Jean Paul Gaultier for Target: confirmed. Items for the store’s third Designer Collaboration, which is different from Go International (McQueen and Sui did the former, Rodarte and everyone else the latter), will be available in March. Gaultier’s muse is American pop culture; we may get a mass-market cone bra yet. [WWD]First Lady Michelle Obama is [...]

Freja Beha Erichsen can scowl with the best of ‘em—check her out looking positively vicious on the cover of Purple’s September issue—but I love how she’s almost demure in these Willy Vanderperre shots for Vogue Russia. This is Freja perfection to me: ladylike with an edge. [Models.com]
Last season, thigh-high boots were all the rage [...]

Attention Upper West Siders, Angie and Brad could be your new neighbors. The couple and their brood are reportedly co-op shopping, and while we’ve always pegged AJ as more of a Lower East Side kind of gal (more tattoo parlors), we guess this move befits Hollywood royalty. [NY Daily News]
Is Kate Moss Sir Philip [...]

Few feelings are as delicious as the satisfaction one derives from the Fast-Fashion Fake-Out. The trick to a successful FFF is to wear the cheapie interloper—mine come from H&M, Zara, Target, Gap, or Uniqlo—with expensive things. Specifically, designer shoes and very good knits; they cast a high-end aura that distracts from something with a $39.99 [...]

And you thought it was over. WWD reports that Michelle Obama arrived at a morning service at the Washington National Cathedral in a black Tracy Feith dress with a Japanese-style floral print. Though we’re quite familiar with Feith’s magical way with a frock, he’s far from being a household name. But this is turning out [...]

There will be leather. McQ Alexander McQueen for Target’s lookbook looks like another faithful dilution.
“The era of first lady-as- rectangle had ended,” declares The Washington Post’s Robin Givhan of Michelle Obama’s form-fitting inaugural looks, while The New York Times‘ Cathy Horyn calls the First Lady “not your average fashionista.” Prepare yourself for four (or [...]

Breaking news: Lou Doillon has just accepted an ambassadorship. The country? Bargain-istan. It’s a French territory for those of you not up on your make-believe geography.
Former Target-eer Isaac Mizrahi unveils his first collection for Liz Claiborne. It looks pretty happy; he calls it more “grown-up.” Just don’t use that word around him.
Meanwhile, Mizrahi’s former [...]

Does anyone remember what anybody wore to the Oscars in February? Doubtful. But Sarah Palin’s rimless specs? A phenomenon. This year, politics shouldered aside pop culture for pride of place in the global imagination, and, like it or not, fashion came along for the ride. Thakoon Panichgul, of course, likes it just fine: In August, [...]

What: Truffle tiles, by Choxie, with an artisanal level of detail, at a mass retailer price—$5 for a tray of eightWhy: Because you can effortlessly fool the guests at your holiday fête with these screen-
printed treats in nouveau flavors like jasmine tea and chili limon. They’ll have no idea you scooped them up while shopping [...]

It seems a certain Miss Moss is poised to have a fashion moment—only this time her name’s not Kate. When Alexander McQueen announced that he would be creating a McQ collection for Target, the first of its Designer Collaborations line to launch in March, he attributed his influence for the pieces to Liela Moss. Now, [...]