Author Archives: Charlotte Cowles

Slideshow: Jennifer Lopez’s Best American Idol Outfits of 2012

J.Lo reportedly handed in her resignation to the powers that be at American Idol, and while her two-season-long stint as a judge may have been far too short, it was packed with perhaps the most comprehensive wardrobe in reality television’s singing-competition history. She tended toward figure-hugging pieces that accentuated her

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Adele’s British Vogue Cover Was One of Their Worst Sellers Ever

British Vogue got lots of attention for being one of the first major fashion magazines to feature Adele on its cover, but the issue itself was a flop, sales-wise. (No word yet on how well American Vogue’s March issue did.) "Adele is the most popular woman in the world, but one of

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Must We Keep Complaining About Mark Zuckerberg’s Sweatshirts?

Today’s WWD gave Mark Zuckerberg a D+ in their "Man of the Week" column, making the very original observation that he, indeed, wears lots of sweatshirts. "Sometimes in life, you just have to move on. Let go of the hoodie, wear an unconstructed cashmere blazer," the publication advised. Or better

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Celebrating Donna Summer’s Best Disco Queen Moments

Celebrated singer Donna Summer, known as the Queen of Disco, died today at her home in Key West, Florida, the AP reports. She was 63 years old and had suffered from cancer. A five-time Grammy award winner, Summer’s electric stage presence — amplified by her fantastical wardrobe of sequins, tulle, and rhinestones and

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Wendy Williams on Why Black Women ‘Will Never Go for Any Kind of Surgery’

When it comes to celebrities talking about their plastic surgery, it’s always a damned-if-they-do, damned-if-they-don’t situation. Admitting they’ve "gotten work done" incites harsh judgement and even anger, but lying about it is dishonest and won’t keep people from speculating. But plastic surgery is only getting more and more widespread as

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Kate Moss Ruffled Feathers for the Harper’s Bazaar June/July Cover

What has Kate Moss been up to recently, besides practicing her photography and talking to inanimate objects? Jaunting off to Jamaica with Terry Richardson to pose for Harper’s Bazaar, evidently. Here she is on the magazine’s June/July cover, wearing one of those feathery dresses from Alexander McQueen’s fall 2012 collection;

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Pamela Love’s J.Crew Collection Goes on Sale Today

Pamela Love’s capsule collection for J.Crew goes on sale today, marking the jeweler’s first foray into clothing design. The collaboration is part of J.Crew’s partnership with the 2011 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Award recipients, which also include winner Joseph Altuzarra and Love’s fellow runners-up, Creatures of the Wind’s Shane Gabier and Chris Peters. Altuzarra for J.Crew

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Tyra Banks Has More to Say About Vogue’s Anti-Eating Disorders Initiative, ‘Flawsome,’ and Herself

Tyra Banks went on Good Morning America today to say more nice things about Vogue’s new anti-eating disorders initiative and tell more stories about people who said she was too fat to model. She made pretty much all the same points that were in her "Open Letter to Models" on the

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Skechers Will Pay $40 Million for False Claims About ‘Toning’ Shoes

Sketchers USA will pay a $40 million settlement over charges that the company made false claims about its Shape-ups sneakers (Reebok paid $25 million in a similar case in 2011). The lawsuit stemmed from a number of Skechers ads stating that Shape-ups could improve muscle tone, make you lose weight,

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Julia Restoin-Roitfeld Had Her Baby!

Julia Restoin-Roitfeld has given birth! Carine Roitfeld is a grandmother! (We had a hunch this moment was upon us, as Julia hadn’t tweeted in, like, days.) Naturally, Derek Blasberg did the honors of breaking the news on Twitter, writing, "Congratulations to proud Momma @RestoinRJulia! (And thus, the chicest grannie ever: Carine Roitfeld!)

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