Irene Neuwirth

• Jourdan Dunn grew up wanting to model herself after her mother: "She always seemed to make things work without ever complaining. She whips me into shape," she added in the latest issue of The Edit. [Net-A-Porter.com]
  

• Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele has added her voice to the ongoing debate about Fashion Week street style: "It's ridiculous . . . I love the real street, and this is not what I call the real street. They all dress to be photographed and I don't think this is real." [Fashionista]
  

• In regards to Justin Timberlake's constantly evolving style, GQ's Jim Moore says: "None of it works unless the person looks the part and is willing." [The New York Times]
  

• Peter Som definitely knows how to capture an audience — he's already amassed 3.3 million followers on Pinterest. "We're a small company and we don't advertise in the conventional way," he explained. "Pinterest is a great way to get my point of view out there." [The Business of Fashion]
  

• Andrea Casiraghi and fiancée Tatiana Santo Domingo welcomed a baby boy yesterday. [Vogue Italia]
  

• After signing with both Toronto and Istanbul Fashion Weeks, IMG has announced a new partnership with leading wholesale marketplace Joor. [Daily Front Row]
  

• Anna Wintour's chef, Hank Tomashevski, catered a recent event celebrating Irene Neuwirth's CFDA nomination at the home of Barneys New York CEO Mark Lee. [Page Six]
  

• In honor of Easter, Stella McCartney's childrenswear website has launched a game which allows its users to playfully decorate animated eggs. [The Cut]
  

• Anja Rubik debuted her Giuseppe Zanotti collection with the help of some rocking tunes. [Harper's Bazaar]
  

• The skateboarder isn't really wearing jeans in American Eagle's spray-on spoof. [Lucky]
  

Source: Courtesy of Net-A-Porter.com

Last night at the 2012 Critics' Choice Television Awards, Busy Philipps wore a sexy plunging black gown, but it was her Irene Neuwirth boulder necklace that really stole the show. Even if we're not attending fabulous red-carpet affairs, we all have black dresses that are in dire need of accessorizing. Whether your black dress is plunging like Busy's — here is something supersimilar by Issa ($588) — or it's high-neck, strapless, or any other style, it will get a major injection of life the next time you go out when you select one of our handpicked statement necklaces below.

Emma Stone showed off her gorgeous gams in a long-sleeve Azzaro dress on her way to The Late Show With David Letterman in NYC. She paired her flowy frock with sky-high Brian Atwood pumps. Her loose curls, au natural makeup, and single Irene Neuwirth ring kept the look cute and classy. Shop now to copy Emma's late-night style.

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>> Tiffany & Co. has made a $1 million gift to the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund: The resultant three-year partnership includes a one-time, $250,000 business development grant for one of the nine jewelry designers who has been a CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund finalist since the competition's 2004 launch. These designers include Eddie Borgo, Pamela Love, House of Waris's Waris Ahluwalia, Monique Pean, Irene Neuwirth, Philip Crangi, Subversive Jewelry's Justin Giunta, Anthony Nak's Nak Armstrong and Anthony Camargo (who shuttered their line last year), and Dean Harris. Each designer has received an application for the grant, and a winner will be named this Summer. “As a leader in the jewelry industry, it is important to us that the next generation of talented jewelry designers is able to succeed in the face of the many business challenges they face,” said Tiffany chairman and CEO Michael J. Kowalski. “Partnering with the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund, this grant is intended to continue to develop jewelry as an important field of design.” [WWD]

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Glee beauty Lea Michele sure is making her mark on fashion. In case you haven't noticed, she's constantly nailing it. For the recent Tony Award noms announcement, the newly banged brunette wore an LBD with stunning jade jewels. Irene Neuwirth chandeliers, to be exact. Jade looks great against every skin and hair color, especially gingers. For something freshly fabulous, have at these jade pickings.