RED CARPET REPORT CARD: Emma Stone in Louis Vuitton

Edited by Amanda Gabriele

In this edition of Red Carpet Report Card, Emma Stone will be graded on her Louis Vuitton Pre -Fall 2011 look worn to the Louis Vuitton Fall 2011 show in Paris . See how she looked after the jump.

Louis Vuitton Rockets to the Penthouse of the Universe for Fall 2011

Edited by Amanda Gabriele

Dead. Girl. Walking. Louis Vuitton always kills me, always in the right way. Marc Jacobs certainly had obsession in mind when he designed the Fall 2011 collection, shown today in Paris, ending another long fashion season. “It’s all about fetish,” Jacobs told WWD the night before his show. But what about the collection garnered these feelings of lust and addiction to mere materials? Is it the sleeves and legs recalling leg of mutton cuts, creating voluptuous hourglass silhouettes that could launch 1000 ships? Could it be the rubberized lace garments or refusal to wear pants, a trend I am behind 100 percent. What about the 18-karat gold handbag securely handcuffed to a model’s wrist? Everything from excessive use of the LV logo to tiny little wrist gloves to waxed faux fur, it’s clear the Louis Vuitton woman is magnificent and always will be. Every piece from prim and proper rounded collars to eccentric prints and diamond-shaped sequins to dominatrix corset belts had a place, creating a tremendously cohesive but sundry collection. French maids and elevator porters accessorized the elaborate scene, as models walked from a gilded and black iron retro elevator bank.  Naomi Campbell, terrifying in the chicest of ways, walked the runway, as did Kate Moss who closed the show, cigarette in hand. “Save the best for last” is the saying, and Louis Vuitton is obviously the penthouse of Fashion Week.

Bulgari Sells to LVMH for $5 Billion

Edited by Josh Linam

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton continues its world domination of fashion. In recent LVMH muscle-flexing, the French retail giant is paying $5.19 billion to buy Bulgari.

The College Dropout Going Back to School?

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

Kanye West is taking the next logical, Louis Vuitton-loafered step in his ardor for couture by applying for a Master’s degree in fashion at London’s prestigious Central Saint Martins College.

The Opium Den Scene Revived in “China Girls” for Interview Magazine [NSFW]

Edited by Amanda Gabriele

Fans, cigarettes and erotic female behavior has a special place in the March 2011 issue of Interview Magazine. Karl Templer styled models Tao Okamoto, Querelle Jansen, Kristina Salinovic, Sun Feifei, Crystal Renn and Dinara Chetyrova with body harnesses, obi belts, breast-skimming earrings and silk pantsuits for the spread “China Girls”. Dresses from the likes of Louis Vuitton and Versace glammed-up the ladies along with finger waves and eyes adorned with heavy and exaggerated makeup. Shot by Mert & Marcus, this sexy opium den scene is magazine editorial at its finest.

Anatomy of a Handbag

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

Now that New York Fashion Week is over, it’s time to reflect, reevaluate and recuperate. My fellow editors and I dumped out the contents of our bags to document our Fashion Week experience, or at least what we remember that wasn’t wiped out by excessive drinking and turning.

Kanye Gives Katy a Good Probing

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

When superstars collide. Kanye West gets all intergalactic on the remix of Katy Perry‘s latest single “E.T” spitting such gems as “They callin’ me an alien/ A big-headed astronaut/ Maybe it’s because your boy Yeezy gets ass a lot” and “I’mma disrobe you then I’mma probe you/ See, I abducted you so I tell you what to do.” Voice of a generation.

Lady Gaga is Down-to-Earth in Heavenly Clothes for Vogue

Edited by Amanda Gabriele

“Speaking purely from a musical standpoint, I think I am a great performer,” Lady Gaga told Jonathan Van Meter in the March 2011 issue of Vogue. “I am a talented entertainer. I consider myself to have one of the greatest voices in the industry. I consider myself to be one of the greatest songwriters. I wouldn’t say that I am one of the greatest dancers, but I am really quite good at what I do.”

Decked out in Louis Vuitton, Alexander McQueen and Haider Ackermann, the pop superstar poses for Mario Testino‘s lens for her cover and spread in Vogue‘s Power Issue.