Jessie J has major fashion fail in pyjama outfit, then shows off bendy legs.

As much as we love onesies when we’re snuggled up on the sofa, incorporating your pyjamas into an outfit is a BIG fashion no no.
Jessie’s white onesie featured a red flower print, and she teamed it with a white leather jacket, red converse trainers and a Mulberry handbag.After strutting around the streets in her PJs, Jessie J then took to the studio.

Despite being in the studio, Jessie didn’t exactly do much singing. Instead, she decided to show her Instagram followers just how bendy she is.

The singer adopted an array of poses which showed her bending her legs into frankly unbelievable positions.She’s a woman of many talents, that one.

Besides major fashion fails, Jessie J, 24, is currently spending time in New York recording her second album. Earlier in the week, Jessie revealed she was recording ‘the most emotional song’ she’d ‘ever written’.In fact, recording got SO emotional that Jessie J actually broke down in tears during the recording session.
We don’t THINK the tears had anything to do with her catching sight of her onesie. Just kidding, Jessie. We love you really.

Issey Miyake shimmers at Paris fashion week.

Japanese fashion house Issey Miyake on Friday presented a shimmering, landscape-inspired collection of vibrant checks and stripes.

In a departure from the restrained palettes of many of the other collections for autumn/winter 2013, bright hues of green, pink and blue dominated the show on day four of Paris fashion week.

Aerial landscapes reflected in the clothes were described by the house as “an ever changing mosaic of vibrantly coloured flower meadows, fields of golden wheat, the dark green of forests, the reflections of deep mirrored lakes, creating moving chequered patterns”.

With the emphasis on clothes and fabric matching “the shape and movement of the body”, there were flowing flared skirts, voluminous coats and double breasted jackets.Colours were not the only cheering aspect of the show with models instructed backstage to abandon catwalk norms and “smile”, a spokeswoman said.

Eye-catching looks included shimmering floor-length striped skirts in red and lilac or blue and green with low waistbands and poloneck tops as well as widelegged trousers with striped side pleats.

Later Friday, all eyes will be on Belgium’s Raf Simons and his second keenly anticipated collection for Christian Dior.

An unapologetic minimalist, his first collection last September served up all the essential ingredients of the house’s iconic silhouette nipped waists, flared hips and delicate pleats reworked for a “sensual” 21st century woman.

But fashion watchers are keen to see how he will follow it up and make his own mark after taking over from the disgraced John Galliano in April 2012.

Other Japanese designers with shows this week include Yohji Yamamoto, later on Friday, and Tsumori Chisato on Saturday. Junko Shimada will also present a show on Tuesday.

Rihanna set for fashion tribute.
Rihanna’s seven best looks will feature in an exhibition at Opening Ceremony.
The New York-based retailer will stock the singer’s designs for River Island from Tuesday and will also launch the RIHtrospective exhibition that celebrates seven of her best-known outfits.The number of looks to be displayed has a special meaning.

The Barbadian singer recently completed her 777 tour to promote latest musical offering Unapologetic and has also released seven albums, won seven Grammy and Billboard awards and been on seven covers of Complex magazine.
The looks will cover everything from her red-carpet style to her onstage outfits.
The star’s stylist, Mel Ottenberg, told WWD her wardrobe ranges from “really pulled together or grungy for performances.”

According to the website, Rihanna helped pick the looks, which include the Adam Selman pink mini-dress she sported at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show last year.
Rihanna’s collection will be available in River Island and Opening Ceremony stores and online from Tuesday.The exhibition can be viewed at Opening Ceremony’s New York flagship and will stay open for three weeks.Rihanna is excited to be involved in the fashion project.

“I love the high-street shops,” she gushed to the UK edition of Elle.
“The stylish kids on the streets, they’re the ones that set the trends. The designers see what they’re doing and go and design their line and sell it back to the same kids and it’s like, why not go directly to the source?”

Paris Fashion Week fall 2013: Rick Owens review.

A rush of wind and billowing smoke at the top of the runway signaled a new mood for Rick Owens. The California-raised, Paris-based designer who made his name on second-skin leathers with a dark and moody bent showed his fall 2013 collection Thursday afternoon during Paris Fashion Week.

The look: Regal but ready to weather the storm of life. Subtle hints of Asian inspiration in oversized, wide-sleeve, kimono-like shapes and corded knot work. Black and white color palette. Outerwear was the focus. Long coats with deep back and side vents, some with hoods or storm flaps that fluttered in the breeze like angel wings. Toggle coats (yes, toggle coats from Owens) with gorgeous toggles that looked to be carved from wood or bone. Boxy, collarless jackets with thick, crisscrossing cord laced through. Stately-looking, draped column gowns with caped backs, or trailing dramatic panels of silk, suggesting a body coming unbound. Sweaters with fur cuffs. Wader boots with white lacing tethering them to the ankles.

The verdict: There is a lot of talk this season about the need for brands to evolve, and Owens has done a splendid job of pushing his vision to wonderful new places while staying true to his core.

Fashion Fail! Mila Kunis Disappears In Huge Dress At Oz London Premiere.

Mila Kunis was upstaged by co-star Rachel Weisz at the Oz The Great And Powerful premiere last night, choosing a billowing grey gown that swamped her tiny frame.

Mila Kunis plays Glinda The Good Witch in new movie Oz The Great And Powerful but a fashion disaster was brewing on the yellow brick road last night.
Ashton Kutcher’s latest squeeze rocked up in a full length Alexander McQueen gown that was anything but magic, covering her fabulous figure in a sea of over the top princess ruffles.

While the gown’s bodice fitted her perfectly, tier after tier of grey material conjured up images of a toilet roll doll you might find in your granny’s en suite!

Though the fairytale look was fitting for the occasion, the Gemstones campaign star failed to turn heads like she did at the movie’s LA premiere, where she wore a stunning cream tea length dress.

Mila’s Gemfields jewellery got our seal of approval, with a Zambian emerald ring by Alexander Mor and earrings by Dominic Jones complimenting barely there makeup.

But it was Rachel Weisz who took the fashion crown last night in a sleek, on-trend cream gown that showed off her amazing body.
Sorry Mila, you win some, you lose some!

Can There Be Forgiveness in Fashion? New York’s ‘Fashion’s Night Out’ Makes Turbulent Waves.

“Anything can be rehabilitated if John Galliano can be rehabilitated,” says Mickey Boardman, the head of the fashion magazine Paper. (Mickey was referring to the revival of the dreaded Uggs boots.)

But the remark was a recognition of Galliano’s alcoholic misbehavior in matters of race and his subsequent comeback under the auspices of the famed Oscar de la Renta. (That last recommendation is enough for me!)

Well, anyway, I think sick people with problems should be given second and third chances. I don’t know about you, but I had an alcoholic brother. I adored him and gave him thousands of chances. He took all of them, required a lot of help, but he lived quite a long time, and when he was sober, it was just wonderful. He was always my best “room-mate.”

So I don’t intend to turn my back on Galliano, one of the most talented men in fashion. As Jimmy Durante once said, “Why can’t everybody just leave everybody else the hell alone?!”

I know; I know — I don’t always take my own and Jimmy’s good advice.

FASHION! FASHION! It’s still New York’s favorite game. And it makes lots of money for the city. Now “Fashion’s Night Out in the Big Apple” is making waves with some shops, stores and organizations saying it attracts “the wrong crowd — they drink too much and carry on and don’t buy anything.”

Hmmm, well, how are fashionistas going to educate “the wrong crowd”– by ignoring them? I tell you it isn’t a gossip page these days if it doesn’t start out with Vogue’s Anna Wintour somewhere in the picture. Ms. Wintour is in a class by herself with her creative independence. She has already done the most ever for her employer, Conde Nast, for the Metropolitan Museum’s Costume Exhibit, for ideas about “Fashion’s Night Out” and — yes, for the Democratic party.

When will Anna Wintour be called up for the Kennedy Center Honors? She is a lot more interesting and effective than many of the entertainers they choose each year.

I was stunned by the positive mail and other responses received for my casual Academy Award’s Oscar column. I only got one negative blast and it was from our old pal Lauriate who said the show was “mostly awful.” Then Lauriate went on to say he/she actually enjoyed some of it.

Here is part of what I heard from somebody smart named Sarah. She writes:

1. “Did you notice the front row’s lack of expression/smiles during Seth’s bit with the ‘Star Trek’ guy? So serious.”

2. “Thought Ben Affleck was way too serious and full of himself — even though I’m glad the film won best picture.” (I, Liz, concur, and wished someone would ‘get a hook’ for his producer who went on and on. People should probably be forbidden to mention parents, children and agents.)

3. “Seth was great. His demeanor all night seemed to be ‘Listen up, people. This isn’t the United Nations. Let’s have fun.’”

4. “Can’t believe people didn’t figure out the Boobs Bit. Of course, those scenes of star reaction were from other award shows. I’m not even in the business and I figured it out.”

5. “Kills me the way everyone complains that the show is 3 ½ hours. Hello — Super Bowl? Not to mention Election Night.”

6. “Loved the old Hollywood glamour, but wondered if Seth was encouraged to go that route. It doesn’t seem like his schtick.”

7. “Loved the Lincoln/Booth joke. So edgy and shocking. Maybe it jump-started a few pacemakers in the audience!”

This reminds me that one of the best-looking, most together stars in the entire evening was the 83-year-old Christopher Plummer… Most of the red carpet interviewers were just tedious and horrible and I except the wonderful reporter Jess Cagle from this group … I also really like ABC’s Lara Spencer; she is an entertainment veteran who knows how not to call special attention to herself and be effective.

And, as long as we’re still on this unending subject — it was truly admirable that Daniel Day- Lewis knows how to make a joke on another of his big nights. Instead of being boring and serious, he alluded to the fact that his presenter, the super famous Meryl Streep, might have played Abraham Lincoln herself.

Meryl was then standing behind him, off to the side. If I had been Daniel, I’d have forced Meryl to stay by my side while I was saying that and make her be a part of his “win.” That would have been an Academy “first,” I think.

P.S. About the Anne Hathaway dress. It’s obvious that she wasn’t showing off her nipples; it was just seams in the controversial dress.

But there’s a photo from the past of Marilyn Monroe and her then husband, Arthur Miller. And Marilyn really was showing off her “top.”

We were just writing about a story from the New York Observer, the little newspaper that has been helmed by so many famous editors in the past. And today we learn there is a New York Observer 25th anniversary party being held at the Four Seasons on 52nd Street, come March 14. They say the guest list is simply amazing, put together by owner-publisher Jared Kushner and party-arranger Peggy Siegal.
The hosts are all famous! Rich!. Good-looking!(Well, most of them are good-looking when they are standing on their money.)

Fashion Week goers back the beanie.

The humble and affordable beanie has found favour as the headgear of choice for the autumn/winter 2013 show season.From pride of place on a football manager’s head to pride of place in many a fashionistas wardrobe, the beanie has come a long way of late.
Unlike the white stiletto – another breakout trend from the closets of the fashion show-goers this season – the beanie’s appeal is democratic and above all else as affordable as you want it to be.

There were half a dozen other styles of hat we’d have put our money on emerging as the front rower’s choice, particularly Saint Laurent’s generously-rimmed ‘Chapeau’, especially considering how it was the star accessory of new creative director Hedi Slimane’s debut collection. However, priced at £600, it has only been spotted only on fashion editor Anna Dello Russo’s head thus far (she has a voracious appetite for donning a catwalk look from head to toe), while neither Ralph Lauren’s elegant black flamenco hats nor Acne’s Stetsons succeeded in gaining any Fashion Week traction at all.It seems the fashion pack fell in love with the romantic veiled beanies Stephen Jones created for Raf Simons’ Jil Sander collection for spring/summer 2012, and have continued the love affair ever since; be they plain and slightly grungy, embellished with an initial or dazzlingly contrasting, this is one practical trend you can’t fault at home.

eBay are reporting that beanie sales have risen 103 per cent thanks to what the online auction site is calling the ‘Cara Delevingne effect’ due to the British model-of-the-moment’s affection for the style. Elsewhere, American Apparel, whose beanie collection counts 26 hues at a mere £17 a pop, saw a “crazy” increase in sales from November to December last year.

Our money’s currently on neon shades – but with an accessory costing not much more than a pair of decent tights – we can afford to change our minds as often as said hosiery needs washing.

Analytics Startup Fohr Card Keeps Score For Fashion Bloggers.

When James Nord was account director at Product of the Year, “I kept getting emails from people who worked at brands, asking which bloggers they should work with. Like, ‘I need five menswear bloggers in Chicago,’ or, ‘I need five personal-style bloggers in San Francisco,’” he recalled. “It felt like it was a really inefficient way to run a marketplace.”

Mr. Nord, a photographer and blogger, thought he had a better means to help brands sift through bloggers to target with advertising, sponsored content and gifting. Along with Holly Stair, a social-media manager, and Rich Tong, Tumblr’s former fashion director, he developed Fohr Card, which aims to bring brands a comprehensive survey of the fashion blogosphere.

Starting at $5,000 for an annual membership—larger companies and agencies pay more—brands can access Tumblr, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Google Analytics stats for more than 1,800 fashion and beauty bloggers. The tool allows users to sort by region, traffic on a particular platform, or category. (Categories include DIY, nail art and menswear.) But most importantly, it eliminates numbers-fudging by exposing typically private Tumblr and Google Analytics figures.

Fohr Card’s brand launch partners included Puma and Oscar de la Renta. Another strategic partner is KCD, the fashion public-relations agency with clients including Balmain, Jason Wu and Victoria’s Secret.

“We’ve always worked with different databases and tracking services,” said Danielle McGrory, digital-publicity director at KCD, “but a lot of these larger services don’t get down to the personal bloggers. The data completely varied—there was no metric, nothing everyone in the industry had agreed upon. With Fohr Card, we’re able to have the same numerical information that we already have for mass websites. It’s a blogger media kit.”

Days after Fohr Card’s launch, Yuli Ziv, the founder of Style Coalition—a blogger network that works closely with Hearst Digital to fulfill ad campaigns—announced the beta launch of SC Influencer Exchange. At first glance, the tool seems similar to Fohr Card, but only features bloggers in the Style Coalition network. There are 87 bloggers in the SCX, with a total reach of 10.8 million monthly unique users and 32.8 million monthly page views.

While Fohr Card will make money via membership fees—potentially charging for data reports in the distant future—SCX allows brands to actually book campaigns within the platform, with a commission going to the Style Coalition. “We’ve seen recently that the market has really changed, with companies like Federated Media shutting down their direct-sales department,” said Ms. Ziv, who launched Style Coalition in 2008.

It’s difficult to believe that Fohr Card will not eventually move into booking campaigns as well, but Mr. Nord insists it is looking for scale, not deep brand relationships. “For us, it’s much more scalable than an agency. We can make this a global tool immediately,” he said. “There are plans to eventually recruit food, travel and mommy bloggers, among others.

Thus far, both platforms are generating interest from big brands and bloggers alike. But will it last? “I personally don’t have any interest in seeing things ranked based on follower count instead of talent,” says Chris Black, a marketing consultant whose client roster includes Gilt Groupe and New Balance. “Big numbers don’t always equal engaged users.”

New comedy series takes on TO’s music, fashion scenes.
Broken Social Scene, Fucked Up cameo in stylist-cum-director Claire Edmondson’s It Girl.
Claire Edmondson hasn’t been a director for very long, but she’s no stranger to controversy. Since transitioning from her former career as a successful stylist for musicians and models in Canada and the United Kingdom, she’s become one of the hottest young music video directors with dark, chic NSFW clips for the likes of Diamond Rings and Austra, taken a stand against the arrest of Pussy Riot and found herself in the middle of an inter-band rift that may or may not have broken up Broken Social Scene.

Now, she’s channelling her experience in the music and fashion world into a new black comedy called It Girl. The show, which will soon be developed into either a TV pilot or a web series, stars model/actor Misty Fox as 30-year-old Wren Marlowe, the host of a vapid pop culture show called Girl Crush. Disillusioned and “aging,” Marlowe “grapples with becoming an adult in a scene that doesn’t let her grow up.” Peppered with one-liner cameos from local musicians, including members of Fucked Up, Holy Fuck, Lioness, Beliefs and co-starring the Darcys’ Jason Couse, It Girl should appeal to fans of the Toronto music scene and probably find its way into a few headlines.

The exact shape the series will take is still unknown, but Edmondson offered NOW the first look at It Girl, which you can watch below. Then, read our Q&A with the director about the show’s conception and her own transition from fashion to film and music.

Can you tell us about the concept of the show?

Well, it takes place in the music and fashion world. It’s not like it’s an industry insider look into what’s going on in that world, but it is based in that world. So it’s about a girl who’s a bit of an “it girl,” as you’ve probably guessed from the name, and she hosts a TV show called Girl Crush, which is about pop culture, but at the same time really isn’t about anything. It’s a satirical take on the whole girl blog culture of – I don’t know if I should really go into this – but just worshipping girls that don’t really do anything. Or worshipping people that are doing interesting things, but then asking them super trivial questions. It’s like mutual masturbation.

So she’s stuck with this pop culture show that’s completely unfulfilling. And she’s just turned 30 and wants to do something more meaningful with her life. The tagline of the show is “what happens when the It Girl is over it?”

Is that how you felt about working as a stylist, before reinventing yourself as a director?

Yes. It’s interesting, now that I’m not styling I’m finding the love for it again. You know, styling can be an art. You can be creative within it and it can be really satisfying. But I found that being forced to work within someone else’s vision meant my own ideas were getting diluted. I don’t think styling itself is vapid. I have never worked so hard in my life as when I was a stylist. It is not a slight little job by any means. If you’re a real stylist you’re fucking killing yourself on a day-to-day basis. But it wasn’t working for me.

So is It Girl autobiographical?

I don’t see myself as an “it girl” if that’s what you’re asking. But there’s a bit of me in everything I do. I definitely started off styling and realized I’m not creatively fulfilled by styling. I’m just facilitating somebody else’s vision. And I had to deal with some bullshit situations and crazy divas. I just had to say “this isn’t for me.” And it was a bit of a bummer because I ended up in London and I was styling really big bands and doing really well. It was that realization: “oh, I’ve made it, and I hate it.” You know, “oh bummer, I worked so hard to get this career. Now I have it and I’m going to destroy it.”

But I think there’s also a bit of the lead actress, Misty Fox, too. Misty is an ex model. She’s modelled all over the world. So she understands that situation of being where you think you want to be and then saying “okay, now what?” It’s kind of a story arc you can put into any setting, except the setting that I’ve chosen is one that I know so well.

You have members of Fucked Up, Broken Social Scene and Lioness doing bit parts. Was that your way of representing your work as a music video director?

In a way Toronto’s got such a rich indie scene that there’s a lot to work with. I’m here, I might as well make use of all the amazing resources that are here as well. And I thought it would be funny to get cameos from all these fantastic, talented musicians and then ask them really stupid questions.

Do you have a favourite so far?

Brendan Canning is hilarious. We ask him “you recently scored a film with Lindsay Lohan. What do you think it would take to score with Lindsay Lohan?” He gave us too many funny answers for us to pack it all in, and it was pretty much all improvised. Sandy Miranda from Fucked Up was an important one for me, too. She comes in and says “let me guess, you asked the guys all the music questions.” Because I get that all the time, questions like “what’s it like being a woman in film?” Like, “oh wow, what a novelty, a girl in the film industry.” And now with the success of the show Girls, there’s all this thinking in the industry, “oh wait, girls can do things too,” as if “female” is some sort of new trend.

Jason Couse from the Darcys is a lead actor. How did you end up with him as a main character?

We had this character in mind. He’s the best friend band guy, because every “it girl” has to have a best friend band guy, and we were sitting there forever saying “who is this guy?” We were looking at actors, but I felt like they were always acting like actors. We just wanted him to be a charming, chill dude, which is sort of what Jason is. We asked him and he said “I don’t know if I can act.” So we just told him to be himself, and he totally nailed it. He’s a natural in front of the camera, and he and Misty have great chemistry.

The trailer is scored by Beliefs, a local band that’s kind of blowing up. Are you planning to incorporate more music in the series?

Yes, absolutely. If It Girl goes ahead as a web series, one of the things we want to do is commission a new song from a band every episode. And so that will be the theme song for that show. The Canadian music is so amazing right now that we can actually do this without the well running dry.

Paris Fashion A-listers and more.

Manish Arora has shown his new collection at Paris Fashion Week. It was inspired by a trip to Nevada: “The first thing when I came back that I remembered was the amazing blue sky with white clouds and the empty desert. And that’s how I started the collection. And it went on into the evening and there were clouds with neon signs and then it went on to only the neon lights. It was really the eight days that I spent at Burning Man put into this collection.”

The Burning Man is a subculture festival held every August in the Black Rock Nevada Desert.

Guillaume Henry showed his pret-a-porter collection for the “Carven” label: “We were inspired by movies from the 80’s. We had in mind a woman who look like a Beatrice Dalle, you know the French actress, she’s very sexy but she’s kind of vulnerable at the same time. You want to, you know, almost take her in your arms but at the same time she’s kind of aggressive. I like this idea of mixing soft proportions with kind of strong, violent details like tulle with latex, very sugary colors, but with rubber shoes. She’s not too girly and she’s not too fatale, she’s in the middle.”

The stars came out for the Lanvin autumn/winter pret-a-porter show at the Beaux Art Academy in Paris. Catherine Deneuve was among the A-list crowd as was Jack Lang, Laura Smet and Pace Wu.

Topshop Fashion Chain Said to Plan First Stores in Germany.

Fashion chain Topshop, part of the Arcadia fashion empire owned by billionaire Philip Green, is planning to open its first stores in Germany, two people familiar with the plans said.

Topshop is negotiating real-estate locations in Europe’s biggest economy, said the people, who declined to be identified because the talks are private. The brand will open German flagship stores like the 30,000 square-foot outlet that opened in Los Angeles last month, one person said.

Green, 60, in December said that he plans to step up investment of the trendy teen retailer in the U.S. and to double the size of the Topshop and Topman business globally within the next four years. He sold a 25 percent stake in Topshop and Topman last year to private-equity company Leonard Green & Partners LP, raising 500 million pounds ($750.8 million) to finance the expansion.

A spokeswoman for Topshop, which sells clothes in Germany through a local language website, declined to comment.

Germany, and Berlin in particular, has been attracting international brands. Seventy-five retail concepts started in the country last year, including 52 new international retail concepts, according to a report from CBRE Group Inc. Berlin led the number of new leases in Germany last year, ahead of Hamburg and Frankfurt, the report showed. SuperGroup Plc (SGP)’s Superdry label were among the brands opening their first stores in Germany last year.

Topshop entered the U.S. in 2009 and is expanding globally into markets like Australia, Canada and South Africa. The brand is already present in continental countries including Spain and the Czech Republic.

Arcadia Group, which also owns U.K. fashion retailers like Dorothy Perkins, Miss Selfridge and Burton, reported a 25 percent gain in profit in the year ended Aug. 25 as it offered fewer markdowns.

Calvin Klein extends CK One brand into colour cosmetics; Lara Stone leads campaign.

Calvin Klein has unveiled its first campaign for CK One colour cosmetics, a range of 130 products extending the CK One sub-brand. The campaign débuts in March and stars Lara Stone, Ruby Aldridge, Herieth Paul, Abbey Lee Kershaw, Eliza Cummings, Fei Fei Sun, Ehren Dorsey, Viggo Janason and Yuri Pleskun.
Stone already features in the spring 2012 advertising campaign for the main Calvin Klein collection, as well as its CK, Jeans and Underwear lines. The other models are also Calvin Klein veterans, namely from the CK One lifestyle and Shock fragrance campaigns.
David Sims photographed the campaign in New York, while Fabien Baron, of Baron & Baron, created the concept alongside Calvin Klein’s in-house agency, CRK.
Calvin Klein CEO Tom Murry believes that the CK One fragrance brand can be extended into colour cosmetics, expressing what he calls ‘the energy and free spirit … offering fresh and unique beauty products that are ideal for today’s youthful, independent consumer.’
The cosmetics’ range has been developed by Coty.

Tighty whiteys? All righty, say the fashion arbiters for men.

There was a time when white cotton undies reminded me of my dad.In other words, definitely not fashionable.And so . . . not . . . hot.But then there was Mario Lopez posing for his underwear line Rated M.And Tim Tebow for Jockey.

The go-to stylist for Hollywood’s young trendsetters, Flannery likes to take risks, which boost her clients’ visibility from up-and-coming to have-arrived. She did it for Stone at the 2011 Golden Globes when she complemented her platinum locks for The Amazing Spider-Man with a peach fitted Calvin Klein gown (“the first dress ever designed just for me,” says Stone).

Flannery’s favorite recent moment: the plunging wine-colored chiffon custom Lanvin that Stone wore with an eagle belt to the Globes. “Much like her personality, Emma is very fun and quick-witted with fashion,” says Flannery.

The stylist put Saldana on the fashion map at the 2010 Oscars with a purple ombre, frothy-trained Givenchy; the actress then wowed at the SAGs in a white Givenchy beaded couture dress worn over a simple tank.

“Zoe’s a fashion girl — we’ll look at something amazing and think, ‘You might be the only person who can pull that off,’ ” adds Flannery, who first apprenticed under Hill’s stylist, Andrea Lieberman, and inherited the country singer as a client when Lieberman left to start her own collection, A.L.C. Flannery, who designed a jeans collection for Genetic Denim, is styling Hill’s looks for her Australian tour and prepping Stone for 11 Spider-Man premieres. Says Stone, “You’re gonna be seeing some serious Petra Flannery busted out!”

Belfast Fashionweek kicks off in style with designer boutiques night.

Last night saw fashion fans, style spotters and on-trend city slickers descend on the Europa Fashionweek Centre for the launch of the thirteenth season of über stylish West Coast Cooler Fashionweek.

And it was lucky for some as over 500 fashionistas were treated to a West Coast Cooler drinks reception before taking their seats to watch a runway showcase of the finest fashions from Northern Ireland’s leading designer boutiques and stores hosted by the gorgeous BBC presenter, and former Miss Northern Ireland, Joanne Salley.

Some of the most desirable addresses in any fashionista’s little black book were on show including Logans of Cloughmills, Candy Plum in Hillsborough, Notaria in Larne, Diamond Dolls in Banbridge, Stella & Dot by Grainne Maskey Independent Stylist, Yoke, Blush and Jourdan in Belfast and Armani at The OUTLET in Banbridge. Also from The OUTLET, were collections from DKNY Jeans and Calvin Klein underwear. Trends such as pastels, metallics and safari prints dominated the catwalk with rich silks and sheer lace giving the season a very feminine feel. The catwalk itself was pretty pastel pink in a nod to this season’s hottest trend.

Fashionweek Director, Cathy Martin said: “Opening night of Fashionweek is always exciting and this year it’s our designer boutiques who took the honour of getting proceedings underway in front of a packed audience.

“Each of our stunning models had their hair expertly styled by Joe McGivern, Creative Director for Cloud Nine hair products, whose revolutionary hair technology and styling aids allowed for some really wow hair looks. Our official eyewear partner, William Morris London, and legwear partner, TheRightTights.co.uk completed our models’ looks.”

Tonight’s show (March 15th) will highlight the talent of some of Northern Ireland’s established and up-and-coming local designers.

“A firm favourite with Fashionweek audiences is Local Designers Night which this season features talented milliners John Paul from Derry and Belfast’s very own Grainne Maher. Lizzie Agnew, Zoe Boomer, Maria Cardenas and Una Rodden will also showcase their collections while newcomers Ruedi Maguire, Nor Lisa, Mary Callan and Dave Henderson will take the opportunity to wow audiences with their gorgeous creations”, said Cathy.

Other Fashionweek events include the sold out Children’s Fashion Master Class and the high street show on Friday 16 March followed by the Fabulous Fashion Teas at the Culloden Resort and Spa on Saturday 17 March showing collections from luxury retailer, CRUISE.

On Mother’s Day, the Fashionweek finale – Style Sunday at James Street South – will include collections from chic Lisburn Road boutique, Please Don’t Tell, with hair tips from the team at Michele International and make-up advice from leading make up artist Paddy McGurgan as well as some stunning creations from one of Northern Ireland’s top designers, Una Rodden.

“We’re delighted that Fashionweek continues to be THE must-attend event in Northern Ireland with another sell-out run of all our events.”, said Cathy.

Primal Instinct: Calvin Klein Bold Underwear Models Strip To Their Skivvies In The Desert.

If we were stuck in Joshua Tree (the desert locale that played host to these scrumptious Calvin Klein models) we’d give our last sip of hooch from our trusty flask for even a mirage signaling the satiation these men would provide. It certainly helps that Calvin Klein Bold Underwear’s well, bold coloring would lead us directly to our favorite source of sustenance, mouth watering the entire time!

A video of the hot, sweaty desert action for Calvin Klein’s new line, after the jump!

In January we got to whet our whistles with a taste of this Bold spot thanks to a behind-the-queens video released by Calvin Klein. But today we get the full monty!

Oh, and these Bold models (including model search winner Matthew Terry) make us want to boldly go where no man has gone before!

From guns to gowns, the Love/Hate girls go glam for store’s fashion ads.

IT’S a far cry from their gritty roles in the RTE gangland drama Love/Hate for these glamorous Irish actresses.

Susan Loughnane, who played gang leader John Boy’s drug-addict girlfriend and Aoibhinn McGinnity, who played Nidge’s wife Trish, are two of the stars of a new Arnotts fashion campaign.

Also featured in the campaign, which is being rolled out over this month and next, is RAW actress Tara Lee (17) who played Emma in the popular RTE series.

The Spring/Summer campaign was shot by well-known photographer Perry Ogden. He has previously shot campaigns for Ralph Lauren, Chloe and Calvin Klein.

The people selected were a mix of models, actors, actresses, singers and other “real people” that Perry discovered on the streets of Ireland.

Gillian Clarke, the head of marketing at Arnotts said: “We decided to use real people, including actors and actresses, as Ireland has so many up-and-coming actors and actresses and they lend something special to this campaign, they are more than just pretty faces.

Evolved

“Perry concentrated on the faces, which gives the campaign character. We wanted to do something different and create a fuss.”

She pointed out that Arnotts has evolved a lot over the years, and said that they felt it was a good time to showcase the fashion available in its department store.

The images will be seen at outdoor locations in Dublin city, as well as in the press and online.

Other actors featured in the fashion campaign are Antonia Campbell Hughes, Jane Myers and Barry John O’Connor.

In total, the new campaign features 12 studio based images of men and women wearing a mix of brands from Arnotts including Anna Sui, Gestuz, Vivienne Westwood, Gerard Darel, Hoss Intropia, Lauren by Ralph Lauren, Paul Costello and Brooks Brothers.

Beefcake Underwear Ads Make a Comeback.

Remember when Mark Wahlberg was best known as “Marky Mark”, singing about Good Vibrations and gyrating in his baggy jeans? It was about that same time, in 1992, that Calvin Klein decided he’d be the perfect guy to model underwear in a black-and-white Herb Ritts campaign that was seemingly plastered on every billboard and ran in every fashion magazine.

Now, that Calvin Klein era is having a bit of a resurgence, as stars once again show off their abs and take off their clothes in the name of underwear advertising.

David Beckham, who once upon a time modeled underwear for Armani, certainly made his mark last month in his Super Bowl spot for his new line of H&M underwear. Tim Tebow stars in ads for Jockey, is a bit more conservative than the footballer, but he still has at least one ad in which he wears nothing but boxer briefs.

The latest is Mario Lopez–better known as AC Slater from Saved By the Bell–who has his own brand of underwear now. It’s called Rated M and is being sold on the site , which sells a 100 different underwear brands online and says half of its customers are men.

We can’t help but wonder what’s behind all this gratuitious ab-flexing and which star is going to be next in line.

One who won’t? The famous Naked Cowboy of Times Square, who recently sued CBS’s “The Bold and the Beautiful” claiming that they ripped off his act, but a U.S. district court judge threw out his case. “The Naked Cowboy will vigorously fight any attempt from any person or entity to profit from his brand and destroy its integrity,” his lawyer has vowed.

Some Top American Products Won’t Get Cheaper Under FTA

The stakes are high. The judges are brutal. The challenges are difficult. And the contestants are determined to be the next Calvin Klein or Ralph Lauren.

Sound familiar?

NBC’s “Fashion Star,” a reality TV show that debuts on Tuesday, is similar to Lifetime Television’s “Project Runway” except that the wannabe designers won’t have to wait until they make it big to get their creations into stores. Some of the fashions will be on sale at Saks Fifth Avenue, Macy’s and H&M the day after each pre-recorded episode airs. The winner will get a total of $6 million in orders for their designs from all three retailers.

“This is not just a competition where you win and you don’t know what to do next,” said Nicole Christie, spokeswoman for H&M’s North American division and one of three judges on the one-hour show. “Every week we’re creating brands.

“Fashion Star,” which is hosted by lingerie designer and former model Elle Macpherson, comes at a time when it’s particularly difficult for unknown designers to get their clothes into stores. In the weak economy, aspiring designers have found it more difficult to get loans to start their collections. And retailers have been relying more on big-name designers with deep pockets that can split marketing and other costs associated with carrying their clothes in stores.

The 14 contestants on “Fashion Star,” who were chosen after a nationwide search, have a range of experience. Among them, there’s a former teacher. There’s also an Australian born former model whose clothes already are sold at Barney’s. And then there’s Lizzie Parker, a former Microsoft software engineer and sells her women’s knitwear designs at a store she owns.

“The attention of the big stores is something that every designer wants,” Parker, 42, said.

Each week, “Fashion Star” contestants make a different article of clothing, like a gown or sport jacket, in three variations using different fabrics, patterns or design techniques. During the first episode, for instance, the designers’ task is to make something that defines them. The designs include a men’s sports jacket in a pea coat style and another with a stand up collar.

The contestants get advice from a panel of mentors that include singer Jessica Simpson, whose eponymous fashion business generates $1 billion in annual sales; Nicole Richie, whose fashion business includes a new clothing line bearing her name for QVC; and men’s wear designer John Varvatos. The panel offer advice on the designers’ work by pushing them to be more original, for instance, and steering them away from using certain fabrics.

Retail executives from each of the three retailers – Christie from H&M, Macy’s vice president and regional planning manager of women’s apparel Caprice Willard and Saks’ Executive Vice President and Chief Creative Officer Terron E. Schaefer – bid to purchase and exclusively carry the work of one or more of the designers. At the end of each episode, one designer whose creations weren’t picked is eliminated from the show.

During the first episode, more than half of the designers didn’t get offers from the stores. And the store executives offer sharp-tongued criticism for some of them.

“We’re not a charity,” Schaefer, from Saks, said while mulling over the fate of one contestant. “It’s a business.”

The show was taped six months ago, so shoppers will be able to buy the winning designs online immediately following each episode. The designs, which will be sold under the “Fashion Star” brand, will be in stores the next day. Saks will carry them in all of its stores, H&M in 100 of its 236 U.S. stores and Macy’s in its flagship location in Manhattan.

The show’s creators, James Deutch and E.J. Johnston, said they hope to make “Fashion Star” into a franchise that will become the incubator for fashion talent just like Fox’s “American Idol” did for the music industry. They formed EJD Productions in 2008 to focus on making fashion TV shows and this is their first one.

“Fashion could be as big and interesting as ‘American Idol,’” Deutch said. “The big victory for a designer is when a store orders your clothes.”

Alison Jatlow Levy, retail strategist with consulting firm Kurt Salmon, said the show will likely be popular among viewers interested in learning about the fashion business. But whether shoppers will want to buy the designs in stores remains to be seen.

Sniff Test: Calvin Klein Sheer Beauty.

This week’s scent is Calvin Klein’s Sheer Beauty ($78 for 50ml eau de toilette at The Bay, Sears, Holt Renfrew, Shoppers Drug Mart, Pharmaprix, London Drugs, Jean Coutu, Sephora and Murale). Dave Lackie and I take an honest whiff.

He Says:
Beauty was a bit of a tough sell when it launched 2010. The idea was to design a luxury fragrance inspired by Klein’s favourite flower – a white orchid. The resulting minimalist fragrance was streamlined and simple. Unfortunately, not everyone got it. Sheer Beauty succeeds more by dialing up the bergamot note and adding peach bellini accord. I smell a fresh, floral accord with a touch of musk. It’s romantic and pretty. ★★★ (out of 4)

She Says:
This variation on the original Beauty demonstrates that even the upper end of the mainstream customer doesn’t go in for minimalism, for the same reason Céline and Raf Simons are not the coveted brands – the less extreme Coach and Michael Kors are more approachable. Sheer checks its understated, crisp floral purity at the door just short of becoming a completely different perfume. This new elixir even smells blush pink: pink lily and peony, and red berries, melt into vanilla and creamy musk. Less interesting but much more crowd-pleasing, I’m sure. ★★½ (out of 4)

I fake everything: Jennifer Lawrence.

American actor Jennifer Lawrence admits that she suffers from a strong sense of self-doubt and always fears that each of her jobs, will be her last one. The Oscar nominated actor believes that she has a host of flaws, including the inability to sing, whistle or dance, reports contactmusic.com.

“You should see me dance. I’m terrible at everything. God, this is really sad.

I can’t do anything and I’m like short-selling myself, with crying. I always say, I fake everything. I am not a good actor,” she told MTV News. The 21-year-old is now waiting  to see what fans think of her portrayal of the character of Katniss Everdeen in the film, The Hunger Games. “Everybody’s been really nice. But the movie’s not out yet, so we’ll see,” she added.

Halle Berry baby daddy’s biggest fear.

Gabriel Aubry reportedly fears Halle Berry wants new man Olivier Martinez to adopt their daughter.

The former couple is embroiled in a bitter custody battle over three-year-old Nahla, with Halle Berry seeking permission from the courts to take her to live in France, where fiancé Olivier is based.

But Canadian-born Gabriel is said to be attempting to block the move amid worries he could lose his daughter forever.

A source said: “Gabriel fears that Halle’s ultimate plan is to get him out of his daughter’s life, permanently.

“He believes the plan is for Halle to move to France with Nahla and then have Olivier adopt her as his own. She wants a “fresh start” apparently.”

“Gabe will fight tooth and nail to retain custody of Nahla. He loves that little girl and is determined to always be a part of her life and always be her father.

“Just because Halle is through with him doesn’t mean she can shut him out of her daughter’s life too. Gabe may not have Halle’s money or power but he will not just lie down and take it.”

Allegations of abuse against Gabriel have been dismissed by the court, he will sue Halle Berry, 45, over any unfounded claims.

The insider added: “It’s been pretty nasty so far, but it’s going to get a lot nastier!”

“Gabriel is ready to fight and if Halle wants to fight dirty then as far as he is concerned she can bring it on. His relationship with his daughter is at stake and he will do anything to protect that.”

Former Calvin Klein model’s plea for a kidney donor.

A FORMER bodybuilder and Calvin Klein model has appealed for an organ donor after the transplant of his brother’s kidney was cancelled days before the operation was due.

Justin House, 40, from Broad Green who needs three five-hour dialysis sessions every week to keep him alive, was hoping to get his life back after brother Gavin, 42, offered to be a living donor.

But hospital staff called him a week before the operation – just days before his birthday – to say they had discovered the organ was not compatible with his blood.

He said: “You can imagine how ecstatic I was that my brother was going to save my life. To be told a few days before my birthday that an antibody in my blood would actually destroy the kidney was devastating.

“I’m at the point now where desperation is kicking in and I’m appealing for someone to come forward.”

Mr House, whose kidney failure was caused by painkillers he took following emergency surgery, is seeking a new donor using social networking sites, posters, and the help of friends.

The 18-stone Harry Close resident said: “My plea is simple: Somewhere out there is a living donor with a kidney that will match. I know it’s a big ask, but if anyone is prepared to come forward to be tested please, please contact me.”

Monica Del Vecchio, of Finchley Road, north London, a friend helping to spread the word, said: “Justin is a great person. His passion for life is extremely inspirational and it’s impossible not to want to try and help him.”

She is one of five people who have so far offered to be tested for compatibility, which will happen in the next few weeks.

Mr House suffered kidney failure after taking painkillers for six months following emergency surgery to remove a non-cancerous tumour on his spine.

He lost all feeling in his lower body due to nerve damage and it took 18 months to learn to walk again.

He now works at the Metroflex Gym in Worsley Bridge Road, Lower Sydenham, and has been having dialysis for 18 months.

The human body only needs one kidney to function and living donor transplants are becoming more common.

PVH Corp. announced that its Calvin Klein, Inc. subsidiary was exercising its rights to reacquire the existing license agreements held by Warnaco for the distribution and sale of ck Calvin Klein apparel and accessories and the operation of retail stores in Europe, effective in 2013. To support this development, PVH International, a division of PVH, which also manages the Tommy Hilfiger brand globally, will establish a dedicated team to operate the ck Calvin Klein apparel and accessories businesses in Europe.

“Bringing the ck Calvin Klein European operations in-house creates an opportunity for us to better develop the Calvin Klein brand in Europe by leveraging PVH’s European infrastructure,” said Tom Murry, President & Chief Executive Officer, Calvin Klein. “PVH’s 2010 acquisition of Tommy Hilfiger brought with it an excellent European operating platform and distribution network with dedicated market expertise. We feel that this established platform, under the leadership of Fred Gehring, CEO of Tommy Hilfiger and PVH International, combined with the strength of our brand and Calvin Klein’s innovative in-house design and marketing teams, will accelerate the growth of the business from where it is today.”

Mr. Gehring said, “The European ck Calvin Klein apparel, accessories and retail business represents an exciting opportunity for us to take a leading global designer brand and build on the existing business. By directly integrating the business into our European organization and commercial infrastructure, we believe the ck Calvin Klein European business has the potential to reach approximately $500 million in sales in the next 5 to 7 years.”

Mr. Murry concluded, “We have a longstanding partnership with Warnaco that will continue and have been pleased with the success they have had with the Calvin Klein Jeans license and their operation of the Calvin Klein Underwear brand around the world. We feel that this new structure will allow both of our organizations to maximize their core competencies to the benefit of the Calvin Klein brand.”

ck Calvin Klein is Calvin Klein’s “bridge” brand. The apparel line is designed by Kevin Carrigan, who serves as the Global Creative Director for the brand, as well as for the Calvin Klein (white label) and Calvin Klein Jeans brands. At the end of 2011, the ck Calvin Klein brand represented approximately $1 billion in global retail sales, achieved primarily in Asia and Europe, and had an established network of 89 full-price freestanding stores, of which 17 are in Europe. The brand is also operated in Asia and Japan by experienced licensing and retail partners.

Calvin Klein Inc. to Reacquire European ck Calvin Klein Licenses

PVH Corp. to Operate Businesses By Leveraging Its European Platform

Calvin Klein, Inc. is one of the leading fashion design and marketing studios in the world. It designs and markets women’s and men’s designer collection apparel and a range of other products that are manufactured and marketed through an extensive network of licensing agreements and other arrangements worldwide. Brands/lifestyles include Calvin Klein Collection, ck Calvin Klein, Calvin Klein, Calvin Klein Jeans and Calvin Klein Underwear. Product lines under the various Calvin Klein brands include women’s dresses and suits, men’s dress furnishings and tailored clothing, men’s and women’s sportswear and bridge and collection apparel, golf apparel, jeanswear, underwear, fragrances, eyewear, women’s performance apparel, hosiery, socks, footwear, swimwear, jewelry, watches, outerwear, handbags, small leather goods, and home furnishings (including furniture). For more information, please visit calvinklein.com.

PVH Corp., one of the world’s largest apparel companies, owns and markets the iconic Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger brands worldwide. It is the world’s largest shirt and neckwear company and markets a variety of goods under its own brands, Van Heusen, Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, IZOD, ARROW, Bass and G.H. Bass & Co., and its licensed brands, including Geoffrey Beene, Kenneth Cole New York, Kenneth Cole Reaction, MICHAEL Michael Kors, Sean John, Chaps, Donald J. Trump Signature Collection, JOE Joseph Abboud, DKNY, Ike Behar and John Varvatos. For more information, please visit pvh.com.

NYC Buses Dress Up With Calvin Klein.

CBS Outdoor unveiled today its first-ever L-side New York City bus advertisements, featuring design house Calvin Klein, whose men’s and women’s jeans are being featured on sides of 75 MTA buses. The uniquely-sized bus ads, made popular in the United Kingdom, feature male and female models from Calvin Klein displayed on alternate sides of buses driving through Manhattan. This is the first time CBS Outdoor has featured the special-sized creative, which merge standard king-sized bus posters with traditional shelter-sized advertisements.

About CBS Outdoor

CBS Outdoor, a division of CBS Corporation, is one of the largest out-of-home media companies in the Americas (United States, Canada, Mexico and South America), and has a major presence across Europe in the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and China. With both traditional outdoor and transit advertising properties, this division gives advertisers both breadth of coverage across vast geographies and depth of coverage, providing multiple media opportunities in key markets.

Fashion designer Calvin Klein was among the VIPs browsing at the world’s biggest art and antiques fair as portraits of King Henry VIII and a New York drag queen were among sales each worth more than $2 million.

The full-length portrait of the Tudor monarch was offered at 2.5 million pounds ($3.9 million) by the London-based dealer Mark Weiss, one of 261 exhibitors at the 25th European Fine Art Fair, Tefaf, in the Dutch town of Maastricht. The recently discovered canvas, by an unknown English artist and dating from about 1600, was sold to an agent representing a European collector, said Weiss.

Tefaf is Europe’s biggest commercial event devoted to art ranging from antiquity to the 21st century, with $1.3 billion of works on offer. Though dealers in Old Masters are its core exhibitors, a shortage of museum-quality historic paintings and collectors’ shifting tastes have resulted in an increasing emphasis on more recent material. The 10-day fair, organized by dealers, attracts about 70,000 visitors.

“This is a special fair that attracts top-notch European collectors,” said Matt Carey-Williams, director of the London- based gallery Haunch of Venison. “Where else can you buy something that’s 1,000 years old and a painting that’s still wet?”

Haunch sold a 2012 drawing of writhing figures by the Iraq- born Ahmed Alsoudani to a U.S. collector for $65,000.

Bring back your eyebrows with a little brow rehab

If at 16, you went through an intense grunge phase or idolized Kate Mosscq in her Calvin Klein heyday, then like me, you have wimpy little eyebrows that just refuse to grow.

I discovered the possibility of tweezers around that age and haven’t looked back, using them a couple of times a week to grab a rogue hair here or there. But since being put through a brow rehab by eyebrow specialist and makeup artist Kristie Streicher,cq I now realize that while I may never be Brooke Shields,cq I’ve certainly got I certainly have better brows than I thought.

Kristie Streicher first rule in getting your brows back to being full and lush is giving the tweezers a timeout for a few weeks. This means no plucking a stray hair or cleaning up the shape, just letting them grow no matter how messy they start to look or feel.

Kristie Streicher, who shapes Julia Roberts’cq famous eyebrows and sees clients at the Warren Tricomi salon in New York and LA, (her new Beauty Bar just opened at the L.A location) advises getting the hair to be on the same growth cycle, meaning even the little strays should stay put until the wanted hairs have a chance to sprout. “Most people I see have overplucked,” she says “More than anything, people want thicker brows, but they’re under the impression that they can’t grow them. What they don’t realize is that pulling out a few hairs every day does affect how they rest of the brows grow.”

The first step of simply putting the tweezers down is definitely the hardest part.” She also tints the brows with a vegetable-based dye to bring out each hair, making them immediately appear fuller and more defined. She then plucks around the brow area lightly to show clients the shape she is going for.

“Full brows look so fresh-faced and healthy,” she says. “Skinny little scrawny brows put more focus on the fine lines and dark circles around the eye area. You also end up using less makeup when you have a full brow, because they really do frame and define the face.”

After an initial session of consulting, light tweezing and possible tinting, Kristie Streicher generally won’t see a client for six to eight weeks to give the brow hair ample time to grow. In the meantime she recommends a handy little pencil from Derac Darac Beauty called the Brow Trio. The pencil has a clean, angled shape, and the low oil formula makes it glide on more like a powder for a softer finish. Kristie Streicher also likes the product for the brush at the end and highlighter in the middle of the pencil, which she uses to further define the shape of brows and hide the little hairs coming in while you’re on tweezer hiatus.

Paris Hilton Powder-Laced SUV It’s NOT Cocaine

Paris Hilton was in the middle of a shopping frenzy the day after XMAS, when a nose-y photographer snapped a pic of the interior of her hybrid Yukon SUV … which was partially covered with a suspicious looking white power — but don’t jump to conclusions, because it’s NOT cocaine.

We contacted Paris Hilton, who scoffed at the intimation it was blow.  She immediately sent us her own pic of the SUV’s interior, which she says clearly shows it’s a foundation from her makeup kit.

You’ll recall, Paris Hilton was busted in Las Vegas last year for cocaine possession.  Paris Hilton pled guilty and was sentenced to community service.

Lara Stone gears up for a quick getaway for Mercedes Benz campaign

Kim Kardashian K to OPI Nail Polish My Sisters Deserve Equal Pay

All Kim Kardashian women may not be created equal … but one of the biggest nail polish companies on the planet is sure paying them like they are … and get this — even the half-sisters are raking in BIG MONEY.

TMZ has learned … all 6 K-ladies (Kris, Kim, Kourtney, Khloe, Kylie and Kendall) inked a deal with OPI back in March to become spokeswomen for a Kardashian line of nail polish … featuring colors like:

Sealed with a Kris — an intense dark red tone
Kim Kardashian-pletely In Love – a soft, delicate pale pink hue
Khloe Had a Little Lam-Lam – an eye-catching dark emerald hue
Listen to Your Momager! – a striking deep blue tone

According to the contract, obtained by TMZ, the family was guaranteed $600,000 up front — plus a cut of the nail polish profits.

Here’s the thing … the documents show the money is being divided EQUALLY between all of the women — that’s $100k-per-gal for all you math wizards out there.

Shocking considering Kim is in her own stratosphere when it comes to star-power … then again, they say charity starts in the home.

Fun Fact – each lady has requested to be paid through their very own corporations … which have names like Kimsaprincess Inc., 2Die4Kourt Inc. and KhloMoney Inc.

Madonna Badger, the fashion advertising executive whose Stamford, Connecticut home tragically burned down early Christmas morning, killing her daughters Lily (9), Grace (7) and Sarah (7) and parents Lomer and Pauline Johnson, has made many close friendships in the fashion industry over the years. But few so close as Michelle Kessler-Sanders.

Currently executive vice president and creative director of the Vera Wang Group, Kessler-Sanders was accessories director at Vogue for six years, president of Miu Miu at Prada, and VP of the accessories division at Donna Karan before her tenure at Vera Wang.

STORY: Madonna Badger: How The Tragedy Could Have Been Averted

She spoke to The Hollywood Reporter exclusively, after she was given permission by the family to speak on their behalf.

“I met Madonna Badger in the early nineties when we both worked at Calvin Klein,” Kessler-Sanders tells THR. “I was in the press department, working with the late Carolyn Bessette [who became Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy]. Madonna was the art director, she conceived of the whole Marky Mark/Calvin Klein campaign, which is so iconic. It was an incredible time at the company. I think even Calvin Klein would say that. Narciso Rodriguez was on the design team. It was an amazing staff.

“Madonna and I stayed very close. I had her baby shower for her first daughter, Lily. We stayed very close throughout all of our mutual pregnancies. She had my baby shower for me when my son was born She was the very first person who came to the hospital. Although, since she moved to Connecticut, we didn’t see each other as much, we remained connected as old friends do.”

Kessler-Sanders, of course, is grieving, along with all of Badger’s friends, but she says they’re all there with her.

STORY: Support Page Pop Up Following Madonna Badger’s Christmas Day Tragedy

“I don’t even know how to describe to you how this is for me,” she says. “For all her friends, it’s almost inconceivable. But she has an amazing network of friends who have all shown up. That first day after the fire, we were all together. The children’s father, Matthew Badger, is going through this in his own way, very privately. But there has been an enormous outpouring for Madonna. You can’t possibly say anything to comfort a person in this time. You just have to be there and sit with her. Be there so she knows she’s not alone. She is being cared for by the right people, close friends. She is not alone.”

Kessler-Sanders learned of the tragedy just before 7:00 am on Sunday morning when a mutual friend called to tell her about it.

“I couldn’t absorb it,” she says. “But over the last couple days, you realize — it’s epic. It’s so awful. But here’s what I know about Madonna Badger: she is the strongest woman I’ve ever known in my life, throughout our 20-year friendship. I could not handle this myself. But she will find a way to do good things in her life because of this. It will take time, obviously.”

What were talking about is being modern and making things easier for people, Calvin Klein says. Thats the philosophy with our clothes, with our accessories, with our home furnishings.It should really be contemporary, and we should be answering peoples needs how to make it simpler and better.The products may seem simple, but they actually perform multiple functions, says New York dermatologist Patricia Wexler, who helped Calvin Klein develop the line.The milky cleanser is one example, she says. It will take off makeup eye area included so its a makeup remover, Wexler says. Its a cleanser, its a moisturizer, so it has multiple functions.

Women want something they can carry from day to night. They want something that they are going to put on their skin, and not only will it enhance what they have, but it will prevent them from environmental damage. It will moisturize, itll erase or camouflage irregularities. They want a simple product thats going to do a lot of things.The makeup palette reflects the color statements Calvin Klein makes with his springsummer collection. Shades range from nearly nude to luxurious red; the tones are versatile for all skin types.

Color is what we do, he says. We do it for knitwear, for fabrics, … for the home. So its a natural extension for us to be working with a color palette and take it to the skin.The makeup, says Klein, lets every woman create a personal look regardless of her age.

As a person gets older, they look better with less, he says. And I think modern women realize that that the more makeup, the more aging it becomes. Less enhances the skin and enhances the overall effect.

You can go from very sheer to very sophisticated without changing lines, Wexler adds.A 20yearold may want to wear the lip gloss, the cheek wash, the eye gloss and have a very neutral, natural palette, she says. But the 50yearold may want only the eye wash and … the creamer.

How many products does a woman really needThese products you can use for different purposes, so you can need fewer products, Klein says. But once you get to color, its what you love, its what feels right, and what you want to experiment with. And that should be fun too.

CNN Style Correspondent Elsa Klensch contributed to this report.

It’s one of the most recognized fashion brands in the world and—with more than $5 billion in annual sales—also one of the most profitable. Bronx-born Klein started his company in 1968, a coat shop with childhood friend Barry Schwartz. Legend has it that a buyer from the now-defunct high-end department store Bonwit Teller accidentally stumbled into his workroom in 1969 after getting off on the wrong floor; within a week, Klein had his first $50,000 order. By the early seventies, he was designing award-winning womenswear and lingerie collections and he’d made the cover of Vogue. A decade later, the brand became known as much for its pioneering marketing and advertising campaigns as its minimalist fashions: Brooke and her jeans, Kate and her Obsession, Mark and his tightie-whities. With a mix of successes (huge growth, marketing genius, critical acclaim) and failures (rocky start with menswear, near-bankruptcy in the early nineties, a feud with a distributor), the business would relentlessly expand and establish lucrative licensing deals for jeans, underwear, fragrance, home products, and eyewear. Klein sold the company to Phillips-Van Heusen in 2003, and his Brazilian protégé, Francisco Costa, was appointed creative director of women’s. Today, Costa is the label’s most visible face, and his collections have been well received by both critics and the industry. Italo Zucchelli helms menswear, and Kevin Carrigan oversees the sportswear and retail line of Calvin Klein and ck Klein as well as the licensing arms.

Calvin Klein stripped to his very stylish undies: the rise to fame, the pressure his subsequent success put on his first marriage, and the harrowing kidnap of his daughter, Marci.