Women's Wear Daily has a story today about the trend for "extreme" lingerie, which seems to mainly mean "extremely expensive." (Hello Swarovski crystal bodysuits, gold star pasties, and $4,000 pricetags.) References to bondage in fashion are hardly new — Claude Montana, anyone? — but the ability to charge more money…

12 Swimsuits To Avoid At All Costs This Summer

Jenna Sauers

4/13/10 7:00pm

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Swimsuits. No matter how you feel about those particular bits of nylon-spandex that cover our bits in the warmer months, it should be known that there are some designers who do not even seem to be trying. Consider yourself warned.

Megan Fox Takes It Off For Armani; Zoe Saldana Signs With Avon

Jenna Sauers

1/12/10 11:30am

This is one of the many sultry new images of Megan Fox in her Armani underwear which will greet you when you flick through magazines/drive on the highway/walk through downtown/exist for the foreseeable future. Look! They erased her tattoos. [WWD]

Jean-Paul Gaultier Right On Target; Mad Men Women's Wear On Its Way

Jenna Sauers

10/20/09 11:30am

Jean-Paul Gaultier is doing a collaboration with Target that will hit stores next spring; stay tuned for pricing information and images as they inevitably leak. Please let there be lingerie-as-outerwear! [WWD]

Fashion's Bloody Furry Night Out; Rodarte For Target Leaks To EBay

Jenna Sauers

9/10/09 12:30pm

PETA will protest Anna Wintour, Michael Bloomberg, and the cast of Hair as they kick off Fashion's Night Out in Queens. [PETA]

Gwen Has A ______ In A Box

Anna Holmes

8/19/09 5:50pm

[West Hollywood, August 19. Image via Flynet]

Fashion's Night Out's Celeb Lineup Announced; Tori Clothing Line A Reality

Jenna Sauers

8/17/09 11:30am

The details of Fashion's Night Out — aka Anna Wintour's Plan To Save Retail — have been announced. Over 700 stores in all five boroughs will be participating in events that range from sewing circles to cook-ins to rock shows:

Chanel Does Couture For Ballerinas; Is Supermodel A Michael Kors Klepto?

TatianaTheAnonymousModel

5/04/09 11:40am

File under matches made in heaven: Karl Lagerfeld has designed couture costumes for England's National Ballet. [Telegraph]

Supermodel Stays In Style Without Men; Sasha & Malia Take Topshop

TatianaTheAnonymousModel

3/04/09 11:30am

Helena Christensen told InStyle magazine that she's never lived with a man — although she was actually married for five years. [Daily Mail]

Mad Men Costumer May Launch Own Label

TatianaTheAnonymousModel

1/28/09 11:30am

That sound you just heard was the excited gasp shared by every Mad Men fan who ever dreamed of dressing like Betty Draper or Joan Holloway. But will Janie Bryant also do men's suits? [Glamour]

Anna Wintour Is Not Unfavorably Disposed To Change And Hope

TatianaTheAnonymousModel

1/23/09 11:30am

Two days after the fact, Vogue's Anna Wintour has come up with two paragraphs on Michelle Obama's inaugural style. She approves. [Vogue.com]

Lagerfeld Gets Modest, Valentino Gets Fined, Von Furstenberg Gets "Space"

Sadie Stein

1/15/09 11:30am

Lagerfeld talks recession: “This... crisis is like a big spring housecleaning — both moral and physical... Bling is over. Red carpetry covered with rhinestones is out. I call it ‘the new modesty.’” [NY Times]

Tit-For-Tat: Confessions Of A Re-Sized Bra Shopper

Maria

12/30/08 4:00pm

It really feels like 2008 was the year of "You're Wearing The Wrong Bra Size." But is it all just a bunch of B.S. or do we too easily accept bra sizes as set in stone?

Mischa Barton Launches Headband Line, Recession Hits The Catwalk

Katy Kelleher

12/22/08 11:30am

Mischa Barton finally launched her long awaited line of hipster headbands. They will retail for a totally reasonable £60-£120. Who doesn't want to pay over $100 for a piece of Barton-branded string? [WWD, Beauty Confessional]

Escada's Honored by Sarah Palin's Patronage...Because She's "Attractive"

Sadie Stein

11/03/08 11:30am

After Palin names Escada as her fave brand, the creative director is gracious: "If she does wear Escada because she likes it, I mean, I’m honored actually. It’s not politics; it’s clothing, after all. No? She’s an attractive woman, so why not?" [New York Mag]

Stylist/Reality Star Rachel Zoe Would Like Some Sympathy

Sadie Stein

9/08/08 11:30am

Poor Rachel Zoe! "I thought: I've done blood, sweat and tears for 15 years - why am I the victim here? I have had the nastiest things said about me! I don't understand." [NY Post]

Letterman Skeezes On Maggie Gyllenhaal's Agent Provocateur Ads

Jessica G.

7/17/08 12:20pm

Last night Maggie Gyllenhaal was on Letterman, ostensibly promoting the Dark Knight, which comes out tomorrow. But Dave didn't really let Maggs say much about her performance along Heath Ledger and Christian Bale; he was more fixated on her Agent Provocateur underwear ads. In the clip above, Dave coos over how great…

Illmatic: Nas And Fila Barter; Kim Kardashian Sorta Smells

Sadie Stein

7/03/08 11:30am

Rapper Nas is partnering with Fila. The company will pay for his tour and album, he'll wear their stuff and create a "late-80's"-inspired line. [Adage]

Yves Saint Laurent Dies At 71

Sadie Stein

6/02/08 11:30am

Fashion giant and world-famous monogram Yves Saint Laurent dies in Paris. [NY Times]

God Bless Ridiculous Fashion Folk, Every One Of Them

Jennifer

5/06/08 11:30am

God bless Vivienne Westwood for being so undeniably herself. Says the fashion designer-cum-philosopher: "I'd like to do less, but there are people dependent on me now. My thing has always been, just let me finish this pair of trousers and then I can read my book. We've all got to wear something, I suppose. So my…