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Cannes Film Festival kicks off tomorrow, a festival known just as much for epic glamour, wild parties, and stars letting loose as for the movies being screened. Brigitte Bardot cemented her bombshell status here, and today's beauties— Diane Kruger, Angelina Jolie, Natalie Portman — have wowed us on Cannes' red carpets in recent years. To pique your enthusiasm, we're highlighting 40 Read more
French film actress Brigitte Bardot earned the term sex kitten with her series of playful, sexy movies. With her trademark pout and bedroom eyes, Brigitte inspires the first installment of our Valentine's Day Lingerie Guide. To get a little dose of sex kitten in your boudoir, look for details like lace, bows, ribbons, hearts, and silhouettes that aren't aggressively sexy or too sophisticated. Read more
Claire Danes for BlackBook September 2009 — Red Carpet Fashion Awards Jil Sanders Uniqlo line available now! — The Budget Fashionista Nina Ricci's very small relaunch — FWD Did the Project judges run away? — NY Post Eva Mendes's look for less — Frugal-Fashionista Lacroix optimism — Vogue UK Brian Atwood leaving Bally? — FWD Danish shoes delight: Camilla Skovgaard — Grazia Read more
After the last of the primaries ended yesterday, Barack Obama secured enough delegates to win the Democratic nomination for President. While Hillary Clinton has yet to officially concede, many are wondering what her next step will be. — CitizenSugar Sources say Ethan Hawke and his pregnant fiancée and former nanny, Ryan Shawhughes, applied for a marriage license yesterday. — Page Read more
While many of us look to celebrities for style tips today, we musn't forget the celebs of yore and their undeniable influences on fashion. Audrey, Marilyn, Marlene, and one super sultry blond, Brigitte Bardot, all stand out to me as classic style icons. Bardot had a distinct way of sexifying a cardigan, cropped jeans and flats - three items that are not considered sexy individually. But when Read more
When we first heard that crop tops (and more specifically, bralets) were going to be big for 2012, we had our reservations — it seemed like a look best suited for outdoor music festivals and costume parties — but after seeing the midriff-baring look on the runways at Dolce & Gabbana, Nina Ricci, Prada, and others, we inevitably changed our tune, and are officially smitten with the idea Read more
The Cannes Film Festival kicked off today, and celebrities will be flocking to the South of France in the hopes of receiving the coveted Palme d'Or best film prize. This glamorous film festival gained popularity in the 1950s with iconic attendees including Grace Kelly and Brigitte Bardot, and now is known for its swanky yacht parties and amazing red-carpet gowns. Accordingly, we've rounded up our Read more
Full disclosure: we've tried to put ourselves on a stripe-buying ban three times now, and it just never sticks. Stripes are not only a Spring staple, but give you that instant French-girl feeling (you know the one: polished Parisian elegance, red lips and boat trips, Brigitte Bardot and Jane Birkin on the French Riviera, etc.) — and with the Cannes Film Festival kicking off today, we thought it Read more
With a CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund win behind him and a slew of covetable runway collections both for his namesake line and his Cut25 label, we knew when Joseph Altuzarra announced plans for a collaboration with J.Crew it would be good. To be fair, it's really good — and we're only a day short of shopping the collection for ourselves. Yesterday, we gave you a taste, but before you rush to JCrew.com Read more
