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Chanel might be the only brand that hasn’t jumped on fashion’s crazy cat bandwagon, but that may not hold true for long. This weekend, Stephen Gan tweeted a picture of Karl Lagerfeld’s new Ragdoll kitten.  Her name is Choupette and she’s adorable—even in front of that unbelievably picturesque bouquet of roses.

Eric Wilson leads an entertaining discussion of this weekend’s men’s Prada show.

Cher Coulter & Kate Bosworth. Photo: Getty Images

In this weekend’s New York Times story about Hollywood’s “power stylists” there’s a little nugget of interesting news: Kate Bosworth is working on a denim collection with her stylist, Cher Coulter. It’s the second design venture for Bosworth and Coulter. The two kicked off the Mint craze with JewelMint, their monthly jewelry club that sells layerable, feminine costume jewelry at crazy reasonable prices and spawned the Olsens’ BeachMint and Rachel Bilson’s ShoeMint.  Last week, JewelMint premiered the first in a series of videos showcasing its collection, shot by Bosworth’s boyfriend, Michael Polish. Since the denim collection is in the works, there’s no word on whether it will launch as a Mint venture, or a totally separate entity, but anything Bosworth touches—fashion wise—seems to turn to gold.

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Bioré Twenty-year-old Shailene Woodley, star of ABC’s The Secret Life of the American Teenager, dazzled critics with her role as the eldest daughter in a troubled family in The Descendants, earning a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She also dazzled everyone who caught a glimpse of her on the red carpet before the event. We got an exclusive look into the mind of Shailene’s makeup artist Gloria Noto, who told us how she worked with Shailene to produce her fresh, bright glow and how you can get the same look at home. How did you and Shailene decide on the makeup for the evening, and how did her dress and personality play a role? We decided on the look as a whole team.  Myself, hair, wardrobe, and of course, Shai, all had a fun meeting looking over makeup and hair looks in books and online.  Then, of course, Shai’s personality and what she likes are truly what decides.  Before anything else—dress, trends, etc.—I wanted Shai to feel like her beautiful self. Did Shailene have any special requests when you two were figuring out the makeup? Yes! Shai knows who she is, in and out, which I admire so much. She knows things about herself that she loves to emphasize, like her skin and eyes.  She always loves to have a subtle contour on her cheekbones but likes everything else to be clean. She also loves mascara.  She wanted to achieve a look that appeared to be easy and light, yet flawless for the red carpet.  She didn’t want to look too made-up, since her dress was such a huge statement. What products did you use to achieve the look? On her skin, I used Biore’s new Combination Skin Balancing Cleanser. I love it because it cleanses oily skin without stripping the drier areas. Then I added a natural moisturizer to prep her face for makeup.  Next, I used a tinted foundation that had a light, dewy finish. On the eyes I used the Chanel Mystic Eyes Eyeshadow Quad. This quad has neutral grey and pewter tones that gives a beautiful defused look. I buffed Chanel Rouge Coco lip color in Destinee on her lips to give a subtle plum stain, then applied the Chanel Rouge Coco Lip Baume on top.  I used the Rose Marie Swift cream highlighter on her cheekbones and her inner eyes to add a soft glow.  Black Chanel mascara was used on her top and bottom lashes.  A translucent powder was applied down the center of her face so she wouldn’t look overly dewy. Did you give Shailene any products to tuck away in her purse for touch-ups? The only thing I gave Shai was the Chanel Lip Baum to hydrate her pout, and a disposable mascara wand to brush her eyebrows right before she exited her car and stepped onto the red carpet.

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Who knew New York would prove to the be the least stubborn fashion capital?  The almost year-long debate over which spring 2013 fashion week would be when has finally ended thanks to New York’s decision (and London’s agreement) to move their shows up by a week. The catfight started when New York and London claimed a calendar decision made three years ago in a meeting of the four fashion councils was in fact a three year agreement.  Milan claimed otherwise and refused to push their show dates later in September.  As a result, Milan and London would have overlapped by three days—one publishing company went so far as to reprimand Milan by swearing none of their editors would attend the city’s major shows. Thankfully, that’s been avoided.  The dates will be as follows: New York Fashion Week, September 6 through September 13; London Fashion Week September 14 through September 18; Milan Fashion Week, September 18 through September 25, and Paris Fashion Week will run from September 25 through October 2. Steven Kolb, the CFDA’s CEO gave Milan a slight slap on the wrist through his praise of New York and London in today’s WWD, “People are anxious and need to know the dates. There’s no value for the cities to compete. In the spirit of working together, London and New York are in agreement that we will go in the earlier period, but with the hope that the four cities will come out of this confusion and work together to plan future show weeks. We need to begin to look at the fashion season not as individual fashion weeks, but very much as a global business.”

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Michelle Williams had a Marilyn moment of her own when she stopped by “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” last week, turning heads in a smart and chic Jason Wu frock as she promoted her new Monroe biopic, My Week With Marilyn. Williams charmed the audience with tales of how she prepared for the role of the troubled 1950s sex symbol, and her outfit was just as praiseworthy as her convincing performance in the film. The actress looked clean-cut in a stunning peplum dress from Jason Wu’s Spring 2012 collection, paired with Fendi patent leather bow-front pumps. Williams wore minimal accessories and let the Swarovski elements on her dress provide all the sparkle and shine. Her makeup was sweet and simple as well: a berry color on her lips and orange polish on her fingernails. A touch of heavy mascara on her lashes added a bit of boldness. Get a similar classic and polished look with these pieces:
Photo: Courtesy of Shopbop Girl. by Band of Outsiders colorblock dress, $525.
Photo: Courtesy of Bergdorf Goodman Marc by Marc Jacobs polka-dot silk dress, $398.
Photo: Courtesy of Endless Stuart Weitzman bowright pump, $199.30.
Photo: Courtesy of Endless DV by Dolce Vita Scarlett platform pump, $84.55.
Photo: Courtesy of DSW Via Spiga Mica pump, $110.
Photo: Courtesy of Deborah Lippmann Deborah Lippmann Lara’s theme nail polish, $16.


 
Photo: Courtesy of Nordstrom Essie Capri nail polish, $8.
Photo: Courtesy of Bloomingdale's Yves Saint Laurent faux cils shocking volume effect mascara, $30.


 
Photo: Courtesy of Nars Nars velvet matte lip pencil, $24.