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Yea, Nay, Or Eh: Kate Beckinsale, Over-Accessorized?

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Karl Lagerfeld stepped out in Saint-Tropez yesterday (avec entourage, bien sur) looking decidedly more covered than the average vacationer. Now, we’re not saying the Kaiser should go full Speedo on us—ahem, Giorgio Armani—but a tightly buttoned shirt, heavy boots, and leather gloves? Is this a bit too extreme for August on the Côte d’Azur or is Karl just the ultimate fashionisto?

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Yea, Nay, Or Eh: The Kaiser’s Beach Attire

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Edie Beale isn’t the only one who can rock a turban. The evidence? Little Lykke Li, the Swedish songbird, at the Diesel:U:Music tour last night. True, the boots, hat, and silver jacket might not have been appropriate for the weather, which was as steamy as it gets, but it sure works as a total look in our book. What about yours?

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Yea, Nay, Or Eh? Lykke Li

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Having just tied the knot myself, I’ve still got canapés, floral arrangements, and, yes, dresses on the mind. I wore Fendi Spring ‘09 to my ceremony and 3.1 Phillip Lim for dinner and dancing, but I couldn’t resist cataloging the inspiring creations from the recent Haute Couture and Resort collections. From Christian Lacroix’s flight of fancy to Alexis Mabille’s garden-party-ready lace frock, here are the looks that caught my eye and the kind of settings they’d work in, should I decide to pull a Gisele and Tom and throw another wedding. Tell us which dress you prefer and why, but please, don’t mention this to my husband.

Click for a slideshow of all my top wedding dress picks.

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Would You Wear This Chanel Gown To Your Wedding?

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Nobody’s particularly enjoying the Great Recession, but among its silver linings is the fact that several designers have seen fit to introduce collections of their best-selling staple items. Camilla Stærk is the latest to get in on the act: On Thursday, she’ll be giving buyers a look-see at her Stærk SIGNATURE line, a recurring range of items such as the Stærk racer-back tank (available in stretch leather and liquid jersey) and peak-waisted pencil skirt (in leather and super-matte cotton-Lycra). The plan, according to Stærk, is to keep the seasonal collections to an edit of eight garments and one, maybe two accessories, and for now, she’s sticking to her trademark black palette. “At some point, I’d like to do pieces like the tank, or the jersey tee, in black and white versions of my archive prints,” Stærk explains. “But to start out, I’m keeping SIGNATURE really simple, and just bringing back the pieces people are always asking me for.” The first Stærk SIGNATURE collection will be in stores at the end of November; the second collection arrives next summer. Here’s hoping that by then, the Great Recession will be over—leaving only silver linings.

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Camilla Stærk Introduces Stærk SIGNATURE

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