Beyoncé’s Beautiful According to People, Calvin Klein’s Courter Cuffed for Coke and Kimye Crash the Party

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

- Tyra Banks addressed the recent mass firing on America’s Next Top Model saying that they’ve “reached a point where we feel that the show just needs a new boost.” Yeah, and that boost was called André Leon Talley, after which Top Model should’ve smized its last smize and hunched into obscurity. [The Cut]

- Now that motherhood has her feeling “more beautiful than…ever,” People has acknowledged Beyoncé’s newfound hubris by naming her the “World’s Most Beautiful Woman.” It also didn’t hurt that she’s back to her pre-baby weight. I guess taking that cushion out from under her Dereon was a laborious process. #Kidding #NotReally [People]

Olympic Torch Beats Out Royal Wedding Dress, Savage Beauty for Design of the Year

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

Well, you can’t win ‘em all. Sarah Burton‘s wedding dress for the Duchess of Cambridge and Alexander McQueen‘s Savage Beauty exhibit had to take a backseat at the 2012 Design of the Year Awards as The Olympic Torch burned down the competition to take home the top prize.

LVMH Invests in Maxime Simoens

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

While he may have denied and denied dealings with Dior, Maxime Simoens is becoming part of the LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton family nonetheless. Bernard Arnault is said to be investing in the 27-year-old couturier’s eponymous line, only weeks after his departure from Leonard. 

Knightley in Shining Ardor: Keira Covers Interview Mag

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

One of our favorite editorial actresses, Keira Knightley makes a triumphant return in the April issue of Interview, shot by the always dynamic duo of Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott. Stylist Karl Templer adorns the British beauty in Louis Vuitton, Yves Saint Laurent, Balenciaga, Céline, Givenchy, Salvatore Ferragamo, Diane von Furstenberg, Chanel and Valentino as she smokes and smolders in the sultry spread. There’s a bit of good old-fashioned 80s androgyny meets Helmut Newton’s stark  sexiness happening that fits Keira’s lithe bone structure perfectly. Full spread after the jump, kids. 

The Wall Street Journal Magazine Presents: The Look of Spring

Edited by Amanda Gabriele

Trying to keep up with the cycles of fashion can be an exercise in futility. Herewith, a peek at the top five [Spring 2012] collections with the accessories of the moment. When the going is this good, sometimes a new shoe or handbag is all you need.

IndieNewsroom: Anna Plays Nice in “The Fashion Fund”…Rachel Zoe Dies for LOVE…Ab Fab for Alexis Bittar

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

- The Fashion Fund is a new webseries that takes a look at the process behind the CFDA‘s annual award for up-and-coming designers. The first episode takes us behind the close doors of the committee that chose recent winner Joseph Altuzarra, featuring Anna Wintour in full HBIC mode. Flipping through the lookbook from Nice Collective, Anna purrs,”Well this is just generic…I mean, it’s fine. It’s not offensive.” And then she set it on fire and threw it in Jeffrey Kalinsky‘s face. [NYT]

Céline Cancels Runway Show Over Phoebe Philo’s Pregnancy

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

And who says that fashion doesn’t have a heart — besides me and everyone I know. To ease the pressure on a very pregnant Phoebe Philo, who’s expecting her third child sometime in April, Céline has decided to cut its fall runway show and instead opt for a scaled-down presentation.

The Royal Wedding Dress, Olympic Torch and McQueen’s Savage Beauty Vie for Design of the Year Award

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

The Design Museum has nominated the Duchess of Cambridge’s Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen royal wedding dress for its Design of the Year award, along with the 2012 Olympic torch and the Metropolitan Museum of Art‘s Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty exhibit. 

Battle of the Department Stores’ Soles

Edited by Jessica Lapidos

Even though we’ve been lusting over Spring 2012 shoes for months, it’s now coming down to the time when they’re going to hit stores. Big bowed up boxes like Barneys, Saks, and Neimans now must duke it out, see who gets the best, and the best customers will follow. They revealed some strategy to WWD this morning. Prep yourself for a battle for your sole. 

Vogue does the ‘Go To The Gym’ New Year’s Resolution

Edited by Jessica Lapidos

Well, Happy New Year to you, too! Thanks. So, your resolution is to hit the gym on the regs? You’re going to need a sensible platform sneaker to get you there. Vogue China suited Ji Lili up sporty ready for some athletic action. Take a page out of this for your own look. Think graphic lines, contrasts and sheer layers with depth. Because you’re obviously going to have a smokin’ hot personal trainer (and/or hot muscly men staring back at you from the weights section). These looks from Ohne Titel, Celine, Alexander Wang and Bottega Veneta will have them winking from the bell bars.