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Model Hilary Rhoda showed off her fabulous Fall-ready party style at an art gallery event in NYC last night. She chose this rich-hued DKNY purple sheer-sleeve dress ($589) as her beautiful base, then dolled it up with smashing accessories. On her neck she wore a coin bib necklace, on her feet black over-the-knee boots, and on her shoulder this Jerome Dreyfuss leopard shoulder bag ($594, originally $990). Add Hilary's exact dress and bag to your Fall wardrobe, then wear them together like the model did or separately with other stylish pieces you already own.

While we were not surprised to see Ashley Greene looking svelte, stunning, and wearing all black in DKNY's forthcoming Fall 2012 ad campaign, we were pleasantly surprised by her equally svelte and stunning companion — why, it's Olivia Palermo's boyfriend, Johannes Huebl. Johannes, a longtime model, has been spending notable time behind the lens, documenting Olivia's enviable style for her namesake blog. However, he's had practice playing the role of the handsome companion — one just needs to take a look at his trip to Paris with Olivia, which was featured in Lifestyle Mirror, to see how at ease he is with a gorgeously dressed woman. Famed photographer Peter Lindbergh shot the DKNY campaign, which was intended to "voyeuristically document a slice of Ashley Greene's life in the city," according to the brand. Judging by this sexy little photo, shot on the corner of Franklin and Varick in Tribeca, we are voyeuristically imagining where they're headed. We're thinking romantic dinner at Odeon, followed by a late-night vampire movie. What's your idea?

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Actress Ashley Greene, who's a spokesmodel for DKNY, made an appearance for the brand at the Macy's in NYC. What we love about the look she chose is that it not only mixes varying colors, but different textures as well. Ashley started with a red silk blouse with a cascading ruffle detail, which she tucked into a brown leather A-line skirt, and finished off with matching pumps and a gold watch. The pop of red injected life into the brown, while the brown lent a down-to-earth nature to Ashley's outfit. Likewise, the silk fabric of the blouse contrasted nicely with the stiffness of the leather. So the next time you're getting dressed for a special event, think not only of how you can fuse colors, but also contrasting textures for a uniquely bold look. Love Ashley's ensemble? Shop similar pieces below.

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• Grand theft fashion! Police are on the hunt for a "chic, well-dressed woman" they believe is responsible for the theft of a $17,000 handbag from the Ralph Lauren women's boutique on New York's Upper East Side. The bag, a version of the Ricky bag made from African crocodile skin, went missing last month. Anyone who might know its whereabouts is encouraged to call the NYPD Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS. [Styleite]
• Aliza Licht, the publicist who tweets from @DKNY, sent out over 1,100 missives on the social networking site in February. That's nearly three times as many tweets as the second biggest users of Twitter in the fashion industry — Kate Spade and Betsey Johnson only sent around 350 tweets in the same month. Only. [The Fashion Spot]
• Giorgio Armani took some flak for sending out an email announcement of his new Sense of Being campaign, which depicts British Olympians wearing his sportswear alongside inspirational messages, about a minute before Stella McCartney unveiled her uniforms for the British Olympic team. The jury is still out on whether or not you can actually steal someone's thunder via email. [The Cut]
• Mischa Barton is adding clothing to her line of products. She's had her own line of handbags since 2008, but her line of clothing and accessories, called Mischa's Place, started selling online today. [Stylelist]
• Longchamp, the French handbag company that makes the ubiquitous nylon-and-leather handbags, announced today that it's going to start selling shoes to complement those bags this Summer. The shoes, which range in price from $285 to $735, will be available in July. [Fashion Etc.]