Actress Demi Moore wore a cream Lanvin gown for her wedding to man-child Ashton Kutcher, reports US Weekly. The dress seemed a perfect fit for getting-younger-by-the-day Moore, according to Lanvin designer Alber Elbaz. "Women today are not allowed to have age," Elbaz told The New York Times. "They have to be not young and not old." By my calculations, Mr. and Mrs. Kutcher will be both be 35 by the year 2012. Sweet!

Related Links: Achieve Demi's ageless perfection (without surgery) in this elegant gold dress.

Page Six reports that runway maven Carmen Kass fainted backstage at the Prada show in Milan this week. Not hard to believe -- with back-to-back shows in New York, London and Milan, those models probably haven't eaten in weeks! Is she having a Moss Moment or could she be preggers by Eric Lobron, her chess-master boyfriend? Wait -- a chess-master? Are all the rock stars taken?

Related Links: Tote all your chess doo-dads in this fetching Prada carry all.

Marni's plastic-and-resin accessories for spring 2006 in Milan riffed on concentric circles, bringing to mind images of fried eggs, Saturn's rings and eyeballs. Fresh.

Related Links: More bold graphic looks from Marni.

Moschino appeared to give props to the 50th anniversary of Vladimir Nabokov's dirty-old-man opus "Lolita" (he also wrote the screenplay for Stanley Kubrick's film, at right) on the Milan runways.

Related Links: More Moschino.

The only rain of the summer season couldn't stop the Renegade Craft Fair in Chicago's Wicker Park, where folks ducked in and out of tents full of bright, sunshiny, one-of-a-kind goodies like Panther by Hand's not very burly burlesque-ish undergarments (far left) and Gurelea's (far right) too cute gorilla-girl-tricycle-riding hip-hop tees. Most vendors braved the rain, but a few, like Ladylike Wonderwear, opted to tarp their T-shirts, escape the mudslide, and go to the local watering hole to cry into their cocktails.

Related Links: It may be mass-produced, but it looks crafty.

Vermin seem to be clambering out from the sewers, moving from Ed Roth's hot rod icon Rat Fink to New York's overpriced skater boutique Yellow Rat Bastard and ending with Marc Jacobs' new diffusion line Stinky Rat. The new line, which includes limited-edition (code word: pricey) logo-ed polos and accessories, was inspired by porn-photog Juergen Teller's daughter, who loves nothing more than to call Marc a stinky ol' rat. [from WWD via Fashion Schmashion]

Related Links: Some stuff from the Stinky Rat himself.

Dolce & Gabbana's runway show in Milan was briefly interrupted by a PETA protester who popped up in front of a blasé-looking model. D&G included some fur in the spring 2006 collection (because it gets so darn cold in April, ya know). Another protester imitated a crying baby at the Prada show (probably to draw attention to astrakhan fur -- baby lamb fur -- used in their fall collection). [photo courtesy of British Vogue]

Related Links: Avoid the guilt with cotton and mohair.

If you're in Los Angeles, test your shopping skills all weekend long at the Fred Segal and Find Outlet sales. Any bargain huntress worth her salt will go to any given sale twice. The first time, you stalk your prey. Can't live without it? Then go for the kill. Willing to take a risk? Then tempt fate by waiting 'til the last day, and pray for a hefty markdown. Hmm, I feel a pounce coming on.

Related Links: Dangerous bargains at your fingertips.

Yo, what up Twig? Yes, according to last night's "Top Model," the world's favorite English pixie was also the world's first ghetto supermodel (sure, it was called "working-class" back then, but Tyra says it still counts). A refreshing change from prior seasons' Dickinsonian antics (Janice, that is), Twiggy lent her sweet but constructive comments to the elimination of 18-year-old Ebony, for whom the judges said modeling may be "just a dream." To which Twiggy said, "So sorry to be a hater, love."

Related Links: Be a lover in this romantic lacy getup.

A Prada store without a door will rise in the desert near Marfa, Texas, this Saturday. The minimalist sculpture-as-store was built by two German artists and displays shoes selected by Miuccia Prada herself. Let's see how long it takes before some desperate fashion addict smashes the windows for those new fall kicks. [via The New York Times]

Related Links: If you're going to Marfa, wear Miu Miu.

Uh oh, there's trouble in the house of Gucci -- trouble in the form of boring clothes. "This is a brand that represents desire and want," one anonymous retailer told The New York Times. "When you put something that safe on the runway it's dangerous." Frida Giannini defended the new direction of her first collection: "We want more intimate moments today. It's not about the limousine and the dark glasses." See for yourself.

Related Links: Get it before it becomes dull.

Video footage from Kate's cocaine moment will be shown as part of a "balanced documentary" on British channel Sky One next week, reports Reuters. "Kate Moss: Fashion Victim?" will let us decide for ourselves what really happened. Kate is allegedly rehabbing in Arizona, and she may sign up with a "blue chip" perfume company for ads, proving that even Kate Moss can go on sale!

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“I love a woman who eats food, who has a body, that is a woman and not a stick.”

— Valentino describes his ideal customer to The New Yorker.

A couple of ex-Marines figured they understood the military trend better than any fashion designer and started their own line, called Poetic Rage, in Orlando, Fla., reports the Orlando Sentinel. "If it wasn't for the Marines, we'd never have met," said designer Jon Proechel. "Never had the drive to do something as crazy as Poetic Rage."[via the Fort Wayne (Ind.) News-Sentinel]

Related Links: Go military in this camouflage wrap-around dress.

Miuccia Prada sent 'em out on the runway in simple, ladylike styles, signaling the end (we hope) of spangly, flappy Bo-ho. "Her pale-and-interesting show last night sounds the death knell for girlie fashion and bohemian trends," The Independent (U.K.) said. Style.com noted some covetable shoes: "gigantic platforms, high-heel gladiator boots, bamboo-sole wedges." Yum.

Related Links: Shoes to die for.

Sarah Jessica Parker may be frequently described as a style icon, but that doesn't necessarily mean she has a closetful of clothes. "I love beautiful clothes and am privileged enough to have access to them a lot," she told British Vogue. "But they also are returned the next day. They are not mine." Bummer.

Related Links: Things you can keep.

Do the words "Fendi Spy bag" make you drool involuntarily? Still on that eternal waiting list for the Balenciaga Classique? Then why not take a shot at winning your own "it" handbag from Bluefly + Lucky's 30 bags in 30 days handbag giveaway? Win one for yourself, and a couple for your friends. Or maybe you don't have any friends...

Related Links: Fear not, if you don't win, there's plenty of other good stuff to go around.

"What do you care where I make my shoes?" Prada Group chief exec. Patrizio Bertelli asked in a The Wall Street Journal article about luxury brands getting farmed out to Egypt, China and Eastern Europe. "Yes, some Italian jobs will be lost, but the writing is already on the wall," said one Egyptian businessman who makes suits for Valentino. "No Italian girl will sit at the sewing machine anymore, no matter how much you pay her."

Related Links: They're made in Italy now, but not for long.

Still feel overwhelmed by New York's spring 2006 fashion week? Never fear. Paper magazine has picked some winners for their runway wrap-up, and of course the ladies over at Style Intelligence Report goes over what's wearable and what's not.

Related Links: We like wearable.

Nicole H., 32, is an art gallery manager in Milwaukee, Wis. Her style, as described by other people: "I'd never wear it but it looks good on you."

+ shoes: Chinese laundry -- "High heeled tennies are perfectly absurd."
+ skirt: David Meister (80% off at Zitas)
+ shirt: can't remember. "I've had this shirt since junior high -- no kidding -- I cut the tag out along with the puffy sleeves and I castrated the tuxedo tails."
+ bracelet: "Coolest thing I ever found at the Gap."
+ purse: Beck(y) from NYC, she made it out of an old skateboard, and painted an image from Shel Silverstein's "The Giving Tree" on it. (I dig recycled garbage.)

What should you be eating in that outfit? "A cupcake with multi-colored sprinkles."

Related Links: More stuff by David Meister, plus a spring green "rebel" tee and grass-green kitten-heel slides.

“Chic is a mélange of the personality of the woman and the clothes that she wears.”

— Yves Saint Laurent. From WWD.

Christian Dior designer Hedi Slimane says you may sit in your Dior trousers -- but only if you're Mick Jagger. From The Observer (U.K.):

Q: But Hedi, some of your trousers are so tight you can't sit down in them. Is that deliberate?
A: Yeah! I think posture is very important.
Q: So I shouldn't sit down if I wear your trousers?
A: Ah no, you have to find a way to sit down! Or destroy it -- then maybe it will bend better!
Q: Does Mick get the trousers you can't sit down in?
A: Actually his trousers are super skinny! But they've got Lycra.

Related Links: Thankfully, sunglasses don't cut off your circulation.

Perhaps inspired by the extraordinary free press generated by Kate Moss's admitted drug habit, supermodel Linda Evangelista has been quite frank recently about her little injection habit -- with botox, that is. [via London's Telegraph]

Related Links: Just remember, drugs can't help you keep contracts with Burberry or Chanel.

Most of us can't quite relate to Dior gowns showing up on our doorsteps for our consideration, but it's easy to understand finding the perfect fit. "I saw it on the hanger and said no," actress Charlize Theron said of the deep seagreen Dior gown she wore to the Golden Globes earlier this year, "but when I tried it on, it fit perfectly." From Harper's Bazaar.

Related Links: If the shoe fits, wear it.

I thought if I stayed quiet, the gaucho trend would die a quiet death and we'd move on to skinny pants of skank chic. But no! Gauchos are alive and kicking and ready for fall, says E! Online's Trend Spy. I give up.

Related Links: OK, fine -- go ahead, get your gaucho on with Eva Franco.

Emerging designer Alessandro De Benedetti's gothic cowboys were the first to gallop down the Milan spring 2006 ready-to-wear runway. In other firsts, everyone's looking forward to seeing Frida Giannini's first collection for Gucci, and influential menswear designer Raf Simmons' new womenswear designs for Jil Sander.

Related Links: Autumn goodies from Jil Sander and Gucci.

Hollywood has gone on a chick-lit binge, between fashion-mag-intern tale of woe "The Devil Wears Prada," Saks-glove-counter tale of woe "Shop Girl," boutique-owner tale of woe "Going Shopping," and shoe-addict tale of woe "In Her Shoes," in which Cameron Diaz's character feels her Stella McCartney pumps "should be living a life of scandal and passion." The New York Times says they're patent leather, but we all know Stella's shoes are veggie-friendly.

Related Links: Scandalously good kicks from Stella and Christian Louboutin.

A new word to add to your vocabulary: shopgifting, or the act of planting handmade merchandise in a store. New York artist Zoë Sheehan Saldaña buys clothes from Wal-Mart, makes faithful copies of the stuff, then sneaks her garments onto the racks. Her merchandise, along with photos of the Wal-Mart inspiration, is on display at Real Art Ways. [via The New York Times]

Related Links: You can get the same look (without the Wal-Mart) from Rebecca Beeson.

Skulls are coming out of the closet and going upscale this fall. Dior sent one model down the runway with a skull for a purse. Other favorites include Mastermind's skull-studded flight bag, Les Bijoux de Sophie's chunky pink skull necklaces, and Lucien Pellat-Finet's brightly colored dead heads on cashmere sweaters and polo shirts. Why not celebrate the death of fashion in style?

Related Links: Skullcaps to keep your teeth from chattering all winter. This skull thermal will keep you cozy or you can layer with this BCBGirls skull tee.

“If something is special and unique, women will pay any amount for it.”

— boutique owner Jill Wenger. From The Seattle Times.

"I was inspired by the look of the foot, the muscles and skeletal structure," designer Alexander McQueen said, describing his Puma McQueen shoes -- which have vein and tendon detailing based on his own foot -- to British Vogue. "Of course, because it's designed by me, there's also a sick and macabre twist to the designs." Can't wait to see 'em.

Related Links: Sneakers that rock.

This model on the D Squared runway strikes a creepy resemblance to a post-op Brad Pitt, and a younger (and mulleted) Rob Lowe.

Related Links: Back to the 80s in Le Tigre.

Yes, the fashion world is filled with druggies and folks at the The Evening Standard (U.K.) set out to prove it, arming themselves with swabs and forensics experts, checking for cocaine at all the hot parties during London's fashion week. "Swabs taken from after-show parties given by Versace and designer Alexander McQueen proved positive," the Standard reports. No surprises there.

Related Links: The fashion world can't stop seeing white.

What's hot right now? "Shorts with heels, messy hair, Cicada-wing earrings, the Virgins, the Arcade Fire, pagoda, documentaries, nap time, Snejana at DNA, Steven Klein, oversized bags, Latvia, Avenue C, gowns with pockets," says the JC Report. [Note to Kenneth Cole mode (pictured): Honey, please eat something before your legs disappear completely.]

Related Links: Hooray for skirts with pockets.

ClothesHoarse gives the skinny on White Trash Charms designer and owner Brooke Dulien's not-so-charming encounter with actress Chloe Sevigny: "I ran into her upstairs at Gucci while shopping for my client and upon her STARING at me, I finally said, We've met through blah blah. She in turn musters up a cocky 'I DON'T THINK SO.'" Mind your manners, Chloe.

Related Links: If you're going to shop for Gucci, have the decency to be nice.

“I design by getting rid of everything that's not strictly necessary.”

— designer Albino D'Amato, from the JC Report.

Step right up and get to know the aspiring catwalkers of "America's Next Top Model" before they get the ol' stiletto! You've got your Androgynous Lesbian, your Weeping Willow, and my favorite, your Self-proclaimed Sociopath. Alas, the Dull, But Pretty girl was the first to go last night because "it takes more than just a pretty face to be a Top Model." That's true, Ashley, but it also takes perfect legs, a tiny waist, slender arms, perky breasts...

Related Links: Go ahead and be a pretty face in this gorgeous pale green dress.

Kate Moss will quickly hit bottom now that Burberry and H.Stern have followed H&M and Chanel in letting the coked-up model go, reports WWD. Fashion's dirty little secret is out. One insider "compared models using cocaine to athletes who take steroids," notes The Independent (U.K.).

Related Links: This denim Burberry jacket is 100% drug-free.

While the Hampton Roads area of Virginia has been noted as the home of innovative musicians -- Missy Elliot, Pharrell & Chad, Timbaland, the Clipse and Teddy Riley -- the area also has a developing fashion scene, particularly lines flaunting skateboard and surfing influences. Local sneaker boutique Commonwealth now has its own clothing line and has teamed up with Reebok to do a shoe, while local outfitter Shmack Clothing has joined forces with hipster book Frank 151 .

Related Links: Virginia Beach stays poppin' til early October. Bring shorts.

The latest fashion fad? Charitable giving. (Think Naomi's Fashion for Relief, left, where the spectacle of giving nearly outshined the giving itself.) Zita Lloyd, of AIDS charity Clothesline, explains: "It's the ultimate shopping therapy knowing the money is going to the poorest people in the world." A recent study from Yale backs her up. Charitable giving "boosts your self-concept" and "removes the guilt that you get from being self-indulgent," says researcher Ravi Dhar. Ah -- now I get it.

Related Links: For guilt-free Gucci, give, give, give.

Gaultier's website has a Flash game where you can "create your own manga," by drawing on top of the work of "famous artists," like Anne Rohart, F. Kurkdjian, and someone named, oh, J.P. Gaultier.

Related Links: Doodle screenprint by BCBG.

Experimentation, delight and craftsmanship are hallmarks of fashion from the Netherlands, and these qualities are on full display at the Fashion Institute of Technology Museum's new show "Dutch at the Edge of Design: Fashion and Textiles from the Netherlands." Visit the rubber bearskin rug after you check out the work by Jan Taminiau (pictured) and Viktor & Rolf. Admission is free.

Related Links: Ann Demeulemeester and Dries van Noten may not be Dutch, but they are from Belgium next door.

“Women want to mix things up, and create a more individual style.”

— a London boutique owner on the appeal of small labels. From the Telegraph (U.K.)

Vice magazine's "Kitty City" spread features clothes by C.Ronson, Libertine and Rogan, as worn by super-trendy kittens. I guess this is an improvement over those awful cat posters.

Related Links: C.Ronson and Rogan for humans.

Dying to wear a sweater and tweeds even though it's still 80 degrees? The Village Voice cautions those eager to break out the fall fashion before the weather is ready: "Before you leave the house in the morning, take a moment -- count to ten if you have to -- then try to assess whether your clothes look 'transitional.' If not, mix it up a little -- wear flats instead of boots with a trench coat. What do you plan on wearing