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Grammys 2012: Worst Dressed of the Night

As with every other awards show, the 2012 Grammy Awards also allowed for the creation of a worst dressed list and, you guessed it, you're reading it. Go here to see the best dressed ladies of the night. There's a very fine line between edgy and tacky and, as one can easily imagine, not all stars know how ...

14 February 2012
15:41 GMT

Grammys 2012: Best Dressed Ladies

So, the Grammys 2012 happened on Sunday. For all the celebrities, besides being a night to celebrate achievements in music, it was also an occasion to show some fabulous fashion on the red carpet. The red carpet ceremony ahead of an awards show has come to be as important as the actual ceremony, if not even more fo...

14 February 2012
14:51 GMT

Grammys 2012: Kim Kardashian Is Busty, Out of Place

Kim Kardashian likes to pride herself with being a fashionista but she was anything but at the pre-Grammy Clive Davis party held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel over the weekend, where she showed plenty of cleavage and, according to some, too little respect. As it must already be common knowledge, singer Whitney Housto...

14 February 2012
03:20 GMT

Grammys 2012: Nicki Minaj Brings Fake Pope as Her Date

Nicki Minaj is the ultimate diva. Ripping a page out of Lady Gaga's style book, the rapper made herself noticed on the red carpet at the Grammys 2012 – by bringing a fake Pope as her date. Without taking anything from her in terms of originality, Nicki did seem to go the Gaga way at the prestigious music a...

14 February 2012
01:57 GMT

Victoria Beckham Introduces Harper, the Bag

If David Beckham gets tattoos to show his love for his daughter Harper Seven, mommy Victoria does what she knows best for the same purpose: she designs fashion items. The singer turned designer has recently unveiled a new piece in her accessories collection for Spring / Summer 2012 line, named after her daughter, H...

13 February 2012
14:51 GMT

Jennifer Lopez Names Her 3 Essential Wardrobe Staples

Jennifer Lopez, one of the most fashionable ladies out there, can't even imagine what it would be like to have to have just 3 fashion items. However, she believes she knows which are the ones she could make it work with. Asked during an interview with Fox 5 NY to name the 3 items in her closet she could not l...

2 February 2012
15:41 GMT

MSN Lifestyle Becomes MSN Living

As of February 1st, 2012, MSN Lifestyle moved to MSN Living. Users will benefit from access to a completely new website, featuring a new design and different content than before. Thus, those who are interested in celebrity fashion or beauty trends, or would like to access content from favorite brands like Glamour,...

2 February 2012
07:21 GMT

David Beckham Unveils Underwear Super Bowl Ad

After considerably boosting sales for Armani, David Beckham is using his appeal with the ladies to push his own line of underwear. The ad that will air during the Super Bowl has just been unveiled. You can see it below in full and, though it's artsy in the extreme, it's best to note that *some viewer discre...

31 January 2012
10:41 GMT

Halle Berry Launches Shoe Collection

Halle Berry is branching out: the actress has just announced she'll be coming out with her own shoe line in March this year. For the time being available only in the UK, the limited-edition collection promises to be the solution to every stylish girl's problem. In a context in which more celebrities are loo...

30 January 2012
15:11 GMT

French Elle Accused of Shameless Racism for Michelle Obama Piece

That First Lady Michelle Obama is a fashion icon, that she supports young black designers and that she's a trendsetter is not a secret. According to a recent editorial on Elle France, Michelle Obama is also the reason why African-Americans finally know how to “dress up.” In a piece called &ldquo...

27 January 2012
15:21 GMT

Jean Paul Gaultier Unveils Amy Winehouse-Inspired Collection

As various industry publications point out, Amy Winehouse will forever be remembered for two things: her music and her style. It was the latter that Jean Paul Gaultier honored at Paris Fashion Week 2012, with his new collection. Of course, you might argue that Winehouse will also be remembered for her sustained and h...

26 January 2012
15:51 GMT

Golden Globes 2012: Erin Wasson Is Worst Dressed of the Night

Because of their bodies, models can get away with some of the boldest, most outrageous fashion choices one could imagine. However, that was not the case with Erin Wasson at an afterparty for the Golden Globes 2012. The awards show took place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in LA and, while Wasson did not walk the red car...

17 January 2012
13:21 GMT

Recycled Stuffed Animals Reborn as Green Rugs

Environmentally friendly artists are pushing recycling strategies to a whole other level, by incorporating old items into beautiful, one-of-a-kind masterpieces. While some of them gather dust in museums, other are cleverly commercialized on the market, attracting the admiration of millions of eco-conscious buyers a...

17 January 2012
09:27 GMT

Golden Globes 2012: Sarah Hyland Has Wardrobe Malfunction

At Sunday's Golden Globes 2012 ceremony, just as she was about to walk the red carpet, Sarah Hyland the young “Modern Family” star, had a near-fashion disaster when the zipper on her vintage Dolce & Gabbana dress “exploded.” The video below is of the 21-year-old actress telling E! tashio...

17 January 2012
08:21 GMT

Golden Globes 2012: Best Dressed Ladies

The Golden Globes 2012 may have honored achievements in film and television, but fashion lovers also got plenty of treats. With the traditional red carpet ceremony, they got the usual parade of high fashion and good styling.While many women shined on the red carpet outside the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, inc...

17 January 2012
04:07 GMT

Golden Globes 2012: Natalie Portman Makes Splashing Red Carpet Comeback

Precisely one year ago, Natalie Portman was being confirmed as the critics' darling for the 2011 awards season, winning award after award for her role in “Black Swan.” At last night's Golden Globes, she made her return into the spotlight. As fans would know, after the Oscars last year, Natalie w...

16 January 2012
16:51 GMT

Golden Globes 2012: Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt Are Best Dressed Couple

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt never disappoint on the red carpet or, at least, they don't during awards season. They might seem like they're not trying hard enough at movie premieres, but at last night's Golden Globes 2012, they were every inch the superstar. Criticism about Jolie ranges from her being ...

16 January 2012
15:11 GMT

Golden Globes 2012: Madonna Steps on Jessica Biel's Dress

Of all the things that can go wrong on the red carpet, this must rank among the worst. Jessica Biel and Madonna had a very awkward encounter before the Golden Globes 2012 awards show, with the latter stepping on the former's dress.As is customary with ever awards show, before the actual event, there's the r...

16 January 2012
13:51 GMT

People's Choice Awards 2012: Young Hot Hollywood Ladies

Getting ready for the red carpet must be every female star's idea of fun but, sometimes, the results and, most importantly, the reaction they generate, can overshadow the experience. This isn't the case here. At last night's People's Choice Awards 2012, held in Los Angeles at the Nokia Theater, ...

12 January 2012
16:31 GMT

Most Runway Models Meet BMI Criteria for Anorexia, Says Plus-Size Mag

As a response to the size 0 trend, plus-size models emerged on the scene, starting to pop in conversation regularly. In a new editorial, Plus Model Magazine argues for variety in fashion, stressing that most models now used have BMIs of anorexics. To back up this rather startling claim, the magazine also offers stati...

12 January 2012
16:01 GMT

Jessica Simpson Hates Maternity Clothes

Jessica Simpson is about 6 months pregnant and, though it shows in every inch of her body, she is adamant she will not wear maternity clothes. However, for other ladies out there, she has just the thing: she's coming out with her own line. Walking the red carpet the other day to promote her latest show, a fash...

9 January 2012
16:31 GMT

Ford Focus Recycled Parts Turned into Fabulous Dress

Ford is following the same fashionable path to success adopted by Lexus. The giant company has decided to give a new meaning to old car parts, while celebrating its 100th year in the UK. The automaker proves that the fashion business and the auto industry have a thing in common: the passion for one-of-a-kind, innovat...

4 January 2012
11:10 GMT

Kate Middleton Is Top Beauty Icon of 2011

Just a few hours into 2012, now's the best time to have a look at the past year and crown our Top Beauty Icon. As it happens, we're in luck the people have already spoken: Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton is the most stylish and beautiful woman of 2011. Superdrug commissioned a poll on 3,000 respondents ...

31 December 2011
18:01 GMT

PETA Blasts Janet Jackson for Blackglama Ads

The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is taking aim at Janet Jackson for her decision to be the face of the latest campaign for Blackglama furs and leather items. She's just been dubbed the Grinch of the Year, 2011. The collaboration was first announced a couple of months ago, but it would be fu...

28 December 2011
16:21 GMT

Kat Von D Comes Out with 'Sophisticated' Fashion Line

Now that her career in television is practically over, at least for the time being, Kat Von D is looking to branch out. The tattoo artist is coming out with a fashion line, of which she tells People we're to expect the unexpected. As some of you may remember, right before Kat and Jesse James called off their en...

27 December 2011
15:31 GMT

The Barefoot Shoe Is Trendiest Shoe of 2011

You might think that, with all the celebrity endorsement they get, platform pumps and stilettos are the most popular shoes of the year. As it turns out, it's the aesthetically unappealing barefoot shoe that takes the cake. Footwear News had readers vote for what they consider the hottest trends in footwear ...

25 December 2011
04:01 GMT

Pamela Anderson Gets Her Way as Russia Bans Seal Fur

Pamela Anderson and other PETA activists are enjoying a new victory. It seems that Russia has decided to ban all seal fur imports, to make sure that its name won't be associated with cruel practices such as extended baby harp seal hunts.This is definitely bad news for Canada, since Russia has always been conside...

21 December 2011
10:58 GMT

Corrugated Cardboard Christmas Trees Greener Than Real Ones

This year, environmentally friendly designers are launching a series of awesome-looking alternatives on the market. One of the most ingenious options is the recyclable Christmas tree made of corrugated cardboard. The product is lightweight, easy to fold and pack and definitely something you don't see in every ...

20 December 2011
10:29 GMT

British Weather Forecaster Launches Organic T-shirts

The Met Office, Britain's national weather forecaster is behind a fashionable, eco-friendly initiative, aiming to tackle climate change linked to extreme weather. The new series of T-shirts and hoodies are the result of its collaboration with Rapanui a small-scale enterprise. Rapanui wanted to to make sure that ...

19 December 2011
08:09 GMT

Bio-Based Renewable Polyester Discovered in Japan

Japan seems eager to green up every line of business. What we wear can definitely define who we are nowadays, when eco textiles are available on a large scale. Japan is now one step closer to a sustainable fashion industry, since it has revealed the first renewable, bio-based polyethylene terephthalate (PET) fiber, t...

19 December 2011
03:11 GMT

Charlize Theron Blasts Women in Love with Hello Kitty Fashion

Charlize Theron is getting a lot of Oscar buzz this year for her role in the dark comedy “Young Adult,” one that, she says, she could never understand. Charlize doesn’t get women’s obsession with Hello Kitty fashion.As we also noted on various previous occasions, in the film, the Oscar-winning...

18 December 2011
04:10 GMT

Timberland Launches Eco-Friendly Packable Hiking Shoes

Just in time for the winter holidays, Timberland has launched a new kind of shoes meant to make our skiing trips and hiking experiences even more enjoyable. While shoes with soles made of recycled rubber are not a new thing, the American manufacturer and retailer of outdoors wear plans to introduce us to the first ki...

17 December 2011
07:12 GMT

Eco-Friendly Shoes Save Orphaned Elephants

Sustainable fashion that gives back to the environment is a great concept that needs to be embraced on a larger scale. Suno company designing casual footwear for women may not be as popular or profitable as major brands, but it is definitely much more generous. An amount of its profit goes to support the David Sh...

15 December 2011
10:32 GMT

Self-Cleaning Clothes Make Washing Machines Go Extinct

China is the place where jaw-dropping inventions are developed. This time, the mega power that continues to impress us claims its experts have come up with a new kind of fabric that can clean itself, while exposed to sunlight. Once fully tested and implemented, this product could be adopted by the global fashion in...

15 December 2011
09:00 GMT

Victoria's Secret Collections Depend on Child Slavery

Victoria's Secret, the giant American lingerie retailer worth billions of dollars shows how a beautiful company can keep a big ugly secret. A new investigation developed by Bloomberg News Agency reveal the company is no stranger to modern child slavery, a phenomenon noticeable in most of the developing countri...

15 December 2011
06:45 GMT

Male Model Andrej Pejic Models for Women's Lingerie

If the thought of a male model modeling women's lingerie puts grotesque images in your head, think again. Androgynous model Andrej Pejic might be just the guy to change your mind, as you can see in the photos attached to this article. Since he's now one of the hottest models around, being able to work for b...

14 December 2011
15:51 GMT

Miley Cyrus Wows with Daring Low-Cut Dress on the Red Carpet

To those bullies who keep telling her on Twitter she gained weight, Miley Cyrus has nothing more to say. Instead, she's letting her body do all the talking for her, by looking her best on the red carpet. Though she's more of a rocker chick, Miley can also do designer gowns to perfection. This was more than ...

12 December 2011
12:01 GMT

Hot Debate on Winner of Elite Model Look Competition, Julia Schneider

Models are by definition thin because designers are always looking for girls with as little meat on their bones as possible, to have clothes “hang correctly.” On this note, the winner of the prestigious Elite Model Competition is so slender she's getting various media outlets all riled up.Julia Schne...

8 December 2011
14:41 GMT

Harvey Nichols Sets Out to Reinvent the Walk of Shame in New Ad

We all know the meaning of the phrase “walk of shame,” some of us probably from experience. British luxury department store Harvey Nichols wants to take it and turn it into the stroll of pride. After releasing a touching, emotional Christmas ad, Harvey Nichols is now trying a different approach, by target...

8 December 2011
09:20 GMT

H&M Under Fire for Pasting Models' Heads to Computer-Generated Bodies

If it looks too good to be true, it probably is. After coming under sharp fire from customers, H&M is forced to admit that none of the models featured on its official website are actually real, having been created by pasting models' heads to computer-generated bodies. The scandal started brewing up a few days ...

7 December 2011
15:51 GMT

Cheryl Cole Has Over 2,000 Pairs of Shoes, Is Obsessed

Cheryl Cole has always been hailed as a fashionista, given her passion for fashion and the desire to always look impeccable and trendy on the red carpet. As it turns out, Cheryl is also a bit of a shoe freak, owning no less than 2,000 pairs of them.In the Christmas special issue of Grazia magazine, the petite singer ...

6 December 2011
15:41 GMT

Fan Bothered by Janet Jackson's Fur Passion Sells His Collection

Janet Jackson's fur preference appears to shock fans more than her previous comic Super Bowl incident. PETA supporter Sean Oltersdorf has found out the famous singer could appear in a natural fur commercial for the notorious brand Blackglama and he is far from being pleased. Her latest intention of making more...

6 December 2011
10:19 GMT

Charge Your Cell Phone from Your Clothes

It's almost unbelievable what sustainable fashion can offer when it counts on renewables. A talented designer has created an amazing line of eco-conscious clothes, made of 100% organic, animal-friendly fabrics that can now charge our cell phones. Sandra Garratt is the proud design director of Silvr Lining, a c...

2 December 2011
02:40 GMT

Nicki Minaj Performs at Victoria's Secret Show

Shot a short while ago and aired on TV the other night, the annual Victoria's Secret fashion show was the same eccentric, colorful and gorgeous affair as always – this year, with a healthy side dish of Nicki Minaj. Nicki performed her hit “SuperBass” for the Think Pink section of the show and, ...

30 November 2011
08:22 GMT

Fashion Designers Think Kristen Stewart Is a 'Fashion Pariah'

Kristen Stewart has always been and, as per her own words, will always be a tomboy in style. She favors jeans and sneakers and plain t-shirts, so she's been branded a designer's worst nightmare, according to a new report. The Daily Mail writes that, following the media storm for the promotion of “The ...

29 November 2011
16:31 GMT

British Company Plans to Improve Knitwear Relying on Green Alpaca Wool

A British company wants to innovative the fabrics we rely on to keep our bodies warm during winter. The Toll is planning to redefine the position of the alpaca wool, by turning it into a much more sustainable fabric, purchased and used in manufacturing processes on a larger scale. While the entire fashion industry ...

24 November 2011
08:39 GMT

PETA Blasts Kim Kardashian for Wearing Fur

Since fashion was probably Kim Kardashian's smallest problem now that she's facing a serious backlash from the public for divorcing Kris Humphries, PETA is making it for her. The group goes after the socialite in a new campaign. Us Weekly reports that a new billboard will go up in the following weeks, b...

19 November 2011
10:21 GMT

Jessica Simpson Wants to Give Birth in High Heels

Jessica Simpson doesn't want to give up her high heels even though she's heavily pregnant with her first child. In a new interview, the fashion designer jokes she even plans to give birth in Yves Saint Laurent.Jessica recently sat down with the print issue of Us Weekly to speak about pregnancy, fashion, and...

18 November 2011
14:21 GMT

United Colors of Benetton Pulls Unhate Pope Ad After Vatican Protests

Clothing company United Colors of Benetton has gotten itself in hot water for a new controversial ad campaign for its Unhate initiative. One photo shows the Pope kissing another man on the month, and it will be pulled from the campaign.Benetton is now promoting a new initiative, called simply Unhate, in support of th...

17 November 2011
16:01 GMT

Clothing Labels Are Guides to Your Eco-Conscious Attitude

You definitely are what you wear, in times when you have several options that can minimize the impact of your clothes on the environment. Organic fibers represent by far one of the most eco-friendly alternatives. Check your the labels on your clothes and proclaim yourself eco-conscious only if they are made of cotton...

17 November 2011
11:10 GMT


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