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Stephanie's White High-Tops

White sneakers are huge right now. Everyone in Paris, where I just returned from covering the fall shows, was wearing classic court styles. But a few women were doing a high-top thing, which looked next level.

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Jourdan Dunn Gets Naked for GQ, Rihanna Might Play Josephine Baker, and Rag & Bone/JEAN Goes DIY For Fall

Rag & Bone is continuing their tradition of D.I.Y campaigns. The latest models to snap themselves for the brand? Kirsty Hume and Erin O'Connor. {Fashionista Inbox} Rumor has it Rihanna's been tapped to play legendary actress and dancer Josephine Baker in an upcoming film--think she's been getting acting tips from BFF and fellow acting novice Cara Delevingne? {Death and Taxes} Our favorite child star-turned-fashion icon Ashley Olsen reunited with her Full House family at former castmate John Stamos's 50th birthday party while Mary-Kate was presumably off being too cool somewhere else. {Us Weekly}

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The 15 Fashion Brands that Do Social Media Best

You'd be hard-pressed to find a fashion label that doesn't have at least a speck of a social media presence. But some brands are better at navigating this still-new space than others. To that end, social media-focused marketing firm Dachis Group has ranked the 15 brands that are doing the best job. Dachis tracked the real-time social activity—audience growth, engagement, advocacy, and "message propogation," aka the ability to get your news to spread around the web like wildfire—of 60 global apparel brands. Did your favorite make the cut? Click through to find out.

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Dior Sponsors a Guggenheim Gala, Another Way to Smell Like Justin Bieber, and Joe Zee Goes to Fashion Camp

Joe Zee, ELLE magazine's creative director, is teaching a two-week-long session on design and garment construction at Stitched Fashion Camp in East Hampton this summer. Sadly, it's not an overnight facility, so there will be no stories told 'round the campfire. {WWD} Kate Moss hit her head on a door as she departed from the Rock On benefit dinner on Thursday night. She didn't look too happy, though the Mail writes she had "a banging night!" {Daily Mail} Jennifer Aniston is the new face for Saks Fifth Avenue's Key to the Cure campaign. All proceeds from the $35 t-shirts (available at Saks stores) will be donated to the EIF’s Women’s Cancer Research Fund. {WWD} Ready for a Met Ball redux? This year's Guggenheim International Gala is being sponsored by Christian Dior, with Raf Simons as the event's honorary co-chair. We can only imagine the amount of clothing from the French fashion house that will make its way to the museum come November 6. {Vogue UK}

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Kim Kardashian Sends Out Ballerina Baby Shower Invites, the 'Pope' Covers L'Uomo Vogue, and Beyonce Opens a 'Boutique'

Kim Kardashian's baby shower invite is a music box with a ballerina spinning to a lullaby version of Kanye West's "Hey Mama." It's actually kind of adorable. {TMZ} Beyonce knows no bounds. The superstar has curated a Rent the Runway "boutique" full of things she likes. {Rent the Runway} Italian artist Francesco Vezzoli paints his own likeness into Diego Velázquez's "Portrait of Pope Innocent X" for the cover of L'Uomo Vogue's May-June 2013 issue. {Vogue Italia} Hold the phones: Victoria Beckham wears sneakers! The designer and former Spice Girl tweeted a photo of her custom Nike ID "Posh" running shoes in neon green. Somewhere, Mel C is sulking bitterly. {HuffPo}

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Fashion News Roundup: Designers Dish About the Target/Neiman Marcus Collaboration, Heidi Klum Calls Project Runway Contestants 'Cowards,' and Louis Vuitton Still Has a Hangover

The designers involved in the massive Target and Neiman Marcus holiday collab dish on their goods. Is it too soon to start a wish list? {Style} Who did Heidi Klum call "cowards" on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon? You're not excused 'til you've been Auf'd. {HuffPo} Vans is teaming up with cool Parisian brand Kenzo on a second line of sneakers, exclusively for dudes. {Refinery29} Nina Garcia is partnering with JC Penney to be its "Style Voice and fashion collection curator." {Nina Garcia's Tumblr}

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Fashion News Roundup: New York Fashion Week's Top Models, Kelly Cutrone Launches Sportswear, and Alice Temperley Breaches Royal Etiquette During Her MBE Ceremony

New York’s Top Models: WWD tallied up the models who booked the most shows for NYFW Fall 2011. They are: Caroline Brasch Nielsen (22 shows); Jacquelyn Jablonski (21 shows); Sigrid Agren (21 shows); Arizona Muse (20 shows); Karmen Pedaru (19 shows) {WWD, subscription required} Kelly Cutrone Is Launching A Clothing Line Channeling Phoebe Cates in Fast Times At Ridgemont High: Kelly Cutrone and Robyn Berkley of People's Revolution are launching a sportswear label called The Electric Love Army, which they describe as “affordable and fun” for the 15-32 year-old set. Cutrone told WWD, “You know that scene in ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’ where Phoebe Cates climbs out of the swimming pool and pops her bikini? That’s our girl.” {WWD, subscription required} Alice Temperley Was Made a Member of the Order of the British Empire and Forgot To Curtsy: Alice Temperley was presented with an MBE (which is sort of like a knighthood, but not quite) by Queen Elizabeth. Alice wore a tuxedo to the ceremony and forgot to curtsy to the queen afterward. Oops. {Daily Mail

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Street Style: Roxanne Puts On Her Blue Shoes

Name: Roxanne Age: 22 Occupation: Freelance Journalist How would you describe your style? Eclectic and casual, but I like to step outside of the box…I tend to go for darker colors. What are you listening to? The Rascals, Talking Heads and Bob Dylan…Always!

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Just Stop Ashlee!

Please forgive me while I rant for a moment. When we heard Ashlee Simpson-Wentz was possibly being shot for Vogue, I had a minor fit in the office. Of

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