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Kate Moss's Racy Read and Steven Alan's New Home

Kate Moss raised over $300,000 for Comic Relief after reading an excerpt from Fifty Shades of Grey on the radio.
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  • Kate Moss raised over $300,000 for Comic Relief after reading an excerpt from Fifty Shades of Grey on the radio. [Telegraph]

  • "I tried to approach the bottle design as I would when I dress a beautiful woman," Alexis Mabille said of the bottle he specially created for Cointreau. [Elle]

  • Gucci has tapped Italian businessman Lapo Elkann to design a collection of made-to-measure clothing with creative director Frida Giannini. [Vogue UK]

  • Beyoncé is rumored to have asked Julien Macdonald to design the costumes for her upcoming Mrs. Carter tour. [Grazia UK]

  • Steven Alan has opened its first home boutique in New York City. [T Magazine]

  • Meanwhile, Thom Browne will debut his first flagship store outside of the US in Tokyo on Saturday. [WWD]

  • GQ has announced the best new menswear designers in America, who will design capsule collections for Gap this October. [GQ]

  • Leslie Fremar tops the list of Hollywood's 25 most powerful celebrity stylists, with Petra Flannery and Rachel Zoe following closely in spots two and three, respectively. [The Hollywood Reporter]

  • John Malkovich has launched an exclusive collection of Summer clothing and accessories from his label Technobohemian. [Yoox]

  • Karl Lagerfeld never lets his professional guard down — even when he sleeps. [Harper's Bazaar]
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Oscars: Zoe Saldana

Zoe Saldana chose an Alexis Mabille Couture gown, complete with a gorgeous floral-embroidered bodice, for the Oscars red carpet.
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Zoe Saldana chose an Alexis Mabille Couture gown, complete with a gorgeous floral-embroidered bodice, for the Oscars red carpet. Take note of the matching belt, which cinched in her waistline, while a gray-and-black hemline gave her ensemble a refreshingly modern touch. The actress opted to keep her hair down in gorgeous waves and accompanied her look with black satin sandals, diamond drop earrings, and stacked diamond rings. Did she nail it?

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Alexis Mabille Couture Spring 2013

What better way to celebrate his first foray as an official haute couturier than with an explosion of pretty-in-pink tulle and a cotton-candy-colored runway?
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Alexis Mabille Couture Spring 2013 | Pictures

What better way to celebrate his first foray as an official haute couturier than with an explosion of pretty-in-pink tulle and a cotton-candy-colored runway? Alexis Mabille's debut Couture collection had both, plus a healthy helping of Chantilly lace, pleated organza, and silk crepe — all of which came in ice cream parlor hues to match that sugary catwalk. But it wasn't all romance and froth; the emphasis, Mabille said, was on "craftsmanship," and thus there were plenty of artisan details and expertly wielded cuts. Dresses in tulle nipped in below the natural waist and flared out from the hip in elegant flares of ruffles and tiers, while neatly tailored trousers in shiny silk made a crisp counterpoint to more voluminous tops.

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Vanessa Paradis Is the Face of H&M's New Line
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H&M's Sustainable Paradis, Steven Alan's Fashion Week Return, and Junya Watanabe's Loewe Line

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    All the bits fit to print here, in our daily news roundup.

  • Vanessa Paradis is the new face of H&M's environmentally friendly clothing line Conscious. [NY Daily News]

  • Loewe and Junya Watanabe are collaborating as part of a joint initiative meant to strengthen relations between Spain and Japan. The first pieces from the collaboration will be unveiled during Watanabe's upcoming Paris Fashion Week show. [Vogue UK]

  • Dita Von Teese will wear custom Alexis Mabille at the debut of her new burlesque show in Los Angeles next month. [The Belfast Telegraph]

  • Barneys Chelsea Co-Op may be closing, but rumor has it the retailer is searching for a prime spot in downtown Manhattan for their next flagship. [The Shophound]

  • Giorgio Armani has opened a new women's-only retail concept in Paris to showcase the designer's couture accessories. [WWD]

  • Azzedine Alaïa has signed a fragrance and makeup deal with Beauté Prestige International. [Telegraph]

  • After last season's break, Steven Alan will return to the New York Fashion Week schedule — and this time he's presenting at Lincoln Center. [Fashionologie Inbox]

  • Betsey Johnson, however, has decided to cancel her usual Fashion Week show. [The Cut]

Photos Courtesy of H&M.

Maison Martin Margiela Awarded Haute Couture Status
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Paris's New Couturiers, Prada's Big Stars, and the British Fashion Council's 2013 Nominees

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  • Maison Martin Margiela and Alexis Mabille are the newest fashion houses to be awarded official haute couture status. [Style.com]

  • Roksanda Ilincic, Mary Katrantzou, Nicholas Kirkwood, Peter Pilotto, and Emilia Wickstead are the 2013 British Fashion Council/Vogue Fashion Fund nominees. [Fashion Etc]

  • Holiday shopping procrastinators, you are not alone. A recent SOASTA study revealed that about 54% of Americans will do their Christmas shopping between now and the 25th. [Fashionologie Inbox]

  • According to Philip Treacy, there's nothing more British than an outrageous hat. "I make hats for very conservative English women who think that my hats are normal. I like being a hat designer in England because it’s part of the culture." [AnotherMag]

  • The next big collaboration: A.P.C. and Kanye West? [Complex]

  • Donna Karan's new Facebook App lets users try their hand at celebrity styling. [WWD]

  • Kate Moss proves what a pro she is in a behind-the-scenes video from Stuart Weitzman's Spring campaign, shot by Mario Testino. [People Style Watch]

  • In other ad news, Prada has tapped Hollywood actors Benicio Del Toro, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Harvey Keitel, and Dane DeHaan to star in its Spring 2013 mens campaign. [Telegraph]

  • Vice has acquired i-D Magazine with big plans to revamp the magazine's website. [Fashionologie Inbox]

  • Louis Vuitton has a new CEO. Starting tomorrow the CEO of Bulgari, Michael Burke, will take the top job at Vuitton. [Fashion Etc]

  • Victoria Beckham will launch ecommerce next Spring. [Vogue UK]

  • Attention Upper East Siders, Gossip Girl may be over but the style will live on. Designer Eric Daman says that it was industry fixtures like Kate Moss and Anna Wintour who inspired Serena van der Woodsen and Blair Waldorf's signature looks. [Teen Vogue]

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    Alexis Mabille Spring 2013

    Alexis Mabille said he designed his Spring 2013 collection for "a girl who stays in the city and doesn't care about the countryside."
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    Alexis Mabille Spring 2013 | Runway

    Alexis Mabille said he designed his Spring 2013 collection for "a girl who stays in the city and doesn't care about the countryside." Maybe that explains why he paired so many of his colorful ensembles — think yellow or blue dresses with black lace overlays and lots of oversize gingham on pants, jackets, dresses, and everything in between — with tough black leather motorcycle boots. All in all, this was a new direction for Mabille: even his signature bow ties turned into functional ribbon drawstrings that gave structure to a shirtdress and allowed a few gowns to hang languidly from the neck. It seemed less about women as jewels (recall here the baubles that hung from his models' hair during his Fall 2012 Couture show) than about women as customers, which makes sense for this stage of Mabille's career. He'll celebrate the opening of his first store in Paris this week.

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    Alexis Mabille Spring 2013

    What do you get when you combine fresh gingham prints, Southwestern jewelry, a Little House on the Prairie vibe, and rocker-chick cool?
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    What do you get when you combine fresh gingham prints, Southwestern jewelry, a Little House on the Prairie vibe, and rocker-chick cool? Alexis Mabille's Spring 2013 collection in full. Marked by a little bit of this and a little bit of that, the Alexis Mabille girl knows how to balance a mix of sweet country-inspired separates with tough leather outerwear and moto boots — and while she's at it, she'll throw in a side of quirk, too. Did you see those ultraembellished cobalt-blue sweatshirts? When we weren't dreaming up ways to style the plethora of printed and reworked toppers, we also spied more than our fair share of wispy LWDs and lace-infused black skirts that, when all other styling inspiration fails, you've got these feminine staples to see you through. At the heart of this lineup, there's something for every sensibility: the girlie girl, the spunky styler, the downtown girl, and the bohemian. To see all of the pictures from Alexis Mabille's latest collection, click on.

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    Alexis Mabille Couture Fall 2012

    Alexis Mabille said he was "imagining women as jewels" when he created his Fall 2012 Couture collection, and that meant an assortment of gowns in jewel-toned fabrics studded with lots of sparkle.
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    Alexis Mabille Couture Fall 2012 Collection

    Alexis Mabille said he was "imagining women as jewels" when he created his Fall 2012 Couture collection, and that meant an assortment of gowns in jewel-toned fabrics studded with lots of sparkle. Mabille showed his dresses in shades of onyx, amethyst, tanzanite, silver, and gold, and decorated them with lace embellishments and Swarovski Crystallized Elements. (One long-sleeved black dress had over 600 Swarovski buttons applied to it.) But perhaps the most obvious sign of Mabille's bejeweled inspiration came in the form of a hair decoration: All the models in the show had their hair plastered into sickles with brooches hanging from the tips.

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    Celeb Style: Zoe Saldana's Sweet Spring Cocktail Look

    Thanks to a sweet-meets-cool knack for styling, Zoe Saldana is always on our radar for smart looks to steal.
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    Thanks to a sweet-meets-cool knack for styling, Zoe Saldana is always on our radar for smart looks to steal. Most recently, the actress outfitted a gorgeous take on cocktail dressing for The Hollywood Reporter and Jimmy Choo's 25 Most Powerful Stylists Luncheon. We love how she gave an intricate coral-hued Alexis Mabille frock a modern twist with eclectic add-ons — naturally, by Jimmy Choo. A snakeskin clutch and slick patent heels added interest, while a pretty pair of drop earrings, a metallic belt, and a gold-tinged anklet glammed up the style with just a little sparkle. Feeling inspired? Shop our editors' picks to channel Zoe's Spring party look.

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