The Bloghatin’ Awards, French Elle’s Big Body Beautiful and Ashanti Trashes It Up During NYFW

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

- The Bloglovin’ Awards were among the many awards shows last night. And among the many awards we weren’t nominated for. So therefore, among them many awards shows we couldn’t care less about. [Yahoo! News]

- Martha Stewart‘s dog won best breed at the Westminster Kennel Club‘s annual dog show. Let’s hope that winning streak translates to court. [Styleite]

- French Elle has dubbed plus-sized model Tara Lynn as “The Body.” Big girls are officially shutting it down – take a note. [Huff Po]

Macy’s Hitting Below the Belt in Martha Stewart Lawsuit

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

Proceedings are under way in the case of Macy’s v. Martha Stewart Living and it’s already getting ugly with the former bringing up the latter’s prison record and referring to rival J.C. Penney as a “less upscale retailer.”  Meanwhile, sounds like someone got a few high profile diffusion lines and thinks they’re ballin’ like Barneys all of a sudden. 

Martha Stewart Heading Back to Court as Macy’s Sues Domestic Diva

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

Martha Stewart has little more than a passing acquaintance with the law but Macy’s intends to set the two up on a nice little date — a court date. The mass retailer is suing Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. for breach of contract after JC Penney announced plans to carry a wide range of Stewart products beginning in 2013.

5 Stylish Christmas Trees to Inspire the Last Minute Decorator

Edited by Amanda Gabriele

Christmas is just around the corner – three days around the corner to be exact – and some of us (*cough* me) don’t have a Christmas tree yet. If you are also a procrastinator and need some last minute decorating ideas, we rounded up five stylish Christmas trees to inspire you.

25 Days of Gift Guides : 5 Gifts Under $50

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

Maybe you got a bigger year-end bonus than expected this year. Or maybe you didn’t blow your entire wad on the Brown Thursday-Black Friday-Cyber Monday never-ending-retail-weekend of Hell. Or perhaps that Christmas fund you started at the beginning of the year has accrued some serious interest. Either way, you’ve got a little more than $25 to spend on gifts this year and you want to show that special someone in your life how much you mean to them with the help of our nation’s 18th president, Ulysses S. Grant. 25 Days of Gift Guides continues down Santa Claus Lane with five great gift ideas under $50. 

Chic Thanksgiving Tablescapes for the Last-Minute Decorator

Edited by Amanda Gabriele

Thanksgiving - it’s here in all it’s fattening glory, and we couldn’t be more excited to stuff our faces. If you’re heading somewhere for the holiday, side dish in tow, enjoy relaxing while someone else is basting the turkey. But if you are hosting on this big day and feeling a little overwhelmed with manning both the cooking and decorating, we’re here to help. Creating a perfect Thanksgiving tablescape doesn’t need to be stressful, especially if you have some examples to guide you in the right direction. Here are five chic turkey day tables to inspire even the biggest procrastinators.

ALT Has a Gallery and Now an Exhibit to Put in It

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

Caped crusader, Vogue editor and Top Model judger André Leon Talley has curated the first exhibit to be featurd in the André Leon Talley Gallery of the Savannah College of Art and Design. Talley, a board member of the college, will focus the exhibit on past recipients of the André Leon Talley Lifetime Achievement Award. And next year, SCAD’s just going to throw up its figurative hands and rename itself the André Leon Talley College of Art, Design and Openly Yelling in People’s Faces. 

Oprah and Ralph: The Saga Continues

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

Oprah may have hung up her television mic and camera-ready wig, but that doesn’t mean she’s given up the role of interviewer par excellence. Eschewing his sprawling Colorado ranch, legendary designer Ralph Lauren coaxed the big O out for a night at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tulley Hall to sit down and chat about…him to raise money for the Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Care and Prevention and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.