Queen Elizabeth II’s 60 Years of Style, Sarah Burton’s Cover Story and TIME’s 100 Style Icons

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

- The really, really ridiculously good-looking couple of Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine and Victoria’s Secret catwalker Anne V. – or as I like to call them, Aanne Vvine — have called it quits. Guess we can’t look forward to a sequel to this gem then. [Modelinia]

- Kate Middleton may be the apple of fashion’s eye right now, but let’s not forget that her grandmother-in-law, Queen Elizabeth II has been royally turning it for 60 years. [Telegraph]

Designer Daily: Ajna

Edited by Jessica Lapidos

Designer Beryl Man has shifted her concerns from Donna Karan’s knitwear and Hussein Chalayan’s collection, to focusing on sustainability within her own label, Ajna. Man creates clothing that makes people think, and that makes the world a better place. Convertible, ever changing garments are made up of artisanal and organic textiles with low-impact dyes. She embraces the philosophy of the Tao: a life of simplicity with non-interference with the natural course of events. With that, Man is doing all in her power to create and produce in a way that won’t disrupt Mother Nature.

The Ultimate Beauty Guide to Fashion Week Fall 2012

Edited by Jessica Lapidos

Nature took its course on the runways from New York to Paris. Bushy brows and bare faces wiped the palette clean. Makeup was used sparingly; a vivd lip here, a midnight eye there. They were brought forth singularly. And the effect breathes refreshingly. Learn how to get the looks, and see which makeup artists put what products on which designers’ runways. 

Tyra Banks — Harvard Grad, Beyonce’s Preggers Dereon Ad and Zac Efron Jimmy-Hats All Over The Lorax

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

- Angelina Jolie‘s writing the foreword to drug-induced mistake ex-husband Billy Bob Thorton‘s memoir. [Just Jared]

- Tyra Banks got her degree from Harvard Business School, y’all! And now we’ll never hear the end of it. [Modelinia]

- Beyoncé posed for House of Deréon‘s spring 2012 ads while pregnant, but even the Baby Blue Ivy can save that hot mess of a line. [Huff Po]

White House Cabinet Gets a President’s Day Fashion Makeover

Edited by Jessica Lapidos

Regardless of whether your political education ends at Michelle Obama‘s wardrobe or you actually know the names and faces of those in our Presidential Cabinet, we at FashionIndie would still like to wish you a Happy President’s Day! After brushing up on our Poly-Sci 101, we realized America has been through a lot.  Our political opinion?  We would be much better suited under a fashion regime, led by the stern Anna Wintour, kept in line by the venerable Diane von Furstenberg, under fiscal guidance by LVMH president Bernard Arnault etc etc… check out our fashionable cabinet after the jump. 

The Museum at FIT Celebrates 50 Years of the CFDA and American Fashion

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

Eleanor Lambert founded the Council of Fashion Designers of America in 1962 and since then the organization has had some 600 members. This Friday, the Museum at FIT opens its latest exhibition, Impact: 50 Years of the CFDA, featuring 70 iconic looks that trace the development of American style over the last half century. 

Look of the Day: Academy Awards 2012

Edited by Amanda Gabriele

The 2012 Oscar Nominations were released today, and, as usual, I’m half way to underwhelmed. But then I began to think of the red carpet and all the praising and bashing opportunities it will bring. And since our invitations here at FashionIndie always seem to get lost in the mail, I took the liberty of putting together a 2012 Academy Awards outfit for myself. Love it or hate it in the Look of the Day.

Anna Wintour Throws Designers’ Support Behind Obama for Runway to Win

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

While the Republicans scramble to choose a nominee from their clown car of potential candidates, President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden have already laid down the groundwork for their 2012 campaign. The Obama-Biden ticket has recently partnered with 22 fashion designers for Runway to Win, an initiative to create T-shirts, tote bags, scarves and wristlets benefiting the Obama Victory Fund. And the driving force behind it is none other than Vogue‘s very own iron lady, Anna Wintour. 

INDIE NEWSROOM: Tilda Swinton’s Life to Be a Banquet as Auntie Mame…Rihanna’s Armani Ads Not That Sexy After All…Rachel Zoe Slights Brad Goreski’s Baby Gift

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

- Tilda Swinton is putting aside the heavy dramatic roles for the heavy pancake makeup and costume jewelry of filmdom’s greatest drag queen, Auntie Mame. The Oscar-winner is planning to “live, live, LIVE!” it up with her I Am Love director, Luca Guadagnino. [Out via NYT]

INDIE REWIND: Character Study — Dorothy Zbornak

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

All right everyone I hope you brought your cowl-neck sweaters, a culotte, a slouchy boot, anything with a drop-waist and a bad attitude. This week’s class will be on the grand dame of grandmothers, Dorothy Petrillo Zbornak Hollingsworth, as portrayed by the greatest lady of all time, one Ms. Bea Arthur.