- Anna Wintour, Sarah Jessica Parker, Uma Thurman and Yoko Ono are just some of the celebs to model Chanel‘s iconic jacket for the luxury brand’s recently launched e-exhibition site, thelittleblackjacket.chanel.com. [Fashionista]

- And speaking of which, Chanel hosted a little party to celebrate the launch of  The Little Black Jacket with none other than professional bad bitch Azealia Banks performing for a crowd of models and luminaries. Note Lindsey Wixson shutting it down/dropping it like it’s hot. [Styleite]

- Dolce & Gabbana, either bereft of a sense of humor or immune to a cheap pun, is suing a South African gift shop named Dolce & Banana. Seriously. [Racked]

- Tod’s founder Dorino Della Valle died today at the ripe old age of 87. [Fashionologie]

- Some movie critics found Jennifer Lawrence to be too well-fed to star in The Hunger Games. And Jennifer Lawrence found them to be complete assholes. [The Cut]

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Color Palette: Burgundy, midnight navy, caramel.

Mood: And then there’s Mod. 60s military chic meets fox hunting with the hounds on Park Ave.

Statement Pieces: The coats were everything with two double-breasted numbers standing out in particular — one in plaid mohair and leather (above) and the other in burgundy patent leather.

Front Row:  Model turned actress and professional Bill-killer, Uma Thurman as well as editors in chic, Elle‘s Joe Zee and W‘s Stefano Tonchi and Edward Enninful.

Runway Music: Despite hearing about her nonstop for the past few weeks, this was my first time actually hearing Lana del Rey. Her ”National Anthem” kicked off the show and I wasn’t completely offended by what I heard. Who knew?

The stars from all walks of fame turned out for the iconic chat, including Diane von Furstenberg, Uma Thurman, Naomi Watts, Sean Avery, Chanel Iman, Prabal Gurung, Tory Burch, Jessica Alba, Jerry Seinfeld, Tom Brokaw, Babs Walters, Martha Stewart and of course, Gayle King.  All in all the event raised over $7 million proving once again that everything Oprah touches turns to gold. Or at least turns to wads and wads of cash. [WWD]

Ralph and O

Babs Walters

Gayle

DVF

Naomi Watts

Uma

Chanel Iman

The Seinfelds

Prabal Gurung

Everyone's favorite hockey player turned fashionisto, Sean Avery

Martha Stewart

Kerry Washington

Tory Burch

Camilla Belle, Dylan Lauren, Jessica Alba and Lauren Bush Lauren

Sometime actress Camilla Belle

The Family Lauren

Catherine Zeta-Jones 2008 Global Leadership Awards Gala held at The Waldorf-Astoria - Arrivals New York City, USA - 01.10.08 Credit: (Mandatory): PNP/ WENN

Pamela Anderson holds a press conference at the beginning of a five-day visit to Australia to promote her new reality television series "Pam: Girl on the Loose" which premieres on September 2nd. Sydney, Australia - 26.08.08. Credit: (Mandatory): Robert Wallace/ WENN

Racoons gone wild on Taylor Momsen's face. Someone needs to tell her that the "battered wife" is not the new "heroin chic".

Uma’s white lace Dolce & Gabbana dress demonstrates just why white is a go-to look for this summer – it’s fun, refreshing and easy to dress down or class-up with a good pair of shoes. White was a trend in Thurman’s picks for the red carpet throughout Cannes, and included this white Chanel she wore to the Pirates of the Caribbean premiere.

For the opening ceremony and the screening of Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris, Uma wore a knockout white, feathered Versace gown that had jaws dropping left and right. She knew it too, because she offered up some absolutely charming quotables to the The Daily Mail UK , saying, “I feel so good wearing the dress, I hope I get a chance to dance… It’s a dress that moves well when you dance. I was doing a quiet little dance all by myself on the carpet just now.” We are right there with you!

We love how Uma works with her height to pair adorable flats with long dresses, which is a more comfortable alternative to tall heels and is very on-trend for summer. Uma commented on her height and dressing for Cannes, mentioning, “I had to have it made because you know how it is for us tall girls. It’s impossible to find anything in a store.”

Another notable fashionista that left us dancing for joy was Kirsten Dunst, who emerged from recent acting (and everything else of note) obscurity to not only take home the award for Best Actress for her role in the movie Melancholia, but also secure herself a spot on more than a few Cannes best dressed lists.

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CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 18: Actress Uma Thurman attends Cinema For Peace during the 64th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 18, 2011 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images)

Cool As Ice [1991] Starring Naomi Campbell as “Singer at First Club

Tagline: “When a girl has a heart of stone, there’s only one way to melt it. Just add Ice.” [Seriously.]

Before 8 Mile, there was another biopic about a white rapper trying to make his way out of…the ghetto (?). And lucky us, not only were we treated to Naomi’s acting, but her vocal chops as well on the film’s classic composition…wait for it…“Cool as Ice”. Robert Van Winkle’s music and film career fizzled shortly after this cinematic exercise in ego-stroking though Naomi has continued to make the occasional cameo when not dodging a subpoena.

Fair Game [1995] Starring Cindy Crawford as Kate McQuean

Tagline: “He’s a cop on the edge. She’s a woman with a dangerous secret. And now they’re both…

Cindy stars as a civil law attorney who seeks the aid of the forgotten Baldwin — poor  Billy – a cop who vows to protect her from some renegade KGB team out to exterminate her. The film proved a huge hit…at the 1996 Razzie Awards where it was nominated for Worst Actress, Worst New Star (both honors for Cindy) and Worst Screen Couple. Unfortunately (or fortunately depending on how you look at it) that year Showgirls swept nearly every category. Liz Berkley has never been the same.

Conan the Destroyer [1984] Starring Grace Jones as Zula

Tagline: “The most powerful legend of all is back in a new adventure.”

A childhood favorite of  mine…before I knew that my fondness for Arnold Schwarzenegger in a fur loincloth was anything out of the ordinary, the sequel to Conan the Barbarian features the always terrifying Grace Jones as a scantily clad warrior princess. Apparently Grace’s enthusiasm was a little too much for poor ole muscle-bound Arnold, who complained Jones was “too tough” during filming. Grow a pair, Schwarzenegger…or just borrow Grace’s.

The Fifth Element [1997] Starring Milla Jovovich as Leeloo

Tagline: “There is no future without it.”

Jovovich has starred in over 30 films — half of them from the Resident Evil franchise — but her best role to date is still in Luc Besson‘s modern sci-fi classic. As the titular element, Milla yells and grunts and generally kicks ass throughout the entire film and she hasn’t laid down her action hero mantle since. Although the most acting she’s done since then has taken place in L’Oreal commercials.

Taxi [2004] Starring Gisele as Vanessa

Tagline: “Take a Ride on the Wild Side.”

Hmm, when your script requires a quartet of sexy Brazilian bank robbers, why not enlist the world’s foremost sexy Brazilian? Gisele tackled the challenging role of the gang’s “cold” and “calculating” leader in her film debut, but with only one other film under her tiny, couture belt (she has a cameo in Devil Wears Prada), it doesn’t look like she’ll be rendered in celluloid any time soon.

What made you want to start designing?
I never thought I would pursue a career in fashion. I originally did not have formal and technical training, I didn’t go to FIT. I went to school for fine arts, so I always assumed I’d do something in that realm but didn’t know what that would be. But then I started making my own clothing and got some really great feedback. My pieces developed quick notoriety because of their eccentricity and experimental appeal. It led me to start branding the label and making custom dresses. I realized my passion and that creating clothing was my art. It is what I wanted to do, but I did not want to work traditionally and looked at clothing as wearable art. Although I taught myself about the fashion industry as a business, as far as being a designer, I am first and foremost an artist before anything else – an artist with a fashion business.

Photographer, Robin Souma. Models, Mollie Stein & Vincent Fanwick. Mollie in House wife dress

You started out reworking vintage clothing? Do you still take a lot of inspiration from vintage fashion for your line? Is the line still costumesque?

From what was once an ‘inspiration collection’ of crazy altered vintage clothing, a handful of these pieces were later reworked to create a RTW collection which is consistent with my conceptual ideas yet is more universally wearable. It creates an attainable outlet for girls to dress up in their everyday lives that I thought the fashion world was lacking. I am inspired by vintage but now use new fabrics that are re-orderable.

Photographer, Robin Souma. Model, Flor wearing the Doll Dress

In your bio, it says you pay a lot of attention to the “magic of childhood dress up.” Were you a super girly girl as a child or did you have some tomboy in you? Did you play with Barbies?

I did have Barbies, I loved them, but I wasn’t super girly. I always went against the grain. All of my girlfriends loved pink but I loved purple. But I like pink now and feel it can be extra cute and feminine, but in my collection, there are dark details too. I think it’s more about dress-up and reconnecting to the characters which inspire the dresses and the idea of adding fun to the wardrobe in everyday life. You can explore dress-up in a more grown-up and sophisticated way by wearing Lolli Popitt.

Photographer, Robin Souma. Model, Erin Lucas wearing the Eggplant Flora Fairy Dress

I love your housewife dresses! When you design your collections, do you keep specific people, like the housewife, in mind or are they imaginary, inspirational characters?

The housewife dress is just a satirical piece created for runway.  These dresses are kind of poking at society’s idealistic housewife since they are really short & sexy.

What are some of your other styles?

The Lolli Cupcake dresses are the brand’s trademark. They’re girlie, fun and cute, which all describe the line. We call the feathered dresses “Fairy Dresses.” The psychedelic pieces are 60s mod styles and the “Doll” pieces often have a lot of lace and embellishments.

Cupcake Dress and Doll Dress

Lolli Popitt is for “daring who like to stand out in a crowd.” Could you walk me through the ideal day-in-the-life of a Lolli girl? What does she do? Who does she meet?

If wearing one of our couture pieces, a Lolli girl should probably by prepared to meet and talk to anyone because she is bound to get attention. These dresses are conversation pieces, so she must be daring to wear them. But when wearing our RTW pieces, a perfect Lolli candidate is confident and just wants to have fun with her wardrobe.

When I wear the crazier stuff, I think I kind of become a performance artist. I think the clothes can bring out a personality that you may not have known you had.

So, you don’t always have to be a fashion risk-taker to wear Lolli Popitt? Does the Lolli Girl ever dress down?

Although the line is risky and avant-garde, that is not our entire collection. The line IS wearable. The really crazy stuff is just an over-the-top and accentuated take on our conceptual ideas. But the garments are wearable. They can also be worn every day without the commitment to that non-stop attention that our couture yields.

Black chantilly lace Doll Dress

I noticed a lot of your designs feature inner-wear as outer-wear – corsets, bras, bustiers. What inspired you to focus on this trend for Lolli Popitt?

The feathered bras are technically lingerie, but you can wear them out. You can wear them alone with jeans or a skirt, but I think they look best accompanying something. They are fancy and functional. They can be worn underneath a button down (revealing the feathers) as well as over a slip with a skirt to make them fancier. Musicians have worn them to red carpet events and in their music videos.

The lace lingerie shorts were originally created to go under the dresses that we put down the runway, but we then realized that they compliment the clothing really well.

Photographer, Robin Souma. Model, Erin Lucas wearing Feather Fairy bra &Crystal Knuckles jewelry

Where do you find inspiration? Who are your style icons? What other designers and artists do you look up to?

I was inspired by performance artists like Leigh Bowery, who literally was his art. He dressed-up eccentrically every day for all to see. Joanna Frueh, an artist/writer who studied the correlation between femininity, sexuality and  beauty in everyday life. Twiggy’s signature dresses have inspired my psychedelic pieces.

Recently, I have been dressing musician, Neon Hitch, an incredibly unique performer whose daring and organic style embodies the ideals of both of my lines, especially the Crystal Knuckles jewelry.

My aunt, Carole Feuerman, a well-known photo-realist sculptor, is one of my biggest idols. Learning from her has helped me see how I could create a foundation to turn art into a business.

Psychedelic Mod shorts & cut out bra set

Your Crystal Knuckles jewelry line looks amazing. How did you get started designing jewelry and what is the inspiration behind the pieces?

I’ve always collected crystals. My aunt would give me a crystal whenever I saw her while growing up. My initial collection was started using those stones, the ones that I had from my aunt. I owned several over-sized rings which I loved and thought that using natural crystals to create jewelry would be a really unique idea. In fact, in gemology you’re supposed to have a crystal on you at all times because they are said to bring healing and protective powers. The rings will be featured on Ideeli.com and we are currently in contact with Henri Bendel, Barney’s & Scoop NYC. I will keep you posted on what’s to come!

Amethyst - Photographer, Andrew Werner

Azurite/Malachite - Photographer, Andrew Werner

Artist Neon Hitch wearing Crystal Knuckles

Uma Thurman wearing Crystal Knuckles

You can learn more about Lolli Popitt here.

Photographer, Robin Souma. Model, Flor wearing the Doll Dress

Cupcake Dress and Doll Dress

Black chantilly lace Doll Dress

Photographer, Robin Souma. Model, Erin Lucas wearing Feather Fairy bra &Crystal Knuckles jewelry

Psychedelic Mod shorts & cut out bra set

Amethyst - Photographer, Andrew Werner

Azurite/Malachite - Photographer, Andrew Werner

Artist Neon Hitch wears Crystal Knuckles rings & Lolli Popitt clothes religiously

Uma Thurman wearing Crystal Knuckles

“I hate celebrities. All those pointless girls — I won’t name names, but you know who I mean. They are ‘famous’. Ridiculous. I like women with style: actresses like Uma Thurman, icons like Audrey Hepburn. I like women with style to wear my shoes.”

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Uma Thurman wears Donna Karan dress on the October 2009 cover of W magazine.

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Mario Testino got acquainted with Uma Thurman, while shooting the ads for Givenchy’s new fragrance. Ange Ou Démon Le Secret is a scent set to hit stores in 2010, and with Uma as the star of the campaign, we’re sure to see bottles flying off the shelves.

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I usually don’t like Uma, I don’t think she’s an attractive woman, and I really don’t see why she’s famous, but I have to admit that she looks great in these images, I love the cover, obviously required some photoshopping but that’s besides the point.

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Uma Thurman makes an appearance in UK Harper’s Bazaar July ’09 issue, shot by Alexi Lubomirski. Where has she been since she finished Kill Bill?

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Uma Thurman

Rachel Bilson

Amy Adams

Zooey Deschanel

Brides.com asked Christian Siriano to sketch wedding gowns for engaged celebrities Uma Thurman, Rachel Bilson, Amy Adams, and Zooey Deschanel. Christian (who used to freelance as a wedding gown designer) dreamed up these dresses for the above celebs.

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Rachel Bilson

Besides Rachel Wood, who looks phenomenal as usual, everyone else really lacked in the fashion dept.

Uma, please wash your hair before you leave the house, and stop wearing Ethan’s old clothes!

Very disappointing in Mary-Kate Olsen, def a horrible look for her, she actually looks homeless!

I hate Molly Shannon, that’s all I’m going to say!

What the heck is on Gayle Green’s head?

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So lovely!!! These Miu Miu pumps are completely covetable and so perfect for a woman who wants to use her feminine wiles to get the Bat. Sorry, quoting Batman & Robin. Don’t you just love how forgiving Hollywood has been to George Clooney and Uma Thurman?!? Not so much for Silverstone.

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