Remember those colorful wool crepe minidresses Anna Dello Russo was spotted wearing at the Couture shows this past summer and then again during New York fashion week in September? As it turns out, ADR isn’t the only one who took a liking to Milanese designer Fausto Puglisi’s Grecian cheerleader dresses—Madonna enlisted the designer to create [...]

New York is triumphant, Gisele disappointed: The Giants walked away with a new Super Bowl ring last night. But for the legions of fashion fans tuning in last night, it was the halftime show that was the main event. Madonna delivered a rousing (if potentially lip-synched) performance that incorporated plenty of old hits, including “Vogue,” [...]

Madonna might be busy promoting her new directorial effort, W.E., but that doesn’t mean her music career is behind her. Madge has a new three-album deal with Universal Music Group’s Interscope at a base of $1 million per album. [Page Six]Should a collar always be popped? The New York Times‘ Jon Caramanica headed to the [...]

Madonna’s black bustier from her 1987 Who’s That Girl? tour racked up $72, 000 in a 517-piece auction in Macau over the weekend. In total, her pieces brought in $100,000, in addition to pieces from Marilyn Monroe, Michael Jackson, and Elvis Presley that were also part of the auction. [Huffington Post] The Girl With the [...]

New York’s Meatpacking District was brimming with a pair of dueling bashes last night. While Florence Welch serenaded the likes of Kanye West, Riccardo Tisci, and Emma Roberts with songs from her new album at the Boom Boom Room for the Interview and Belvedere fête, another songstress was down the street at Double Seven hosting [...]

Next week, Naomi Campbell will be the subject of the CNBC Meets series. During the 30-minute episode, she talks about her mentors, like Bob Marley and Quincy Jones, her childhood in South London, and her charity work. The show will air September 28. [CNBC]Alexander McQueen, Gareth Pugh, and Hogan who? Hogan McLaughlin is probably not [...]

“It’s a lot more stressful throwing a kids’ party than an adult party, isn’t it?” Stella McCartney said last night at the “fun fair” launch of her Spring 2012 children’s line in London. With its pony rides, bouncy castles, balloons, and cotton candy, it was easily the event of the year for the under-10 set. [...]

In his foreword for photographer Anna Bauer’s new book Backstage, Style.com’s Tim Blanks calls the work “a benchmark for the present, and a reference point for the future.” For the book, Bauer caught intimate moments with some of fashion’s most influential people, including Karl Lagerfeld and Carine Roitfeld, in between shows on Polaroid film. [Nowness]Tallulah [...]

In an effort to help offset the cost of the most expensive disaster in history, a dedicated group of New Yorkers braved the elements last night to show their support for Japan at a fundraiser co-hosted by Martha Stewart and Wynton Marsalis. At Reika Yo Alexander’s En Japanese Brasserie, guests including Hilary Swank, Zac Posen [...]

The haute couture shows start on Monday, and in addition to the schedule’s usual suspects—Lagerfeld, Gaultier, Galliano, et al.—newcomer Maxime Simoëns is throwing his (presumably) hand-beaded hat into the ring. At 26, Simoëns is the first designer to join the official Couture calendar without ever having staged a runway show—unless you count his prize-winning [...]