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Mix An Angel-Approved Cocktail

Nov 20, 2009 @ 11:00 am

What did Heidi Klum, Miranda Kerr and Doutzen Kroes sip on last night to celebrate the year’s sexiest fashion show? The Stoli Angel Elixir—the official cocktail of The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show after party at M2 Ultra Lounge in N.Y.C. You too can serve this sexy, Angel-approved cocktail at your next holiday bash—wings not required. More

Taylor Swift Really Is a DollPeter Kramer/APphoto; Splash News

Taylor Swift Really Is a Doll

Nov 20, 2009 @ 10:00 am

First our December cover girl Taylor Swift went 3D, and now she has a range of dolls in her likeness! JAKKS Pacific has miniaturized country music’s darling for a collection of dolls featuring outfits Swift has worn in her music videos and on the red carpet. The icing on the cake? Each doll sings a 30-second highlight of one of Swift’s hit songs—the perfect stocking stuffer for any die-hard Taylor Swift fan.

Taylor Swift Dolls, $45 each; at amazon.com.

Joyann King

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Heidi Klum - Victoria's Secret Fashion ShowRichie Buxo/Splash News

Heidi Klum’s Runway Comeback!

Nov 20, 2009 @ 9:00 am

Wearing an ethereal Victoria’s Secret slip and corset and a half-gown of white tulle by Jane Law, Heidi Klum drew screams from the crowd when she took to the runway at last night’s Victoria’s Secret fashion show. The veteran Angel was billed as the show’s host, so her runway walk came as quite a surprise! Klum, who gave birth to daughter Lou six weeks earlier, was glowing and looked right at home on the glittering runway. She admitted to doing a little bit of cardio to get back in shape so quickly, but swears she didn’t diet. More

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Dakota Fanning Steals New Moon

Nov 20, 2009 @ 12:00 am

Channeling Grace Kelly’s arctic beauty and Wednesday Addams’s creepy self-possession, Dakota Fanning owns every minute she’s onscreen as the serenely sadistic vampiress, Jane. Gliding along in a Gothic Lolita ensemble that Tish E. Monaghan designed in “a silhouette reminiscent of a Victorian prepubescent girl,” Fanning’s eerie performance is what the costumer calls “sweetness and sinister deliciously combined!” So forget the Edward/Jacob debate, if you know what’s good for you, you’ll be joining Team Jane.

Get More Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Secrets from New Moon!

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Victoria’s Secret Backstage Beauty Secrets

Nov 19, 2009 @ 4:00 pm

Get out your pink-and-white striped robe and try these beauty tricks straight from backstage at The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show! For the sexy, bedroom waves, lead hairstylist Laurent Philippon skipped the product (“Do you smell any hairspray?” he asked us backstage), sewed extensions into each model’s hair, then used a curling iron to gently shape the strands. “It’s lovely attractive hair, but not anything that feels unreachable or undoable,” he said. Lead makeup artist Tom Pecheux gave the models bronze shimmery eyes, structured cheekbones, and what he calls “kissable” lips. And the good news? You could pull of the lips too! More

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Go Backstage! Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show

Nov 19, 2009 @ 3:45 pm

Spotted backstage at the show: a team of professionals readying the already-beautiful Victoria’s Secret models for the sexiest fashion show of the year, tons of yummy catering and a bandage dress-clad Heidi Klum watching over her flock! Candice Swanepoel (bottom, right), one of Victoria’s Secret newest Bombshells, admitted that she was starting to get the butterflies! “I am nervous, but love my outfits. I am wearing wings that are very Alice in Wonderland!” she said. Liu Wen (top, left), the first Asian model to walk in the show, already has her after-party dress picked out. “It is a sexy backless Alexander Wang dress and YSL heels!” As for the more seasoned Angels? “Every time I get more nervous—there are more expectations. I have been cutting back on carbs, boxing and doing pilates,” said Doutzen Kroes (top, right), who is closing the show in an ethereal feathered cape. But what is every model looking forward to the most? “The Black Eyed Peas performance—we can’t wait!” said Kroes.

Watch the “pink carpet” arrivals—live!

The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show will air on Tuesday, December 1st at 10pm EST on CBS.

Joyann King

Lea Michele: From Geek to GlamPaul Smith/Polaris; Courtesy of FOX

Lea Michele: From Geek to Glam

Nov 19, 2009 @ 1:00 pm

We’re used to seeing her in pleated skirts and button-down shirts (why risk getting slushie stains on something cute?) in her role as Rachel Berry on the Fox hit Glee, but in real life Lea Michele has got killer style. She’s even landed on our Look of the Day list twice (for pulling off a body-con bandage dress from Zac Posen and getting edgy in motocross jeans). Still, we did a double take when Michele vamped up the red carpet at the Hollywood premiere of The Twilight Saga: New Moon in a strapless leather Shosana L dress from Theory. More

Julianne Moore's Kid-Friendly ValentinesKris Connor/Getty; Courtesy of Save The Children

Julianne Moore’s V-Day Art Contest

Nov 19, 2009 @ 11:00 am

Last February, Save the Children Ambassador Julianne Moore helped kids in need through the sale of Valentine’s Day cards created by famous children’s illustrators (a card inspired by the actress’s own Freckleface Strawberry book series was designed by artist LeUyen Pham). For 2010, Moore and Save the Children are inviting kids to enter their own designs in a Valentine’s Day art contest. More