Funds weren’t the only thing raised at last night’s amfAR Inspiration Gala. As studs (of the male and metal varietals) strutted their stuff in a fashion show, even runway veterans like Heidi Klum and Chanel Iman couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow. An army of male models from Wilhelmina looked ready for battle in spiked [...]

The Cannes film fest is close at hand. And if you’re headed for the sunny South of France, you’re not alone: Gwen Stefani, Patrick Dempsey, Milla Jovovich, Freida Pinto, and Michelle Yeoh will all be joining you. Style.com has learned exclusively that the quintet will be partnering with L’Oréal to host the star-studded after-party for [...]

Talk about multitasking: Juergen Teller’s new campaign for Marc Jacobs—starring Masha Kirsanova and Caroline Brasch Nielsen—was shot backstage at Jacobs’ Spring ‘11 show (left). [Fashionologie]The womenswear winners of London’s NewGen sponsorships were announced earlier this week, and now the prize is spotlighting the men: J.W. Anderson, Christopher Shannon, and James Long will show their menswear [...]

Today in Paris, Chanel has convened the troops for a pre-fall show in Paris—a full-scale runway spectacle for a season (if we can even call it that) that designers usually show back at the showroom. No one’s ever accused the label of downplaying what could just as easily be played up, but its latest creation [...]

The ever-impeccable Dita Von Teese is donating her fancy burlesque skills to tonight’s amfAR Inaugural Milan Fashion Week event at La Permanente. Though she’s certain to be wearing something saucy and easily removable later in the evening, the front-row favorite showed up in a hot pink satin Dolce & Gabbana dress from Fall 2009. The [...]

Last night’s amfAR Honoring With Pride tenth anniversary celebration at Edison Ballroom fêted Patricia Field, Lady Bunny, and AIDS Quilt founder and activist Cleve Jones for their lifelong efforts in raising HIV/AIDS awareness. Accepting her Award of Courage from a silver platform-and-orange minidress-clad Debbie Harry, Field emphasized the importance of being brave. “I do what [...]

Last night’s sky was eerily light, like the calm before a storm about to blow into town. “Yeah, I can feel it,” Jessica Stam said, at the amfAR gala at Cipriani’s on 42nd Street. “It’s coming.” The storm, of course, was the onslaught of fashion week, which begins in earnest today. But there were a [...]