Following up Beth Ditto’s extremely fleshy performance at Fendi’s Paris fashion week party last season is no easy feat, but Herr Karl has deemed 18-year-old British pop star Pixie Lott (that’s her at left) up to the task. Whether or not she disrobes, this gig basically guarantees her a year of fashion-world relevancy. [WWD]Guided by [...]

Is Edun—the eco-conscious clothing line of Ali Hewson, Bono’s wife—in talks with LVMH? CEO Bernard Arnault declared the dealings “top secret,” which means they’re so on. [WWD]
Is Michelle piling on more Tom Binns? Last night’s Kennedy Center celebration would mark the third time (according to our presidential accessory tracker) Mrs. O has opted for the [...]

Tom Binns, the unofficial crown jeweler to America’s new First Lady, has come up with a unique kind of recession special. His latest collection, called “Get Real” and bowing in the windows of Colette in Paris, is made from photographs of rings, necklaces, earrings, and watches ripped from glossy magazines. Binns reassembles them in his [...]

We wouldn’t go so far as to call the Governors Ball at the White House the East Coast equivalent to the Oscars (OK, before today we’d never heard of it), but Michelle Obama kind of took it there last night. First, there was her floor-length Peter Soronen dress—a sparkly success, in our opinion. And then [...]

Michelle Obama chose yet another New York name she’s worn before for this morning’s events. Mrs. Obama is currently wearing a lemon yellow tweed coat, cardigan, and dress from industry darling Isabel Toledo. (Memory jog: The soon-to-be first lady wore a fashion-forward black tunic and pants from Toledo for last summer’s New York fundraiser hosted [...]

From the Too Good to Be True Dept.: Recent activity points to a precipitous decline in Paris Hilton’s approval ratings. Fingers crossed.
On the off chance you won’t be debuting at the Hôtel de Crillon in Paris this Saturday, here are six of the filthy-rich-and-under-25 set who will be.
Just when we’d convinced ourselves [...]

Tom Binns’ presence in Paris this week is sorely missed (we hear he’s not a fan of flying and has opted to send in his troops for private showings while he stays in Los Angeles, going over plans for an upcoming store on the East Coast). But Binns’ no-show status doesn’t mean his ears won’t [...]