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Derek Blasberg

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Lady Gaga Gets Furry on Elle, Cara Delevingne Is All Tied Up, and a Paparazzo Knocks Nicole Kidman Out of Her Shoes

Lady Gaga decks out in silk and pink raccoon fur on the cover of Elle's October issue, shot by Ruth Hogben. {Elle} The thrown-over-the-shoulders jacket epidemic hit NYFW. Does anyone even know how to wear a jacket anymore? {Lucky} Douglas Friedman takes a peek at the beautiful interiors of Carolina Herrera, Donna Karan, and Reed Krakoff's homes for Elle Decor's October issue. {Bernstein & Andriulli} Lululemon's see-through yoga pants debacle continues to haunt the brand. {WWD}

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Zana Bayne's Path from High School Fashion Blogger to Celeb-Approved Harness Designer

With her piercing blue eyes and voluminous raven hair, Zana Bayne is striking, even before you factor in the fact that she is usually wearing a harness. The self-taught leatherworker has made quite a name for herself since launching her namesake label in 2010, dressing celebs like Madonna, Lady Gaga and Chloe Sevigny as well as fashion insiders like Taylor Tomasi-Hill and Sally Singer. We caught up with Bayne to talk about how she went from high school fashion blogger to in-demand accessories designer with clients like Prabal Gurung and Lady Gaga.

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Vogue Hommes Goes Full Frontal, Shazam Makes an Outfit ID App, and Zac Posen Designs a 24-Karat Gold Dress... for Ice Cream

Australian model Jarrod Scott bares it all for his Vogue Hommes International S/S 13 shoot. Like, all of it. NSFW, obv. {The Fashion Spot} Zac Posen designs a 24-karat gold dress—with a price tag of $1.5 million!—in honor of an ice cream bar. MAGNUM's new gold ice cream bar, to be precise. {HuffPo} Fashion brands want to be a part of Coachella! From hosting parties to sponsoring the festival itself, brands like H&M, A/X Armani Exchange, and Diesel + Edun are taking their wares to the desert. {WWD} Revolutionizing home shopping is Shazam's new fashion ID app, which will allow users to track down a TV character or personality's outfit with just one tap. {The Guardian}

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Cook Like a Catwalker: We Chat with the Model Author of New Cook Book Model Kitchen

Fashion and food are truly having a love fest lately. Karlie Kloss launched a line of kookies, Jourdan Dunn has her own cooking show (so do we, for that matter), and we were pleasantly surprised by the amount of butter found in our fave fashion industry insiders' Thanksgiving recipes. Next up on the food/fashion continuum? A cook book written by models. We caught up with the model before the holidays to find out more about the book and what kind of recipes his model friends contributed (because, yes, for the last time, they really do eat!). Read on.

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Derek Blasberg On His New Opening Ceremony Stationery Line and the 'Dos and Don'ts' of Letter Writing

The fashion editor and best-selling author of Classy teamed up with Opening Ceremony to create a new stationery line, aptly called the Handwritten Letter Helper, which launched on the retailer's website yesterday. We caught up with Blasberg to chat about how this collaboration came about, where he hopes it's going, and what he thinks are the 'dos' and 'don'ts' of written correspondence. Read on.

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Kristen Stewart Said Something Positive, Scott Schuman Critiques his Holiday Gifts, Taylor Swift Turns 23

Kristen Stewart said something nice! About fashion! We wish she would stop wearing sneaks on the red carpet, but we'll take what we can get. {HuffPo} Hilary Duff is really benefiting from those prenatal vitamins, as she was able to give up something beloved by all Hollywood starlets: Her hair extensions. {US Weekly} Scott Schuman, the man behind the Sartoralist, sounds like he might possibly be the hardest person ever to shop for. {Refinery29}

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Derek Blasberg Gets Catty for Juicy Couture

Between his books Classy and Very Classy, Derek Blasberg has made it his mission to help women become classy ladies. But just in case you still aren't quite sure what the rules are this holiday season--or you just absorb things better when cats are involved--Juicy Couture brought in a few feline friends to help Derek illustrate.

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Monique Lhuillier Talks Celebrity Brides and Red Carpet Dressing at the Opening of Her Very First Flagship Store

After 16 years in the biz, Monique Lhuillier opened her first New York flagship on 71st and Madison last night. The designer referred to the boutique as a 'jewel box' to highlight her designs, and the gorgeous Waterford chandeliers and grey suede walls certainly did just that. Housed in a 19th century townhouse, the 3000 square foot, two story space actually feels quite intimate thanks to small rooms and nooks throughout. We caught a quiet moment with Lhuillier, who juggles being a mother and wife with her super successful bridal and mainline collections. And she looks utterly glamorous while she does it.

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Issa Spring 2013

Daniella Helayel and Camilla Al Fayed's spring collection for Issa had a "Garden of Eden" theme. That meant bright color and tropical prints--a reflection of Helayel's native Brazil. Her signature wrapped jersey numbers and pantsuits were done up in loud tropical floral and bird prints--though there were still a few solid floor length jersey dresses--low cut and wrapped at the waist--that we could see on Helayel's most famous fan, Duchess Kate Middleton.