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Style Stealer: Karolina Kurkova’s Motorcycle Jacket And Miniskirt

If you’ve seen “The Face,” then you already know that former Victoria’s Secret Angel Karolina Kurkova is, like, the coolest. (Naomi Campbell, on the other hand? Not the coolest. But she’s Naomi Campbell, so there’s that.) The model and mom seems ridiculously down-to-earth and relatable, aside from being, you know, one of the most famous faces in the world. Oh, and she doesn’t have a bellybutton. Anyway! I loooove this casual-meets-chic look, and although some of these pieces are pretty unique, it’s easy to recreate a similar look on the cheap. I’ll show you how… Keep reading »

SS (Plus!): LC
The first edition of our new Style Stealer (Plus!) features Lauren Conrad! Read More »
SS: Bethenny
She's cool in coral. Read More »
SS: Olivia In White
Olivia looks great in white. Read More »

Gwyneth Paltrow Hated The Met Ball And She Doesn’t Care Who Knows It

Ugh, Gwyneth Raps
So much second-hand embarrassment here. Read More »
Reason 4567 To Hate GOOP
In the event that you need yet another. Read More »

“I’m never going [to the Met Ball] again. … It was so un-fun. It was boiling. It was too crowded. I did not enjoy it at all.”

— You hear that, Anna Wintour? Gwyneth Paltrow did not enjoy her time at the Met Ball, and she will not be attending next year. So, on that note, is there an empty seat I could fill? … What about an empty dress? There’s gotta be an empty dress. [New York Post]

Everything About This “Arrested Development”/”Great Gatsby” Mashup Is Fundamentally Perfect

"Great Gatsby" Trailer
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It's here. And we're all obsessed. Read More »
"Arrested Development" Returns
On May 26th, "Arrested Development" will be back! Read More »

Today in Things That Are Perfect: this “Arrested Development”/”Great Gatsby” mashup. With “Gatsby” out tomorrow (!!!!!!!!!!!!) and the new “AD” season set to hit Netflix on the 26th (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!), the timing couldn’t be more appropriate. Like Kanye Wes Anderson before it, Bluths in the Jazz Age just fit. Some of our favorites, after the jump… [BookRiot] Keep reading »

14 Things Men Will Never Understand About Our Beauty Regimens (Demonstrated In GIFs)

Mom Secrets (GIFs)
There are some things we'd rather die than tell our mothers... Read More »
Men On Makeup
When men say they like "no makeup," they mean the no makeup LOOK. Read More »
Porn Stars Without Makeup
Porn stars without makeup
They look kinda like regular people! Read More »

Men! There are plenty of things about women that they don’t understand, but they really, really don’t understand what goes into our appearances. Sure, they sort of get why we might feel like we need concealer, or even lipstick. But when it comes to more nuanced beauty tricks, like filling in your eyebrows or using a blow-dryer, they are clueless. Here are 14 things that men will never, ever even begin to understand about our beauty regimens … [Clueless man image via Shutterstock] Keep reading »

Kerry Washington Lands Her First Big Fashion Mag Cover

Was Kerry Lightened?
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Kerry looks lighter on the cover of Entertainment Weekly. Read More »
I Love "Scandal"
... even though some people think Olivia Pope is "problematic." Read More »
"Scandal" Makeup Tutorial
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Comic Franchesca Ramsey does a makeup tutorial as Olivia Pope. Read More »
Girl Crush: Kerry
We've been crushing on the actress since way back when. Read More »

Can you believe that the June issue of Elle is Kerry Washington‘s first major fashion magazine cover? That is a Big Deal for the first black woman to headline a network TV show. Kerry’s just breakin’ barriers left and right, isn’t she? I like it.

David Bowie’s Latest Star-Studded Music Video Is Totally Amazing (And Probably NSFW)

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Tilda Does Bowie
Swinton stars in the video for "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)". Watch »

David Bowie gets what David Bowie wants, and if that means having Marion Cotillard and Gary Oldman star in his latest music video, then by God, that’s what’s going to happen. The Thin White Duke is at it again with this impressive video for the titular track from The Next Day, which you probably shouldn’t watch at work. There’s a couple of boobs in there. Also, Marion as church whore is my new style muse. [Vulture]

Winona Ryder Was Told She Wasn’t “Pretty Enough” To Be An Actress

Badass Young Winona
Someone knew how to rock the androgynous look back in high school. Read More »
Not Pretty Enough!
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Whitney was also told she wasn't pretty enough for Hollywood. Read More »
Winona And Johnny?
We're pretty sure this rumor has no legs. Read More »

“I was in the middle of auditioning, and I was mid-sentence when the casting director said, ‘Listen, kid. You should not be an actress. You are not pretty enough. You should go back to wherever you came from and you should go to school. You don’t have it.’ She was very blunt — I honestly think that she thought she was doing me a favor. … But it’s funny — and this is a testament to my parents and how they raised me — I wasn’t crushed. They had always instilled in me that it was way cooler to be an individual and to be unique and that you don’t want to blend in.”

— I don’t want to live in a world where Winona Ryder is not “pretty” enough to be an actress. Beyond being pretty, she’s also interesting and intelligent and lovely… but I suppose that matters significantly less when your worth is based largely upon how good you look on a two-dimensional screen. For the record, though, Winona looks ridiculously gorgeous on the cover of the May issue of Interview. [Us Weekly]

Beauty Cues: The 2013 Met Costume Institute Ball

If there’s one thing we can say for certain about Monday night’s “punk”-themed Met Gala, it’s that there was certainly a lot to look at. Like, a lot. We hardly even know where to begin. There was the good, which was at its best over-the-top and in keeping (or attempted) with the misappropriated theme, and then there was the cringeworthy bad, which was either a total miss (do you even know what you’re here for?) or uncannily similar to a first-degree crime committed on the local Hot Topic store. But the beauty, by and large, was spectacular! Red carpet events usually call for boring stalwarts of things like “red lips” and “Hollywood waves,” but makeup artists and hair stylists really got a chance to show their edgier chops last night. For this, we are grateful… and, naturally, jealous of the stars who got to wear some of the best looks at the gala. We’re taking cues from six of our favorite looks of the night, right here…

May 7: What Are We Wearing Today?

Happy Tuesday! Or something? Happy anything? The “Gatsby” soundtrack hit Spotify earlier today, and I don’t think any of us have listened to anything else since. My favorite parts are the dialogue. Is that weird? Totally. Come see what we’re wearing today…

The 2013 Met Costume Institute Ball: Misses

The Met Ball was poppin’ off last night. Not that we were there, but like, we could have been. The Costume Institute Gala is always home to some of the wildest fashion you’ll see all year long, and this year’s theme of “PUNK: Chaos To Couture” lent itself especially well to all things amazing and outrageous. Of course, there are two sides to every coin, which still does little to explain some of the more ridiculous looks you’ll see in the gallery above…