Swarovski

Plus: See the Swarovski-studded creations the nominees have created in the lead-up.

Carine Roitfeld reveals photos from her early modeling days to V Magazine. Now that's a #ThrowbackThursday. {V Magazine} Sofia Vergara covers Harper's Bazaar looking as sexy as ever in front of Terry Richardson's lens. Her secret? Lipstick. It "brightens your face! Unless you're Giselle Bündchen or 19, you need something." Oh Sofia, don't you know you're just as gorgeous as both of those things put together? {Harper's Bazaar} Rita Ora frolics around London for Madonna and Lourdes's new "Material Girl Hits London" campaign. Looks like she even borrowed one of those famous Bearskin hats. Wonder if she got the guards to laugh at that one. {US Weekly}

DKNY gave us an exclusive first look at its new campaign, starring the one-and-only Cara Delevingne. Artist Curtis Kulig worked on the campaign and was inspired by the old DKNY billboard, which he considered his personal welcome sign when he first moved to New York. {Fashionista Inbox} Looks like the punk resurgence is still going strong--Nicki Minaj covers Marie Claire in tartan, and sprots a Mohawk in the accompanying spread. The songstress also admitted to some Kanye-like outfit regret over her past looks. {Marie Claire} Attention Jason Wu lovers! The designer's latest Miss Wu collection arrives at Nordstrom today--and with 45 pieces to choose from, you need to check it out as early as possible to ensure maximum decision time. {Fashionista Inbox}

Carly Cushnie and Michelle Ochs are the dynamic duo behind the uber successful line Cushnie et Ochs--nominated for the prestigious Swarovski Award at yesterday's CFDA Awards. Cushnie and Ochs, who are gorgeous to boot, attended the awards with Karlie Kloss, whom they called their "tall statue of a date." Over the weekend we bumped into the two at the Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic and asked them to address the longstanding rumors that the two are actually a couple, among other things. Here's what they had to say:

The 2013 CFDA awards, fashion's Oscars if you will, will be handed out in mere hours. The industry has been gathering to recognize and honor its leading talents since 1981. A lot has changed since the early years of the awards. What was once a small intimate industry event is now a widely covered celebrity event. "I think it reflects a broader shift over the last few years where fashion has become more and more popular," Style.com's editor in chief Dirk Standen told us. "The internet has had a lot to do with that. It's entertainment on a par with movies and music." So to prep you for tonight's awards we've assembled this handy primer. In it you'll find the complete list of nominees, our predictions on who will take home the big prizes, and all the celebrity presenters and attendees slated to show up.

Whether you're going to a movie, the theater, a fashion show, or even Vienna's Life Ball, chances are Swarovski is there, twinkling on some embellishment on a curtain, a chandelier, a costume, an evening dress, or, in the case of the Life Ball, a very blingy, very large AIDS ribbon. All those little crystals do a lot to support the arts--especially fashion. At Monday's CFDA Awards, Swarovski sponsors awards for womenswear, menswear, and accessories. The woman at the helm of all that glittering support is Nadja Swarovski, whose great, great, grandfather, Daniel Swarovski, founded the company and worked with all the major couture houses in Paris at the start of the 19th century. We grabbed a few minutes with the extremely busy Swarovski in advance of Monday's awards to pick her brain about everything from how Swarovski scouts and supports designers to her background working with famed fashion publicist Eleanor Lambert.

Before they gather together at the June 3 CFDA Award ceremony, the nine 2013 CFDA Swarovski Award Nominees partied last night at New York boutique Fivestory to celebrate their noms and unveil one of a kind works of art.

The Blonds are known for combining couture-level embellishment with Bob Mackie kitsch. The duo's Swarovski-covered corsets have become signatures for many a pop star (Rihanna, Katy Perry, to name a few). Designers Phillipe and David Blond's latest creation was a commission for superstar Beyoncé’s latest world tour, The Mrs. Carter Show, and although the set list provides no new material (sad face), she’s retired her vintage Thierry Mugler for a provocative new number by the pair that’s making news the world over. Yeah, we're talking about that crazy sparkly boob corset. We chat with the designers about the shocking look, their inspiration behind it, and working for Queen Bey.

Even if you're not a musical person, I'd wager to say you'll like Motown the Musical, which opened on Broadway this week. The show, written by Motown creator Berry Gordy, goes at breakneck speed through five decades of Motown history (including Gordy's childhood) and through 50 of Motown's greatest hits. You're bound to hear one or 20 songs you know by heart, and at the show I attended, singing along was encouraged. With a score that encompasses hits from The Supremes, The Jackson Five, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Marvin Gaye (the list goes on and on), you'd think it would be hard to focus on much else--the story, the costumes, the set. The New York Times theater critic Charles Isherwood justly faults the show for prioritizing the music over storytelling (though when the music is this good, you can see why the producers would want to cram it all in there). But Motown was a style as well as a sound. And the task of creating the costumes for the show, which sparkled extra bright thanks to a sponsorship from Swarovski, fell to Tony Award nominated costume designer--and Project Runway Season 7 runner-up--Esosa.

Always wondered what it would be like to be in Carrie Bradshaw's shoes? Daydream no more! Sarah Jessica Parker has donated three pairs of heels that she wore on Sex and the City to a charity auction to raise funds for LaGuardia High School for Music, Art and the Performing Arts in NYC. {New York Daily News} There's no "Chasing Pavements" for Adele. The songstress was recently named the UK's richest young musician—with a fortune of £30 million—for the Sunday Times's annual Rich List. {Vogue UK} Miranda Kerr couldn't find time to fulfill her Victoria's Secret Angel duties because she's too busy signing a deal with an airline and posing for Mango. {New York Post} Kim Kardashian finds an unlikely ally in renowned journalist and feminist Gloria Steinem, who defends her from the media's fat-shaming of her pregnant body. {US Weekly}

Digital Fashion Shows, an online platform launched last year by KCD to present runway shows in a streaming format, is expanding to accessories with a little help from the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) and the British Fashion Council (BFC). The two influential organizations have joined forces to select a batch of promising accessory designers here and across the pond to present on the new Digital Accessory Showcase sponsored by Swarovski.