It was fitting that IWC Schaffhausen chose a space on the Culver Studios lot for the U.S. debut of their latest collaboration with famed photog Peter Lindbergh: Its stars are, well, Hollywood stars. But the vibe of the new campaign is more Dolce Vita than Sunset Boulevard, in homage to the Italian spirit of the [...]

At Elle’s Women in Hollywood bash at the Four Seasons Beverly Hills last night, Gwyneth Paltrow exuded a “less is more” kind of vibe, sporting a long-sleeved, non-plunging Calvin Klein Collection shift in an on-trend ultra-bright hue, (relatively) sensible sandals, and scant jewelry. Kate Hudson, on the other hand, went for a [...]

When you’ve been designing rock star-friendly jewelry for 20 or so years—the kind that even Karl Lagerfeld is known to wear—you pick up a few friends in high places. And if you’re really good, said friends in said places even take a turn in front of your camera, for the photography you’ve nurtured from a [...]

Stella McCartney, as her dad once wrote, gets by with a little help from her friends—and plenty of them turned out to her Resort ‘11 presentation yesterday. Among the well-heeled admirers were (clockwise from top left) Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Hudson, Naomi Watts, and Helena Christensen, all of whom arrived in McCartney-designed duds. Each put her [...]

You might think the weekend before the Met gala would be a time for quiet evenings in. Or, at the very least, conserving one’s energy—after all, Saturday night was a mere 48 hours before tonight’s Met ball, one of the biggest parties of the year. But it seems a few of the headliners who’ll descend [...]

Some starlets blend in on the red carpet. Kate Hudson’s gone out of her way to ensure that she’s not one of them. At last night’s premiere of her new thriller The Killer Inside Me at Tribeca, Hudson chose Louis Vuitton’s eye-catching Op-inspired poncho from the label’s pre-fall collection. Was it a good move? Well, [...]

With the Golden Globes and the SAGs down—and their red-carpet fashions suitably assessed here and here—and the Couture shows, from where many of the awards season’s dresses are plucked, now under way, the tea-leaf reading, rune consulting, and general oracle beseeching for who’ll wear what to the 2010 Academy Awards can begin. Attempting clairvoyance is [...]

Mounir Moufarrige, master of press manipulation, is leaving Emanuel Ungaro to work on watches. Lindsay Lohan is staying, Estrella Archs is cursing her luck, and Esteban Cortazar is feeling brilliant. [WWD]
Another reason why celebrity breakups are so messy: competing sponsorships. TMZ reports that Elin Nordegren is close to signing a deal with Puma, Nike’s rival, [...]

Finally, a bit of insight into Chanel’s beauty ambassadors: “I test out product before it hits stores, and give my opinion and what I love about it,” Chanel It girl Leigh Lezark revealed. Remind us again where applications for this gig are? [WWD]
Romance rumor mill: Kate Hudson and A-Rod call it quits. And we were [...]

Even Brad Pitt has a hard time getting a job these days. Moneyball, his latest project with Steven Soderbergh, due to start production today, was dropped by Columbia Pictures. All this after the studio had gotten to “the equivalent of third base” with Pitt and co. What a tease. [Variety]
For some reason this Gisele pregnancy [...]