The YSL auction numbers are in, and they’re bigger than expected. Items from the beloved designer’s estate went for around $13.4 million, including an umbrella stand ($162,475) and Hermès luggage ($44,420). Maybe you can buy good taste. [WWD]
Tavi, the pint-size fashion blogger, is heading to Tokyo. She’ll be the “guest of honor” at Comme des [...]

The tomboy trend continues apace for Spring. You saw it in the plethora of pantsuits, and it surfaced in some of the active sports references to linebackers and latter-day Jacques Cousteaus. But the crisp white men’s shirt will always be the easiest (and, for us, coolest) way to get the look. Giambattista Valli topped a [...]

Who made our Top Ten list for Spring? Designers with a point of view: Nicolas Ghesquière at Balenciaga, who went back to his haute street roots. Karl Lagerfeld at Chanel, who made fashion fun again, and sent out some fabulously crafty clothes in the process. Celine’s Phoebe Philo, for her fearless new brand of contemporary [...]

Call it optimism or call it escapism, but Spring 2010 is the season of the ruffled party dress: usually short, often chiffon, and almost always nude (we refer to both the color and the prevalence of sheer fabrics). Marc Jacobs—who else?—kicked the trend into high gear with his parade of ballet nymphs in New York. [...]

In a perfect world, you would have already digested and distilled our extensive coverage of Resort 2010 all by your lonesome. But given that the overriding theme of this ‘tweener season has been ease, we thought it was only fitting to create a user-friendly guide to the various trends that range from the depths of [...]

Ivana Omazic’s last splash for Celine (which Phoebe Philo is resuming control of soon) could be the chicest thing on two wheels—Bicyclette, a capsule collection of “jersey dresses [and] cotton poplin skirts” for cycling, due this spring. Because who rides a bike in shorts? [WWD]
According to overworked British photo sleuths, key elements of Madonna’s Purim [...]

Phoebe Philo wore a men’s jacket and Chloé tuxedo pants to the Ritz to tell WWD about her Celine debut for Resort. Buzzwords: sober and iconic. [WWD]
DVF goes blonde (well, sort of) for Purple and turns onlookers emerald with envy. [The Cut]
Alexander Wang thinks you should be a safety girl. [WWD]
DKNY makes like Marc. [Fashionista]
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Phoebe-philes will be forced to exercise their patience for a season. The former Chloé designer won’t be presenting her debut collection for Celine until this fall for Spring 2010.
Start planning. New York fashion week gets slightly demystified as more locales are confirmed (and another design team drops out) . If you haven’t already, [...]

As the economy continues to unravel, it’s only natural to self-obsess and mentally shelve the world’s bigger problems. UNICEF, however, continues to work to keep us from forgetting those whose worries are more immediate than their 401(k)s. The charity is once again sponsoring its Frimousses de Créateurs doll show, in which various fashion houses (including [...]

If you’ve been pining for Phoebe Philo’s boho hipness, you’re in luck. The former Chloé designer, who took the last few years off to spend more time with her family, has been confirmed as the new creative director at Celine, reports WWD. She’ll take up her post next month.
Photo: Marcio Madeira