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Lea Michele: SAG Awards Red Carpet Dresses 2013
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SAG Awards: Lea Michele

Lea Michele was pretty in pink (literally) for tonight's red-carpet affair.
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Lea Michele was pretty in pink (literally) for tonight's red-carpet affair. The Glee starlet stood out in a bright pink strapless Valentino gown that was sleek on top — and playful on bottom, thanks to the ruffled hemline. In the baubles department, Lea sported purple teardrop earrings and a coordinating cocktail ring. Are you into Lea's pretty-in-pink moment at the SAGs?



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Miuccia Prada Designed Dresses For The Great Gatsby
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Miuccia Prada's Gatsby Gowns, Valentino's Couture Stream, and Galliano's Downtown Date

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

  • Miuccia Prada's sketches of the dresses she designed with Baz Luhrmann for The Great Gatsby have been released. This is the third time Prada has worked with the director; their most recent project was the 1996 film Romeo & Juliet. [Telegraph]

  • Move over, eBay: there is a new generation of online resale sites hitting the Internet. [Business of Fashion]

  • Downton Abbey's Michelle Dockery says that her character, Lady Mary Crawley, influences her personal style. [InStyle]

  • Mark your calendars: the Valentino Spring 2013 couture show will be live streamed this Wednesday at 12 p.m. EST. [Valentino]

  • Newly relocated John Galliano isn't wasting any time hitting New York's fashionable haunts: he was recently spotted having lunch at Sant Ambroeus with Grace Coddington. [Page Six]

  • André Leon Talley loves that Michelle Obama is a first lady who isn't afraid to put her hair up in a ponytail. [Vogue]

  • Cara Delevingne and Mark Ronson were just a few of the guests spotted at Georgia May Jagger's haunted 21st birthday party. [FabSugar UK]

  • Nina Garcia will debut her style makeover web series, Decoding Style With Nina Garcia, tomorrow on Aol on Style's YouTube channel. [Racked]

H&M to Produce Tennis Collection
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Harley Viera-Newton's Model Chops, Karlie Kloss's Wild Ride, and H&M's New Love

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

  • Harley Viera-Newton is the face of Whetherly's Spring 2013 collection. [Nylon]

  • Valentino plans to expand its menswear line with dedicated boutiques in Paris, London, and Milan. [Vogue UK]

  • Meanwhile, the Republic of Azerbaijan has acquired the building in Place Vendôme that houses Valentino's headquarters for $178.4 million. [WWD]

  • H&M has tapped Czech tennis player Tomas Berdych to codesign and represent the brand's first tennis collection. [Telegraph]

  • Shoegasm has launched ecommerce. [Fashionologie Inbox]

  • If you were thinking about buying something from Maje's Fall line, now's the time to do it — its seasonal collection just went 50 percent to 60 percent off both in stores and online. [Fashionologie Inbox]

  • In case you've been missing the hot men of Game of Thrones, this one's for you. The show's Richard Madden stars in Mr. Porter's just-released Issue 97. [Fashionologie Inbox]

  • Photographer Ryan McGinley's digital short for Mercedes-Benz stars Karlie Kloss, a white horse, and one very mischievous car. [Nowness]

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Jennifer Lawrence at People's Choice Awards 2013
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People's Choice Awards: Jennifer Lawrence

Jennifer Lawrence (spoiler alert: she wins!) may have skipped the red carpet, but she did not skimp on the glamour.
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Jennifer Lawrence (spoiler alert: she wins!) may have skipped the red carpet, but she did not skimp on the glamour. Spotted backstage, the Silver Linings Playbook and Hunger Games actress chose an ultrasparkly Valentino Couture dress for the awards-show occasion. The sheer-boatneck number also featured long, loose sleeves and an asymmetrical tulip skirt hem, neither of which took attention away from her gorgeous stems. To finish, Jennifer wore dark drop earrings, a bold statement ring, and a pair of jewel-soled black pumps that we wouldn't mind getting our hands on. As per usual, this starlet knows how to dress her svelte figure impeccably. Do you agree?

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Valentino Describes Himself as a Young Man
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Young Valentino Just Wanted to "Wear Leather Pants and Dance"

Before he met his partner Giancarlo Giammetti, Valentino says he was a freewheeling 26-year-old who just wanted to have a good time.
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Before he met his partner Giancarlo Giammetti, Valentino says he was a freewheeling 26-year-old who just wanted to have a good time.

The Daily Telegraph asked the designer to describe a photo of himself working in 1958, when he'd just come back to Rome to set up his first atelier on the Via Condotti. He'd just spent several years in Paris, going to clubs with Karl Lagerfeld and Yves Saint Laurent after class at the Ecole de la Chambre de la Mode. Before heading back to Italy, he worked for designers Jean Desses and Guy Laroche.

"At this time, I just wanted to have fun, drive a sports car, sunbathe at the beach, wear leather pants, and dance," he said. "But not long after this photograph was taken, I went to have drinks with friends and met Giancarlo Giammetti. It was Giancarlo who started to grow the business [he dropped out of studying architecture to look after the financial side of Valentino's fashion house from 1960]. We moved to Via Gregoriana, where we had 100 people in the atelier. Giancarlo decided that I should show my collections in Florence as it was a very important market. It all took off for me when the buyers of the American department stores Bloomingdale's, Saks, Macy's, and Neiman Marcus discovered me there."

Giancarlo Giammetti and Valentino at a party in 2006.

Romeo Beckham Stars in Burberry's Spring 2013 Video
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Valentino's Rocking New Year's Eve, Burberry's Little Star, and Gucci's Graphic Art

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

  • Valentino Garavani certainly knows how to throw a party. The designer's New Year's Eve bash in the Swiss Alps attracted the likes of Madonna, Anne Hathaway — and the police. [Page Six]

  • Gucci tapped Japanese manga artist Hirohiko Araki for a series of window illustrations inspired by the label's Resort 2013 collection. [Telegraph]

  • CFDA CEO Steven Kolb says he looks for humility in a designer: "I like people that, as they get more and more success, they stay grounded," he said. "They're still that same person that they were when they were just starting." [The Cut]

  • Gap Inc. has acquired Intermix for $130 million. [WWD]

  • Carven's collaboration with Petit Bateau is now available online. [Petit Bateau]

  • If you're still thinking about getting something from the Target + Neiman Marcus collaboration, now's your chance — the entire collection is now 70 percent off. [The Shophound]

  • Tiffany & Co. has renewed its contract with Elsa Peretti for 20 more years. [Telegraph]

  • Romeo Beckham stars alongside Cara Delevingne in Burberry's Spring 2013 campaign video. [Fashionologie Inbox]

    • Valentino: Master of Couture Exhibit | Video
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    Watch: Inside Valentino's Master of Couture Exhibit

    "For me it was very important to give the essence of femininity, the essence of glamour, and the essence of haute couture," said Valentino of his legendary body of work.
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    "For me it was very important to give the essence of femininity, the essence of glamour, and the essence of haute couture," said Valentino of his legendary body of work. "It's like a sculpture that is done in the body of the lady."

    In a just released short film, the designer shows off some of the "sculptures" that are on display at London's Somerset House as part of the exhibit Valentino: Master of Couture. Mannequins dressed in some of the designer's most iconic dresses are arranged on either side of a long, wide runway. "It's quite amusing for people to go and do the runway themselves and to watch the clothes seated and being spectators."

    Some of the dresses in the show date back to his first collections in the '60s, and some are seriously famous: Pieces worn by Audrey Hepburn and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis are featured, and so is the dress Julia Roberts wore when she won the Oscar for Erin Brockovich in 2001.

    "I have been so lucky in my career," Valentino said of how important his clothing has been. "I don't know if I deserve it or not, but I have been very very lucky." Get an inside glimpse at the exhibit, which runs through Mar. 3, 2013, in the video below.

    Best Handbag of 2012
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    Best of 2012: Handbag of the Year

    While a bevvy of bags were debuted this year from covet-worthy labels like Mulberry, Proenza Schouler, and Givenchy, only a select few would achieve It bag status on the arms of celebrities and street-style stars alike.
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    While a bevvy of bags were debuted this year from covet-worthy labels like Mulberry, Proenza Schouler, and Givenchy, only a select few would achieve It bag status on the arms of celebrities and street-style stars alike. After careful consideration — and a year's worth of evidence — these are the standouts: Fendi's 2Jours structured satchel, a favorite of celebs like Reese Witherspoon, who owns it in tan; Céline's luggage tote, which practically every fashion lover, street-style star, and fashion insider went crazy over; 3.1 Phillip Lim's Pashli bag, which many described as a fusion of the Céline tote and an Hermès Birkin; and Valentino's Rockstud oversize clutch, which style setters like Olivia Palermo and Alexa Chung proudly displayed at Fashion Week. We'd be happy to tote any of the four, and surely they all deserve a spot in this category — but which style warrants the handbag of the year title? Cast your vote now!

    — Additional reporting by Hannah Weil

    Victoria Beckham Attends Valentino Event
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    Victoria Beckham Attends a Valentino Bash in Royal Company

    Victoria Beckham rocked a bright red suit to a dinner celebrating the launch of a new exhibit about the designer Valentino in London.
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    Victoria Beckham rocked a bright red suit to a dinner celebrating the launch of a new exhibit about the designer Valentino in London. Posh posed with Valentino himself at London's Italian Embassy. The exhibit, called Valentino: Master of Couture, opened at Somerset House today and will be open until March 3, 2013. Victoria also caught up with fellow guests Sarah Ferguson and her daughters, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie. Olivia Palermo and her boyfriend, Johannes Huebl, also dressed up for the special evening.

    Victoria's in London with her kids, supposedly house hunting ahead of her family's move from LA. Her husband, David Beckham, has his last game with the LA Galaxy this weekend, and is currently in California prepping for the finale.

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    Olivia Palermo at Valentino Exhibition Launch
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    Valentino Showdown: Alexa vs. Olivia

    The only fitting way to celebrate Valentino's new London exhibition would be with a celebrity-studded fete — where, of course, everyone is wearing Valentino's gorgeous confections.
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    The only fitting way to celebrate Valentino's new London exhibition would be with a celebrity-studded fete — where, of course, everyone is wearing Valentino's gorgeous confections. That was at least true for the always-stylish Alexa Chung and Olivia Palermo, both of whom joined Valentino at the opening of Valentino: Master of Couture. Both looks were a testament to the range of Valentino's beautifully feminine collections. While Alexa's look was a playful riff on cocktail couture, balancing a delicate lacy bodice with a bright neoprene skirt and a demure bow-trimmed waist, Olivia's catered to a sexier side. With a semisheer lace skirt and halter neckline, Olivia's dress was equal parts elegant, ladylike, and just a little more sultry than Alexa's sweet confection. Of course, a big part of the results were the finishing touches employed by both style setters. Alexa stuck to her charming aesthetic, adding in a top-handle handbag and a pair of ankle-strap Valentino pumps. Olivia gave her gown eclectic edge with a statement necklace, cropped jacket, and high-wattage heels. Now it's time to weigh in — whose Valentino do you prefer?