Louboutin Loves Lively, A Different Wu Rocks NYFW and Madonna Calls Out M.I.A. for that Middle Finger Stunt

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- Christian Louboutin gifted Blake Lively with his entire spring collection, thus giving everyone yet another reason to burn their Gossip Girl DVDs in effigy. [Styleite]

- Liza Minnelli had to drop out of her Hot in Cleveland guest spot thanks to an injury. And that’s why you don’t challenge Betty White to a bare-knuckle street brawl. [Playbill]

- Milk rules everything around me. New York Fashion Week, y’all!  The Wu-Tang Clan brought a little bit of Shaolin to the fashion set last night at Milk Studios. [Paper]

The Lady Vanishes: 5 Konspiracy Theories Why Karlie Kloss Kancelled on NYFW

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Karlie Kloss won’t be making any appearances on the runways during New York Fashion Week this season because “an engagement has come up.” This alleged engagement means a loss of thousands upon thousands of dollars for the super-in-training so whatever reason it is, it must be something good. And having no facts or clues on which to base supposition, we’ve come up with five conspiracy theories regarding her possible whereabouts.

Brady’s Bashed, Betrayed Bros Backlash Bundchen: The Patriots Not a Fan of Gisele’s Less Than Kind Criticisms

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After admonishing her husband’s buttery-fingered teammates via candid camera following the Super Bowl — god are we still talking about this? — Tom Brady‘s fellow Patriots voiced their “disappointment” over Gisele‘s remarks.

Karl Lagerfeld Praises MObama’s Big Black A** and Gisele Financially/Emotionally Supports Tom Brady

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- Karl Lagerfeld had his stint as a guest editor at Paris’ Metro daily newspaper today and like any time a German invades France, no one was spared.  After calling Adele “too fat” and Russian men “ugly,” the Kaiser did however praise Michelle Obama…and her “big black ass.” [Fashionista]

INDIE REWIND: 10 Poses to Get You into Vogue

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Having paged through my fair share of Vogues since acquiring my first issue some ten years ago, I’ve picked up a trick or two. There are certain poses models always do –  poses that are “classic Vogue.” So to master these is to get one horse-like step closer to those hallowed, glossy editorial pages.

IndieNewsroom: Etta James, RIP…Fashion’s Night Out Dates Confirmed…President Obama Croons, Nation Swoons

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- The legendary Etta James passed away today after a long battle with various illnesses including leukemia and dementia. She was 73. [NYT]

Gisele: The Key to a Successful Spring 2012 Campaign

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Gisele is more or less 112 years old, but that doesn’t mean she’s planning on slowing down anytime soon. The bodacious Brazilian has landed at least three major spring 2012 campaigns — the Mert and Marcus-lensed Versace and Givenchy ads and the latest for Salvatore Ferragamo –  ensuring that the Gisele Stock Index will continue to return significant gains.

Gisele Arches and Extends for Versace’s Spring 2012 Campaign

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Eschewing the burgeoning trend of casting relative unknowns for the spring 2012 campaign season, Versace stayed true to form and went big and bold with supermodel of the world Gisele taking a star turn.