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(Courtesy SCAD) Michelle Leal's ballgown on the runway at the SCAD fashion showEvery year, around this time, I head down to Savannah for the weekend to see the Savannah College of Art and Design's BA fashion show. This weekend was my fourth year in a row—and every time, the quality of the work and the amazing production just get better and better. That said, one of my favorite things about heading down to Georgia is the city of Savannah itself—as beautiful and quaint as you could imagine...Read Full Story

(Courtesy of SCAD) Calvin Klein Creative Director Francisco Costa with SCAD President Paula WallaceOne of the best annual events on my fashion calendar comes every May when the Savannah College of Art and Design presents its BA show. As part of the yearly festivities, school trustee Andre Leon Talley presents a Lifetime Achievement Award to a luminary in the industry—previous honorees have included Manolo Blahnik, Diane Von Furstenberg, Tom Ford, Vera Wang, and Marc Jacobs.This year's Andre...Read Full Story

(Getty Images) Rihanna's fashion-competition show, Styled to Rock, didn't get much attention in the U.S. when it aired in the U.K. last fall, but now it's coming to the Style Network! Pharrell Williams and model-slash-designer Erin Wasson have already signed on as celebrity mentors. [The Cut] Tommy Hilfiger has teamed up with a very special guest designer — Miss Piggy! — on a childrenswear line. "Moi adores working with Tommy on the Muppets collection," the Muppet told Vogue UK. "Not only is...Read Full Story

(Vogue) Karolina Kurkova is a crochet mermaid on the cover of Vogue Ukraine's June issue. [Fashion Gone Rogue] J. Crew's CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund collection featuring The Elder Statesman, Jennifer Meyer, and Tabitha Simmons drops tomorrow. [J. Crew] (J. Crew) Catbird founder Rony Vardi sat down with Lifestyle Mirror to chat about her Brooklyn jewelry boutique's signature memory rings. "We sell our first knuckle rings — all of them — day in and day out. We started making them back in 2006 when...Read Full Story

One of my favorite events on the annual international fashion calendar—right up there alongside Paris Fashion Week and the after-Christmas sale season—is my yearly May pilgrimage to Georgia for the Savannah College of Art and Design BA fashion show.Each spring, the design college stages one of the most elaborate and best-produced graduate presentations of any school. The students, who've completed four years of painstaking study—and a full year of mentorship by a rotating cast of the industry...Read Full Story

(Getty Images) Do you break out the Purell when you have to grip a subway pole? How about after you use a public restroom that happens to be out of soap? You do? Great! But do you de-germify yourself after you rummage around in your handbag? That might be a good idea, science says, because your purse is a petri dish of disgustingness. Researchers at Initial Washroom Hygiene have found that the items women usually tote around in their handbags, like, say, lip gloss and keys, carry more...Read Full Story

(Versace) Last night, at a splashy New York City party where Heidi Klum and Taylor Momsen rubbed shoulders with Woody Allen and Soon-Yi Previn, Donatella Versace launched the first Versus collection since the departure of creative director Christopher Kane. The label has undergone a lot of changes since last season. For one, Versus is reissuing updated versions of its archival pieces (available for $250 to $1250 on Versace.com). And Donatella tapped London-based designer J.W. Anderson to...Read Full Story

(Thinkstock) Vampires are naturally stylish, no?Just because they're undead doesn't meant they want to be unfashionable.If you're a vampire—or just want to look like one—Scarlett Stoker's new eBook Dracula in Dior might be just what you're looking for.The new book, which bills itself as "The Ultimate A-Z Fashion Guide for the Undead and Those Who Wish To Be," is a newfangled guide to looking like a vampire without resorting to old-school outfits like corsets and capes. New, modern vampires...Read Full Story

(Getty Images) Victoria’s Secret Angel Miranda Kerr was a target of the Hollywood teenage crime group (and the subject of Sofia Coppola’s latest film) the Bling Ring. They stole her underwear! (Ew.) Nancy Jo Sales, the writer who penned the article upon which the move is based, is coming out with an entire book next week on the topic. She told Vanity Fair, 'The fact that they stole the underwear just seems so weird, but it’s not weird when you think about it, because they’re growing up at a...Read Full Story

(Topshop) What would you do if you saw a woman wandering through the scorching desert, dressed in a fur vest and a pair of angel wings, pausing only to run repeatedly into a brick wall, and then, when she reaches water, walking straight in, arms at her sides, with no intention of swimming? Call the cops? No need! It's just Kate Bosworth, being whimsical, filming an ad for her new Topshop 'Festival' collection. Yes, even though Coachella is over, the UK music festivals haven't even started yet...Read Full Story