• Erdem Moralioglu won the first British Fashion Council/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund prize. The designer will receive $301,000 and industry mentors. [WWD] • Veronique Branquinho shuttered her namesake [....rest of the story....]...

Carrie Underwood wore a black Alice + Olivia blazer ($396) with torn jeans, a yellow blouse, and platform heels to the 6th Annual Pedigree Adoption Drive at the Bidawee Manhattan Shelter today. Her accessory: a beagle. How often do you wear a classic blazer? Read more posts by Sharon Clott Filed Under: ...

MAKEUP • Yesterday L’Oréal USA announced that it will no longer sell Shu Uemura products in the United States, but U.S. residents will still be able to buy their products online. [WWD] • Bronze is big every summer, and this season, Guerlain will release a Terracotta eye-shadow pen for $35. [Makeup [....rest of the story....]...

• Prada’s core profit rose 2.8 percent in 2009. Retail sales rose 14 percent in the year, though wholesale turnover to department stores in the United States dropped. [Reuters] • Anja Rubik will reportedly return as the face of Fendi for fall for her second [....rest of the story....]...

Leona Lewis attended Perez Hilton’s carnival-inspired birthday party in Los Angeles over the weekend wearing a black bra top, satin slacks, a clownlike ruffle collar, and a pirate-inspired lace eye patch. This is a crazier getup than what she typically wears. Did she pull off the look? Read more posts by Sharon Clott Filed Under: look of th...

Ladies, do you ever steal clothes from the boys in your life? And men, have you ever caught yourself in the ladies’ department? Well, we want to know what you’re wearing that crosses gender boundaries, readers. Are you like Kirsten Ferguson of the blog Thrift Without Looking Like It, who confessed she has sticky fingers in her boyfrien...

HAIR • Rihanna debuted her new hairstyle at the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards last night: Instead of a bowl cut she has a side bang. [In Style UK] MAKEUP • Apparently 28 percent of cosmetics ads in magazines are artificially enhanced. Shampoo companies [....rest of the story....]...

Liam Gallagher can’t really count his brother, Noel, as a fan of his menswear (and soon-to-be womenswear) fashion line, Pretty Green. When Noel played a solo gig over the weekend in London and a concertgoer questioned the whereabouts of Liam, the musician responded: “He’s probably being a real northerner somewhere designing the p...

Kim Dawson, who founded the Kim Dawson Agency in Dallas in 1959 and went on to help launch the careers of Angie Harmon, Bridget Hall, Erin Wasson, Chandra North, and Ali Michael, died on Thursday. She was 85 and suffered from Alzheimer’s disease for over ten years. Alzheimer’s [....rest of the story....]...

• Macy Gray plans to revive her women’s plus-size line, Humps, next year. [WWD] • EBay launches Fashion Vault today, its answer to online sample sales that are only available for a limited time. [WSJ] • ...

Milla Jovovich stopped by the El Corte Inglés in Madrid today to help launch a limited-edition Tommy Hilfiger bag wearing plaid pants and a button-down blue shirt. Would you wear these pants? Read more posts by Sharon Clott Filed Under: look of the [....rest of the story....]...

Yesterday was St. Patrick’s Day, and the First Lady picked her wardrobe accordingly. She wore a green dress by Jason Wu to a St. Patrick’s Day reception at the White House. See the full look in the Michelle Obama Look Book. Read more posts by Sharon Clott Filed Under: ...

HAIR • For the premiere of The Runaways last night in New York, hairstylist Adir Abergel of Fekkai sculpted Kristen Stewart’s hair by using a lot of volumizing hairspray. But was her hair overpowered by her magenta lips? [Beauty Blogging Junkie] • Estelle was a guest judge on Shear Genius last night. The England native said it to...

Here’s your chance to see Anna Wintour: Pratt Institute announced that the Vogue editor-in-chief will speak at the school’s Memorial Hall Auditorium on Monday, April 19 at 6 p.m. for a lecture that is free and open to the public. And the spotlight won’t just be on her — after the lecture, fellow Vogue staffer Hamish Bowles ...

BlackBook asked Alexa Chung to name ten things she despises for a feature named “The Black List.” And while the former MTV host and Madewell collaborator is known for her friendly attitude, she wasn’t afraid to announce her biggest pet peeves. No. 4 on the list: “That I can’t seem to work out my shoe size in America. ...

• The new Stella McCartney for GapKids collection hits stores on March 25. [WWD] • Bee Shaffer’s “new” Twitter account (@iambeeshaffer) is fake, according to a Vogue spokesman. Twitter removed the account. [...

Emilie de Ravin wore a little black dress with lace, a waist bow, and a ruffled skirt to the premiere of Remember Me in London today. She finished the look with Brian Atwood studded pumps and swept her hair back in a loose updo. Would you wear this dress? Read more posts by Sharon Clott Filed Under: look of the day, ...

FRAGRANCE • Puma signed sprinter Usain Bolt as the face of its new fragrances, Puma Animagical Man and Puma Animagical Woman. The scent is described as having African influences in both its notes and packaging. Let it be noted that Bolt is not African; he’s Jamaican. [WWD] • Bulgari reportedly shot its next men’s fragrance ...

• Michelle Obama graces the cover of Newsweek this week wearing the same Narciso Rodriguez blue dress she wore last week to meet the First Lady of Greece. [Mrs. O] • Karl Lagerfeld and Hogan will release a onetime collaboration collection for spring 2011. [...

Estelle appeared on BET’s 106th & Park show yesterday wearing a denim jumpsuit, which was unbuttoned just enough to expose a blue bra. She also wore a necklace and ring from her Rachel Roy x Estelle jewelry collaboration. Would you wear a denim jumpsuit? Read more posts by Sharon Clott Filed Under: look of the [....rest of the story....]...

Stella McCartney previewed her spring collection for GapKids today in London. This marks the second season the designer created a line for the retailer, as the first one, which debuted in the fall, was so popular that ...

FRAGRANCE • Lara Stone is the new face for Prada’s fragrance, Infusion d’Iris, and stars in a campaign shot by Steven Meisel (seen above). The scent launched in 2007 with Sasha [....rest of the story....]...