The highly anticipated William Rast retail rollout has begun, and it’s “aggressive.” Sounds like Justin’s bringing sexy back again. [WWD]
Finally, an uplifting recession scorecard report: Shoe sales are way up. We swear we had no idea. [NYT]
The first Comme des Garçons/Beatles collection image is out. We were hoping for less apple and more strawberry field. [...]

Beyoncé and Lady Gaga in a video?! As a wise woman once said, “I don’t think you’re ready for this jelly.” [Grazia Daily]Happy Birthday, Mr. Lauren. We hope that when we turn 70 we’ll be celebrating it somewhere like the Boom Boom Room (sorry, but we’re just not calling it QT). [WWD]OMG OTK. An impassioned [...]

Rachel Zoe on watching her reality show: “I need to develop an edit button for the things that come flying out of my mouth.” Maybe, but we’ll die if she doesn’t shut it down in at least one hero dress on the new season. [WWD]
Beyoncé and Tina Knowles expand their House of Deréon collection [...]

The New York-based artist Terence Koh’s passion for fashion has been well documented. (I can still remember when everyone asked who would wear those Balenciaga robot leggings a few seasons ago; the answer was Beyoncé. And Terence Koh.) But this weekend in East Hampton, Koh managed to mix that passion with his other one: his [...]

Beyoncé and her mom are launching a junior apparel label inspired by the singer’s alter ego, Sasha Fierce. The line will hit stores just in time for back-to-school shopping. Principals, you’ve been warned. [WWD]
Madonna ditches the hard-body look in her new ads for Vuitton and gets the solarization treatment. For photography neophytes, this is [...]

Giles Deacon just got what all of us could use these days: cash money. The designer is the newest ANDAM award winner, which comes with a $226,000 prize and means he’ll be taking his Spring looks to Paris this fall. London was getting crowded, anyway. [Hint Mag]
Beyoncé has her Mugler, Michael has his crystals. [...]

Everyone from my mother to Kanye West has told me that Beyoncé Knowles is already a legend. (Yeezy said Beyoncé is the new Tina Turner, whereas Moms just said she liked how she could sing good, dance good, and was real pretty.) Despite my intense skepticism, after last night’s performance—when Beyoncé dragged her dancing, writhing, [...]

Diane Kruger was snapped post-Cannes Film Festival at LAX in what we consider an ideal flying outfit: comfy tee, tweed jacket to ward off cabin chills, cuffed boyfriend jeans, and a fedora to cover a mussed ‘do. What is your preferred airplane style? Do you favor ultra-glam getups à la Victoria Beckham and Beyoncé, or [...]

“I’m always on Style.com,” Beyoncé told us—yes, we blushed—at last night’s Cinema Society screening of her new movie Obsessed. “I pull the pictures and put them in my iMovie and show them to my stylist.” Judging by the star’s recent wardrobe choices, a lot of her Style.com viewing time has been spent on the Balmain [...]

What: A paper hat from the newspaper of your choice, made by you.
Why: The Guardian has an interview with master hatmaker Stephen Jones today, who, besides providing headgear for Rei Kawakubo and John Galliano, has outfitted plenty a posh head in his day—Gwen Stefani, Beyoncé Knowles, Dita Von Teese, etc. The accompanying DIY video got [...]