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H&M to Open New High-End Stores in 2013

Apr 4, 2012 @ 1:05 pm

H&M is getting into the luxury retail game! The brand recently announced its plans to open a chain of higher-end stores in 2013, and now the venture has an official name—“& other stories.” This isn’t the first time H&M has dabbled in luxury goods. The Swedish retailer is launching an eco-friendly red carpet collection on April 12th, and pieces in the line have already made appearances on Michelle Williams, Viola Davis, and Amanda Seyfried. Tell us: Are you excited for “& other stories”?

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RED CARPET COLLECTION

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— Caitlin Petreycik

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New Ways to Wear Headbands: See the Photos

Mar 27, 2012 @ 9:30 am

Gossip Girl brought headbands back into the mainstream—and seeing them on every teenager in America made us weary of them once again. But stars like Michelle Williams, Alexa Chung, and Charlize Theron are wearing headbands on the red carpet in innovative, irresistible ways. Click through the gallery to see celebrity-inspired ways to work the trend this spring!

FORMAL HEADBANDS

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Which Look Did You Like Best This Week?

Mar 16, 2012 @ 3:30 pm

Jessica Alba, Michelle Williams, Jennifer Lawrence, Elizabeth Banks, Rachel Weisz

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Our favorite outfits of the week—pulled from our Look of the Day top picks—are all about vibrant colors and megawatt shine. Our standouts: Jessica Alba in a sequin DVF sheath, Michelle Williams in an asymmetrical Valentino design, Jennifer Lawrence in gold lamé Prabal Gurung, Elizabeth Banks in a sunny Bill Blass creation, and Rachel Weisz in floral Jason Wu. Which one is your favorite? Vote in the poll below and let us know! More

— Caitlin Petreycik

Do You Own a Peplum Dress?

Mar 8, 2012 @ 10:35 am

Peplum Celebrity Kate Middleton Blake Lively

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Peplum is popular this year! Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge visited De Montfort University in Leicester, England today wearing a teal dress and fitted peplum jacket by L.K. Bennett, while Blake Lively (in Jason Wu), Jennifer Aniston (in Tom Ford), and Michelle Williams (in Louis Vuitton) also wore the fit-flare style recently. So, why is it such a statement look? “It has the power to minimize your waist but achieves it by inciting a flurry of attention around your hips,” InStyle Fashion Director Hal Rubenstein has said. “This little flourish is worth the risk if it winds up accentuating something positive.” Tell us: Do you own a peplum dress?

Plus, see more Kate Middleton outfits!

Kate Middleton Outfits!

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— Sharon Clott

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Book Clutches: Red Carpet Favorite

Feb 28, 2012 @ 5:17 pm

Being a bookworm never looked so stylish, thanks to stars like Michelle Williams and Kerry Washington stepping out with book cover clutches. The Oscar nominee recently stashed her red carpet essentials in Olympia Le-Tan’s embroidered take on Arthur Miller’s The Misfits, while Kerry Washington carried Kate Spade’s “Make Headlines” clutch purse ($298, at katespade.com) at the Alfre Woodard pre-Oscar dinner co-hosted by Grey Goose. “I’m obsessed with this bag,” Washington told us. “All day people have been like, ‘I’ll hold your magazine.’ I’m like, ‘Look, it’s a bag!’” See more celebrity-loved styles in the gallery now!

— Caitlin Petreycik, with reporting by Lindzi Scharf

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Oscars 2012 Makeup: How to Get Michelle Williams’s Peony Pink Lipstick

Feb 27, 2012 @ 10:20 am

Best Actress nominee Michelle Williams paired her burnt orange Louis Vuitton dress with a perfect peony-toned lipstick. “My inspiration was a flower!” Chanel makeup artist Angela Levin told us of creating Williams’s look. “Michelle looked so gorgeous and delicate in her dress, it made me think of a rose I have in my garden in that very same color.” Levin blended Chanel Rouge Coco Lip Colour in Paradis, a French rose color, and Destinee, an amaranth tone, together to create the unique lipstick shade. “She was like a flower in a beautiful garden,” Levin adds. Find the hues for $32.50 each at chanel.com.

See more Oscars details up close!

OSCARS DETAILS!

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Oscars 2012: Michelle Williams’ Dress Took 300 Hours to Make

Feb 26, 2012 @ 7:30 pm

Best Actress nominee Michelle Williams chose a Louis Vuitton dress with a peplum waist for her big night, and played up the strapless neckline with a Fred Leighton for Forevermark necklace that featured 30 carats worth of brilliant-cut diamonds. Fun fact: The dress took over 300 hours to make at the atelier in Paris, the label said in a statement, using silk mousseline and organza ribbons. And the My Week With Marilyn star had to pool her friends to clarify the color. “I’ve been asking everyone what color it is, and they say it’s coral or maybe pomegranate,” she said of the hue. For the record, Louis Vuitton officially called it “burnt orange.” Tell us: Do you like her look?

See more Oscars 2012 fashion!

SEE OSCAR DETAILS!

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Michelle Williams: ‘The Only Thing I’m Wearing That I Own Is My Dignity’

Feb 26, 2012 @ 5:00 pm

Michelle Williams reflected on how far she’s come when she accepted the Best Actress Award at the 2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica last night. “I first came here to the Independent Spirits Awards 10 years ago, and I wore my own clothes back then, which were not very good and I cut my own hair which was also not very good,” she said on stage. She went on to finish: “Thank you for supporting me and welcoming me and making feel at home in the room now and all the way back then, and now the only thing I’m wearing that I own is my dignity.” And what a transformation she’s made over the years—check out Williams at the same awards show in 2004 compared to last night in the photo shown here.

Plus, see Michelle’s best outfits ever!

MICHELLE'S OUTFITS!

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— Andrea Simpson