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Love magazine launches soon! — Love Magazine Christian Louboutin teams up with Jean-Francois Lesage — FWD The make-or-break season — IHT Hello Kitty and Barbie, round one — New York Times Power dressing is back — Times UK The City stars nix fake fight — Page Six Eastpak collaborates with Raf Simons — Vogue UK A sneak peek at Custo Barcelona's plans for 2009 — Nylon Kelly Cutrone Read more
Kate Moss, Katie Holmes, Kate Lanphear, Kate Bosworth — do you see the trend? Their names might not be original, but their style skills have earned them accolades in the wonderful world of fashion. There are an abundant of fabulous Kat(i)es, but do you know one Kat(i)e from the other? Take my quiz to see if you're up to par. Bauer-Griffin Online, Flynet and Source Take the Quiz Read more
We couldn't expect anything but the best at the grand opening of YSL's stand-alone Edition 24 space at London's Dover Street Market. Fashion A-listers who joined YSL designer Stefano Pilati in fashion giddiness included Naomi Campbell, Claudia Schiffer, stylist Katie Grand, and Erin O'Conner, perused the amazing limited-edition items inspired by travel and functionality. Perfect for all those Read more
Just in time for Valentine's Day, Gap will launch a limited edition handbag for its (Product) RED campaign. The bag was originally created in December for Gap's European collection with help from fashion guru Katie Grand. Katie, fashion editor of Pop Magazine, has recreated the Mulberry Roxanne bag in a sweatshirt jersey material that will be available in both red and grey. The bag goes on sale Read more
Katie Grand, the famed British stylist who is also founder and editor of Pop Magazine, has been named creative director of Mulberry. Grand, who has styled shows for Prada, Miu Miu, Louis Vuitton, and Proenza Schouler, is sure to give Mulberry plenty of her trademark flair. Her first full collection for the luxury line will be for Spring/Summer 2009, which debuts in Fall 2008. So excited Read more
For the second year in a row, the Recording Academy has given a hip-hop artist the most Grammy nominations. Last year, it was rapper Eminem with eight, and this year, Kanye West leads the nominees with seven chances at the golden gramophone, including a song of the year nod for "All of the Lights." West is also nominated twice in the rap album of the year category for his collaboration with Jay-Z Read more
When a surprise shipment of lava fudge cupcakes arrived yesterday from Georgetown Cupcake, the first thing I noticed were the lollipop sticks in each treat. "What are those for?" I wondered aloud. Katie reassured me that they served a grand purpose: to prevent the icing top of the cupcakes from smudging against their packaging while en route. Because I usually transport cupcakes in boxes, I'd Read more
As sparkling wine enthusiasts, Katie and I couldn't turn down a rare opportunity to try some of Moët & Chandon's latest releases with the Champagne house's chef de cave Benoit Gouez himself. At a private tasting, we sampled a curated collection as Gouez talked to us about Champagne's evolving market. See what one of France's notable winemakers had to say about the American palate — and Read more
Ready for some movie-inspired vacation envy? The trailer for Monte Carlo, with its views of Paris and the titular destination, might induce it. Selena Gomez plays Grace, a high school girl who just wants to get away to France with her BFFs Meg and Emma (Leighton Meester and Katie Cassidy). The trip isn't all they dreamed, until they run into rich girl Cordelia, who happens to be the spitting Read more
In our interview with author Allison Winn Scotch, she said she'd tell her 17-year-old self "that it's all going to work out even if it seems like it's not." I have to agree that most teenagers need that reassurance. We all remember when something like our crush not inviting us to prom was the END OF THE WORLD, but looking back, it really wasn't a big deal in the grand scheme of things. Annie Read more
