olsen to Rachel McAdams to Carey Mulligan is rumored to be playing the part. {Vogue UK}

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Name: Louisa

Occupation: Buyer for Topshop

What’s your favorite thing about your job? Shopping!

How would you describe your style? Girly.

What is one item of clothing or accessory that you are never without? My Casio Watch, it reminds me of school.

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The latest rumors in the post-Galliano Dior saga say that LVMH is definitely interested in Alexander Wang, but, according to Vogue UK, for “other reasons”– i.e. not as the designer for Dior. {Vogue UK}

Karl Lagerfeld’s NY Apt on the Market: No one’s really sure whether Karl ever actually stayed in this 3-bedroom Gramercy Park pad, but for a cool (recently reduced!) $5.2 mil you can get a taste of what it’s like to live like the Kaiser. {Curbed NY}

Anna Wintour Invited Nicki Minaj to NYFW: Turns out those hilarious photo ops were more deliberate than we thought. Minaj told radio station Z100 that Wintour had personally invited her to the Carolina Herrera show, and later sent the rapper a framed photo of the odd pairing, inscribed “We match!” {NY Daily News}

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