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MaxMara Attracts a Younger Customer with the Help of Its 29-Year-Old Heiress

I'm not sure what to expect from Maria Giulia Maramotti, one the heiresses to the MaxMara throne (she's the U.S. director of retail for the Italian brand and the granddaughter of the founder). We're scheduled to meet at the Beverly Hills Hotel's posh Polo Lounge for breakfast, just days before the Women in Film Crystal & Lucy Awards, which MaxMara sponsors. A fancy location to meet a fancy sounding person, I think. Only Maramotti is completely disarming in person. She's charming and open and more than game to discuss her seven tattoos (which she initially hid from her mom), her serious devotion to Keith Richards (one of her tats spells out "Gimme Shelter") and how she wants to change the perception of MaxMara ("it can be a little more young and funky").

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Christopher Bailey Makes the Honor Roll, Mary Katrantzou Brings Graphic Prints to Repetto, and Blue Ivy Carter Is a Royal Baby

Christopher Bailey gets honors! The Royal College of Art will be handing the Burberry chief creative officer an honorary doctorate. {Telegraph} Watch the baby throne! Blue Ivy Carter's proud mama Beyoncé shared photos of her adorable 18-month-old daughter on her Tumblr. {US Weekly} Fake Givenchy t-shirts are the new fake Louis Vuitton purses. A number of Chinese-based websites are selling counterfeit designer streetwear. {The Fashion Law} It's a French-Greek (design) fusion! Repetto's classic ballet flats and brogues get a modern makeover in Mary Katrantzou's awesome graphic prints. {Vogue Paris}

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Fashion Meets Art at the Whitney Art Party

“So much better than last year” was the chorus heard time and time again at the Whitney Art Party and auction last night at Skylight at Moynihan Station. Presented by MaxMara, with co-chairs Maria Giulia Maramotti (MaxMara's director of retail, and granddaughter of the brand's founder), entrepreneur Hannah Bronfman, and actress/model Nichole Galicia, the event managed to raise over $450,000 for the Whitney’s Independent Study Program. A fashion brand getting behind an art institution; we support that.

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Fashion Week

What We Saw At New York Fashion Week, Day 1

The Fashionista team hit the road today to venues around Manhattan to kick off New York fashion week. (Even though tomorrow is "officially" day one of New York fashion week, with close to 20 shows today, we think it counts.) From J.Brand's fashion week debut to pink fur at Tanya Taylor to carousel rides and Ne-Yo at the Prabal Gurung for Target launch party, click through to see what we saw.

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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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Jen Kao Spring 2013

The Clothes: Sporty futuristic. Kao re-imagined her signature mini-prints and geometric cuts in origami inspired pieces that were less body con than

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The 10 Most Stylish Fashion-y DJ's

Ever notice how sometimes the most stylish girls at fashion parties are behind the DJ booth? Well, for the most part, that's no happy accident. Over the past few years, it seems a crop of young, well-dressed fashion girls has emerged as the go-to djs for fashion parties. Brands these days want girls who look the part. What's interesting about them is that almost none of them are just djs for a living. Most have some other role in the fashion or entertainment industry that occupies their daylight hours, while their nights are spent looking cute with headphones as their main accessory. Tonight, for example, we're headed to a party that model/actress/musician Solange Knowles is dj'ing. The following 10 girls have varying degrees of actual DJ talent, but what they do have in common is an innate sense of style that we all want to emulate. Here's a little guide to who these girls are.