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Kova & T Hits Urban Outfitters for Round Two

Dec 22, 2010 @ 3:30 pm

The following is a guest post from one of our favorite blogs, Fabsugar.

If you’re not familiar with Los Angeles label Kova & T, you’re just in time to discover it, as the label’s second collaboration with Urban Outfitters is now in stores and online. With a line of feminine little dresses, skirts and tees, featuring lace cutouts and all the details we love for dressing up, the collaboration’s second launch at Urban couldn’t have come at a better time. This is the pretty party stuff that’s ideal for getting fancy for the holidays—plus, it’s all under $100.

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Everyone Is Shopping This Week!

Dec 22, 2010 @ 2:46 pm

‘Tis the week for shopping! Some of our favorite celebrities are out and about cramming in some last-minute holiday purchases, including Sienna Miller, who was spotted carrying bags from Heidi Klein and Zadig & Voltaire in London today. See more holiday shoppers, from Jennifer Garner to Rihanna to Reese Witherspoon, in the gallery.

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• Check out InStyle‘s Holiday Gift Guide!

— Sharon Clott

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Dakota Fanning Lands Modeling Contract, Monique Lhuillier’s New Candles, and More!

Dec 22, 2010 @ 2:28 pm

1. Dakota Fanning signed a modeling contract with IMG. Do we smell a campaign on the horizon? [Nylon]

2. Monique Lhuillier teamed up with candle company D.L. & Co. to create her own home fragrance collection, which will debut in April. [WWD]

3. The royal mint released a coin commemorating the engagement of Prince William and Kate Middleton. What’s next? [Telegraph]

4. These adorable pets in ugly holiday sweaters will cheer you up if you’re stuck at a desk this week. [People]

5. Maison Martin Margiela and Opening Ceremony announced that they will collaborate on a line for Fall 2011. We’re intrigued! [WWD]

6. Find out how to snag great last-minute gifts at your local drugstore. You know that place is full of tiny treasures. [Glamour]

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Lady Gaga Gave Away Her Custom Armani Shoes

Dec 22, 2010 @ 12:57 pm

Lady Gaga‘s performance in Paris last night marked the final stop on the European leg of her Monster Ball tour. And she went out with a bang! While thanking her fans at the end of her set in her custom Giorgio Armani silver tour outfit, she took off her matching Armani shoes (right) and threw each one into the crowd in different directions. “Mr. Armani is probably going to kill me,” the Mother Monster told the crowd, before hurling them over her head (check out the video!). Yes, he may be upset, but two Parisian fans are very, very lucky!

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— Sharon Clott

Look We Love: Milkmaid Braids Like Helena Christensen, Zoe Saldana and Emma Stone

Dec 22, 2010 @ 11:14 am

Milkmaid braids: Helena Christensen, Zoe Saldana, Emma Stone

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Emma Stone is trying out fresh ways to style her newly-blond hair. Last night, the Easy A star appeared on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno wearing her lightened locks in cute milkmaid braids. And she’s not alone in her Heidi hair moment: Zoe Saldana sported cute plaits this summer and Helena Christensen tried the twists in the fall. Would you ever wear milkmaid braids? Tell us in the comments below!

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— Sharon Clott

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Katy Perry’s Early Love of Leopard Print

Dec 22, 2010 @ 11:02 am

Katy Perry (pictured here last year) is often spotted in leopard print, and now we know why: Her love affair with the animal pattern started in sixth grade, when her mom gave her a vintage leopard-print coat for Christmas. “You know how everybody wears [their new] clothes back after Christmas? I got made fun of super bad because it’s really warm in California. I didn’t need a fake leopard coat!” Perry told JustJared.com. “But I knew I was doing something good, or something right, because all the hot moms would pull up to pick up their kids, and be like, ‘Um, where did you get your coat?‘” Oh, Katy—always ahead of the curve!

— Anne L. Fritz

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Roberto Cavalli to Open More Clubs and Cafés

Dec 21, 2010 @ 5:51 pm

Roberto Cavalli‘s empire is growing! The Italian designer (shown with Rachel Bilson) announced plans today to open 15 new cafés and five clubs in cities around the world, including São Paulo, Shanghai, Istanbul, Beirut and Mumbai, WWD reports. The new locations are in addition to a Just Cavalli Club in Milan, two Cavalli Clubs in Florence and Dubai and three Cavalli Giacosa Cafés in Florence. So now when Bilson and other Cavalli-loving globetrotters like Taylor Swift and Jennifer Lopez travel, they’ll have guaranteed stylish spots (designed with Cavalli’s signature animal print, black quartz and Swarovski crystals) in which to party.

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— Anne L. Fritz

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Decades Two.1′s Year-End Sale Includes Rick Owens

Dec 21, 2010 @ 4:00 pm

The following is a guest post from one of our favorite blogs, Decades 2.1.

This year marked another great twelve months of fashion. From dark romanticism to lighter nudes, the runways kept us intrigued. Now as 2010 draws to a close, we gathered our favorite looks from the past year, including this Rick Owens jacket (left), and posted them on Hautelook from today through Thursday, December 24th. Because after you’re done getting everyone gifts, don’t forget to pick up a little something for yourself, too!