Okay, so it’s probably not actual poodle, but there’s a definite resemblance, no? Either way, the fuzzy white coat looked genuinely cozy with its curly fur collar trims and voluminous hide of fur covering the entire bottom half. And also a little odd. Yes, odd.

The actress combined the head-turning coat with a black sweater dress, black knee-length boots and sheer tights. She probably needed it as temperatures at JFK dropped to a chilly 40°F (5°C).

What do you reckon to poodle chic, our impeccably attired readers – glamorous or ruff?

Incidentally, while I’m on the subject of Lohan, the Huffington Post has a piece up claiming the star has spent over a million bucks on legal fees over the past four-and-a-half years – that’s a little more than she was paid for that Playboy shoot.

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Victoria’s Secret supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio  has made it official, announcing  that she is expecting her second child with fiance Jamie Mazur.  Ambrosio posted a picture of her and her baby bump on her Facebook wall.

The 30 year old bombshell had just walked in the biggest lingerie fashion show of the year.

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Lauren Conrad may be an up and coming fashion designer but that hasn’t stopped her from wearing the same dress to various holiday parties.

Speaking to FabSugar Conrad reveals that cocktail dress recycling is a specialty of hers since she attends many holiday parties.

Condrad says of wearing dresses more than one time:

“During holiday parties I end up recycling a lot of my cocktail dresses, and just wearing a layering piece, like a blazer and tights, with it.”

One advantage Conrad has over the rest of us? She designs the Paper Crown dresses, skirts and tops that she wears during the holiday which means finding the right layers is just a concept away.

“When I was designing, I was really keeping in mind the types of things you do during these months,” she explains. “You’re going to a lot of holiday parties, and you want to look festive and still put together. So we had a lot of fun with that.”

To complement her recycled look Lauren Conrad says adding a nice bow or fun prints to a plain piece can make all the difference.

Do you have any holiday dress recycling tips you want to share with our readers?

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Ashley Greene has been unveiled as the new face (and legs and butt) of DKNY and DKNY Jeans. The 24-year-old actress and model, best known for playing Alice Cullen in the Twilight films, will first appear in the brands’ spring 2012 campaigns.

And get this, in what can only be descibed as a freakish coincidence, Green has always loved the DKNY brand. Woah, spooky stuff right here:

“I’ve always loved Donna Karan’s creations. To be a part of the brands’ message is incredibly exciting because it feels like such an organic fit. It’s easy to talk about how these clothes work for my lifestyle, whether I’m in New York, L.A. or traveling for work.”

Maybe my cynicism is misplaced, however. People reports how Greene has been spied in Donna Karan’s clothes a lot recently at Twilight premieres and charitable events. A few weeks back, she was snapped in this custom DK creation at the May Metropolitan Museum Costume Institute Gala:

Here’s Donna Karan vice president Patti Cohen with some press release-friendly gushing:

“Ashley embodies everything DKNY — her energy, her spirit, her eclectic personal style. She is on the forefront of what it means to connect with a global fan base through social media, a focus that is aligned with our digital and new media initiatives.”

Greene’s first ads are expected to appear in the coming weeks, and will be shot by Inez Van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin.

Ashley Greene the New Face of DKNY Jeans is a post from: The Inquisitr

Men need to step up their style, according to a national survey conducted by GQ and Van Heusen to get the pulse of what women think about American men’s style today.

When it comes to dressing to impress, the survey found that men’s number one priority was a job interview and their second was dressing for a big meeting. Deciding what to wear on a first date came in third. Men would not even give importance to dressing just for meeting their girlfriend’s parents.

Most men (93%) are not even aware when it’s time for them to update their styles. Women even agreed (94%) that men need an upgrade in wardrobe.

Here are some more findings:

Men need to focus on choosing clothes that fit nicely;

Women said that “baggy pants” and “baggy shirts” are two of the biggest style mistakes that a guy can make;

Men feel they could use the most help in selecting business casual clothes; and

Women said that men could use the most help with selecting casual clothes.

The survey was held as part of the launch of the “Institute of Style,” a site intended to help American men get their style back by providing direction on how to dress appropriately.

The way the research went, it seems that men have lost their swagger when it comes to dressing. Men, it’s time to step up our game and reclaim the swag.

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‘Keeping Up With The Kardashians’ starlet Kylie Jenner made her very first runway appearance earlier this week, helping to kick off New York Fashion Week on Monday.

Sporting a dress from Avril Lavigne’s Abbey Dawn line with Louboutin heels, Jenner reportedly received advice from big sister Kim Kardashian. By the end of the show, Lavigne was singing her praises: “She did a really good job. I love her edge!” The fact that Lavigne’s current squeeze is Jenner’s older brother Brody is probably just a coincidence.

The 14-year-old Jenner strutted across the runway sporting her newly highlighted hair, which she claims has become something of an obsession. Fresh from coming off the catwalk, she told People magazine: “I did ‘Rihanna red’ over Spring Break, but I was just like, ‘This isn’t me!’” Indeed.

Jenner had family in the audience for her gig, and was grateful for the extra support: “I loved having my family there,” she squealed. “They made me so much more comfortable!”  Brother Brody was proud of his little sister, later tweeting, “She looked beautiful and was such a natural. Proud to be her brother.”

What do we think then, people? Does younger Jenner have a sparkling future on the catwalk? Share your comments with us below!

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Actress Kate Winslet stepped out this weekend at the Venice Film Festival while sporting a short suit, a design that is expected to be huge this Fall.

Winslet was at the event to promote her much hyped film Carnage and she looked comfortable in the short suit which included a suit jacket, dress shorts and a semi-casual shirt.

Talbots, Express, Bloomingdale’s and various other stores across the United States are gearing up for the new fashion season with short suits of their own, while some designers have taken the idea and paired it with speakers, stocking and other accessories to give a more modern feel.

As Linsey Ferrier at The Stir points out, I still feel that Winslet would have looked much cuter in a skirt.

Not convinced that the short suit is prepping to make a statement this year? Here’s a look at Julianne Moore sporting the look for Talbots:

And here’s Bloomingdale’s who have went with a more casual look to the same short suit trend:

Do you prefer the Kate Winslet look or something more along the lines of the Bloomingdale’s outfit?

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It looks like Dior may have a new designer to fill John Galliano’s shoes at the fashion house following Galliano’s departure in flames earlier this year.

Galliano was booted from his position at Dior in March after a series of bizarre public meltdowns during which the designer was filmed engaging in very offensive diatribes, railing at fellow eventgoers at a venue in Paris. Not only did Galliano’s anti-Semitic slurs cost him his job and a tremendous amount of celebrity goodwill, but the fallen fashion idol was also tried in Paris- where such hate speech is an offense that carries jail time. (Lawyers for Galliano claimed a combination of alcohol and Valium were to blame for the fashion mogul’s hateful rant.)

Now the fashion house that bears Christian Dior’s name is looking at a more clean-cut designer to take over the reigns of the brand. Marc Jacobs- whose style is a bit more understated- is reportedly the top choice for the role. Of his work, Jacobs once commented:

“…what I prefer is that even if someone feels hedonistic, they don’t look it. Curiosity about sex is much more interesting to me than domination. … My clothes are not hot. Never. Never.”

According to the New York Post, lawyers for Jacobs are currently in Paris trying to hammer out a deal with Dior to bring Jacobs on for Galliano’s old job. Also in the running, the paper claims, are Lanvin’s Alber Elbaz, Balenciaga’s Nicolas Ghesquière, Alexander McQueen’s Sarah Burton, Haider Ackermann and Hedi Slimane. Jacobs is currently in Manhattan, where he is planning his collection for Spring 2012.

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Women and make-up … they go hand in hand. Some women are subdued in their use of make-up while others .. well you’d think they needed a spatula to put it on and a putty knife to take it off.

To give you an idea of just how much 365 days worth of make up looks like film directing duo Lernert & Sander applied a year;’s worth of make in nine hours and made a video of the experience.

What was Lernert & Sander’s mission statement? “We wanted to apply 365 layers of makeup in one day to see how much is needed to go from a natural look to an outrageous one.”

via io9

So with that here’s their video called Natural Beauty.

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Don’t get all attached to your new pajama jeans just yet, Porky.

Wearing the comfortable wardrobe staple isn’t just a fashion crime- according to physiotherapist Sammy Margo, who discussed their impact on muscles to several media outlets, their ease of wear comes with a price:

‘Leggings feel good and look great and I am as addicted to them as anyone, but there is a downside.

‘They hold in and support the quadriceps (thigh muscles), buttocks and core muscles in your tummy,  and do the job the muscles are supposed to do.

‘As a result, the muscles are allowed to relax and switch off, so when we reveal our bodies for the first time as summer approaches, they are not as svelte or firm as they otherwise would be.’

Margo would also like you to know that not only does wearing leggings impact muscles, but they also enable you not to feel horrible enough about yourself all the time to maintain a proper level of self flagellation. She sniffs:

‘Leggings hide the bits of our bodies we don’t like, such as the cellulite on our legs or our “muffin top”, so we are able to ignore the problem and we are less motivated to exercise these parts.’

Margo offers this totally reasonable advice for women who have completely lost their figures due to the unabashed wearing of leggings:

‘Suck your stomach in as far as it will go then breathe out about halfway. Tie a piece of string around your stomach at that point and keep it there all day.’

Today’s shocking new obesity cause… leggings is a post from: The Inquisitr

Fashion icon Bijan Pakzad was hospitalized this weekend after suffering a stroke at his Beverly Hills home.

The designer was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Thursday evening and the announcement of his stroke was posted on son Nicolas’ Facebook page with the simple message that his father had suffered “a stroke.”

The 67-year-old fashion and perfume businessman is said to be in “critical condition”

While you may not recognize Bijan’s name, he is responsible for dressing some of the world’s top Hollywood stars, athletes, business people and world leaders.

Bijan’s Rodeo Drive boutique is considered the most expensive to shop at in the world.

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London born fashion designer Alexander McQueen has been found dead of an apparent suicide, a source at the designer’s office has confirmed.

McQueen rose to fame in the late 90s, and was controversially succeeded John Galliano as head designer of Givenchy in 1996. McQueen remained at Givenchy until 2001, and later joined forces with Gucci. McQueen’s close friend Isabella Blow also committed suicide in 2007, and the designer is said to have been “distraught” over her death.

McQueen was so distraught by Isabella’s death that he dedicated his spring summer 2008 show at Paris fashion week to his late friend.

The invites to the show were poster-size illustrations Richard Gray. It depicts a triumphant Blow, in a McQueen dress and a Philip Treacy headdress, in a horse-drawn carriage ascending to heaven.

McQueen’s death comes just days before the start of London Fashion Week, and just a few weeks ahead of the shows in Paris. McQueen’s newest collection was set to be unveiled in Paris on March 9th.

Update: TMZ is reporting McQueen was found hanged in his home and that the death is not being treated as suspicious.

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It’s almost become a right of passage of some sort. The annual Victoria Secret’s lingerie show where men get to fantasize about things they’ll  things they’ll never see in their wive’s underwear drawer.

This year’s theme centered around Star Trooper, Pink Planet, Enchanted Forest, and Romantic Journey. Oh and lots of thigh-high boots.

The lingerie?

Well you might have to look real close but I’m sure you won’t mind.

hat tip to My Modern Metropolis

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The NYT featured a nifty little startup for web-savvy thin girls who want to wear the latest looks without investing in them.

“Investment pieces” have long been the blessing and curse of a girl who wants to have a few chances to wear designer things but doesn’t have a trust-fund baby’s bank account. Of the moment pieces fall to the wayside for well tailored, timeless pieces that never have that whole “right now” thing going for them. And when all your college friends are getting hitched, you don’t want to show up in the same LBD every time.

Following on the heels (heels? Is there a shoe one, too?) of Bag, Borrow, or Steal, two enterprising clotheshorses have started-up a Netflix-like dress rental service that allows women with champagne tastes and really quite convincing and well made Target purses to own a piece of their Cinderella dress, at least for a night. The site has some great, built-in safeguards against disappointment in cultivating the tricky relationship between a girl and her dress. Execution, says the Times, is “crucial.”  On-call stylists, 24 hour exchange turnarounds, and an extra size included on the house may knock out initial qualms about the service.

Even the designers whose pieces feature in the collection (including Diane Von Furstenberg, Hervé Léger, Lela Rose and Proenza Schouler) dig the idea:

“In challenging economic times, it’s important for brands to reach a larger audience and age demographic that you wouldn’t normally because of the price,” she said. “This is a great way to do it without jeopardizing the brand.”

Rental pieces range from $50-200 for a four night rental and include dry cleaning.

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Women’s dresses get made out of all kinds of materials but this version of women’s wear is definitely not your average material … errr … latex. However the idea of going out to dinner or the opera along side a woman wearing a dress made from condoms would definitely make one think twice I think. Not to mention having to survive through the parade of jokes you would have to endure.

It would seem though that there just might be a market for them given the wide range of styles being modeled I’m just not sure would would have the courage to order one let alone be seen with a woman wearing one.

hat tip to Inhabitat

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This is called KP Equestrian. Please don’t actually wear it riding horses or doing anything athletic, for that matter, because it will backfire. I believe those are French terry shorts, like skanked-out Juicy Couture, and all that’s new about the polo shirt is a special embroidered crest. Snore!

I don’t think that Katie Price even did a test-drive on this one, because breast revamp post-op policies certainly don’t allow you to bounce around on horsies.

Can we call this a blow to legitimate fashion designers everywhere? Because it makes me really, really sad.

Images: WENN

Photo Gallery After the Jump! You’re Welcome.

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