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And Rihanna exposed quite a lot of naked butt skin at the Met Ball.

The biggest fashion stories of the week, save for the one about how we received a big block of cheese in the office (which was actually very awesome).

TGIF, fashion bunnies! Let's finish up another work week with a little fashion news, shall we? Proceed.

Execs hope new creative director David Koma will take the house's ready-to-wear in a more wearable, sellable direction.

From Bjork's infamous swan ensemble to sexy creations by Thierry Mugler, The Simpsons' beloved matriarch works some of the most memorable looks in history.

Claude Montana is back. Sorta. According to WWD, reclusive '80s powerhouse designer Claude Montana will have three designs featured in Eric Tibusch's couture show this evening. Montana's presence was teased as a mere "C.M." on the invitations. The designer, who hasn't had a show since 2002 and whose third hit on Google is from 1996, is most famous for the bold, structured, and colorful looks which helped define '80s fashion.

Who better to replace the void left by Nicola Formichetti at Mugler than Manfred Thierry Mugler himself? Following an announcement earlier this month that Formichetti, brought on as creative director to revive the Mugler fashion brand (which he did with a little help from Lady Gaga, male porn, and social media savvy) was out, comes word that the brand's namesake is returning.

To add to your Coco Chanel biography collection: The Coco Chanel comic, a part of Naïve's "Grands Destins de Femmes" collection, with illustrations by Bernard Ciccolini and text by Pascale Frey. {Vogue Paris} Need a new job? Anna Wintour is on the prowl for her new PR director—and she's turning to the realm of politics and business to find one. {New York Post} Rachel Zoe's cutest ex-assistant Jeremiah Brent got engaged Monday to Nate Berkus. Mazel tov, 'Miah! {US Weekly} American Apparel's ads are once again brewing trouble. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is calling the company out for two predictably provocative ads in which the models appeared "vulnerable." {HuffPo}

Thierry Mugler has always been known as a creative revolutionary in the fashion world, and when he launched his first fragrance, Angel, 20 years ago, it was a completely shocking concept in many ways. From the weird scent to the crazy ad campaigns (and the fashion that inspired them), take a walk down memory lane with us to celebrate Angel's 20th anniversary in the US.

Following Nike's lead, Thierry Mugler has dropped Paralympic gold medalist Oscar Pistorius as the face of its men's fragrance, Amen.

Name: Camilla Deterre What was the last thing you bought? Coconut water. What's your New Year's resolution? I'm always wanting to just smoke less. What was the last song you listened to? Classical music at dinner last night. What was the last good book you read? Why People Photograph by Robert Adams If you could travel anywhere in the world right now, where would you go? India. What are you wearing?

Brad Pitt's Chanel No. 5 commercial is out and we have to admit it confuses us. Here are 10 other perfume commercials that also make us say, "Um, what?"

It seemed all of lower Manhattan got their freaky dressing on last night to celebrate the opening of Nicola's, Nicola Formichetti's pop-up concept store with BOFFO Building Fashion. The black-leather-filled line that snaked up Walker Street held enough silver studs to decorate a Hun army, and I counted no fewer than six people with primary-colored hair all before even entering MI-5, the uber-cool bar next to the pop-up where Thierry Mugler parfums was throwing the celebration. The outfits themselves weren't the only unusual sight. Rarely do you encounter a store in the middle of Tribeca with an interior of fractured mirrors and a giant panda in the window. But that's Formichetti for you; the Thierry Mugler designer and Gaga stylist is always mixing it up. So how did it all come about? "Boffo approached me and asked if I'd be interested in opening a store," Formichetti told us. "And I was like, 'Well, it's not like I'm not busy.'

Swarovski just announced their spring 2012 Swarovski Collective group. The lucky New York-based designers benefitting from Swarovski's generous spons