Kate Upton’s No (Victoria’s Secret) Angel, MOBama Hits Target and Marc Jacobs Robs the Cradle

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

- “She’s like a footballer’s wife, with the too-blond hair and that kind of face that anyone with enough money can go out and buy.” — casting director Sophia Neophitou on Sports Illustrated cover girl Kate Upton‘s prospects of walking in the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. [The Cut]

- Get ready to go back to school and get some class. The Condé Nast College of Fashion & Design is now accepting applications. [Vogue UK]

- Michelle Obama wore Jason Wu — for Target — at an event in Florida over the weekend. And she looks super jazzed about it. [Huff Po]

INTERVIEW: Creative Director Stefan Campbell Makes Magic at Michael Bastian

Edited by Jessica Lapidos

At 11 A.M. today, Exit Art was bustling with t-shirt-flannel-n-jeans guys with ladders, gold paint, real leaved branches and tree trunks sitting apart, and two Swarovski crystal chandeliers hanging from a rolling rack. This team of set builders were being kindly and meticulously directed by Stefan Campbell, the man responsible for translating Michael Bastian‘s collection into a three dimensional space that garners an emotional reaction from the audience before the clothes hit the runway.  Earlier this week, he removed the front row so Chadwick Bell could have a 14 foot-wide glowing fuchsia runway instead of seven. Today, he’ll be scenting Michael Bastian’s show with Aedes. After speaking with Stefan today, we can confirm that he knows the tricks to making a runway show magical. See Stefan Campbell’s secret tips and advice at the end of the interview. And we’ll go see the show now. 

#NYFW Trend Watch: Orange Is Burning

Edited by Jessica Lapidos

Ah, that rich citrus scent wafts smokily through New York Fashion Week as many designers are using burnt orange as a carrying color throughout their collections. With varying tones of vibrance, this hue skews dark, often mixed with maroons and deep aqua greens á la Costello Tagliapietra and Band of Outsiders. In a thousand textures and a million ways, expect to see more orange burning to the ground in Fall 2012. 

Nordstrom Jumps on the Live-Streaming Bandwagon with Jason Wu

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

In its first attempt at live-streaming, Nordstrom will broadcast Jas0n Wu‘s fall 2012 show on its website. Since it’s their first time, I hope Wu is gentle with the luxury department store.

VS Angel Goes with God, Ellen Dances on Moms’ Anti-Gay Pedestal and Kanye Returns to Paris

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

- Joan Rivers has had 739 plastic surgery procedures — meanwhile, Ground Zero has seen less construction. [Buzzfeed]

- Celebrities are clamoring to spice up their red carpet lives by wearing Victoria Beckham to this year’s Oscars. [Daily Mail]

- Victoria’s Secret Angel Kylie Bisutti apparently took her title too seriously and quit VS because god doesn’t care for that kind of behavior in his heavenly hosts. [Vogue UK]

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

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

- 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]

For His First Campaign, Jason Wu Is Taking It to the Streets

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

Jason Wu has taken a page out of Alexander Wang‘s guerrilla marketing playbook for his ad first ad campaign. You won’t be likely to see Wu’s new ads in a magazine, or if you never venture into Manhattan as they will be plastered exclusively across, around and about the city. 

Mary Alice Stephenson on Real Women, Her Favorite Young Designers and the State of American Style

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

LOOKBOOKS contributor Stacey Cunningham helms the regular feature, Kit & Kaboodle, taking a look at what makes stylists tick and keeps them sane. This week she profiled one of the busiest and most successful stylists in the industry, one Ms.  Mary Alice Stephenson: