Derek Blasberg

>> After reports came out alleging that Style.com editor-at-large Derek Blasberg (who is also Harper's Bazaar editor-at-large and a V contributor) had received compensation for consulting on a Yves Saint Laurent party that he covered for Style.com last week, Eleanor Banco, spokeswoman for Style.com told Jezebel today: "We are reviewing this matter (referring to Derek Blasberg) internally. For the record, it is not our policy to assign writers to cover events if they are receiving any other financial remuneration in connection with that event and we have no further comment on the subject."

Blasberg conceded that he "had a conversation with a senior member of YSL Beauty's corporate office about social networking and building a buzz for the event" and worked with Alison Brod PR on the party's guest list. Before the event, a media alert was sent out asking party attendees "to tweet from the event with the hash tag #YSLparty." And at the event, an Yves Saint Laurent spokeswoman mentioned to the Wall Street Journal that Blasberg "helped start the 'Twitter party,' so to speak."

Payment was discussed »

Nicole Richie and Kate Bosworth hosted a bash in LA last night celebrating their pal Derek Blasberg's new book, Classy: Exceptional Advice for the Extremely Modern Lady. Derek's currently in the midst of a cross-country book tour that included a stop San Francisco, where he shared five fashion no-nos with Fab. Nicole was with Joel and their daughter, Harlow, earlier in the day, but her date for the evening was her soon-to-be brother-in-law Benji. Nicky Hilton, though, was the one subjected to Nicole's sense of humor while they posed for a photo. The evening was all about starlets, fashion, and Derek, but the party also interestingly brought out the apparently reconciled couple Balthazar and Rosetta Getty.

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Derek Blasberg, the fabulous author of Classy: Exceptional Advice for the Extremely Modern Lady, is coming to San Francisco! I'm beyond excited to meet him but the pressure for the perfect outfit is on. He's friends with endless fashionable ladies — Leigh Lezark and Chloe Sevigny to name a couple — so I need an ensemble that's ahead of the curve, and, you guessed it, classy. Help!

I'll start you off with these Nicole Miller Runway Rock and Chain Earrings ($60) because they're beautiful and badass.

Let's go Fab Finding. Be sure to come back and tell me your Fab Finds are up, or just tag your Fab Finds with Meeting Derek. Now, you can build outfits by creating your very own widget of clothing items. We have everything you need to build outfits, and you can use your Fab Find bookmarks, too. This is an even better way to put together an entire outfit when completing your Fab Finding missions. Learn what a Fab Find is and how to make one. And here's a detailed explanation of bookmarks from GeekSugar.

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In anticipation of the upcoming Metropolitan Museum Costume Institute exhibit, David Sims photographs "The American Experience" for Vogue.

Costello Tagliapietra will release a collection of working-girl dresses for Uniqlo this summer.

Selfridges is getting a new shoe room that will be bigger than the first floor of the Tate Modern. Exclusive designs from Givenchy, Chloe, Stella McCarntney, Rodarte, and Alejandro Ingelmo will be on sale.

Derek Blasberg on the proper attire for airports, "No more unflattering pajamas, for one. No more exposed underwear either. Also, please brush your hair (and your teeth), and put on a bra and wear something that is both chic and sensible."

British Vogue and the British Fashion Council celebrate Erdem's fashion fund win.

Louis Vuitton will donate 10 percent of all sales on its U.S. website on April 22 to Global Green USA to mark the 40th anniversary of Earth Day.

Source: David Sims/Vogue

We're all classy ladies here at Fab, but there's nothing wrong with sprucing up our style etiquette from time to time. I present Classy: Exceptional Advice for the Extremely Modern Lady ($12), by Derek Blasberg. The renowned fashion journalist and man about town, who holds titles at V Magazine, Style.com, and Vogue, has a lot to share about being a classy and sassy lady in 2010. From cheeky "Do you dress like a tramp" quizzes to tips on throwing cheap and chic dinner parties, Derek dishes all in this fun, easy-to-read how-to. My favorite piece of advice? How to tell the difference between a friend and a frenemy — hilarious.