Whistles

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• Talk about star power. The Dior for Printemps Holiday 2012 campaign stars Carolyn Murphy and Sui He, was styled by Carine Roitfeld, and was photographed by Mario Testino. [Fashion Gone Rogue]
• Isabel Marant's beauty secret? Carrot juice. "I feel that my tan and skin is much better because of carrot juice," she said. "That’s why I'm always quite suntanned. It works for me." [Into The Gloss]
• To celebrate the UK's online Fashion Week, Meadham Kirchhoff will launch a capsule collection of sweaters for men and women. [Vogue UK]
• Sam & Libby has designed a line of shoes for Target set to launch May 2013. [Daily Front Row]
• Surprise surprise. Michael Kors is the most searched designer of 2012. [FabSugar]
• Despite being almost universally panned, Brad Pitt is still proud of his No. 5 ads: "I kind of liked it . . . I respect what they do," Pitt said of Chanel. "They do some really quality things." [Access Hollywood]
  

• ASOS has started offering designer items for resale. [Racked]
• Miu Miu has opened a members-only pop-up club. [Grazia UK]
• Starting tomorrow, Clements Ribeiro will auction off a collection of Christmas stockings on eBay. [Vogue UK]
• The meaning behind the body language of the Fall 2012 campaigns has been decoded. [Anothermag]
• Laetitia Casta stars in an H&M holiday-themed lingerie commercial. [Fashion Copious]

Pippa Middleton donned a ladylike ensemble while strolling through London carrying her coveted Pippa Modalu bag. Ms. Middleton showed off her toned stems in a ruffled French Connection mini, which she paired with a cropped leather jacket and tan pumps. Snag Pippa's exact frock with other essentials to re-create this classic look.

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Kate Middleton caused major excitement yesterday when she hit High Street stores — clad in a black Issa dress and tan kitten heels —  to pick up summery pieces worthy of, ahem, a vacation or perhaps a honeymoon, if one were just married. Regardless of why Kate was in the market for Summer clothes, on the eve of her royal wedding, it's nice to see her out shopping like a normal person. At Warehouse, she picked dresses with tropical prints, and according to the Daily Mail, at Peter Jones she chose a pair of Marc Jacobs sunglasses, and blue and white trousers and a yellow top from Whistles. She even hit up a London outpost of Banana Republic, although the retailer refuses to divulge any details. What are your honeymoon essentials?

Amy Smart and Ali Larter both looked sharp in black at an event at ARCADE Boutique in LA last night. But we're most impressed with Amy's risk-taking ways — she totally pulled off a pair of printed pants. She kept the rest smart: textured black pumps, a sheer black top, and a black blazer. Touches of gold rounded out the slight exotic vibe.

Check out CelebStyle for many more celebrity looks!

Challenged to do something different, New York retailers re-imagine the shopping formula with multi-purpose operations...

Jane Shepherdson has turned British retailer Whistles right around and the Spring 09 collection looks like another hit. 

PETA's campaign against Giorgio Armani is becoming more aggressive now that Donna Karan has vowed not to use fur. 

Bally will launch an e-commerce site later this month offering shoes, accessories, and small leather goods.