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Dolce & Gabbana Found Guilty of Tax Evasion, Sentenced to Jail

By Caitlin Petreycik on
(ImaxTree) Dolce & Gabbana's fall 2013 collectionAfter a long, drawn out court battle following the 2004 sale of fashion label Dolce & Gabbana to a Luxembourg-based holding company called Gado, which pretty much functioned as a tax shelter and was owned by Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana themselves, the designers are heading to jail. Earlier today, Italian judge Antonella Brambilla found the duo, and five of their colleagues, guilty of tax evasion (to the tune of nearly $550 million), WWD...Read Full Story

Zac Posen's Guide to Summer Dressing

By Caitlin Petreycik on
(Getty Images) Zac Posen is having quite the summer. In between debuting his resort collection and dressing a slew of celebrities, he found the time to design a $1.5 million 24-carat gold gown to celebrate the launch of Magnum ice cream's Magnum Gold bar (and whip up a less spendy version for Rent the Runway), team up with David's Bridal on an ongoing collection of wedding dresses, and even sit down with us to chat about his must-haves for the season!A few of Zac's favorite summer pieces...Read Full Story

BREAKING: Eva Chen Named Editor-in-Chief of 'Lucky,' Brandon Holley Out

By Danica Lo on
(Getty Images, Bauer Griffin) L-R Brandon Holley, Eva ChenThis just in from the Conde Nast grapevine: We're hearing early reports that Eva Chen, former Teen Vogue Beauty Director and, of late, Consulting Editor at Lucky magazine, has ousted Brandon Holley as Lucky's Editor-in-Chief. An official announcement is expected later today. The move comes two months after Anna Wintour took creative control at the floundering shopping magazine—following Wintour's appointment to the newly created post...Read Full Story

Marc Jacobs Called Cara Delevingne a 'Dwarf' Once, 'Love' Magazine's Furry Guest Editor,and More!

By Caitlin Petreycik on
(Getty Images)Stylist Katie Grand reminisced about that time Marc Jacobs called Cara Delevingne a dwarf. (Wait, what?) "I was trying to get her in the show, but it was the show in which everyone was very tall and very long. I remember Marc looking at me and saying, ‘Why is that dwarf in here?’, and me being devastated...I apologized to her afterwards.” Delevingne is 5'9, btw. [The Independent] Speaking of Marc Jacobs! His bull terrier, Neville, is editing Love magazine this week. Look at him...Read Full Story

Katy Perry's American 'Vogue' Debut, The Simpsons in Sneaker Form, and More!

By Caitlin Petreycik on
(Getty Images) Katy Perry crouches on a grassy knoll, wearing a rose-covered dress, in her first American Vogue cover, shot by Annie Leibovitz. [The Fashion Spot] Jeremy Scott isn't the only designer with a bit of a Simpsons fixation. Converse just partnered with the show on a collection of Bart, Homer, Marge, Lisa, and Maggie-adorned shoes ($37 to $65), which hit Journeys and Converse stores tomorrow. [Styleite] (Converse) Gilt.com is opening its first-ever brick-and-mortar outlet! In...Read Full Story

Celebrity Stylist Leslie Fremar's Tips for Looking Amazing in Pictures

By Caitlin Petreycik on
(Getty Images) Superstylist Leslie Fremar is responsible for some of our favorite celebrity fashion moments. (Charlize Theron in strapless ivory Dior at the 2013 Oscars? That was her. Julianne Moore in hunter Balenciaga at this year's Met Gala? Yep, her again.) So, when Leslie — who has been working with T.J. Maxx lately, to spread awareness about the retailer's new study on intersection between fashion and self-expression (more on that next week!) — gave us tips on looking star-level-amazing...Read Full Story

Zac Posen On His New David's Bridal Line: 'From Va-Va-Voom Red Carpet to Fairytale Land'

By Caitlin Petreycik on
(Getty Images) Here comes the bride, all dressed in...Zac Posen! The designer has teamed up with David's Bridal on an ongoing line of wedding dresses, called Truly Zac Posen, set to launch in February 2014. Six ivory gowns — available in sizes 0 to 14 off the rack, and 16 to 26 by special order — will be priced from $850 to $1,350, while five social occasion dresses, in neutrals and one silvery jacquard print, will go for $195 to $225.But, while the looks may be more affordable than Posen's...Read Full Story

Nicki Minaj's Kmart Clothing Line Is (Almost) Here, Kate Moss to Cover 'Playboy,' and More!

By Caitlin Petreycik on
(Getty Images) Nicki Minaj's bomber-jacket-and-freak'um-dress-filled Kmart collection is almost here! “I definitely didn’t want people to think, ‘Oh, she’s just going to have crazy stuff on her line,’ ’cause then that would push them away. I want them to know: No, no, no, I’m doing this for women in general to feel beautiful and sexy,” she says in the new teaser video for her line. [YouTube]Kate Moss will reportedly star on the cover of Playboy magazine’s 60th anniversary issue, which hits...Read Full Story

Want to See How Fashion People Throw a Garage Sale in Manhattan?

By Lindsay Schallon on
(Photo by Lindsay Schallon/StyleBistro)One of my most vivid memories about growing up in the middle-of-nowhere Midwestern suburbia is garage sale shopping. Every Friday night during the summer, my mom and I would cruise around local neighborhoods searching for signs and plotting out every house we'd hit up starting at 6 a.m. That way we could be in and out—with a trunk full of other people's junk, like first-generation Nintendo games, $3 Gap tees, and dilapidated golf clubs—by noon. There's...Read Full Story

Madonna and Lourdes Tap Rita Ora for Material Girl, Rick Owens Teams Up with Adidas, and More!

By Caitlin Petreycik on
(Instagram/ritaora)It's official — after weeks of speculation, Rita Ora confirmed via Instagram that she'll replace Georgia May Jagger as the face of Madonna and Lourdes Leon's juniors line, Material Girl. [Styleite]Rick Owens is teaming up with Adidas on a sneaker collection because he hates cardio so much. The designer explained: “I work out like a fiend but I hate, hate, hate cardio. I realized I’m in my fifties now and I need to do something for my heart and lungs. So, I’ve got to start...Read Full Story
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