Archive: November 16th, 2007

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For last night’s 7th on Sale Black Tie Gala to benefit the CFDA-VOGUE Initiative for HIV/AIDS, Vogue editor in chief Anna Wintour — along with co-chairs Diane von Furstenberg, Marc Jacobs, Ralph Lauren, Kenneth Cole and Top Shop — brought out the best of fashion, with everyone from Valentino to Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen to Kate Moss stopping by for dinner and a ton of major shopping. With donated designer goodies up for sale at heavily discounted prices — everything from Balenciaga bags to baby beds — the 69th Regiment Armory in New York filled with exquisitely dressed stars and their favorite fashion designers. Calvin Klein’s Francisco Costa raved of Ashley Olsen (in a clinging white gown by the designer), “She has the perfect body . . .she’s super-sexy.” And Gossip Girl Blake Lively confided of her stunning yellow gown that “Michael [Kors] was so involved. He told me which way to wear my cuff, with the owl facing outwards. Jack McCollough from Proenza Schouler escorted muse (and dessert chair) Kate Bosworth and told PEOPLE that “It’s good to dress friends . . . It’s easy,” while Kate demurred that she “was very lucky to wear it.” But not everyone brought their dress designer as their date — honorary chair Jennifer Connelly brought husband Paul Bettany who drolly remarked on shopping, “I live for it.” For those of us who really do live to shop, make sure to check out the selections from the event on eBay by clicking here.

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Seventeen magazine has picked theire most fashionable stars of 2007, including Jessica Alba, Ashlee Simpson, Rihanna, Hilary Duff, Lauren Conrad, Vanessa Hudgens, Mary Kate & Ashley and Hayden Panettiere. All these fashionistas and more have joined Seventeen to auction off their most fashionable items on ebay.com to benefit the Make-a-Wish foundation. Place your bids on a fedora from Ashlee Simpson, Gucci boots from Pink that were worn in concert, a Giorgio Armani tote from Jessica Alba, and an entire outfit from Hilary Duff’s closet. And from recent Seventeen photo shoots you can bid on Hayden’s Julie Haus dress, Rihanna’s Moschino Cheap & Chic dress, and a personally selected look from Lauren Conrad’s own fashion line! Now that is star style. The auction will run from November 15th until November 25th so be sure to place your bids soon!Click here to view all the items and to start bidding!

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New haircuts seem to be the thing in Hollywood this week — first Maggie Gyllenhaal cut bangs and then Elisha Cuthbert showed off a short new do. Eve is the latest star to take the plunge — she arrived at the 7th on Sale gala last night with sexy, short cut that she had done that very morning! The rapper tells PEOPLE “I did it this morning. I just cut it.” As for the motivation behind the sleek new look, she explained “I went a bit shorter, which is different for me. I’ve been long so so long, I was just ready.” But it was a gradual shift to short — the rapper had started the night before but woke up in the morning and told her hairdresser of years, “Juanita, it has to be more.” We think that was a great decision — the short cut suits her perfectly! Tell us: Do you like Eve’s new style?

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Wednesday night kicked off the fourth season of Project Runway, and we couldn’t have been more excited to meet the new cast and see Tim and Heidi. After our sneak peek runway show last week, we were happy to see one of our favorite designers come out on top, when Rami won the first challenge with his grey charmouse one-shoulder gown. Though we don’t have any red carpet events coming up, this look is perfect for the upcoming holiday season — luckily Bluefly.com has re-created Rami’s runway look with similar options. Click here to shop for winning look-a-likes from last night’s episode. If you’re desperate to get your hands on Rami’s actual designs, check out more of his clothing line at maneaterthreads.com. We love this Stella Trench Mini Dress and this Myra Twisted Pencil Dress.

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Paired with her strappy Rene Caovilla heels, dangling Claudia Lobao earrings and Coach Madison metallic clutch Eva Longoria transformed her simple Armani Exchange dress into a stunning red carpet look at the Samsung launch this week in Los Angeles. Do you have a party coming up soon too? Steal Eva’s look! Get her gold drape halter dress — on sale! — for just $70 at armaniexchange.com. Finish the look like Eva with a framed gold clutch, $25, amiciaccessories.com — use our exclusive deal and get 20% off — gold layered square drop earrings, $18, and a pair of strappy gold sandals, $60.