Calvin Klein moves (slightly) away from minimalism with splashes of color, swinging fringe, and every texture under the sun. (Including, yes, burlap.)

ATTENTION, CITIZENS OF EARTH: The Palace has announced in an official statement that Kate Middleton is officially in labor. Wait. North Who?

Kelly Rowland's "Dirty Laundry," a slow ballad about the dark side of fame, her competition with Beyoncé and how it was linked to Rowland's abusive relationship, puts its listeners through the emotional wringer — so you can only imagine how intense it is for her to perform it live.

Very military-chic, if that's a thing. It is now. It was menswear, writ large for ladies — oversized jackets, giant belt buckles, and patent leather boots with chunky heels. Still, it was far from shapeless, and lots of the separates look extremely wearable. As in, get on my body right now.

Besides Beyoncé and the Clydesdale, there was something else eye-catching during the Super Bowl: Calvin Klein's first-ever Super Bowl commercial. Calvin Klein Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of PVH Corp, hired creative director Fabien Baron of Baron + Baron to create the 30-second spot, shot by Steven Klein and…

When it comes to the monochromatic neutral-hued ensembles Francisco Costa designed for the Spring 2013 Calvin Klein collection, it's all about details: Delicate strings layered over a strapless dress; a sculpted bodice encircled with a slender inky ribbon; tailored jackets quietly unadorned. And look, maybe there is a…

After being rushed to the hospital Tuesday, and then again last night, über-enceinte Reese Witherspoon is still pregnant, but totally fine. However, Tuesday's visit involved "complications" with the pregnancy, according to the source, making Witherspoon and husband Jim Toth very nervous. The baby is due in September,…

Clearly not that keen to soften his image, Chris Brown has decided to become an inadvertent pit bull breeder. Rather than, you know, spay the pets he keeps at his mom's place, he's decided to sell the eight pups his dog had for $1,000-a-pop. Though Brown's mom Joyce is marketing them as "Chris Brown puppies" on Twitter

Here is Lara Stone's latest Calvin Klein ad, sure to inspire pearl-clutch-y local news stories across the nation once it hits billboards and bus shelters. Can you imagine! Calvin Klein is clearly using sex to sell its jeans and underwear. At least there are no hidden messages this time — that we can tell. [WWD]

Calvin Klein gave a rare public interview at 92Y this week, where he spoke with former head of New York fashion week Fern Mallis. The 68-year-old retired designer discussed addiction, his boyfriend, 21-year-old porn star Nicholas Gruber, Kate Moss, selling his company — and growing up in the same Bronx neighborhood as…

At today's show, Francisco Costa brought us the minimalism we expect from Calvin Klein — and then some. Shapes were sleek and modern with sportswear accents and interesting fabric choices. Think a very chic Judy Jetson dressed for a New York November, and you'll be on the right track.

• For the first time, Gemma Ward has publicly confirmed that she had a relationship with Heath Ledger. "I have taken a break from the media spotlight for the past few years and it was something spurred by Heath's death."

• Khloe Kardashian, her late, lamented red hair, and a mask apparently made of plastic packing straps and a packet of studs from the nearest Michaels star on the cover of NY skate shop Yellow Rat Bastard's in-store mag, YRB. [Racked]

• "Since Wonder Woman has this amazing strength," explains a spokesperson, everything's oversized. Products range from $14 for fake lashes to $49.50 for "a brush set with its own metallic utility belt," and are expected to generate sales of $20m. [WWD]

• Rachel Zoe is seven months pregnant, and in possession of a brand-new fashion line. She has a new assistant, and gets followed around by a team of 20 for her Bravo show. Also, she's having a boy. But the clothes:

One of the most uncomfortable truths about the fashion industry is that most models begin working when they are in their early teens or even tweens; they are children. In this editorial, Vogue Paris cuts right to the chase.

Lara Stone is a successful model and we basically love seeing her everywhere. But what we don't love is seeing all the girls who look like Lara, kinda-sorta, that the modeling industry is now promoting to ubiquity. This must stop.

Here is an internal Harper's Bazaar document that lists the brands to feature in upcoming editorial spreads, ranked according to priority — and helpfully divided between "Advertisers" and "Non-Advertisers." This is how your ladymag sausage gets made.

Australia's Advertising Standards Bureau has ordered that Calvin Klein billboards featuring Lara Stone be removed because they're "suggestive of violence and rape." The Bureau found the image is, "demeaning to women by suggesting that she's a plaything of these men."