LACMA called upon the Mulleavy sisters of Rodarte to contribute drawings inspired by works in its permanent collection to a new exhibition, Cell Phone Stories. (There’s one pictured, left.) Also contributing: Rainn Wilson, a.k.a. Dwight from The Office. We feel confident that this will be the last time we speak of a collaboration between Rodarte [...]

“Everyone involved in this was my A-list first choice,” Bronwyn Cosgrave declared of the panel of judges she assembled to select the five short-listed semifinalists for the first Dorchester Collection Fashion Prize at London’s Dorchester Hotel. That sentiment, one hopes, extends to said semifinalists, too. But Cosgrave could be forgiven for a little enthusiasm for [...]

Style.com’s Fashion Feed brings you the best of the news around the Web and on Twitter, and ranks the most-discussed designers, labels, models, and celebrities. In our weekly series, we call out the top five designers of the previous week (with our handy gloss on the hows and whys).1. Alexander McQueen (pictured; last week: N/A)The [...]

Toss the name Emanuel Ungaro into a fashion conversation of late and there’s no chance it’s Emanuel himself who’ll come to mind. The house that the Balenciaga-trained couturier built has had a spiraling stream of tenants, culminating in the chaos and confusion of LiLo’s mercifully brief occupancy. The debacle-riddled label’s appointment of Giles Deacon as [...]

As expected, Giles Deacon (pictured) has been named creative director at Emanuel Ungaro. Let’s just pretend the Lindsay years never happened. [Vogue U.K.]August will be Stefano Tonchi’s first issue at W. For his first cover? A twofer, Jon Hamm and Rebecca Hall (co-stars in the new Ben Affleck movie The Town). W: the new, edgy [...]

It’s a week before Fox unveils the seventh season of So You Think You Can Dance, and the show’s hostess is on the phone with a confession. “The first dress I bought where I thought I had gone completely mad was an Alexander McQueen,” Cat Deeley tells Style.com. “It was the most beautiful dress I [...]

Vodka-inspired fashion may sound like a terrible idea, but leave it to Matthew Williamson to make even the slightly soused look chic. His new pink caftan (pictured) is inspired by Belvedere’s new pink grapefruit flavor. [WWD]Congratulations to Marc Jacobs president Robert Duffy, who married his partner, Alexis Cespedes, last week and nabbed that most coveted [...]

Donna Karan celebrated her recently inked Yankees sponsorship deal with a visit to the stadium for a game on Friday. Hey, there are stranger places to pick up design tips. [WWD]Vicky Cristina Carine Barcelona? Penélope Cruz is the latest to take the reins at Paris Vogue, guest-editing the May issue, which focuses on Cannes. The [...]

No surprise that London Fashion Week began on a somber note, following the tragic death of Alexander McQueen. At Naomi Campbell’s Fashion for Relief fundraiser for Haiti, she, Kate Moss, and Annabelle Neilson (McQueen’s muse and dearest friend) strode down the runway in McQueen creations, which then went onto the auction block. When Topshop chief [...]

Despite graduating in the starry Central Saint Martins class of 1992—alongside Alexander McQueen, Stella McCartney, and Hussein Chalayan—Giles designer Giles Deacon has long been more of a fashion insider than a marquee name. That may change this year, following a wave of accolades and awards, including the prestigious ANDAM prize, a production deal with Italian [...]