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Claude Montana, 'The King of the Shoulder Pad,' Is Back

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.

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Thierry Mugler Named Creative Advisor at Mugler

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.

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Coco Chanel Becomes a Comic, Jeremiah Brent Gets Engaged, and Anna Wintour Is Hiring

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}

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Thierry Mugler's Angel Perfume Celebrates 20 Years in the US: A Look Back at the Scent and the Fashion Behind It

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.

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Street Style: Camilla Wants To Smoke Less

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?

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Last Night's Party: Nicola Formichetti Brands Party Goers With Panda Stamps at His Pop-Up Shop

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.'

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11 Fall Ad Campaigns Improved by Cats

Here at Fashionista, we spend a lot of time looking at designers' ad campaigns, especially within the last few weeks as the fall ads drop. We've even dedicated four slideshows to ranking them. After seeing the same ads in September issue after September issue, you can't blame us for wanting to find a new way to look at them. Inspired by a recent post on OC Weekly, we realized we could actually improve the fall ads using photoshop and pictures of something else we spend a lot of time looking at: cats. So, without further ado, here are 11 fall ad campaigns improved by some adorable cats.

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Fashion House Musical Chairs: A Visual Guide

Usually, it’s editorial shakeups that get us all confused and inspire us to create befuddling charts and guides to recap and (at least attempt to) make sense of movement within the fashion industry. Lately, however, it seems that most of the movement is taking place at big fashion houses. Whether it’s the economy or designers getting burnt-out, it seems like a top level position opens (or gets filled) every week. From Galliano's exit from Dior to Marios Schwab's from Halston (which happened so recently we didn't have a chance to include it), here’s our little visual guide to the recent ins and outs at major fashion houses.

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Eva Mendes Reveals Her New Campaign For Thierry Mugler Angel, Sings and Has a Nip Slip

Clarins pulled out all the stops for last night’s launch of Thierry Mugler Angel Eau de Toilette (as they tend to do for Mugler fragrance launches) and introduction of the newest Angel, Eva Mendes. They turned the first floor of the Westside highway-adjacent, Frank Gehry-designed IAC building into this cinematic, dreamlike Thierry Mugler Angel world. There were stars and comets somehow projected onto the ceiling. They even erected a gigantic comet (the same shape that outlines the perfume bottle) in the entrance that you had to walk under to go in to the event. They stamped a star on my hand when I walked in for no apparent reason. Also, I’m pretty sure the Angel scent was somehow wafting through the venue. I never stopped smelling it, even after I left, because I took the little blue Angel-scented scarf a woman suggested I tie around my wrist because it was pretty and blue. About an hour and a half into the event, Eva Mendes made her very planned and theatrical entrance. The lights went down, the music changed to Nina Simone’s “Feeling Good” and everyone stopped talking and gathered around to watch Eva walk through the giant comet in a gorgeous cream, strapless Nicola Formichetti-designed Mugler gown.

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Are Paralympians the New Black in Beauty?

The beauty and fashion industries have often been accused of being racist, ageist, size-ist and elitist. Then all of a sudden you’ll hear about how a slew of designers used plus-sized models in their shows. Or that cosmetics companies are portraying a wide range of ethnicities in their advertisements. Which is all great, even if it’s being done in baby steps or for publicity purposes. But there’s one group that hasn’t received a lot of love in the ad pages that’s about to get its day: paralympians.

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Nicola Formichetti Will Post Videos For His Spring Men's Show For Mugler On Porn Site XTube

The Thierry Mugler menswear show is scheduled for this Wednesday and, like his last show, promises to be quite a spectacle. As far as we know, Lady Gaga will not be making an appearance. However, creative director Nicola Formichetti plans to reveal some rather provocative videos to make up for it. Titled “Brothers of Arcadia” and inspired by Greek gods, the two-part series was directed by Branislav Jankic and features music by Brooklyn-based Jessica 6, whose front woman makes an appearance in the vid. According to WWD, Formichetti plans to upload an "uncensored" version onto porn site Xtube, so that should give you an idea of the general direction of the series. However, if you need more of a visual, click through for a few teaser snaps that Mugler's creative director uploaded onto Facebook. Also, The Moment plans to release an exclusive clip from the video tomorrow, so stay tuned for that.