Industrial blue tarps that covered much of post-Katrina New Orleans shimmered in the runway glow last week when the Big Easy's legendary Antoine's eatery hosted a blue tarp fashion show to benefit America's Wetlands Foundation. In looks that The Washington Post described as part-Christo, part-Home Depot, local models swished down the catwalk with a pre-Mardi Gras joie de vivre that helped to lift the hurricane blues.

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While the return of the waist is a joy for some (Victorian heroines, obi-waisted kimono lovers, Lanvin, pictured), it's a tragedy for those without the right figure. But Stella magazine tells you how to get through the trend while still looking cute, including comforting words from the immortal Coco Chanel: "Women must be able to move, to get into a car."

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First, it was the Prada fanny pack. Now, it's the Prada visor. Is it tourist chic? [image from T magazine]

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As Cirque du Soleil launches its own clothing line, we wonder if the Montreal-based high-end circus will tap these carnivalesque looks from eccentric British designer Gareth Pugh. [via Fashion Monitor Toronto]

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“One thing about fashion is that I've never taken it that seriously.”

— designer Richard Tyler. From West magazine via ClothesHoarse.

If Armani, Prada, Dior (pictured, left to right), Givenchy and Paco Rabanne do it, does that make it a trend? What's up with the giant, furry gorilla arms? Could designers be inspired by "King Kong"? [Milan fashion week photos via Vogue.com]

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Designer Rick Owens' fall 2006 collection in Paris makes him nothing short of the king of drape. Beautiful suff. [photos via British Vogue]

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Leave it to the JC Report to shed some light on talented designers left unprofiled by Vogue and W. Some even call designer Peter Soronen a "young Valentino." With prodding from knowing stylists, Sarah Jessica Parker and Reese Witherspoon have worn his stuff on the red carpet. "The woman I have in mind when I design is one who likes a little adventure," Soronen said. "She wants to look fantastic at a great party and make it seem effortless."

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Do you wear a Hanes t-shirt so you can save up for a Fendi B Bag? Then you may have an uncontrollable lust for luxury. "You have consumers who accept to go to discount stores to buy some things," one Paris-based consumer analyst told Reuters, "in order to free up purchasing power on higher valued goods, such as jewelery and leather goods."

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“Hiding the body is always mysterious and sexy.”

— designer Yohji Yamamoto on his fall 2006 collection. From Reuters.

Daria plays Ava Gardner and Vogue plays with pleats. Other good folds for spring come from Chapurin, Boudicca, Hermes, and Calvin Klein.

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The St. Louis Dispatch is hot on the trail of an age-old trend -- watch-n-wear. Those unfamiliar with the term itself will still recognize the phenomenon -- biting your style from the movies. And as New York magazine's latest Lookbook lady can attest, watch-n-wear is alive and well. "I saw that movie The New World..." says jeans designer Ai Ly. "That will be cool for spring -- like, feathers."

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“When I'm around these guys, I feel stupid to talk about it.”

— freshman designer Jennifer Lopez feels humble while seated between elder statesmen Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana. From WWD.

They always say that when life hands you lemons, make lemonade, and we sure are seeing lots of lemony goodness on the newsstands lately. Two new-ish mags -- brand-new arty mag Lemon and year-old California-based Lemonade -- cover fashion, design and other hip stuff you might need to know about. Pucker up. [via Cool Hunting]

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Something had to be done with the thousands of unloved 1980s gem sweaters that pop up so often in thrift stores around the country, so art student Leslie Hall has created an amazing photo gallery of her collection of rhinestoned, sequined and Bedazzled sweaters. More than anything, it's a lesson in what should never happen to knits again. [via Bust magazine]

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In an attempt to address the fashion concerns behind global climate change, Vogue tries to look on the bright side of seeing the fall season disappear. In what may or may not be a tongue-in-cheek remark, the vice president of Ron Herman in Los Angeles blows off warming as something people out West don't care much about anyway. "For us in California," John Eshaya told Vogue, "Fall has never been a big season."

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Apparently Frida Giannini got the message after Gucci's spring collection was panned by the press as boring and unsexy -- the looks for fall were homages to disco, with lots of metallics, neon pink and purple, skin and giant sunglasses. "The Gucci girl was fed up of standing in the corner," wrote Vogue.com. "Her old high volt, flash bulb popping appeal is back."

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New York Times style writer Cathy Horyn officially loses it in her latest dispatch from Milan. Sure, I can appreciate the ten-year crescendo to Raf Simons' Jil Sander debut. But to say that Simons' school-marm-meets-scary-secretary look (left) touches on a "psychological truth" in the "emotional lives of women?" Well, I worry, Cathy. I really do.

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“I can tell you with conviction that Stefano is 100 percent the right and best designer for YSL.”

— Gucci Group president on the rumors of Stefano Pilati being ousted from design department of YSL. From WWD.

The best tee from California-based brand Philosopher Garden -- which quotes famous folks on all subjects and slaps them on shirts -- is a line from Oscar Wilde: "Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months." A little too true.

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Last night the City Opera Thrift Shop -- New York's Daily News calls it 'The Bergdorf of bargain haunts' -- hosted its spring preview of second-hand goodies. For an entry fee of $10, thrifty shoppers were treated to racks crammed with Marc and Dior at prices generally reserved for H&M and Target. "Because of our reputation for having a fashion edge," shop manager Jay Thompson told the Daily News, "Many of the fashionistas who shop at the store [Parker Posey and Chloe Sevigny's names dropped here] also donate to us." Proceeds support the New York City Opera and contribute to the creation and upkeep of those fab costumes.

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“I think fashion has to be joyful again.”

— designer Donatella Versace. From Vogue.

Sometimes you can't please everybody. Matthew Williamson didn't want to make his first Pucci show too predictable, so he strayed from the trademark psychedelic Pucci prints at his Milan show. Of course, some crowed that that's what they wanted all along. Oh well, what can you do? At least his scarves were a hit. [photo from Style.com]

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Jenny B. (left) and Morgan P.T. (right) are sales representatives for Nicacelly, a clothing company that mixes fabric like old hip hop shirts, Thai textiles and soy jersey into one-of-a-kind and limited-edition garments. The ladies were working at the Pool fashion trade show in Las Vegas.
+ tops: both wear Nicacelly
+ Morgan's hat: Kangol
+ jewelry: Jenny got her necklace at Hobby Horse thrift store, earrings are also thrift; Morgan's earrings are from Uhuru Movement, one wooden bangle was a gift, the other thrift
+ jeans: Jenny wears James; Morgan is in Seven Jeans
+ shoes: Jenny sports Adidas shell-toe; Morgan's got purple and brown Nikes

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Love him or hate him, last season's "Project Runway" winner Jay McCarroll makes for fascinating television. Check him out as he gets dissed by Heidi Klum at the Emmys (she commissioned a red dress from him only to switch to floral at the last minute), dissed by his family as he leaves home, and dissed by himself on "Project Jay" tonight.

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Could it be that Prada is going nuts? "I'm tired of being so sweet," Miuccia Prada told Style.com during Milan's fashion week, where gruff animal prints and tough looks replaced the ladylike sweetness we've all come to expect. The International Herald Tribune noted her choice of runway music, Flash and the Furious Five's "The Message," points to some sort of sea change for the designer: "Don't push me 'cuz I'm close to the edge / I'm trying not to lose my head / It's like a jungle sometimes / It makes me wonder how I keep from goin' under."

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“Dior and coedine -- who knew?”

— actress Charlize Theron on recovering from a cold with a little couture (and medicine). From Vogue.

A flip through a few magazines shows corsets in heavy rotation for spring. Black Book featured a satin stitched one by Jasmine di Milo, Zink showed us a gray tweedy pleated number by A la Disposition, and an Anna Molinari ad in Vogue featured a floral lacy one (pictured) worn over a "God Save The Queen" punk rock tee. Yeah!

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Drool-worthy for design geeks of all stripes, Neil Bingham's book "The New Boutique" lovingly chronicles lavish emporiums where architecture and fashion meet, most notably Sybarite's Marni boutique in London, Herzog and de Meuron's Prada store in Tokyo, Claudio Silvestrin's flagship for Armani in Milan, and Frank Gehry's Issey Miyake shop in New York. It's not shopping -- it's a "shopping experience."

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Why wear glasses when you can paint them on? A new makeup idea, from Zink magazine.

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Those gray ribbed Prada stockings are gonna be everywhere this spring -- but how are we supposed to keep them from falling down? Some friend of Fashionologie got herself a pair -- describing them as feeling "very nice against your legs" -- while the rest of us weep.

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“Another addiction I have is retail therapy.”

— designer Marc Jacobs. From Jane magazine.

Lanvin's creepy new ad campaign for spring, featuring Snejana with over-large eyes, reminds me too much of those awful big-eyed, big-shoed, weirdly-proportioned girls from the Steve Madden ads.

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Nothing makes a Marc Jacobs dress looks better than peeling paint. We love the raw, decaying "Grey Gardens"-inspired set used in New York magazine's "Keeping Up Appearances" editorial (left). Reminds us of photographer Chris Jordan's amazing images from post-hurricane New Orleans -- which includes one (center) from a drowned lingerie store. Fashionologie noticed Chantal Michel's "Ring"-inspired photo shoot, set in a trashed apartment (right).

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I am loving the sexy-yet-demure slit-front keyhole looks for spring, seen on the runways of Gucci, Fendi, Ralph Lauren, Carolina Herrera, and elsewhere. Great for layering, great if you want to let it all hang out. [photo from Vogue.com]

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In a spread on hair and makeup trends for spring, Jane puts "random braids" at #1 -- they were on the runways at Rochas, Viktor & Rolf, and Calvin Klein. For the girl with a little less time, try #6: "ridiculously messy hair," a la Marc Jacobs. That's more like it.

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At last, a solar-powered purse that actually looks good. [via BlackBook]

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What kind of fashion weirdo are you? Inspired by New York's fashion week, Barneys creative director Simon Doonan crafted an impressive fashionista taxonomy featuring unnatural "Apple Heads" (enormous heads, small bodies), giraffe-like "Beanpoles" (long bodies, tiny heads), cutey "Vosovics" ("Project Runway"'s adrogynous Daniel V.) and, Doonan's admitted own alter-ego, "The Supervixen" (think over-tanned, over-blonde Jessica Simpson). "I have a horrible feeling that if I were a chick," he admits. "I would end up in this group." [via New York Observer]

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“The H&M customer wants what's current, trendy, and creating a buzz.”

— one of the principals in the Hollywood building where the next H&M California invasion is set to take place. Via Associated Press.

Given the recent discovery that a certain trigger-happy vice president has bad aim, safety orange might be a better choice than camouflage for politicos on Capitol Hill. Although we love Karl Lagerfeld's take on camo, presented just last week, we recommend Harry Whittington sport this can't miss orange look by Lacoste next time he goes hunting with Dick. [photo from Style.com]

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It seems Richard Nicoll's green and silver jester-in-space look from London's fall fashion week has taken a lift from the Bust Doctor.

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Watch out, Hello Kitty. The sages over at Pantone have gazed into their crystal ball for next fall and have seen some rather disturbing things. They predict we'll see creased shrunken leather, double-layered knits, and -- I swear I'm not kidding -- fake cat fur.

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What's more annoying than being trapped on a London to Los Angeles flight with a crying baby? How about a screaming supermodel brawling with her assistant? "Passengers complained to the stewardess, who was going to get the pilot, when they stopped their screaming match," one unlucky traveler told Page Six, "Then they didn't speak to each other for several hours." Now that's adult behavior.

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The last official challenge of this season's "Project Runway" ended in one big, boring bitch-fest. Chloe's 40s-inspired silver gown was "puckering" and "ill-fitting;" Daniel's navy dress was "borderline boring," and Satino's gold design looked like "an explosion in a sequin factory." Alas, none was apparently as offensive as Kara's "safe" black dress, which came complete with wrinkles and a bad hem. Wunderkind Daniel V. barely scored the highest praise from guest judge Iman, who agreed to wear his gown...before passing out from boredom.

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“It doesn't get much better than ringing up Miu Miu and saying, 'Ooh, can you do those for me in fluorescent pink?'”

— Pop editor in chief Katie Grand on the limited edition Miu Miu shoes for Pop's Shop in London. From Fashion Week Daily.

Madonna's spread in the March issue of Harper's Bazaar looks like a mashup of classic 80s flicks "Flashdance" and "Poltergeist." She really has gone back to the 80s. [photos from Dlisted]

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Badgley Mischka has tapped Bag Lady Olsen -- and her sister, Ashley -- to model for its latest campaign, set to hit the mags next month. The first image seems pretty tasteful, even beautiful. The second image, however, was Photoshopped to death. [photos from People magazine]

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Heidi Klum goes from catty to kitty between four covers of City magazine.

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Donut bracelets? Pizza robes? Burger skirts? Jeremy Scott's fall 2006 collection of junk-food-inspired clothing looked good enough to eat, but maybe not good enough to wear. I do like that french-fry print, though.

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Michael Jackson's days as the "Gloved One" are long gone, but that hasn't stopped someone from putting the "Thriller"-era bejeweled white glove up on eBay for a mere $250,000 (left). Or maybe it's the Gloved Two? Another white glove (this one sequined -- far right) went up on eBay last August for $380,000. Hmm.

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Welsh designer Julien MacDonald on his fall 2006 collection: "Basically, it's the winter wonderland for various glamorous women." Especially for Paris Hilton, who was hit by a PETA flour bomb after MacDonald's show during London's fashion week. [via BBC]

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Let's put the "swimsuit" back into the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, shall we? Yeah, yeah, no one's looking at the clothes, but we are. From left to right, fabulous swimwear by Ashley Paige, Nike, and Shay Todd. Birthday suits by Ana Beatriz Barros, Maria Sharapova, and Noemi Lenore.

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“I'm not the sort of man to cry at a fashion show, but I do find them very moving.”

— Sunday Times Style (U.K.) senior fashion writer Colin McDowell on London's fashion week. From Fashion Week Daily.

At last, Olympic gear you might actually wear. Roots' retro-future jackets for the U.S. Olympic team remind us of Adidas' re-release of Carlo Gruber's mod-tastic ski gear. Now if only the athletes could trade in those berets for some crazy sunglasses and rainbow shoes with the built-in socks.

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As we bid a final tearful goodbye to New York fashion week, a few more street snaps from Manhattan.

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"About 75% of women in one poll say they buy new underwear before an important date," reports New York's Daily News in a pre-Valentine's day round-up of dating stats. Yet according to an Esquire survey, American women average 5-and-half dates before letting a guy get a peek at the goods. If that's Victoria's big secret, what's the lowdown on Joe's boxers?

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Olympus Fashion Week is over (whew!) and what better way to think back on the nutty week than to play with all the parting gifts! Miss Sixty gave away a citrus-y fragrance and some sunshades, Kimora treated us to a journal (with her face on it, of course) and some candles, but Donatella outdid everyone with a glass Versace ashtray after her fete at the 5th Avenue mansion. Imagine the disappointment then, when the only token from Marc Jacobs was an eponymous Bic pen. Maybe thriftiness is part of his whole grunge thing.

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It should come as no surprise that some of the most interesting stuff at New York's fashion week came from the Karl Lagerfeld line. Fashionologie was particularly enamoured of the slouchy, blobby pirate boots. [photos from New York magazine]

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Many fall 2006-07 collections were accessorized to the hilt -- leg warmers, fingerless gloves, sunglasses, belts, etc. But the biggest hit on the runways seemed to be -- what else? -- the handbag. The bigger the better and the more the merrier, it seemed. WWD did the numbers: more than half of Marc Jacobs and Oscar de la Renta models walked the runways with a handbag, while Diane von Furstenberg and Alice Roi launched handbag collections for fall 2006-07. Some, like Ralh Lauren's "Thoroughbred" bag (pictured), looked big enough to carry the kitchen sink. And more. [photo courtesy WWD]

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“I want to be edgy, and I want to cater to the everyday girl.”

— porn star Jenna Jameson on her new clothing line. From New York magazine.

Fashionistas may be addicted to all sorts of things, but don't count oil among some of them. Not only were the clothes at the Boudicca/Bumble & Bumble presentation fashion-forward, they were also techno- and eco-forward. Their show notes said, "Inego fiber, the first and only man-made fiber produced from 100% annually renewable resources -- not oil -- is making a difference...one garment at a time." Good, let's begin with polyester.

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Hopping aboard the jumper bandwagon we have great looks from
Zac Posen, Wunderkind, and Thakoon. At least these don't make you feel like a Catholic schoolgirl.

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Flypaper snagged a backstage pass to this morning's Project Runway Fashion Week finale. Klum & Co. were savvy enough to have all four remaining designers do a show, although only three make this week's cut. So, I may not have the juiciest detail of all -- who's out, who's in -- but I did get a sneak peek at next, next week.

Daniel -- part old-school Ralph Lauren, fit for your mother (navy, cream, chocolate, brocade) and part gorgeously made modern dresses, with original detailing, like small breastplates and arched piping on the back.

Kara -- the woman next to me proclaimed, "Sooo Urban Outfitters." Me, I was thinking Benetton, circa 1996. Lots of hot pink, slouchy menswear, a slight Nordic vibe, and utterly perplexing rag hats everywhere you looked.

Chloe -- muted mauves, greens, blues, and other jewel tones, rich, satiny fabrics, empire waists, pleated hems, and billowing sleeves, reminiscent of Stella McCartney a few years ago, but with a whiff of 40s glamour. Sometimes beautiful, sometimes not, and somehow really repetitive.

Santino -- surprisingly wearable and well-made, aside from one truly hideous Attila-the-Hun-inspired number. The same muted tones as Chloe, with cameos from mint and blood red, but less structure, more flowing, and the most beautiful final dress of all, in floaty, pleated chiffon

Who's in? Honestly, it's anyone's guess. My money -- though I love to hate him -- is on Santino.

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“Every woman in New York should wear these dresses out.”

— Vogue's Alexandra Kotur raves over Peter Som's fall 2006-07 collection. From Fashion Week Daily.

The trouble with celebrity clothing lines? Moments like the one a New York Times reporter had with actress-turned-designer Milla Jovovich at her vintage-inspired Jovovich-Hawk show, created with Carmen Hawk: "At her presentation Ms. Jovovich wore a herringbone jumper with white piping over a ribbed T-shirt, a great look that deserved a compliment, which elicited this response: 'What's herringbone?'" [photo by Stephen Hawk from MillaJ.com]

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Dark brown metallics have made a strong showing on the fall 2006-07 runways so far. Some of the best looks came from the collections of Tuleh, Zac Posen, Y & Kei (left to right).

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A sampling of some of fall 2006-07's best coats, left to right: an almost architectural gray wool jacket from Naum, satiny buckled drapy fitted jacket from Y-3, gorgeous bronze sculptural coat from BCBG, and a spiky, hairy, stripy thing from Karl Lagerfeld also looks perfect for keeping away the chill. [photos courtesy the New York Times and New York magazine]

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Who would have thought the friendly skies would make it to fashion week? Designer Richard Tyler debuted his new line of Delta uniforms during his runway show -- lots of navy stretch wool, clean lines, red piping. A far cry from Delta's prison warden look. Coming to the skies in 2006.

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Fact: heart disease is the #2 cause of death of American women. Fact: this is what non-models look like on the runway. From left to right, Fergie, Eartha Kitt and Lindsay Lohan walked the "Heart Truth" all-red celebrity runway show.

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Laura Poretzky's fall 2006-07 Abaete line was lookin' good -- mellow browns paired with rich reds, silky tunic-like dresses with flat bows. And they all look ready to roll with the sexy, yet work-friendly shoes she's designed with Payless to bring the discount shoe store aboard the designer collaboration bandwagon. [via WWD; photos from New York]

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“I do think it was the most beautiful of all of Oscar's shows.”

— Elle's Nina Garcia on Oscar de la Renta's fall 2006-07 show. From Fashion Week Daily. [photo from the Washington Post]

Leaving not a scrap for the imagination, actress Teri Hatcher wore a sheer plum-toned gown by Jean Paul Gaultier to last night's Grammy awards. "I didn't want anybody to have to wonder if I wore underwear or not," she said. [via the Miami Herald]

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Nanette Lepore's fall 2006-07 show was lovely, filled with interesting necklines -- from draped to twisted to keyhole -- and sexy silky variations on red, plum and pink. The afterparty, however, was not so hot. "This party is so bad," one woman told a New York mag reporter, "I just booty-texted every single guy in my phone."

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From Heatherette's fall 2006-07 runway show in the Big Apple. Photos courtesy New York magazine.

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Marc Jacobs seems to have the same taste in ladies as musician Jack White of the White Stripes. White's former wife, Meg, is the star of Jacobs' latest ad campaign, while White's current squeeze, the very pregnant Karen Elson, opened his fall 2006-07 runway show. I think Meg got the better outfit. [via fashionologie and Vogue.com]

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Tom Ford's lecherous presence on the Hollywood issue of Vanity Fair may be unwelcome to some, but some have saved their anger for poor ol' naked Scarlett Johansson. "It is a slippery slope from sheer panties in an independent film to laying doggo, $#@! bared on the cover of the King of all Glossies," comments Ron M. on Defamer.

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“When I was 17, I worked at Shea Stadium selling peanuts.”

— Kenneth Cole on the job he held before becoming a designer. From Fashion Week Daily.

Everyone's swooning over Marc Jacobs' fall 2006-07 "vagabond girls." Bias-cut plaids, faded colors, layers, sequins, variations on the leg warmer, and oh my, those amazing shoes. [photos courtesy Style.com]

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“These girls pile on a lot of embellishment, but they do it so well that you can't help but admire them.”

— editor Laura Brown, Harper's Bazaar on the Sass & Bide show. From Fashion Week Daily.

New York magazine shows you how to look great -- whether you spend $100 or $100,000. Not that you need any help shopping.

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Fashion Week always makes it impossible to pick just one stylish soul. A sampling of looks from around the Bryant Park tents.

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