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FASHION / January 31 2012 3:27 PM

Oscar Red Carpet Infographic: What the Nominees Should Wear to Win

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This is definitely the coolest thing we’ve seen today. The folks over at Drive Network created an Oscar Red Carpet Infographic, a synthesis of 220 looks from nominees in the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress categories from 1990-2011, that breaks down 20 years of Academy Awards fashion. Will a gold or black gown take home the win? Are the odds more in your favor with hair worn up or down? Click to see the remarkable graphic after the jump.

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FASHION / January 31 2012 11:45 AM

The 10 Most (and Least) Oscar-Worthy Gowns from Haute Couture Fashion Week

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As many a starlet is aware, looks don’t always translate well from the runway to the red carpet. Nowhere is this more true than in haute couture. Sure, this gown costs $35,000, was constructed by a team of half-blind old ladies whose skills are so specialized they can be classified as endangered species and contains actual diamonds, but Joan Rivers still thinks you look like a refugee from some drag queen concentration camp. No, events like the Oscars require a little discretion and the simpler you keep it, the better. Of course, there are exceptions, but not every actress is a Charlize Theron, a Cate Blanchett, a Nicole Kidman or a Tilda Swinton — risk-takers who can pull off haute couture with the greatest of ease. For the rest of ‘em, here are 10 safe gowns sure to please along with 10 only the brave of soul and intrepid of style should even consider.

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NEWS / January 3 2012 5:16 PM

INDIE NEWSROOM: Tilda Swinton’s Life to Be a Banquet as Auntie Mame…Rihanna’s Armani Ads Not That Sexy After All…Rachel Zoe Slights Brad Goreski’s Baby Gift

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- Tilda Swinton is putting aside the heavy dramatic roles for the heavy pancake makeup and costume jewelry of filmdom’s greatest drag queen, Auntie Mame. The Oscar-winner is planning to “live, live, LIVE!” it up with her I Am Love director, Luca Guadagnino. [Out via NYT]

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FASHION / January 2 2012 5:29 PM

Heels for Your Highness

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Lords and Ladies. Dukes, Duchesses, Prince and Princesses. Your Royal Highness. I present to thee 10 shoes worthy of your regal names. Please take them on behalf of our countenance that worship designers and their wares. May you stand at least a foot taller each time you step. And to you, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, I thank thee for donning shoes so royally spectacular. 

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CULTURE, FASHION, NEWS / December 12 2011 2:00 PM

25 Top Fashion Moments of 2011

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‘Twas one hell of a year for fashion, 2011.  Alexander McQueen triumphed this year thanks to a pair of well-documented dresses and a bona fide cultural phenomenon at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Christian Dior tried to rebound from a potential PR nightmare, to varying degrees of success. Diffusion lines easily out-shined their designer homes.  An editrix reinvented herself amidst a sea of rumors without losing a beat.  And underaged fashionistas grew up in front of our very eyes. Here are our picks for the 25 most memorable and stylish moments of 2011. 

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CULTURE, NEWS / December 5 2011 4:35 PM

The Virtual Valentino Museum Opens Its Virtual Doors

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Valentino Garavani, his longtime partner Giancarlo Giammetti, and big-time Hollywood actresses Anne Hathaway and Hugh Jackman were on hand in New York at the Museum of Modern Art this morning to announce the official opening of another, less traditional museum: the Valentino Garavani Virtual Museum, a free downloadable desktop app documenting 300 of the designer’s most iconic creations, as well as the stories and the people behind them. 

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