With big hair, big cleavage, dramatic cheekbones, a pouty lip and an always-welcome cat-eye, Adele brings to mind a young Brigitte Bardot and introduces a more grown-up and sexy side of the Grammy winner. What do you think of Adele’s Vogue debut? [Styleite]

Do you know who invented Rihanna’s iconic haircut, “The Firefly”? Patrick Melville, renowned specialist in high fashion chic and red carpet glamour, did. This really comes as no surprise if one considers his track record. Patrick got his training in London while working for British Vogue and, from there, he went on to have his work immortalized by the lenses of Patrick Demarchelier, Gilles Bensimon, and Kurt Marcus (among others) for the pages of W, Vogue, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, and many more. Success is a stressful thing, but instead of taking a spa-cation, in 2007 Patrick opened The Patrick Melville Salon and Spa at The Sports Club/LA, the internationally reputed sports and fitness complex at Rockefeller Center. His sleek venue quickly became a top beauty destination, as it features all the amenities of a world-class spa—from luxury manicure and pedicures, to acupuncture as well as organic body and hair treatments—along with superb hair cutting and a full-service color bar. So if you were looking for a place to get your do done for those upcoming festivities, this would be it. Should you be unable to make the trip to Rockefeller Center, however, then check out these five practical holiday hairstyles from Patrick.

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I will always love the Brigitte Bardot theme, and I have to say that Gisele is a pretty good at portraying it.

Gerorgia’s beauty blows me away and she reminds me a lot of Brigitte Bardot.

The French handbag brand is launching the “Bardot,” an eco-friendly bag with 100% natural fabrics! The sixties icon  participated in the creation of the bag that bares her name, which will hopefully become the new It-bag. I can’t wait to see it, the Bardot launches in June!

Taking inspiration from throwaway materials and Frankenstein’s legendary monster, Dazed & Confused this month presents its ‘Franken-Fashion’ masks project… a unique creative collaboration with some of the world’s top designers, including such names as Alexander McQueen, Gareth Pugh, Martin Margiela, Hussein Chalayan, Roberto Cavalli, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac and Riccardo Tisci.

Each of the 13 designers involved created a mask especially for Dazed, using scraps lying around the designers’ studios – look out for rubber gloves, leather offcuts and even an old lampshade! Modelled by the fabulous Guinevere van Seenus, shot by Daniel Jackson and styled by Dazed senior fashion editor Karen Langley, while more Franken-fashion comes from Richard Burbridge, Magnus Unnar, Mark Pillai and Max Farago.

Turning green on the Hackney streets, Dazed also meets Laura Mulleavy of fast-rising label Rodarte to talk horror chic, while talented British actress Rebecca Hall take a break from theatre to discuss Dorian Gray, Woody Allen and sex dolls. Dazed also freaks out with the next generation of psychedelic artists, cutting up internet graphics and 80s TV ads to create mind-bending new works that reflect our media-saturated age. Meanwhile, the scuzzy musicians at the heart of the underground lo-fi music scene get real about whether it’s a movement or just a bunch of people making noise – with Wavves, Blank Dogs, Times New Viking, Woods, Kurt Vile, A Grave With No Name and many more.

Elsewhere in October’s Dazed, notorious installation artist Nancy Kienholz, cult comedy duo Tim & Eric, the world’s first black supermodel Donyale Luna, the Slits’ Ari-Up, Brigitte Bardot dressed as a superhero, and the most snappily dressed 60s apocalypse cult you’ll ever see.

The Dazed & Confused October ‘Franken-Fashion’ special issue is on sale on Thursday September 17.

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Model/Rock god hybrid Georgia Jagger goes topless for Hudson Jeans. At just 17 this modern day Brigitte Bardot is making waves in the modeling world with her pout and bringing a fresh face to Hudson jeans.

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I’m looking forward to snagging the February 09 issue of French Vogue (even though it’s wicked expensive here… sigh). Carine Roitfeld is being her usual magnificent self and doing the entire issue featuring model Lara Stone. Hint reports: the spread is modeled after Roger Vadim’s 1956 classic Et Dieu Créa La Femme starring Brigitte Bardot. Roitfeld said Stone had almost stopped working, so she wanted to make her a star. Brilliance. 

Thanks Fashion Copious!