One-Bag Weekend: The Memorial Day Essentials

Edited by Amanda Gabriele

Memorial Day weekend is upon us, which means it’s time to start packing for your weekend getaway. If you’re a packing procrastinator like myself and wait until the morning of departure to prepare a bag, there is a way to make things a little easier on yourself. Ready? Go grab a pen and paper and find 10 minutes to spare. In this handy how-to guide, you will see how easy it is to pack for your entire weekend, using only one weekender bag. Click through the gallery, think of a piece in your closet that matches each of these essentials and write it on the list. Come crunch time, you will be packed and ready to go in 10 minutes! Whether you’re going to the beach, lake or mountains, don’t overpack this year; check out our pointers after the jump instead.

Jane Lynch to Bring in da Nose, Bring in da Funk at FiFi Awards

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

As if the whimsically title FiFis needed any more comedy, Emmy-winning scene stealer Jane Lynch will shtick up the crowd as host of the Fragrance Foundation‘s annual awards show when it wafts into town Monday.

NBC Crowns Its First “Fashion Star”

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

4.9 million people tuned in Tuesday night to watch fourth grade schoolteacher from Kansas, Kara Laricks, take home the top prize on NBC’s Fashion Star. In addition to $6 million, Licks will have her collections sold exclusively in H&M, Macy’s and Saks Fifth Ave.

5 Spring Jackets to Beat the Evening Chill

Edited by Amanda Gabriele

This week marks the middle of May, a time when birds are singing and flowers are sprouting all around us, right? Sure it’s a beautiful time of year, but we’re not out of the woods and onto the beach quite yet. As days hit the mid-60s and 70s in NYC, the night air is still in the 50s and sometimes lower. But bare shoulders don’t have to wait another month when you have one of these 5 fabulous spring jackets to keep the spring chill at bay. Day-to-night, rain or shine, you’ll be glad to throw on these chic outerwear options.

Color Me Red: Christian Louboutin Starting a Cosmetic Line

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

Crimson-soled cobbler Christian Louboutin is venturing into the realm of beauty with a new luxury line, Christian Louboutin Beauté, set to launch in late 2013.

Tom Cruise Rocks W Magazine, Justin Bieber’s Getting His High School Diploma and Anna Wintour’s Date Night with Stephen Colbert

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

- TIME Magazine decided to place a mom breastfeeding her three-year-old son on its cover to illustrate its story on “attachment parenting.” Meanwhile, showing Kris Jenner and her Kardashian klan would’ve had the same (nauseating) effect. [Huff Po]

- The Olympics really takes the lighting of the Olympic torch super serial. So serial in fact, there were men wearing pleated skirts. [Styleite]

- This is Tom Cruise — and his Photoshopped abs — posing with models Abbey Lee Kershaw and Edita Vilkeviciute on the June cover of W Magazine. Aside from making everyone uncomfortable, Suri‘s dad is promoting his new film, Rock of Ages. [Fashion Gone Rogue]

Nicole Richie Is Designing a Capsule Collection for Macy’s

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

Fashion Star‘s Nicole Richie is getting her designs into Macy’s and she didn’t even have to compete for it. Macy’s is one of the retailers that will ideally carry winning designs by contestants on that trainwreck of a reality show, but Richie bypassed the televised bidding process and her capsule collection hits Macy’s stores come mid-September.

Flea Is The Way To Be With Bar III

Edited by McArthur Joseph

Macy’s blogger friendly contemporary brand, Bar III, is hitting the road in flea market form & coming to a city near you.

V Mag Star Spangles Ke$ha, Ashton Kutcher Pulls a Lagerfeld and Macy’s Spreads Fleas

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

- FHM is apparently still around and has crowned UK sex tape enthusiast/X Factor judge Tulisa Contostavlos the Sexiest Woman in the World. [Huff Po]

- V Magazine dived into the dumpster America is currently wading through where they found Ke$ha and threw her on the cover of its “Americana Issue.” [WOWWOW.ME]

Madonna Causes a Commotion at Macy’s

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

While Macy’s basement may have caught ablaze last week, last night the entire store was caught up in a firestorm of flashes and fan frenzy with the arrival of Madonna to fête the release of her new fragrance, “Truth or Dare.”