It seems like just yesterday that I railed against the murky statement of the kitten heel that I saw on midtown tourists all summer long. But, if yesterday in Milan is any evidence, the look may have legs.Yes, there were some tiny little heels at Marni, including a pair inspired by those navy rubber sandals [...]

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 [...]

He’s a designer. He’s retired. He’s a designer. He’s a filmmaker. He’s a designer?! Tom Ford is the subject of the week’s best rumor, which claims that he’s returning to womenswear, possibly with the help of Alessandra Facchinetti. [Grazia Daily]Would you like a Dolce & Gabbana sneak peak? Yes, we thought so. Click to watch [...]

Designers produced plenty of surreal fashion for Fall—Dolce & Gabbana’s glove hat, anyone? The most wearable take on the wackiness trend just might be the split-personality dress, seen, for starters, at Aquilano.Rimondi, Josh Goot, and Versace. Depending on your vantage point, the woman in Alexandre Herchcovitch’s little number is dolled up in sequins, or playing [...]

Of all the cute couples at the CFDAs last night (Jason Wu and Diane Kruger, Kirsten Dunst and the Mulleavys, Molly Sims and Marilyn Monroe), Lorenzo Martone and Marc Jacobs were probably the cutest. Could they be in their honeymoon phase? Not yet. Despite rumors to the contrary, the two have yet to tie [...]

At last night’s London premiere of Duplicity (which is either a rom-com or a heist flick; not sure), Julia Roberts returned to the red carpet—after what seems like a multi-year hiatus—in head-to-toe Dolce & Gabbana. Dolce! Sexy! Except we’re feeling kind of meh—or, rather, eh—about this ensemble. Where’s the drama? Where’s the skin? How about [...]

Hard beats and powerful female voices—Tina Turner, Grace Jones—characterized the catwalk tunes this season. These strong sounds helped models put their best feet firmly forward. Here’s what we heard on the runways this week.
Blugirl
The Mood: Girly voices to sweet tunes
The Specifics: Feist, “1234″
Blumarine
The Mood: Melted-chocolate smooth tunes, transporting us back to the eighties
The Specifics: Grace [...]

Charlotte Stockdale is one half of a London-based power couple. In addition to designing the interior of New York’s Lever House restaurant, her husband, Marc Newson, is known for his funky, amoeba-shaped furniture and commissions for LVMH, Qantas, Nike, and the Gap. Stockdale, a stylist with her own impressive list of clients—Paul Smith, Dolce & [...]

Fashion week notes from the buying director of Harvey Nichols.

Background Photo: Kuo-Yu Slayer Chuang

There will be divas. Based on real-time accounts of Dolce & Gabbana’s bosom-heaving front row this afternoon in Milan—Scarlett! Eva! Freida! Kate!—their Extreme Beauty in Vogue party tonight will be chockablock with bellissima. [The Moment]
Before Gwen Stefani was Gwen Stefani, she fronted No Doubt. In May, her ska-punk-rock band will perform on Gossip Girl, and [...]