[New York, November 19. Image via Getty]

NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 19: Model Selita Ebanks poses backstage at the Victoria's Secret fashion show at The Armory on November 19, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)

The question on everyone's lips: did Daphne deliver? Oh, hell yes.


Hey, if, like Selita Ebanks, I were one of the most beautiful women in the world, I'd use my powers to pull off highly risky numbers too.


Amber Valletta is well on her way to another slot on the highly prestigious "year's best getups" list.


Fabiola Beracasa joins the Miuccia Prada school of enlightened frumpiness. Dig the Stevie Smith frock.


Model Heather Marks is apparently a fan of Fair Warning-era Van Halen.


Model Anja Rubik channels one of those handcrafted fairy dolls from the pages of Doll Reader.


Dayle Haddon represents old-schools socialites everywhere.


Waris Ahluwalia is a jewelry designer, man-about-town and regular in Wes Anderson films. That's why he can dress like he's guesting on an episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.


Cassie: the Camel with the Wrinkled Knees called. He wants his wrinkled knees back.


Lisa Marie Smith's tights are really...I mean, that gathering is strikingly...I'm sorry, I can't take my eyes off the guy vogueing in the corner.


Far be it from me to argue with someone who's had a guest spot on Gossip Girl, but Lydia Hearst's mod nightgown looks like a mod nightgown. Not that there's anything wrong with that.


Erin Fetherston has the knowing, power-mad look of one who's skinned a bunch of snakes and is hoping to gain their powers through wearing their skins. You know, that look.


Simon Doonan, in classic Simon Doonan costume.


Amanda Lepore, a famed NYC drag diva, adds glamour to any occasion.


Men of the hour: Marc Jacobs and Lorenzo Martone. And maybe I'm just really used to the kilt, but it's the shadow-fade jeans that are grabbing my attention.

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• Stephanie Seymour's divorce from Peter Brant is getting even uglier. After police were called to the couple's home following Seymour's complaint that Brant's security assaulted her, Brant has accused the model of drug use and is seeking sole child custody:

• Brant alleged in court filings that Seymour sought treatment for Vicodin abuse, and subsequently became addicted to the drug Subutex, which is used to treat opiate addiction. He says Seymour has missed multiple court-required breathalyzer tests, and has twice submitted urine samples that, though clean of Subutex, were too cold to meet the minimum valid temperature. The media mogul also says Seymour "broke in" to the couple's Florida mansion and removed $700,000 worth of items, all while the kids sat in a hotel in Connecticut. [NYP]
• When fashion goes Galt, you know we're in trouble. [TDB]
• Nanette Lepore, Michael Kors, Zac Posen, Anna Sui, Betsey Johnson, and that guy who was just endorsed by Barack Obama, whatsisname, Bill Thompson, will be on Seventh Avenue on Wednesday for a rally to save the New York Garment District. Twenty-five thousand people work in the district, and designers say they need their convenient access to sample houses and manufacturers it provides, but lax enforcement of existing zoning laws and competition from cheaper labor sources overseas have led the zone to dwindle. [NYDN]
• Not to be outdone, Mayor Bloomberg — whom some designers have criticized for failing to do enough to protect the garment district — is launching a fashion incubator program for 12 up-and-coming designers this fall. [NYP]
• Woody Allen is reportedly considering casting Adriana Lima in his new movie, which is set in Rio de Janeiro. Because he's "fascinated" by her beauty. [NYP]
• "My fashion advice is to have a flattering mirror at home and then forget about it," says Vivienne Westwood. The designer lives in Captain Cook's old house, and has never sold out to a larger company or a private investor, despite some offers. And some polite nos: reports Cathy Horyn, one backer in the 90s picked another designer instead. "They could have made money with me. They lost it. I'm a woman," says Westwood. "I'm like household management or whatever it is. I would never spend more than I have." [NYTimes]
• Tim Gunn has a cameo in the Sex And The City sequel. [E!]
• JMS, a brand owned by Hanes, is adding a dedicated plus-size apparel line to its existing plus-size offerings, which were mainly jeans and underwear. It'll be sold at Wal-Mart and the creative director promises "slimming seams, strategically placed pockets, freedom of movement and appropriate-weight materials." [WWD]
• Christian Louboutin, the designer who slimmed down Barbie's ankles when he had the chance to release a line of dolls under his own name, says he never meant to imply her ankles were big before. "Fat ankles she didn't have, she just could have had thinner ankles," explained Louboutin. Still digging, then. [WWD]
• Manolo Blahnik: "I hate celebrities. All those pointless girls — I won't name names, but you know who I mean. They are 'famous'. Ridiculous. I like women with style: actresses like Uma Thurman, icons like Audrey Hepburn. I like women with style to wear my shoes." [Vogue UK]
• Model Selita Ebanks joins Sinbad, Darryl Strawberry, and Cyndi Lauper in the next season of Celebrity Apprentice. [NYDN]
• Pat Field made a tote bag for Diet Coke to give away with purchase, which will be available later this month from Boots stores. [Daily Express]
• Erin Wasson, presumably to avoid her dreaded homelessness, makes an appearance in the fall J. Crew catalog. She eats a necklace in one shot. [Refinery29]
• Something called the Japan Jeans Association given the country's first lady, Miyuki Hatoyama, its Best Jeanist Award. (She shares it with a pop star and an actor.) Pleased, the 66-year-old Hatoyama said, "This is the prize I have long wished to win. I'm a jeans lover. I'm always putting on jeans as they're easy to wear." She also recalled that she and her husband were each wearing jeans when they met. [AFP]
• Gee, we're so glad reporter Giles Hattersley puts that nice boss, successful businesswoman, and maker of lovely shoes Tamara Mellon in her place in this hard-hitting profile. Apparently she smokes, wears "teensy" dresses, and altogether reminds Hattersley of "the heroine of some dicey Danielle Steel bonkathon." Can't have that. [ToL]
• Love Moschino, the Italian company's lower-priced clothing line, is adding accessories to its collection. [WWD]
• Georgia May Jagger, already having nabbed the Hudson Jeans campaign, is now the face of Rimmel cosmetics. [Telegraph]
• Yasmin le Bon's daily life: "If lunch is at home then I tend to eat up leftovers from the fridge. I'm the leftover queen. I can't help it. I might mix them into an omelette or throw them all into a soup. One of the children won't eat soups any more because she's worried what old food I've put in it. Simon's mother, Ann Marie, often comes round with homemade bread and cakes." [ToL]
• Alvin Ailey company dancers will wear Mark & James, Badgley Mischka's just-announced lower-priced line, to their season opening gala on December 2. [WWD]
• Henry Holland kinda maybe sorta wants to move to New York. "Every time I come, the need to live here becomes more and more urgent and I want to go home less and less. I spend my entire time here plotting about how I would do it." But even if he did cross the Atlantic, he says he would still show his line in London. [Grazia]
• The luxury market, once in free-fall, is still declining, just not as steeply as some analysts earlier expected. Instead of the overall 10% drop in luxury sales that had originally been forecast for 2009, analysts say the industry is on track for an 8% decline in sales. [WSJ]

Mary J. lets the color do the talking.


One of you once coined a very good rule of thumb: if you can't describe an outfit in a single sentence, there's generally a problem. Jessica Seinfeld should have taken note.


Jullianna Margulies: a stark twist on the LBD.


Dayssi Kanavo demonstrates that draped ruffles are kind of like conjugating a French verb: if the first one is, the second one isn't. Or, in this case, shouldn't be.


I'm glad that, like me, Joy Bryant appreciates the style of Mrs. Roper. But she's taken it to another level entirely.


If you're going to do disco sparkle, Hilary Rhoda shows how it's done: total glam.


Selita Ebanks' outfit is definitely in my 2009 top ten. I am almost blinded by the beauty.


Tinsley Mortimer demonstrates total socialite confident chic - digging the mini for a gala.


Maggie Rizer does glam 30s society bride - always a good thing!


Paulina Porizkova is skewing a tad Valley of the Dolls, no?


Whereas Thalia is totally Casino!

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Green With Envy: is how Camilla Belle's slip of a frock makes me feel.


Notorious: Gretchen Mol channels Page-era cocktail glam.


Wrinkle In Time: Lydia Hearst is looking so much like a late-60s fashion illustration that it's really freaking me out and I have to move on, immediately.


...and Read All Over: Amber Tamblyn, when she does it up, looks super comfy in her own skin. This was not always the case, but I'd say she's one to watch. Whatever that means. And by the way, that riddle must date back to the days when people really did read the paper thoroughly, because who nowadays reads a paper all over, from the bridge column to Circuits?


The Undead: Yes, Tinsley Mortimer looks good in her bandage dress - everyone does! But at this point, you more think "bandage dress" than "good."


Whereas...Ivanka Trump's dress could benefit from a touch of that Leger "fit technology."


The Quandary: It's always hard when you are convinced you hate something, like shiny leggings and gladiator sandals, and then Selita Ebanks waltzes up and looks amazing in them. She can, I suspect, do this with anything.


Psst, Hana Soukupova, your bra is showing!


Um, Awkward: I am glad I don't know Stacey Bendet, lovely as she seems, as I really wouldn't know what to say if I came face to face with her in this dress. I think I'd say something about the amethyst color. Yes, the color is lovely! So rich!


Temple of Doom: Ali Larter's amulet is clearly possessed of magical powers, and the search for it may well prompt a rollicking adventure. I'm assuming this dress is explained somewhere later in the script?


What Say You about Alexis Bledel's getup? I'm recusing myself because my love for her makes me impartial - even though I hated Gilmore Girls!

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• People are freaking out because, in new pictures of Miley Cyrus jogging with her boyfriend, you can see her cleavage. She says: "I guess it's just... I'm not allowed to jog any more." Apparently not!

• Miley explains that she was hanging out with her sister before jogging, wearing her mom's loose shirt over her bathing suit. "As I'm running, it got a little bit lower and you could see a little of the bathing suit top," said Miley. "So, oh my goodness, Miley Cyrus wears a two-piece! Kill me! I'm wearing a two-piece ... with an 8-year old." You can check out the photo in question at the link. [Us]
• Apparently, raising eight kids may not be as tough as it seems. Jon of Jon and Kate Plus 8 was allegedly out partying and drinking with students at Juniata College last month. One woman says: "He was acting like a drunk, girl-chasing frat boy. It really disturbed me. On the show he is so nice, but here, he was acting like an idiot." The next night, he was reportedly at it again. A witness says: "He was dirty dancing with several girls from the volleyball team, making out, kissing them on their necks and mouths." [Star]
• The police are still investigating Chris Brown. The L.A. County D.A. has not received the case from the L.A.P.D. yet - will he still be arraigned on Thursday? [TMZ]
• Chris Brown was nice to Suge Knight's 14-year-old daughter once, so now Suge (who has also been accused of domestic violence) says in this video, "I'll ride with Chris Brown 1,000%." [TMZ]
• Usher said after seeing a recent picture of Chris Brown jet skiing in Miami, "I'm a little disappointed in this photo … After the other photo [of Rihanna's bruised face]? C'mon, Chris. Have a little bit of remorse, man. The man's on jet skis? Like, just relaxing in Miami?" [The Life Files]
• Nadya Suleman was investigated by the L.A. County Department of Children and Family Services even before she had the octuplets. In fact, the police have been called to her house eight times. [TMZ]
• Suleman was spotted leaving Dr. Phil's office with her lawyer. It's unclear if she was there for a taping or a private meeting. [E!]
• Jaime Spears said in court that he spends 60-70 hours a week taking care of all things Britney, and that's why the court is paying him $16,000 per month. [TMZ]
• Michael Jackson is expected to announce in London this week that he'll be holding a series of comeback concerts in the city. Isn't he supposed to be gravely ill? [Yahoo]
• A woman is suing Paula Abdul because she fell on her property during a taping of her reality show Hey Paula. Insert your own Paula falling down joke here. [TMZ]
• Cate Blanchett will star as Blanche DuBois in a revival of A Streetcar Named Desire at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in D.C. [NY Times]
• Dancing With the Stars contestant Lil Kim says she and her fellow inmates used to watch the show in jail. "Me and my girls used to watch it and they would say, ‘You need to be on that show,'" says Kim. [People]
• Oprah and Larry King are both bidding to interview Jade Goody, the British reality TV star who has cancer, via satellite. Jade says: "This illness has made me famous all over the world." [The Mirror]
• Oprah has adopted a puppy. The dog is an 8-week-old blond cocker spaniel. Staff at the PAWS Chicago shelter say they named her Amanda, but don't know if Oprah has picked a new name. [Us]
• Mark Ronson jokingly offered Lily Allen anything she wanted when she agreed to join him onstage at the Glastonbury music festival last year. Lily sent him the $10,000 bill for a helicopter to the event. He says: "She completely took me seriously! And what was I going to say at that point? I had to fucking pay for it. She got the helicopter." [Showbiz Spy]
• According to a new poll, men would most like to party with Megan Fox, and their second choice is Tina Fey. This is probably the only time you'll see their names together in one sentence. [People]
• Liverpool Hope University is now offering a Master of Arts degree in The Beatles. "There have been over 8,000 books about The Beatles but there has never been serious academic study and that is what we are going to address," said a lecturer in the program. [Reuters]
• America's Next Top Model is back this week and Tyra says this group of models is "very special" because it includes a contestant with scars on her body, one with startlingly large eyes, and a street preacher. [AP]
• Comedy Central wasn't sure that it could afford to keep The Sarah Silverman Program but they have worked out a way to bring it back for a third season, by sharing it with Logo. [The Hollywood Reporter]
• Matt Damon is visiting refugee centers on the South African border with Zimbabwe as part of his work with the human rights organization he started with other celebrities. [Yahoo]
• Scarlett Johansson has brown hair now, but says: "For a long time I've had really white-blonde hair. I'm naturally blonde – my dad's Danish – and I was playing up to it. I wanted to act out all those famous blonde icons – Lauren Bacall, Grace Kelly, Marilyn Monroe ...Ever since I started on the red carpet, my idea of glamour was the Golden Age of Hollywood. I like to be feminine. Give the people what they want. The hair, the make-up, the gown, the diamonds. That, to me, is glamour." [The Telegraph]
• Rainn Wilson, one of the guys honored at Cosmo's Fun Fearless Men Awards last night, says: "I have no qualms about making myself look idiotic and I think that is a rarity in Hollywood ... I don't mind looking like a big, weird doofus, because that's what I am. I embrace my inner doofus." Chace Crawford, Aaron Eckhart, Michael C. Hall, Joshua Jackson, and Timbaland also received awards. [USA Today]
• Victoria's Secret model Selita Ebanks shared her thoughts on what she looks for in a man, saying, "I'm a big sports fan, and nothing is more unattractive to me than a guy who doesn't appreciate ESPN ... If I have to explain football or basketball, that's the biggest turn-off." She adds: "Aggression doesn't belong in the home. And if he gets too excited by gore or violence on television, I'm out of there." [People]
• Trista Sutter, one of the only people to find love on the Bachelor/Bachelorette shows, says Bachelor Jason Mesnick "doesn't deserve to walk away scot-free" after breaking off his engagement with one woman, only to turn around to propose to another. She says: "What disappointed me as a mom is that he introduced both girls to Ty (Jason's son). Melissa was around, and now she's gone. What is Ty going to think?" [E!]

The Good:
Helena Christensen: Picture perfect. (Note to self: Buy hot pink lipstick. )


Selita Ebanks' dress is black and white and beautiful all over.


I love how model Valentina's dress insists on it being spring.


Sure the whole leather skirt and sweater is slightly 1988, but I can't help but love Ashley Olsen's entire vibe. Also go ahead and crucify me: Love the gladiator sandals.




The Bad:
Oh, come on Isabella. Really?


Socialite Jamee Gregory is wearing windowpanes as a skirt.


Peter Lindbergh just woke up.




The Ugly:
Harper's Bazaar editor-in-chief Glenda Bailey: A couture Cruella de Vil?

[Images via Getty and Bauer-Griffin.]

The Good: Waris Ahluwalia and Chriara Clemente are one fierce duo. Linda Evangelista: Oh yes. Selita Ebanks is the shit. I want to put Takashi Murakami in my pocket and bring him home with me.

The Bad: Eva Herzigova was one of my favorite supermodels; why must she pain me by wearing this heinous fur? Jennifer Creel is stiff; perhaps she could use a stiff one? I pray to Pat Field and whomever else might be able to salvage Kristin Davis from the wardrobe of Charlotte York. This MR. guy scares me. Same goes for Terrence Koh. And Tinsley Mortimer.

The Ugly: Oh no, Chiho Ashima. Oh. No.