When Jay-Z decided he liked it—it being Beyoncé—and to put a ring on it, he went with one from jeweler Lorraine Schwartz. So no surprise to find the singer at the debut of Schwartz’s 2BHappy collection at Lavo in New York last night (and not much of a surprise to find her more than fashionably [...]

It’s a hat trick for Michael Kors: After being honored by the CFDA (with the Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award) and the Fragrance Foundation (with induction to the Fragrance Hall of Fame), Kors scored his third nod, from the Cancer Research Institute for his work raising awareness about and funds for breast cancer. [WWD]Stella McCartney [...]

Madonna’s design streak continues: After signing design and distribution deals with Iconix, Madge has inked her latest agreement, to do a line of eyewear with her friends Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana. The shades (pictured) will be marketed with Madonna’s M appended to the usual D&G logo. OMG MDG! [WWD]Rumor confirmed. Phillips-Van Heusen agreed to [...]

The red carpet may have been rolled up and stored for the season, but the gowns that walked it are getting their second act at Armani/5th Avenue. Along with Lady Gaga’s spacewoman/ambiguous-religious-icon Armani Privé dress and bejeweled bodysuit from this year’s Grammys (pictured; on Gaga here)—so tiny that it took two devoted Armani staffers to [...]

Enthusiasm for the eighties is on the wane, so it was smart for Rosemary Rodriguez to relaunch the Thierry Mugler line today with a collection she described as épure, meaning the excesses were swept away. You could see echoes of Mugler’s exaggerated shoulders and inverted triangle silhouettes in her collection, but she savvily avoided the [...]

In the hierarchy of London fashion, there’s a whole stratum of designers who’ve been thrust up the totem pole recently by the competitive dressing stakes of the music world. Lady Gaga, Rihanna, and Beyoncé, God bless them, have set the pace in ever more extreme image production, and London’s become a happy hunting ground for [...]

There have been about as many Haiti benefits as there have been nights since the tragic earthquake hit, but the latest from the CFDA won’t require a spot on your dance card—just $25 (which goes to the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund) and your shirt size. The organization’s new To Haiti With Love tees—a project initiated [...]

Here’s a complete list of the night’s winners. For our complete coverage of the night, click here.ALBUM OF THE YEARFearless, Taylor SwiftBEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION“Run This Town,” Jay-Z, Rihanna, and Kanye WestBEST ROCK ALBUM21st Century Breakdown, Green DayBEST COUNTRY ALBUMFearless, Taylor SwiftSONG OF THE YEAR (Songwriter Award)“Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It),” Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé [...]

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 [...]