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Style Stealer: Dianna Agron Shops In A Midi Skirt And Summer Stripes

Rachel KrauseJuly 14, 2012 //

Stars: they’re just like us! “Glee” actress Dianna Agron goes to Trader Joe’s to pick up BBQ supplies in what would be my nicest “going out” outfit to date! But who cares where she’s wearing it when she looks so good? Maybe she was going directly to the barbecue after, you know? This look is all kinds of awesome: it’s the perfect mix of summer casual and ladylike, without being too proper or too overdressed for the weather. In fact, I would totally wear this to a barbecue. Not to the supermarket, though. That’s what pajamas are for. Click through to get your hands on Dianna’s weekend-ready style, perfectly suited to pull you through those other five days of the week. Keep reading »

Martha Stewart Makes Karl Lagerfeld Look Normal In A Crazy Cat People Faceoff

Rachel KrauseJuly 14, 2012 //

Dog and Cat Perverts

Well this is a strange love story! Read More »

Old-Timey Costumed Cats

Proof that people have been dressing up cats since forever. 8 Photos »

All Things Choupette

All of the urgent news updates regarding the famous beauty. Read More »

Karl Lagerfeld vs. Martha Stewart: who is the stranger pet owner? It’s a tough call. On one hand, we have Karl, whose Siamese cat (Choupette!) inspired a Chanel couture collection and has two personal maids who keep a diary on her behalf. On the other, we have Martha, who named her kittens Emperor Ch’in (after the Chinese ruler) and Kublai Khan (after the heir to the Mongolian empire), and also owns a Chow Chow named Ghenghis Khan. Oh, wait! Martha definitely wins, and here’s why:

“As with all my new pets, I gently bit each kitten on the face. This is how I let my animals know that I am now their mother.”

There you go. [The Martha Blog via Dlisted]

Katie Holmes Shows Just How Good She Feels About Being Set Free In A Pair Of Leather Pants

Rachel KrauseJuly 13, 2012 //

Finally Freed Katie

The seven places she can go now that she's out of Scientology. 7 Photos »

Katie's A Bad Ass

Five reasons why Katie Holmes is our new hero. Read More »

Tom & Katie Settle

"Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol" U.S. Premiere - Outside Arrivals

The pair has already reached a divorce and custody agreement! Read More »

Katie Flees

Katie rents secret apartment before filing for divorce. Read More »

Quick Pic

Katie Holmes can go all kinds of places now that she’s been unentangled (we hope) from the million squid-like arms of Scientology! She and Suri even got to check out my favorite childhood hotspot, the Central Park Zoo (I would make a joke about being kept in animal pens here, but the boss beat me to it, damn it). But this, this is what I believe to be the most telling rite of passage for Katie as a free woman. And do you know what that is? That’s right, my friends: it’s leather pants. Leather. Pants. Congratulations, Katie. You made it. [Photo: Fame/Flynet]

Move Over, Blake Lively, There’s A New Chanel Mews In Town … I Mean, Muse

Rachel KrauseJuly 11, 2012 //

All Things Choupette

All of the urgent news updates regarding the famous beauty. Read More »

Diane In Chanel

She wears Karl's designs with pride. Read More »

Karl's Chanel Plane

Was this also somehow inspired by Choupette? Read More »

Choupette Lagerfeld is my literal spirit animal in that she is, in fact, an animal, and also happens to really speak to my spirit, so there you have it. Just when I thought the gloriousness quotient of Karl’s legendary Siamese had finally been capped due to overload, what with recent reports of a photoshoot and eponymous purse, I could not have been more wrong. It turns out that the influence of le chaton on the Kaiser’s design sense does not only not draw the line at soft, fluffy bags, but an entire collection Karl kreated for Chanel was inspired by Choupette’s eyes. And who spilled the beans on the true blue roots of the Spring/Summer 2012 couture collection but Karl’s friend and neighbor Diane Kruger? One more for my extensive list of reasons why I would beyond happily trade lives with the German actress (we’ll call it #2, before Joshua Jackson and after the fact that she is one of the most beautiful people alive): she… has touched… Choupette. Even though she was probably made to wear white silk gloves whilst doing so. [Fashionista]

This Successful 22-Year-Old College Graduate Kind Of Wishes She Could Just Be Poor

Rachel KrauseJuly 11, 2012 //

We Want Money

Young women want to earn money more than their male counterparts. Read More »

Girl Talk: I Quit My Job

How did it turn out for this author? Read More »

What "Girls" Got Right

13 things from the premiere that seemed universally accurate. Read More »

Here’s a comforting thought: while our planet threatens to transmogrify into an Easy Bake oven, the world economy teeters on the edge of collapse, and Scientology is permitted to exist as a viable religion and way of life, there’s a 22-year-old out there who’s bummed out because she’s never been poor. Taylor Cotter, a 2012 graduate of Northeastern University, grieves the fact that just two months after completing her Journalism degree, she has an editorial job, a car, an apartment, and a 401k, none of which factor into the “10-cents-a-word” life she always dreamed of. It’s not surprising, coming from a girl who begins her lament, titled “A Struggle of Not Struggling,” by stating that “like most female journalists,” her only two inspirations in life were Carrie Bradshaw and Harriet the Spy, and it makes me wonder — has Cotter, who lives outside of Boston, ever actually been to New York City? Keep reading »

Calling All Aspiring Fashionistas: Get Thyselves To Condé Nast College, Stat

Rachel KrauseJuly 11, 2012 //

Anna Wintour 101

What we can learn about style from Vogue's EIC. 9 Photos »

Intern Sues Again

Hearst was first, who will be next? Read More »

Wintour Wears Sunglasses

Inside... the White House. Read More »

Every girl with aspirations of high fashion and even higher heels has their sights set on Condé Nast, and why shouldn’t they? It’s the stuff of “The Devil Wears Prada” dreams, a promised land where Wintour rules as supreme overlord and the streets are paved with, well, pavé. In light of the complaints filed by former interns who speak of slave labor and the long-running rumors that the job isn’t all it’s cracked up to be (on the contrary, it will make you crack), it’s getting harder and harder to secure a seat on Vogue‘s Byline Express. The Condé Nast College of Fashion & Design may sound like a fever dream I had when I was 16, but come January, such a school will be brick-and-mortar reality in central London. It vows to “establish itself as an important starting point for those who want to be tomorrow’s stars of the fashion industry,” which sounds pretty ambitious to me. Keep reading »

Ralph Lauren Unveils The Uniforms He Designed For The U.S. Olympic Team

Rachel KrauseJuly 10, 2012 //

Women's Gymnastics

Meet your Team USA Women's Gymnastics team! Read More »

Q&A: Alicia Sacramone

Alicia chats with The Frisky on beauty and the training beast. Read More »

Lolo Is A Virgin

Is staying a virgin tougher than competing in the Olympics? Read More »

Today in Things That Aren’t Cute: these uniforms Ralph Lauren designed for the U.S. Olympic Team. Blazers, berets, knee-length skirts — the company’s statement says the outfits aim to “embody the spirit of American athleticism and sportsmanship,” but I think they’re more “Phillips Exeter Academy, sailing, affected accents from a place that doesn’t exist, that kid you know named John Charles Johnson III, your mom’s Valium in the mirrored bathroom cabinet, and things that do not and will never genuinely define America as a whole unless, of course, you happen to be asking Ralph Lauren.” I grew up in Connecticut. I know this shit.

Target Brings Us The Designer Collaboration To End All Designer Collaborations

Rachel KrauseJuly 10, 2012 //

Affordable Designer Collabs

The Best And Worst Of Affordable Designer Diffusion Lines

The best and worst of the diffusion lines! 6 Photos »

Jason Wu for Target

What do you covet from his capsule collection? Read More »

Missoni For Target

Check out the Missoni for Target pillows, dishes and bike! Read More »

I’ve publicly voiced my lukewarm feelings on designer department store collaborations in the past, but this latest one may have just the right elements to make a convert out of a non-believer like me. As far as fast fashion goes, Target isn’t the first superstore that springs to mind, despite Missoni and Jason Wu to their name: H&M unforgettably landed a high-fashion trifecta of Lanvin, Karl Lagerfeld, and Versace (not to mention Stella McCartney and the impending Maison Martin Margiela), and Macy’s has stepped it up recently with cameos by Alberta Ferretti and Doo.Ri. Make no mistake, Target took note, and though only time will tell for certain, my instincts say there’s a good chance that they’ve nailed the formula with their fresh new take on luxury-meets-affordability. Keep reading »

Christian Louboutins Brings A Fairy Tale To Life With His Take On Cinderella

Rachel KrauseJuly 8, 2012 //

Weird Designer Shoes

9 Bizarre And Beastly Pairs Of Designer Shoes

Nine bizarre and beastly pairs of designer shoes. 10 Photos »

Louboutin Beauty

The shoe designer gets in the makeup game. Read More »

Louboutin Clients Are Tarts

The shoe designer said it himself. Read More »

Nobody ever told us who designed Cinderella’s glass slipper, but if a contemporary version of the tale were to take place, Christian Louboutin would be a shoe-in for the job — so it’s only natural that Disney chose the French designer, known for his luxurious red-soled footwear, to create a modern-day take on the fateful shoe. Unveiled yesterday in Paris, the results are infinitely more practical than a heel constructed of, uh, glass: the shoe is actually made of a fine layer of lace and covered in a smattering of Swarovski crystals, including crystal butterflies. I totally would have preferred to see Louboutin create a pair of actual glass slippers, even if it meant they were unwearable. They would look just as pretty on display as they would on the foot of a future princess. Or, you know, a stripper named Princess. Or Shauna Sand. [Fashionista]

Watch: A Mesmerizing New Short Film From Chanel Makeup’s Peter Philips

Rachel KrauseJuly 8, 2012 //

Chanel's Bedazzled Brows

Models sported sparkly brows at a recent Chanel show. Read More »

Chanel Cotton Wipes

For those who are too fancy for CVS brand. Read More »

Karl's Cat Has Maids

Karl Lagerfeld's Siamese cat Choupette has two personal maids. Read More »

Watch the dreamy Rouge Allure ad...

While there are many things definitively Chanel that I don’t exactly promote — tweed, for instance — I almost always agree with Peter Philips. The global creative director of Chanel Makeup since 2008, Philips is responsible for crazy-coveted Le Vernis nail lacquer shades like Particulière, which sparked the frenzy for taupe-grey (or “greige”) polish back in 2010, and the birth of the Rouge Coco lipstick range. He’s a visionary of sorts (see: bedazzled brows on the runway last season) who can put an elegant, luxurious spin on pretty much anything (see also: temporary tattoos). But just in case you need a little more proof that Philips is, indeed, a bonafide beauty genius, his new short film will make up your mind once and for all. “Miroir, Miroir,” inspired by the Paris-Bombay show Karl Lagerfeld sent down the promenade in December, serves to introduce five new shades of Chanel lipstick in the most gorgeously hallucinatory way possible. Philips said of the video, “The concept complemented the shades and the hypnotizing, psychedelic aspect fit well with the Indian theme.” Are you tripping yet? [BellaSugar]