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Fashion News Round-Up: Donatella's Gala; Von Furstenberg's Administration; Beyoncé's Sister

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:42:27 -0400

Donatella Versace has announced that she'll sponsor the Whitney Museum's 2008 Gala on October 20th, and will collaborate with Julian Schnabel, Marc Quinn and Wangechi Mutu on creating three pieces of jewelry to be auctioned during the event. [WWD]

Diane von Furstenberg was re-elected as the president of the Council of the Fashion Designers of America. [WWD]

Beyoncé's sister, Solange Knowles, is now an Ambassador for Armani Jeans. [Vogue UK]

Warner Brothers is producing...

Hellooooo, Boys! Jessica Simpson's U.S.O. Moment at J.F.K.

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 13:36:44 -0500

When Jessica Simpson landed at New York’s JFK airport on Friday night, seven National Guardsmen swarmed around the smiling star. Dressed in dessert-colored camo fatigues, the kitted-out soldiers rushed Ms. Simpson to her waiting Escalade. But! Despite the fact that all that public-funded protection seems totally warranted for such a national treasure, National Guard Major Angelo Agro said he’s currently “investigating” the matter.

That’s funny, because this...

The Smarmies of the Night

Sun, 07 May 2006 20:00:00 -0400

The entire point of the peep-toe heel is that it provides a daring and sexy glimpse of toe cleavage. For the women of Washington, D.C., the peep-toe shoe is now de rigueur—but it is nearly always worn with stockings. So instead of toes, all that can be seen is a chaste off-flesh glimpse of hose and seam. It’s a look that says, “I’m with it—but I’m just a little chilly, too!” It’s a look...

Wonder Woman And The 'It' Watch

Wed, 13 Jul 2005 06:56:00 -0400

Pat O'Brien was nowhere to be seen on the midtown set of ET's bastard child 'The Insider' last Friday afternoon. Instead, cater-waiters stalked the floors of his set with glasses of champagne, beer (which tasted suspiciously like Heineken) and Smart Water. Much of the crowd present was composed of members of the German American Chamber of Commerce. These Germans peered out the windows at the Reuters billboard. There may be no 'it' bag this...

Who Is Michael Kors' Woman?

Sun, 05 Jun 2005 20:00:00 -0400

At the Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum on May 2, you might have expected designer Michael Kors to be flanked by New York socialites. Instead, he turned up on the arm of Dukes of Hazzard star Jessica Simpson, who was wearing a strapless black silk frock emblazoned with loud scarlet flowers-Kors, but of course. For the after-party at Bungalow 8, Mr. Kors dressed Ms. Simpson in a beaded jacket, jeans and cowboy...

Cause Celebs Sell Charity-Who's Nice? Who's Naughty?

Sun, 09 Jan 2005 19:00:00 -0500

The start of January, with New Year's resolutions not yet fading into memory and hangovers from the long, sad tedium of 2004 still lingering, seems like an appropriate time to take stock of a few things.

The credit-card debt towering over our heads. The friend we refused to bail out of a small-town lockup. The sheer emotional mess of our lonely lives. And whether we're giving enough money to the charities we appear on television...