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(Conde Nast College) Does this look like your college experience?Earlier this season, Conde Nast International, which is based in London, opened the doors to the company's first-ever institution of higher learning. Welcome to Conde Nast College, where aspiring fashion workers can take foundation or certificate courses in fashion—that's fashion, in general.The college recently welcomed its first-ever fashion certificate class to its Soho headquarters and the Independent stopped by to check it...Read Full Story

(Getty Images) Everybody, meet Greg Karber. The Los Angeles-based writer was pretty disgusted — as were we — when he read this rant by Abercrombie and Fitch C.E.O. Michael Jeffries, which was originally published in a 2006 Salon interview, but recently resurfaced in a Business Insider story. It goes: "In every school there are the cool and popular kids, and then there are the not-so-cool kids. Candidly, we go after the cool kids. We go after the attractive all-American kid with a great...Read Full Story

(Getty Images) Is punk dead? Well, if radical anarchist real-estate-heiress-turned-handbag-designer Ivanka Trump's clip-in blue hair streaks have any say in the matter, then, yes. Yes it is. Let's all take a look through some of the least punk moments from last night's Met Ball. With a few truly "punk" (or, you know, fashion punk) ones thrown in, too. The Met Ball's Least Punk Moments1. Vogue's Hired PunksSome punk performers politely stormed the Met Ball's red carpet in an orderly manner...Read Full Story

(Getty Images) Rebecca Minkoff, Robert Verdi, Celerie KembleJust in time for beach season, guess which of your favorite fashion designers and personalities have teamed up with One Kings Lane to create limited-edition beach towels—for charity, too! This season, Tracy Reese, Robert Verdi, Chrissie Miller, Nanette Lepore, Rebecca Minkoff, Steven Alan, Celerie Kemble, and Jenni Kayne are working with the online home retailer on an exclusive Designer Series beach Towels—each of which benefits a...Read Full Story

(Getty Images) As you may have heard yesterday — We meant to report it, but we were really busy! — John Galliano is teaching a course at Parsons.The four-day master class, titled "Show Me Your Emotion," will consist of just three days in the design studio with the former Dior designer — he still has his Oscar de la Renta gig, remember — followed by a critique and Q&A session with Galliano and Simon Collins, Dean of the School of Fashion. In an email to Parsons students, the school stated that...Read Full Story

(Mattel) One morning, after a night spent drinking pink champagne and binge-watching Million Dollar Listing, Barbie took a look around her Malibu dream house, and decided "these fuchsia chandeliers and floral comforters must go." So she called up Roksadnda Ilincic, who studied architecture at Belgrade University before launching her career in fashion — which, if you were friends with her, like Barbie is, you would know — and begged her to come over and redecorate. "Having previously dressed...Read Full Story

(Photo by Getty) Ottavio Missoni with his daughter, Angela Missoni Ottavio Missoni, who co-founded the iconic Italian fashion house with his wife Rosita in 1953, died this morning at his home in Sumirago, Italy, reports WWD. He was 92 years old. Earlier this month, Missoni, who went by the nickname "Tai," was hospitalized for a cardiac impairment, but was later released from facilities that evening.Missoni started his career as an international track athlete, but in the 1940s convened to...Read Full Story

(Elle) How did this not happen sooner? After starring in Django Unchained, Quentin Tarantino's highest-grossing film ever, and bringing in over 8 million viewers a week on her hit show, Scandal, Kerry Washington finally landed the cover of a major women's magazine. The actress is front and center on Elle's June issue, wearing a printed bodysuit and a cropped cardigan. "I'm the luckiest broad in Hollywood now," she told the glossy. [StyleBlazer] Lindsay Lohan's little sister, Aliana Lohan...Read Full Story

(Getty Images) Betsey Johnson's new reality show with her daughter Lulu, XOX Betsey, premieres tonight — Mother's Day! On the scripted-ness scale, it's at about the level of any Real Housewives program (coincidentally, Lulu would make an awesome addition to RHONY). But! It still offers a pretty intimate peek into the lives of this mother-daughter duo. Below, ten fun facts we learned about Betsey and Lulu Johnson. 1. Betsey Johnson doesn't use the internet too often. "That's where it's at...Read Full Story

(j4ya.tmblr.com) This crafter just combined two of our favorite things — clothes and snacks — into one delightful garment. Behold: The Snack Jacket! Imagine the possibilities! You could fill it with trail mix and Clif bars before a hike. Another, more likely scenario: Your friends are at a bar, debating whether to order one more drink, or leave in search of food. Then, you show up, outfitted in your snack jacket, and pull pita chips and Swedish fish from your many, many pockets. The night...Read Full Story